tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post2300946707827590895..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: Suzanne Pleshette & "The Honeymoon Machine"joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-70037201364030091242008-02-01T11:56:00.000-05:002008-02-01T11:56:00.000-05:00I belong to a generation of American men whose ado...I belong to a generation of American men whose adolescence was marked in the happiest way by Suzanne Pleshette's weekly presence on TV as Bob Newhart's wife. At an age when none of us had the slightest clue, she gave us our first hint of what grown-up, intelligent female sexuality looked like. For which I suspect all of us will always be grateful.<BR/><BR/>And in that same vein, I'd suggest that her best "role" may have been the many, many appearances she made over the decades on "The Tonight Show." The witty, sexy banter between her and Johnny Carson was exactly what she should have gotten the chance to do in movies. The studio heads may have been oblivious, but thankfully Johnny understood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-79603405841739529532008-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:00I enjoyed a comment I read in one of the tributes ...I enjoyed a comment I read in one of the tributes in which she said of herself that she got every role by walking out of a room - the view from behind. Not only was she sexy, but she was aware of it in a very confident and utterly sexy lowkey way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-26147265379511609122008-01-28T11:03:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:03:00.000-05:00Yes, that voice and her natural sauciness. She sh...Yes, that voice and her natural sauciness. She should have been a major movie star but came along at the wrong time - the end of the studio system. Sad.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-81644700465542035232008-01-28T09:22:00.000-05:002008-01-28T09:22:00.000-05:00I'll just miss that voice.I'll just miss that voice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-18341813701948886252008-01-28T01:32:00.000-05:002008-01-28T01:32:00.000-05:00Nice remembrance Joe.Even with her limited screen ...Nice remembrance Joe.<BR/><BR/>Even with her limited screen time, she made a strong impression in The Birds. Enough that you wish she'd been given more to do on the big screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-63685873491924690412008-01-27T20:00:00.001-05:002008-01-27T20:00:00.001-05:00Nice bit of trivia, re "The Honeymoon Machine." Th...Nice bit of trivia, re "The Honeymoon Machine." Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-29005509442309243652008-01-27T20:00:00.000-05:002008-01-27T20:00:00.000-05:00Nice bit of trivia, re "The Honeymoon Machine." T...Nice bit of trivia, re "The Honeymoon Machine." Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com