The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Series

Starring: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Marcia Wallace, et al.

This sitcom classic stars the incomparable Bob Newhart as Dr. Robert Hartley, a Chicago psychologist who finds himself surrounded by some unusual and neurotic characters on the job as well as at home! Hartley faces an uphill battle to not lose patience with his patients, but with the support of his quick-witted wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette), you can count on him to conduct a healthy session of laugh therapy in all 142 episodes of The Bob Newhart Show. An outstanding supporting cast is on call to back up Newhart and Pleshette, including Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Jack Riley, and Marcia Wallace. Originally airing on CBS from 1972 to 1978, The Bob Newhart Show is often cited among the best-loved situation comedies in history, with TV Guide and Time naming it one of the greatest television shows of all-time. Get ready to lie back on the couch and laugh with Bob-you'd be crazy not to.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 826663149562
• Release Date: May 2014
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Cinedigm - Uni Dist Corp
• Director: Peter Bonerz
• Starring: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Marcia Wallace, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz, Jack Riley
• Runtime: 53 hours
• Number of Disks: 18
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

This program is addictive.

Whether this is your first time or you are purchasing old times, this series is a lot of fun to watch and afterward speculate on what the outcome would be. Many short programs have created a situation and solved it all in the span of the episode. Whereas the Bob Newhart show many times steps right into the middle and does not necessarily wrap up all the loose ends. I am not convinced that the episodes are in the correct order. It seems strange that “Fly the Unfriendly Skies” would be the first episode, as it does not introduce the characters or give much of a background. I also notice that Suzanne Pleshette's hairstyle keeps changing back and forth. Something strange that I have not been able to figure out is why every time Bob comes home and Margaret Hoover (Patricia Smith) is just leaving, he just says "Hello Margaret" in a deadpan voice without looking at her. One of the main things that adds to the viewing comedy is the nuances and glances each character gives to the others.