query: who played joanna on the bob newhart show

pos: Mary Frann Mary Frann Mary Frann (born Mary Frances Luecke, February 27, 1943 – September 23, 1998) was an American stage, film and television actress. Frann is best known for her role as Bob Newhart's wife, Joanna Loudon, on the CBS sitcom "Newhart", which aired from 1982 to 1990. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Frann was a child model and appeared in commercials for a local television station while she attended Nerinx Hall High School. At the age of 18, she was voted Missouri's "Junior Miss". She went on to win the 1961 national title of America's Junior Miss and earned a

pos: Bob Newhart on "Murphy Brown" in 1994, and on an episode of Newhart's short-lived sitcom, "George & Leo", in 1997. By 1982, Newhart was interested in a new sitcom. After he had discussions with Barry Kemp and CBS, the show "Newhart" was created, in which Newhart played Vermont innkeeper and TV talk show host Dick Loudon. Mary Frann was cast as his wife, Joanna. Jennifer Holmes was originally cast as Leslie Vanderkellen, but left after former daytime soap star Julia Duffy joined the cast as Dick's inn maid and spoiled rich girl, Stephanie Vanderkellen. Peter Scolari (who had been a fan of

pos: Bob Newhart eating Japanese food before he went to bed. Recalling Mary Frann's buxom figure and proclivity for wearing sweaters, Bob closes the segment and the series by telling Emily, "You really should wear more sweaters" before the typical closing notes of the old "Bob Newhart Show" theme played over the fadeout. The twist ending was later chosen by "TV Guide" as the best finale in television history. In 1992, Newhart returned to television with a series called "Bob", about a cartoonist. An ensemble cast included Lisa Kudrow, but the show did not develop a strong audience and was cancelled shortly after

pos: Newhart Newhart Newhart is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from October 25, 1982 to May 21, 1990 with a total of 184 half-hour episodes spanning over eight seasons. The series stars Bob Newhart and Mary Frann as an author and his wife who own and operate an inn in a small, rural Vermont town that is home to many eccentric characters. "TV Guide", TV Land, and A&E named the "Newhart" series finale as one of the most memorable in television history. "Newhart" was recorded on videotape for Season 1, with the remaining seasons shot on film. The theme music

neg: George and Leo Newhart's and Hirsch's previous sitcoms: "The Bob Newhart Show", "Taxi", "Newhart", and "Dear John". The series was canceled after 22 episodes due to low ratings. George and Leo George and Leo is an American sitcom starring Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch which aired on CBS from September 15, 1997 to March 16, 1998. Newhart and Hirsch starred as the respective title characters, widely divergent men who become in-laws when their children get married. George's (Newhart) son was played by Jason Bateman. Bess Meyer initially played Leo's (Hirsch) daughter, but was replaced after the first eight episodes by Robyn Lively. The

neg: Bob Newhart and he was taken to the emergency room for secondary polycythemia. The doctors ordered him to stop smoking. In 1987, ratings began to drop. "Newhart" ended in 1990 after eight seasons and 182 episodes. The last episode ended with a scene in which Newhart wakes up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette, who had played Emily, his wife from "The Bob Newhart Show". He realizes (in a satire of a famous plot element in the television series "Dallas" a few years earlier) that the entire eight-year "Newhart" series had been a single nightmare of Dr. Bob Hartley's, which Emily attributes to

neg: Newhart for "Newhart" was composed by Henry Mancini. Bob Newhart plays Dick Loudon, an author of do-it-yourself and travel books. He and his wife Joanna move from New York City to a small town in rural Vermont to operate the 200-year-old Stratford Inn. (Although the town's name was never specified in the show, some media sources identified it as Norwich.) Dick is a sane, mild-mannered everyman surrounded by a community of oddballs in a town that exists in an illogical world governed by rules that elude him. Near the end of the second season, Dick began hosting a low-rated talk show

neg: The Bob Newhart Show dream from the "Newhart" finale. At one point Howard recalled, "I had a dream like that once. I dreamed I was an astronaut in Florida for five years," as scenes from "I Dream of Jeannie" featuring Bill Daily as Roger Healey were shown. Murphy Brown (1994) Newhart played Bob Hartley on "Murphy Brown", in the episode "Anything But Cured" (March 14, 1994) to beg Carol (Marcia Wallace reprising her role from "The Bob Newhart Show") to leave her job as Murphy's secretary and come back with him to Chicago. Saturday Night Live (1995) Newhart reprised Hartley twice in the February

neg: The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special instead he decides to take the stairs. On May 27, 2014, "The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special" was released by Shout! Factory as part of the DVD boxed-set "The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Series". The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special is a 1991 American television special that reunited the cast of the 1972–1978 sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show". It was taped in front of a live audience on October 30, 1991 at CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California and broadcast on CBS on November 23, 1991.

neg: Reset button technique title character (played by Bob Newhart) is struck on the head, knocked unconscious, then wakes up in bed next to Emily (played by Suzanne Pleshette), who had been his wife on "The Bob Newhart Show". Thus the entire series of "Newhart" was a dream. In many series, the reset button trope is used as a standard, and frequently explicit, plot device. Implicit usage of the technique can be seen in episodic fiction, such as when the results of episodes regularly cause what would seem to be massive changes in the status of characters and their world; however it is understood

neg: Marcia Wallace to Los Angeles, Wallace moved with it at Griffin's request. One of these appearances in March 1972 led to a phone call from TV producer Grant Tinker, who offered her a supporting role on "The Bob Newhart Show" on the recommendation of CBS founder Bill Paley. The role of Carol Kester (later Carol Kester Bondurant), the sarcastic receptionist to Dr. Robert Hartley, Bob Newhart's character, was written specifically for her. Bob Newhart and she reprised their roles from "The Bob Newhart Show" in "Anything but Cured", an episode of "Murphy Brown". When "The Bob Newhart Show" ended its six-season run

neg: The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special is a 1991 American television special that reunited the cast of the 1972–1978 sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show". It was taped in front of a live audience on October 30, 1991 at CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California and broadcast on CBS on November 23, 1991. After an opening monologue by Bob Newhart, the show begins with a continuation from the series finale of "Newhart" when it was revealed that the entire series was a dream experienced by Newhart's character Dr. Bob Hartley

neg: Hi, Bob believes the game may have started at Southern Methodist University. The February 11, 1995, episode of "Saturday Night Live", hosted by Bob Newhart, included a sketch starring Chris Farley and Chris Elliott in which the pair played "Hi, Bob". In a 1998 column Frazier Moore described it as a "classic drinking game", with the implication it was no longer regularly played. Bob Newhart has partly credited the syndicated appeal of his eponymous television show to "Hi, Bob". During a 2001 interview, however, he also expressed concern that players might drive after playing it. Bill Daily, who played character Howard Borden

