Bob NewhartFilmography

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Actors: Don Rickles, Clint Eastwood, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Christopher Guest

Synopsis: As one of the few heavyweight comedians of Vegas's "Golden Age" to topline standup routines in 21st century Glitter Gulch - a time and place that saw him still reeling in massive audiences well into his 70s and 80s - Don Rickles qualifies as a show business legend. Rickles, of course, pioneered Read More

Mike Douglas: Moments and Memories

Actors: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, Martin Luther King Jr.

Synopsis: Per its title, the compilation release Mike Douglas: Moments and Memories serves up a collection of nostalgic clips from the popular talk program The Mike Douglas Show. Featured guests include Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Steve Martin and a young Billy Crystal. ~ Nathan Read More

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

Actors: Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Jane Curtin, Robert Foxworth, Olympia Dukakis, Bob Newhart

Synopsis: An adventurous former librarian sets out in search of the legendary mines of King Solomon in this epic sequel to The Librarian: Quest for the Spear starring Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, and Olympia Dukakis. Flynn Carsen (Wyle) was a quiet bookworm whose 12 bachelor's degrees, six Read More

Desperate Housewives: Children Will Listen

Synopsis: Lesley Ann Warren makes her first appearance as Sophie Bremmer, who descends upon her daughter, Susan (Teri Hatcher), after calling it quits with her current boyfriend, Morty (Bob Newhart). Elsewhere, Bree (Marcia Cross) enrages Lynette (Felicity Huffman) when she disciplines Lynette's Read More

Desperate Housewives: Sunday in the Park with George

Synopsis: Edie (Nicollette Sheridan) is a far from disinterested witness when Bree (Marcia Cross) goes out to lunch with the charming but slightly sinister George Williams (Roger Bart). Meanwhile, Bree's husband, Rex (Steven Culp), continues to suffer from ill health (can there be a connection somewhere?). Read More

The Untold Secrets of Television's Greatest Hits

Synopsis: The Untold Secrets of Television's Greatest Hits offers stories about the productions of eight famous programs. Among the shows discussed are Cheers, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, he Addams Family, The Munsters, and I Love Lucy. ~ Perry Seibert, All Read More

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

Actors: Noah Wyle, Kyle MacLachlan, Sonya Walger, Jane Curtin, Kelly Hu

Synopsis: A "professional student" lands a truly remarkable job in this witty made-for-TV fantasy adventure. Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) is a 30-year-old graduate student who has managed to collect a whopping 22 university degrees; despite his brilliance, shy Flynn seems to have a hard time with the real Read More

Elf

Actors: Will Ferrell, Ed Asner, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Bob Newhart

Synopsis: For his sophomore stab at directing, actor/writer/director Jon Favreau (Swingers, Made), took on this holiday comedy starring Saturday Night Live-alum Will Ferrell. Ferrell stars as Buddy, a regular-sized man who was raised as an elf by Santa Claus (Edward Asner). When the news is finally broken Read More

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill

Synopsis: Taking home a paycheck that nearly rivals the budget of the first film, Reese Witherspoon reprises the role of Elle Woods in this sequel to 2001's surprise blockbuster Legally Blonde. When she's fired from her job at an upscale law firm for voicing her stance against the testing of cosmetics on Read More

The Sports Pages

Actors: Bob Newhart, Kelsey Grammer, Gary Basaraba, Brian Markinson, Graham Jarvis, Kevin McNulty

Synopsis: The funny side of sports fandom provides the common element for two stories in this made-for-cable anthology feature. In the first segment, based on a short story by Don Marquis, a golfer (Bob Newhart) looks like he's about to break 100 for the first time, but his partner (Kelsey Grammer) keeps Read More

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Actors: John Goodman, Eric Idle, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, Richard Simmons

Synopsis: Bill Kowalchuk produced and directed this animated interpretation of the familiar Christmas fable about the eccentric reindeer, highlighted by nine musical numbers. Following the song's basic outline, dad Blitzen is embarrassed by the antics of cute yet offbeat Rudolph who has a glowing nose, gets Read More

In & Out

Actors: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Wilford Brimley

Synopsis: Life is sweet for high-school English teacher and sports coach Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline); he's still living where he grew up, he has a good relationship with his father (Wilford Brimley) and mother (Debbie Reynolds), he's respected by his community, and he's about to marry Emily (Joan Cusack) Read More

Saturday Night Live: Bob Newhart [2]

Actors: Bob Newhart, Des'ree

Synopsis: This 1995 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Bob Newhart and features musical guest Des'ree. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Murphy Brown: Anything But Cured

Synopsis: After 18 years of psychotherapy, Frank (Joe Regalbuto) is thrown for a loss when his analyst Dr. Larkin (Debra Mooney) declares that he is "cured." Feeling cast adrift, Frank turns to Murphy (Candice Bergen) for moral support. It would appear that Frank couldn't have picked a better time, what Read More

Heart and Souls

Actors: Robert Downey, Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Sizemore

Synopsis: Director Ron Underwood follows up his crowd-pleasing hit City Slickers (1991) with this likable, feel-good comedy drama about a selfish businessman who discovers that he's permanently being followed by a group of ghosts. In 1959, a bus accident links the spirits of four fatally injured passengers Read More

The Entertainers

Actors: Linda Gray, Bob Newhart

Synopsis: Where else but on network television would you be able to see a movie starring Bob Newhart, Linda Gray, and Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee "Bubbles"? The Entertainers was advertised as "the touching story of a chimp, a chump and the woman they love." Newhart is cast as Todd Wilson, a Read More

The Rescuers Down Under

Actors: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, Adam Ryen

Synopsis: Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor), the intrepid mouse squad from the International Rescue Society of The Rescuers, return to help a little boy from the Australian outback named Cody ({voice of Adam Ryen), who has been kidnapped by an evil poacher named McLeach Read More

Newhart: Season 08

Actors: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy

Newhart: Season 07

Actors: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy

Newhart: Season 06

Actors: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy

Newhart: Season 05

Actors: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy

Newhart: Season 04

Actors: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy

Newhart: Season 03

Actors: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy

Newhart: Season 02

Actors: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy

Newhart: Season 01

Actors: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Jennifer Holmes

Saturday Night Live: Bob Newhart [1]

Actors: Bob Newhart, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn

Synopsis: This 1980 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Bob Newhart and features musical guests The Amazing Rhythm Aces and Bruce Cockburn. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Marathon

Synopsis: No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Bob Newhart is a marathon runner in this sprightly made-for-TV movie. A mild, middle-aged suburbanite with the requisite loving wife (Anita Gillette), Newhart is smitten by gorgeous female jogger Leigh Taylor-Young. "Accidentally" arranging to meet the Read More

