Suzanne Pleshette didn't attend the wrap party, because she knew this wasn't her moment, it was the moment for the regular actors on the show, and she didn't want to take away anything from them. That's how classy she was. Big hug Suzanne, and thanks for the memories....
@@SARDiverDave Yes, she said she snuck out because it really wasn't her show and she did not want to take anything away from Mary Frann who played Bob's wife on the Newhart Show. Had she not left the wrap party too much attention would have been paid to her one tiny role in the series because it was such a surprise to even members of the cast. She was a classy lady and an outstanding actress!
I remember watching this when it aired. My husband and I were laughing so hard when we saw Suzanne Pleshette. We both watched the Bob Newhart Show back in the day. This is the way to end a series.
@EvalyntheEvilTwin Oh my gosh as soon as the stage Lights started coming up.I recognized the bedroom and the Bed spread Before I recognize suzanne Pleshette. I remember, I almost fell out of the chair.Laughing it was so awesome. To me it was one of the best series finales of all time.
Take a note all shows, this is how to end a series. Both Bob Newhart Shows were the most creative, truly funny and family oriented with excellent writers and actors series in television history. Never missed a show. Bob has never been fully appreciated for his comedic excellence, perfect timing and creativity. One of the truly great standup and tv greats.
@@crescentfreshbret St. Elsewhere (and probably Bobby in the shower, really) is the reason this worked. Without that context, it's just a weird "All just a dream" sequence. Knowing what they're making fun of? Still talking about it 30 years later.
Best series ending in the history of television!!! I regularly watched the old show in the 70s, and as soon as Bob woke up and turned on the light (revealing the old show's bedroom) the entire 80s "Newhart" series suddenly made perfect sense. Only a dream could explain why the whole town was always off its collective rocker. The way this series ended was pure genius.
I cried because I new I would never get to wake up in the morning to Emily... Could you imagine waking up and Susan would say good morning 😃🌞 big guy... She had to have the sexiest voice in the world 🌍!!! Tom Postin was the luckiest man in the world???
I never watched the show - not on regular basis. Yet this is the one segment I saw. There was also that other one (which I can't find) where Larry, Darryl and Darryl successfully recorded the sound of a falling tree in a forest when nobody was around to hear it fall. As of 2020 June, Bob Newhart is still with us. He's over on Twitter. Right now. Go say hi.
Never before in the history of television (and probably never again) has there ever been such a wonderfully surprising and brilliantly perfect end scene to a series. Only Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette could have carried off such a feat. ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
I remember watching it when it first aired. About halfway through, I was starting to get irritated. I thought, "This is probably going to end in a dream. I can't believe Bob Newhart would stoop to that!" I shook my head in disgust when Bob Newhart sat up in bed at the end, but when Suzanne Pleshette sat up beside him, I almost fell of my seat laughing. I never saw that one coming!
This show, specifically, was good comfort food and still is today. Its interesting that it filled a void that no other show did ( to my recollection) in the 80s. In the 60s going into the 70s, CBS decided to do a rural purge getting rid of Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Mayberry, Beverly Hillbillies in favor of gritty city based shows. I could see that, but it took the genius of Bob Newhart to resurrect the situation without the corniness. I still like the first two seasons the best. After the Michael and Stephanie thing got going I didn't watch every week. Rip Peter Scolari. You don't find shows like this today, I think the closest was Modern Family, and that had to many characters, and the death knell of many sitcoms: the kids got old (age wise,)
Come on Bob! Your loyal fans; and those other people, know there's only one way to end this. Thanks for the all laughs over these many decades. You never truly retire you only move on to your next gig. Rest in Peace. (1929-2024) 😎👏❤
Bob's timing during that final line is just priceless. "Go to sleep, Emily. You know you, uh......... you really should wear more sweaters." Rodney Dangerfield couldn't have timed that better.
How fast they forgot. Bob Newhart had *THREE TV WIVES.* His third wife from the *short lived series "Bob"* (33 total episodes from '92 - '93 on CBS), *Charlene Watkins,* is still alive.
I am going to guess that even Bob himself has forgotten his third show (when you have to retool a show midstream, you are in trouble) & even George & Leo.
I remember watching this during the original broadcast. When Bob hit that light switch and I saw those sheets, I choked on my ice cream. It was the absolute best!
Watching it again, I just love the scattered giggles of the few people who get the joke instantly upon seeing that bedroom in the half-light. You've got to love whoever managed to recreate that bedroom so beautifully.
I love how you could hear a lot of people in the audience that picked up on it right away too. There's a lot of us who followed him from the Bob Newhart show, that reaction was proof of the effect that show had on people. Two award winning series in a row, such great talent. And a lot of that was allowing others to get the laughs and spot light. If he has a big ego, you can't tell it from how he acts.
Bob said that once the studio audience saw the old bedroom set from the Bob Newhart Show, the reaction was instant & they had to wait for a long time to start taping because the audience would not stop applauding. Kudos to Bob's wife for a brilliant idea.
I watched the finale with my folks and remember my mom cracking up at the big reveal. She had to tell me who Suzanne was, because I was too young to remember Bob's show in the 70's. I had to see that show many years later to get why the audience went wild when she came on. Now I know. (And knowing is half the battle, G.I.-JOOOOOEEEE !!!!) Sorry, it was there. Had to be done.
I watched this episode with my parents and they cracked up when it was revealed that he was back on his former show. That was the most original endings to a show I have ever seen.
I was an avid fan of both shows. Like millions of others I was absolutely blown away by the ending. Having watched "The Bob Newhart Show" religiously I immediately recognized the bedroom. What a fantastic way to end the show.
