Newhart

1982

Newhart

7.8 | TV-G | en | Drama

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today." George Utley is the handyman at the inn and Leslie Vanderkellen is the maid, with ambitions of being an Olympic Ski champion; she is later replaced by her cousin Stephanie, an heiress who hates her job. Her boyfriend is Dick's yuppie TV producer, Michael Harris. There are many other quirky characters in this fictional little town, including Dick's neighbors Larry, Darryl, and Darryl...three brothers who buy the Minuteman Cafe from Kirk Devane. Besides sharing a name, Darryl and Darryl never speak.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP24 The Last Newhart

May. 21,1990

In the midst of a town meeting, a Japanese visitor announces his intentions to purchase the entire town and turn the land into a gigantic golf course. Everyone but Dick is thrilled and sells out.

EP23 My Husband, My Peasant

May. 14,1990

Society bluebloods Scooter Drake and his new wife Libby drop by with a child of their own, apparently superior to baby Steph in every way. Michael and Stephanie decide to divorce due to Michael's peasant heritage.

EP22 Father Goose

May. 07,1990

Michael comes up with the perfect lead-in to Vermont Today, the 'Giddy Goose' show. He casts his favorite dinner theater actor as Giddy, only to discover the man's also his father.

EP21 Dick and Tim

Apr. 30,1990

Dick finagles his way into a weekly poker game with Tim Conway. Unaware of Tim's cheap nature, Dick drives him away after raising a quarter.

EP20 Handymania

Apr. 09,1990

George is the toast of the town when he events a hot new board game, ""Handymania"".

EP19 Georgie and Grace

Mar. 19,1990

George falls under the influence of five priests vacationing at the inn. After George announces his intention to join the priesthood, Miss Goddard tries her hardest to change his mind.

EP18 Daddy's Little Girl

Mar. 05,1990

After another shopping spree for baby Steph, Dick teaches Michael that materialism isn't the best way to raise a child. A skeptical Michael becomes convinced after a haunting dream depicts a possible future. Julia Duffy plays grown-up baby Steph.

EP17 Born to Be Mild

Feb. 26,1990

Dick is roped into joining George's old gang, 'The Houligans', when they reunited after 40 years. Dick leads them into a rumble against their long-time rivals, 'The Ruffians'.

EP16 Seein' Double

Feb. 19,1990

Michael announces plans to spice up WPIV's lineup with a new sitcom, Seein' Double starring Stephanie as identical twins Judy and Jody, with Dick as their crotchety widowed father.

EP15 Child in Charge

Feb. 05,1990

Stephanie's parents buy WPIV for baby Stephanie. Dick refuses to pander to the child, forcing baby Steph to cancel Vermont Today in the middle of an interview with George McGovern.

EP14 Good Neighbor Sam

Jan. 29,1990

When an overbearing new neighbor moves next door, Dick finds his polite veneer mistaken for friendship. The townsfolk, who all assume Dick is their best friend, are in an uproar when they hear that Dick and Sam are 'best friends'.

EP13 Beauty and the Pest

Jan. 15,1990

Joanna takes an odd man to several houses to try to convince him to buy one, but he just can't seem to commit. Joanna visits his home and walks in to find a shrine dedicated to her.

EP12 Lights! Camera! Contractions!

Jan. 08,1990

It's baby time for the Harris' as Steph's baby is about to be born. Michael is determined to capture the birth on tape over Stephanie's objections.

EP11 Jumpin' George

Jan. 01,1990

Georeg plans on never sleeping again when he's plagued by a recurring nightmare. Michael & Stephanie use 'wombphones' to educate their future child.

EP10 I Like You, Butt...

Dec. 18,1989

George meets the perfect girl, except for her large rear end. Michael and Stephanie consult with a baby naming guru.

EP9 Attack of the Killer Aunt

Dec. 11,1989

Joanna's Aunt Louise visits bearing gifts, despite her long-standing opinion that Joanna is much too good for Dick.

EP8 Cupcake in a Cage

Dec. 04,1989

Stephanie is sent to jail after she slaps a security guard in a fit of prenatal hormones.

EP7 Good Lord Loudon

Nov. 20,1989

A cash-strapped visiting dignitary makes Dick a royal Lord. After hearing of his good fortune, the townspeople's opinion of Dick jumps up a notch.

EP6 Meet Michael Vanderkellen

Nov. 13,1989

Stephanie's mother offers to buy the newlyweds a mansion, but only if Michael changes his last name to Vanderkellen.

EP5 Ramblin' Michael Harris

Oct. 23,1989

Michael quits his job at Menkey's grocery to become a lounge singer.

EP4 Utley Exposed

Oct. 16,1989

An episode of Vermont Today on 'Hidden Shame' nets a surprise guest when George admits to a childish prank.

EP3 Poetry and Pastries

Oct. 02,1989

Dick is chosen to judge the annual Poetry and Pastry contest. Miss Goddard, the reigning champion, uses her feminine wiles to try to influence the judging. Michael throws an all-male baby shower.

EP2 Get Dick

Sep. 25,1989

Dick accidentally burns down Maison Hubert while enjoying an after-dinner cigar. The Loudon's take in Hubert while he recuperates. Hubert vows he will ""get Monsieur Loudon"".

EP1 Don't Worry Be Pregnant

Sep. 18,1989

Michael and a pregnant Stephanie return from a six-month cruise totally unprepared for parenthood.