Little Miss Marker

Actors: Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart

Synopsis: Screenwriter Walter Bernstein made his directorial debut with Little Miss Marker, a re-make of the Damon Runyon story that has been filmed many times before (most notably as Little Miss Marker with Shirley Temple, Sorrowful Jones starring Bob Hope, and the Tony Curtis vehicle 40 Pounds of Read More

First Family

Actors: Gilda Radner, Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Richard Benjamin, Bob Dishy

Synopsis: Gilda Radner, Bob Newhart, and Madeline Kahn star in this comedy. The farce sends up an idiotic First Family in the persona of a bumbling president (Newhart), his semi-alcoholic wife (Kahn), and his oversexed daughter (Radner). Satirizing the artificial, formal speech of real-life First Families Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Easy For You to Say

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Jerry Fogel is cast as Paul Billingham, aka "Ralph Alfalfa the Happy Farmer" of Chicago radio fame. Though a huge success on the airwaves, Billingham harbors a dark secret: He stutters. Now that he has been offered a TV job, Billingham is terrified that the bizarre physical subterfuges he uses to Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Son of Ex-Con Job

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: In this follow-up to the earlier episode "Ex-Con Job," Bob is reunited with the five paroled convicts whom he's counseled in prison. This time, the quintet is determined to become useful members of society by finding honest work. Taurean Blacque (of Hill Street Blues fame), Wyatt Johnson, Allen Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob and his fellow doctors look forward to honoring Carol as "Secretary of the Year." Their enthusiasm is dampened when Carol, hoping to expand her professional horizons, quits her job and goes to work for Bob's pet patient, real-estate agent Elliot Carlin. Featured in the cast are Madeline Fisher Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Happy Trails to You

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: The Bob Newhart Show ended its six-season, 142-episode run with the aptly titled "Happy Trails to You." The show opens as Bob assumes his new responsibilities as a psychology professor in a small Oregon college. In flashback, Bob recalls how he bade farewell to his friends, colleagues, and Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Group on a Hot Tin Roof

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Future WKRP in Cincinnati co-star Howard Hesseman reprises his role as Mr. Plager, the gay, culturally inclined member of Bob's therapy group. Urged on by Bob and the other patients, Plager writes, produces, and directs a play. Unfortunately, Plager's masterpiece, though ostensibly set during WWI Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Freudian Ship

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob hopes to get away from his work by joining Emily on a relaxing ocean voyage. Fat chance! No sooner have they cast off than Bob has offered his psychological services to a battling married couple. Featured in the cast are Jeff Donnell as Clara, aka "The Little Woman"; John Crawford as Vern; Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Grizzly Emily

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily intends to "bond" with Bob and his father, Herb (Barnard Hughes), by accompanying them on a fishing trip. But before long, the old rules are set in place: Bob and Herb get to do all the rugged "men's stuff," while Emily is saddled with the cooking and cleaning. Laura Levine's teleplay is so Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: For only the second time in five years, Bob is forced to raise his rates. Likewise for the second time in five years, his patients react unfavorably to the increase; not only do they boycott his Christmas party, but also Mr. Carlin puts out a "contract" on Bob by hiring a professional pie thrower Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Halls of Hartley

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Weary of the exigencies of life in the big city, Bob applies for a professorial post at a small-town college. The institute, located in Iowa, is essentially a farming college, so one can guess the direction of the episode's comic thrust. The supporting cast includes Tresa Hughes as Dr. Doctor Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Of Mice or Men

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Hoping to get a grip on "the woman's angle," Bob's all-male therapy group converges in the Hartley apartment. The result is a scattershot role-playing session, with Emily assuming the guise of Chicago's own Barbara Walters. Featured in the cast are Inga Neilsen as Wanda and Betty Kean as Flo. Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Heartbreak Kid

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Tovah Feldshuh guest stars as Veronica Kidd, Bob's new student trainee. Somewhat overwhelmed by her enthusiasm and dedication, Bob comes to the conclusion that Veronica has fallen in love with him. As embarrassing as this prospect may be, the episode's denoument is even more so. Written by Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Love Is the Blindest

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Mr. Carlin is in love again; this time the lucky (?) woman is one Andrea Duff (Mary Ann Chin). Hoping to appear more exciting to the new woman in his life, Carlin enlists Bob's aid in fabricating a spectacular "life story." The result is a wide-ranging farrago of a resumé which claims, among other Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Ironwood Experience

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Invited to lecture before a sex seminar at the Ironwood Institute, Bob invites Emily to accompany him. Little does he suspect that the Institute is a nudist colony, but the bare facts soon become all too apparent. And what sort of effect will this have on the Hartleys' marriage. Max Showalter Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Shrinking Violence

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob advises both Emily and his patients never to store up their anger, but to "vent" when venting is necessary. Unfortunately, Bob's theory doesn't work too well with Emily at home. Nor is it effective with the garage mechanic who blackens Bob's eye. Also in the cast are voice-over specialist Bob Ridgely Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: My Son, the Comedian

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Howard is even more upset than usual; his son, Howie, has announced his intention to quit school and become a comedian. That's quite a quantum leap for a kid who hasn't even reached his teens yet, and Howard hopes that he -- or Bob -- will be able to talk him out of it. Bobby Ramsen, who made a Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: A Day in the Life

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Needing a long-overdue break, Bob impulsively decides to spend a week in New Orleans. This uncharacteristic kicking over of traces has a devastating effect on Bob's regular patients. Richard Stahl appears as Mel, while Bud, Rob, and Pam Kenneally are seen as the Swerdlow family. Written by Kathy Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: You're Fired, Mr. Chips

Synopsis: Hoping to lighten his workload, Bob interviews several candidates for the job of his assistant. When his efforts fail to yield fruit (most of the candidates, alas, are unable to diagnose a hangnail, much less a neurosis), Bob turns to his former college professor, Alan Dreesen (guest star Ralph Bellamy Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Shallow Throat

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Saddled with a close-mouthed patient named Twillmer (Richard Libertini), Bob encourages the man to open up and "let it all out." Unfortunately, Twillmer reveals that he has embezzled an enormous sum of money -- and Bob is bound by his doctor-patient confidentiality oath to keep mum about this Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Mentor

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Once again breaking his self-imposed rule of never consulting his friends, Bob offers advice to Carol's husband, Larry Bondurant (Will Mackenzie). Suggesting that the discouraged Larry open his own travel agency, Bob never dreamed that his advice would be acted upon so quickly. Nor did he imagine Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Carlin's New Suit

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's prickly patient, Mr. Carlin, is given yet another reason to be neurotic; a woman from his past has slapped him with a paternity suit. But upon meeting his "son" for the first time, Carlin hasn't the heart to tell the boy that the suit is a phony. Meanwhile, Bob has troubles of his own with a Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Bob's Change of Life

