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Newhart insisted that there never be any children for his character to be the father of in each of his television series. "I told the creators I didn't want any children, because I didn't want it to be a show about 'How stupid Daddy is, but we love him so much, let's get him out of the trouble he's gotten himself into.'" In the sixth year of Newhart's CBS series, "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972), the writers wrote a script in which Emily Hartley was pregnant. When Newhart was asked his opinion of the script, he said, "It's very funny. Who are you going to get to play Bob?". His 1960 comedy album [i]The Buttoned-Down Mind of Bob Newhart[/i] went to #1 on the charts, beating out Elvis Presley and [i]The Sound of Music[/i] original Broadway cast album. The album won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for 1960. He has a sister (Sister M. Joan Newhart) who is a nun. Guest hosted "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) 87 times. Appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (a.k.a. "Toast of the Town" (1948)) 8 times. Like Bill Cosby, Newhart has the ability to be funny without resorting to profanity. The closest Newhart comes is in his bit "The Driving Instructor," in which he comments, "...I don't suppose it is so damn funny". Nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award in the best spoken word album category for his album [i]I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This![/i]. Was considered for the role of Andy Stone in Casino (1995). Good friend of Don Rickles.