The Bob Newhart Show

TV Series
1972–1978
TV-G
30m

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The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.

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Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
Suzanne Pleshette was cast after she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), seated by happenstance next to Bob Newhart. Producers thought she and Bob clicked together and asked her to read for the show.

Goofs
There is a window behind the headboard of the Hartley's bed which shows a view of the city. However, if the orientation of the building's hallway is correct- apparently leading off to the left from the Hartley apartment front door, then the window should open onto it.

Quotes
Howard Borden: I was, uh, just decorating my Christmas tree and I was wondering, is there a trick to stringing cranberry sauce?

Connections
Edited into The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special (1991)

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The Gold Standard of 70's Sitcoms

"The Bob Newhart Show" is possibly the most brilliant of the "adult sitcoms" of the early 1970's. Along with "The Odd Couple" and "Mary Tyler Moore", this show exhibits a subtle, mature humor that has all but disappeared from television today. Great actors make this show with a simple "situation" -- adults working, talking, eating, and going to bed -- hilarious and reflective. Bob Newhart's unique comedic style finds a perfect outlet in "The Bob Newhart Show." For the uninitiated, it might be compared to "Seinfeld" in that it is a "show about nothing" that derives humor from the interactions between people and not "jokes."