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: The fifth season of The Bob Newhart Show ended on March 19, 1977, with the news that Emily Hartley was pregnant. This somewhat significant plot point was conveniently forgotten when the series launched its sixth season on September 24, 1977. Written by Glen and Les Charles, the opening episode Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: You're Having My Hartley

Synopsis: Carol startles Bob and the rest of the doctors when she announces that she's pregnant. No sooner has Bob digested this information than Emily drops another bombshell; she, too, is expecting. Series semiregulars Tom Poston and Jean Palmerton reprise their familiar roles of Cliff and Corinne Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Ex-Con Job

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Volunteering his services, Bob heads to the local slammer to counsel five men about to be paroled. His efforts to reach out to these lost souls is stymied by the most outspoken of the cons, who refers to Bob as a "suit that's fat-mouthin'." Trouble is, Bob is in complete agreement. Taurean Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Who Was That Masked Man?

Synopsis: With the help of Bob and a bottle, henpecked Mr. Petersen (John Fiedler) stands up to his wife. The consequences are enormous, not only for the Petersens, but also for Bob. Toni Lamond appears as the much-discussed but seldom-seen Doris Petersen, while Larry Goldman is cast as the cop. Scripted by Glen Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: A Jackie Story

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Two separate plot strands are loosely entwined in this episode. At the office, Bob consuls a ventriloquist named Danny James (Sam Kwasman), whose dummy wants to break up the act. And on the domestic front, Jerry is terrified of being dumped by his "perfect" girlfriend, Jackie Windsor (Hope Alexander-Willis Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Taxation Without Celebration

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Though other time-frames have been offered in past episodes, the Hartleys have been married seven years according to Sy Rosen's script for "Taxation Without Celebration." Their anniversary is April 15th, a date that has completely slipped Bob's mind. Not only must he face the wrath of wife Emily Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Season 06

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Although Emily Hartley (Suzanne Pleshette), wife of Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart), had announced that she was pregnant at the end of The Bob Newhart Show's fifth season, it was decided to drop this plot strand when the series was unexpectedly renewed for season six. Thus, when the Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Grand Delusion

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: It seemed like only yesterday that Bob and Emily celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary (actually, it was in an episode which aired approximately ten months earlier, in February of 1977). And now here they are, blowing out the candles on their tenth anniversary cake. On this momentous Read More

The Rescuers

Synopsis: Two fantasy novels by Margery Sharp were combined for in the Disney animated feature The Rescuers. The title characters are a pair of mice, Bernard and Miss Bianca. A little girl named Penny has been kidnapped by Miss Medusa. When the human law enforcement officials fail to locate the child Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Desperate Sessions

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: While standing in the deposit line of his bank, Bob is taken hostage by a likable bank robber named Mel (Robert Pine). As the police, headed by Sgt. Webber (Walker Edmiston), negotiate Bob's release, the nonplussed psychologist tries to analyze his way out of the situation. Also appearaing are Ron Vernan Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Death Be My Destiny

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Having consulted his friends and patients to face up to their fears and phobias, Bob experiences an epiphany of sorts when he nearly falls down an elevator shaft. Convinced that his days are numbered, Bob can't be talked out of his conviction -- not even by those whose problems he has solved in Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: My Boy Guillermo

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Gail Strickland makes a return appearance as Courtney Simpson, Jerry's free-spirited former girlfriend. When Courtney announces her desire to marry Jerry, he is delighted. But then he discovers that Courtney merely needs a husband so that she can adopt an eight-year-old orphan named Richie (Matthew Laborteaux Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Carol at 6:01

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: There is no question that Carol is deeply and sincerely loved by her new husband, Larry Bondurant (Will Mackenzie). Only one problem: Larry is smothering Carol with affection, and she's having a lot of trouble coming up for air. Meanwhile, Bob tries to convince a patient that a weekly bingo game Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Birth of a Salesman

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's legal hassles and headaches begin apace when he advises a shy patient named Mr. Herd (Oliver Clark) to be more assertive. The strategy works so well that Mr. Herd ends up suing Bob. In the meantime, Emily is fiercely determined to fight a traffic ticket -- and she expects Bob to support her Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Boy Next Door

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Finally getting custody of his son Howie, Howard must now face the problem of proper child care when he isn't around. At first, Howie is left in the hands of Bob and Emily, who in turn hire a gorgeous babysitter named Mitzi Margolis (Brooke Adams). Howard is so impressed by Mitzi that he asks her Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Duke of Dunk

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: It seems that even before Dennis Rodman, the Chicago basketball world was plagued with showboaters who thought that they were the center of the universe. In this episode of The Bob Newhart Show, Anthony Costello is cast as Dwayne Granger, aka "The Duke of Dunk," a star basketball player. Upset Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Season 05

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: The fifth season of The Bob Newhart Show offers even more fun, laughs, and neuroses with Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart), his wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette), the Hartley's airline-pilot neighbor Howard Borden (Bill Daily), Bob's dentist friend Jerry Robinson (Peter Bonerz), and Bob Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Peeper Two

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Tom Poston returns in the role of Bob's prankish college chum Cliff Murdock, aka "The Peeper." Arriving in Chicago, an uncharacteristically somber Cliff announces that his wife has left him. Bob invites Cliff to make the Hartley's home his own -- and, as usual, he does. Some of the outtakes for Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Still Crazy After All These Years

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: About to embark upon an out-of-town trip, Bob tries to divest himself of the dependent Howard by foisting his friend off on a fellow psychologist, Dr. Ned Podbillion (Leonard Stone), whose unorthodox methods invariably yield positive results. Upon his return, Bob is confronted by the new Howard Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Enter Mrs. Peeper

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Although the opening episode of The Bob Newhart Show's fifth season was not the first of that season to be filmed, "Enter Mrs. Peeper" was a logical extension of the final episode of season four. Tom Poston makes another appearance as Bob's fun-loving college buddy, Cliff Murdock, aka "the Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Caged Fury

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: In anticipation of Howard's big Fourth of July Bicentennial celebration, Bob and Emily scurry down to the basement storage locker to get supplies. Alas, Emily locks both herself and Bob into the locker -- and there they remain until July 5th. This minor mishap has major repercussions on the Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob is aghast to discover that his mother and father are separating after 47 years of marriage. The reason: Mr. Hartley loves to fish, and Mrs. Hartley (Martha Scott) does not. Worse still, Mom wants Bob and Emily's advice on reentering the dating scene. Also in the guest cast is John Holland as Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Now that he is retired, Jerry can devote his energy to locating his birth parents. Alas, his first two efforts -- distributing leaflets and advertising on a local wrestling show -- failed to yield results. Down but not out, Jerry embarks upon a world tour to locate the couple who gave him up for Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Jerry's Retirement

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Reaping a huge sum of money from an earlier investment, Jerry sells his practice and retires. Unfortunately, Bob is unable to enjoy Jerry's retirement, fearing that a life of leisure has transformed his best friend into a bum. Also appearing are John Randolph as Bob's father-in-law, Junior Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Some of My Best Friends Are...

