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[[File:BobNewartcast_3822.jpg|frame|Hi, Bob!...& Carol & Jerry & Emily & Howard!]]
A [[Sitcom]] that aired on [[CBS]] from 1972-1978 and was the forerunner to two of [[Bob Newhart]]'s other sitcoms, ''[[Newhart]]'' and ''[[Bob!]]''. It was a top-rated success at the time, and has quietly earned classic status since. Produced by David Davis and Lorenzo Music as a deliberate complement to ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' (an established hit produced by the same studio, MTM Enteprises, and immediately preceding it in CBS' Saturday-night lineup), it shared much the same format: drop a bunch of wacky character actors into a professional setting and hire an established star as their [[Straight Man]].▼
▲A [[Sitcom]] that aired on [[CBS]] from 1972-1978 and was the forerunner to two of [[Bob Newhart]]'s other sitcoms, ''[[Newhart]]'' and ''[[Bob]]''. It was a top-rated success at the time, and has quietly earned classic status since. Produced by David Davis and Lorenzo Music as a deliberate complement to ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' (an established hit produced by the same studio, MTM Enteprises, and immediately preceding it in CBS' Saturday-night lineup), it shared much the same format: drop a bunch of wacky character actors into a professional setting and hire an established star as their [[Straight Man]].
At the time Newhart was one of comedy's hottest stars, renowned for his dryly understated standup persona. Who better to field the role of an uptight psychologist than the guy whose biggest hit album was ''The Button-Down Mind''?
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This was actually the ''[[Name's the Same|second]]'' show Newhart did that was called ''The Bob Newhart Show''. The first was a [[Variety Show]] that aired for one season from October 1961 to June 1962.
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* [[All Just a Dream]]: Most of the episode {{spoiler|"You're Having My Hartley"}} turned out to be a dream.
* [[Amicable Exes]]: Howard and his ex-wife.
* [[Berserk Button]]: If Bob BBQs a steak for you, do
* [[Bucket Booby Trap]]: Subverted. Emily and the Peeper's wife rig up one of these for Bob and the Peeper, but it remains balanced atop the door when each of them comes inside.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Hi, Bob!"
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** In one episode Mimsie is replaced with a cat featured in that story.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: A Newhart trademark. The supporting characters (especially Emily and Mr. Carlin) often responded in kind.
* [[Distant Finale]]: The final scene of Bob Newhart's ''next'' series, ''[[Newhart]]'', revealed that the events of ''Newhart'' were all a dream that Bob Hartley had one night.
* [[The Ditz]]: Howard.
* [[Drop-In Character]]: Howard.
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