Bob Newhart Show Trivia Quiz

We watched a psychologist’s deadpan reactions to all the craziness around him on this show. On the Bob Newhart show Bob’s straight face, no matter what the circumstances was one of the things that made the show so funny. The acting of the main stars of the show, plus funny characters like Elliot Carlin, also helped. How much do you know about this classic television show that ran from 1972-1978? Take this trivia quiz and find out.

1. What city was the Bob Newhart show based in?
a. Boston
b. New York
c. Detroit
d. Chicago

2. What was the profession of next door neighbor Howard Borden?
a. He was an airline navigator.
b. He was a dentist.
c. He was a family doctor.
d. He was a lawyer.

3. Who did Howard once date on the Bob Newhart show?
a. Emily, before she married Bob
b. Emily’s cousin
c. Emily’s sister, Ellen
d. Bob’s secretary

4. What was Howard’s marital status?
a. Widower
b. Divorced
c. Separated

5. What was the name of Howard’s son?
a. Howie
b. William
c. Willie
d. Sam

6. What was the profession of Larry Bondurant, whom Bob’s receptionist,
Carol Kester, married on the Bob Newhart show?
a. Boxer
b. Television news producer
c. Medical doctor
d. Travel agent

7. On the same floor as Bob’s office was the office of friend Jerry Robinson.
What did Jerry do?
a. He was also a psychologist.
b. He was an orthodontist.
c. He was a veterinarian.
d. He was a family doctor.

8. What was the nickname of the practical joker, played by Tom Poston on the Bob Newhart Show?
a. The court jester
b. The peeper
c. The joker
d. Funny guy

9. What was Emily’s profession?
a. Waitress
b. Teacher
c. Accountant
d. Lawyer

10. What nickname did Bob’s mom always call him? He hated the name.
a. Sonny
b. Shorty
c. Rob
d. Bobby

11. What did Larry call Carol?
a. Legs
b. Honey-pie
c. Honey babe
d. Big Red

12. How did Jerry lose his life savings?
a. His search for his mother
b. Gambling
c. He was robbed.
d. Bad investments

13. Near the end of the series Bob accepted a job as a professor at a small
College in what state?
a. Oklahoma
b. Ohio
c. New Jersey
d. Oregon

14. What song did Emily sing, at a going away party, to keep from crying?
a. Oklahoma
b. Beautiful Dreamer
c. Auld Lang Syne
d. To Dream the Impossible Dream

15. Besides the fact that Bob Newhart played in both series, what was the tie between
The Bob Newhart Show and his second sitcom, Newhart? Newhart lasted eight seasons, and his third sitcom, Bob, lasted two.
a. Both shows were based in Chicago.
b. Bob was a psychologist in both shows.
c. His wife was named Emily in both shows.
d. At the end of Newhart Bob awakened from a dream, and we find that the whole eight year series was a dream. He is still in bed with his Emily, his wife on the first show.

Answers

1.-d
2.-a
3.-c
4.-b
5.-a
6.-d
7.-b
8.-b
9.-b
10.-a
11.-d
12.-a-His mother found him, however. She did not know he had been looking for her.
13.-d
14.-a
15.-d