Bob and Suzanne were apprehensive about how the audience would react.. they only were going to have one "take", but when the audience recognized the set immediately, they knew they had hit a home run!
R.I.P. BOB NEWHART. You brought laughs to my living room back in the 70s on The Bob Newhart Show which I purchased the complete series on DVDS 10 years ago and Newhart at the inn and that was a very great surprising ending where you woke up and told Emily about your dream. I also liked your guest appearances on E.R. where most of your scenes were with Sherry Springfield (Dr.Lewis). You will be missed by all of us.
I watched this episode the night it aired In 1990. I was stunned Suzanne Pleshette Showed up At the End. I remember reading in a newspaper a few days before it aired that she was going to be on the last episode of Newhart. I was baffled ... It was a brilliant idea to make the entire Newhart Series Into a Dream ... I wish they would have brought the Bob Newhart Show Simply back.. I used to watch it On Saturday Nights As a kid ...
This was the greatest surprise and best ending to any show I ever watched in all of my 67 years. I laughed and gasped, cried, the works! Thanks to all who made it possible then and now. 👏🙏👍👍🤣
I always loved the double laugh here. The first one from those who clearly recognized the set, and the second when they saw you-know-who turn on the lights.
Yes, those who did not recognize the set suddenly realized what was going on when Suzanne turned on the lights and started speaking... that explains the eruption of the audience at that moment, sounds that I'm sure echoed in homes across the nation that night as even casual viewers of the Bob Newhart Show made the connection.
Bob knew to make us laugh, and we knew HOW to laugh! Hoping that we make it through what's going on today and be Americans united again. VOTE BLUE! 💙 💙💙💙💙
@@kenherrera2819 I remember I did not get it at first. I thought it was Mary Frann still wearing her Japanese wig and my hubby so "NO it is his first wife;" lol! I was still confused, and he said "you know the other show where he was a phycologist." Then lol the light bulb went off for me. Emily! In my defense, our daughter was sick with chicken pox, and I had been tending to her only catching bits of the episode!
There was an intentional leak. Tom Poston "let slip" the whole Japanese golf course thing and that Bob gets hit on the head with a golf ball and goes to heaven where he meets up with God played by George Burns. I was really sad that the leak turned out to be true until the light turned on in the Hartley's bedroom. The misdirection made the whole thing so much better.
@@frankwm1988 Was the slo-mo golf ball hitting him in the head scene later referenced in "Seinfeld" (Kramer being knocked unconscious by tennis balls)? I wonder...
There was a risk because then when you'd watch it in syndication, you'd remember that it all is a dream and it might spoil it for you. Looking back, I guess it was good since the series was so bizarre to begin with, it would be a dream for somebody, like Bob Hartley, a psychiatrist.
Oh, man, thanks for posting this! The part where the two Darryls finally speak one word in the entire series is pricless. And the final scene is just brilliant.
"Quiet!!" Right down to the little MTM closing kitty. Even better than i remembered it. Bob was a genius, and so was Mrs Bob, Ginnie Newhart, whose idea the closing scene was. What a wonderful show it was. Rest in Peace, Bob and Ginnie, and Peter and Tom and Suzanne... We miss you all. Thanks for the great, funny storytelling. 🥰 ☁️🕊️
I will always remember the line: "You know... you really should wear more sweaters." - forever. Great ideas, writing and great timing made for a great series that younger kids will never understand.
One of the best endings to a television show ever. A sheer classic. I would say that this one, the finale of MASH, and the finale of The Fugitive with David Janssen, are the three best series finales of all time. This was a sheer classic. RIP to Tom Poston, Mary Frann, and Suzanne Pleshette. One of the best television wives in TV history.
@@dahmaricloyd1858 That's the same song at the beginning and end of all the episodes just with some changes to the violins. I think its by Henry Mancini specifically made for the show.
I remember watching this when it aired with my dad, I was just a kid so I didn't really get the significance since I barely remembered the Bob Newhart Show, but once I got a little older I understood how monumental a moment this was in tv. I genuinely doubt it will ever be topped in it's brilliance.
I was a kid when this show was on and my mother absolutely loved Newhart. I remember watching the finale with my mother and always liked Larry, Darryl, and Darryl. This ended perfectly. Rest ever most peacefully, Bob.
Seconds before the Darryl"s yelled "quiet," I said to my siblings "wouldn't it be funny if they talked tonight?" It's funny how your memories play tricks on you;I could have sworn that Fran Drescher played Larry's wife.
@7:25 BEST ending TWIST ever !! I am now 54 and remember both NEWHART shows !! This was pure classic !! * much after has been taking from this in TV & Movies !! CLASSIC ending !!
I'm so glad I was a sitcom nerd/fanatic from an early age.because I watched this live as a kid and was able to appreciate the brilliance of that ending. The Bob Newhart Show was before my time but I saw some of it in syndication and remember being being so pleasantly surprised when she turned the light on! It's still the best sitcom ending I think.
I knew it was coming, but I was still stunned when I read that Bob Newhart had passed away. I listen to several episodes of this iconic show every night to fall asleep. It's so comforting. RIP Bob.
Oh my absolute joy when the bedroom light came on. Instantly knew what was going to happen. I laughed and laughed. It was a perfect moment in time, and a perfect ending to a show. I don't think it can ever be beat. Thanks for all the laughs Bob. You were the man.
And Emily showed more affection to Bob in their one closing scene than Joanna had to Dick in the entire proceeding eight years of the show- even factoring being annoyed at Bob telling her his dream!
