When we get to the point in your life where you think nobody's good at anything anymore, you got to understand that they are good at things. You just got lame
I grew up in the 70s listening to my mom's copies of The Buttondown Mind of Bob Newhart and The Buttondown Mind Strikes Back. His routines were hilarious then, and they still are great. His timing and delivery are perfect. Thanks for posting!
I was a bus driver,the only problem with being a bus driver is the passengers. One day I pulled up to a stop and the last person to exit from the front door was a woman middle aged and wearing a shoulder bag on her right shoulder. As I was watching to catch a green light to turn left as she stepped out of the bus I quickly shut the door and took off. I then observed that she was running beside the bus, people were screaming out” you got her bag open the door” I thought she was running to make the pedestrian crossing. Then noticed her bag was inside the door and she was outside, I quickly opened door whilst in motion so she could get her bag,but I still made the green light.
@Diane Newman I was commenting on someone who said he was surprised about never hearing Newhart mentioned among the greatest comedians of all time. Do you know why he isn't mention among them? HE WASN'T FUNNY.
Another Brit here, too. Indeed, never the star he should have been here. But I grew up with his humour courtesy of my parents and a rather enlightened English teacher. Always been an admirer. I remember the said English teacher showing us the movie “Hell is for Heroes”, where BN played a scene where he was doing a monologue to fool the Germans. Absolutely great.
The gag at the end so true to life. I was on a bus last week and a woman fell due to the driver setting off before she was seated. She had trouble walking as she left the bus. One Bob could have added was pulling away from stops sharply than poodling along at 18mph. slowing following traffic. A great comedian. God bless you Bob.
I first heard this as a teenager and loved it. Inmy working career I became a bus driving instructor for over 25 years. I always rememnered this and played the audio of this in a couple pf classes. It never failed to get several laughs.
And the people that spin in the isle and nearly break their necks, always say *thank you driver* when getting off at their stop…never ceases to amaze me 😂😂
He was a genius at the art of the one-sided conversation. His timing was impeccable as he paused to 'hear' the other speaker (who wasn't there.) His telephone conversation bits are legendary.
@@nocofaig Exactly who I thought of when reading Ankle Donna's comment! Shelley was also a master of the mock phone conversation. There was also a comedienne, whose name I can't recall, who was always on the 'pretend phone' with her friend, 'cille (Lucille, I presume). Also one of the greats. Yes, all three were legendary, and each had his/her own style and "schtick" - all 3 were thus originals. Fred
I think his telephone conversation routines were a huge influence on phone scenes in sitcoms - I've just finished going through my box set of Cheers, and there's a few times where Sam is on the phone talking to someone and every time I thought "Bob Newhart". This is probably my favourite of his routines, although "King Kong" and "Introducing Tobacco" are well up there.
This came up on the suggestion page, Thank you for the laugh. It is much needed in these times of troubles. Stay home. Stay safe and most of all stay healthy!
Classic! Just genius comedy from Mr. Newhart and he was such a gentleman. Rarely said an ill word against anyone and easily equaled any modern comedian.
In my area, which is very rainy and wet during our Fall and Winter weather, he forgot to add after dropping off passengers and making sure they're all off to accelerate quickly through a big mud puddle or pothole ! Make sure to soak everybody thoroughly in cold 🥶, muddy water ; especially make sure to soak the grocery sacks [ LOL 😆 ! ].
Let me add a traveller’s defence to the Chicago bus drivers. A couple of weeks ago I dropped a Harley off at Eagle Riders near O’Hare airport. I had to get back to the city and being a Brit I really didn’t want to empty my wallet into a taxi. I was told a bus stopped right out side and would take me to Rosemount then the Blue Line into town. The bus was right on time with my Apple Maps app (it has worked so well in LA two and a half weeks earlier). The bus driver was so polite and as I proffered a twenty dollar bill (damn tourists, sorry) he said not to worry this one’s on me - I like your accent. I got none of the Newhart passenger spinning, just a desolate industrial landscape then into Rosemount where the ticket guy helped me book tickets for the next day and skipped my fare into town, because he “liked my accent”. 2,700 miles across America and it felt to friendly and welcoming and safe - even on the Freeway dodging the tyre carcasses at 75mph. Truly a beautiful country and wonderful people. Get me back to those high desert roads of total nothingness and maybe a few more days to explore Chicago properly.
