That great ending of his show, with him in bed with his earlier show co-star, Suzanne Pleshette, was the idea of Newhart’s wife, Ginny, who just passed away a year or so ago. If you can find it, there is a great short film called “Bob and Don: A Love Story”, which is about the long friendship between Newhart and Don Rickles, and their wives. Really funny, really heartfelt.
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