Newhart theme

[VideoGamesAreMyDrug]

Makes me crave Crystal Pepsi

[tmcgordon]

One of the best shows on TV during those times, wish there were similar ones today! I always looked forward to watching this intro! : )

[georgelopezblows]

I have one remaining grandparent left, and she is 94. We spent time in Chicago watching this when I would visit in the summer.

I don't want her to go. Once she goes, my parents replace her slot, and I move into my folks old slot.

Life sure does blow. I want the 80's back. I want simplicity back. Life should not have to be hard.

[7927jackpark]

My wife and I stayed at the Inn outside Middlebury where the exterior shot you saw weekly was filmed. There's a photo of the entire cast in the inn's parlor.

[85dodgeroyal]

Nice Olds!!

[Plankner]

Brad tries =D

[rageahollic33]

Brad tries......something weird

[RandyPantheGoatBoy]

@rageahollic33 "Gah, it's chunky!"

[TheGojira84]

brad jones

[clouseau186]

It is so sad that Mary Frann died so young.

[CoryTube2011]

anyone know the title of this theme and if mancini ever featured it on any one his records or cds? thanks

[rackasaurus]

@CoryTube2011 That's a good question. I believe he may have simply titled it as "Newhart Theme Song". I would imagine that there is a title to it, but I can't find it. I wish I could because the show actually hit home with me. I live not ten miles from where many of the opening scenes were shot. Born and raised here in Vermont, outside of when I was away serving in the military. I recognize most of the locations of the opening scenes. The inside of the Inn is different than on the show.

[CitizenKen76]

@CoryTube2011 There is a 1:30 version of the song called "Theme from Newheart" Do a search on "Screen Archives Entertainment"

[tori481]

@swissmiss32002 It certainly is. Henry Mancini is simply the best.

[d21lewis]

Meow,

[Midwestern72]

@redeem72 - I agreee totally. One of the biggest examples of this on TV nowdays is the lack of any theme music at all for most shows. The care and originality that went into the pre- 90's television shows is gone out the window today.I spend most of my time tracking down dvds of old shows and enjoying those. Most of what I watch on modern tv is now sports or documentwry type programs.

[sserpent21]

Now I want a Crystal Pepsi. Love this music.

[QBCNetwork]

Henry Mancini can write tv themes. From Peter Gunn to Ironside, his final tv theme was for a 1990 revival of a game show, Tic Tac Dough with Patrick Wayne.

[wizeguiz]

I loved this show! Who could forget Larry, Darrel and Darrel!

[djl5555]

@wizeguiz Especially if you name is Darrel! Every moron says that to you and thinks it's the first time you've heard it! lol

[noboy1982]

great theme song

[redeem72]

Tv, film, music has changed because our values have changed, somewhere along the line probably around early to mid 90's a shift in values has been engineered (laugh all you want) western values including family values have been hijacked, altered, tampered, and so it is currently reflected in our time specifically the arts (tv, film, music) i mean there is absolutely nothing to watch on tv anymore, there is no storyline or character that you can connect to and follow, what do you think?

[redeem72]

Tv, film, music has changed because our values have changed, somewhere along the line probably around early to mid 90's a shift in values has been engineered (laugh all you want) western values including family values have been hijacked, altered, tampered, and so it is currently reflected in our time specifically the arts (tv, film, music) i mean there is absolutely nothing to watch on tv anymore, there is no storyline or character that you can connect to and follow, what do you think?

[VideoGamesAreMyDrug]

"Brad Tries." That Is All.

[MST3K1506]

@VideoGamesAreMyDrug

"Today on Brad Tries, I'm trying this 18 year old bottle of Crystal Pepsi." :P

[ShadowACE1998]

Hi, I'm Larry. This is my brother Daryl, this is my other brother Daryl.

I always loved that.

[fishy264]

it's sad that decent shows have now become Boring in todays society

[sunnchilde]

I swear this theme sequence nearly made me move to Vermont. If I didn't have such a deep love in my heart for Chicago, Vermont is where I would be right now. I have no doubt. I can't tell you how many times I've looked in to Burlington apartment prices, even now.

[CosmicApe2]

When TV still had class.

[nystagmus]

man this theme song is so nice. i remember when i was a child in kuwait waiting for this theme song to come on at my grandmother's house.

[kenjohnsonmusic]

Love this theme song.