My husband and I watch Bob Newhart show almost every night, even now. We love these skits of his. Wish there were more of them! Thank you Bob Newhart for making us laugh!
Funnily enough, that's the kind of skit anyone in any corner of the world (with a public transport system) can relate to. 😂 I've basically had a scenario like this in Berlin, in Dresden, in London, in Salzburg, in Budapest, in Antalya, in Cape Town, in Kalkuta... It's like there's a universal law in the bus driver profession. 😆
One time, driving down Fillmore, someone ran a stop sign in front of me, so I stopped (intentionally) about foot away from the driver's door and blew the horn...I will never forget the cellphone flying up out of the moon roof. I didn't use my elbow, but I was thinking of Bob Newhart!
I heard part of this on the Midnight Special many many years ago and have been looking for it ever since! Also, I lived in Chicago for 20 years and am convinced this is a real school for drivers.
The first time I heard this skit it was on an LP record at a friends house, so no film track just the sound track back in 1978, I was only 17 and I thought he was the funniest man I had ever heard and it was the first time I had ever heard an American accent. I thought he was brilliant, I made myself remember his name and I am so glad I did. This is the second time I have ever heard this skit and it is exactly as I remember it, nearly 35 years later... still as funny as ever...
I'll second this comment! I too was 17 when I first hear Newhart (Button Down Mind LP if memory serves). I memorized "The Driving Instructor", and presented it as a stand-up routine at our HS school's Prom. Sorry, Bob, for infringing your IP rights, but the routine went over gang-busters! Every year after that, some student got up and did stand-up!
Yeah, I love how he doesn't feel the need to swear to be funny. Modern comedians dont interest me, the likes of Peter Kay, Lee Evans and Mickey Flanagan cant compete with this
The last episode of "Newhart" where he played a Vermont innkeeper...and at the end he wakes up next to Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) and realizes it was all a dream was the first time a sitcom truly blew my mind. Genius. Pure genius.
The soap opera _Dallas_ did something similar ("it was all a dream!") four years earlier. Everyone knew that, though, in 1990, and is what made it so funny.
I can’t explain it but when I first watched that scene and the set was still in darkness and the bedroom light had not yet been turned on my brain knew where we were in an instant and what was coming! I was stunned with hilarity and delight when the scene came to light. Perhaps it was because I was a “child of 60’s-70’s television” 📺👦🏻 whose instincts had been honed by the medium just as the instincts of a child growing up in the jungle can just feel that a Jaguar 🐆 is approaching. For me this was one of the funniest moments in television history! Bob Newhart has brought unending joy to millions. ❤️
Drove a school bus for 7 years. I could see myself and fellow drivers in that class. I never quite perfected the accelerator/brake with someone in the aisle, but I got the door slam and pull away the first time I tried it. :-) Bob Newhart is pure genius! Thanks for posting.
Same here my Dad loved him, and 30 years later I searched all over to try and get him a best of CD for his 70th birthday, finally found it and the look on Dads face when he opened it was priceless and will stay with me forever, cheers Bob and take a rest youve earned it
What are you talking about? He received as much recognition as any comedian has ever received. He won the Grammy award with a comedy album. Not a comedy Grammy, the actual album of the year award competing against the likes of Harry Belafonte and Frank Sinatra. It was the first comedy album to ever hit number one on the Billboard chart. He had not one but two long running TV shows, each named after him. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan show eight times he guest hosted The Tonight Show 87 times, hosted SNL twice. I mean what the hell is your version of recognition lol.
As a retired transit bus driver of 27 years in California, this had me laughing the whole time. This video should be included in the training classes as a stress relief video.
Danny James Not so hard for literate people with an actual real sense of humour and an eye for the absurdities of life. This was the way comedy was for more than half of the 20th century. It's only today's so-called modern 'alternative' ('alternative' meaning not actually funny) who think that profanity is,in and of itself, amusing without anything to back it up.
I was lucky to see him in our local theatre a few years ago! I’m so glad we had that opportunity! He was just as funny in old age as he was in his younger days.