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Future WKRP in Cincinnati regular Howard Hesseman makes a return appearance on The Bob Newhart Show, this time in the role of Bob's new patient, Mr. Plager. Described as "mildly neurotic with compulsive tendencies," Plager is welcomed by the rest of Bob's therapy group with open arms. Alas, those Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Great Rent Strike

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob is none too happy by the service in his apartment -- or rather, the lack of service. Fed up with a furnace that won't heat and faulty plumbing, Bob stages a sit-in on the behalf of his beleaguered fellow tenants. The crisis is compounded when Bob's most neurotic patient, Mr. Carlin, purchases Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Making Up Is the Thing to Do

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story arc, Bob is still fretting over the breakup of his parents' marriage. Counting on the holiday spirit to heal old wounds, Bob invites both his mother and father to Christmas dinner at the Hartley apartment, hoping to bring them back together (provided, of Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Slammer

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob accepts the invitation of his pal, Cliff Murdock (Tom Poston), to revisit a bar that they both frequented in their college days. Alas, times have changed, and the bar has a distinctly seedy-looking clientele. Worse still, Bob and Cliff try to purchase basketball tickets from a brace of sexy Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: No Sale

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: The enterprising Mr. Carlin gets Bob and Jerry involved in a shady real-estate scheme, wherein an old tenement will be razed to make room for a new development. Oh, the money is good, but the end result will be the eviction of an old man named Arbogast (Malcolm Atterbury). Will conscience once Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Warden Gordon Borden

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: William Redfield guest stars as Howard Borden's brother, Gordon, a bird-sanctuary warden with a history of claiming things that rightfully belong to Howard. Arriving in Chicago to witness the mating ritual of two rare whooping cranes, Gordon makes himself right at home in Howard's apartment. Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Guaranteed Not to Shrink

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Carol decides to go to night school in pursuit of a degree in psychology. Not only does this upset the routine in Bob's building, but it also drives the inhabitants to distraction as Carol insists upon analyzing everyone in her immediate vicinity. But, as usual, Bob has problems that go far beyond Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: A Crime Most Foul

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob turns amateur detective when his expensive new tape recorder turns up missing. Deducing that there's a thief at large, Bob places everyone -- friends and family members alike -- under suspicion. But the solution to the mystery is embarrassingly close to home. Originally shown over the CBS Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Send This Boy to Camp

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Written by David Lloyd, this episode finds Bob, Jerry, and Howard volunteering to lead a brace of orphans on a rugged camping trip. Their long journey ends with but a single step, as the heroes set up camp in a Chicago parking lot. Also appearing are Sorrell Booke as Perlmutter, Michael Le Clair Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Et Tu, Carol?

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: This week, Bob is besieged from all sides. Not only is Carol threatening to give notice to two of her four bosses, but Howard has given Bob a bad-taste gift -- and he expects to be praised for his largesse. Completing the canvas is the unscheduled appearance of a human fly. Shirley O'Hara appears Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Fathers & Sons & Mothers

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's parents are briefly uprooted while their house is being painted. While Dad Hartley (Barnard Hughes) goes off on a fishing trip, Mom Hartley (Martha Scott) stays with Bob and Emily -- and the viewers brace themselves for another round of concentrated maternal smothering. Meanwhile, Bob has to Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Over the River and Through the Woods

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily leaves town to spend Thanksgiving with her parents, leaving Bob, his friends, and his patients to fend for themselves. What results is a truly lost weekend -- booze and all. Yes, this is the episode with the celebrated "moo-goo-gai-pan" scene, cited by many TV historians as one of the Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: A Matter of Vice-Principal

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: With Bob out of town on a lecture tour, Emily is terrified that she will succumb to the temptation of having an affair with her old flame Steve Darnell (David Hedison). To prevent this, Emily turns to Jerry and Howard for help -- and you know how much help they are. Written by Laura Levine Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Article

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Jerry Fogel is cast as Paul Billingham (aka Ralph Alfalfa the Happy Farmer of Chicago radio fame). Though a huge success on the airwaves, Billingham harbors a dark secret: He stutters. Now that he has been offered a TV job, Billingham is terrified that the bizarre physical subterfuges he uses to Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Tobin's Back in Town

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: As Ellen prepares to marry Howard, who should pop up in Chicago but Ellen's egotistical former boyfriend, John Tobin (Fred Willard). With the confidence of a born winner, John is certain that he can persuade Ellen to take him back. Alas, the neurotic Howard is equally certain that Ellen will go Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Way We Weren't

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily can't understand why Bob refuses to meet his former girlfriend. Bob's answers are vague, but serve to satisfy Emily. And then helpful Howard blurts out the truth: Bob had dated both Emily and his ex-sweetheart at the same time. The supporting cast includes Casey Connors as Jennifer, David Knapp Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Longest Good-Bye

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Though not the first episode filmed for The Bob Newhart Show's fourth season, "The Longest Good-Bye" was chosen as the season opener on September 13, 1975. Tom Poston makes the first of several appearances as Bob's prankish old college chum Cliff Murdock. Having arrived in Chicago to close a Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Here's Looking at You, Kid

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Howard intrudes upon Bob and Emily's sixth anniversary celebration with another big problem. In love with Bob's sister, Ellen, Howard is too nervous to propose. It is up to Bob himself to pop the question -- and never mind the implications. Also appearing are Richard Balin as Fred Goring, Don Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Ceiling Hits Bob

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: The ceiling in Bob's office collapses, forcing him and his patients to do some quick improvising. It doesn't take long for Bob to establish a reputation for having the only "floating therapy session" in Chicago. Also appearing are Lucian Scott as Mr. Vickers, Jess Nadelman as Bud Brey, Don Nagel Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The New Look

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob agrees to give Emily a free hand when she redecorates the Hartley apartment. As a result, the place is festooned with ugly antiques and uncomfortable furniture -- and even worse, Bob takes his life in his hands every time he walks into the living room. How can he express his annoyance without Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospit

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: The name of this Bob Newhart Show episode is proof incarnate that the series' producers were growing tired of coming up with clever titles that would never show up on screen. Yes, Bob is in the hospital on Christmas Eve, and he's not the only one who is miserable. Merie Earle makes another Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: A Pound of Flesh

