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Oak Park native Bob Newhart will be honored by TV Land and the City of Chicago with a life-sized sculpture commemorating his role as Dr. Robert Hartley from The Bob Newhart Show. The bronze sculpture will be located on the sidewalk at 430 N. Michigan (right next to Chicagoist's office!), the very building that is seen in the opening credits of the show, and will be unveiled next Tuesday. Newhart is expected to be on hand for the statue dedication event. In November, the statue will settle permanently at Navy Pier.
The Newhart sculpture is being provided and paid for by TV Land. It is the 4th TV Land sculpture in as many years. The other statues they've done are Andy Griffith in North Carolina, Ralph Kramden at NYC's Port Authority and Mary Tyler Moore in Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis.
Chicagoist is too young to remember The Bob Newhart Show, but we loved watching Newhart with our family. One thing we could never get enough of as a wee child was "Hi, my name's Larry, and this is my brother Darryl, and my other brother Darryl." We also remember loving George and really hating Michael and Stephanie.
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Newhart also a St. Ignatius grad...
I work in 430 N. Michigan aka The REALTOR® building. Howdy, neighbor! I suspected chicagoist was next door to us due to the picture of the fair from a week or two ago.
I can't wait to see the statue on the way to work each morning.
yes, hello, neighbor! your building is where i go to buy soda, snacks & deodorent!
When I come to Chicago, I'll have to pay a visit to Bob's statue. I was never a huge fan of The Honeymooners, but I totally related to Bob Newhart's put-upon day-to-day. And he is wonderful in Elf.