There is absolutely only one thing I regret about this video, my da and his brothers are not alive to see it. imagine six irishmen all gathered at our table having a pint or two watching this and not busting a gut. This is the funniest thing, and I think of my da every time I watch it.
I can imagine back in the day, lying in bed listening to this on vinyl. ..Much as I do today listening to Ricky Gervais podcast but on my iPad. Simple pleasures are always the best..👍
Ex driver ....hilarious....things that kept us going, senior driver jokers name badges...R. Sole...or W.H. O'Cares....always have to give them hope of catching the bus, as you drive away, watching from your rearview mirror. Priceless....As a group of people doing that job, there were days sharing stories of the days events kept it all in perspective...Bob nails the training guy
Gene Williams I don’t use expletives much myself but they are only words. In some circumstances they are essential to humour, which often relies on a sudden shock. Why are rude words such a big problem?
I had the actual LP record "The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart" and one of my favorite skits is the driving instructor.....hilarious. He will be missed.
Was BLESSED to see him perform live ONCE in 2014, also with my father who passed to Glory the following year (what an experience). THE King of Comedians, period. Long Live the King!
When I think of Bob Newhart I think of this joke except that in an earlier version the driver is instructed to use a "heel-toe, heel-toe" motion with the accelerator to rock the passenger with the packages back and forth down the aisle until they and the packages end up spread all over the floor at the back of the bus...CLASSIC!
Bob's trademark was the one-sided conversation, letting the listener fill in the gaps - just brilliant. He was actually in an old war movie, Hell is for Heroes, in which a small band of Americans try to stave off an assault by a much larger German force for 48 hours, largely by convincing them they are a much larger group. They discover a wrecked pillbox in which the Germans have apparently left a live microphone for eavesdropping; the commander assigns Newhart to fake up some radio traffic and make it sound like they're a battalion. The result is hilarious! It's a long time since I've seen it, but recall Bob saying something along the lines of "More men, General? Oh, no, sir; we've got just about all the men we can handle right now..." Quite unexpected in an action flick.
his bomb disposal bit is so funny.. wonder if the film is here on TH-cam... just found the trailer.. starring Steve McQueen and Bobby darrin.. introducing bob newhart.. looks like a classic 🙂
A great classic, I can't help but wish it was expanded at some point. You have to include the essentials like always being 15 minutes late or early of the scheduled stop time. Or every once in a while just driving on by "because you are full up" despite there being empty seats.
IMO Bob Newhart is the best comedian of all time. He took Jack Benny delivery and became the first person ever to have the #1 and #2 album simultaneously with the Button Up Mind of Newhart and The Butun Down mind of Bob Newhart. A true National Treasure
Right after he died, all kinds of his routines popped up on You Tube. We was very funny, and NO FOUR LETTER WORDS/JOKES like today's comedians do. That shows you they--today's comedians-- cannot write good jokes when they depend upon foul language to get a laugh. I guess I should thank You Tube for giving us all the Bob Newhart routines.
Bob’s great. Just started watching the Newhart show. Brian Reagan is my favorite comedian these days . He is hilarious. Very clean comedy for the whole family.
Well this brings back memories ! In 1963 l was 10years old. My Father received a birthday present from his sister who lived in America. (We live over the pond) It was Bob Newharts latest album .As l recall not only was this on it but the Submarine sketch ? and more importantly J.F.K. pulls his entourage into a fuel station and says to the pump guy " fill 'em up ....and by the way do you do Green Shield ? " to which the pump guy says "No " ....J.F.K Promptly pulls out ! As we all know J.F.K. was tragically assassinated very shortly afterwards and the album was taken off all shelves . I have no idea what happened to " fathers " copy . Probably worth a small fortune ! Even at my very young age l 'got" Mr. Newhart 's humour and nearly 60 years later still find it timeless ! Only very talented people can do this , particularly on both sides of the Alantic ! Thankyou for sharing .
I was raised on Bob Newhart, among others, and I have fond memories of laughing every time I heard this on family road trips. Now I'm having even more fun corrupting my kids!
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I accidentally caught this back in the 1970's on radio and found it on good old youtube. it's genius. Poor Mrs Selkirk hope she was well paid
RIP Bob. Always understated, always perfect timing, always beloved. Brilliant comic.
