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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543267256
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 19, 2006
Running Time: 607 minutes
Sales Rank: 7619
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 16, 1972
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Product Description:
Bob Newhart and his eccentric cast of crazy friends are back in Season Four of The Bob Newhart Show one of the best-loved TV comedies of all time. Newhart returns as psychologist Dr. Robert Hartley who works with neurotic obsessive compulsive and just plain nutty folks every day and those are just his friends and neighbors...wait 'til you meet his patients! Whether Bob is switching roles with his wife Emily to avoid a middle-age crisis or hosting a booze-soaked Thanksgiving party The Bob Newhart Show has your prescription for classic comedy. Time for a laugh-therapy session Doctor's orders!System Requirements:Running Time: 624 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 024543267256 Manufacturer No: 2236725
Amazon.com:
'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' was clearly comedian Bob Newhart and company's motto during the fourth season (1975-76) of The Bob Newhart Show, all 24 episodes of which are preserved in this three-disc set. Even with the show's ratings dipping somewhat, there's no shark-jumping going on here; Newhart and producers Jay Tarses and Tom Patchett clearly understood what made this show tick, and notwithstanding a little tinkering, they stuck with it. 'It,' of course, largely depended on Newhart himself. A brilliant reactor, he continues to bring his array of deadpan takes and brilliant, understated timing to the part of Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley, who's surrounded by the usual group of family (primarily Suzanne Pleshette as wife Emily), friends (Peter Bonerz as best bud Jerry Robinson), neighbors (Bill Daily as the tactless Howard Borden), staff (Marcia Wallace is always a riot as receptionist Carol Kester), patients (Jack Riley is the standout as the neurotic Mr. Carlin, but they're all good), and various guest stars (including Rene Auberjonois, Tom Poston, and Lawrence Pressman). Carol gets married a few episodes in, and Emily is promoted to vice-principal at her school, but these are largely cosmetic changes that do little to alter the series' overall tone.
Aside from Newhart himself, props are due to the writers. As always, The Bob Newhart Show's humor is mostly low-key, with none of the raunch, tasteless sexual innuendo, and flamboyant idiocy of today's sit-coms. What's more, subjects as serious as death ('The Longest Good-bye' and 'Death of a Fruitman'), obesity ('Heavyweights,' in which Bob presides over a workshop for 'people of the hefty persuasion'), professional ethics ('Who is Mr. X?'), and jealousy on the job ('A Matter of Vice-Principal') are broached without ever becoming sententious or heavy-handed. Of course, three decades after the fact, some things will seem a little dated: the clothes are cringe-worthy, and it's hard to imagine anyone these days getting away with describing Beirut as a place where 'everybody looks like Danny Thomas.' Still, Newhart's show remains one of the best of the several great sit-coms that emerged in the '70s. Bonus features include commentary (by Newhart and others) on five episodes, a gag reel, and a featurette. --Sam Graham
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Who is Mr. X
The DVD is great for media training. The scene of Bob Newhart being ambushed on live T.V. still makes me laugh out loud. Mr. Newhart is comedic genius.
Rating: - All about "Mr. X!"
I was only a year old when this season hit the air. Nonetheless, the episode "Who Is Mr. X?" is the best sitcom episode I've ever seen, period. Genius. "Snake-oil salesman, flim-flamming......"
Rating: - Need two more years of therapy...
Funny, popular show, yet the final 2 seasons seem 'lost'. Like Mary Tyler Moore, the complete seasons stopped coming at 4. Still, 4 is better than nothing. It's nice to rewatch these and marvel at the brilliant writing and comedic talent of the entire cast. Suzanne Pleshette will be remembered for her role as Emily Hartley.
Rating: - This Show Just Kept Getting Funnier By The Year
This is one of my all-time favorite shows, and I've been enjoying the dvd's quite a bit. The first season was a little slow as the characters developed and you got to know them, but by the second season the show had really taken off. Season three was even funnier and season four keeps that trend going.
Two things about this season made it special. One was the Thanksgiving episode, where Bob, Jerry, Howard and Mr. Carlin get drunk and try to order Chinese food. It was probably the funniest episode in the whole series. The other great thing about season four was that we got to meet Bob's old college buddy, The Peeper, played by Tom Poston.
There's not much bonus stuff on these discs, but this one did include a short commentary by Bob and a gag reel, which was pretty funny. I'm looking forward to season five.
Rating: - It doesn't end here!
I am a huge fan of everything Bob Newhart. Season four was another fantastic season for the show with some of his best episodes. The case is great as always and I never get tired of watching them. My only question is why are we stalled at Season four? There are two more amazing seasons that are missing in action! Please print up twenty thousand copies and let the fans have the complete series unless 20th Century Fox is ok with bootleggers from overseas doing the job for them.
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