The Last Newhart (21 May 1990)

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

Director:

Dick Martin

Writers:

Barry Kemp (creator), Sheldon Bull (developer),

Stars:

Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Peter Scolari

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Newhart	...	Dick Loudon / Robert Hartley
Mary Frann	...	Joanna Loudon
Peter Scolari	...	Michael Harris
Julia Duffy	...	Stephanie Vanderkellen
Tom Poston	...	George Utley
William Sanderson	...	Larry
Tony Papenfuss	...	First Darryl
John Voldstad	...	Second Darryl
Thomas Hill	...	Jim Dixon
William Lanteau	...	Chester Wanamaker
Kathy Kinney	...	Prudence Goddard
David Pressman	...	Mr. Rusnak
Gedde Watanabe	...	Mr. Takadachi
Sab Shimono	...	Sunatra
Shuko Akune	...	Sedaka

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

it was all a dream | negative asian stereotype | asian stereotype | hit with a golf ball | series finale | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 1990 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTM Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the 7th season, Bob Newhart decided the 8th season would be the final season for the show. When he told his wife Ginny Newhart of his decision, she suggested that for the final episode, his character should wake up in bed next to Suzanne Pleshette, and that the series should be a dream.

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Goofs

Right before Larry, Darryl and Darryl show up, four other former townsfolk show up and are talking to Dick. Right before the townsfolk are done talking to Dick, a boom mic can be seen dipping into the scene for a few minutes, before pulling back up and out of sight.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Dick Loudon: You should really wear more sweaters.

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Crazy Credits

The MTM kitten's meow was replaced by the two Darryls shouting "QUIET!"

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Connections

References The Ugly American (1963)

User Reviews

The finest ending of a series ever!

There couldn't be a finer ending than the last episode of The Newhart Show. It was absolute brilliance to incorporate his previous sitcom. The bizarre happenings in the show situated in Vermont, only added to the absolutely convincing dream idea that he had to end the show. Besides the fact that he was a psychiatrist in the first show and he ends the second show with a dream that makes all the antics and characters of Vermont possible, he then awakens with his leading lady from the first series to validate it. Who would and who has, since that show, ever dreamed of accomplishing anything that clever?! I would expect no less from Bob Newhart!