S6.E5

Carlin's New Suit

Name: Carlin's New Suit
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1977-10-22
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz

Episode aired Oct 22, 1977

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

106

YOUR RATING

Comedy

Howard returns from Japan and brings Bob a beeper as a gift. Mr. Carlin's hit with a paternity suit.Howard returns from Japan and brings Bob a beeper as a gift. Mr. Carlin's hit with a paternity suit.Howard returns from Japan and brings Bob a beeper as a gift. Mr. Carlin's hit with a paternity suit.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

106

YOUR RATING

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Blueghost

Star Wars and Sarek, oh my.

Throw in Jennifer from WKRP and you got yourself an episode of "Things to Come", another science fiction and pop-culture reference.

I remember seeing this episode in 1977 after Lucas's film hit the theatres, and was curious if the characters were actually going to go inside the theatre and see "Star Wars". It didn't happen, but it was kind of fun to see the reference all the same.

When I didn't spot the first time around was recognizing Mark Lenard in the role of an NFL lawyer confronting Carlin's allegations. And before she became a household name Loni Anderson prior to her career making role on WKRP waltzes into the office. So, all in all it was an interesting episode to see for the popular culture of the time.

The actual episode itself is your usual 6th season mediocre stuff as Bob Newart's show starting to run out of steam. Carlin was always good for a quick laugh or two, but here he even falls a little flat, but still keeps up his usual incurable psychological profile for humor.

Either way it was good to see this episode again via an Amazon stream. It's something I remember from my pre-teen days, and it brought a smile to my face.

10vitoscotti

Wow!!!! Loni Anderson!!!!

Season 6 showing it has some umph to it with a classic episode. Loni Anderson certainly has a way of livening things up.

Superb casting of the non-regular cast members. Jack Riley as Mr Carlin is hilarious here as pitiful as ever. What a sad life the fictional character leads. Everything worked from Jerry's lobster bibs, the ridiculously over wrapped sandwiches, and poor Bob waiting for his beeper to beep. Brings back memories of how low tech the '70s was with simple beeper technology before cell phones. An excellent funny episode.

Season 6 showing it has some umph to it with a classic episode. Loni Anderson certainly has a way of livening things up.

Superb casting of the non-regular cast members. Jack Riley as Mr Carlin is hilarious here as pitiful as ever. What a sad life the fictional character leads. Everything worked from Jerry's lobster bibs, the ridiculously over wrapped sandwiches, and poor Bob waiting for his beeper to beep. Brings back memories of how low tech the '70s was with simple beeper technology before cell phones. An excellent funny episode.

Trivia
Earl Stanley Plummer, the attorney bringing a paternity suit against Mr. Carlin, is an homage to Perry Mason (1957) creator Erle Stanley Gardner. On a side note, he's played (without prosthetic ears, and with his real eyebrows and hair) by Mark Lenard, who is known to "Star Trek" (1966) , fans as Sarek, Spock's father.

Quotes
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley: [Dr. Hartley and Billy are sitting on a public bench] You know, it's important to have somebody to look up to, Billy, in life.
[an elderly bum sits down next to them]
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley: You don't want to end up like...
[Hartley casts a glance at the bum]
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley: ... you know, like someone less fortunate than ourselves.
Bum: [Sound of a paging beeper on the soundtrack; Hartley pulls a beeper out of his pocket, can't shut it off and realizes the beeping is coming from somewhere else; the bum pulls a beeper out of his own pocket and shuts it off] Where's the telephone? I've gotta call my servant.