Season 6 • Episode 22
LatestBob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.
The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience.
Acting
Newhart's revolutionary stammer-and-pause technique.
Writing
Phone call monologues that built his entire career.
Production
MTM's gold standard for smart, character-driven sitcoms.
Creator
Lorenzo Music
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lorenzo Music, the show's co-creator, later voiced Garfield the cat — and his deadpan delivery was basically animated Bob Newhart.
This was MTM Enterprises' first hit after The Mary Tyler Moore Show, proving their 'workplace family' formula worked with men too.
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