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Four years after the end of his long-running sitcom, Bob Newhart returned to series television for another eight years on this brilliantly funny, often surreal sitcom.

In it, Newhart played Dick Loudon, a writer of how-to books who buys a Vermont inn, The Stratford Inn, with his wife... more »

Four years after the end of his long-running sitcom, Bob Newhart returned to series television for another eight years on this brilliantly funny, often surreal sitcom.

In it, Newhart played Dick Loudon, a writer of how-to books who buys a Vermont inn, The Stratford Inn, with his wife Joanna. Leslie Vanderkellen was the priviliged maid working her way through college, George Utley was the somewhat dim-witted handyman, and Kirk Devane was the deceptive owner of the rundown Minuteman Cafe next door.

In 1983, Leslie was replaced by her spoiled and shallow cousin Stephanie. That same year, Kirk married Cindy, a circus clown, and they moved to Europe at the beginning of the third season in 1984.

In March of 1984, Dick became host of a low-rated local talk show entitled "Vermont Today," produced by shallow baby boomer schlockmeister Michael Harris. Michael and Stephanie later fell in love and eventually married and had a baby, also named Stephanie.

The unnamed Vermont village that provided this show's setting was populated by eccentric characters such as Chester Wanamaker, who later became mayor, Jim Dixon, his addle-pated sidekick, Bev Dutton, the no-nonsense manager of Channel 8 (from which "Vermont Today" originated), and Larry, Darryl and Darryl, three surprisingly cultured woodsmen.

• Nothing Like Newhart Today!

  There is nothing that compares to Newhart in today's television broadcasting. That show was so funny, unique, and entertaining. Bob Newhart made it great!

  There is nothing that compares to Newhart in today's television broadcasting. That show was so funny, unique, and entertaining. Bob Newhart made it great! less «

  katieloew Last online Jun 20, 2009
  1 comments, last one May 24, 2009 + Add Comment

• Season 1 is the best, who else agrees

  Seasons 2 through the end are way to silly. Season one to me is the funniest and I like Leslie a lot more. Kirk is also funny. He may be in the second sesason but he looses his character a lot in it.

  Seasons 2 through the end are way to silly. Season one to me is the funniest and I like Leslie a lot more. Kirk is also funny. He may be in the second sesason but he looses his character a lot in it. less «

  gilliganfanatic Last online Mar 7, 2009
  6 comments, last one Feb 26, 2008 + Add Comment

• What did you think of the series finale?

  What did you think of the series finale?  I thought it was brilliant and definitely one of the best, if not best, ways to ever end a series. 

  What did you think of the series finale?  I thought it was brilliant and definitely one of the best, if not best, ways to ever end a series. less «

  DesertLynx83 Last online Dec 10, 2008
  5 comments, last one Jan 25, 2008 + Add Comment

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  10 Perfect

  I would watch this show before anything else ever made. hide « show »

  I used to stay up to watch reruns until 1:ooam, even though I had to be up for work at 5:00am. Larry, Daryl and Daryl were so funny. George reminded me so much of me it was scarey. Stephanie the maid and Joanna the wife were really hot. The scenery of New England was breath taking. The locals in the town were the type of people you would want to live around. Stephanie and the boy friend were so shallow and self absorbed, that they made you want to hate them, but you couldn't. I would want to live there to this day. The writers of this show were absolutely brilliant.

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  topspacehead Added Sep 26, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.4 Superb

  Life among the unique individuals at the Stratford Inn. hide « show »

  Having enjoyed a long career writing how-to manuals, Dick Loudon decides to change callings and take over a Vermont lodge named the Stratford Inn. He and his wife Joanna greet their guests and colleagues with a mixture of cheer and bemusement.
  
  You'll meet indelible characters like repairman George Utley, milquetoast Michael and his vain rich girlfriend Stephanie, her mansion-dwelling parents Arthur and Marian, and the legendary trio of siblings, "Larry, Darryl, and this is my other brother, Darryl."
  
  Eccentric doesn't begin to describe it.
  
  A hilarious show as charming and offbeat as its cast. Witty and cerebral, yet always accessible, this is one of the best sitcoms of modern memory.

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  Lokar Added Jun 28, 2006 All my reviews
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  9.5 Superb

  A hilarious story theme with a superb finale hide « show »

  A Vermont innkeeper with a wife who wore sweaters, who forgot she wasn't Japanese, a handyman who just never "got it," three woodsmen, and an heiress for a maid. The mere thought is enough to make you consider swearing off Japanese food for life.
  
  Or the whole thing was a dream. TVLand recently named the final scene of the Newhart series the Number 1 unexpected moment of all TV history. It was so far and away the Number 1 scene that it masked what might have otherwise been the Number 2 all-time unexpected moment - a scene just 5 minutes previous: The Darryls finally spoke.
  
  

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  gwactuary Added Mar 9, 2006 All my reviews
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  9.6 Superb

  One of those shows you'll aways remember. hide « show »

  OK, I will try not restate what I said in my reveiw for The Bob Newhart Show, but that maybe hard. In this long running show Newhart plays an inn keeper who just want peace and quite, but gets surrounded by so of the craziest people in the world. It's the same basic idea for his previous series but in this case that is a good thing.
  With some of the most memoriable charactors, Newhart takes what makes you think sounds like everyday sitcom and brings it to another level of comedy.
  Newhart also has one TV's greatest ending episodes. Instead of going for the typical cheesey ending that tries to tug your heartstrings, the show takes the episode to the high road and makes it just like any other show. I won't tell you the great ended but I will say I hope you watched The Bob Newhart Show.
  This is the only show that makes you laugh everytime you hear "Hello, my name is Larry, this is my brother Daryl, and this is my other brother Daryl."

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  bonefactory Added Jan 19, 2006 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Bob Newhart at his best! hide « show »

  One of the finest crafted situation comedies of all time. The characters were all very predictable. That is for everyone but Dick Louden, the Vermont innkeeper played by Bob Newhart. My impression is that Dick was kind of living in his own Twilight Zone. I always identified with Dick as week after week, he was the only one on the show with any sense, almost like he was from a different planet than everyone else. Add in Bob Newhart's bewildered and frustrated funny facial expressions and his spot on perfect comedic timing, and you've got non stop laughs for about 8 years!
  
  Come to think of it, another very funny show, “Third Rock from the Sun” probably borrowed from “Newhart”.
  

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  radioradio Added Nov 19, 2005 All my reviews