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~*Hannah_Lee*~ · 05-23-2002, 02:36 AM

Are there any Bill Daily fans in here?? If so, or even if your not, tell me what you think of Bill on my poll.

Cactus Jack · 12-01-2002, 01:21 PM

I like him on this show!!!

Impressions · 12-01-2002, 01:33 PM

He is one of my favorite characters on the show, I like all his jokes about aviation and being a pilot.

mister bluster · 12-29-2002, 05:37 AM

I thought he was funny.

TJL · 12-29-2002, 09:31 AM

I think he's a great comic actor. He also was able to display his talents on two hit sitcoms, which is rare for any actor to do.
I wish he was working more these days.
I hpe you saw the PBS special that was on last month when Bob Newhart recieved the Mark Twain prize for his achievements. Bill Daily gave a very funny speech, with some great anecdotes about the show and Bob Newhart. He's still got great timing.

dandelion wine · 02-11-2005, 01:40 AM

Love him! I thought he was very funny.

Mr. Television · 02-11-2005, 02:41 AM

I always liked Bill Daily.

gilligan fanatic · 02-14-2005, 04:32 PM

he is great here he is great on Alf he is great on jeannie

sg1niner · 04-19-2005, 01:24 PM

Bill rules. My avatar is a good clue on that.

hoosierelvisfan · 04-19-2005, 02:44 PM

I liked him in Jeannie but I thought he was even funnier in Bob Newhart Show.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

Bonsai · 04-29-2005, 09:25 PM

Bill Daily was really terrific---very talented actor with a great sense of timing.

It's really really hard to make a strong impression with a supporting character, especially if the tone of the character is somehow negative, like with Howard being nosy, needy, clueless, etc. the Hartley's loved Howard, but I'm sure only the time that he was working on flights all over the world made that possible.

CAJeannieFan57 · 05-01-2005, 10:45 PM

I loved both of his main characters - Roger Healey on IDOJ and Howard Borden on TBNS. The man himself is wonderful. I've had the privilege of meeting him twice, and he is funny in person as well. Still a cutie, too, for a man of 76.

Donna

AB · 05-04-2007, 08:20 PM

I like him better now than I did the first time I saw the show. His character kind of grows on you.

TURBOCSX · 05-04-2007, 08:38 PM

I loved him on The Bob Newhart Show, and on I Dream of Jeannie. It's kind of funny how he managed to play a pilot on both shows. I mean, even though he was an astronaut on jeannie, he was still a pilot. Do you think the original concept called for a pilot and then people auditioned for it? or do you think the concept called for a wacky neighbor, bill daily auditioned and got the part, and then they made him a pilot? Would be interesing to know. I also liked him on Match Game.

CAJeannieFan57 · 05-04-2007, 09:28 PM

Answering the question about Howard and how he got to be a pilot - the story told in the book, "Hi Bob" by Joey Green, was that he was not in the original plans and pilot for the show. But when the show needed a wacky neighbor, somebody mentioned Bill Daily, and the creative juices flowed. Evidently Lorenzo Music and his cohorts hesitated to put Bill back in a uniform, because of IDOJ, but the idea of a pilot constantly turned around by jet lag was too good to resist. So back Bill went into a uniform - but they kept him out of a green one. His original uniform was blue, then turned khaki, then eventually you saw him back in a blue one again.

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He's pretty funny.	13	41.94%
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05-23-2002, 02:36 AM	#1
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12-01-2002, 01:21 PM	#2
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12-29-2002, 09:31 AM	#5
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02-11-2005, 01:40 AM	#6
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12-01-2002, 01:33 PM	#3
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12-29-2002, 05:37 AM	#4
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02-11-2005, 02:41 AM	#7
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02-14-2005, 04:32 PM	#8
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04-19-2005, 01:24 PM	#9
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04-19-2005, 02:44 PM	#10
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04-29-2005, 09:25 PM	#11
Bonsai Gilligan Ambassador Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2005 Posts: 356	Bill Daily Bill Daily was really terrific---very talented actor with a great sense of timing. It's really really hard to make a strong impression with a supporting character, especially if the tone of the character is somehow negative, like with Howard being nosy, needy, clueless, etc. the Hartley's loved Howard, but I'm sure only the time that he was working on flights all over the world made that possible.

05-01-2005, 10:45 PM	#12
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	I loved both of his main characters - Roger Healey on IDOJ and Howard Borden on TBNS. The man himself is wonderful. I've had the privilege of meeting him twice, and he is funny in person as well. Still a cutie, too, for a man of 76. Donna

05-04-2007, 08:20 PM	#13
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	I like him better now than I did the first time I saw the show. His character kind of grows on you.

05-04-2007, 08:38 PM	#14
TURBOCSX Arnold Ziffel Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 06, 2007 Location: NY Posts: 109	I loved him on The Bob Newhart Show, and on I Dream of Jeannie. It's kind of funny how he managed to play a pilot on both shows. I mean, even though he was an astronaut on jeannie, he was still a pilot. Do you think the original concept called for a pilot and then people auditioned for it? or do you think the concept called for a wacky neighbor, bill daily auditioned and got the part, and then they made him a pilot? Would be interesing to know. I also liked him on Match Game.

05-04-2007, 09:28 PM	#15
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	Answering the question about Howard and how he got to be a pilot - the story told in the book, "Hi Bob" by Joey Green, was that he was not in the original plans and pilot for the show. But when the show needed a wacky neighbor, somebody mentioned Bill Daily, and the creative juices flowed. Evidently Lorenzo Music and his cohorts hesitated to put Bill back in a uniform, because of IDOJ, but the idea of a pilot constantly turned around by jet lag was too good to resist. So back Bill went into a uniform - but they kept him out of a green one. His original uniform was blue, then turned khaki, then eventually you saw him back in a blue one again.