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getbak · 12-13-2008, 02:10 AM

"Hi Bob."

Alright, I'm going to go off the board a bit here with my next pick. Let me preface this by saying that because I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, I don't watch a lot of medical shows, and the ones I do watch are usually comedies (Scrubs, Doogie Howser, etc.), and most of the ones I have watched have already been picked.

Then it occurred to me...If the main character of a show has the title of "Doctor" and he spends a significant percentage of the episodes at his office, with his patients, it should fall into the category of "Medical"...Right?

So, using that logic, and realizing that this show is somehow still available...Frozen TV Dinner is very pleased to select, in the Medical category, from MTM Enterprises, and the CBS Television network: The Bob Newhart Show.

The Bob Newhart Show aired on CBS from 1972 to 1978 and starred (obviously) Bob Newhart as Dr. Bob Hartley, a Chicago psychologist with an eclectic and erratic group of patients.

Hartley's office was in a Chicago medical center. He shared a floor and receptionist (played by the voice of Bart Simpson's teacher - Marcia Wallace) with orthodontist Jerry Robinson (Peter Bonerz).

Bob's home life revolved around his wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette), and their neighbor Howard (Bill Daily).

Bob Newhart's comedic style has always been that of an everyman caught in situations with oddball characters and this show gave him the perfect showcase. Much of Newhart's early comedy was based around the concept of the audience hearing only Newhart's reaction to something that someone else was doing, often in the form of a telephone conversation where we can only hear Bob's side of the conversation. With the Bob Newhart Show, we finally got to see the people on the other side of the phone (or sitting on the psychologist's couch in this case).

Unfortunately, YouTube is greatly lacking in clips from the show. Entire episodes are available on Hulu.com, but unfortunately, they're not available in Canada.

12-13-2008, 02:10 AM	#1012
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	"Hi Bob." Alright, I'm going to go off the board a bit here with my next pick. Let me preface this by saying that because I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, I don't watch a lot of medical shows, and the ones I do watch are usually comedies (Scrubs, Doogie Howser, etc.), and most of the ones I have watched have already been picked. Then it occurred to me...If the main character of a show has the title of "Doctor" and he spends a significant percentage of the episodes at his office, with his patients, it should fall into the category of "Medical"...Right? So, using that logic, and realizing that this show is somehow still available...Frozen TV Dinner is very pleased to select, in the Medical category, from MTM Enterprises, and the CBS Television network: The Bob Newhart Show. The Bob Newhart Show aired on CBS from 1972 to 1978 and starred (obviously) Bob Newhart as Dr. Bob Hartley, a Chicago psychologist with an eclectic and erratic group of patients. Hartley's office was in a Chicago medical center. He shared a floor and receptionist (played by the voice of Bart Simpson's teacher - Marcia Wallace) with orthodontist Jerry Robinson (Peter Bonerz). Bob's home life revolved around his wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette), and their neighbor Howard (Bill Daily). Bob Newhart's comedic style has always been that of an everyman caught in situations with oddball characters and this show gave him the perfect showcase. Much of Newhart's early comedy was based around the concept of the audience hearing only Newhart's reaction to something that someone else was doing, often in the form of a telephone conversation where we can only hear Bob's side of the conversation. With the Bob Newhart Show, we finally got to see the people on the other side of the phone (or sitting on the psychologist's couch in this case). Unfortunately, YouTube is greatly lacking in clips from the show. Entire episodes are available on Hulu.com, but unfortunately, they're not available in Canada. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!