
Created for ABC's sitcom "Soap" in 1977, "Bob" will join the museum's collections chronicling the evolution of the sitcom, including the Bunkers' chairs from "All in the Family" as well as Charlie McCarthy, Jerry Mahoney and other ventriloquist figures.
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At left: "Bob" and Jay Johnson.
Below: Stewart Lane, "Bob," Jay Johnson and Bonnie Comley celebrate "Bob" joining the Smithsonian collection.
photos by Aubrey Reuben