[boofdfast]

Awwwww... I wonder whatever happened to the Olds Delta 88 Royale in the intro. I hope it is being well taken care of. ;)

[scottbaino]

This theme makes me feel like it's the '80s and all is right with the USA. :)

[CarlaLR74]

@scottbaino Oh yes.



[RandyPantheGoatBoy]

@scottbaino Aren't those two things mutually exclusive.

[5698rlnd]

Every time I watched this show with Bob and his inn, I wanted to go to the mountains in the snow. Pretty song, too, but that's not a surprise, it's Mancini.

[rjflesher]

Another masterpiece by Mancini!

[MyRumplestiltskin]

I see WGN went the way of nick at nite and TV land and took this and other old shows like WKRP, Barney Miller and others off their Sunday night lineup. If I had the money I would start a network that showed nothing but old tv shows like F troop, Petticote Junction, Gomer Pyle, The Donna Reed show, Ozzie and Harriet, Hazel, Dennis the Menace, The Munsters, Run Buddy Run, Whats Happening, One Day at a time, The Wild Wild West, well you get the picture.

[boxerdogs11]

@MyRumplestiltskin Amen, and I would be your #1 viewer.

[RetroJenny]

@MyRumplestiltskin I noticed that too. I used to enjoy the retro line-up on Sundays. It seems like most of the channels now are showing 90s and 2000 shows. There is a new network called Antenna TV that is available in some cities, and RetroTV is also another one that is carried in some cities. They air classic shows all day long.

[sarahethiopie1]

This melody, theme song, brings back such wonderful memories and a great great show

[benslooking4junk]

reminds me of fall time at home ready for winter

[AbbeyRoad52]

I used to love this show. It used to be on Nick at Night about 10 years ago and I'd watch it, I was only about 15 then.

[xalen100]

This is my brother Darryl, and my other brother Darryl. That line got me every time!!

[600keith]

OMG.....how i used to settle down and watch this show on monday nights.....i loved it!

[lurch321]

I always had a big crush on Julia Duffy ("Stephanie").................­but I know she wasn't on the show for the entire duration...............she left after the first few seasons, right?

[lurch321]

@smokes2468 Couldn't have said it better myself.

[wedge8874]

@lurch321 She was actually on for most of the show's run. She wasn't in the first season - it was some other blond maid.

[ericaca822]

where is the town directional sign in the video?

[tuxedomark]

@ericaca822 The opening theme actually consist of b-roll from the movie "On Golden Pond", so it's footage of New Hampshire, not Vermont, and it really has nothing to do with "Newhart" at all.

[ericaca822]

@tuxedomark. But doesn anyone know the exact streets I knew it was in new hampshire

[AirTractor24]

@ericaca822 The street is Hwy 113 (Skinner Street in Center Sandwich N.H.) Go to Google Earth streetview and it still looks the same as it did in the opening. The Mobile Oil sign has been replaced with a General Store sign.

[ericaca822]

kdkdkdk

[ericaca822]

does anyone know where the  town directional sign is in this video is? I think it's in New Hampshire. Bill

mymouser@aol.com

[ericaca822]

kfkfk

[rennyminou]

Newhart, Sopranos, Lost - all in the ether now...bummer.

[Ztinkyy]

Here because of Lost!

[prsobotka]

Takes me back to my Senior rear in High School

[bjroberts65]

I love this intro, ever since i was a youngster it always relaxed me and put's me in a cozy mood....Henry Mancini is real good for doing that... As far as im concerned he's the best music composer of all time!!!

[powerpup97]

Henry Mancini - R.I.P.

[marskin1985]

I hope that was satiracal.

[bronzesel]

I use to love to snuggle down in front of a roaring fire with my cup of coco and watch this show.

[bjroberts65]

@bronzesel I know exactly what you mean.

[Capt777harris]

@bronzesel The intro was very much a hook for this show. I used to see it on my old tiny black and white sitting on the floor at the base of my bed.

[Youngstown529]

This aired every Monday before Kate & Allie and after Scarecrow & Mrs. King. It was among the most perfect sitcoms ever made!

[Millstein07]

Hi, I'm Larry - and this is my brother Meir and this is my other brother Meir.

[coventrygardens]

newhart had a great theme tune, and yet it's odd that the intro doesn't show any of the characters. it shows a few people at a distance, and noone else is shown.

