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Steelplate7 t1_iyy6i28 wrote

Bob gets to the Pearly Gates, Peter says “Hi Bob….let me show you around!…🎶Ooooooooh….These are the people in the neighborhood, in the neighborhood, in the neigh-bor-hood🎶”

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Dilke t1_iyy7788 wrote

His countless efforts for Telemiracle in Saskatchewan will never be forgotten

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ChairmaamMeow t1_iyy8fjv wrote

My childhood. RIP, he seemed like such a kind person.

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Kitchen-Witching t1_iyy8ncu wrote

He was an important part of my childhood. Rest easy Bob, and thank you for everything you taught me.

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GlumpsAlot t1_iyyacv8 wrote

Sweetest man ever. Sesame street won't be the same without him.

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Thedrunner2 t1_iyyaxqq wrote

Amazing he was on the show so long. So many of us watched him and remember him. RIP

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ChknShay t1_iyyd8l3 wrote

RIP Bob, thank you for the memories :(

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LukeLovesLakes t1_iyydf8r wrote

Was glad to have him in my neignorhood. RIP dude.

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trashtown_420 t1_iyyfp9g wrote

Of all the celebrity deaths this year, at least he went out at 90 and lived a full life.

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grimace24 t1_iyyg29b wrote

RIP sir. Thank you for the childhood memories.

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Outrageous_Bass_1328 t1_iyygb0i wrote

I love how the comments in this thread are all 100% spelled correctly (so far).

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MDH2881 t1_iyym9es wrote

First Luis and now Bob, it's been a sad year.

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shavemejesus t1_iyynua0 wrote

When I hear the name Bob it’s his face that comes to mind.

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thescoobymike t1_iyyq5si wrote

He looks like a white Smokey Robinson

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Obversa t1_iyyttm2 wrote

I am so sorry to hear of Bob McGrath's passing. I loved the kind warmth he brought to the show.

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Grimholt001 t1_iyyu2sw wrote

Few people have made a career that uplifts and educates others with the warmth this man did. Rest easy. You did well.

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randommusician t1_iyyv3am wrote

I can't even imagine how many people's lives this man touched and made better for it. With his decades on children's television, there are 50 year olds and 5 year olds whose lives wouldn't have been the same without him. How badass is that?

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Ready-Technician-876 t1_iyyw2gq wrote

I remember being about 4 watching Bob on Sesame Street in the living room of my first home back in England. Brings back a smile.

RIP Bob

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parkaprep t1_iyyydzg wrote

Street Gang, the documentary on the making of Sesame Street, is a fantastic watch. When it was made it was a radical and often controversial program because it was aimed at educating the under privileged.

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froatfish t1_iyz1tgx wrote

I remember meeting Bob at the Wayne Gretzky dinner way back. I was about 8 years old. I had to use the bathroom. As I walked in I couldn't help but be overwhelmed with the stench. I quickly used the urinal and as I was washing my hands, from the stall, out comes Bob from Sesame street... kind of a crappy way to remember him.

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Bwembo t1_iyznu0i wrote

Sad when good people pass like this. It was people like him that helped give millions of kids a great show to watch and maybe learn something good while being entertained.

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mengladys17 t1_iyzt2f6 wrote

I started watching in 1972-73 and I will really miss Bob. He was an amazing person.

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Bitter_Director1231 t1_iyzy74x wrote

He reminded me of having the temperament of a Mr. Rogers. He was an amazing person. And taught my generation many things that were of value. Which seems lost today.

His contribution to underserved children was profound.

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autotelica t1_iz06d5d wrote

Bob, Linda, Gordon, Susan and Maria. And Mr. Hooper. For me back in the day, these people were like my aunties and uncles who just happened to live in the TV.

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Imaginary_Medium t1_iz0s5h7 wrote

Replying to ChairmaamMeow (#860,774)

And he sang beautifully. I remember that most for some reason. I watched the show even when I was really a little too old for it, since I kind of had to raise myself. His kindness and love of music were inspiring. RIP.

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bigpaulo t1_iz15lcp wrote

Replying to froatfish (#862,091)

in some way, the fact that a real human being could be so gentle, kind and caring makes him even more admirable!

Stink it up behind those pearly gates, Bob! :) You've earned it!

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plaidiris918 t1_iz1yb4l wrote

Wow what memories this brings back to me, I was just about 3 years old, I remember how “Bob” and “Louise” and the rest of the Sesame Street family were the best of t.v. at the time. Oh of course PBS was the best place for us to be. I’m 50 now, so I remember watching it on a black and white screen and they only had 3-4 stations and there was still a test screen when they went off the air LoL!

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windsingr t1_iz2f103 wrote

"If just one person believes in you..."

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Skergio t1_iz2k47w wrote

Awesome job Mr. McGrath, thank you so very much for your time, your talents, and your gentle way in front of the camera. Well done, rest easy.

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tuxedo_jack t1_iz5hoha wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#866,248)

Let's be honest.

We grew up with them, and no matter how shitty the people in our lives were, we always had these individuals as beacons of how we should act.

Now that we have the chance to be like them, we should - not just because they're aging, retiring, and dying, but because it's the right thing to do.

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Beccadrummer t1_iz7z90h wrote

Replying to Pudf (#861,898)

Thank you very much for telling me. I’m very sorry for your loss. It wasn’t a nice thing to say but it is truly how I felt my whole childhood. It’s a weird world!

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