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Jerry needs money for a new motorcycle, but Bob intends upon following Polonius' advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be." Fortunately, Howard is willing to extend Jerry the necessary funds. Unfortunately, the loan results in a serious rift between the two friends -- and Bob, who has been Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: My Business Is Shrinking

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob can't understand why he is rapidly losing patients. When his practice shrinks to near-nothingness, so does his ego. There is no other alternative for Bob than to consult a fellow psychologist, Dr. Walburn (Phillip R. Allen). The supporting cast includes Ray Stewart (Congressman Shetlan), Mary Jo Catlett Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Bob Hits the Ceiling

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Worried that the marriage between her friend Diane Nugent (Cynthia Harris) and her gym-teacher husband, Frank (Mike Henry), is on the verge of collapse, Emily asks Bob to counsel the couple. Reluctant to break his personal rule of not getting involved in the problems of his friends, Bob finally Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Think Smartly--Vote Hartley

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Surrending to Emily's power of persuasion, Bob agrees to run for the chairmanship of the school board. By all appearances, Bob is a shoe-in; the incumbent is a washout who hasn't attending a board meeting in nearly half a year. But as usual, Bob seems poised to snatch defeat from the jaws of Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Who Is Mr. X?

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob is persuaded to appear on a TV interview show hosted by soft-spoken Ruth Corley (Jennifer Warren). But the moment the cameras are turning, Ruth transforms into a barracuda, aggressively attacking both Bob and his profession. Unnerved, Bob is trapped into revealing that he has been treating a Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: What's It All About, Albert?

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Feeling that both his life and career are worthless, Bob consults his college mentor, distinguished psychologist Professor Albert (Keenan Wynn). Chuckling at Bob's discomfiture, Albert insists that the "shrink" business is all an elaborate fraud. These soothing words succeed only in making Bob Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Shrinks Across the Sea

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's participation in a medical foreign-exchange program obliges the Hartleys to play host to arrogant French psychologist Alan Durocher (Rene Auberjonois). Neither Bob nor Emily are quite prepared for Dr. Durocher's "continental" outlook on life. Things come to head when Bob is forced to mediate Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Carol's Wedding

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Will Mackenzie makes the first of several series appearances as mercurial travel agent Larry Bondurant. The office is abuzz with speculation and trepidation when Carol announces her engagement to a man whom she met on a blind date -- 12 hours earlier. Others in the cast are Robert Casper as Judge Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Emily Hits the Ceiling

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily is swept up by the enthusiasm of a group of fellow teachers, who want to open a children's summer camp. Though Bob is disdainful of the idea -- and of the silly nicknames the future counselors have bestowed upon themselves -- he finally breaks down and agrees to help Emily set up the camp. Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob is invited to form a partnership with another psychologist, a high-living gentleman named Frank Walburn (Phillip R. Allen). The reason, explains Frank, is that the low-pressure Bob would provide a welcome contrast to the usual Walburn method. But the real reason, or so it seems, is for Bob to Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Season 04

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Season four of The Bob Newhart Show opens with the first of the several teamings of star Bob Newhart and character comedian Tom Poston, cast respectively as Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley and Bob's old school chum Cliff Murdock. Some two decades later, Poston would in real life become the Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Death of a Fruitman

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's plans to hold a surprise party for his therapy group are messed up by the non-arrival of one patient, Mr. Gianini. Somewhat miffed, Bob exiles Gianini in absentia. Expressing long-withheld hostility towards the missing member, the rest of the group applauds Bob's action, but they Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Heavyweights

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily feels that Bob's weight workshop could use a motivational speaker. Pressed into service is Bob's secretary, Carol, who tells her story of how she lost one hundred pounds after graduating "magna cum lard" from high school. Unfortunately, Carol's words result more in perspiration than Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Change Is Gonna Do Me Good

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily is convinced that Bob is in a rut. As a result, Emily and Bob switch household responsibilities: She handles the budget while he does the shopping. Bob's misadventure with a grocery-store box boy (Bryan Byers) is a highlight. Written by Gordon and Lynne Farr, "Change Is Gonna Do Me Good" Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Ship of Shrinks

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's ego is given quite a boost when he is invited to write a chapter for a fellow psychologist's book. But his euphoria is short-lived; as published, the article has been heavily edited and rewritten. As a result, Bob is reluctant to attend a long-anticipated psychologist's convention in Hawaii Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Life Is a Hamburger

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Carol's new fiancé, Don Felzer (Richard Schaal), is, for want of a better word, weird. Not only is he an unpublished poet (and not without reason), and without a job, but he also has bad feet. But while love is blind, Carol's friends and associates are not, and all of them hope that she'll come to Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Attempting to practice what he preaches to his therapy group, Bob goes on an "honesty" kick. His efforts to tell all the truth all the time has a decidedly negative effect on the guests at the Hartleys' dinner party. Lawrence Pressman and Rose Gregorio make guest appearances as Ed and Janet Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Grey Flannel Shrink

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: In addition to his usual duties, Bob takes on a job as staff psychiatrist for a major Chicago insurance company. Bolstered by a huge salary and better working conditions, Bob performs his job well -- all too well, in fact. John Anderson guest-stars as Colton, with Edward Winter as Wes Greenfield, Jerry Fogel Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Dr. Ryan's Express

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Shirley O'Hara makes a return appearance as vague-minded receptionist Debbie. Hired by Jerry as a temp while Carol is on vacation, Debbie drives everyone to distraction with her incessant ineptitude. Bob would like to say something about the problem, but Debbie is just so darned nice. Also in the Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Serve for Daylight

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob and his colleagues gear up for their annual doctor's tennis tournament. Naturally, Emily assumes that she will be teamed with Bob. What she hadn't counted on was Bob's overriding desire to win -- a desire that, so far as he is concerned, may be unfulfilled with Emily around. Others in the cast Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Home Is Where the Hurt Is

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: It's the Christmas season again, and Carol is depressed over the prospect of spending the holidays with her overbearing parents in Iowa. As a result, Carol ends up celebrating Christmas Eve in the home of Bob and Emily Hartley. Some celebration -- it's more like an emergency therapy session when Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Jerry Robinson Crusoe

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's best friend, Jerry, is in love again. This time the light of his life is free-spirited Courtney Simpson (Gail Strickland). Completely under Courtney's spell, Jerry has decided to kick over the traces by giving up his practice and moving to Tahiti with the girl of his dreams. Will Bob Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: An American Family

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob and Emily's parents converge at a Thanksgiving dinner at the Hartley apartment. Though Emily is certain that the oldsters will get along, Bob does not share her confidence. True to Bob's predictions, a war of words breaks out between Bob's intractable mother (Martha Scott) and Emily's Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: We Love You...Good-Bye

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's first mistake is to allow his all-female consciousness-raising group to hold a session in his apartment. His second mistake is to let Emily sit in during the discussion. His third mistake is not to duck when his patients, enraged at Emily's "unliberated" marriage, kick Bob out of his own Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: By the Way...You're Fired!