neg: Bob Newhart Newhart's since he was 17) was also cast as Dick's manipulative TV producer, Michael Harris, in six of the eight seasons. Character actor Tom Poston played the role of handyman George Utley, earning three Primetime Emmy Award nominations as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1984, 1986, and 1987. Like "The Bob Newhart Show", "Newhart" was an immediate hit, and again, like the show before it, it was also nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, but failed to win any. During the time Newhart was working on the show, in 1985, his smoking habit finally caught up to him,

neg: The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series) Bob Newhart, Don Hinkley, Milt Rosen, Ernest Chambers, Dean Hargrove, Robert Kaufman, Norm Liebmann, Charles Sherman, Howard Snyder and Larry Siegel, but they lost to Carl Reiner for "The Dick Van Dyke Show". The show also won a Peabody Award in 1961. The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series) The Bob Newhart Show is an American comedy variety show starring comedian Bob Newhart. It originally ran from October 1961 through June 1962 on NBC, airing on Wednesday nights at 10pm Eastern time, immediately following "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall". The variety show was sponsored by Kraft Foods's Sealtest Dairy division.

neg: The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special ("The Bob Newhart Show") in which he was an inn-keeper in a small Vermont town. The show is set in Chicago in the same office that Bob Hartley had on "The Bob Newhart Show". Bob goes to work and is greeted by his receptionist Carol Kester Bondurant (Marcia Wallace), who reminds him that it is the 20th anniversary of the start of his practice at the office (although Bob corrects her and notes that it is only 19 years). His wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) comes to visit to congratulate him, but Bob is disturbed over the dream he had, believing

neg: The Bob Newhart Show show were also made available for streaming and download in the digital format. The Bob Newhart Show The Bob Newhart Show is an American sitcom produced by MTM Enterprises that aired on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978, with a total of 142 half-hour episodes spanning over six seasons. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his wife, friends, patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience. The show centers on Robert "Bob" Hartley, Ph.D. (Newhart), a Chicago psychologist. Most of the activity is divided between his work and

neg: The Bob Newhart Show The Bob Newhart Show The Bob Newhart Show is an American sitcom produced by MTM Enterprises that aired on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978, with a total of 142 half-hour episodes spanning over six seasons. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his wife, friends, patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience. The show centers on Robert "Bob" Hartley, Ph.D. (Newhart), a Chicago psychologist. Most of the activity is divided between his work and home life, with his supportive, although occasionally sarcastic, wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette), and

neg: Bob Newhart Dr. Robert Hartley in "The Bob Newhart Show" during the 1970s and then as Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s series "Newhart". He also had two short-lived sitcoms in the 1990s titled "Bob" and "George and Leo". Newhart also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in "Catch-22" and Papa Elf in "Elf". He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films "The Rescuers" and "The Rescuers Down Under". In 2004, he played the library head Judson in "The Librarian", a character which continued in 2014 to the TV series "The Librarians". In 2013, Newhart

neg: Hi, Bob Bob Hartley (portrayed by Bob Newhart), by saying ""Hi, Bob"". "Hi, Bob" is believed to be the first documented instance of a drinking game using prompts from a television show to initiate player action. It may have originated among university students in the 1980s in the United States, who used a line in "The Bob Newhart Show" as inspiration for the game rules. In 1984 United Press International, citing a just-published book by Lisa Birnbach prepared from two years of her field research on U.S. university campuses, reported it was a "new game on campus". Bob Newhart has said he

neg: Tom Poston Mindy". A longtime friend of Bob Newhart, Poston played George Utley, a simple country handyman of the Stratford Inn, on "Newhart" and appeared with Newhart in "Cold Turkey" as the town drunk, Edgar Stopworth. He was nominated for an Emmy Award three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance on "Newhart" in 1984, 1986, and 1987. He had a third role with Newhart in the short-lived "Bob". Poston had regular roles on many other television series: "Family Matters", "Murphy Brown", "Home Improvement", "Cosby", "Malcolm & Eddie", "ER", "Grace Under Fire", "That '70s Show" (as Kitty

neg: Bob Newhart the start of its second season, despite good critical reviews. (On "The Tonight Show" following the cancellation, Newhart joked he had now done shows called "The Bob Newhart Show", "Newhart" and "Bob" so his next show was going to be called "The".) In 1997, Newhart returned again with "George & Leo" on CBS with Judd Hirsch and Jason Bateman (Newhart's first name being George); the show was cancelled during its first season. In 1995, a 65-year-old Newhart was approached by the Showtime cable network to appear in the first comedy special in his 35-year career. His special "Off The Record"

neg: The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series) The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series) The Bob Newhart Show is an American comedy variety show starring comedian Bob Newhart. It originally ran from October 1961 through June 1962 on NBC, airing on Wednesday nights at 10pm Eastern time, immediately following "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall". The variety show was sponsored by Kraft Foods's Sealtest Dairy division. The show was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor (now known as the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series) in 1962. It was also nominated for the Writing Achievement in Comedy Award for Roland Kibbee,

neg: The Bob Newhart Show as Sue Ann Nivens, which Betty White's character denied. ALF (1987) In the episode "Going Out of My Head Over You", Willie visits a psychologist, Dr. Lawrence "Larry" Dykstra, portrayed by Bill Daily. Jack Riley is in the waiting room, apparently portraying Elliot Carlin. Also in this episode, ALF mentions learning about psychology by watching episodes of "The Bob Newhart Show". Newhart (1988 and 1990) Riley appears in a 1988 episode of "Newhart", playing an unnamed character who acts very much like Mr. Carlin. This character is being treated by the same therapist in Vermont whom Dick Loudon (Bob Newhart)

neg: George and Leo George and Leo George and Leo is an American sitcom starring Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch which aired on CBS from September 15, 1997 to March 16, 1998. Newhart and Hirsch starred as the respective title characters, widely divergent men who become in-laws when their children get married. George's (Newhart) son was played by Jason Bateman. Bess Meyer initially played Leo's (Hirsch) daughter, but was replaced after the first eight episodes by Robyn Lively. The series was set on Martha's Vineyard, where George owned a bookstore. One episode, "The Cameo Show", featured guest appearances from many of the costars of

neg: Bill Quinn Melnitz; "The Rifleman" as Sweeney, the bartender; "McHale's Navy"; and Mary's father in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". In 1971, he was featured in the Universal Pictures movie "How to Frame a Figg" starring Don Knotts. He played Judge Antonio Runzuli in "Bustin' Loose" starring Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson. Quinn was the father-in-law of Bob Newhart: He is the father of Newhart's wife, Virginia "Ginnie" Quinn Newhart. He appeared in small supporting roles in several episodes of "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart". Quinn died at the age of 81 in Camarillo, California of natural causes. Bill Quinn Bill

