The Bob Newhart Show ("Home To Emily")

[DISCOBABY1956]

Well, I understand the need for more and better sitcom TV, but if Hollywood can't make a buck on it, then we get shows that are SUPPOSED to be based on reality...So, if Hollywood is only giving us shows like 2 1/2 men (hang on folks, it's getting better...), then we either watch them or nothing at all, I guess...The theme to the Bob Newhart Show is one of my favs of all time tied closely to the Mary Tyler Moore theme...and of course, That 70s Show...

[mindbend13]

we'replaying this in band and i get a solo!

[emncaity]

Would love somebody to post the whole opening, visuals and all. But thanks for posting the song, for sure.

For anybody who hasn't seen this already, the Hallmark Channel (common on standard cable) has started running the old Bob Newhart show late nights. I absolutely grew up on this and other shows like it. Even had early ideas of what a literate, independent, funny, good-looking wife would be--and then ended up with one.

[DISCOBABY1956]

@emncaity If you get a solo, is it a musical one or a vocal one...I don't think there are lyrics to it...

[elvispresley718]

the first few bars soundz like close to you by the carpenters, oh and ilike the country piano too

[thatkoolkatal]

I just discovered MeTV today; waiting for me at home is MTM, Bob Newhart, The Odd Couple, Love American Style and Family affair! Born in the year 1964 indeed has it's benefits.

[somewhatlongdong]

Today, people watch "Two and a half men" and think it's funny.....*sigh*

[Arthro92]

@somewhatlongdong

sad ain't it?

[vgmc7650]

@bigwillietheb Moore, Van Dyke, Newhart, "and a host of others" are all currently airing on MeTV (Memorable Entertainment Television) weeknights starting at 8PM Eastern. Check local subchannels for MeTV in your area.

[pwrbroker1]

@vgmc7650 I know - MeTV is sensational!!

[bigwillietheb]

what ever happened to good programing like the Bob Newhart show or the Mary Tyler moore show I mean good shows, funny also now everyone wants reality well not me

[LastNetwork2]

This is good, but I like the jazzier arrangement from Season 4 onward a little better.

[MegaCrowman]

something about the second half of this theme reminds me of "Coronation St." theme.

[munfmunf4boisdinner]

i love that last half

[odantoro]

Dig that funky bass line during the first half!

[somewhatlongdong]

00:03 

Yellow?

[valhallaforever1]

You cut out the cat (Newhart) saying meow. Maybe it was just at the end of the show. That is burned in my mind.

[billbadford]

I liked this jazzy version the best. The later version was too "funky" for my taste.

[LTSoxFan]

This was the best version of the several opening themes used on the show. Thanks for posting...great audio quality btw.

[roscoegino]

The show had more than one opening theme. This was the first one until they switched to a new one some years later.

[SPICESMUGGLER71]

This isn't even the best opening theme of this show.

[bradchaz]

@SPICESMUGGLER71 Agreed--While this one is good, I liked the later season's opening/closing theme better.

[jatroup12]

What a great song, brings back so many memories.

[zazu2303]

Great bass line

[chrisman737]

Quality. How I miss it.

[rdangelo]

This is a remake. Not the version that was on TV.

[gemsmfan]

ah yes, the tune written by the late Lorenzo Music, that's of "This is Carlton, Your Doorman", fame. Remember his late night show, The Lorenzo & Henrietta Music Show"

[JasonL77]

Has anyone ever played the drinking game "Hi, Bob." while watching this show?

[nauort23]

@JasonL77 No, but I know what I'm doing next time I see this show!! lol. Thanks.

[JasonL77]

@nauort23 If you don't know the rules, here they are. Whenever someone on the show says "Hi, Bob." you do a shot. When the writers found out about this game, they would write in as many lines like "Hi, Bob.", "Hello, Bob.", "Hey,Bob.", etc. as possible into the show.

[kittensugars]

OMG could it BE any more 70s?? lol, what a gem!!

[elmerfusco]

I would love to hear the jazzed up second season opening.

[Festizzle]

Long live the Peeper!

[radioguyrey]

In Stereo!? If that's not the original recording, it's spot on!

[tayshirlynneb]

im playing this song in band and i have a long trumpet solo! im so excited!

[flyfisherman1001]

@tayshirlynneb where did your band teacher find it? I'd love to play it, but I can't find it anywhere!

[japstoryeditor]

Got to love that Lorenzo Music.

[fizbin321]

Is it not in the realm of possibility for someone to post the intro to the show? And not one with a camera pointed at a TV?  It has never been on YT, ever!!

[JerseyBob86]

One of the best theme songs for one of the best TV shows...great quality too!

[BerettaTM]

Great quality!

[hardlines4]

A time when we had REAL t.v.!!!

[somewhatlongdong]

Sometimes I wish life were as uncomplicated as it was in the 70s, but that's life.

[rawlad]

Great sound quality.  Does the song justice.

[WSenator1]

What a good time to be born! To be old enough to watch Saturday night on CBS - All in the Family, Bob Newhart, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett. Now THAT'S Entertainment!

[NOTgarycoleman]

@WSenator1 you'll be able to watch all those and more...for the rest of civilizations history.

[WSenator1]

@NOTgarycoleman - that is most reassuring. Thanx!

[bentley19581]

@WSenator1 I well remember those days: Saturday nights on CBS...yep that was entertainment...

[JudyGarland38]

@WSenator1 I second that entirely!

[shmuli9]

@WSenator1 I remember that block of programmes! We watched it, too...

[landrykkb]

@WSenator1 In this era,I would have been a mere toddler.But what a lineup for a Saturday night,which was typically not a great night for the Nielsen Ratings.

[jjboy90]

@WSenator1 im only 20 yeats old yet i long too see these show again!

[Cheessa]

@WSenator1

I remember that. A great Saturday night back in the early 70s

[Johng1962]

@WSenator1 Absolutely all of America stayed home to watch those shows. They were the best...

[jsrosa1282]

@Johng1962 How about CBS's Saturday-night lineup from the 1984-85 season? Don't forget Airwolf, Mike Hammer and Cover Up - they were good shows in their own right too. Cover Up would've lasted longer were it not for the untimely death of Jon-Erik Hexum...

[dwlightfoot]

@WSenator1 So jealous!!!! That's quite the lineup compared to today's standards.

[WSenator1]

@dwlightfoot - Well, at least we have YouTube, DVDs, and various cable stations, to recapture some of that magic. Enjoy, take care, and have a good day!

[emncaity]

@WSenator1

Could not agree more. TV shows today are about like movies: exponentially more of them, more channels, etc., but the talent seems to have been diluted. I guess there's an upside to the fact that it's easier and cheaper to make an entry-level film or sell a TV show now than it ever has been--I'm sure talented people and good ideas were shut out back then--but it's also true that the end result is a real sea of mediocrity, on the average.

[WSenator1]

@emncaity - You make a lot of good points. I'm not trying to go into a "good old days" rant (because there has been serious junk in every generation's entertainment), but it does seem sometimes that we've passed a golden age of television, and while there are some great shows on now - it appears that very little of it will become "classic" status. Well, enjoy what you can out there, and have a good day.

[doom666metal]

@WSenator1 I sure do remember those days on saturday nights back then thats when tv was good and better shows. The shows today are crap nothing but reality garbage. You are so right!! Good time to be born to be old enought to watch CBS.

[jamesriker66]

great them song !!