S8.E24

The Last Newhart

Episode aired May 21, 1990
TV-G
30m

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Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette in Newhart (1982)

Japanese investors buy everything in town except the Stratford Inn and convert the town into a giant golf course.Japanese investors buy everything in town except the Stratford Inn and convert the town into a giant golf course.Japanese investors buy everything in town except the Stratford Inn and convert the town into a giant golf course.

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9.6/10

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10joave

Amazing Surprise - Like a Cracker Jacks Box

Being a big fan of the original Bob Newhart Show and watching it religiously for the years, in comparing the 2 shows I never really thought this one lived up to the creativity or the warmth and humor the former had.

Until this episode. Y'all knows what happens so I won't say it. But know this was the very best episode by far of this series.

10tomas57

Best Series Finale Ever. Ever

All I have to say is this:

We NEVER saw this coming. Absolutely perfect.

The fact that they hid from the public so well....

Thanks, guys!

10Hitchcoc

Glad to Have Been There

Nearly everyone knows the ending so I won't comment on that. The final season was really a bust, but this one wrapped all eight up pretty well. The Japanese (who at this time had money to burn) decide to tear down the town and build a huge golf course and entertainment center. Dick and Joanna won't sell and end up stuck with the Inn. This is a chance for all the principles to return one last time, five years later. That part wasn't as funny as I originally thought. This is the first time I've watched it since it was on back in 1990. There is a sense of sadness all around, but I feel I received a gift by this show having been on and enjoying it for all those weeks. Bob Newhart is a comic genius.

tsbrownie

Greatest, Most Creative Series Finale Ever

Without spoiling, really this is the most interesting, creative and best closure EVER in TV history. Go out of your way to see it if you have not.

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Trivia
To protect the secret of the ending, a fake script was leaked to the press. In it, after Bob gets hit by a golf ball, he dies, goes to Heaven and meets God played by George Burns.

Goofs
Right before Larry, Darryl and Darryl show up, four other former townsfolk show up and are talking to Dick. Right before the townsfolk are done talking to Dick, a boom mic can be seen dipping into the scene for a few minutes, before pulling back up and out of sight.

Quotes
First Darryl, Second Darryl: [to their yakking wives] QUIET!

Crazy credits
SPOILER: The MTM kitten's meow was replaced by the two Darryls shouting "QUIET!"

Alternate versions
SPOILER - When originally aired the last scene in Robert Hartley's bedroom was followed by the music cue that would be played at the end of episodes of "The Bob Newhart Show". Recent versions of this episode, such as those airing on TVLand/Nick at Nite, replace this with the standard "Newhart" commercial music cue.