The Bob Newhart Show

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sitcom television series

The Bob Newhart Show is a classic 1970s American sitcom starring comedian Bob Newhart as a Chicago psychologist, known for its dry wit and ensemble cast.

Aliases (2)

Newhart ×2
The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978 sitcom) ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sitcom → television series →
broadcastFormat	half-hour series →
character	Carol Kester → Dr. Robert Hartley → Elliot Carlin → Emily Hartley → Howard Borden NERFINISHED → Jerry Robinson →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
createdBy	David Davis → Lorenzo Music →
decadeOfRelease	1970s →
executiveProducer	David Davis → Lorenzo Music →
filmingStyle	multi-camera →
firstAired	1972 →
genre	situation comedy →
hasCultFollowing	true →
hasTheme	“Home to Emily” →
lastAired	1978 →
leadActor	Bob Newhart →
leadCharacterName	Dr. Robert “Bob” Hartley →
leadCharacterPortrayedBy	Bob Newhart →
mainCharacterOccupation	psychologist →
notableFor	dry wit → ensemble cast →
numberOfEpisodes	142 →
numberOfSeasons	6 →
originalLanguage	English →
originalNetwork	CBS →
originalTimeSlot	Saturday night →
pictureFormat	color →
productionCompany	MTM Enterprises →
runtimePerEpisode	approximately 25 minutes →
setInLocation	Chicago →
settingDetail	Chicago high-rise apartment → Chicago office building →
spinoffRelation	inspired later series Newhart (thematically, not direct spinoff) →
starring	Bill Daily → Bob Newhart → Jack Riley → Marcia Wallace → Peter Bonerz → Suzanne Pleshette →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bob Newhart → Bob Newhart ("Newhart") → John Randolph →	notableWork
The Bob Newhart Show (1961–1962 variety series) ("The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978 sitcom)") →	followedBy
The Bob Newhart Show (1961–1962 variety series) →	hasTitle
Bob (TV series) ("Newhart") →	precededBy