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u/dcarsonturner Montreal Expos • Seattle Mariners Mar 28 '24

His cameo in futurama is legendary, as well as Henry Aaron, I still can’t believe they got him lmao

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u/tyler-86 World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… Mar 28 '24

The writers originally wrote the line "This is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen, and I've seen Mr. Belvedere naked!" but later changed it to something like "This is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen, and I've seen Mr. Belvedere do jumping jacks!" because they thought Bob wouldn't want to say the original line.

When Bob came in to do the recording, he suggested they change the line to "naked" without knowing the original line.

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u/dcarsonturner Montreal Expos • Seattle Mariners Mar 28 '24

Lmao that’s legendary 😂

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u/Iamthepirateking Milwaukee Brewers Apr 02 '24

Honestly, it's like they've never listened to Bob call a game if they think that he would be uncomfortable saying the word naked. He was once staying in the same hotel as a Furry convention in Pittsburgh and talked about it for about three solid innings two games in a row.

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u/tyler-86 World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… Apr 02 '24

You can also listen to Norm Macdonald tell stories about Bob's legendary usage of the cough button and know Bob wouldn't mind.

I think they were being a bit careful because Bob was friends with Christopher Hewett and Hewett had recently passed away.