about The Bob Newhart show

[Ferocious]

Was Dr. Robert Hartley a psychiatrist or was he a psychologist?

I searched but found nearly equal references to either.

Thanks.

 

[MX2]

Bob...1

 

[montanafan]

I think he was a psychologist.

Edit: LINK to CBS info about it here.

 

[Alkesh]

Psychiatrist. I love that show

 

[laurenlex]

Hi Bob! Drink
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Hi Bob! Drunk

 

[Ornery]

1. I envy "The Peeper" :thumbsup:

 

[misle]

Wait, which one?
The Bob Newhart show or Newhart?

or are they one in the same?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Definitely psychologist. That's been covered by Newhart himself in interviews. He demanded that the character be a psychologist to maintain a more lighthearted atmosphere in the sessions. A psychiatrist would tend to be more serious.

Originally posted by: misle
Wait, which one?
The Bob Newhart show or Newhart?

or are they one in the same?

In the Bob Newhart show he was a psychologist in Chicago. In Newhart he was an innkeeper in Vermont.

 

[Ferocious]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Definitely psychologist. That's been covered by Newhart himself in interviews. He demanded that the character be a psychologist to maintain a more lighthearted atmosphere in the sessions. A psychiatrist would tend to be more serious.

Yeah you are correct. I found this trivia section. Last entry:

When Bob Newhart read the premise for the proposed series, he insisted on two changes. First, he insisted that his character be changed from a psychiatrist to a psychologist so he wouldn't make fun of the seriously mentally ill,......

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Ferocious

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Definitely psychologist. That's been covered by Newhart himself in interviews. He demanded that the character be a psychologist to maintain a more lighthearted atmosphere in the sessions. A psychiatrist would tend to be more serious.

Yeah you are correct. I found this trivia section. Last entry:

When Bob Newhart read the premise for the proposed series, he insisted on two changes. First, he insisted that his character be changed from a psychiatrist to a psychologist so he wouldn't make fun of the seriously mentally ill,......

And yet the score in the poll stands 7-1 in favor of psychiatrist. That's why you're better off just inventing some random numbers instead of trying to do a poll on ATOT. The people voting generally don't have a clue. Much like the American political system.