Newhart (1982)
Dick Loudon 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." George Utley is the handyman at the inn and Leslie Vanderkellen is the maid, with ambitions of being an Olympic Ski champion; she is later replaced by her cousin Stephanie, an heiress who hates her job. Her boyfriend is Dick's yuppie TV producer, Michael Harris. There are many other quirky characters in this fictional little town, including Dick's neighbors Larry, Darryl, and Darryl...three brothers who buy the Minuteman Cafe from Kirk Devane. Besides sharing a name, Darryl and Darryl never speak.
- Barry Kemp
- Mark Egan
- Mark Solomon
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Episode 1 - Tell a Lie, Get a Check
Release Date: 1984-10-15Dick and Joanna return from vacation to find Kirk and Cindy have moved away and Kirk has asked Dick to sell the cafe. Michael teaches Dick the only way he'll be able to sell the rundown cafe is by stretching the truth.
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Episode 2 - Twenty Year Itch
Release Date: 1984-10-22Joanna has a date, set 20 years earlier, with a former beau in New York. A jealous Dick tags along. An awful trumpet player serenades the inn while he prepares for an audition.
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Episode 3 - A Hunting We Will Go
Release Date: 1984-10-29Dick, George, Chester, Jim & Michael go duck hunting on the opening day of hunting season to film a television special. They're all stranded when Michael forgets to tie off the boat. With death eminent, they all discuss their regrets in life, including Dick's admission that he always wanted to play Prof. Henry Hill in 'The Music Man'.
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Episode 4 - Miss Stephanie
Release Date: 1984-11-05Larry misinterprets a comment by Stephanie and makes her the object of his undying love.
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Episode 5 - But Seriously, Beavers
Release Date: 1984-11-12Dick's jokes at a Beaver Lodge roast for George are a hit with everyone except the guest of honor, spurring George to consider leaving the inn. Stephanie sells cosmetic kits.
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Episode 6 - Tickets, Please
Release Date: 1984-11-19Dick throws a fit and is sentenced for outstanding parking tickets on the day of a big Celtics game. Stephanie, who's never been punished for anything in her life, can't bring herself to tell Dick that she's the one who got the tickets.
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Episode 7 - Poor Reception
Release Date: 1984-11-26After Michael is roped into hiring Stephanie as WPIV's receptionist, he can't bring himself to fire her. Meanwhile, Joanna hires Harley Estin as a temporary maid.
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Episode 8 - The Fan
Release Date: 1984-12-03Dick is hounded by an obsessive fan who goes as far as moving into the inn and starting a Dick Loudon fan club.
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Episode 9 - Happy Trails to You
Release Date: 1984-12-10Dick is dragged into court when a farmer claims Dick plagiarized his work.
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Episode 10 - Georgie's Girl
Release Date: 1984-12-31George panics when his girlfriend starts talking marriage. Stephanie tries to pass the driver's test.
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Episode 11 - Pillow Fight
Release Date: 1985-01-07Dick and Joanna squabble over 'creative differences' when they collaborate on a book on pillows. Larry and the boys stay at the inn while their cabin is being fumigated.
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Episode 12 - Local Hero
Release Date: 1985-01-14George is a local hero after he saves two boys from drowning.
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Episode 13 - Dick Gets Larry's Goat
Release Date: 1985-02-04The Loudons feud with Larry and the Darryls after Dick alerts animal control to the brother's illegal, and annoying goat. Simply hilarious.
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Episode 14 - Once I Had a Secret Love
Release Date: 1985-02-11Dick and Joanna spar after Dick is 'riddled' with doubts when Joanna is set to appear on his Valentines Day Show.
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Episode 15 - Lady in Wading
Release Date: 1985-02-18Stephanie falls for a visiting television executive, forcing her to choose between him and Michael.
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Episode 16 - Look Homeward, Stephanie
Release Date: 1985-02-25Stephanie returns home for a brief visit, but she's soon convinced to stay when she's overwhelmed with presents. Michael is astonished by Steph's transformation to a spoiled brat. Dick tries to beat Joanna's annoying knack for guessing exactly what her birthday present will be.
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Episode 17 - My Fair Larry
Release Date: 1985-03-04Joanna undertakes a massive project when she agrees to try to spruce up Larry, Darryl & Darryl and the Minuteman cafe.
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Episode 18 - You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hires You
Release Date: 1985-03-11After demanding extravagent perks, Michael is fired from WPIV. Bev replaces him with Dick. An unemployed Michael falls to pieces, and Dick is exasperated with his new job duties.
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Episode 19 - Out With the New, Inn With the Old
Release Date: 1985-03-18George is upset when Dick and Harley Estin try to remodel the garage so it looks like the carriage house it was originally built as several centuries ago. Joanna hosts a rummage sale.
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Episode 20 - R.I.P. Off
Release Date: 1985-04-08Harley goes to jail after he is tricked into selling swamp grave plots. Michael, Dick and Joanna set up an ""Abscam"" to catch the real criminal.
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Episode 21 - The Prodigal Darryl
Release Date: 1985-05-06Darryl runs off after he and his brother's win a contest for writing the best commerical jingle, netting them $30,000. Dick, Larry & the remaining Darryl search for the missing brother. Meanwhile, Joanna decorates the inn in Christmas decor for a Christmas card photo.
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Episode 22 - What Makes Dick Run
Release Date: 1985-05-28Dick and his crew have VITA fever when the local broadcasting awards, the VITAs, are scheduled to be announced. Dick, inspired by a puppet show put on by Larry and the boys for an ailing Stephanie, decides to jazz up his act to win a VITA nomination.