Arguably the all-time best series finale. The set was familiar looking enough that I sensed what was coming before the Suzanne Pleshette reveal, but it was still an out-of-the-park, homerun finisher.
MTM produced three of the funniest episodes in TV history: The finale of Newhart, the "I thought turkeys could fly" episode of WKRP, and "Chuckles Bites the Dust" from the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Brilliantly conceived, written, directed and performed.
4:12 - The two Darryls yelling "QUIET!"...the only word they ever said in the entire series! (That word was heard again on the MTM logo at the 10:29 mark!)
@@randallulrich No, it wasn't because of that. Tony and John could do lines. It was when they came on board the first time, the idea was to have these three brothers basically sharing the same brain and Larry, the leader, having most of it. Tony and John didn't mind not having lines, in fact, if the writers decided to have them talk, they'd tell them, "No, it's better this way." The idea was that they could talk if they wanted to, they just chose not to. This was a situation where they felt, "Okay, this is too much. We'll handle this instead of Larry."
I don't normally go for those "it was all a dream" endings, but in THIS CASE ONLY........ it was totally brilliant, and I have to agree with an earlier responder - "great series ending ever,"
That was the brilliance of this ending. Shortly before this aired, an entire season of Dallas was revealed as a dream and fans of that show were rather pissed. This was a chance to poke fun; it was topical and it worked well as a joke ( a trick on the audience that was more suited to a sitcom than a drama). Suggesting that the entire show was a dream was also a big pat on the back for longtime fans of the original Bob Newhart Show. It closed a circle on Newhart's television career and tied up the ends quite nicely.
This Was Brilliant In Its Simplicity ! A Surprise Unequalled In Television, Film Or Theatre ! Just A Quiet Wow ! It Was Done Perfectly ! Accolades ! Accolades Not Needed, That's How Great It Was !
Haha this even topped Bobby coming out of the shower on Dallas lol This Finale is a gift to us fans of The Bob Newhart show! Suzanne Pleshette stole it lol!
And then there were these three woodsman...only one of them spoke...lol. Brilliant. It’s the only time that I can remember when Newhart made TV seem so real waking up from this surreal fable- like dream.
I remember watching this live. Once I saw the bedroom, I starting laughing. Seeing and hearing Suzanne's voice, made me smile with glee. The best ending to a series, Period.
This is the first time I have seen this in 20 years. This was a true surprise. Back in 1990 there were no spoliers, no leaks about this so if you saw on the air as I did youwere totally surprised. I bascially fell on the floor laughing when i first saw this finale. The final scene was totally worth it.
I don't remember where, but this did get leaked somewhere, at least as a possibility. I do remember the night this aired, and I was watching it with my boyfriend at that time and I didn't say anything because I didn't want to spoil the surprise for him. I also remember wondering if they were REALLY going to do it! I wasn't sure I trusted the source.
@@bdh70 Yeah that's gonna happen no matter what decade but the major difference is only a handful if that would even know about that leak unless it was in a major newspaper or magazine which it wasn't or else we wouldn't be here lol. Today if they tried this it'd be all over social media, television, radio spots etc. there's no security anymore in this modern day apocalypse of non privacy.
@@genkatqltr8517 They only said one word and together, but it was cute. Might've been funny for Larry to start to speak but they stop him and then say the word.
I hope that Suzanne was one of the first people to greet him on the other side. Great later performance as Professor Proton on TBBT. RIP. Thanks for sharing this world with me for 50 years. It was a real gas!
I think the audience adds to the ending. It keeps the sitcom feel to the ending. Making us laugh and not cry like some sitcom endings have done in the past.
On the Breaking Bad blu ray boxed set they did a parody of this. Brian Cranston wakes up next to Jane Kaczmarek, his wife from Malcolm In the Middle, "I was cooking meth and I murdered people." "Hal, if you think you're getting out of taking the boys to school, you're crazy."
I missed this when it originally aired and was so bummed out about it. Never got to see it until a few years back on TH-cam. This is total genius 😅. We'll miss you Bob, but you left behind a legacy for us to enjoy ❤.... Sweaters 😂😂😂
Absolutely The Best ending to a TV series.....Ever! Grew up watching Bob Newhart on the variety shows in the 60's and 70's, always hilarious and clean! Bob was truly one of a kind and will be missed! RIP Bob Newhart! Thanks for the memory!
Remember what "TBNS" was up with? MTM Show, MASH, All in the Family, Carol Burnett Show. Saturday night in the '70s people actually stayed home to watch CBS' comedy lineup, it was so loaded.
I know the under age 40 crowd get sick of hearing us old folks talk about the good old days of television, but it truly was. Such happy times with the first Newhart show followed by Mary Tyler Moore in the early '70s. The show not only had a talented star, but you could go down the list of co-stars, Talent, Talent, Talent!
They'll get the classics. I actually will watch the classics whenever I can. I mean you're right You can't go wrong with Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda, MASH, All in the family, Carol Burnett, etc.
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The greatest ending to a TV Series ever. RIP Mr. Newhart and thanks for the laughs and great memories.
Shalom! I am with you on this one! Rest in Peace Bob Newhart! You were one of the greatest!
Especially the final ending. Bob in bed with wife in original series, and Newhart is only a dream
@@MarkMorris-vt4bg Yeah, we got that part.
Yep. It will never be outdone.
Absolutely! Just perfect! The little "Bob Newhart Show" theme at the end :-)
Suzanne Pleshette didn't attend the wrap party, because she knew this wasn't her moment, it was the moment for the regular actors on the show, and she didn't want to take away anything from them. That's how classy she was.
