Newhart
Newhart is a distinctive style of deadpan comedy associated with Bob Newhart, the American comedian known for stammering, understated delivery and one-sided phone conversations.
The word also refers to his sitcoms, particularly the 1980s series famous for its surreal finale revealing the entire show was a dream: That ending was pure Newhart.
Multiple principal performers equally
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- rerunsPreviously aired episodes
season · episode · pilot · finale · Nielsen ratings
Lodging establishment operator
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
- small-townLimited local outlook
- ruralOf the countryside
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
quaint · colonial · countryside · pastoral · picturesque · charm · community · localism
Expressionless, especially for humor
- stammeringInvoluntary speech repetition
- slow burnGradual buildup of rage
- timingArt of choosing moments
- straight manComedy duo's serious half
reaction shots · dry wit · understatement · befuddlement · exasperation · monologue · stand-up · restraint
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- rerunsPreviously aired episodes
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- retroEvoking recent past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
bygone · yesteryear · TV Land · cultural touchstone · iconic · timeless · retrospection · golden age
ensemble cast
Multiple principal performers equally
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
reruns · season · episode · pilot · finale · Nielsen ratings
innkeeper
Lodging establishment operator
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
- small-townLimited local outlook
- ruralOf the countryside
folksy · quaint · colonial · countryside · pastoral · picturesque · charm · community · localism · country life
deadpan
Expressionless, especially for humor
- stammeringInvoluntary speech repetition
- slow burnGradual buildup of rage
- timingArt of choosing moments
straight man · reaction shots · dry wit · understatement · befuddlement · exasperation · monologue · stand-up · restraint · subtlety
1980s
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- rerunsPreviously aired episodes
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- retroEvoking recent past
throwback · bygone · yesteryear · TV Land · cultural touchstone · iconic · timeless · retrospection · golden age · childhood memories
NewhartRobin Williams
Jim Carrey · Jerry Lewis · Chris Farley · John Belushi · Richard Pryor
NewhartDon Rickles
Famous insult comedian
Joan Rivers · George Carlin · Richard Pryor · Lewis Black · Roseanne Barr
new, newer, newest, newly, newness, renew, heart, hearts, hearted