* The song is performed on an episode of the US sitcom Newhart, leading the dim-witted character of George Utley ( Tom Poston ) to say, " I never realized what that song was really about!

Centerpiece attractions include a Ferris wheel, an IMAX theater, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Amazing Chicago's Funhouse Maze, the Chicago Children's Museum, the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows, and at the entrance to Navy Pier is a statue of Oak Park comedian Bob Newhart, sponsored by the TV Land network.

She is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom, The Bob Newhart Show, and as the voice of Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992.

Viewers see Bob Newhart is playing the role of Dr. Bob Hartley ( Newhart's character from The Bob Newhart Show ) clad in pajamas, while sitting up in bed.

The master bedroom is a duplicate of the room set seen on The Bob Newhart Show.

It becomes clear that she is not Joanna, but the dark-haired Emily ( Suzanne Pleshette, Hartley's wife from The Bob Newhart Show ).

The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16,, to April 1,.

Most of the situations involve Newhart's character playing straight man to his wife, colleagues, friends, and patients, an extension of Newhart's stand-up comedy routines, where Newhart would play one side of a telephone conversation, the other side of which is not heard.

In & Out is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Newhart, and Wilford Brimley.

Reporters invade his hometown, harassing him for interviews following the awards night telecast, and Howard is placed under the scrutiny of his boss, Principal Tom Halliwell ( Bob Newhart ), who is uncomfortable with the attention being brought to the school.

" The sketch is a spoof of the Newhart series finale, in which Bob Newhart woke up and realised that the whole series was all a dream.

He is best known for playing astronaut Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and commercial airline navigator Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show.

In 1972, two years after Jeannie was canceled, Daily was back at work and back in an aviator's uniform, in what is perhaps his signature role: Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show.

When Bob ( Bob Newhart ) looks at Michael's " masterpiece " his puzzled observation is " Children with big ears?

Peter Scolari ( born September 12, 1955 ) is an American television, film and stage actor best known for his roles in the television shows Newhart, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, and Bosom Buddies, the last of which he co-starred in with a then-unknown Tom Hanks.

Shortly after Carsen ’ s odd but successful interview, he is shown the true duties of his new job by a doleful library employee, Charlene ( Jane Curtin ), and library head Judson, ( Bob Newhart ).

" Jack " Riley Jr. ( born December 30, 1935 ) is an American comedic character actor probably most recognizable as " Elliot Carlin " from the 1970s TV sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, and as the voice of Stu Pickles in Rugrats and All Grown Up!

He is best known for four roles: the nervous Juror # 2 in 12 Angry Men ; the voice of Piglet in Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh productions ; Vinnie, the meek poker player in the film version of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple ; and Mr. Peterson, the hen-pecked milquetoast on The Bob Newhart Show.

Julia Duffy ( born Julia Margaret Hinds ; June 27, 1951 ) is an American actress from Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in character roles, best known as the spoiled rich girl and Dick Loudon's ( played by Bob Newhart ) inn maid, Stephanie Vanderkellen, on the 1980s sitcom, Newhart.

MTM Enterprises later produced popular American sitcoms and drama television series such as Rhoda and Phyllis ( both spin-offs from The Mary Tyler Moore Show ), The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill Street Blues, and Newhart.

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Elliott continued to perform, most notably with his son ( actor / comedian Chris Elliott ) on the TV sitcom Get a Life, on episodes of Newhart, LateLine and Late Night with David Letterman, in the films Cabin Boy ( also with son Chris ) and Quick Change, and on radio for the first season of Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company of the Air.

* In the American television comedy series " Newhart ," Michael ( played by Peter Scolari ), in search of his artistic muse, has been painting obsessively.

Mary Frann ( February 27, 1943 – September 23, 1998 ) was an American actress best known for her role as Bob Newhart's wife, Joanna Loudon, on the television series Newhart.

MTM Enterprises would later produce popular American sitcoms and drama television series such as Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill Street Blues and St.

She went on to appear in twenty-two more films and at least that many television appearances through her seventies and eighties, including such successful sitcoms as Rhoda ( as Carlton the invisible doorman's mother, which earned her another Emmy nomination ) and Newhart.

Elliott appeared on a number of other television programs, including Happy Days ; Newhart ; and Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda in 1979 ( with Goulding, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner ).

A string of guest starring appearances in a variety of television shows followed, including: Laverne & Shirley, Buffalo Bill, The Jeffersons and Newhart.

Ferrer, not usually known for regular roles in TV series, had a recurring role as Julia Duffy's WASPy father on the long-running television series Newhart in the 1980s.

* John Fiedler-( 1925 – 2005 ) voice actor and character actor in stage, film, television, and radio ; voice of Piglet in Disney's Winnie the Pooh productions, played role of Mr. Peterson, nervous patient on The Bob Newhart Show.

Near the end of the second season, Newhart was re-tooled and Dick began hosting a low-rated talk show on the town's local television station.

Newhart boasts one of the most memorable series finales in television history, entitled " The Last Newhart.

Many in the studio audience ( and millions of television viewers ) realized with a shock that the entire Newhart series ( and presumably Dick Loudon's entire existence ) had just been revealed to have been nothing more than a dream in the mind of Bob Newhart's 1970s character.

* John Fiedler ( 1925-2005 ) voice actor and character actor in stage, film, television and radio, who was the voice of Piglet in Disney's Winnie the Pooh productions and who played the Mr. Peterson, a nervous patient on The Bob Newhart Show.

He also acted in Via Galactica's limited presentation in Broadway and, in television, played Dr. Greg Robinson, Jerry's brother, in the " Oh, Brother " episode of The Bob Newhart Show.

Winkler has guest-starred on television series such as Numb3rs, The Bob Newhart Show ( as Miles Lascoe, a parolee just out of jail.

* David Davis ( television writer ), co-creator of the U. S. television sitcoms Taxi and The Bob Newhart Show

The network was also in the process of reinventing its image, having already replaced much of their " old guard " television product with more contemporary fare such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, All in the Family, The Bob Newhart Show, and M * A * S * H. Except for Gunsmoke, which had one more season, Ball was the last performer from TV's classic age who still had a weekly series at the beginning of 1974.

He also guested on many television series including: Thriller ( U. S. TV series ), Goodyear Television Playhouse, Hands of Mystery, The United States Steel Hour, Justice, Cheyenne, The Twilight Zone, The Eleventh Hour, Route 66, Naked City, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Bonanza, Alias Smith and Jones, The Wild Wild West, The F. B. I., The Beverly Hillbillies, Sanford and Son, Ellery Queen, The Invaders, Bewitched, Hawaii Five-O, Charlie's Angels, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Bob Newhart Show.

He has also guest starred on many television shows, including The Bernie Mac Show, NYPD Blue, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Family Ties, ALF, thirtysomething, Punky Brewster, Archie Bunker's Place, Newhart, Moonlighting, Normal, Ohio, Perfect Strangers, Sisters, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Step by Step, Evening Shade, Alice, Bette, Bones and Boston Legal.

He moved on to television directing episodes of the series Family Ties, Growing Pains, Alice, Newhart and Roseanne.

Prime's schedule reflected a mix of general interest television programs, including home improvement and design series, along with classic television series such as The Golden Girls, M * A * S * H, All in the Family, The Cosby Show, and Newhart.

She later appeared in various television productions, often in guest roles, and played Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show from 1972 until 1978, receiving several Emmy Award nominations for her work.