RIP Mr Newhart.
Thanks for the laughs you will be missed.
Pure gold. Another great gone. No one comes close these days. No swearing, no innuendos. Great comedian.
I love the last episode of Newhart when he woke with Emily in bed and told her about his weird dream about being an inn keeper!
@jameskerner7782 yes!! Totally great, and I just heard his wife Ginnie suggested the idea! 😄
When we get to the point in your life where you think nobody's good at anything anymore, you got to understand that they are good at things. You just got lame
I grew up in the 70s listening to my mom's copies of The Buttondown Mind of Bob Newhart and The Buttondown Mind Strikes Back. His routines were hilarious then, and they still are great. His timing and delivery are perfect. Thanks for posting!
I was a bus driver,the only problem with being a bus driver is the passengers.
One day I pulled up to a stop and the last person to exit from the front door was a woman middle aged and wearing a shoulder bag on her right shoulder. As I was watching to catch a green light to turn left as she stepped out of the bus I quickly shut the door and took off. I then observed that she was running beside the bus, people were screaming out” you got her bag open the door” I thought she was running to make the pedestrian crossing. Then noticed her bag was inside the door and she was outside, I quickly opened door whilst in motion so she could get her bag,but I still made the green light.
Brilliant and with no obscenity
One of my favorite comics ever. So rarely mentioned among the greats. Grossly underrated.
....and understated.
kugmoco
Couldn’t agree more 👍
Maybe because he was as funny as a tooth ache.
@Diane Newman I was commenting on someone who said he was surprised about never hearing Newhart mentioned among the greatest comedians of all time. Do you know why he isn't mention among them? HE WASN'T FUNNY.
Someone called him "just an actor"...they need their asses kicked
Brit here....alas, Bob never really became famous in the UK, but you will be glad to know, Bus Drivers in the UK are EXACTLY the Same!!
Another Brit here, too. Indeed, never the star he should have been here. But I grew up with his humour courtesy of my parents and a rather enlightened English teacher. Always been an admirer. I remember the said English teacher showing us the movie “Hell is for Heroes”, where BN played a scene where he was doing a monologue to fool the Germans. Absolutely great.
RIP Bob. You’ll be missed. Thank you for making my dad laugh. I miss my dad everyday.
The gag at the end so true to life. I was on a bus last week and a woman fell due to the driver setting off before she was seated. She had trouble walking as she left the bus. One Bob could have added was pulling away from stops sharply than poodling along at 18mph. slowing following traffic. A great comedian. God bless you Bob.
We'll miss you Mr. Newhart 😢 Thank you for the many years of joy and laughter. Rest in Peace 🙏
Thanks for the wonderful funny memories since my childhood in the 70s. One of the greatest comedy legends!!
Just a great bit, and not a curse word spoken. Another one of the true greats gone.
As a bus driver I have to congratulate Bob on fully understanding our job
tried to incorporate this in new student training; REVIEWED AND DENIED
🙂
Actually, that accelerator/brake thing is really difficult to get right, especially when you're aiming for all the potholes in the road.
@@binkwillans5138 lol
God bless you & may your heat, air conditioning & horn always work when you need them. ☕️
As a bus driver, I was rolling laughing. This is exactly what makes a great bus driver. 😂
A master of dialogue. His cadence coupled with everyday topics that are so relatable. Perfected his style for decades. A true legend in entertainment.
@@GarrishChristopherRobin777 Thank you for that lesson in irony.
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@@GarrishChristopherRobin777 Jabber Jaw is a messenger not a grammaticalarian. No that’s not word but have some fun CRG
The master of comedy imagery. The one and only Bob Newhart.
May you rest in peace Bob. I'm 75 years-old, and Bob Newhart has always been one of my favorites. He was one of the best!
I first heard this as a teenager and loved it. Inmy working career I became a bus driving instructor for over 25 years. I always rememnered this and played the audio of this in a couple pf classes. It never failed to get several laughs.
He forgot "Stopping so the passengers step-off into the deepest part of the puddle".😊
Or iciest spot on the road...
This skit is almost what, 50 years old and still funny. That's how legends roll.
You write just like you speak, which is not a good thing. Are you still alive & has your English improved ?