neg: Bob Newhart "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", he was approached by his agent and his managers, producer Grant Tinker, and actress Mary Tyler Moore (the husband/wife team who founded MTM Enterprises), to work on a pilot series called "The Bob Newhart Show", to be written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music. He was very interested in the starring role of dry psychologist Bob Hartley, with Suzanne Pleshette playing his wry, loving wife, Emily, and Bill Daily as neighbor and friend Howard Borden. "The Bob Newhart Show" faced heavy competition from the beginning, launching at the same time as the popular shows "M*A*S*H",

neg: Bob Newhart Newhart's castmate on the 1970s "The Bob Newhart Show" for CBS. Newhart became known for using an intentional stammer, in service to his unique combination of politeness and disbelief at what he was supposedly hearing. Newhart has used the delivery throughout his career. The follow-up album, "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back", was released six months later and won Best Comedy Performance - Spoken Word that same year. Subsequent comedy albums include "Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart" (1961), "The Button-Down Mind on TV" (1962), "Bob Newhart Faces Bob Newhart" (1964), "The Windmills Are Weakening" (1965), "This Is It" (1967),

neg: Bob Newhart "Best of Bob Newhart" (1971), and "Very Funny Bob Newhart" (1973). Years later, he released "Bob Newhart Off the Record" (1992), "The Button-Down Concert" (1997), and "Something Like This" (2001), an anthology of his 1960s Warner Bros. albums. On December 10, 2015, publicist and comedy album collector Jeff Abraham revealed that a "lost" Newhart track from 1965 about Paul Revere existed on a one-of-a-kind acetate, which he owns. The track made its world premiere on episode 163 of the "Comedy on Vinyl" podcast. Newhart's success in stand-up led to his own short-lived NBC variety show in 1961, "The Bob Newhart

neg: Bob (TV series) Bob (TV series) Bob is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 18, 1992, to December 27, 1993, with a total of 33 half-hour episodes spanning over two seasons. It was the third starring vehicle sitcom for Bob Newhart, and proved to be far less successful than "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart", his previous outings with the network. Bill Steinkellner, Cheri Steinkellner, and Phoef Sutton comprised the creative writing team behind the show. The series was produced by Paramount Television. The series was set in Chicago, Illinois. Newhart portrayed Bob McKay, the creator of the 1950s comic

neg: Nick at Nite instead of jelly beans, you're using cadavers!" When new shows are added to the lineup, they are usually accompanied by some kind of marathon that is sometimes hosted by a star from the show. For instance, when "Newhart" joined Nick at Nite in the early 1990s, the channel also acquired Bob Newhart's short-lived third sitcom "Bob", and ran a block branded "Bob's Bob, Bob Newhart, Newhart Marathon", featuring the two shows along with "The Bob Newhart Show" (which it already had the rights to broadcast), in an event hosted by Bob Newhart. Nick at Nite's debut of "The Mary Tyler

neg: The Bob Newhart Show it's unclear whom he is portraying. CBS at 75 (2002) Newhart and Pleshette, as "The Hartleys", were the hosts of a segment of the "CBS at 75" broadcast. 20th Century Fox released the first four seasons of "The Bob Newhart Show" on DVD in Region 1 in 2005/2006. On February 3, 2014, it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired the rights to the series. They subsequently released "The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Series" on May 27, 2014. The fifth and sixth seasons were later released on DVD in individual sets on February 3, 2015. Seasons 1–3 of the

neg: The Bob Newhart Show Elsewhere" and partnered with Oliver Clark as the amnesiac John Doe Number Six. Carlin and Doe have been committed to the hospital's mental ward, where Carlin treats Doe with the same verbal abuse he directed toward Clark's "Mr. Herd" on "The Bob Newhart Show". Carlin blames his insanity on an unnamed "quack in Chicago." While Oliver Clark's recurring portrayal of John Doe Number Six is essentially identical to Mr. Herd, the two are never stated to be the same individual. In a nod to the "Mary Tyler Moore Show", John Doe Number Six addresses a character played by Betty White

neg: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Craig tells Geoff he wants to finally find out who the real identity of Secretariat is. Asked to lift up his mask, it's revealed to be Bob Newhart. Craig asks, "Bob Newhart?! What are you doing here?" to which Newhart replies, "Hey guy, it's your dream." Craig wakes up next to Drew Carey as Nigel Wick and proceeds to spoof the finales of "Newhart" (the show was all a dream), "St. Elsewhere" (he imagined it all from a snowglobe), and "The Sopranos" (cut to black with Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'"). Ferguson starts with a cold open, which is a two-minute

neg: The Bob Newhart Show Chicago apartment bedroom from "The Bob Newhart Show". This plot device had previously been used in the season five finale ("You're Having My Hartley") in which Emily is pregnant. At the end, the pregnancy is revealed to be a dream. The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special (1991) The entire cast assembled for the one-hour clip show "" in 1991, which finds the show's characters in the present day. This show is set in Chicago, in the same apartment and office that Bob Hartley had in his 1970s show. During the course of the show, the characters analyzed Bob's

neg: Bob (TV series) as one of the leads for their NBC/Warner Bros. Television sitcom "Hope & Gloria" (1995–96). The show's brief title followed Newhart's previous eponymous series "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart". During an appearance on "The Tonight Show" during the run of "Newhart", the actor had joked that his next series would probably be titled, simply, "Bob". "Bob" was one of four sitcoms CBS assembled on Friday nights in an effort to challenge the dominance of "TGIF", the family sitcom block that aired on ABC, in fall 1992. Joining "Bob" was "The Golden Palace" a continuation of "The Golden Girls" which

neg: The Bob Newhart Show acts as straight woman to slow-witted Howard, and on occasion to Bob. The first four seasons of "The Bob Newhart Show" aired on Saturday nights at 9:30p.m. Eastern Standard Time. During the winter of the 1976–77 season, the program moved to 8:30p.m. EST. For its final season during 1977–78, the program moved to 8:00p.m. EST. The program typically aired following "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", which was also produced by MTM Enterprises. In 1977, the show received two Emmy nominations – for "Outstanding Comedy Series" and for Pleshette for "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series". Newhart

neg: Newhart on the town's local television station. As the series progressed, episodes focused increasingly on Dick's TV career and the quirky townsfolk. The series finale of "Newhart", titled "The Last Newhart", has been described as one of the most memorable in television history. The entire town is purchased by a visiting Japanese tycoon, who turns the hamlet into an enormous golf course and recreation resort. Dick and Joanna are the only townspeople who refuse to leave. The others accept huge payoffs and leave in a farewell scene that parodies "Fiddler on the Roof". Five years later, Dick and Joanna continue to

