The Bob Newhart Show: Grizzly EmilyCBS
January 14, 1978
Sitcom
DVD
B
This Laura Levine story is one of the better ones for the last season, although not quite a classic. Bob isn't in it much, again just calling from airports. He's unable to join his father, Emily, Howard, and Jerry for a weekend at his dad's cabin. Herb (Barnard Hughes in his last appearance in the role) is more old-fashioned than Emily's father, who used to take her fishing. Emily rebels against Herb trying to limit her to housework. They come to an understanding by the end and it's sweet. Meanwhile, there's a lot of humor with Howard, especially his daffiness playing off of Herb's straightforwardness. (Also, the bear looks about as realistic as the Gilligan's Island wildlife of a dozen years earlier.) Not quite a B+, since it takes a while to get going, but definitely worth watching. Bonerz directed.
This is the 700th sitcom episode I've reviewed, with a lot more ahead.
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