History Series / TheBobNewhartShow

* CatchPhrase / PhraseCatcher: "Hi, Bob!" This was so frequently uttered that it became the basis of a very popular and dirt-simple drinking game during the show's run.

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Not surprisingly ''Series/{{Newhart}}'' referenced it most frequently, and memorably; in an episode where Dick and his wife go to a counselor, they meet the doctor's previous patient, Jack Riley as Mr. Carlin (the doctor says that he's got a lot of work ahead of him there, "due to some quack in Chicago"). And in ''Newhart'''s final episode, one of the most famous in TV history, the entire series is revealed to be a dream of Bob Hartley's -- from which he awakens in his original bedroom set, next to Emily.

* InstrumentalThemeTune: "Home to Emily", composed by series co-producer (and future [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends Garfield voice]]) Lorenzo Music with his wife Henrietta. [[RearrangeTheSong Rearranged]] to a funkier-sounding version beginning in season 4.

* InformedAttribute: Bob is supposed to be an excellent, well-respected psychologist, but he never seems to get anywhere with his patients – any progress or breakthroughs they make are gone by the next episode (admittedly, this is at least partly TruthInTelevision; people are oftentimes never completely "helped", even after a breakthrough. A lifetime of "unhealthy" coping behaviors are not going to vanish overnight just because you know why you do them. You still have to start making changes and stick with them. Still, there should be more progress than is shown).

* InformedAttribute: Bob is supposed to be an excellent, well-respected psychologist, but he never seems to get anywhere with his patients – any progress or breakthroughs they make are gone by the next episode (admittedly, this is at least partly TruthInTelevision; people are often not completely "helped", even after a breakthrough. A lifetime of "unhealthy" coping behaviors are not going to vanish overnight just because you know why you do them. You still have to start making changes and stick with them. Still, there should be more progress than is shown).

* InformedAttribute: Bob is supposed to be an excellent, well-respected psychologist, but he never seems to get anywhere with his patients - any progress or breakthroughs they make are gone by the next episode (admittedly, this is at least partly TruthInTelevision; people are often not completely "helped", even after a breakthrough. A lifetime of "unhealthy" coping behaviors are not going to vanish overnight just because you know why you do them. You still have to start making changes and stick with them. Still, there should be more progress than is shown).

* ShoutOut: The episode "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" pays tribute to ''Film/TheSting'' with an "Entertainer"-ish version of the theme music and scene titles like "The Deal" and "The Fuse".

* WackyGuy: Mr. Carlin and Howard.

* RunningGag / OncePerEpisode: Bob and Emily would be in bed, one of them would say something, shut off the light, then the other would turn their light on and continue the conversation. Became a BrickJoke in the final episode of ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.

* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: In "The Modernization of Emily", Bob sarcastically introduces Emily in her new, "younger" attire as "the leader of the pack" to Jerry and Carol. It's a reference to The Shangri-Las, a popular and influential but now largely forgotten girl group from the late 1960s who were well known for their tough, street-wise image. "The Leader of the Pack" was one of their most popular and enduring songs.