Big hug Suzanne, and thanks for the memories....
You know! You're totally correct! Total class and decorum!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
She did actually show up (she says in an interview), but realized it "wasn't [her] house," so she left. Very classy!
Suzanne Pleshette, an amazing actress.
@@SARDiverDave Yes, she said she snuck out because it really wasn't her show and she did not want to take anything away from Mary Frann who played Bob's wife on the Newhart Show. Had she not left the wrap party too much attention would have been paid to her one tiny role in the series because it was such a surprise to even members of the cast. She was a classy lady and an outstanding actress!
I remember watching this when it aired. My husband and I were laughing so hard when we saw Suzanne Pleshette. We both watched the Bob Newhart Show back in the day. This is the way to end a series.
@EvalyntheEvilTwin Oh my gosh as soon as the stage Lights started coming up.I recognized the bedroom and the Bed spread Before I recognize suzanne Pleshette. I remember, I almost fell out of the chair.Laughing it was so awesome. To me it was one of the best series finales of all time.
I wonder why Suzanne didn't get star as a different character on Newhart already since she was married to George.
I loved (still do) the original show
I was actually so happy to see that too
I remember laughing so hard at the end! 😂
RIP Bob. You were the heart of two of television's greatest sitcoms.
He was great as Professor Proton in Big Bang Theory when Sheldon kept dreaming him as a Jedi.
RIP Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Susanne Pleschette, and Peter Scolari
And now, Mr. Bob Newhart.
Amen
Aww I didn’t know Peter had passed.😢
@@TonyAntonakasPerfectly cast(ed?) show.
@@lindab.716 about 4 years ago.
I like to think Bob Newhart will never die - he'll just keep waking up somewhere saying "I just had the craziest dream..."
He still appears professor proton on young sheldon
RIP today, to a legend
He died…no waking up from this one.
@@TheHieldCompany The future is now @WillScarlet16
@@TheHieldCompany😢
Take a note all shows, this is how to end a series. Both Bob Newhart Shows were the most creative, truly funny and family oriented with excellent writers and actors series in television history. Never missed a show. Bob has never been fully appreciated for his comedic excellence, perfect timing and creativity. One of the truly great standup and tv greats.
I loved this show and the finale was great!
Sandra Hudson sry you can watch it
He also won an Emmy for his reoccurring role in Big Bang Theory. Bob was in his late 80's too when he did those.
One season being a dream is a cop out, but having the entire series be one long dream.. that is classic television!
David Welsh Unless it’s St. Elsewhere! Well, it took place in an autistic boy’s imagination, so that’s not exactly a dream.
I hated it in St. Elsewhere. It felt like a ripoff, but since this Newhart was a comedy, it was great!
crescentfreshbret never knew St Elsewhere took place in a boy’s imagination
They tried it on Life on mars
@@crescentfreshbret St. Elsewhere (and probably Bobby in the shower, really) is the reason this worked. Without that context, it's just a weird "All just a dream" sequence. Knowing what they're making fun of? Still talking about it 30 years later.
Best series ending in the history of television!!! I regularly watched the old show in the 70s, and as soon as Bob woke up and turned on the light (revealing the old show's bedroom) the entire 80s "Newhart" series suddenly made perfect sense. Only a dream could explain why the whole town was always off its collective rocker. The way this series ended was pure genius.
7/26/2023
I'm sitting here, missing when TV was Great.
Hmmm...maybe we could start a new movement:
MTVGA. Make TV Great Again!
@@mssrus
No, No, No!
Don't tie something this good, to Traitors!
@bennyboogenheimer4553
Making things 'great' is...traitorous?
Hmmm...interesting lack of logical sequencing ya got there.
@@mssrus Yep we need to make tv great again. Especially need TV shows without all this woke garbage that we see in most current TV shows
@@bennyboogenheimer4553 Got TDS much? What's wrong with making TV great again?
After 60 years of watching TV -- This IS the absolute best ending to any TV show made. I cried because of its perfect brilliance.
I cried because I new I would never get to wake up in the morning to Emily... Could you imagine waking up and Susan would say good morning 😃🌞 big guy... She had to have the sexiest voice in the world 🌍!!! Tom Postin was the luckiest man in the world???
This, obviously being number one, I’d say a not too distant number two would be the ending of Mad Men.
It is a great!
I never watched the show - not on regular basis. Yet this is the one segment I saw. There was also that other one (which I can't find) where Larry, Darryl and Darryl successfully recorded the sound of a falling tree in a forest when nobody was around to hear it fall. As of 2020 June, Bob Newhart is still with us. He's over on Twitter. Right now. Go say hi.
It was perfect!
Never before in the history of television (and probably never again) has there ever been such a wonderfully surprising and brilliantly perfect end scene to a series. Only Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette could have carried off such a feat.
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Agreed! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Probably one of the most brilliant endings to a TV series ever.
I have to second that
@@threalismaradona9899 how?
better than DALLAS and MASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Probably nothing. It is the best
I agree it was very funny and it was great that Suzanne Pleshette made an appearance at the end.
One of the only times where "It was all a dream!" actually worked
You're so right!
I remember watching it when it first aired. About halfway through, I was starting to get irritated. I thought, "This is probably going to end in a dream. I can't believe Bob Newhart would stoop to that!" I shook my head in disgust when Bob Newhart sat up in bed at the end, but when Suzanne Pleshette sat up beside him, I almost fell of my seat laughing. I never saw that one coming!
