…well that For All Mankind fucking broke me. #ByeBob

Picture of an old Nokia cell phone next to a cutout of the MPP of Sarnia-Lambton Bob Bailey’s head with the words “This was the best selling mobile phone in 2007. This is the year Bob Bailey became MPP. Sometimes change is good.”

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From left: Bob Newhart, Anna Aries, and James B. Sikking. No one here is named Nancy.

We lost both of these titans this week, and, to my surprise, here they are together in 1972 on “The Bob Newhart Show” first season episode “Goodnight Nancy.”

James B. Sikking has a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene, but I think those of a certain age would recognize him & his voice anywhere.

#ByeBob

Scene E EXT. HEAVEN (WAITING ROOM) - DAY (ANYTIME) DICK IS STANDING WAIST-DEEP IN CLOUDS, THE IMPRESSION OF A GOLF BALL ON HIS FOREHEAD. THE UPSTAGE HEAVEN'S GATE OPENS AND GOD ENTERS, ROBES FLOWING. SPEX: FOG GOD Hey, how's it goin', Dick? DICK (CONFUSED) What happened? GOD You got beaned in the noggin by a golf ball and bought it. (NOTICING INDENTATION ON FOREHEAD) You wouldn't think a ten-year-old girl would have such a power drive. DICK I'm...dead? I can't be dead. Why did you take me? I'm only fifty-four.

GOD (REPRIMANDING) Dick... DICK Well, fifty-six. GOD What can I say? I work in mysterious ways. But not to worry. I got big plans for you. You're taking a year off and coming back as somebody else. DICK Reincarnation? GOD What do I look like, Shirley MacLaine? (THEN) No, you're coming back as pretty much the same kinda guy but in a whole different arena. (OFF DICK'S LOOK) "Arena." You know, setting, environment. DICK So, I won't have to deal with those crazy townspeople any more? GOD They're history, pally. DICK What about Joanna?

GOD Ditto. Don't worry about her. She's got golf now. (THEN) By the way, that black thing on her head... DICK It's a wig. GOD (MUTTERS) And it looks so real. (PUTTING HIS ARM AROUND DICK'S SHOULDERS) Let me show you around. Careful where you step. There're loose floorboards everywhere. DICK You know, I've always wondered. Why couldn't you let the Chicago Cubs win the pennant a few years back? GOD Let me tell you a couple of things about the Cubbies. Sure, they had a decent enough outfield, but, man, their pitching...! THEY WALK OFF, DISAPPEARING INTO THE CLOUDS, AS WE: FADE OUT: END OF SHOW END OF SERIES

As you might know, part of what makes the “Newhart” finale the best ever is that almost nobody knew what the last scene was really going to be. Down to printing a fake ending in the script, where Dick meets God. Here’s my copy, with light watermark, because, well, Internet.

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Goodnight Bob

Newhart Finale https://youtu.be/ZgdUWXf8jJk?si=NU70jrf8DAxIJhHo&t=20 via @YouTube

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Actual scripts for the pilot to “The Bob Newhart Show” (with actual stage directions) and “The Last Newhart” (signed by Bob and William “Larry” Sanderson). Both mine.

From Genesis to Revelation.
#RIPBobNewhart #ByeBob

This one legitimately hurts. #ByeBob

Hey @BobHoldenNYC, if you’re for the working folks in our district, why do you have billionaires backing you?#ByeBob @chrisychung @GothamGazette @THECITYNY @CityAndStateNY