[jj200284]

The opening to Newhart was actually unused footage from On Golden Pond, a movie from 1981 starring Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn.

[coventrygardens]

to jj200284---- i saw "on golden pond". in fact, i saw it at the theatre way back then when it was a new film. after reading your comment, i looked it up on wikipedia, and it says that you're right. it says ---Leftover footage of Fonda and Hepburn driving through the New Hampshire countryside, as seen in the opening credits, was later used for the opening of the CBS television sitcom Newhart.

[redheadsays]

Thank you thank you thank you! U don't know how long I have been waiting to hear that theme song. Great show.just makes me feel so good when I hear it.a million hugs to you!

[newerajj]

Is it true the final episode revealed that everything was just a dream?

[cityhawk]

That is correct. In the last seen, Bob is in bed with Emily. If you search on YouTube, you should be able to find the clip of the final scene. Very funny.

[redfoxx123]

Yes

[brownies4you]

Another wonderful musical intro by Mancini

[mdumas43073]

Trivia note: the scenes used in this credit sequence were actually leftover footage from the opening of the movie "On Golden Pond". Look closely and you can see Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn in that brown sedan around 0:34.

[mdumas43073]

My favorite part was always the doggy @ 0:23, btw. :-)

[jodiehays]

i like the doggy part too...he looks to me like he's running an errand or has someplace important to go.

[harvsoul]

WOW! I did not know that!

[MyRumplestiltskin]

its to bad that TV land has gotten away from the old shows at night and replaced them with reality shows. The main reason people watch these old shows is to take them back to a time in America when life was just a little bit simpler and less stressfull.

[jshill1co1uk]

It was only less stressful for me because I was 10 years old. It's fiction remember. Nostalgia does that. Life hasn't changed that much, new toys etc. The US murder rate was higher during the time this was being aired than today. Not that I'm proposing a link! Just that nostalgia can cloud the grisly fact that life has always been crap.

[MyRumplestiltskin]

There is just something about this opening that keeps me watching this show on WGN on Sunday nights

[kjames32209]

I know!!! My week just doesnt go right unless I watch retro night on WGN!!!

[nicka727]

I've seen an episode on WGN where George got stuck in the firestation.

[HellhammerSS]

The beginning of this is beautiful

[shock6906]

Henry Mancini has done a whole lot more than just Pink Panther, though that's one he's most widely known for. You'll find that there are numerous TV and movie scores written by Mancini. He was a wonderful composer.

[vmi3301]

Henry Mancini...the guy who wrote the Pink Panther lol

[exodusdestruction]

hmmmmm? why does this remind me of the "Cannibal Holocaust"?

[RushYesCrimson]

Becuase your on some really good acid! LOL

[euro4569]

Man, watching this almost made me cry because it brought back so many memories. I remember this aired on Mondays (I believe) along with maybe Kate and Alley. My mum would always work late on MOndays and Thursdays and my dad would always be glued to the tv watching this. Those were the days and my old man was actually , my old man, now with this stroke that he had, I wish I could get back in a time machine and go back to 84-86. Cherish everyday folks.

[babyapple930]

that was so sweet... i wasnt born in '84, but i do remember sitting and watching it on Nick @Nite with my grandmom...

[nystagmus]

Man, i love the theme song. its so great, it reminds me of some great memories.

[glish73]

ONE of My best memories of great TV!!

[napaoldblue]

Beautiful. But then, it's Henry Mancini.

I love it.

[ace11rothstein]

This theme song is great for one key reason: it doesn't indicate that this show is a comedy (and a top 5 comedy at that). It lulls you into thinking this show is something else then the comedy takes over.

[iswc27]

I really enjoyed this show when it was on in the '80s, and Bob Newhart saying "meow" at the end was quite a unique touch. Although the show's setting is Vermont, I've heard that the scenes in this sequence are actually in New Hampshire.

For you old car fans, the one seen here is a 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88.

Thanks for posting, spudtv!

[stillwaterguy04]

There's something about this theme song and show that make me feel happy and cheerful, for some reason. I like the atmosphere the show creates.

[SouthernPride1111]

man this was another comedy show i loved in the 80s man this brings bac such great memories.

[stillwaterguy04]

Strange question here, but does anyone know where to get the stenciled blue wallpaper in the lobby of the inn on this show?

[RadcliffOfCrymod]

I liked the cat belch at the end, LMAO!!