Michael Sheldon Reed , do you know who is credited as the writer of this one? As you can see on my posting it was known here in 1968.
It's over 57 years old now & we can all relate to it with modern day bus drivers
And it’s funny to all age groups, with no profanity
As a retired transit bus driver of 27 years, I find this funny and mostly true. It brought back memories.
o did 29 yrs nycta
Did you ever work with Larry?
@@paulrankin8578didn't everyone work with a Larry at one time or another?
@@oldauntzibby4395with a brother named Larry too!!!
I'm British and the situations described by Bob are familiar over this side of the pond!!!
TfL approved courses lol
Universal appeal!
As a former school bus driver. Good training.
And the people that spin in the isle and nearly break their necks, always say *thank you driver* when getting off at their stop…never ceases to amaze me 😂😂
Bob Newhart was the combination funny guy nice guy and class act. This brings me back to a kinder gentler world, thanks Bob.
Grew up listening and laughing to this guy. Awesome!
He was a genius at the art of the one-sided conversation. His timing was impeccable as he paused to 'hear' the other speaker (who wasn't there.)
His telephone conversation bits are legendary.
I agree - but you should check out Shelley Berman who came before him I believe - things like
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Was? He's still alive, mate
@@nocofaig Exactly who I thought of when reading Ankle Donna's comment! Shelley was also a master of the mock phone conversation.
There was also a comedienne, whose name I can't recall, who was always on the 'pretend phone' with her friend, 'cille (Lucille, I presume). Also one of the greats.
Yes, all three were legendary, and each had his/her own style and "schtick" - all 3 were thus originals.
Fred
I think his telephone conversation routines were a huge influence on phone scenes in sitcoms - I've just finished going through my box set of Cheers, and there's a few times where Sam is on the phone talking to someone and every time I thought "Bob Newhart". This is probably my favourite of his routines, although "King Kong" and "Introducing Tobacco" are well up there.
I love his Sir Walter Raleigh phone call. 🤣
Oh man. I just started a new job as a muni bus driver. This was exactly what I needed to see. 😂
RIP Bob.
This came up on the suggestion page, Thank you for the laugh. It is much needed in these times of troubles. Stay home. Stay safe and most of all stay healthy!
Classic! Just genius comedy from Mr. Newhart and he was such a gentleman. Rarely said an ill word against anyone and easily equaled any modern comedian.
In my area, which is very rainy and wet during our Fall and Winter weather, he forgot to add after dropping off passengers and making sure they're all off to accelerate quickly through a big mud puddle or pothole ! Make sure to soak everybody thoroughly in cold 🥶, muddy water ; especially make sure to soak the grocery sacks [ LOL 😆 ! ].
Slamming the door in her face, the perfect pull away! Pure gold!
I remember listening to this on cassette tape - even better sound only - the pauses are brilliant.
Rest in peace to a comedy legend
a wonderful gift you have. Thanks for all the time you have spent entertaining people throughout the world. You are a great man, Sir and thank you.
Bob Newhart is so classic. And he is so right about Chicago bus drivers. Excellent skit 😍
As a NYer, I'd say it also applies to the NYC bus operators.
Let me add a traveller’s defence to the Chicago bus drivers.
A couple of weeks ago I dropped a Harley off at Eagle Riders near O’Hare airport. I had to get back to the city and being a Brit I really didn’t want to empty my wallet into a taxi. I was told a bus stopped right out side and would take me to Rosemount then the Blue Line into town. The bus was right on time with my Apple Maps app (it has worked so well in LA two and a half weeks earlier). The bus driver was so polite and as I proffered a twenty dollar bill (damn tourists, sorry) he said not to worry this one’s on me - I like your accent.
I got none of the Newhart passenger spinning, just a desolate industrial landscape then into Rosemount where the ticket guy helped me book tickets for the next day and skipped my fare into town, because he “liked my accent”.
2,700 miles across America and it felt to friendly and welcoming and safe - even on the Freeway dodging the tyre carcasses at 75mph. Truly a beautiful country and wonderful people.
Get me back to those high desert roads of total nothingness and maybe a few more days to explore Chicago properly.
My husband and I watch Bob Newhart show almost every night, even now. We love these skits of his. Wish there were more of them! Thank you Bob Newhart for making us laugh!
