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catlover79 · 04-01-2008, 11:18 PM

Has anyone ever read (or heard of) the BNS companion book, Hi Bob! A Self-Help Guide to the Bob Newhart Show, written by Joey Green? It's a lot of fun. It's been out of print for years but you can find it used on Amazon very cheap!

CAJeannieFan57 · 04-02-2008, 10:11 PM

It's sitting on the floor next to the chair where I'm sitting right now. :-) I love that book! However, he does have a few things wrong. Check some other air date guides, and you'll find some discrepancies.

But Joey's book was the ONLY one to have Bill Daily's birthyear as 1927 - the correct one - when everyone else was listing 1928!

I think I bought mine thru a seller on abebooks.com, a few years ago!

DonnaR/CA

catlover79 · 04-03-2008, 12:01 AM

^ It's such a fun book, although it's a shame that Bob himself did not participate.

Oh well. I especially loved reading the comments from "the group" - Jack Riley, John Fiedler, Renee Lippin, Oliver Clark, Noam Pitlik, and Howard Hesseman.

catlover79 · 04-06-2008, 12:34 AM

I just took it out of the library again today.

CAJeannieFan57 · 04-06-2008, 10:05 AM

In my book was the shipping invoice - it cost me $1 to buy and $3 to ship.

My library system has several of the books about the old TV shows - GI, ILL to name two - but did not have Joey Green's Hi Bob or Steve Cox's Dreaming of Jeannie. So I bought both of those, sight unseen. I think I have 2 copies of Steve's book and my daughter has one (completely signed except by Barbara). I also have the one on the Partridge Family and the one about the Brady Bunch as written by the young man who played Greg Brady. Those are both excellent books to own.

catlover79 · 04-07-2008, 01:39 PM

^ I've read those books, too. You're right, Donna, they are a lot of fun!

ladyjane · 04-07-2008, 04:17 PM

Yeah I have that book and it's pretty good. I love books about tv shows though and have bought heaps of them on ebay over the years.

catlover79 · 07-02-2008, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyjane

Yeah I have that book and it's pretty good. I love books about tv shows though and have bought heaps of them on ebay over the years.

Same here.

AB · 07-03-2008, 04:40 PM

I've never read it, but would like to. I'll see if the library has a copy.

catlover79 · 07-08-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by annball1957

I've never read it, but would like to. I'll see if the library has a copy.

Did you find it, Ann?

AB · 07-15-2008, 06:21 PM

No, I haven't made it to the library yet, been too busy lately. But I wrote the title down & put it in my purse for when I do get a chance to go.

catlover79 · 07-16-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by annball1957

No, I haven't made it to the library yet, been too busy lately. But I wrote the title down & put it in my purse for when I do get a chance to go.

CAJeannieFan57 · 07-16-2008, 08:47 PM

If your library system has an online database (and most do, these days), you might want to let your fingers do the typing before your car has to use GAS. I use our systems' databases all the time to find and request materials, which saves me time and gas going down there just to find out that only (X) branch has the book and I'll have to request it anyway!

Right now I have a bunch of Gilligan-related books requested from the two library systems. Unfortunately NEITHER of the San Diego systems (County and City) have the book Hi, Bob!.

catlover79 · 07-17-2008, 11:38 AM

^ That's what I do. I look up the items I'd like to check out, and I reserve them online. Then I get an automated message on my phone when they arrive, and I simply drive to the library to pick them up. I love that.

AB · 07-17-2008, 05:56 PM

^ Thanks for the tip!

04-01-2008, 11:18 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Hi Bob! (the book) Has anyone ever read (or heard of) the BNS companion book, Hi Bob! A Self-Help Guide to the Bob Newhart Show, written by Joey Green? It's a lot of fun. It's been out of print for years but you can find it used on Amazon very cheap!
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04-02-2008, 10:11 PM	#2
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	It's sitting on the floor next to the chair where I'm sitting right now. :-) I love that book! However, he does have a few things wrong. Check some other air date guides, and you'll find some discrepancies. But Joey's book was the ONLY one to have Bill Daily's birthyear as 1927 - the correct one - when everyone else was listing 1928! I think I bought mine thru a seller on abebooks.com, a few years ago! DonnaR/CA
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04-03-2008, 12:01 AM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	^ It's such a fun book, although it's a shame that Bob himself did not participate. Oh well. I especially loved reading the comments from "the group" - Jack Riley, John Fiedler, Renee Lippin, Oliver Clark, Noam Pitlik, and Howard Hesseman.

04-06-2008, 12:34 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I just took it out of the library again today.

04-06-2008, 10:05 AM	#5
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	In my book was the shipping invoice - it cost me $1 to buy and $3 to ship. My library system has several of the books about the old TV shows - GI, ILL to name two - but did not have Joey Green's *Hi Bob* or Steve Cox's Dreaming of Jeannie. So I bought both of those, sight unseen. I think I have 2 copies of Steve's book and my daughter has one (completely signed except by Barbara). I also have the one on the Partridge Family and the one about the Brady Bunch as written by the young man who played Greg Brady. Those are both excellent books to own.

04-07-2008, 01:39 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	^ I've read those books, too. You're right, Donna, they are a lot of fun!

04-07-2008, 04:17 PM	#7
ladyjane Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 10, 2007 Location: new york Posts: 20	Yeah I have that book and it's pretty good. I love books about tv shows though and have bought heaps of them on ebay over the years.

07-03-2008, 04:40 PM	#9
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I've never read it, but would like to. I'll see if the library has a copy.

07-15-2008, 06:21 PM	#11
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	No, I haven't made it to the library yet, been too busy lately. But I wrote the title down & put it in my purse for when I do get a chance to go.

07-16-2008, 08:47 PM	#13
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	If your library system has an online database (and most do, these days), you might want to let your fingers do the typing before your car has to use GAS. I use our systems' databases all the time to find and request materials, which saves me time and gas going down there just to find out that only (X) branch has the book and I'll have to request it anyway! Right now I have a bunch of Gilligan-related books requested from the two library systems. Unfortunately NEITHER of the San Diego systems (County and City) have the book *Hi, Bob!*.

07-17-2008, 11:38 AM	#14
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	^ That's what I do. I look up the items I'd like to check out, and I reserve them online. Then I get an automated message on my phone when they arrive, and I simply drive to the library to pick them up. I love that.

07-17-2008, 05:56 PM	#15
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	^ Thanks for the tip!