neg: The Bob Newhart Show 49th in TV Guide's List of the 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time, and Riley reprised the character in guest appearances on both "St. Elsewhere" and "Newhart". Most of the situations involve Newhart's character playing straight man to his wife, colleagues, friends, and patients. A frequent running gag on the show is an extension of Newhart's stand-up comedy routines, where he played one side of a telephone conversation, the other side of which is not heard. In a nod to this, for the first two seasons, the episodes opened with Bob answering the telephone by saying "Hello?". Emily routinely

neg: The Bob Newhart Show: The 19th Anniversary Special appointment, advising Bob to snap out of his concerns over his dream. Together, everyone comes to the conclusion that Bob is having a mid-life crisis. A series of clips from episodes of "The Bob Newhart Show" are interspersed throughout while everyone manages to convince Bob that he has a good life and that he should enjoy it, and this seems to work. However, the show concludes with Bob leaving his office and, while waiting at the elevator, he runs into the "Newhart" characters Larry and the two Darryls (William Sanderson, Tony Papenfuss and John Voldstad) which further confuses him and

neg: The Bob Newhart Show visits for marriage counseling. Dick feels he recognizes Riley's character, but cannot place his face; whereupon the unnamed patient insults him. Echoing Carlin's statement from the 1985 "St. Elsewhere", the therapist apologizes for her patient, explaining that it has taken her "years to undo the damage caused by some quack in Chicago." Later, Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette reprised their roles from the show for the 1990 finale of "Newhart", in which it was revealed that the entire "Newhart" series had been just Bob Hartley's dream. Bob and Emily are shown in a room appearing to be identical to their

neg: Bob Newhart Show". The show lasted only a single season, but it earned Newhart a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and a Peabody Award. The Peabody Board cited him as: In the mid-1960s, Newhart appeared on "The Dean Martin Show" 24 times, and on "The Ed Sullivan Show" eight times. He appeared in a 1963 episode of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "How to Get Rid of Your Wife", and on "The Judy Garland Show". Newhart guest-hosted "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" 87 times, and hosted "Saturday Night Live" twice, 15 years apart (1980 and 1995). In addition to stand-up comedy, Newhart became

neg: Hi, Bob required to consume the entire bottle. Hi, Bob Hi, Bob is a drinking game in which players watch "The Bob Newhart Show" and consume alcohol whenever a character utters the phrase "Hi, Bob". Believed to have originated on American university campuses in the 1980s, it is thought to be the first documented instance of a drinking game using prompts from a television show to initiate player action. "The Bob Newhart Show" was an American television program which aired on CBS between 1972 and 1978, subsequently running in syndication for many years thereafter. At various points during episodes of the program,

neg: Hi, Bob Hi, Bob Hi, Bob is a drinking game in which players watch "The Bob Newhart Show" and consume alcohol whenever a character utters the phrase "Hi, Bob". Believed to have originated on American university campuses in the 1980s, it is thought to be the first documented instance of a drinking game using prompts from a television show to initiate player action. "The Bob Newhart Show" was an American television program which aired on CBS between 1972 and 1978, subsequently running in syndication for many years thereafter. At various points during episodes of the program, characters would greet the main character,

neg: Bob (TV series) Bob offering her a position on the Mad-Dog staff along the way. When Trisha joined, Chad instantly developed a crush on her. Later in the season, she and Kathy moved into their own apartment, where Albie, in need of a place, joined them temporarily. Harlan and Shayla, who had quite the tempestuous relationship, became serious and talked about marriage. A couple of cameos from Bill Daily (who played Howard on "The Bob Newhart Show") brought cheers from the live audience when he arrived at the house as one of Bob's poker buddies. Daily's character said "Hi, Bob." whenever he showed

neg: Lisa Kudrow also the only regular female member of the Transformers Comedy Troupe. She played a role in an episode of the NBC sitcom "Cheers". She tried out for "Saturday Night Live" in 1990, but the show chose Julia Sweeney instead. She had a recurring role as Kathy Fleisher in three episodes of season one of the Bob Newhart sitcom "Bob" (CBS, 1992–1993), a role she played after taking part in the memorable series finale of Newhart's previous series "Newhart". Prior to "Friends", she appeared in at least two produced network pilots: NBC's "Just Temporary" (also known as "Temporarily Yours") in 1989,

neg: Will Mackenzie and directed a revival of "I Do! I Do!" with David Garrison and Karen Ziemba. On television, Mackenzie made guest appearances in "Route 66", "ABC Stage 67", "That Girl", "The Mod Squad", "Rhoda", "Baretta", and "All in the Family", and he had a recurring role in "The Bob Newhart Show". His sole feature film credit as an actor was in "The Landlord". Mackenzie made his television directorial debut with "The Bob Newhart Show" and went on to direct multiple episodes of "The Stockard Channing Show", "Too Close for Comfort", "Bosom Buddies", "WKRP in Cincinnati", "Gimme a Break!", "Newhart", "Moonlighting", "Family

neg: Bob Newhart Newhart's other long-running sitcom, "Newhart", Wallace said, "But some of the other great comedic talents who had a brilliant show, when they tried to do it twice, it didn't always work. And that's what... but like Bob, as far as I'm concerned, Bob is like the Fred Astaire of comics. He just makes it look so easy, and he's not as in-your-face as some might be. And so, you just kind of take it for granted, how extraordinarily funny and how he wears well." She was later reunited with Newhart twice, once in a reprise of her role as Carol

neg: Bob Newhart Newhart continued to play this character periodically through the show's twelfth (and final) season. On December 19, 2014, Newhart made a surprise appearance on the final episode of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson", where he was revealed to be the person inside Secretariat, Ferguson's on-set pantomime horse. The show then ended with a scene parodying the "Newhart" series finale, with Ferguson and Drew Carey reprising their roles from "The Drew Carey Show". In June 2015, Newhart appeared on another series finale, the final episode of "Hot in Cleveland" playing the father-in-law of Joy Scroggs (Jane Leeves). It marked

neg: Oliver Clark drama "St. Elsewhere", a likeable and humorous psychiatric patient, and Mr. Herd, a patient of psychologist Bob Hartley on "The Bob Newhart Show", a long-running CBS situation comedy. He played Mr. Belding in the original pilot of the series "Good Morning Miss Bliss" but was subsequently replaced by Dennis Haskins. Clark also played Roger Barton on an episode of " The Golden Girls", and played Joe Carruthers, the man who later becomes Santa Claus, in the holiday comedy film "Ernest Saves Christmas". Clark also appeared on two episodes of "M*A*S*H", Season 5, Episode 16 "38 Across" as Hawkeye's college buddy

neg: Bob Newhart a dedicated character actor. This led to other series such as: "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre", "Captain Nice", two episodes of "Insight", and "It's Garry Shandling's Show". He reprised his role as Dr. Bob Hartley on "Murphy Brown", and appeared as himself on "The Simpsons", and as a retired forensic pathologist on "NCIS". Newhart guest-starred on three episodes of "ER", for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as on "Desperate Housewives" and a role on "NCIS" as Ducky's mentor and predecessor, who was discovered to have Alzheimer's disease. In 2013, he also appeared on

