It's interesting how the first season of this show just didn't quite click, even though they had brilliant comedic actors like Bob Newhart and Tom Poston and the Larry, Darryl, and Darryl gimmick. It wasn't until they added the Peter Scolari and Julia Duffy characters that this show really hit its stride and they had really discovered the magical combination of misfits to make this show work. You might notice that when they first introduced Peter Scolari's character, he was portrayed as at least a somewhat serious TV producer, but as the show progressed, his character really went bonkers. Bob Newhart's deadpan straight man character found himself immersed in a world of ever increasing absurdity, up to the point when it was all tied together perfectly in the end.
Review of Newhart