This show, specifically, was good comfort food and still is today. Its interesting that it filled a void that no other show did ( to my recollection) in the 80s. In the 60s going into the 70s, CBS decided to do a rural purge getting rid of Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Mayberry, Beverly Hillbillies in favor of gritty city based shows. I could see that, but it took the genius of Bob Newhart to resurrect the situation without the corniness. I still like the first two seasons the best. After the Michael and Stephanie thing got going I didn't watch every week. Rip Peter Scolari. You don't find shows like this today, I think the closest was Modern Family, and that had to many characters, and the death knell of many sitcoms: the kids got old (age wise,)
because it's parodying it
@@cultfilmfreakreviews Exactly! :)
As soon as I heard of his passing the first thing I thought of was this.
REST IN PEACE Bob
Me too 😂 The best TV series ending ever!
Come on Bob! Your loyal fans; and those other people, know there's only one way to end this. Thanks for the all laughs over these many decades. You never truly retire you only move on to your next gig. Rest in Peace. (1929-2024) 😎👏❤
Bob's timing during that final line is just priceless. "Go to sleep, Emily. You know you, uh......... you really should wear more sweaters." Rodney Dangerfield couldn't have timed that better.
Bob has outlived both of his TV wives. May those lovely ladies rest in peace.
sjtom57 OK, I know Suzanne Pleshette died about 9 years ago, but when did Mary Frann die?
+Molly Lea 1995
lalalondon Actually, I just looked it up, and she died in 1998.
How fast they forgot. Bob Newhart had *THREE TV WIVES.* His third wife from the *short lived series "Bob"* (33 total episodes from '92 - '93 on CBS), *Charlene Watkins,* is still alive.
I am going to guess that even Bob himself has forgotten his third show (when you have to retool a show midstream, you are in trouble) & even George & Leo.
"You know, you, uh... you really should wear more sweaters."
That, ladies and gentlemen, is how to tell a classy breast joke.
I'll go a step beyond most: This was one of the best SCENES in TV History.
This was the BEST finale to any show/season I've ever watched. Period.
How many are coming here to comment after Bob Newharts passing. Thanks for the laughs Bob. 🙏🏻
Me!
RIP Bob. Thanks for the laughs.
I saw this episode when it was new, and I'm so glad I found it today. RIP Bob Newhart.
@@61rampy65 It was a great surprise ending.
Bob was not funny
I remember watching this during the original broadcast. When Bob hit that light switch and I saw those sheets, I choked on my ice cream. It was the absolute best!
Watching it again, I just love the scattered giggles of the few people who get the joke instantly upon seeing that bedroom in the half-light. You've got to love whoever managed to recreate that bedroom so beautifully.
I love how you could hear a lot of people in the audience that picked up on it right away too. There's a lot of us who followed him from the Bob Newhart show, that reaction was proof of the effect that show had on people.
Two award winning series in a row, such great talent. And a lot of that was allowing others to get the laughs and spot light. If he has a big ego, you can't tell it from how he acts.
Bob said that once the studio audience saw the old bedroom set from the Bob Newhart Show, the reaction was instant & they had to wait for a long time to start taping because the audience would not stop applauding. Kudos to Bob's wife for a brilliant idea.
I watched the finale with my folks and remember my mom cracking up at the big reveal. She had to tell me who Suzanne was, because I was too young to remember Bob's show in the 70's. I had to see that show many years later to get why the audience went wild when she came on. Now I know. (And knowing is half the battle, G.I.-JOOOOOEEEE !!!!) Sorry, it was there. Had to be done.
I watched this episode with my parents and they cracked up when it was revealed that he was back on his former show. That was the most original endings to a show I have ever seen.
I was an avid fan of both shows. Like millions of others I was absolutely blown away by the ending. Having watched "The Bob Newhart Show" religiously I immediately recognized the bedroom. What a fantastic way to end the show.
Yep. They reproduced that bedroom PERFECTLY.
Bob and Suzanne were apprehensive about how the audience would react.. they only were going to have one "take", but when the audience recognized the set immediately, they knew they had hit a home run!
I was in my early twenties when I saw this. I remember the old Newhart show in syndication and that bedroom set.
R.I.P. BOB NEWHART. You brought laughs to my living room back in the 70s on The Bob Newhart Show which I purchased the complete series on DVDS 10 years ago and Newhart at the inn and that was a very great surprising ending where you woke up and told Emily about your dream. I also liked your guest appearances on E.R. where most of your scenes were with Sherry Springfield (Dr.Lewis). You will be missed by all of us.
RIP, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, and Suzanne Pleshette.
:(
I honestly didn't know that Mary Frann had passed. I looked it up, and she died at 55. Very sad.
RIP William Lanteau, Thomas Hill, Ralph Manza, Jose Ferrer and Priscilla Morrill
@vitoduval Bob Newhart starred in that film as well...
I didn’t know Suzanne and Tom were married.
I watched this episode the night it aired
In 1990.
I was stunned
Suzanne Pleshette
Showed up
At the End.
I remember reading in a newspaper a few days before it aired that she was going to be on the last episode of Newhart.
I was baffled ...
It was a brilliant idea to make the entire Newhart Series
Into a Dream ...
I wish they would have brought the
Bob Newhart Show
Simply back..
I used to watch it
On Saturday Nights
As a kid ...
Me too, and then I laughed out loud.
The two Daryls shouting, "QUIET!" 😂😂😂
This was the greatest surprise and best ending to any show I ever watched in all of my 67 years. I laughed and gasped, cried, the works! Thanks to all who made it possible then and now. 👏🙏👍👍🤣
RIP Bob, still the greatest ending in sitcom history.
