Newhart
Created by	Barry Kemp
Developed by	Sheldon Bull
Starring	Bob Newhart Mary Frann Jennifer Holmes Julia Duffy Tom Poston Steven Kampmann Peter Scolari William Sanderson Tony Papenfuss John Voldstad
Theme music composer	Henry Mancini
Composer	Nelson Riddle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	184(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Barry Kemp Mark Egan Mark Solomon Dan Wilcox Douglas Wyman David Mirkin
Producer	Sheldon Bull
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	MTM Enterprises 20th Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 25, 1982 (1982-10-25) – May 21, 1990 (1990-05-21)

Newhart is an American televisionsitcom that aired onCBS from October 25, 1982, to May 21, 1990, with a total of 184 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. The series starsBob Newhart andMary Frann as an author and his wife, respectively; who own and operate the Stratford Inn in ruralVermont. The small town is home to many eccentric characters.TV Guide,TV Land, andA&E named theNewhartseries finale as one of the most memorable in television history. The theme music forNewhart was composed byHenry Mancini.

Bob Newhart plays Dick Loudon, an author ofdo-it-yourself and travel books. He and his wife Joanna move fromNew York City to a small town in ruralVermont^[a] to operate the 200-year-old Stratford Inn.

Dick and Joanna initially run the inn with the help of sweet-natured but simple handyman George Utley and Leslie Vanderkellen, a bright, cheerfulDartmouth College student and heiress who takes a job as a maid to find out what it is like to be "normal". Next door to the inn is the Minuteman Café, owned by Kirk Devane, a petty opportunist and compulsive liar. Leslie leaves before season two to continue her studies abroad, to be replaced by her cousin Stephanie, who, unlike Leslie, is vain, lazy, and spoiled. Awkward, uncultured backwoodsman brothers Larry, Darryl and Darryl are seen with increasing frequency as work-for-hire odd-job men in the first two seasons, and take over the Minuteman Cafe when Kirk leaves at the start of season 3.

Near the end of season two, Dick becomes the host of a local television show,Vermont Today, where he interviews an assortment of bizarre and colorful guests. His vapid, neurotic producer, Michael Harris, falls in love with Stephanie, their relationship providing a satire of 1980s excess.^[2]

Thefinal episode of the series reveals that the entire series was a dream of Dr. Robert Hartley, Newhart's character inThe Bob Newhart Show.

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Newhart was a solid ratings winner, finishing its first six seasons in theNielsen top 25. Despite not finishing in the top 30 for its last two seasons, Bob Newhart stated in an interview with theArchive of American Television that CBS was satisfied enough with the show's ratings to renew it for a ninth season in 1990. However, Newhart, who was anxious to move on to 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 seriesBob, which lasted two seasons.

The show was nominated for 25Emmy Awards but never won.

1983

• Outstanding Comedy Series – Sheldon Bull, Producer; Barry Kemp, Executive Producer
• Outstanding Video Tape Editing For a Series – Andy Ackerman

1984

• Outstanding Comedy Series – Sheldon Bull, Producer; Barry Kemp, Executive Producer
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Tom Poston
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Duffy

1985

• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Bob Newhart
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Duffy

1986

• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Bob Newhart
• Outstanding Sound Mixing For a Comedy or Drama – Andrew MacDonald, Sound Mixer; Bill Nicholson, Sound Mixer; Craig Porter, Sound Mixer; Richard Wachter, Sound Mixer
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Tom Poston
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Duffy

1987

• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Bob Newhart
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
  • Tom Poston
  • Peter Scolari
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Duffy
• Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series – David Mirkin ("Co-Hostess Twinkie")

1988

• Outstanding Editing For a Series (Multi-Camera Production) – Michael Wilcox, Editor
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Peter Scolari
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Duffy

1989

• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series – Eileen Brennan
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Peter Scolari
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Duffy

1990

• Outstanding Editing For a Series (Multi-Camera Production) – Michael Wilcox, Editor
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Duffy
• Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series – Bob Bendetson, Mark Egan and Mark Solomon ("The Last Newhart")

Newhart earned six nominations forGolden Globe Awards.

• Television Series – Musical or Comedy (1984)
• Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Bob Newhart (1983–1986)
• Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Julia Duffy (1988)

Newhart was nominated for oneCasting Society of America award and four nominations forTV Land Awards.Newhart won a total of fourViewers for Quality Television Awards.

20th Century Fox released season one ofNewhart on DVD in Region 1 on February 26, 2008.

In November 2013,Shout! Factory announced it had acquired the rights to the series. It has since released the remainder of the series in individual season sets.^[4][5][6]

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• Newhart atThe Interviews: An Oral History of Television

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• Television series about marriage
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• Television series set in hotels
• Television shows about dreams
• Television shows set in Vermont

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