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Released: 1982-10-02 | Released Producted By: MTM Enterprises , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Bob Newhart , Mary Frann , Tom Poston

Director

Barry Kemp

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Tom Poston

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Reviews

jarrodmcdonald-1 First, my rating of 10 out of 10 is for the seasons where I feel the show was strongest. If I had to give an overall rating, it would be a high 8 or low 9.I've written in other places that I feel vintage Newhart is seasons 3-6. The first two with Kirk and the previous maid seem like a different show sometimes; and the last two seasons contain a lot of jump-the-shark moments.I understand there will be people who really love the more outlandish plots of the final seasons, but recently after watching two season 7 episodes, my feelings were re-confirmed about how much I dislike the writing at that stage of the series.I think they really ruin Michael when they give him the nervous breakdown. In the episode called 'One and a Half Million Dollar Man, the scenes with him as the mime in the restaurant while Stephanie is on a date with an old friend were completely over the top. Even the subplot with Larry & the Darryls knowing Stephanie's friend intimately required too much suspension of disbelief. It's like the show was going for high camp jokes and sacrificing character development at this point. In earlier seasons, we certainly would not have had Larry and his brothers as people who went to New York to see Broadway shows on the down-low. It's funny, but this isn't true to their characters and their overall presentation as backwoods stereotypes.The next episode 'The Little Match Girl' brings Eileen Brennan back as Corinne, an illustrator that worked with Dick on an earlier book. There is no way someone like Dick would have been so dumb as to sign her out of a mental institution without checking out what caused her to be placed there in the first place. And it's completely painful watching Michael languish in the sanitarium. The scene where Stephanie visits him was dominated by a bald roommate trying to make a move on Stephanie, and there was hardly any exchange between Stephane and Michael about what put him there and where their relationship had gone wrong. Again, solid characterization sacrificed for campy scenes with nutty patients and over the top jokes. Of course, I am not saying all the episodes in the last two seasons do not work-- but many of them are off on such a weird tangent that it's difficult to watch. At its heart, in the glory seasons from the third until the sixth year (with better writers and producers) we have a Rockwell view of life in a small New England hamlet, full of charm and slightly eccentric characters. But all of that just gets carelessly thrown by the wayside in season 7 and they had no real way to explain the ridiculous story choices and direction of the characters without making it Dick's dream at the end. And that in itself was ridiculous because nobody would have a dream with 184 separate, consecutive stories in it-- unless he was in a coma and had been sleeping for a long time-- not to mention he covered years of hairstyle changes, clothing changes and changes in technology in a deep sleep? A sad way to watch this show go, when it was truly one of the best things on television for those four middle years.

Aaron1375 This was Bob Newhart's second series with his name in the title. This one along with "The Bob Newhart" show were both very successful shows. He would also do one called "Bob", however that show for the most part was a bust. Still, two out of three is not to bad. This one stars Bob as a city man who moves to Vermont to open an inn with his wife. Kind of the fish out of water routine, but not played up as much. Basically, the husband and wife blend in a bit quickly compared to say "Green Acres". The show had a nice off beat humor, though as the show progressed it slipped more and more into the silly range. Kind of like the show "Night Court" though it never got quite as silly as that show did. The cast was great, though they did have a few to many shows near the end featuring Larry and his two brothers both named Daryl. They were great in small doses, but the more they were in the show the less impact their appearances began having. The show also started as more of a live show, then converted to film which I always think that looks better. Julie Duffy and Peter Scolari joined the cast later and were very nice additions to the cast as the two they replaced were okay, just not the characters as these two were. All in all a funny show that had a very good run.

LemonPuppy This is a good series with strong points and weak points.Dick and Joanna leave the hustle and bustle of the big city to operate an historic inn in rural Vermont so that he could write his how-to books in peace and quiet.Except for their employee Leslie, the Loudens do not fit in with the eccentric villagers. Their other employee, George, has to translate some of the culture shock of life in Vermont to a clueless Dick Louden.Character actors who comprise the townsfolk are very eccentric and nothing like real Vermonters. This is a weakness in the plot because it would be better suited for the shock of a civilized couple to relocate into a red-state.Chester the Mayor and Jim his sidekick are some of the annoying semi-regulars, who contradict Dick's wisdom and insight. Kirk, the neighbor, who chases after Leslie, operates the Minute Man Cafe and doesn't know much about the restaurant business.In season two, Leslie leaves town and invites her cousin Stephanie to take over the domestic responsibilities at Stratford Inn for the remainder. She is very much about herself and her unparalleled beauty, which works here to set the series in motion.When preppy TV station producer Michael comes to town to convince Dick to star in a weekly "Vermont Today" series, he and Stephanie hit it off, and the series launches into full steam.Marian and Arthur Vanderkellen, as the wealthy parents of Stephanie, make recurring appearances to pamper their daughter, without trying to understand this sort of village she has escaped into.Uncouth backwoods brothers Larry, Darryl and Darryl expand their roles to become regulars, as another bright spot in the series, in addition to Joanna and George, who bring plenty of charm.This then becomes a wonderful series, far above average, and worth the watch.

DKosty123 Bob Newhart followed his first series becoming an Inn Keeper in Vermont. The setting worked out perfect as more comedy came from this sitcom than many others. Verterans such as Tom Poston got a chance to shine. So did many newcomers.Much like his previous series, Dick Louden (Newhart) always manages to make his ensemble into stars. This series had a lot more cast members than the previous one. It starts so slow with it's sleepy theme song & great country scenery that you could almost go to sleep. Mary Frann (Dick's wife) & others would then wake you up.Instead, many woke up to more genius. Larry, Daryl & Daryl even got jobs doing commercials after this show went off, they became so famous. It is amazing between this & his previous series how much Bob Newhart became a part of everyones TV viewing lives.This series ended on a high when (spoiler) in the last episode they tied it back directly to The Bob Newhart Show. Between the downtown setting of the first show & the country setting of this show, Bob Newhart never missed a beat.