I don't get this show

Really? I watched it to so glad for it to be in reruns again. Loved it then loved it tonight. Couldn't stop laughing.

No well did tonight because its been so long since I've seen a ep. But i like the show found it funny. Think its as much of a classic as the Bob newhart show.

To follow something as classic as The Bob Newhart Show is a tough thing to do. Different characters, different setting, different writers, etc.
While I don't think it is as funny as TBNS, I do think there are funny moments on Newhart. Tom Poston is great opposite the dead pan Bob Newhart at least IMHO. I also agree that the Daryl thing was beat to death after the first three or four times. But running gags are rarely funny unless they have some kind or variation on the same theme.
Also, I thought it much funnier after the show evolved. After they got rid of Kirk and brought in Stephanie and Peter Scolari's character it got much funnier (again this is all IMHO)

Totally disagree. I liked this more than TBNS, although I'm a fan of both.

Dini

To me, the Bob Newhart Show was a true comedy classic--one of the funniest sitcoms in history. Newhart was a frequently hilarious show that had many episodes that were only somewhat funny, and, like almost all series, some that were too dumb to be funny.

In trying to find points with which to agree with you, Jackgriffin, I will say that the repeated introducing of the Darryls seemed, mostly, a bore to me and I did not understand the studio audience roaring in laughter over that repeated bit. There were some times when they changed it up and it was funny, but too often it was the same dumb thing and wasn't funny.

The addition of Michael (Peter Scolari) and Stephanie was one of the best things this series ever did. Their weird relationship was greatly funny for the most part. I also liked the goofy guys at the studio when Dick got his TV series, particularly whenever something went wrong and the one guy would say something like, "Good job, DICK!"

Since you went through this series a second time recently, I suspect there were some elements you liked and that you are exaggerating the dumb parts you didn't like in your post. If you remember your reaction this time, you will likely avoid viewing it a third time.

I think both series had their strengths and weaknesses. In TBNS I got really tired of Howard; and I didn't think Carol and Jerry really added much to the show. Emily had her moments, but the best part was the members of his therapy group, especially Carlin, Petersen and Bakerman--and some of the other odd characters that appeared in only single episodes.

The second series, Newhart, was also good, with the contrast between the reasonable Dick Loudon and the quirky, sometimes really weird townsfolk. Larry, Darryl and Darryl got a bit tiresome as time went by, as did Stephanie and Michael. But there were some other really hilarious characters, such as Chester Wanamaker and Jim Dixon.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. -- A. Einstein

jackgriffin1-1
» Mon Jan 5 2015 19:59:12
IMDb member since March 2002

..... And to those who think I'm trolling, I just watched it again on Antenna TV and the stupidity and bad writing and acting made me angry all over again

The whole thing with the brothers was originally a one joke thing, but the audience loved them so they came back. It was supposed to be funny that they would enter and Larry would always introduce themselves the same way, even though he would be talking to the people who already knew them.