Newhart — 1982-1990 · 8 seasons · 184 eps

★ 7.8

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Newhart

1982-1990 8 seasons 184 episodes

★ 7.8 (9,211 votes) Top 36%

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today." George Utley is the handyman at the inn and Leslie Vanderkellen is the maid, with ambitions of being an Olympic Ski champion; she is later replaced by her cousin Stephanie, an heiress who hates her job. Her boyfriend is Dick's yuppie TV producer, Michael Harris. There are many other quirky characters in this fictional little town, including Dick's neighbors Larry, Darryl, and Darryl...three brothers who buy the Minuteman Cafe from Kirk Devane. Besides sharing a name, Darryl and Darryl never speak.

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today." George Utley is the handyman at the inn and Leslie Vanderkellen is the maid, with ambitions of being an Olympic Ski champion; she is later replaced by her cousin Stephanie, an heiress who hates her job. Her boyfriend is Dick's yuppie TV producer, Michael Harris. There are many other quirky characters in this fictional little town, including Dick's neighbors Larry, Darryl, and Darryl...three brothers who buy the Minuteman Cafe from Kirk Devane. Besides sharing a name, Darryl and Darryl never speak.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S6

S7

S8

E1

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6.7

7.6

8.1

7.5

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7.4

6.9

E2

8.2

6.8

7.3

7.8

7.0

8.0

7.3

6.6

E3

7.6

7.4

7.3

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.7

7.1

E4

7.4

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7.8

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.8

7.8

E5

6.8

7.1

7.5

8.0

7.7

7.2

7.5

6.7

E6

7.2

7.8

7.5

7.7

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E7

7.0

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.7

7.5

6.7

E8

6.9

6.4

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.8

E9

8.0

6.9

7.6

7.4

7.1

7.3

6.8

6.5

E10

6.8

7.4

7.0

7.7

7.2

8.1

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6.4

E11

7.3

7.3

7.5

6.7

7.5

7.2

7.4

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E12

7.1

7.3

7.6

7.0

7.5

7.6

6.9

7.3

E13

7.2

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.5

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E14

7.5

8.6

7.6

7.7

7.4

6.8

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E15

6.4

7.0

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8.3

7.5

7.1

7.5

6.0

E16

7.7

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.2

7.1

5.8

E17

7.5

7.7

8.2

7.6

7.4

7.9

7.2

7.1

E18

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.8

5.8

E19

7.5

7.8

7.5

6.9

7.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

E20

7.3

8.4

8.0

7.4

7.7

6.5

6.9

7.1

E21

7.4

7.5

8.3

7.6

7.9

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8.4

6.8

E22

8.3

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8.1

7.5

7.1

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8.0

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E23

7.8

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E24

7.8

7.4

7.4

9.7

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.7

S8E24 The Last Newhart

Japanese investors buy everything in town except the Stratford Inn and convert the town into a giant golf course.

#2

S6E7 8.7

Take Me to Your Loudon

It's Halloween, and the townspeople believe the town is about to be invaded by aliens.

#3

S2E14 8.6

Book Beat

A guest-spot on a local cable TV show called Book Beat lands Dick a potential new career; Kirk convinces Joanna to star in a commercial for the Minuteman Café.

4. S2E20 "Vermont Today" 8.4
5. S7E21 "Murder at the Stratley" 8.4
6. S1E22 "I Enjoy Being a Guy" 8.3
7. S3E21 "The Prodigal Darryl" 8.3
8. S4E15 "The Stratford Horror Picture Show" 8.3
9. S1E2 "Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A-Mould'ring in the Grave" 8.2
10. S2E7 "Lady & the Tramps" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#184

S8E18 5.8

Daddy's Little Girl

Michael has competing dreams about Baby Stephanie as a grown up, one in which she's horribly spoiled, the other in which she's selfless to a fault.

183. S8E16 "Seein' Double" 5.8
182. S8E23 "My Husband, My Peasant" 6.0
181. S8E15 "Child in Charge" 6.0
180. S8E22 "Father Goose" 6.1

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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54 Standouts

41 Infamous

34 Hidden Gems

55 Forgettable

Top Standout: S8E24 The Last Newhart

Most Infamous: S8E16 Seein' Double

Best Hidden Gem: S6E10 Telethon Man

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