neg: Hi, Bob on "The Bob Newhart Show", has remarked on the game by noting that "we turned a lot of students into drunks". The rules to "Hi, Bob" have been reported differently by various sources. According to the "Tampa Tribune", while watching an episode of "The Bob Newhart Show", one or more players are required to consume a shot of alcohol each time a character says "Hi, Bob". In one reported variation of the game, participants would shout "Hi, Bob!" in response to the utterance of the trigger phrase during the television program. In another variation of the game, shots of alcohol

neg: Dick Martin (comedian) "The Bob Newhart Show", he directed for over a dozen series. Martin later became the chief director of the 1980s sitcom "Newhart". In a 1998 episode of "The Nanny", Martin guest-starred as a homeless man Fran Fine meets in a park who turns out to be Preston Collier, one of the wealthiest men in New York City. In 1992, he played a small role in the Canadian film "North of Pittsburgh", which was directed by his son Richard. In 1996, Martin guest starred as sociology professor Dr. Ben Littmeyer on "3rd Rock from the Sun". Martin's son Richard was born

neg: Newhart When the scene began, many people in the live audience recognized the set as the bedroom from "The Bob Newhart Show" and burst into spontaneous applause. Pleshette and Newhart did the scene in one take. In 1991, the cast of "The Bob Newhart Show" reunited in a primetime special. One of the things they did was analyze Bob's dream. During the discussion, the Hartleys' neighbor, Howard Borden (Bill Daily), quipped, "I had a dream like that once. I dreamed I was an astronaut in Florida for five seasons", while scenes were shown from "I Dream of Jeannie", which featured Daily

neg: Botany 500 name was then outsourced to foreign companies. Botany 500 provided wardrobe for many game show hosts and television presenters, including Rod Serling on The Twilight Zone and Phil Donahue of "The Phil Donahue Show". In addition, the company also provided the wardrobes for Joey Bishop on "The Joey Bishop Show," Danny Thomas on "Make Room for Daddy", John Newland on "", Dick Van Dyke on "The Dick Van Dyke Show", Don Adams on "Get Smart", Mike Connors on "Mannix", Telly Savalas on "Kojak", Bob Newhart on "The Bob Newhart Show", Dick Sargent on "Bewitched", Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot on

neg: The Bob Newhart Show a statue of Newhart in character as Dr. Hartley, seated and facing an empty couch, as if conducting a therapy session in his office. The statue was temporarily installed in front of 430 North Michigan Avenue, the building used for exterior establishing shots of Hartley's office. The statue is now permanently located in the sculpture park in front of Chicago's Navy Pier entertainment complex. In 2005, the TV Land Awards honored "The Bob Newhart Show" with its Icon Award, presented by Ray Romano. In 2013, TV Guide ranked the series #49 on its list of the 60 Best Series of

neg: Joyce Van Patten Dobie Gillis", "The Andy Griffith Show", "Mr. Novak", "The Outer Limits", "Mannix", "The Rockford Files", "The Bob Newhart Show", "The Odd Couple", "Lou Grant", "Law & Order", "Oz", and "The Sopranos". On a 1976 episode of "Columbo", "Old Fashioned Murder", Van Patten played the lead, as a museum owner and curator who commits murder. In 1974, she had a minor role in the episode "Negative Reaction" (with Dick Van Dyke) of the same series. In 1979, she starred as Iris Chapman in "The Mary Tyler Moore Hour", and appeared in "The Martian Chronicles" the following year. In 1995, she played

neg: Jenna McMahon "Dennis the Menace", "The Twilight Zone", "Love, American Style", "The Bob Newhart Show", and "Welcome Back, Kotter". Relocating to West Hollywood, McMahon opened a playhouse and was teaching acting when she met Dick Clair in 1961. Using the name McMahon (her mother's maiden name), she and Clair formed a comedy act similar to that of Nichols and May, playing nightclubs and eventually appearing on "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Merv Griffin Show" and other television programs. The duo moved into television writing in the early 1970s, working on episodes of sitcoms such as "The Bob Newhart Show" and "The Mary

neg: Bob Newhart Warner Bros. Records. The label signed him in 1959, only a year after it was formed, based solely on those recordings. Newhart expanded his material into a stand-up routine, which he began to perform at nightclubs. Newhart became famous mostly on the strength of his audio releases, in which he played a solo "straight man". Newhart's routine was to portray one end of a conversation (usually a phone call), playing the comedic straight man and implying what the other person was saying. His 1960 comedy album, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart", was the first comedy album to make number

neg: Tom Poston Francesca Poston. Poston married Kay Hudson in 1968. They had two children, daughter Hudson Poston and son Jason Poston. They divorced in 1975 but remarried in 1980 and remained together until her death in 1998 from ALS. In 2001, Poston married actress Suzanne Pleshette, who played the wife of Newhart's character Bob Hartley on "The Bob Newhart Show", his fourth marriage, and her third marriage. After a brief illness, Poston died of respiratory failure on April 30, 2007, in Los Angeles, California at the age of 85. He predeceased Pleshette by seven months. Although he was not Jewish, he is

neg: Peter Bonerz Alice?" (1969), "Medium Cool" (1969), "Catch-22" (1970), which also included his future co-star Bob Newhart, "Jennifer on My Mind" (1971) and "Fuzz" (1972). In 1971, Bonerz was part of an ensemble cast in the short-lived improvisational television show "Story Theatre", which also included Alan Alda and Valerie Harper. In 1972, he landed the popular supporting role of Dr. Jerry Robinson, the eccentric orthodontist on "The Bob Newhart Show", whose most frequent comic foil was Marcia Wallace as Carol, the sharp-tongued receptionist. Bonerz would reprise this role in a cameo appearance in the final, unaired episode of Bob Newhart's third series,

neg: Jim Ignatowski Aquinas, Mahatma Gandhi, Alan Alda, and Louie De Palma (played by Danny DeVito), who treated him quite poorly and took advantage of him at every opportunity. Jim also admitted to being a fan of the original "Star Trek" series, although he strongly believed that the leader of the Romulans was portrayed incorrectly. His dream date, arranged by his co-worker Latka and Latka's wife Simka, was with Marcia Wallace. Jim was obsessed with her role on "The Bob Newhart Show", so much so that he wrote lyrics for the opening theme that started "Here comes Bob and Carol..." Jim's favorite movie

