Track Listing 1. Abe Lincoln Vs Madsion Avenue 2. Cruise Of The USS Codfish 3. Merchandising The Wright Brothers 4. Driving Instructor 5. Grace L Ferguson Airline (And Storm Door Co) 6. Bus Drivers School 7. Retirement Party 8. Ledge Psychology 9. Rocket Scientist 10. Uncle Freddie Show
1. Introducing Tobacco To Civilization 2. Siamese Cat 3. Defusing A Bomb 4. Friend With A Dog 5. Expectant Father 6. On Poodles And Planes 7. Man Who Looked Like Hitler 8. King Kong 9. Returning A Gift 10. Buying A House 11. Ben Franklin In Analysis 12. Daddy Of All Hangovers 13. On Trains And Planes 14. Modern Witch Doctor
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 2 | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Distributor: | Cinram Logistics | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Producers include: Jimmy Hilliard.Compilation producer: Bill Inglot.Engineers include: Lee Herschberg.Recorded between 1960 & 1967. Includes liner notes by Bill Inglot and Judy Brown.Unique among even the most cutting-edge standup comics of the '60s, Bob Newhart entertained his audiences not with snappy patter and jokes, but with long monologues in which his voice represented one side of a conversation, the other side left to the listener's imagination. This idiosyncratic format proved endlessly adaptable, as Newhart spun seemingly endless scenarios from it. Before he became a beloved TV star with the Bob Newhart Show, he released several popular comedy albums, from which the best moments have been culled for inclusion on this definitive two-disc compilation. Whether he's advising Abraham Lincoln, confronting King Kong, or getting blitzed at a retirement party (among other comedic situations to be found here), Newhart employs his patented mild-mannered, "button-down" personality to subtle but sharp comic effect.
Editorial Reviews 4 stars out of 5 - ...This excellent 140-minute anthology includes his classic routines 'The Driving Instructor' and 'Bus Drivers School'...along with less famous selections... Q (06/01/2001)
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