The Bob Newhart Show - The Complete First Season
a.k.a. Bob Newhart: Season 1
Cast:
Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily
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- DVD Release Date: 04/12/2005
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- Sales Rank: 5,426
Features
Disc 1 side 1: Fly the Unfriendly Skies / Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet / Tennis, Emily? / Mom, I L-L-Love You.
Disc 1 side 2: Goodnight Nancy / Come Live with Me / Father Knows Worst / Don't Go to Bed Mad.
Disc 2 side 1: P-I-L-O-T / Anything Happen While I Was Gone? / I Want to Be Alone / Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry.
Disc 2 side 2: I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much / His Busiest Season / Let's Get Away From It Almost / The Crash of 29 Years Old.
Disc 3 side 1: The Man with the Golden Wrist / The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley / Not With My Sister You Don't / A Home is Not Necessarily a House.
Disc 3 side 2: Emily, I'm Home...Emily? / You Can Win 'Em All / Bum Voyage / Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch? / Unaired Pilot.
Scene Index
Side #1 -- Disc One, Side A
1. Main Titles [1:28]
2. Free Trip [3:07]
3. A Professional Opinion [1:35]
4. "Flight of the Chickens" [5:05]
5. Group Meeting [2:56]
6. Ask the Aviator [2:28]
7. Going to New York [4:05]
8. To Laugh or Cry [3:50]
9. End Credits [1:02]
1. Main Titles [:40]
2. Career Day [3:49]
3. Twelve Letter Occupations [3:46]
4. Last Minute Invite [2:32]
5. Visual Aides [5:10]
6. "Not That Bad" [2:22]
7. "I Have to Go Back" [2:16]
8. Inkblot Connection [3:21]
9. End Credits [1:17]
1. Main Titles [:41]
2. Summertime Blues [3:02]
3. Cleaning and Counseling [3:32]
4. Tennis Fan [2:00]
5. Too Good Looking [3:38]
6. A Question of Type [4:07]
7. Flirt of the Party [6:42]
8. Laws of Attraction [:57]
9. End Credits [:32]
1. Main Titles [1:05]
2. Busy Breakfast [4:03]
3. "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" [2:21]
4. Amateur Analysis [2:08]
5. Mother Dear [4:25]
6. Old Habbits [1:55]
7. Dinner Guest [6:27]
8. Chicken [2:15]
9. End Credits [:58]
Side #2 -- Disc One, Side B
1. Main Titles [1:28]
2. Soap Opera Potential [3:07]
3. Trained Response [1:35]
4. Rumor Control [5:05]
5. Awkward Greetings [2:56]
6. Dinner Conversation [2:28]
7. There's Nothing Between Us [4:05]
8. Letting Her Down Easy [3:50]
9. End Credits [1:02]
1. Main Titles [:40]
2. Carol's New Man [3:49]
3. Hurried Evening [3:46]
4. A Personal Question [2:32]
5. Emily's Opinion [5:10]
6. "A Pretty Good Excuse" [2:22]
7. Getting to Know Roger [2:16]
8. Moving In [3:21]
9. End Credits [1:17]
1. Main Titles [:41]
2. Late Start [3:02]
3. Lunch Dates [3:32]
4. Manly Meal [2:00]
5. Fatherly Concerns [3:38]
6. Babysitting [4:07]
7. Truth About Howie [6:42]
8. Banana Cream Pie [:57]
9. End Credits [:32]
1. Main Titles [1:05]
2. A Normal Day [4:03]
3. Monday Night Football [2:21]
4. Wifely Concerns [2:08]
5. "We're Having an Argument" [4:25]
6. I'm Right, Your're Wrong [1:55]
7. Item #1 [6:27]
8. "Who Won?" [2:15]
9. End Credits [:58]
Side #3 -- Disc Two, Side A
1. Main Titles [1:28]
2. Interruptions [3:07]
3. "I Want to Have a Baby" [1:35]
4. Talk of Kids [5:05]
5. Now or Someday [2:56]
6. Interview Jitters [2:28]
7. Getting to Know You [4:05]
8. Good News and Bad News [3:50]
9. End Credits [1:02]
1. Main Titles [:40]
2. Home Again [3:49]
3. Back at the Office [3:46]
4. Slide Show [2:32]
5. "A Back Buster" [5:10]
6. The Best Man [2:22]
7. Bachelor Party [2:16]
8. A Change in Plans [3:21]
9. End Credits [1:17]
1. Main Titles [:41]
2. Bad Luck [3:02]
3. Looking for Relaxation [3:32]
4. In Need of Alone Time [2:00]
5. How About a Breather? [3:38]
6. Hotel Recommendations [4:07]
7. Do Not Disturb [6:42]
8. "It Was Great!" [:57]
9. End Credits [:32]
1. Main Titles [1:05]
2. Operation Anxiety [4:03]
3. A Blind Date [2:21]
4. High Romance [2:08]
5. Feigning Interest [4:25]
6. "Thanks for a Wonderful Evening" [1:55]
7. Fear of Rejection [6:27]
8. Just Be Yourself [2:15]
9. End Credits [:58]
Side #4 -- Disc Two, Side B
1. Main Titles [1:28]
2. Yes and No [3:07]
3. "You're the Patient" [1:35]
4. At Home Advice [5:05]
5. "I Always Pay My Bills" [2:56]
6. I Have a Cold [2:28]
7. Jerry's Swinging Party [4:05]
8. Let's Talk [3:50]
9. End Credits [1:02]
1. Main Titles [:40]
2. Christmas Past [3:49]
3. Gift List [3:46]
4. The Perfect Fit [2:32]
5. Office Party [5:10]
6. Generous Giving [2:22]
7. Christmas Eve [2:16]
8. Party People [3:21]
9. End Credits [1:17]
1. Main Titles [:41]
2. Nobody Likes Me [3:02]
3. "We'll Go Here" [3:32]
4. An Intimate Getaway [2:00]
5. Creamed Chicken [3:38]
6. Dinner and a Show [4:07]
7. Doctor on Call [6:42]
8. Snow [:57]
9. End Credits [:32]
1. Main Titles [1:05]
