Bob Newhart deserves all the credit in the world, but the colonel delivered everything in the scene perfectly

I miss the days when claims of this nature were so clearly absurd that they were fodder for comedy. Today the Colonel would have his own KZfaq channel, hundreds of thousands of followers, and a clear path to a seat in Congress.

Bobs deadpan face is priceless, and timeless Comedy disappearing as the old comics die. He turns 92 in a few days September 5th, stay with us Bob! 😘🥇

Bob newhart's brand of humor was always subtle but hilarious 😂

Bob Newhart may be the greatest example of all time of the adage that comedy is not acting, it's reacting. He is a national treasure.

Bob Newhart is brilliant, but hats off to the actor playing the Colonel for keeping a straight face.

Perfect timing. The gradual revelation of the full scale of the colonel's paranoia brilliant. Just when you thought he couldn't get any more paranoid, he did.

"At the risk of sounding realistic". That'll be part of every argument I ever have now!

This actor deserves an emmy just for not cracking up when he was presenting this. Stellar!

Bob looking to the stage crew is priceless. He's a genius of understatement.

Man we all loved Bob Newhart, but I wonder how many takes this took, as I can't imagine they didn't lose it quite a few times. Great stuff.

“Don’t go away....not that you would ......” Brilliant Comedy

Bob Newharts delivery is second to none. Pure comic genius.

The deadpan on both of these guys is amazing!

This isn't a comedy routine. It's a prophesy.

Such great comedy acting from the interviewee. Just a perfect foil for Newhart.

Bob is absolutely one of the all-time funniest people... ever. He could read a menu and have me to tears. It's great comedians like him who make these sitcoms so funny. There is definitely a dearth of them today.

"....we were graciously transported aloft to take this photograph by the extra terrestrials who live in the area'" omg that is brilliant writing, lol

I've always loved Bob Newhart's dry, seriousness he conveys. A master of comedy.

I love how Bob set the thing up. He smiled after a couple of questions and the guy's monologue went on for a couple of minutes. You had to know there was a huge payoff coming.

Absolutely brilliant the way Bob Newhart reacts to the absurdity of his guest's narrative. It just gets more and more hilarious as it goes along. One of the funniest scenes in the history of television.

"At the risk of sounding realistic..." Brilliant line.

Newhart's expressions are why he has made people laugh for about 60 years!

This man is 91 and sharp as ever but what a classic! I've loved him since his album "The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart" first came out! Which tells you how old I am!

And that is why 'comedians' today don't hold a candle to Bob Newhart.

"Don't go away....and not that you would...."

I remember seeing this episode when it was live and laughing just as much. It reminds me of trying to walk through a long puddle on the ground. You think it's easy, but each step goes deeper and deeper into the mud, and you keep thinking you're almost through it... but deeper you go.

Bob Newhart. One of the greatest and most understated comedians of all time !

Newhart was the king of facial expressions. They were so accurate but so funny too. He was a great comic!

This is, without a doubt, one of the most hilarious sketches i have ever heard.

Somehow an interview like this these days, wouldn't sound so fantastical.

Better than anything on tv today.

"4 more minutes Dick" " not from me pal". Hilarious

Newhart's face when the colonel said dinosaurs priceless the best laugh I've had in years 🤣 😆 😂

This really holds up through time doesn’t it?

The Colonel may have went up the Amazon, but Bob felt like he just got swept down the river. Absolutely hilarious!

Part of his talent is letting others have the spotlight, then just react.

Glad you enjoyed it!.. It was first broadcast in the US on Jan 1984.. I'll try to post the complete episode of this clip soon, titled "Book Beat"... I also plan to post more clips from the amazing Mr Newhart in the future, so stand by!.

OMG. That is too funny. It took two minutes to set-up the joke(s) and comedy. I was starting to wonder where and when and how the comedy kicks in...and then there it was: a herd of prehistoric dinosaurs. And the joke and comedy just got piled on and funnier from that point on, and Newhart's deadpan reactions. Lol. I'm glad this showed up in my recommendations (even though I have no idea why) but this is clearly and easily my favourite video of the day

I'm really pleased that so many of you seeing this clip, enjoyed it so much!.. To most it seems to have given them a happy few minutes in their busy lives!.. I'm sure that Bob would be thrilled to know that so many people today still value and enjoy his wonderful skills in making us all laugh!.. He is now ninety years old!.. Thanks to Bob Newhart from the whole world, and thanks to you all for watching and enjoying the clip!.. Andrew Hayes

"At the risk of sounding realistic" is a line I will be using.

The genius of Newhart, nothing more to say.

This just seems like an average evening on modern cable news...

One of the funniest segments ever on television.

It's like they predicted social media 30 years ahead of time.

This must have been comedy back in the 80's now it's just news lol.

This is what you call timeless comedy.

“ A medley of pain and pleasure “ AND docile dinosaurs.

Bob is the reigning king when it comes to playing the straight man.

Bob Newhart...what can you say...one of the great low key comedians of all time...from the moment he broke through in 1960 with the comedy album "The Button Down Mind", it has been our great pleasure to be entertained by Bob , in NightClubs, on Recordings, and most importantly on 2 of the most successful and wonderful sitcoms in tv history!

How can anyone dislike this? He's incredibly talented. I've never laughed so much.

Bob Newhart may be the funniest Straight-Man in History.

