This is one of the all time greatest comedy series on U.S. television. I would put it right up there against the world's greatest comedy series (Fawlty Towers, Arrested Development, Monty Python, Kids in the Hall, Community) in terms of laughs per minute ratio.The always hilarious Bob Newhart plays the owner of an inn in Vermont (along with his lovely wife) and he is the straight man in this, always trying to keep up with the craziness around him and making hilarious, straight-faced comments about it. His bumbling, stumbling delivery is so funny and only Bob Newhart could pull this character off believably.The cast around them includes a rich girl who doesn't really want to be their maid, her uptight, materialistic beau, their hilarious handyman George, and of course their insane backwoods neighbours "Larry, Darryl and Darryl".I would love to get this on DVD!

Bob Newhart followed his first series becoming an Inn Keeper in Vermont. The setting worked out perfect as more comedy came from this sitcom than many others. Verterans such as Tom Poston got a chance to shine. So did many newcomers.Much like his previous series, Dick Louden (Newhart) always manages to make his ensemble into stars. This series had a lot more cast members than the previous one. It starts so slow with it's sleepy theme song & great country scenery that you could almost go to sleep. Mary Frann (Dick's wife) & others would then wake you up.Instead, many woke up to more genius. Larry, Daryl & Daryl even got jobs doing commercials after this show went off, they became so famous. It is amazing between this & his previous series how much Bob Newhart became a part of everyones TV viewing lives.This series ended on a high when (spoiler) in the last episode they tied it back directly to The Bob Newhart Show. Between the downtown setting of the first show & the country setting of this show, Bob Newhart never missed a beat.

Bob Newhart is probably one of the funniest comics in American history. He brought clean and wholesome entertainment to American television before the days of cable access. This show, his second TV series, is very enjoyable to watch and the characters are funny to the bone.There are several episodes that make me laugh by just thinking about them. Examples being "The Great White Buck", "Pick on Dick", or the episode where Dick stays on the air to do a TV marathon in which Stephanie has to sing "Old Man River" to get him off the set. Not to count any of the Larry , Darrell, and Darrell or "Sweater Girl" episodes.I can't wait for this classic sitcom to come to DVD. Newhart is a classic ! Bob Newhart is a great American !

I wish there were still shows this good and this funny on television, where actors draw humour from their surroundings instead of the standard sex/race/male-female/politics pap.Bob Newhart is the perfect straight man, he and his wife are regular folk surrounded by an eclectic cast of characters.From Michael Harris as the self-centered overvitamined TV Producer to Chester the Mayor and his small-minded ilk, no one escapes Newhart's calm and steady gaze, and exasperated replies.Of course, the finale for this show is legendary, from the waking up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette to the golf course brought forth by Japanese investors.I remember this show fondly, and wish there were more like it.Bob Newhart, my favorite comedian.