 game they wanted to have their own division so Sorkin had Newhart make a tape recording of his three best bits at that time it was Abe Lincoln versus Madison Avenue which for anybody anybody who's a fan of comedy stand-up comedy in history knows that bit Abe Lincoln versus Madison Avenue the driving instructor and the submarine commander those were three of his best bits at the time so Sorkin had him record them and then he passed those on to Warner Brothers Warner Brothers