The Bob Newhart Show is an American sitcom created by David Davis and Lorenzo Music for CBS. It ran from September 16, 1972 to April 1, 1978 for six seasons. Bob Newhart plays Dr Robert Hartley, a psychologist based in Chicago. Each episode is split between Hartley's hectic home life and the time he spends with his various patients, including mean-spirited and neurotic Elliot Carlin (Jack Riley), milquetoast Marine veteran Emil Peterson (John Fiedler) and shy, reserved Lillian Bakerman (Florida