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The Bob Newhart Show
Scared to start therapy? Watch a 1970s therapist try to get through one group session. It's fine. It's funny. 🛋️
Who it's for
Bob Hartley is a Chicago psychologist whose patients, including the cynical Elliot Carlin and a recurring therapy group, bring ordinary fears and neuroses into his office.
Anxious→Calm
Feelings it meets
What it is
The Bob Newhart Show is an MTM Enterprises sitcom created by David Davis and Lorenzo Music that aired from 1972 to 1978. Bob Newhart plays Dr. Bob Hartley, a Chicago psychologist, and the show follows his work and home life with his wife Emily, a teacher, played by Suzanne Pleshette.
Where to find it
Aired on CBS. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Dated jokes and drinking humor.
Age: Not verified (suggested all ages)
Never be afraid of the moments—thus sings the voice of the everlasting.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 59
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