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  The Ultimate The Bob Newhart Show Quiz   top quiz  
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 10 Qns
"The Bob Newhart Show" was actually Bob Newhart's second regular series, but his first sitcom. See how much you know about this classic series!
Tough, 10 Qns, cag1970, May 07 06
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  Test yourself! The Bob Newhart Show Quiz   great trivia quiz  
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I was surprised there wasn't already a quiz on this classic show, so I decided to make one. I hope you enjoy it. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Ms.Lady, Aug 28 14
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Bob Newhart Show Trivia Questions
1. What profession did Bob Newhart's character, Bob Hartley, practice?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Psychology

If anyone could've pulled off the dry humor needed to fill this role, it was indeed Bob Newhart. His work as a psychologist drove much of the humor in this series.

2. In what city did the Hartleys live?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Chicago

The show was set in Chicago. Chicago, ofcourse, is called 'The Windy City'.

3. In what midwestern city was "Bob Newhart" set?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Chicago

Among the many buildings regularly featured in the beauty shots of Chicago were the trapezoidal John Hancock Center and the corn-cobbish Marina Towers.

4. What were Bob and Emily's occupations?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Psychologist and teacher

When the series started, Emily was a substitute teacher. She worked her way up to vice principal.

5. What did Bob's mom usually call him?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Sonny

He hated being called Sonny.

6. Which character was an airplane navigator?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Howard

Howard was played by Bill Daily.

7. During the show's fourth season (1975-76), Bob's receptionist, Carol Kester (played by Marcia Wallace), married Larry Bondurant (played by Will MacKenzie) after a whirlwind courtship. What kind of work did Larry do?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Travel agent

At one point in time, Larry actually decided to leave the agency he worked for and tried to start his own. Despite the best efforts of his friends and his new wife, Larry ended up going back to his old job.

8. What was the name of Carol's husband?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Larry

They went on a blind date and he proposed that night.

9. Which veteran actor originated the role of Victor Gianelli, one of the many members of Bob's therapy group?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Noam Pitlik

In addition to being an accomplished actor, Noam Pitlik was also a skilled director, with credits on such hits like "Barney Miller", "Taxi" and "Night Court". Pitlik played the obnoxious and acrimonious Gianelli during "Bob Newhart's" first season; Daniel J. Travanti would play the Gianelli up until the character's death in 1975. Howard Hesseman, who would later go on to fame as Dr. Johnny Fever on "WKRP in Cincinnati", played openly-gay group member Craig Plager, and veteran character actor John Fiedler played the henpecked Emil Peterson. (Thanks to the Internet Movie Database for additional information for this question.)

10. What did Carol's husband call her?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Big Red

He sure loved his Big Red.

11. Which production company was responsible for "Bob Newhart"?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: MTM Enterprises

"Bob Newhart" was one of a number of successful hits produced by Mary Tyler Moore's production company. MTM is now part of the vast News Corporation empire, under the 20th Century Fox Television banner.

12. What did Jerry spend his fortune on?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: His search for his mother

His mother found him. She didn't know about his search for her. Jerry was played by Peter Bonerz.

13. Actor Peter Bonerz, who played Bob Hartley's floormate, orthodontist Jerry Robinson, wasn't originally cast in that role. Which veteran character actor was cast as the orthodontist?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: George Wyner

The original pilot, which never aired, was directed by Jay Sandrich and written by producers David Davis and Lorenzo Music. Both Newhart and Bonerz were cast as psychologists, and Pleshette was cast as a substitute teacher. All that changed by the time the on-air pilot, "Fly the Unfriendly Skies", aired on CBS on September 12, 1972. (Thanks to TV Tome.com for information on the original "Bob Newhart" pilot.)

14. Who was the wealthy, insecure character?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Elliot Carlin

He was one of Bob's patients. I believe he was his first patient. Mr. Carlin was played by Jack Riley.

15. The final original episode of "Bob Newhart", entitled "Happy Trails to You", aired on April Fool's Day of what year?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: 1978

After six years, Bob and Emily packed up and moved to Oregon, where Bob had taken a job teaching at a small college. Incidentally, the show's ratings in this final season were the worst of the entire run, as it finished 67th in the Nielsen ratings. (Thanks to TV Tome.com for additional information for this question.)

16. At the end of the series, Bob and Emily decided to move. To what state were they moving?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Oregon

Bob accepted an offer to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.

17. Bob Hartley had a practical-joker buddy, played by Tom Poston, who had a recurring role late in the series run. What was that buddy's nickname?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: The Peeper

Tom Poston would be a regular on Bob Newhart's second show, which ran two years longer than "Bob Newhart" and was also seen on CBS. And in a very sweet twist, Poston and Suzanne Pleshette got married on May 11, 2001. The marriage, coming over forty years after their first date, was the third for Pleshette--she divorced actor Troy Donahue after only nine months of marriage and her second husband, to whom she was married for over 30 years, died after a prolonged illness--and the second for Poston--his wife of over 30 years succumbed to Lou Gehrig's Disease. (Thanks to www.bob-newhart.com and www.meredy.com for additional information on Suzanne Pleshette and Tom Poston.)

18. At their going away party, what song did Emily sing to keep herself from crying?

From Quiz The Bob Newhart Show

Answer: Oklahoma

Poor Howard, he didn't know the words.

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