tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post2972828925524279185..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Jack Riley, R. I. P.mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-82595727776803426242016-08-20T21:57:43.327-05:002016-08-20T21:57:43.327-05:00Riley was not so much the man-you-love-to-hate as ...Riley was not so much the man-you-love-to-hate as he was the-man-you-love-to-dislike. And he was hilarious.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-13217804292338965072016-08-20T18:06:31.277-05:002016-08-20T18:06:31.277-05:00A classic.
The 70s outfits are a little hard to l...A classic.<br /><br />The 70s outfits are a little hard to look at these days, but the characters and the cast were great. I recently watched the one where Bob, Jerry, and Howard got drunk watching football and Bob tried to order Chinese food on the phone ("More Moo Goo!").<br /><br />And, of course, any show with Suzanne Pleshette was worth watching.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-55605772865193888372016-08-20T17:34:41.952-05:002016-08-20T17:34:41.952-05:00Howard--I've tried to watch some of them--the ...Howard--I've tried to watch some of them--the plots, acting, and jokes hold up, but the sound quality is atrocious. I'd love to watch them again but with state-of-the-art audio re-engineering.<br /><br />My favorite moment with Mr. Carlin was when Bob and his group therapy patients were to appear on a local tv show. As they were waiting in the studio, Mr. Carlin asked Bob, "Do you think viewers will know I'm wearing a toupee?" To which Bob responds, "No Mr. Carlin, it looks perfectly natural." Almost immediately a disembodied producer's voice says, "Put some more makeup on the guy wearing the rug."<br /><br />RIP, Mr. CarlinDebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-27867871422396711512016-08-20T16:31:25.551-05:002016-08-20T16:31:25.551-05:00I thought I remembered Riley's character on th...I thought I remembered Riley's character on the show, but had to check to make sure. Ah, yes, Elliot Carlin! A great character. Carlin was highly successful as a real estate salesman or developer, so egotistical that he had huge portraits of himself on his apartment walls, and sociopathic in the extremis. Riley played him well.<br /><br />The Bob Newhart Show was pretty good back in the day... I've probably seen every episode. I wonder if it holds up today.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265121591041114100noreply@blogger.com