My absolute favorite next to the driving instructor. Every time that I get on a bus, I think of this routine.
Bob is a comedic genius ❤️❤️
Funnily enough, that's the kind of skit anyone in any corner of the world (with a public transport system) can relate to. 😂 I've basically had a scenario like this in Berlin, in Dresden, in London, in Salzburg, in Budapest, in Antalya, in Cape Town, in Kalkuta... It's like there's a universal law in the bus driver profession. 😆
I drove a city bus for 7 years and I relate very much with this skit.
One time, driving down Fillmore, someone ran a stop sign in front of me, so I stopped (intentionally) about foot away from the driver's door and blew the horn...I will never forget the cellphone flying up out of the moon roof. I didn't use my elbow, but I was thinking of Bob Newhart!
I heard part of this on the Midnight Special many many years ago and have been looking for it ever since!
Also, I lived in Chicago for 20 years and am convinced this is a real school for drivers.
I live in Budapest, Hungary but I swear that every bloody bus driver around here has gone to these driving classes lol
lol 😂
I think it is an international school.
Beautiful place with beautiful women 👌🏾
I live in Florida and I can assure you that all bus drivers everywhere went to that same school
I loved all of his shows, a true family man clean humor
Nobody does comedy better, and with simple methods and no props. Bob’s amazing.
The first time I heard this skit it was on an LP record at a friends house, so no film track just the sound track back in 1978, I was only 17 and I thought he was the funniest man I had ever heard and it was the first time I had ever heard an American accent. I thought he was brilliant, I made myself remember his name and I am so glad I did. This is the second time I have ever heard this skit and it is exactly as I remember it, nearly 35 years later... still as funny as ever...
Hi Ariane, The man is a comedy God, so much better than all those so called comedians who think it's cool to say F*** every second word.
arianefr78 yes
I'll second this comment! I too was 17 when I first hear Newhart (Button Down Mind LP if memory serves). I memorized "The Driving Instructor", and presented it as a stand-up routine at our HS school's Prom. Sorry, Bob, for infringing your IP rights, but the routine went over gang-busters! Every year after that, some student got up and did stand-up!
Been a long, long time since I've seen a comedian avoid using cuss words. Every time I saw Bob perform, he was classy.
chessic Yes. Hi.
chessic there’s still Jim Gaffigan
Yeah, I love how he doesn't feel the need to swear to be funny. Modern comedians dont interest me, the likes of Peter Kay, Lee Evans and Mickey Flanagan cant compete with this
I thoroughly enjoyed a full evening of Jerry Seinfeld a couple of years ago. Funny, respected his audience, and not a swear word all night.
Listen to Brian Reagan
The last episode of "Newhart" where he played a Vermont innkeeper...and at the end he wakes up next to Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) and realizes it was all a dream was the first time a sitcom truly blew my mind. Genius. Pure genius.
The soap opera _Dallas_ did something similar ("it was all a dream!") four years earlier. Everyone knew that, though, in 1990, and is what made it so funny.
One of the best sitcom finales. And the light flick off - then on - as Suzanne Pleschette gets jealous of dream-wife. ...or did I dream-remember that?
"Hi I'm Larry and this is my brother Darryl and my other brother Darryl" Loved the show..
Holy cow I didn't know that! Awesome
I can’t explain it but when I first watched that scene and the set was still in darkness and the bedroom light had not yet been turned on my brain knew where we were in an instant and what was coming! I was stunned with hilarity and delight when the scene came to light. Perhaps it was because I was a “child of 60’s-70’s television” 📺👦🏻 whose instincts had been honed by the medium just as the instincts of a child growing up in the jungle can just feel that a Jaguar 🐆 is approaching. For me this was one of the funniest moments in television history! Bob Newhart has brought unending joy to millions. ❤️
Drove a school bus for 7 years. I could see myself and fellow drivers in that class. I never quite perfected the accelerator/brake with someone in the aisle, but I got the door slam and pull away the first time I tried it. :-) Bob Newhart is pure genius! Thanks for posting.
Did you guys compete to see "who could make their uniform look least like a uniform"?
How could anyone not like this? This is gold!