Bob Newhart is as funny when he doesn't say anything as when he does!

Thank GOD I was not the only one to have this happen to me!

Dick is a sane, mild-mannered everyday man surrounded by a community of oddballs in a town that exists in an illogical world governed by rules that elude him. As the series progressed, episodes focused increasingly on Dick's television career and the quirky townsfolk. Always used to watch this comforting show with a lovely Inn nestled in the rolling hills of Vermont, a state that I had always wanted to visit in the Fall when all the sugar maple leaves turned their beautiful autumn colors. It's hard to believe that this show began in 1982 and lasted to 1990 - 38 years ago now and that ole Newhart is now 91. Thanks for all the good times Bob!

I miss the days when it was a joke to say that the KGB controlled the media.

Stumbled across this by accident. Bob Newhart is and remains one of the very greatest comedians / comic actors. No-one does this anywhere near as well. he is a joy.

Newhart's deadpan was unmatched. People today will never understand just how comedy has truly been ruined.

I remember watching and listening to Bob Newhart as a kid. I actually had one of his record albums, with such gems as "the driving instructor". But his brilliance shone through when he roasted Don Rickles: his bit about the Nielsen TV ratings was absolute gold. Oh, and the bit about Rickles being the spokesman for preparation X. Obviously, Don Rickles paid him back. Comedy gold.

This is the truest account of every internet comment section since it's birth.

So funny, I love Bob Newhart.

Loved this show growing up. I'm so happy that it holds up as an adult... :)

I LOVE this show, and this is my favorite episode. Thank you!

Bob is a star and still with us I believe, his good friend Don Rickles has left us, what a team.

When he first said the title of the book, "Up The Amazon", I momentarily thought that maybe they were heading in a whole other direction. I forgot that this was the 1970's, and then suddenly realized how much I have been soiled by the culture of the last 40 years.

Love how Bob looks over his shoulder as if trying to tell someone "can you believe this guy?"

Always loved me some Bob Newhart. The calmest man in comedy.

"And...at the risk of sounding realistic..."

I love the studio audience's laughter - it was perfectly timed and it made laugh more

"A herd of prehistoric dinosaurs"... Loved his show.

Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Never get tired of this.

My god, Newhart's delivery and comedic timing are the best. Because of the way he phrases things, he always allowed the laughter to permeate right through a sentence and the middle of one of his thoughts. His pausing to let the audience laugh, is sheer brilliance. I'm sad he only made two series, though I know it took a lot out of him. That is just brilliant TV.

That was really funny! That "prehistoric dinosaurs" line came out of nowhere. Grade A comedy.

I am so glad that I clicked on this. I'd forgotten how brilliant Bob Hart was! I love how I was so sucked in by the "author"'s radio voice that I almost choked at the gag line.

At the risk of sounding realistic, I think Llyod Menninger was tripping balls in his basement before the interview.

This man has been making us laugh for 60 years he only gets better

2:28 Bob made me laugh more with a look to the side than many comedians can with a full show

I hope this Original type comic gets to be 100 in good health. The passing of his wife this past April must be ever so hard. His best friend Don Rickles passed recently. I got all their books and are great reads. Rickles and Newhart. Can you imagine?? Magic.

Finally found this again ! Thanks soooo much for uploading this!! It IS brilliant as is Bob Newhart!!! Thanks again!!

Absolute comic genius! The audience laughter was always so great on this show, canned or not. It really adds so much to the hilarity.

The episode is "Book Beat". It aired on January 30, 1984. Details of the episode on imdb.com @ www.imdb.com/title/tt0659896/

This clip (still hillarious) is clearly from another time. It plays differently now than it once did because it has something to teach us about the nature of reality and of perception.

this could easily be from this decade, amazing

Newhart & Jack Benny could crack up an audience with their facial expressions alone - superb timing, priceless funny stuff!

There is nobody who could make looking uncomfortable, as hilarious as Bob Newhart. My God, what a funny guy. His albums are also brilliant, he can convey just by sound what you see onscreen as well.

Bob is my favorite. He is the master of underplay. Brilliant!!!! Hope he is around for ever.

Great actor!! Love his english mood!!! Bravissimo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Just your typical episode on Coast to Coast AM

"Needless to say we were shocked." This is sheer genius.

This is one of my favorite scenes from Newhart ! Priceless, quintessential Bob- written by writers who knew exactly which vein to tap into; and they knew the comedian & his audience in order to make this work as well as it did !!😜

*Fantastic up to the day he meets Sheldon Cooper in the year 2000’s* ⭐️

It must have been near impossible for these two not to laugh with the audience laughing so hard. The Colonel almost loses it when he shows his photo, but get's himself under control again real quick.

Love this old show so real about northern New England

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams

Watched all the various incarnations of Bob Newhart shows over the decades and loved them all! And he was just fantastic as Buddy's elf father in "Elf"!!👍 🇨🇦☘️⚜️

Back when sitcoms were actually good.

Newhart was perhaps the only comedic actor whose whole schtick was reacting.

I thought I had seen every episode of Newhart and The Bob Newhart Show. How I missed this classic gem 💎 I do not know. You have just gained a subscriber. Thank you.

If anyone wins an acting award for this clip it’s definitely the colonel. Great job!

This one and the one with the smallest horse contest is a master class in comedy