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"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972): Season 3: Episode 24 -- When the ceiling in his office collapses, Bob attempts to conduct his therapy sessions at home.
"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972): Season 3: Episode 23 -- Emily helps organize a children’s summer camp, then tries to persuade Bob to be one of the counselors.
"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972): Season 3: Episode 22 -- Bob breaks his own long-standing rule when he agrees to counsel a friend of Emily’s who’s having martial problems.
"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972): Season 3: Episode 21 -- While Bob is away on a business trip, he gives Emily carte blanche to redecorate their apartment—unfortunately, he hates the results.
"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972): Season 3: Episode 20 -- Bob is losing his confidence just as fast as he’s losing his patients, so he finally takes Emily’s advice and goes to see a psychologist.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
16 September 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
One of the best sit-coms ever more

Cast

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Bob Newhart ... Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley (142 episodes, 1972-1978)
Peter Bonerz ... Dr. Jerry Robinson (142 episodes, 1972-1978)

Suzanne Pleshette ... Emily Hartley (141 episodes, 1972-1978)
Bill Daily ... Howard Borden (139 episodes, 1972-1978)

Marcia Wallace ... Carol Kester / ... (139 episodes, 1972-1978)
Jack Riley ... Elliot Carlin (76 episodes, 1972-1978)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min | USA:30 min (142 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
When Bob Newhart read the premise for the proposed series, he insisted on two changes. First, he insisted that his character be changed from a psychiatrist to a psychologist so he wouldn't make fun of the seriously mentally ill, and he insisted that his character have no children as to avoid the standard scenario of a goofy father. more
Quotes:
Howard Borden: I was, uh, just decorating my Christmas tree and I was wondering, is there a trick to stringing cranberry sauce? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Biography: Mary Tyler Moore: All American-Girl (1995)" (????) more

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19 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best sit-coms ever, 12 January 2002
Author: mlevans from Oklahoma

I spent WAY too many hours glued to the TV as a youngster during the 1970s. Many of the shows I thought were absolutely perfect in 1972 or 1975, I have trouble sitting through for 10 minutes today. Some, however, have stood the test of time.

I would have to say that The Bob Newhart Show, more than any other show, has grown in my estimation as I have matured. I enjoyed it as a kid, but love it all the much more now.

Mr. Newhart, simply put, was and is a comedic genius. One blank look from him can surpass a 15-minute monologue by many comedians, for laugh production. In the right setting, with the right handling, Bob Newhart was one of the funniest ever. Fortunately for us, that perfect setting came together in the 1972-78 Bob Newhart Show. This show had impeccable writing by Charlotte Brown, Dick Clair and others, great directing by Peter Baldwin and many others, as well as wonderful acting.

One might have doubted that the struggles of a psychologist and his patients would make good fodder for comedy. Wrong! Who can forget the obnoxious Elliot Carlton (Jack Riley), the sharp knitting needles of Mrs. Bakerman (Florida Friebus, a.k.a., Dobie Gillis' mom), and wimpy Mr. Peterson (John Fielding, also in `12 Angry Men')? Who can forget the elevator and its frequent involvement in scenes, or Bernie Tupperman (Larry Gelman), the pudgy urinologist, or the periodic visits from `The Peeper' (Tom Poston)? And these, of course, were NOT part of the main supporting cast.

Suzanne Pleshette was perfect as Bob's lovely and usually supportive wife, Emily. Marcia Wallace became a household name as Carol, the perky secretary. Peter Borenz and Bill Daily, meanwhile, were absolutely delightful as Bob's two best friends, dentist Jerry Robinson and navigator Howard Borden. Daily, who was also great in `I Dream of Jeannie,' provided one of the most hilarious characters in sit-com history, as the clueless neighbor, Howard.

The cast of The Bob Newhart Show was so good and so deep that I have to make one confession. While I love Bob Newhart himself, I believe my favorite episode was one in which he had only a cameo appearance, phoning home from a convention somewhere. Carol, Jerry and Howard became convinced that an old flame visiting Emily while Bob was gone, spelled trouble. They spied on the two in a restaurant and the scene was possibly the most hilarious in the show's run, as Jerry wore a ridiculous fake glasses/nose combo and Howard could never seem to recognize him.

The Bob Newhart Show was a high-water mark for intelligent, sophisticated humor - although occasional forays into slapstick gave it an even more satisfying balance. Overall, I would call it one of the top three or four comedies ever made.

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