What a marvellous man, without malice and such a powerful understanding of the human condition
Listened to these with my dad when l was tiny he laughed his head off thank you for the laughs Bob ❤
Same here my Dad loved him, and 30 years later I searched all over to try and get him a best of CD for his 70th birthday, finally found it and the look on Dads face when he opened it was priceless and will stay with me forever, cheers Bob and take a rest youve earned it
Drove a city bus for a few years (have driven everything from school bus to motorcoach) and think if this skit often while driving.
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Welll, practice makes perfect!
Thank you for some of the very best laughs in my life.
I do this all the time, it makes every bus driver's day.....
Last of a great comedic era love Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart's humor is so good. Nothing contrived or rehashed about it.
Bob Newhart was a genius!! 🤣🤣🤣
He never received near the recognition that he should have.
yes we can use this on Karens
What are you talking about? He received as much recognition as any comedian has ever received. He won the Grammy award with a comedy album. Not a comedy Grammy, the actual album of the year award competing against the likes of Harry Belafonte and Frank Sinatra. It was the first comedy album to ever hit number one on the Billboard chart. He had not one but two long running TV shows, each named after him. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan show eight times he guest hosted The Tonight Show 87 times, hosted SNL twice. I mean what the hell is your version of recognition lol.
Missed this in my basic training but I've managed to improvise nonetheless, with similar if not better results. -Bus Driver, Melbourne Aus.
😂🤣😅
RIP the funniest man I have ever watched so quick but yet so slow I'm so sad
i want to thank my psychology teacher for introducing me to the greatness that is bob newhart
As a city Bus Driver I appreciate this! lol
As a school Bus Driver, I also appreciate this.
Wayne Dalida - me too.
As a retired transit bus driver of 27 years in California, this had me laughing the whole time. This video should be included in the training classes as a stress relief video.
God to know that we in Britain share some things with America. London bus driver.
I'm not. I prefer beehive tossing.
R.I.P. BOB...what a great comedian you were. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Such a funny comedian and keeping it family friendly and clean which is hard to do.
Danny James Not so hard for literate people with an actual real sense of humour and an eye for the absurdities of life. This was the way comedy was for more than half of the 20th century. It's only today's so-called modern 'alternative' ('alternative' meaning not actually funny) who think that profanity is,in and of itself, amusing without anything to back it up.
Looked this up after hearing about his departure not knowing he ever did comedy. What a great and funny man this guy was. Rip brother
I was lucky to see him in our local theatre a few years ago! I’m so glad we had that opportunity! He was just as funny in old age as he was in his younger days.
Bob Newhart is amazing. He is in his 90s! Had a birthday yesterday. I did a tribute to him on my channel. Thanks for posting these.
There is absolutely only one thing I regret about this video, my da and his brothers are not alive to see it. imagine six irishmen all gathered at our table having a pint or two watching this and not busting a gut. This is the funniest thing, and I think of my da every time I watch it.
This is so relatable.. exactly what bus drivers do all around the world, especially the last thing with customers carrying packages
It's a bus not a delivery van!
I can imagine back in the day, lying in bed listening to this on vinyl. ..Much as I do today listening to Ricky Gervais podcast but on my iPad. Simple pleasures are always the best..👍
‘Old Lefty’ Larry Strickland was an AMAZING bus driver! His door opening/closing skills were legendary.
Ex driver ....hilarious....things that kept us going, senior driver jokers name badges...R. Sole...or W.H. O'Cares....always have to give them hope of catching the bus, as you drive away, watching from your rearview mirror. Priceless....As a group of people doing that job, there were days sharing stories of the days events kept it all in perspective...Bob nails the training guy
RIP Bob, thanks for the laughs. As a bus driver, this is hilarious!
I wish I could have seen bob live. He is a comic genius. He never needed to use profanities to be funny.
Agreed. He's so fucking talented.
He’s still doing shows!
The only reason anyone uses expletives, is because the are not really funny without them. Which simply means they are not really funny at all.
mr g yeah i know he's not dead. I did say "he IS a comic genuis" doubt if he'll visit my area for me to see
Gene Williams I don’t use expletives much myself but they are only words. In some circumstances they are essential to humour, which often relies on a sudden shock. Why are rude words such a big problem?