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: When Carol's latest romance begins to adversely affect her job performance, Jerry takes it in stride, chalking it up to a professional hazard. When Carol's problems begin seeping into his own private life, it's too much to bear. Per the episode's title, Jerry has to fire Carol. Richard Schaal Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Confessions of an Orthodontist

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Filling in for another psychologist, Bob finds out that his first patient is his best friend, Jerry. Initially reluctant to listen to Jerry's problems, Bob decides that his is not to reason why, etc. etc. Then Jerry confesses that he is secretly in love...with Bob's wife, Emily. Also in the cast Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Mind Your Own Business

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Hoping to put his financial matters in order, Bob hires a business manager named Jeff Boggs (Ron Rifkin). It isn't long before both Bob and Emily have been put on a budget so tight that Bob can barely afford the peanut butter sandwiches that Emily is forced to pack him for lunch. Also in the cast Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: A Love Story

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's sister, Ellen, has become engaged. Bob's neighbor, Howard, has fallen in love again. Taken separately, these two events in Bob's life would be reason for celebration. Unfortunately, Howard has fallen in love with Ellen, and is determined to woo her away from her fiancée. Martha Scott makes Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: A Matter of Principal

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily finds herself wrestling with a crisis of conscience. Her boss, school principal Brimskill (Milton Selzer), wants to skip a student two grades. Feeling that the student isn't quite ready for such a move, Emily digs in her heels and refuses to obey orders -- while Bob has a devil of a time Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Great Timpau Medical Arts Co-op Experiment

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Jerry tries to create a co-op with all the other doctors in the professional building. Under Jerry's master plan, the various medicos will treat each other for free. When the scheme inevitably explodes in Jerry's face, Bob finds himself saddled with an all-doctor therapy group -- for free, of Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Separation Story

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob and Emily have decided upon a trial separation, but not for the usual reason. Working on her Master's degree, Emily takes up residence in school, while Bob stays home relishing a bit of much needed peace and quiet. Despite the couple's protestations, however, the Hartleys' friends are Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Big Brother is Watching

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Filmed as the second episode of The Bob Newhart Show's third season, "Big Brother Is Watching" was telecast as the season opener on September 14, 1974. Bob has done his best to resign himself to the romance between his sister, Ellen, and his next-door neighbor, Howard Borden. But even Bob's calm Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Battle of the Groups

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Filmed as the opening episode of The Bob Newhart Show's third season, "The Battle of the Groups" ended up as the season's second installment, on September 21, 1974. Stuck with two contentious therapy groups, Bob does not relish the notion of taking both groups to a mountain retreat for a marathon Read More

Thursday's Game

Actors: Bob Newhart, Gene Wilder

Synopsis: James L. Brooks' Thursday's Game is a witty made-for-television comedy about two businessmen (Bob Newhart and Gene Wilder) who meet every Thursday night to play poker and discuss their professional and personal problems. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Season 03

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: It's another year of deadpan hilarity for Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart), his schoolteacher wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette), and all their friends and co-workers as The Bob Newhart Show enters its third season. In addition to such familiar supporting characters as neurotic airline Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Sorry, Wrong Mother

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Howard is worried that his son, Howie, will not accept Ellen as his new mother. In his usual bumbling fashion, Howard does a "Vertigo," attempting to mold Ellen into a perfect parent. Despite Howard's concerted efforts, Howie seems to take an automatic dislike to Ellen. Bob, as usual, is stuck in Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Oh, Brother

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Raul Julia guest stars as orthodontist Jerry Robinson's younger brother, Greg. Fresh out of dental school, Greg accepts Jerry's invitation to move in with him. Before long, Greg has not only taken over Jerry's life, he has also stolen most of his older brother's patients. Rhoda Gemignani rounds Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Clink Shrink

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Suddenly possessed with a sense of social consciousness, Bob offers free counseling sessions to Miles Lascoe, a recently paroled armed robber. The new patient is relaxed enough, but Bob is a bundle of nerves. The role of Lascoe is played by Henry Winkler, just before his ascent to stardom as the Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Jobless Corps

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Already a mass of neuroses to begin with, Howard's self-esteem suffers another punch in the gut when he loses his job as a jet plane navigator. Hoping to find some purpose in life, Howard joins Bob's unemployed therapy group, "The Out-of-Work Workshop." It is not for nothing that Bob has a rule Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Modernization of Emily

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily never felt older nor more out of touch with the world than the day Bob gave her a blender as a birthday present. Determined to change her image, Emily rushes out and buys a "younger" wardrobe. What is one person's trendiness is another person's childishness -- and it hurts when that other Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Season 02

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) continues dividing his time between his practice and his home life with spouse Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) -- with some inevitable "spillover" both at the office and in the Hartley apartment -- as The Bob Newhart Show launches its second season. Also Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Let's Get Away From It Almost

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: A three-day vacation at a sparsely populated skiing resort turns into hell on earth for Bob and Emily. Not only are they stuck with the company of an obnoxious couple in the next room (all four vacationers share a single bathroom), but the Hartleys end up snowed in when they try to escape back to Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Old Man Rivers

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Never mind where Carol got her new tattoo, nor why; her mysterious skin decoration is a great source of embarrassment, and she wants it removed post-haste. The task is accomplished by the talented -- and rather elderly -- Dr. Scott Rivers (Jeff Corey). Sure as shooting, 29-year-old Carol falls Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Mister Emily Hartley

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob becomes more neurotic than usual when he discovers that Emily's IQ is 22 points higher than his. As if that wasn't embarrassing enough, Emily is invited to join a MENSA-type club, while Bob is left out. The supporting cast includes: frequent Bob Newhart Show writers Tom Patchett and Jay Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Mutiny On the Hartley

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: The ever-rising cost of living has forced Bob to increase his rates. Unfortunately, he chooses the worst possible time to inform his therapy group that he's raising their fees. The group rebels en masse -- and that's hardly the end of Bob's dilemma. In addition to the usual aggregation of Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Somebody Down Here Likes Me

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: John McMartin guest stars as Reverend Dan Bradford, who feels he lacks the "common touch." To solve his problem, he seeks out help from Dr. Bob Hartley. Bob's discomfort over dispensing advice to a cleric is compounded when, during his next Sunday sermon, the reverend joyously announces that he Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Emily In for Carol

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: When Carol goes on vacation, Emily offers to fill in as receptionist. Everybody on the "professional" floor is in favor of the idea, except Bob, who worries that Emily's presence will foment marital discord. Once she reports to work, Bob's predictions come true -- along with several unexpected Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Have You Met Miss Dietz?

