Newhart: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bob Newhart returns to the TV as Dick Loudon, as he and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today."

Series details

• Title: Newhart
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1982-10-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-05-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 1488

Cast and credited roles

• Bob Newhart — Dick Loudon
• Mary Frann — Joanna Loudon
• Tom Poston — George Utley
• Julia Duffy — Stephanie Vanderkellen
• Peter Scolari — Michael Harris
• John Voldstad — Darryl #2
• Tony Papenfuss — Darryl #1
• Steven Kampmann — Kirk Devane
• William Sanderson — Larry
• William Lanteau — Chester Wanamaker
• Thomas Hill — Jim Dixon
• Jennifer Holmes — Leslie Vanderkellen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-10-25; final listed air date 1983-04-10.
• Season 2: premiered 1983-10-17; final listed air date 1984-04-16.
• Season 3: premiered 1984-10-15; final listed air date 1985-05-27.
• Season 4: premiered 1985-09-30; final listed air date 1986-05-12.
• Season 5: premiered 1986-09-29; final listed air date 1987-04-13.
• Season 6: premiered 1987-09-14; final listed air date 1988-05-09.
• Season 7: premiered 1988-10-24; final listed air date 1989-05-22.
• Season 8: premiered 1989-09-18; final listed air date 1990-05-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Newhart on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.