# Mr. Carlin (Jack Riley) has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-carlin-jack-riley-has-died/763360 "2016-08-19T23:40:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-carlin-jack-riley-has-died/763360/1 "2016-08-19T23:40:05Z")
[Story](http://metv.com/stories/rip-jack-riley-of-the-bob-newhart-show). One of the better Newhart patients, Mr. Carlin always had that sarcastic edge. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-carlin-jack-riley-has-died/763360/2 "2016-08-20T00:18:08Z")
Peterson’s a twerp! ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-carlin-jack-riley-has-died/763360/3 "2016-08-20T01:25:42Z")
I’m going to get naked and stand on a rock ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-carlin-jack-riley-has-died/763360/4 "2016-08-20T03:27:30Z")
Riley was the voice of Stu Pickles in Rugrats. I always enjoyed his roles. Very funny guy. Riley was 80. Bob Newhart is currently 86. RIP ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-carlin-jack-riley-has-died/763360/5 "2016-08-20T06:57:02Z")
“If I could proceed normally, I wouldn’t be here”. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-carlin-jack-riley-has-died/763360/6 "2016-08-20T17:30:53Z")
He was really good for a long time. Got a lot of guest appearances on a lot of shows over the years. Fun to pick him out. IMDb [page](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0727051/). E.g., he was on Kramer’s Reality Tour bus on _Seinfeld_. A couple night ago he was on the episode of _Mary Tyler Moore_ that we watched. One of two appearances on the show. Both before _The Bob Newhart Show_. Only 80 and apparently not acting lately. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-carlin-jack-riley-has-died/763360/7 "2016-08-21T03:40:28Z")
Here’s [a great clip of his appearance on _Newhart_ in 1988.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkQwcQJVBkE) He’s basically playing Mr. Carlin again and he does it perfectly. Also nice how the studio audience recognizes him immediately. Interestingly, although they wouldn’t do _Rugrats_ for another couple of years, that’s Melanie Chartoff who voiced his wife on _Rugrats_ (Tommy’s mom).