2. "I Want a Career" [4:03]
3. Informal Survey [2:21]
4. Occupational Woes [2:08]
5. New Hire [4:25]
6. So Many Options [1:55]
7. Group Therapy [6:27]
8. Talking it Over [2:15]
9. End Credits [:58]
Side #5 -- Disc Three Side A
1. Main Titles [1:28]
2. Happy Birthday [3:07]
3. Please, No Fuss [1:35]
4. What a Watch [5:05]
5. Return Policy [2:56]
6. Surprise! [2:28]
7. Telephone [4:05]
8. A Lovely Evening [3:50]
9. End Credits [1:02]
1. Main Titles [:40]
2. Obsessive Patient [3:49]
3. Transference [3:46]
4. "A Different Kind of Love" [2:32]
5. What Are the Odds [5:10]
6. Concern [2:22]
7. Football [2:16]
8. Let's Deal With This [3:21]
9. End Credits [1:17]
1. Main Titles [:41]
2. Howard's Guest [3:02]
3. Getting in Touch [3:32]
4. Dinner Is Served [2:00]
5. A Breakthrough [3:38]
6. First Date [4:07]
7. Late Night [6:42]
8. Overprotective [:57]
9. End Credits [:32]
1. Main Titles [1:05]
2. Definition of a Fight [4:03]
3. Do You Like It? [2:21]
4. I Need a Raise [2:08]
5. Make an Offer [4:25]
6. Some Concerns [1:55]
7. "Uh-Oh" [6:27]
8. We've Made a Mistake [2:15]
9. End Credits [:58]
Side #6 -- Disc Three Side B
1. Main Titles [1:28]
2. Conflicting Interests [3:07]
3. How About a Beer? [1:35]
4. I'm Not Interrupting [5:05]
5. A Great Offer [2:56]
6. Changes [2:28]
7. "Do You Have Any Plans?" [4:05]
8. A Liberal Marriage [3:50]
9. End Credits [1:02]
1. Main Titles [:40]
2. A Special Patient [3:49]
3. Televised Referral [3:46]
4. Well Wishes [2:32]
5. Visit By a Moose [5:10]
6. Getting Some Stats [2:22]
7. Pinch Hitter [2:16]
8. "If I Were Moose..." [3:21]
9. End Credits [1:17]
1. Main Titles [:41]
2. Summer [3:02]
3. Second Thoughts [3:32]
4. Not So Quiet Time [2:00]
5. Vacation Preparation [3:38]
6. Packing [4:07]
7. "Isn't it Cozy?" [6:42]
8. 63 Days [:57]
9. End Credits [:32]
1. Main Titles [1:05]
2. Trespasser [4:03]
3. "Hanky Panky" [2:21]
4. Caught By Surprise [2:08]
5. Sleepover [4:25]
6. Extended Stay [1:55]
7. A Diversion [6:27]
8. Apartment Purge [2:15]
9. End Credits [:58]
Editorial Reviews
Produced by the team that propelled the The Mary Tyler Moore Show to great success, The Bob Newhart Show was part of CBS's historic Saturday night line-up, which created "Appointment Television" before there was ever anything called "Must-See TV." Bob Newhart, coming off a highly successful stand-up career, was well suited to the low-key, adult comedy that was The Bob Newhart Show.
The show was based around successful Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) and his schoolteacher wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette), as they worked through the everyday difficulties facing a married couple. At Newhart's request, the creators never tried to force children into the Hartleys' lives. The writers were able to add a quiet realness (similar to the writing on The Mary Tyler Moore Show), which made the show a hit right from the beginning. It was the writing, coupled with stuffy, dry-witted Bob and the warm and friendly but slightly sarcastic Emily, that helped the show end its first season in 16th place.
Many episodes (especially after season one) took place at Bob's office. His wisecracking husband-hunting receptionist Carol Kestler (Marcia Wallace), and Bob's good friend, the skirt-chasing orthodontist Jerry Robinson (Peter Bonerz), added big laughs to the storylines, without being unrealistic. The writers were also able to add a series of running jokes that involved the elevators (behind Carol's desk) and various cast members. It was almost as if the elevators themselves became a member of the cast.
One of the show's greatest sources of humor, which became more of a focus in later seasons, was the dynamic between Bob and his patients in their sessions. Maybe it's because no one in therapy seemed any stranger than the characters in Bob's non-professional life. In fact, the writers often made use of the contrast between the (relative) normalcy of Bob's patients versus the zaniness of the people not in therapy, allowing audiences to see that funny behavior isn't always a "pie in the face." Another running joke was Bob's frequent one-sided telephone conversations. This was developed by Newhart himself from his popular stand-up act from the 1960s. The writers found the phone calls highlighted Newhart's excellent deadpan timing, without adding significant or unnecessary padding to the show.
The Bob Newhart Show ran for six very well-received seasons, until Newhart and the writers decided Bob would step away from his practice to pursue a teaching job in Oregon. This allowed everyone to leave on a high note, with a successful show. Nearly four years later, Newhart would begin developing his new show, simply titled Newhart. All Movie Guide
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