Bob Newhart's Hilarious Airline Story Fear of Flying & Mrs. Ferguson!

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Bob Newhart’s appearance on The Jack Paar Show in 1965 featured one of his most beloved routines: the “non-scheduled airline” story. It’s a masterclass in dry, understated humor, delivered in Newhart’s signature deadpan style.
✈️ The Setup: Newhart begins by explaining his fear of flying, which he traces back to his Army days when he flew to Hawaii on a non-scheduled airline. This wasn’t your typical commercial flight—it was run by a fictional character named Mrs. Grace L. Ferguson (and her Airline and Storm Door Company), a recurring name in Newhart’s routines.
😂 The Airline Experience:
• Passengers weighed their luggage in Mrs. Ferguson’s bathroom.
• The captain’s announcements were hilariously unprofessional, including lines like:
“We’ll be flying at an altitude of 35 feet… if we get that high.”
• Safety measures were questionable at best, and the flight crew seemed just as confused as the passengers.
• Newhart plays both sides of the conversation, mimicking the captain and the passengers with subtle shifts in tone and pacing.
🎭 Why It Works: Newhart’s genius lies in his ability to build absurdity through understatement. He never breaks character or pushes the punchline—he lets the audience fill in the gaps, which makes the humor land even harder.

Bob Newhart was born on September 5, 1929, so during his appearance on The Jack Paar Show in 1965, he was 35 years old.
That was right in the middle of his meteoric rise—his debut comedy album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart had already made him a household name by 1960.

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