Ernest Chambers Dies: ‘Smothers Brothers’ Writer-Producer & 11-Time Emmy Nominee Was 97

Ernest Chambers died May 30, 2026 at 97. An 11-time Emmy nominee, he was a TV writer-producer on the Smothers Brothers show and dozens of other programs.

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My introduction to Bob Newhart was not his TV roles as an innkeeper or psychologist, but as a standup comedian that I found in my parents' record collection. Some of the tracks from the Grammy winning album can be streamed on Soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/bobnewhart/bob-newhart-merchandising-the
#BobNewhart #Vinyl

🎬 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever [Melinda] (1970)

Subtitles available:
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⬇️ Download https://app.box.com/s/fotzdb4g6lcaxzpxtiaat2r04nzes49p

🎞 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066181/

▶️ Watch the video here 👇
https://darkiworld2026.com/titles/130380/melinda

#OnAClearDayYouCanSeeForever #Musical #Romance #VincenteMinnelli #BarbraStreisand #YvesMontand #AlanJayLerner #BobNewhart #JackNicholson

BOB NEWHART "DIAL AN ATHEIST" STAND-UP SKIT 1969

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Our block has a new name. #HiBob #Chicago #EdgewaterBeach #BobNewhart

Why Pope Leo XIV? Especially since the possibility of taking the name "Pope Bob" was right there in front of him?

" ... and I think it would have sounded something like this."

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Ruth Buzzi, the Lady With the Handbag on ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 88

The comedian, forever known for playing the frumpy Gladys Ormphby, also was a Broadway star and a 'Sesame Street' stalwart.

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"Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun." ~ #BobNewhart
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#ComedyClassic #BusDriving #BobNewhart

I heard this decades ago on an LP of his "The Button Down Mind (I think) and I never forgot it.
Sure, he was a TV star, but his stand up made me a fan for life.

https://youtu.be/R5TTA4f7Q3E?si=IyJCLla12K1VxmTK

Bob Newhart - Bus Driver Training

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No cigar #Wordletrek

One of those black hole moments Spock.

Close but no cigar

Another earthism sir?

It meant I didn't win Spock

A cigar?

Leaves Earth people used to put in their mouths and set fire to Spock.We called it smoking. Bob Newhart had the best comedy sketch. Quite prized at one point.

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