I don't know if my hearing is playing tricks on me but I think Henry Mancini's theme for Newhart is reworked from an earlier score he composed for "The Moneychangers" which can also be heard on YouTube. The amazing thing is the orchestrations which give them a totally different feel.
I remember watching this after its national TV run on the now defunct Family Channel. It was on at 5PMish. When we got NIckelodeon in 1997 on cable, they were airing it, but not long afterwards they took it off (that was about the time they started to air "The Wonder Years" on a regular basis :-)). I'm not as die hard of this show as some, but it was a good show!
When I started listening to this, it literally took my breath. I havent heard it in so long. Memories of going next door to my mom & dad's with my 2 boys, who were only toddlers then and watching tv with them. My mom on the couch and my dad in "his" chair. Always so warm and inviting and cozy there. Gosh, how I do miss them, and those happy days.
@boxerdogs11 - What a bitter/sweet memory. My dad always loved "Newhart" and I can still hear him laughing when he tried to tell us the story about "the poker game", an early episode on this series. I miss him, too. Funny how music can repopulate your mind with memories without even trying.
@TypesALot Another great "memory" show is M*A*S*H*. He loved that show so much, and we spent countless hours laughing so hard watching it. I still watch it on TV Land.
@TypesALot - My family had actually moved to a small town like this in Upstate New York, though, and for the longest time, as soon as I would hit the village limits, I could hear this song in my head. My dad loved MASH, too...My favorite ep is the one whee they are playing poker and Radar accidentally runs over the guy Kim Luck; it's one of the ones with McLean Stevenson and Larry Linville, etc. Hysterically funny! My sister will call me and say, "The one with the poker game's on!" LOL
Hard to believe that this is 25 years old!!! I remember when my family first moved to a small town, when i would enter the village limits, I would hear this song in my head, and still do!! Wow!! Time sure flies.
Allways did love Henry Mancini's music. if you look close enough, twards the end, It looks like Henry Fonda and Kathren Hepburn in thier brown Oldsmobile Delta 88 on thier way to Golden Pond.
i wish i lived in an area that has that opening!
kduideo 2 weeks ago
emncaity dont know about you but to answer your question, not me!!!
sabercorp55 4 weeks ago
Has anyone ever noticed how nice and green everything in the scenery is during the opening theme song to this show
until they get to the end where they show the inn? When they show the inn there are no leaves on the trees and it is definitely late fall or winter.
hairyschmilsson 1 month ago
love this it is so relaxing comforting. where did all the good times go?
sabercorp55 3 months ago
@sabercorp55
Into rap, aggression, vulgarity, and snark. Aren't we better off now?
emncaity 1 month ago
the same Mancini who wrote Moon River?
TheCoreContingency 3 months ago
@TheCoreContingency
That's the one.
emncaity 1 month ago
I don't know if my hearing is playing tricks on me but I think Henry Mancini's theme for Newhart is reworked from an earlier score he composed for "The Moneychangers" which can also be heard on YouTube. The amazing thing is the orchestrations which give them a totally different feel.
WoodyMusk 5 months ago
I remember watching this after its national TV run on the now defunct Family Channel. It was on at 5PMish. When we got NIckelodeon in 1997 on cable, they were airing it, but not long afterwards they took it off (that was about the time they started to air "The Wonder Years" on a regular basis :-)). I'm not as die hard of this show as some, but it was a good show!
xxxx7706 5 months ago
"HI, I'm Larry; this is my brotherr Darrel, this is my otherr brotherr Darrel..."
handymandan100 5 months ago 3
@handymandan100 WIN! :-D
gameshowluvr86 1 month ago
When I started listening to this, it literally took my breath. I havent heard it in so long. Memories of going next door to my mom & dad's with my 2 boys, who were only toddlers then and watching tv with them. My mom on the couch and my dad in "his" chair. Always so warm and inviting and cozy there. Gosh, how I do miss them, and those happy days.
boxerdogs11 6 months ago 2
@boxerdogs11 - What a bitter/sweet memory. My dad always loved "Newhart" and I can still hear him laughing when he tried to tell us the story about "the poker game", an early episode on this series. I miss him, too. Funny how music can repopulate your mind with memories without even trying.
TypesALot 4 months ago 2
@TypesALot Another great "memory" show is M*A*S*H*. He loved that show so much, and we spent countless hours laughing so hard watching it. I still watch it on TV Land.
boxerdogs11 4 months ago
@TypesALot - My family had actually moved to a small town like this in Upstate New York, though, and for the longest time, as soon as I would hit the village limits, I could hear this song in my head. My dad loved MASH, too...My favorite ep is the one whee they are playing poker and Radar accidentally runs over the guy Kim Luck; it's one of the ones with McLean Stevenson and Larry Linville, etc. Hysterically funny! My sister will call me and say, "The one with the poker game's on!" LOL
TypesALot 4 months ago
@smokes2468 I think it's because Henry Mancini wrote it.
histrav 7 months ago
Best theme song ever!!!!!
71Lenny 8 months ago
Henry Mancini is GOD!!!
bjroberts65 9 months ago
Thanks for posting this. Loved the theme and the show as well.
babs60645 1 year ago
meow
tsntana 1 year ago 2
Awwwww... I wonder whatever happened to the car, in this intro..... the Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale. I hope it's being well taken care of. :)
boofdfast 1 year ago 7
@boofdfast I wondered what car that was........ man your good! How can you tell?
More350Power 4 months ago
@boofdfast Maybe its in the Smithsonian Museum.
alexandermakrianis 2 months ago
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boofdfast 1 year ago
Loved this theme and loved the show!
swetbabo 1 year ago
No show has ever made me want to move to Vermont (from Canada) like this one.
eday2010 1 year ago 2
Lovely tune, from a screamingly funny program. As funny as his original show, but even zanier. Gotta love Bob Newhart.
sjplwc 1 year ago
Brad Tries... :)
GraffitiOverlord 1 year ago 3
QUIET!!!!! (If you don't get that joke, then you have no knoledge of T.V. history.)
JasonL77 1 year ago
They used outtakes from On Golden Pond for that sequence so themaytagrepairman has it right.
TYMZTABLZ 1 year ago
One of the best TV themes!
Aeolis7 1 year ago
Vermont is really beautiful in the fall !
wtf66611 1 year ago
Hard to believe that this is 25 years old!!! I remember when my family first moved to a small town, when i would enter the village limits, I would hear this song in my head, and still do!! Wow!! Time sure flies.
TypesALot 1 year ago
Allways did love Henry Mancini's music. if you look close enough, twards the end, It looks like Henry Fonda and Kathren Hepburn in thier brown Oldsmobile Delta 88 on thier way to Golden Pond.
themaytagrepairman 1 year ago 3
God Bless Hank Mancini for this lovely piece. Among others, of course. :)
niamhorourke 1 year ago
The opening credits were filmed in and near Center Sandwich, New Hampshire (Lakes Region)
PamiOhio 2 years ago
That theme is very peaceful, puts me in a relaxing sleep : ) zzzzzz.......
cubeus19 2 years ago