[JBRHC78]

Ah man. I used to love this show when I was a kid. What happened to the TV theme song?? What happened to TV??!!

[handinside]

Hi,I'm Larry. This is my brother Darrell,and this is my other brother Darrell

[iaminthburg]

you made me laugh, handinside.........Great!

[rodcube]

I like it

[cbiswhite]

I almost forgot about this theme song- it was so pretty and serene!

[jthweatt]

Henry Mancini has that effect. He's a great composer.

[nystagmus]

yea ,its so nice

[landrykkb]

@cbiswhite It's so beautiful that it's almost unfitting for a sitcom.

[murphy9791]

hilarious theme, very catchy

[tribunalfunk]

This vid makes me want to smoke bud. For some odd reason. I love old school theme songs and clips.

[emoviebuff87]

this theme is wonderful!! and fits so well with the images to the opening credits. it looks like a dream. just like what the show is; a dream.

[garycalgary]

i find this song relaxing.

R.I.P. mary frann

[bronzesel]

@garycalgary, I didn't realize that she died. I remember her on a morning show, showing about working out and being in shape. Who would had thought she would had died from a heart attack. How sad....

[pmgus]

I Tivo Newhart and keep at least one show on the menu. When I can't get to sleep I play this song, and before long I'm out. I guess it's psychological, like a conditioned response. For some reason I equate this song with comfort and a feeling that all is well in my world. Weird, I know, but it works!

[vtruesdale]

Wow!! is right. This takes me back, I was almost still a newlywed. I'm comfortable in bed watching this show and the hubby was in the living room watching Monday night football. I just have to heave a hefty sigh when I hear the song. Oh, for small pleasures.

[Mythbuster12345]

nice.

[smokes2468]

I love that opening. Very nice song and great pictures.

[johnnorvaisas]

Makes me want to move back to Vermont i loved this show.

[ninelivecat]

Wow that brings back memories Great little show

[dknights411]

"Meow"

[sunnchilde]

"Sit ooBo, Sit! Good dog."

[psychlone78]

AH AH AH! Newhart was the MTM kitty :)

[newhart4444]

This is one of my favorite songs!!!!

[sunnchilde]

Don't these images make Vermont look like paradise?

[mdumas43073]

Has Mancini's theme song ever been issued on CD?

[Youngstown529]

Is it too late to sell everything and become an inn keeper with my beautiful wife in Vermont?

[TheTroubledTroubador]

Naw, I think Bob Newhart wasn't young when he did it on that show

[sunnchilde]

It does make you want to run away to Vermont, doesn't it? I think living in a small town would be great, if you could get satellite HDTV + Internet service so you wouldn't necessarily have to feel like it.

[JelloFarming]

The opening credits show outtakes from the beginning of "On Golden Pond". If you look closely you can see Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn in the car. Also, exterior scenes of the Stratford Inn were those of the Waybury Inn in Vermont.

[JackSmith07]

well all i can say is the season one version of the song is better than all other seasons. And there is such a difference.

[ClassicLoverA]

One of the best TV Themes ever. Classic.

[dnasty312]

same guy who wrote Pink Panther

[megamanj2004X]

and What's Happening!! also.

[penske369]

o thats right, I forgot. Well, I had read that, but true you make a good point there. But remember, "One Day at a Time" and "The Jeffersons", and possibly "ALice" were on Sunday night in 1983. But it seems silly that CBS would change that, but who knows, I like sitcoms on film better than videotape anyways. lol

[megamanj2007]

After this season, all episodes of the 1980s "Newhart" were shot on film, as opposed to videotape. Why? Because Bob Newhart himself said that the show worked better on film, so it was from S2 onward that "Newhart" would be filmed.

[penske369]

THey did this so that it would be like the other CBS sitcoms at that time. Remember, by 1983, I think only "One Day at a Time" and "Alice" were filmed on videotape. But yea, maybe it had to do with the time slot, with the other Monday night shows being shot on film. I have no idea, really. I had heard that about the other CBS sitcoms before.

[megamanj2007]

you also forgot that "The Jeffersons" was still around in 1983 as well. So make it 3 CBS Sitcoms prior to 1983 that were done on videotape.

[JackSmith07]

Is there a book written about what 80's sitcoms were shot on film and which on video? Any suggestions as to a good reference on the subject?