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Anxious to help out her recently divorced friend, Marilyn Dietz (Mariette Hartley) -- who frankly needs no help whatsoever in affairs of the heart -- Emily goes on another matchmaking expedition. As a result, both Howard and Jerry end up dating Marilyn. The ensuing rivalry threatens to spread Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Blues for Mr. Borden

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Howard begins entertaining thoughts of a reconciliation with his ex-wife. His plans are somewhat abruptly dashed when, during a visit with son, Howie, he discovers that the former Mrs. Borden has moved in with her new boyfriend. Written by Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses, "Blues for Mr. Borden" Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: My Wife Belongs to Daddy

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob cannot help but feel diminished in the presence of Emily's father. After all, Junior Harrison (John Randolph) is an outdoorsman, war hero, and bon vivant -- and Bob is none of the above. Ann Rutherford appears as Emily's mother, Aggie, while other cast members included Tony Brande and Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: T.S. Elliot

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Elliot Carlin, the most neurotic of Bob's patients, wants to ask Carol out. Not surprisingly, Mr. Carlin becomes a basket case in anticipation of making his request. When she accepts, he's even worse than usual. Shirley O'Hara appears as Debbie, a character who would return to plague the Bob Newhart Show Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong?

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Feeling that her life and her marriage are both in a rut, Emily suggests that she and Bob go to a marriage counselor. The resistance Bob puts up toward the notion is nothing compared to his stammering hostility during the counseling session itself. Future Soap and Who's the Boss regular Katherine Helmond Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Fit, Fat and Forty-One

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob panics when he discovers that he's gained eight pounds since his last birthday. Having seen the light, Bob immediately goes on a crash diet. When this ploy inevitably fails, Jerry arranges for Bob to attend a reducing class run by a sixtysomething health freak named Olga (Lilyan Chauvin). Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob and Emily are looking forward to their first Christmas Eve "alone together." Unfortunately, they'll have to continue looking; Bob has been trapped in his office by a power failure, capping a long and daunting list of frustrations. Gene Blakely appears as Dr. Ralph Tetzi. Appropriately making Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Not With My Sister You Don't

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: When Howard's 22-year-old sister, Debbie (Heather Menzies), pays a visit, he panics, not wishing to reveal his swinging-bachelor lifestyle to his kid sister. Even worse, Debbie begins dating Jerry, bringing out the puritan in Howard's nature. As usual, Bob is caught in the middle of all this Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: A Home Is Not Necessarily a House

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Tired of being cooped up in her lavish but confining Chicago apartment, Emily begins to consider buying a house. At first, Bob is resistant to the notion of moving, but he is reluctantly won over by Emily's high-octane enthusiasm. Sure enough, the Hartleys discover that being suburban homeowners Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Emily, I'm Home...Emily?

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily accepts a full-time job with the Board of Education. Not keen on the idea in the first place, Bob becomes even more disapproving when he is left at the mercy of temporary maids and is forced to cook his own dinners. But how can he tell Emily to quit her job when she clearly finds her new Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Man With the Golden Wrist

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob has reached "the big four-oh," and Emily has bought him an expensive gold watch as a birthday present. Impishly, Bob intends to show off the watch at the surprise party he's not supposed to know about. But when he finds out how much the watch really cost, his insecurities kick in and he Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emmaline Henry guest stars as Mrs. Walker, Bob's newest patient. When Mrs. Walker convinces herself that she's in love with Bob, he tries to take it in stride, writing off her ardor as a professional hazard. But when he returns home, Bob discovers that his wife, Emily, is not inclined to be quite Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Crash of 29 Years Old

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: On the occasion of her 29th birthday, Carol quits her job, feeling unfulfilled as a woman. Before long, Carol has joined Bob's group-therapy session, with results better seen than described. Though essentially a showcase for series regular Marcia Wallace, this episode benefits from the comic Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Backlash

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Both Bob and Emily are primed to take a much-needed vacation in Mexico. Alas, just before leaving town, Bob is given a friendly slap on the back by his musclebound patient, Mr.Trevesco (Michael Conrad), and as a result his back is completely thrown out. More bad news awaits Bob at home, where Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: The Last TV Show

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Season two of The Bob Newhart Show got under way with an episode focusing on Dr. Hartley's therapy group. Determined to publicly air their neuroses, Bob's patients want to hold their next session on a TV discussion show. Only Bob is against the idea, and of course, his instincts are right on Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Motel

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: When a Chicago Bears football game is blacked out on the local TV station, Bob and Jerry book a hotel room in Peoria so they can see the contest. Sensing that Bob misses Emily, Jerry introduces him to a pleasant woman named Janine (Zohra Lampert) -- leaving out the vital information that Janine is Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: You Can't Win 'Em All!

Synopsis: Bob becomes a celebrity of sorts when his therapy snaps the Chicago Cubs' star pitcher out of a slump. Bob soon learns the drawbacks of fame when another Cubs player, a second-string catcher named Moose Washburn (Vern Rowe), comes to him for advice. It turns out that Moose's problems go far beyond Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Bum Voyage

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Emily wants Bob to accompany her on a two-month European cruise. Bob is reticent, fearing that his practice and his patients will suffer during his absence. The crisis is resolved with a stateroom scene that would have done the Marx Brothers proud. Longtime Tonight Show head writer Pat McCormick Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Who's Been Sleeping On My Couch?

Synopsis: After a fight with his latest girlfriend, a heartbroken Jerry moves in with Bob and Emily. It doesn't take long for Jerry to thoroughly make himself at home -- and even less time to drive the Hartleys crazy with his endless self-pitying monologues. Also appearing are Herbie Faye as Atlee and Renee Lippin Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Come Live With Me

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's secretary, Carol, wants to move in with her new boyfriend, Roger Dixon (Eugene Troobnick), who has recently separated from his wife. All Carol needs for her own peace of mind is Bob's approval -- but that approval is not forthcoming. As a result, Carol's work performance suffers Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Father Knows Worst

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Howard Borden is convinced that his son, Howie (Moosie Drier), no longer cares for him. His trepidations seem to be given weight when, during their usual four-days-per-month visitation period, Howie would rather spend his time with Jerry. It is up to ex-wife Lois to restore Howard's shaky Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Goodnight, Nancy

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Though Emily does not look forward to a visit from Bob's former girlfriend, Nancy (Penny Fuller), and Nancy's husband, Chuck (Dick Schall), Bob is in a state of anticipatory glee. It seems that Nancy had thrown over Bob in favor of Chuck; now, convinced that Nancy is still carrying a torch for Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's feelings are hurt when he is not invited to speak before Emily's third-grade students on Vocation Day. Though she feels Bob's pain, Emily can't bring herself to admit that she thinks Bob will not be able to "thrill" the kids with his speech. Her fears come to full fruition when Bob is called Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Fly the Unfriendly Skies

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Though not the first episode of The Bob Newhart Show to be filmed, "Fly the Unfriendly Skies" was chosen as the series' premiere telecast on September 16, 1972. Bob Hartley's "Fear of Flying" workshop has booked plane passage from Chicago to New York. Emily supportively goes along on her husband Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Mom, I L-L-Love You

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Martha Scott makes the first of several appearances as Bob Hartley's supremely judgmental mother. During Mrs. Hartley's latest visit, Bob would like to tell his mother that he loves her, but the words just won't come out. Emily tries to get to the root of Bob's problems, and even comes up with a Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Tennis, Emily?