Susanne Pleshette was the most desirable female of the century, and when I thought all was lost for Bob, there she is! Best TV ending ever .....
+The MD80fanatic Adrienne Barbeau and Angie Dickinson were my picks, but Pleshette was pretty gorgeous too.
As a young teen, I wanted to be Susanne, when I grew up. Didn't happen.;(
She, Barbeau, and Struthers were some of the hottest things on two legs on TV in the '70s.
@@fhb3 and her voice by then...WOW!!!!!!!!!!
@Edgehead10075 she was so HOT!
Rest in Peace, Mr Newhart...
Pure genius. Whoever thought this up was way ahead of their time. Amazing.
Bob Newhart's wife, Ginny.
Pure genius!
@@scottdowney4865 I think Ginny got it from Dallas Season Nine...the DREAM season.
I always loved the double laugh here. The first one from those who clearly recognized the set, and the second when they saw you-know-who turn on the lights.
Yes, those who did not recognize the set suddenly realized what was going on when Suzanne turned on the lights and started speaking... that explains the eruption of the audience at that moment, sounds that I'm sure echoed in homes across the nation that night as even casual viewers of the Bob Newhart Show made the connection.
Bob knew to make us laugh, and we knew HOW to laugh!
Hoping that we make it through what's going on today and be Americans united again.
VOTE BLUE! 💙 💙💙💙💙
@@jazzander5314 I hope we can be united too… and vote red!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😊
@@kenherrera2819 I remember I did not get it at first. I thought it was Mary Frann still wearing her Japanese wig and my hubby so "NO it is his first wife;" lol! I was still confused, and he said "you know the other show where he was a phycologist." Then lol the light bulb went off for me. Emily! In my defense, our daughter was sick with chicken pox, and I had been tending to her only catching bits of the episode!
There was an intentional leak. Tom Poston "let slip" the whole Japanese golf course thing and that Bob gets hit on the head with a golf ball and goes to heaven where he meets up with God played by George Burns. I was really sad that the leak turned out to be true until the light turned on in the Hartley's bedroom. The misdirection made the whole thing so much better.
Jasper's Mommy Since when does a mere golf ball kill?
Jasper's Mommy That was my experience exactly!
@@frankwm1988 Was the slo-mo golf ball hitting him in the head scene later referenced in "Seinfeld" (Kramer being knocked unconscious by tennis balls)? I wonder...
@@frankwm1988 Since physics was invented.
@@frankwm1988 I found at least four news stories that reported that a person was killed by being hit with a golf ball.
One of the most cleaver endings to a show ever ! A classic .
Leave It to Beaver had the most cleaver ending.
A meat cleaver?
A whole lot better than Seinfeld ending!
@@2000Majicman Every last ep is better than Seinfeld.
We discussed this nine years ago.
Greatest series finale of all time......hands down !! No contest. Sheer brilliance.
The idea came from newharts wife a few years earlier when they were talking about the funniest way to end the series. Best ever.
Yeah and nobody knew about it till it was shot.... They wanted to keep it on the down low.
There was a risk because then when you'd watch it in syndication, you'd remember that it all is a dream and it might spoil it for you. Looking back, I guess it was good since the series was so bizarre to begin with, it would be a dream for somebody, like Bob Hartley, a psychiatrist.
They were at a party and Suzanne was also attending. That’s how Jenny came up with the idea
Oh, man, thanks for posting this! The part where the two Darryls finally speak one word in the entire series is pricless. And the final scene is just brilliant.
"Quiet!!" Right down to the little MTM closing kitty. Even better than i remembered it. Bob was a genius, and so was Mrs Bob, Ginnie Newhart, whose idea the closing scene was. What a wonderful show it was. Rest in Peace, Bob and Ginnie, and Peter and Tom and Suzanne... We miss you all. Thanks for the great, funny storytelling. 🥰 ☁️🕊️
Have such fond memories of watching Newhart as a kid. Thanks for the memories Bob! You will be missed.
I will always remember the line: "You know... you really should wear more sweaters." - forever.
Great ideas, writing and great timing made for a great series that younger kids will never understand.
This was the most brilliant ending of any series I have ever seen. True genius. I am still a huge fan of both of these classic shows.
Not one of the best finales, the best.
Michael Hesler I agree Micheal
Sopranos and Titanic were also good. Too bad all in the family had to go on and on and on and on....... It should have ending when Edith died
Don't forget the second best Six Feet Under
I concur!
Michael Hesler dont forget the worst. Mash
THE beat ending on any TV show EVER! Such a classy homage!
Rest in peace Bob
The best ending for a sitcom ever.
One of the best endings to a television show ever. A sheer classic. I would say that this one, the finale of MASH, and the finale of The Fugitive with David Janssen, are the three best series finales of all time. This was a sheer classic. RIP to Tom Poston, Mary Frann, and Suzanne Pleshette. One of the best television wives in TV history.
This was the best ending of a show ever!!!!
Newhart did it better than Dallas.
@@paulleckner8235 Light years better! And on a positive, hilarious note.😄
I know! But, what's the name of the music from the last newhart at the end at 10:23?
@@dahmaricloyd1858 That's the same song at the beginning and end of all the episodes just with some changes to the violins. I think its by Henry Mancini specifically made for the show.
@@Kmangod Henry Mancini?
I remember watching this when it aired with my dad, I was just a kid so I didn't really get the significance since I barely remembered the Bob Newhart Show, but once I got a little older I understood how monumental a moment this was in tv.
