God, Newhart was a great show

I enjoyed it, but The Bob Newhart Show from the 70s is even better.

It tends to pale a wee bit in comparison to the original 70s Newhart.

Also, if I remember correctly it took a few seasons to gel.

But yes, it certainly has its charms.

I loved it as a kid. Let's all cherish Bob Newhart while we can. His autobiography is really good

It picked up when 'Dick' got the talk show at the tv station, with Michael as his producer. The show where he invites people to bring the world's smallest horse to the station is a riot.

And of course the finale was the single greatest finale in television history.

I'm the security cameras that went up at The Dakota's entrance after it mattered.

^^^^^ Oooooops, wrong thread. Sorry.

Peter Scolari was so cute in his prime.

To this day I love [italic]The Bob Newhart Show[/italic] and its entire cast, main and recurring.

And to this day I HATE [italic]Newhart[/italic]...save the final episode (for obvious reasons).

Always hated Mary Frann, who reminded me of Barrie Young fellow and Bonnie Franklin--all of them always up their own asses.

But I know I'm in the minority.

Mary Frann:Mary Tyler Moore::Bonnie Bartlett:Bea Arthur.

Discuss.

Newhart himself was so underrated; he never won an Emmy until The Big Bang Theory (Guest actor).

Newhart really did get a lot better as it went along. Today it wouldn't have been given enough of a chance to build its audience.

"stinking well-written" ?

"stinking" is Southern.

You may not understand.

Is that the one with the Daryl brothers?

[quote] "stinking" is Southern. You may not understand.

sure, Jan.

your ignorance is on you, r16

Yes, R15.

R9, didn't the sublime Stephanie make up for Mary Frann's boring character?

r9 should wear more sweaters.

Didn't the first season have different major characters? I seem to recall someone named Kirk.

Yes, Kirk was a liar and it was supposed to be funny. And the was in unrequited love with a young woman who was completely perfect and therefore very boring.

Thankfully, in season two they ditched Kirk and the perfect young woman's decidedly imperfect cousin Stephanie took her place working at the inn, and the show finally blossomed.