 You're thinking of shaving it off. Abe, don't you see that's part of the image? Right, with the shawl and the stovepipe and the string tie. The button-down mind of Bob Newhart was the first comedy album to hit number one on the Billboard 200, and it's still the 20th best-selling comedy album of all time. In 2014, he told Morning Edition he thrived in a special time.