I genuinely doubt it will ever be topped in it's brilliance.
"Go to sleep, Emily. You know, you really should wear more sweaters." PRICELESS
I was a kid when this show was on and my mother absolutely loved Newhart. I remember watching the finale with my mother and always liked Larry, Darryl, and Darryl. This ended perfectly. Rest ever most peacefully, Bob.
Larry Daryl & Daryl in the elevator is what I remember 😂
Saw this the night it aired. LOVED IT! THE BEST ENDING TO A SERIES EVER!
+SingLoudandLong Me, too, and I completely agree.
Same here. I was like ten years old. Still love it!
Seconds before the Darryl"s yelled "quiet," I said to my siblings "wouldn't it be funny if they talked tonight?" It's funny how your memories play tricks on you;I could have sworn that Fran Drescher played Larry's wife.
Same here .
It was 12 noon on Sunday here. Remember it like it was yesterday
Simply the GOAT of sitcom endings.
The absolute best series finale bar none.
It was a genius move to end the series the way that they did. I loved it.
This is a really thought-out ending. Bravo to the creators, Bob Newhart, and so on. Bravo!
@7:25 BEST ending TWIST ever !! I am now 54 and remember both NEWHART shows !! This was pure classic !! * much after has been taking from this in TV & Movies !! CLASSIC ending !!
I'm so glad I was a sitcom nerd/fanatic from an early age.because I watched this live as a kid and was able to appreciate the brilliance of that ending. The Bob Newhart Show was before my time but I saw some of it in syndication and remember being being so pleasantly surprised when she turned the light on! It's still the best sitcom ending I think.
THE best ending in television history...
4:10
QUIET!!!!!!!!!!
I knew it was coming, but I was still stunned when I read that Bob Newhart had passed away. I listen to several episodes of this iconic show every night to fall asleep. It's so comforting. RIP Bob.
Oh my absolute joy when the bedroom light came on. Instantly knew what was going to happen. I laughed and laughed. It was a perfect moment in time, and a perfect ending to a show. I don't think it can ever be beat. Thanks for all the laughs Bob. You were the man.
Suzanne Pleshette was a FINE woman. Her beauty is timeless. May she Rest in Peace.
Saw her in a few of her earlier movies, and while she was pretty when she was younger, she got sexier as she got older.
She was on two episodes of Route 66,well worth the watch.
@@patrickmcgoldrick8234 Also on The Fugitive a couple of times, playing two different characters.
And Emily showed more affection to Bob in their one closing scene than Joanna had to Dick in the entire proceeding eight years of the show- even factoring being annoyed at Bob telling her his dream!
ahhh...when tv was tv....sure do mis the great days....thanks to all involved with bringing such joy to us all!
Arguably the all-time best series finale. The set was familiar looking enough that I sensed what was coming before the Suzanne Pleshette reveal, but it was still an out-of-the-park, homerun finisher.
MTM produced three of the funniest episodes in TV history: The finale of Newhart, the "I thought turkeys could fly" episode of WKRP, and "Chuckles Bites the Dust" from the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Brilliantly conceived, written, directed and performed.
And that was Mary Tyler Moore’s cat in the logo.
“A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down the pants”. - Chuckles the Clown😂
4:12 - The two Darryls yelling "QUIET!"...the only word they ever said in the entire series! (That word was heard again on the MTM logo at the 10:29 mark!)
Yet, for some reason, they had trouble memorizing their lines.
and LISA KUDROW as oneof the wives
Wow, great catch there! Had to rewatch it, but sure enough, she’s the black haired one in the middle. Funny!
@@chasbodaniels1744 oneof her first acting jobs
@@randallulrich No, it wasn't because of that. Tony and John could do lines. It was when they came on board the first time, the idea was to have these three brothers basically sharing the same brain and Larry, the leader, having most of it. Tony and John didn't mind not having lines, in fact, if the writers decided to have them talk, they'd tell them, "No, it's better this way." The idea was that they could talk if they wanted to, they just chose not to. This was a situation where they felt, "Okay, this is too much. We'll handle this instead of Larry."
I remember the first time I watched this when I was a kid. Darryl and Darryl finally speaking was one of the two best moments of this for me lol
4:10
Brilliant! Not even the audience knew what was going to happen!
As a red herring, they had floated the rumor that Bob would die and go to Heaven and meet God, played by George Burns.
@@gregb6469 The National Enquirer ran with it...and got punked.
4:10
"QUIET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The best ending to a series ever. Will never be topped.
I don't normally go for those "it was all a dream" endings, but in THIS CASE ONLY........ it was totally brilliant, and I have to agree with an earlier responder - "great series ending ever,"
I think this ending was supposed to spoof the 'dream' endings used elsewhere. Brilliantly done.
That was the brilliance of this ending. Shortly before this aired, an entire season of Dallas was revealed as a dream and fans of that show were rather pissed. This was a chance to poke fun; it was topical and it worked well as a joke ( a trick on the audience that was more suited to a sitcom than a drama). Suggesting that the entire show was a dream was also a big pat on the back for longtime fans of the original Bob Newhart Show. It closed a circle on Newhart's television career and tied up the ends quite nicely.
The Dallas 'dream' episode inspired the Newhart finale.
I was going to say that, jmet
That's because it was lampooning several other then-recent series that used an awakening from a dream to undo an unfortunate change in the series.
Greatest series ending ever.
+Jeffrey Riley masterpiece that brings back happy feelings.
When Richard Kimble stopped running
We can only hope if General Hospital ends they do at least one thing fans want. This was perfect.
