I have been a loyal fan of Suzanne Pleshette for years now since I was a child. I always found her to be a beautiful woman and a very talented one too. I love her voice. I love the chemistry between both her and Bob Newhart. I believe that Emily and Bob would have made wonderful parents. I have even dreamed about Bob and Emily being my parents. But I have to say my parents are great and I would never replace them. I was born on June 13, 1972 in Houston Texas. I am now 41 years old. I graduated high school in 1991.

I would have loved to have met Suzanne Pleshette!!!!!

I have a book about the Bob Newhart Show, and many of the actors and actresses go out of their way to say how nice Suzanne was to them, how she made them feel so welcome as opposed to how it could be on other sets.

Not surprising to hear about such a beautiful and classy lady!

I've heard Suzanne described as the "mommy" of TBNS set, which doesn't surprise me one iota. Plus, of course, she was part of one of the best moments in TV history:

I've heard Suzanne described as the "mommy" of TBNS set, which doesn't surprise me one iota. Plus, of course, she was part of one of the best moments in TV history:
I agreed that she would have been a great mother. Has Bob Newhart ever played a father? I know on this show and Newhart he didn't.

I agreed that she would have been a great mother. Has Bob Newhart ever played a father? I know on this show and Newhart he didn't.

He did on Bob.

Suzanne had great style! I wish I had some of her outfits from when she was in the movies or on The Bob Newhart Show.

I liked that The Bob Newhart Show showed that a couple could be happy and loving without children. They also didn't rag on each other. On sitcoms, the children (unless they are the focus of the show) get pushed in the background anyway.

Suzanne had great style! I wish I had some of her outfits from when she was in the movies or on The Bob Newhart Show.

I liked that The Bob Newhart Show showed that a couple could be happy and loving without children. They also didn't rag on each other. On sitcoms, the children (unless they are the focus of the show) get pushed in the background anyway.
On Seth Macfarlanes' shows, Family Guy and American Dad, it's the daughter is pushed in the background. If Seth doesn't know how to write for teen girls than why did he create them? It wastes the time and talent of the female actresses. There are still sitcoms which use all the characters including kids.

He did on Bob.
Yeah, on that show he had a grown daughter.

I agreed that she would have been a great mother. Has Bob Newhart ever played a father? I know on this show and Newhart he didn't.
From what I understand, she and her longtime husband, Tom Gallagher, tried to have kids but were unsuccessful. At one point, she had a miscarriage. Of course, years later she became a stepmom to Tom Poston's kids.

In one -- and only one -- episode of The Bob Newhart Show Suzanne Pleshette appeared with a very different and dramatic hair color. It was her usual short dark hair but the front was dyed platinum blonde or white. There was never any mention of the change in the show and it was gone in the next episode.

Does anyone else remember this and know why her hair was different?

Thanks.

Brian

This is the lifestyle I want, what Emily and Bob had which was

Double Income and No Kids.

This is the lifestyle I want, what Emily and Bob had which was

Double Income and No Kids.It worked for them.

I have been a loyal fan of Suzanne Pleshette for years now since I was a child. I always found her to be a beautiful woman and a very talented one too. I love her voice. I love the chemistry between both her and Bob Newhart. I believe that Emily and Bob would have made wonderful parents. I have even dreamed about Bob and Emily being my parents. But I have to say my parents are great and I would never replace them. I was born on June 13, 1972 in Houston Texas. I am now 41 years old. I graduated high school in 1991.

This clip will make you realize she was way out of Bob's league! They probably made her cut her hair in the early years of the show so her being married to Bob wouldn't look TOO unrealistic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTx7EEm1tt0

Well she was hot with long hair in that clip.

Suzanne was a beautiful lady. Remember her from Alfred Hitchcock's "The birds'? Also she was on an episode of Alfred Hitchcock presents, very young than and pretty!

Love her with longer hair in later seasons ... BUT Season 1, Episode 12 Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry --- Emily goes without a bra - see for your self - not sure what the people behind the show were thinking - seems it was a one time thing (?)

She looks very nice !

I thought she was incredibly hot...a real beauty imo.

I always LOL when the scene is in bed and the wife sleeps with a bra on ...

She even got more beautiful in the tbns years.

She even got more beautiful in the tbns years.

She sure did.

Besides Bob Newhart, in later years she made a fierce Leona Helmsley & a great grifter mom for Karen On Will & Grace.

I always LOL when the scene is in bed and the wife sleeps with a bra on ...

women don't wear their bra to bed? I never knew that! (really-I'm not trying to be funny!)