neg: Howard Hesseman Don Sturdy, plays the Counterboy, serving hot dogs and root beers to Goober and his old trade school rival Roy Swanson, played by Noam Pitlik. Hesseman made several appearances as Mr. Plager, a member of the group therapy ensemble on "The Bob Newhart Show", who was later revealed to be gay. He became a playwright in the sixth season of the show, writing a play about the characters in the group. In several other episodes of the show, Hesseman's voice can be heard as a TV announcer. In 1969, he appeared uncredited with The Committee (though at the time using

neg: Newhart TV Guide Network special, "TV's Most Unforgettable Finales", and in 2013 was ranked number 1 in Entertainment Weekly's "20 Best TV Series Finales Ever". On the February 11, 1995, episode of "Saturday Night Live" which was hosted by Bob Newhart, the episode's closing sketch ended with a redux of "Newhart"'s final scene, in which Bob Hartley again wakes with his wife Emily (special guest Suzanne Pleshette) and tells her that he had just had a dream of hosting "Saturday Night Live". Emily responds, ""Saturday Night Live", is that show still on?"—this during a period when "SNL" was heavily criticized for

neg: Tom Poston interred in the Jewish Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery alongside Pleshette, who was Jewish. Tom Poston Thomas Gordon Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film actor. He starred on television in a career that began in 1950. He appeared as a comic actor, game show panelist, comedy/variety show host, film actor, television actor, and Broadway performer. According to "USA Today" Life editor Dennis Moore, Poston appeared in more sitcoms than any other actor. In the 1980s, he played George Utley opposite Bob Newhart's character on "Newhart". Poston was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son

neg: Tom Poston however, made a guest appearance on the show as a KAOS villain. He appeared in "Thriller" during its second season in 1961. The episode, number six, was entitled "Masquerade" and starred Elizabeth Montgomery. In 1968, Poston played the role of the Scarecrow, at The Municipal Opera Association of St. Louis, production of "The Wizard of Oz". Lana Cantrell played Dorothy Gale, and Betty Low played the Sorceress of the North, also known as Glinda. Poston was a recurring guest star on "The Bob Newhart Show" in the 1970s. He later played the role of Franklin Delano Bickley on "Mork &

neg: The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart 1958, two years before the album was released. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart is a 1960 live album by comedian Bob Newhart. Recorded at the Tidelands Club in Houston, Texas, the debut album by Newhart was number one on the "Billboard" pop album chart and won Album of the Year at the 1961 Grammy Awards, where Newhart was named Best New Artist. It was the first comedy album to win Album of the Year and the only time a comedian had won Best New Artist. Newhart wanted the title to be "The Most

neg: The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart is a 1960 live album by comedian Bob Newhart. Recorded at the Tidelands Club in Houston, Texas, the debut album by Newhart was number one on the "Billboard" pop album chart and won Album of the Year at the 1961 Grammy Awards, where Newhart was named Best New Artist. It was the first comedy album to win Album of the Year and the only time a comedian had won Best New Artist. Newhart wanted the title to be "The Most Celebrated New Comedian Since Attila the Hun", but

neg: 14th Primetime Emmy Awards 14th Primetime Emmy Awards The 14th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 14th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 22, 1962, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Bob Newhart. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. The top show of the night was the CBS courtroom drama "The Defenders" which swept the four major categories it was nominated in. "The Bob Newhart Show" won top honors for comedy, and in doing so, became the first show to win a top program prize (comedy or

neg: Waybury Inn period of time in which the inn was closed was during World War II. The inn maintains a tradition in which, in room 9, there is an antique desk with a secret drawer. Following the lead of a couple who found the drawer in 1987, guests often put notes in the drawer. The Waybury Inn was also used as a location for exterior shots on the Bob Newhart television series, "Newhart", from 1982 to 1990. Featured as the Stratford Inn, the Waybury Inn was painted white for the show. After the show went off the air in 1990, the inn

neg: Alan Hewitt "77 Sunset Strip", "Daktari", "Leave It to Beaver", "The Donna Reed Show", "Dr. Kildare", "Lost in Space", "Bewitched", "I Dream Of Jeannie", "The Lucy Show", "F Troop", "The Wild Wild West", "Ironside", "The Bob Newhart Show" and "The Phil Silvers Show". He made four guest appearances on "Perry Mason", three of which he portrayed the murderer: in 1961 he played Bruce Sheridan in "The Case of the Wintry Wife" and Dr. Marcus Tate in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest," and in 1965 he played the role of Curt Ordway in "The Case of the Fatal Fetish". The only one

neg: Bob Newhart "I told the creators I didn't want any children, because I didn't want it to be a show about 'How stupid Daddy is, but we love him so much, let's get him out of the trouble he's gotten himself into'." Nevertheless, the staff wrote an episode that they hoped would change Newhart's mind. Newhart read the script and he agreed it was very funny. He then asked, "Who are you going to get to play Bob?" Coincidentally, Newhart's wife gave birth to their daughter Jenny late in the year, which caused him to miss several episodes. In the last episode

neg: Bill Daily performer on his syndicated show. Daily appeared in guest spots on "My Mother the Car", "The Farmer's Daughter" and "Bewitched". Veteran sitcom writer Sidney Sheldon liked Daily's work and hired him for a supporting role on "I Dream of Jeannie". In 1972, two years after "Jeannie" was canceled, Daily was back on television in another aviator's uniform, as Howard Borden in "The Bob Newhart Show". Borden, a commercial airline navigator who later became a co-pilot, lived across the hall from Bob Newhart's Bob Hartley character, and would frequently pop into the Hartleys' apartment to borrow things, mooch a meal, or

neg: Bob Newhart by Conan O'Brien, Newhart was placed in a supposedly airtight glass prison that contained three hours of air. If the Emmys went over the time of three hours, he would die. This gag was an acknowledgment of the common frustration that award shows usually run on past their allotted time (which is usually three hours). Newhart "survived" his containment to help O'Brien present the award for Outstanding Comedy Series (which went to "The Office"). During an episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", Newhart made a comedic cameo with members of ABC's show "Lost" lampooning an alternate ending to the series finale.