One of the greatest endings to a series in television history. Nobody saw it coming!
Watching this because now Bob Newhart has died. There's no turning back now.😓
The most BRILLIANT series finale EVER!
This Was Brilliant In Its Simplicity ! A Surprise Unequalled In Television, Film Or Theatre ! Just A Quiet Wow ! It Was Done Perfectly ! Accolades ! Accolades Not Needed, That's How Great It Was !
Haha this even topped Bobby coming out of the shower on Dallas lol
This Finale is a gift to us fans of The Bob Newhart show! Suzanne Pleshette stole it lol!
@Edgehead10075 Disagree. I wanted Bobby back so badly I didn't care how they did it. The show wasn't the same without him.
The inside joke would have been lost on anyone who never watched The Bob Newhart Show.
@@dollydagger4306 So? Those few sad-sacks would've just been S.O.L.
And then there were these three woodsman...only one of them spoke...lol. Brilliant. It’s the only time that I can remember when Newhart made TV seem so real waking up from this surreal fable- like dream.
I remember watching this live. Once I saw the bedroom, I starting laughing. Seeing and hearing Suzanne's voice, made me smile with glee. The best ending to a series, Period.
This is the first time I have seen this in 20 years.
This was a true surprise.
Back in 1990 there were no spoliers, no leaks about this so if you saw on the air as I did youwere totally surprised.
I bascially fell on the floor laughing when i first saw this finale.
The final scene was totally worth it.
I don't remember where, but this did get leaked somewhere, at least as a possibility. I do remember the night this aired, and I was watching it with my boyfriend at that time and I didn't say anything because I didn't want to spoil the surprise for him. I also remember wondering if they were REALLY going to do it! I wasn't sure I trusted the source.
It was wonderful to hear the two Darryls speak at last, totally blew me away. But then, the bedroom scene with Emily, BOOM!
@@bdh70 Yeah that's gonna happen no matter what decade but the major difference is only a handful if that would even know about that leak unless it was in a major newspaper or magazine which it wasn't or else we wouldn't be here lol. Today if they tried this it'd be all over social media, television, radio spots etc. there's no security anymore in this modern day apocalypse of non privacy.
@@genkatqltr8517 They only said one word and together, but it was cute. Might've been funny for Larry to start to speak but they stop him and then say the word.
Such a brilliant twist ending to a great show.
I hope that Suzanne was one of the first people to greet him on the other side. Great later performance as Professor Proton on TBBT. RIP. Thanks for sharing this world with me for 50 years. It was a real gas!
RIP Bob thanks for the memories.
I think the audience adds to the ending. It keeps the sitcom feel to the ending. Making us laugh and not cry like some sitcom endings have done in the past.
On the Breaking Bad blu ray boxed set they did a parody of this. Brian Cranston wakes up next to Jane Kaczmarek, his wife from Malcolm In the Middle, "I was cooking meth and I murdered people." "Hal, if you think you're getting out of taking the boys to school, you're crazy."
Yes I saw that! It was a hilarious homage. 👍😆
My God! I gotta find that!!!
Thank you Bob...rest in peace sir.😊😢
BEST FINAL SCENE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To think...Bob was on his previous sitcom this whole time.😀
Man...you sure had us goin', Bob. Best. Joke. Ever. 😄
"You know, uh...you really should wear more sweaters." Absolutely love that line.
I missed this when it originally aired and was so bummed out about it. Never got to see it until a few years back on TH-cam. This is total genius 😅. We'll miss you Bob, but you left behind a legacy for us to enjoy ❤.... Sweaters 😂😂😂
My favorite thing about this (other than the final part itself) is the audience cheering just for Darryl and Darryl talking
Thanks for the post
Thanks to Bob Newhart
Thanks to the writers,,this was the best series ender ever
Pure genius 👏
Best finale to a comedy in the history of television.It was hilarious and completely unexpected.
Absolutely The Best ending to a TV series.....Ever! Grew up watching Bob Newhart on the variety shows in the 60's and 70's, always hilarious and clean! Bob was truly one of a kind and will be missed! RIP Bob Newhart! Thanks for the memory!
thanks for posting, greatest final episode ever
Absolutely the best end ing of any sitcom…even this many years later…nothing touches it!
Thanks for the years of pure fun!
Have to agree best ending ever. Shows always want to end in some amazing way and usually fall flat, but this one NAILED it.
Wow! My wife and I often dined at the Waybury Inn in Middlebury, Vt. This reminds me of our times there!
This was the first and only time "Newhart" or any Bob Newhart show hit No. 1 in the ratings.
Remember what "TBNS" was up with? MTM Show, MASH, All in the Family, Carol Burnett Show. Saturday night in the '70s people actually stayed home to watch CBS' comedy lineup, it was so loaded.
@@indy_go_blue6048 - The CBS Saturday night lineup in the 70s was the real "Must see TV".
I know the under age 40 crowd get sick of hearing us old folks talk about the good old days of television, but it truly was. Such happy times with the first Newhart show followed by Mary Tyler Moore in the early '70s. The show not only had a talented star, but you could go down the list of co-stars, Talent, Talent, Talent!
They'll get the classics. I actually will watch the classics whenever I can. I mean you're right You can't go wrong with Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda, MASH, All in the family, Carol Burnett, etc.
Steve williams I used to be under 40
@newstarcadefan Sanford and Son, Taxi, WKRP, Good Times, The Jeffersons, The Odd Couple etc. Alot of greats from that era.
EXACTLY. CORRECT!!!