Newhart The fifth Season

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“Newhart” is a first class sit-com, developing humor out of everyday situations. The cast and the acting are superb. Season 5 was delightful, as are the previous seasons. The video and audio quality were excellent. Just before one episode, the manufacturer alerted viewers to the fact that the video about to be aired was the best copy available, and it apologized for any audio and video disturbances. The alert was appreciated, and the disturbances that appeared were minor and momentary. Overall, it is an excellent presentation of season 5 of an excellent series. I am eager for season 6 – one of the craziest episodes of the series occurs in season 6, when, on Halloween, residents think the town has been invaded by space aliens. The Mercury Theatre on the Air applauds.-J

After buying what I thought was the complete series, I found it wasn’t and waited a year for them to release this fifth season, which I thought must be the final season. It isn’t. There must also be at least a sixth season. I didn’t see the episodes I was expecting such as when we find out about Johnny Carson’s connection with Larry and his brother Daryl and his other brother Daryl, and the one where we find out about Daryl and his brother Daryl’s secret musical talent, and the last episode where everyone is turning Japanese. Now I suppose I will have to wait another year for the release of Season six. Boo.-C. L.

I don’t write a lot of reviews, but I saw something while watching a few episodes that made me write one. I like that Shout! has tried to get the best sources and tried to present these as unedited, because we all know what happens in Syndication, they chop off 5+ minutes. The episodes are around 24.5 minutes each. I was really enjoying the clarity of these, especially since for the last four seasons, they used a different film stock that really makes the show look brighter, really pleasing to the eye. Also, the character development is in full form here, George the ever forgetful Handman, Michael & Stephanie, Yuppies to the core, and Larry, D & D, who could forget them?However, I was kind of taken aback when I saw there was some fuzzy (inferior looking footage) cut into the glamorous video. I also noticed that there was blurring out of a logo at the bottom right hand of the screen. It was clear that they used bootleg videos (they are all on YouTube, from the Comedy network in Canada) for certain shots. Last time I sent Shout! a question, they never replied, so I’m not going to bother to ask them, but there must be a reason they had to use this inferior quality video. I hope if there is season 6 (which is my all time favorite, hands down), they will get better masters or ask me for footage, since my old VHS’s from Nick@Nite look better than YouTube footage. This should in no way detract from the viewing pleasure, in fact I am the worst consumer ever, since I am so critical and tear everything apart. I doubt anyone else would have noticed this or picked up on what was happening, other than some footage looks fuzzier.- Chris L.

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Actors: Bob Newhart
Directors: Dick Martin
Format: Box set, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 3
Rated: NR-Not Rated
Studio: Shout! Factory
DVD Release Date: May 10, 2016
Run Time: 560 minutes
ASIN: B01BHCPQEY