neg: 14th Primetime Emmy Awards drama) for what would be the show's only season. <ref name="Winners/Nominees">Emmys.com list of 1962 Nominees & Winners</ref> 14th Primetime Emmy Awards The 14th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 14th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 22, 1962, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Bob Newhart. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. The top show of the night was the CBS courtroom drama "The Defenders" which swept the four major categories it was nominated in. "The Bob Newhart Show" won top honors for

neg: Bob Newhart Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in 1960 when his album of comedic monologues, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the "Billboard" pop album chart; it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!", was also a success, and the two albums held the "Billboard" number one and number two spots simultaneously. Newhart later went into acting, starring as Chicago psychologist

neg: Bob Newhart KZBN (his initials). In 2005 Rotijefco sold the station to Santa Barbara Broadcasting, who changed its callsign to KZSB and format to news and talk radio. Newhart was an early home-computer hobbyist, purchasing the Commodore PET after its 1977 introduction. In 2001 he wrote "Later, I moved up to the 64 KB model and thought that was silly because it was more memory than I would ever possibly need." Newhart sold his Wallace Neff-designed Bel Air mansion to Canadian Robert Quigg in May 2016 for $14.5 million. Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up

neg: Newhart However, Newhart, who was anxious to move onto other projects, declined the offer, promising CBS that he would develop a new series for the network, which he was under contract to do. This resulted in the 1992 series "Bob", which lasted for two seasons. Despite 25 nominations, "Newhart" never won an Emmy Award. "Newhart" earned a total of six nominations for Golden Globe Awards. Newhart was nominated for one Casting Society of America award and four nominations for TV Land Awards. "Newhart" won a total of Viewers for Quality Television Awards. 20th Century Fox released season one of "Newhart" on

neg: Hi, Bob are replaced with cans of beer; each time a character utters the word "Bob", players consume a "generous gulp" of the beverage while the full phrase "Hi, Bob!" prompts complete consumption of the can. Lisa Birnbach, who witnessed the game in the early 1980s, reported that players would pass a bottle of beer around a room while watching "The Bob Newhart Show". According to her, whoever was holding the bottle when the word "Bob" was uttered on the program would have to consume some of the beverage; if the full phrase "Hi, Bob!" was used, then the player would be

neg: Berle Adams by the host and in tax advantages afforded corporations. Adams' chief responsibility for MCA became the packaging of new programs and negotiation of their contracts. In 1957 he went to Europe to create MCA's international TV division. He signed stand-up comic Bob Newhart, booked him into clubs, and soon sold "The Bob Newhart Show" to NBC. The show ran for only one year but won a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination. The 1960s was the decade of greatest creative energy and achievement in Adams' career. He became the MCA agent for Jack Benny, Rosemary Clooney, Eddie Fisher, Dinah Shore,

neg: The Chinese Restaurant in "The Puffy Shirt". The maître d' was portrayed by actor James Hong; it is one of the actor's most famous roles in the United States. (In fact, he had a small part in a season one episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" in 1972, portraying a man who is mistaken for a maître d'. He also played the same maitre d' role in the movie "Flower Drum Song".) Judy Kain—known for a recurring role on "Married... with Children"—guest-starred as Lorraine Catalano, the receptionist of Jerry's uncle. David Tress guest-starred as Mr. Cohen, a guest who enters the restaurant and

neg: Taurean Blacque Jersey. Before appearing on television, Blacque trained and performed at the New Federal Theatre in New York, a theater founded to provide opportunities to minorities and women. Early in his acting career, Blacque began making guest appearances in sitcoms such as "What's Happening!!", "Sanford and Son", "The Bob Newhart Show", "The Tony Randall Show", "Good Times", and "Taxi", and auditioned for permanent roles on others, including Venus Flytrap on "WKRP in Cincinnati", eventually played by Tim Reid. In 1981 he joined the cast of the police drama "Hill Street Blues", staying with the show throughout its run, which ended in

neg: William Redfield (actor) Pete's Sake". Redfield's best known film appearance was as Dale Harding in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". During its filming, Redfield was diagnosed with leukemia by doctor Dean Brooks, who also portrayed Dr. Spivey. On television, Redfield played the title role in the DuMont series "Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop" (1953), and appeared in "The Philco Television Playhouse", "Lux Video Theatre", "The United States Steel Hour", "Studio One", "As the World Turns", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Naked City", "Maude", "Rich Man, Poor Man Book II", episode 3 of season 2 in " Bewitched ", and "The Bob Newhart Show". He is

neg: Navy Pier different exhibits and activities for both children and adults to enjoy. Chicago Shakespeare Theater, a theater that recreates Shakespeare's productions. The Pier also has an IMAX theater. Many outdoor art installations are displayed on the pier. The anchor from the naval vessel USS "Chicago" (CA-136/CG-11) is on display at the far end. Other installations include a statue of actor Bob Newhart on a couch as seen on "The Bob Newhart Show", the "Captain On The Helm" statue dedicated to maritime captains, and the "Crack the Whip" sculpture of eight children at play holding hands by J. Seward Johnson Jr. The

neg: Newhart its declining quality. In 2010, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" presented several parody alternate endings to the television show "Lost", one of which mirrored the finale of "Newhart" complete with a cameo appearance by Bob Newhart and with "Lost" star Evangeline Lilly in place of Emily/Pleshette. The final scene with Newhart and Pleshette was later parodied in an alternate ending to the television series "Breaking Bad" where actor Bryan Cranston wakes from a dream next to his "Malcolm in the Middle" co-star Jane Kaczmarek where they assume their respective roles of Hal and Lois. Hal recounts the events of "Breaking Bad" in

neg: Bob Newhart In 2011, Newhart appeared in a small but pivotal role as a doctor in Lifetime's anthology film on breast cancer "Five", and in 2013, he made a guest appearance on "The Big Bang Theory" as the aged Professor Proton (Arthur Jeffries), a former science TV show host turned children's party entertainer, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. It marked the first Emmy in Newhart's entire career. At that year's Emmy ceremony, Newhart appeared as a presenter with "The Big Bang Theory" star Jim Parsons and received an unexpected standing ovation.

neg: The Bob Crane Show might strike out. It's either a belly laugh or it's no go and no show." MTM Enterprises produced the series, which was filmed with a three-camera setup in front of a studio audience with a sweetened laugh track. "The Bob Crane Show" debuted with a Nielsen rating of 23, a disappointment to the network. NBC cancelled the series after 13 weeks. Series star Crane blamed the failure on the lack of chemistry among the characters. He compared "The Bob Crane Show" to its fellow series, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Bob Newhart Show", in wishing that the same

neg: The Bob Newhart Show 11, 1995 episode of "Saturday Night Live". In one sketch, he appears on a satirical version of "Ricki Lake", befuddled by both Ms. Lake's dysfunctional guests and Lake's armchair pop psychology. The episode ended with a repeat of "Newhart"’s "just a dream" scene, in which Bob Hartley again wakes up with Emily (Pleshette), and tells her that he just dreamt he had hosted "SNL". Emily responds, "That show's not still on, is it?" George & Leo (1997) In the 1997 episode, "The Cameo Episode", Bill Daily makes an appearance as "The Pilot". Jack Riley also appeared on this episode, but

neg: Bob Newhart a reunion with one time co-star Betty White who had been a cast member during the second season of "Bob" 23 years earlier. The finale ends with their characters getting married. Newhart is known for his deadpan delivery and a slight stammer which he incorporated early on into the persona around which he built a successful career. On his TV shows, although he got his share of funny lines, he worked often in the Jack Benny tradition of being the "straight man" while the sometimes rather bizarre cast members surrounding him got the laughs. Newhart, however, has stated that "I