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob's newest patient is Stan Connors (Peter Brown), a handsome tennis instructor. Stan's problem: His female students are irresistibly attracted by him, and he is incapable of resisting their romantic overtures. Bob's problem: his own wife, Emily, is Stan's latest customer. Also in the cast are Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Under the influence of sodium pentathol (the result of a visit to the dentist), Howard exhibits are heretofore unsuspected poetic side to his personality. Captivated by the "new" Howard, Carol instantly falls in love with him. Though Bob is convinced that this romance is a mistake, Emily tries to Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: I Want To Be Alone

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Feeling the need for a bit of peace and quiet to clear his mind, Bob checks into a hotel room alone. Not unexpectedly, Howard jumps to the conclusion that Bob and Emily have called it quits. Featured in the cast are such seasoned farceurs as Alan Hewitt (Mr. Warner) and Bernie Kopell (Dr. Arnold) Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Season 01

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) puts out his shingle for the very first time as The Bob Newhart Show launches its first season. Among the familiar characters introduced during season one are Bob's schooteacher wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette); the Hartley's neurotic next-door Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: His Busiest Season

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: The Yuletide season is anything but an occasion of joy and goodwill for Bob and his patients. While Bob struggles with the irritations of last-minute shopping and mercenary merchants, his therapy group copes with hostile and unpleasant memories of Christmases past. Hoping to solve everyone's Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: I Owe It All to You...but Not That Much

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Upset over his inability to make a romantic commitment, Jerry asks Bob for advice. Against his better judgment, Bob agrees to take Jerry on as a patient. Can their friendship survive? And more to the point, can Bob charge Jerry his usual handsome fee? Written by Martin Cohan, "I Owe It All to Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: P-I-L-O-T

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: After attending a party where virtually all the guests are doting parents, Bob and Emily are even more determined to conceive. Finally, they discuss the possibility of adopting a child, and the benefits and drawbacks attending such a decision. The large supporting cast includes Louise Lasser as Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Don't Go to Bed Mad

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Bob and Emily adopt a policy whereby they will resolve any and all arguments before going to bed. This new policy is put to the supreme test when Emily asks that Bob spend time with her on Monday evenings, while Bob insists upon watching the weekly network football game. Determined to reach a Read More

The Bob Newhart Show: Anything Happen While I Was Gone?

Actors: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Marcia Wallace

Synopsis: Returning from a Mexican vacation, Bob discovers that Jerry has decided to marry his gorgeous oral hygienist, Cynthia Fremont (Elaine Giftos), whom he has known for all of nine days. Love being blind, Jerry is oblivious to the fact that Cynthia is pushy and domineering. Though Bob tries to remain Read More

Thursday's Game

Synopsis: Gene Wilder and Bob Newhart star as husbands who have some explaining to do in this made-for-television comedy. Wilder stars as Harry Evers and Newhart as Marvin Ellison, two friends who decide to keep up their Thursday night escapades after their weekly poker game breaks up. When their wives find Read More

Cold Turkey

Actors: Edward Everett Horton, Jean Stapleton, Dick Van Dyke, Pippa Scott, Bob Newhart

Synopsis: This comedy is notable as the final onscreen appearance (non-speaking) of Edward Everett Horton, a staple comic supporting actor from the early '30s onward. Dick Van Dyke plays an ambitious small-town minister who rallies the whole town to meet a challenge bet by a tobacco corporation. Cooked up Read More

Catch-22

Actors: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Jon Voight

Synopsis: Director Mike Nichols and writer-actor Buck Henry followed their enormous hit The Graduate (1967) with this timely adaptation of Joseph Heller's satiric antiwar novel. Haunted by the death of a young gunner, all-too-sane Capt. Yossarian (Alan Arkin) wants out of the rest of his WW II bombing Read More

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Actors: Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Larry Blyden, Simon Oakland

Synopsis: Vincente Minnelli directed, and Alan Jay Lerner adapted the stage musical he had written with Burton Lane, for this this feature film version. Barbra Streisand stars as Daisy Gamble, a chain smoker who, at the urging of her uptight fiance Warren (Larry Blyden), seeks help in kicking the habit from Read More

Hot Millions

Actors: Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden, Bob Newhart, Robert Morley

Synopsis: This comedy finds a veteran crook turning to modern computer technology to steal money from various companies. Even before he is released from jail Caesar (Peter Ustinov) is planning his high-tech heist. He cons American executive Klemper (Karl Malden) and sets up three bogus companies to receive Read More

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: How to Get Rid of Your Wife

Actors: Bob Newhart, Jane Withers, Joyce Jameson, Mary Scott, George Petrie

Synopsis: After 15 miserable years of matrimony, mousy Gerald Swinney (a superbly cast Bob Newhart) asks his wife, Edith (Jane Withers), for a divorce. She refuses, at which point Gerald stammers, "Well, uh, Edith, I guess I'll, uh, have to get rid of you." No, Gerald doesn't intend to murder Edith Read More

Hell Is for Heroes

Actors: Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker, Nick Adams, Harry Guardino, Mike Kellin, James Coburn

Synopsis: Don Siegel's only war film and unfortunately his only teaming with Steve McQueen, an actor whose rebellious persona jibed well with the director's vision, it puts the star in the familiar role of antihero. His character, Reese, is an embittered G.I. who has just been sent back to join his Read More

The Bob Newhart Show [TV Series]

Actors: Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart: Button Down Concert - Off the Record

Actors: Bob Newhart

Synopsis: Bob Newhart: Button Down Concert - Off the Record features the comedy legend performing his distinct style of stand-up comedy. That footage is interspersed with Newhart offering reminiscences of his early days in the business when he struggled to make his name on the comedy circuit. ~ Perry Read More