I had the actual LP record "The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart" and one of my favorite skits is the driving instructor.....hilarious. He will be missed.
Do you wanna be a bus driver or a great bus driver. Love it!
TH-cam reading my mind again. I just received Bob's comedy albums for Christmas and it included this skit!
My favorite. Such timing.
Won his first Emmy for his first guest spot on The Big Bang Theory.He's teaching old dogs new tricks.What a great talent!!
Sadly, Bob Newhart was IGNORED for decades! A GREAT COMEDIAN!
Was BLESSED to see him perform live ONCE in 2014, also with my father who passed to Glory the following year (what an experience). THE King of Comedians, period. Long Live the King!
Well, let's just say, if I may borrow a famous line from a famous sitcom, they were never the master of their domain.
RIP Bob. Thanks for all the laughs ❤
When I think of Bob Newhart I think of this joke except that in an earlier version the driver is instructed to use a "heel-toe, heel-toe" motion with the accelerator to rock the passenger with the packages back and forth down the aisle until they and the packages end up spread all over the floor at the back of the bus...CLASSIC!
Bob's trademark was the one-sided conversation, letting the listener fill in the gaps - just brilliant. He was actually in an old war movie, Hell is for Heroes, in which a small band of Americans try to stave off an assault by a much larger German force for 48 hours, largely by convincing them they are a much larger group. They discover a wrecked pillbox in which the Germans have apparently left a live microphone for eavesdropping; the commander assigns Newhart to fake up some radio traffic and make it sound like they're a battalion.
The result is hilarious! It's a long time since I've seen it, but recall Bob saying something along the lines of "More men, General? Oh, no, sir; we've got just about all the men we can handle right now..."
Quite unexpected in an action flick.
@carmium thanks for sharing that!
his bomb disposal bit is so funny..
wonder if the film is here on TH-cam...
just found the trailer..
starring Steve McQueen and Bobby darrin..
introducing bob newhart..
looks like a classic 🙂
A great classic, I can't help but wish it was expanded at some point. You have to include the essentials like always being 15 minutes late or early of the scheduled stop time. Or every once in a while just driving on by "because you are full up" despite there being empty seats.
My condolences to the friends and family of Bob Newhart
He must have been in my bus driving school when I got my PSV back in the 80's!
IMO Bob Newhart is the best comedian of all time. He took Jack Benny delivery and became the first person ever to have the #1 and #2 album simultaneously with the Button Up Mind of Newhart and The Butun Down mind of Bob Newhart. A true National Treasure
Student driver training was my favorite!
"Don't, don't tell me Walt. You stick it in your ear, right Walt?" Incredible.
Love all his tales , especially the submarine one, the driving instructor in fact all of them.
I can tell you it is a little different with a trolleybus...even BETTER!
Right after he died, all kinds of his routines popped up on You Tube. We was very funny, and NO FOUR LETTER WORDS/JOKES like today's comedians do. That shows you they--today's comedians-- cannot write good jokes when they depend upon foul language to get a laugh. I guess I should thank You Tube for giving us all the Bob Newhart routines.
he is a national treasure
Bob’s great. Just started watching the Newhart show. Brian Reagan is my favorite comedian these days . He is hilarious. Very clean comedy for the whole family.
It's definitely one of my favorites.
Well this brings back memories ! In 1963 l was 10years old. My Father received a birthday present from his sister who lived in America. (We live over the pond) It was Bob Newharts latest album .As l recall not only was this on it but the Submarine sketch ? and more importantly J.F.K. pulls his entourage into a fuel station and says to the pump guy " fill 'em up ....and by the way do you do Green Shield ? " to which the pump guy says "No " ....J.F.K Promptly pulls out ! As we all know J.F.K. was tragically assassinated very shortly afterwards and the album was taken off all shelves . I have no idea what happened to " fathers " copy . Probably worth a small fortune ! Even at my very young age l 'got" Mr. Newhart 's humour and nearly 60 years later still find it timeless ! Only very talented people can do this , particularly on both sides of the Alantic ! Thankyou for sharing .
I was raised on Bob Newhart, among others, and I have fond memories of laughing every time I heard this on family road trips. Now I'm having even more fun corrupting my kids!
He makes me start smiling before he even gets to the funny parts.