neg: The Late Late Show (U.S. talk show) years banging drums, including Desmond Tutu. The show featured Jay Leno as Ferguson's guest and cameos by Bob Newhart and Drew Carey in the closing segment, a parody of the iconic finales of "Newhart", "The Sopranos" and "St. Elsewhere". In the interim between Ferguson's departure in December 2014 and James Corden's premiere on March 23, 2015, CBS scheduled a number of guest hosts to helm the program. Repeats of Ferguson's show finished out 2014. Drew Carey hosted the week of January 5 and did so again the week of March 2. Other guest hosts included filmmaker Judd Apatow, actor Will

neg: Newhart run the Stratford Inn, which is now located in the middle of the golf course. The other townspeople, now richer and older, unexpectedly return for a reunion. The Darryl brothers also speak for the first time on screen, loudly yelling "Quiet!" at their wives in unison. Dick gets frustrated with the increasingly chaotic scene, and storms out shouting "You're all crazy!", only to be knocked out by an errantly struck golf ball. The setting of the last scene is nighttime, in the bedroom of Dr. Bob Hartley ("The Bob Newhart Show") and his wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette). Hartley awakens, upset,

neg: Bob Newhart his hands and knees, and repeat the line to the dog, which invariably yawned; and he'd say, 'See, I told you it's not funny!'" Wallace has also commented on the show's lack of Emmy recognition: "People think we were nominated for many an Emmy, people presume we won Emmys, all of us, and certainly Bob, and certainly the show. Nope, never!" Newhart discontinued the series in 1978 after six seasons and 142 episodes. Wallace said of its ending, "It was much crying and sobbing. It was so sad. We really did get along. We really had great times together." Of

neg: Earl Pomerantz Earl Pomerantz Earl Pomerantz (born February 4, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is best known for his work as a television script writer. Pomerantz created the network television series "Major Dad", "Family Man" and "Best of the West", and wrote scripts for such shows as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "The Bob Newhart Show", "Taxi", "Cheers", "Newhart", "The Cosby Show" and "Major Dad". He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Writers Guild of America Award, the Humanitas Prize and a CableACE Award. More recently, he has also delivered several commentaries on NPR’s "All Things Considered". He is the brother

neg: Newhart humorous fashion as though he is horrified that he could do those things albeit as Walter White. Lois reassures him that everything is all right and the final shot is of Walter's hat. The final scene of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" parodied this, as well. After revealing that Bob Newhart had been playing the on-set pantomime horse Secretariat, Ferguson wakes up as his "The Drew Carey Show" character Nigel Wick, in bed with his co-star Drew Carey. The two then discuss the crazy possibility of Wick being a talk show host and Carey losing weight and becoming

neg: Earl Pomerantz of writer/performer Hart Pomerantz. Earl Pomerantz Earl Pomerantz (born February 4, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is best known for his work as a television script writer. Pomerantz created the network television series "Major Dad", "Family Man" and "Best of the West", and wrote scripts for such shows as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "The Bob Newhart Show", "Taxi", "Cheers", "Newhart", "The Cosby Show" and "Major Dad". He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Writers Guild of America Award, the Humanitas Prize and a CableACE Award. More recently, he has also delivered several commentaries on NPR’s "All Things Considered".

neg: Bill Daily CBS game show "Match Game". After Richard Dawson's departure, Daily was a semi-regular for the final three years of the show's CBS and syndicated run. In 1988, Daily tried his hand again at starring roles, this time as another doctor on the sitcom "Starting From Scratch". The show fared slightly better than "Frye", but was canceled after one season. Daily's most notable post-"Newhart" role was another supporting character, that of Larry the psychiatrist on the cult favorite "ALF" (1986). Jack Riley appeared as an unnamed patient, clearly reprising Elliot Carlin from "The Bob Newhart Show". ALF claimed to have learned

neg: Lawrence Pressman Hanoi Hilton" (1987), "Angus" (1995), "Trial and Error" (1997), "Very Bad Things" (1998), "Mighty Joe Young" (1998) and "American Pie" (1999). He played Col. Cathcart in "the Hanoi Hilton". He has appeared in TV movies such as "The Gathering", "A Fighting Choice", "The Late Shift","Whose Daughter Is She?", "", as well as in guest roles on "Hawaii Five-O", "Paper Moon", "The Bob Newhart Show", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Griff", "Dawson's Creek", "The Drew Carey Show", "Providence", "The Practice", "Dangerous Minds", "", "Law & Order", "Matlock", "Ghost Whisper", and "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Gilmore Girls", "Murder, She Wrote", "M*A*S*H", "" and

neg: Jack Riley (actor) on WERE (1300 AM) featured not only music but comedy sketches and a slew of offbeat characters that Riley and Baxter voiced. Riley gave up the radio show in the mid 1960s and moved to Los Angeles, where his friend Tim Conway helped him receive work writing comedy sketches, which later led to acting opportunities. First a semi-regular in the cast of the 1960s sitcom "Occasional Wife", a short-lived show on NBC in which he played Wally Frick, Riley was perhaps most famous for playing Elliot Carlin, the neurotic, sour and selfish patient on "The Bob Newhart Show". In 1973,

neg: Monitor (radio program) Tony Zappone and many NBC News correspondents. Many comedy talents appeared through the years including Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Selma Diamond, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Ernie Kovacs, Bob Newhart, Jean Shepherd and Jonathan Winters. The comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May appeared on "Monitor", as did Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Bob and Ray, who won a 1957 Peabody Award for their "Monitor" comedy routines, often remained at NBC during the weekend to step in if technical problems developed with remote segments. In addition to Bob and Ray, several "Monitor" regulars in its early years helped the show

neg: Bob Newhart with the rest of the text. As actor David Hyde Pierce notes, "The only difference between Bob Newhart on stage and Bob Newhart offstage – is that there is no stage." In addition to his Peabody Award and several Primetime Emmy Award nominations, Newhart's recognitions include: Newhart was introduced by Buddy Hackett to Virginia "Ginnie" Quinn, the daughter of character actor Bill Quinn. They were married on January 12, 1963. The couple have four children (Robert, Timothy, Jennifer, and Courtney), and ten grandchildren. They are Roman Catholic and raised their children as such. He is a member of the Church

neg: Bob (TV series) axe by a relocation to Mondays and a subsequent ratings boost. However, the show was moved back to Fridays for the new season and again saw ratings trouble. A switch to Monday nights in December was too late to do much good, and the series was canceled after the December 27th broadcast. Three remaining episodes finally aired during TV Land reruns (where it aired as part of the "Bob Bob Newhart Newhart Marathon") in the late 1990s. As part of the promotion of this series, Marvel Comics published a six-issue "Mad Dog" limited series. The title was presented "flip-book" style,