His debut live album “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” was what shot him into ... that sputtered after a season each in the ’90s, but those false starts pale in comparison to the massive ...

He remains best known for the television shows, “The Bob Newhart Show” (1972-78) and “Newhart” (1982-90), both of which were built around his persona as a reasonable man put-upon by crazies.