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 - Co-Hostess Twinkie
Release Date: 1986-09-29Dick is stuck with a perky, brainless co-hostess for his new program 'On the Town'. Meanwhile, Larry and the Darryls name their new pig 'Miss Stephanie' much to the real Stephanie's dismay.
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Episode 2 - Camp Stephanie
Release Date: 1986-10-06Stephanie has her hands full when she temporarily leads a group of 'Ranger Girls'. While Steph tries to teach them about coming-out parties and makeup, the girls want to learn survival techniques. Meanwhile, Dick and Joanna endure George's wood carving, Mount Stratford.
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Episode 3 - Dick the Kid
Release Date: 1986-10-13Dick heads west to pursue his dream of being a cowboy.
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Episode 4 - High Fidelity
Release Date: 1986-10-20Dick endures the townspeople's pity when Joanna and new friend Hal are suspected by everyone of having an affair.
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Episode 5 - Desperately Desiring Susan (1)
Release Date: 1986-10-27Michael becomes enamored with temporary office secretary Susan.
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Episode 6 - Desperately Desiring Susan (2)
Release Date: 1986-11-03Michael struggles with his desire for Susan, versus his passion for Stephanie.
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Episode 7 - My Two and Only
Release Date: 1986-11-17A new friend threatens Larry's position as family leader.
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Episode 8 - Thanksgiving for the Memories
Release Date: 1986-11-24The Newhart family travels to Vanderkellen mansion for Thanksgiving, but is forced to leave prematurely when Stephanie finds her parents threw away her favorite toy.
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Episode 9 - Utley, Can You Spend a Dime
Release Date: 1986-12-01Dick convinces a reluctant George to live a little and spend some of his $50,000 fortune. Meanwhile the town believes Dick to be destitute after a check bounces due to a bank error.
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Episode 10 - Sweet and Sour Charity
Release Date: 1986-12-08Dick and Joanna have an opportunity to shed their 'town newcomer' status when Dick's asked to run a fundraiser for the local library. Dick, the former advertising executive, finds it a hard pill to swallow when his idea is rejected and Joanna's is unanimously applauded.
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Episode 11 - Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Release Date: 1986-12-15Stephanie worries she might lose her job after she breaks a toe and her temporary replacement is 'better than Mary Poppins'.
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Episode 12 - Saturday in New York with George
Release Date: 1986-12-22Dick and George attend a literary party in New York. Dick worries that George won't fit in with the high class partygoers and is stunned and jealous when George is the life of the party.
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Episode 13 - Love Letters in the Mud
Release Date: 1987-01-05Michael helps Larry court the girl of his dreams. Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.
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Episode 14 - First of the Belles
Release Date: 1987-01-12Dick's old college sweetheart visits the inn for a weekend of skiing, leaving Joanna worried that Dick may want to rekindle an old flame.
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Episode 15 - It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To
Release Date: 1987-01-19Cousin Ned Vanderkellen's 100th birthday party goes smoothly... until Cousin Ned drops dead.
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Episode 16 - Chimes They Are a Changin'
Release Date: 1987-01-26George sets out to repair the town's cracked bell tower, even after the town votes him down. Michael rents The Wizard of Oz to overcome his fear of wind.
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Episode 17 - Unfriendly Persuasion
Release Date: 1987-02-02Dick tries to help Joanna overcome her fear of eye doctors. George feels slighted by Stephanie after she blows him off in favor of shopping.
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Episode 18 - Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here
Release Date: 1987-02-09Larry, Darryl & Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for kidnapping a neighbor's cow.
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Episode 19 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Loudon
Release Date: 1987-02-16Dick gains an unwanted reputation as an acerbic wit after verbally assaulting an inept guest.
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Episode 20 - Fun with Dick and Joanna
Release Date: 1987-02-23Dick and Joanna find that spontaneity isn't all it's cracked up to be after Dick's spontaneous plans land them in a fleabag motel for the worst night of their lives.
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Episode 21 - Night Moves
Release Date: 1987-03-09Dick tries to find someplace to sleep after Joanna throws him out.
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Episode 22 - Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post
Release Date: 1987-03-16Michael interviews for a network job. George finds a 'Duck Rock'.
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Episode 23 - Good-Bye and Good Riddance, Mr. Chips
Release Date: 1987-04-06Dick enrolls in a typing class, only to find that the teacher, Mr. Brooney, is the same tyrant he had for a sixth-grade teacher.
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Episode 24 - Much to Do Without Muffin
Release Date: 1987-04-13Michael is lost when Stephanie goes away for the weekend. Desperate, he goes to a Beaver Lodge dinner with George and is the life of the party.