TV Guide, Vol. 23, No. 22, May 31, 1975, Issue #1157
Radnor, PA: TV Guide Magazine Group, Inc., 1975. Western Illinois Edition. Wraps. 14, A-76, 15-28 pages. Illustrations. Includes advertisements. Ink notation of front cover. Cover illustration is the cast of the Bob Newhart Show. Feature article on "What Happens Before The President Goes on TV. TV Guide is a biweekly American magazine that provides television program listings information as well as television-related news, celebrity interviews and gossip, film reviews, crossword puzzles, and, in some issues, horoscopes. The national TV Guide's first issue was released on April 3, 1953, accumulating a total circulation of 1,560,000 copies that were sold in the ten U.S. cities where it was distributed. The inaugural cover featured a photograph of Lucille Ball's newborn son Desi Arnaz, Jr., with a downscaled inset photo of Ball placed in the top corner under the issue's headline: "Lucy's $50,000,000 baby". The magazine was published in digest size, which remained its printed format for 52 years. The formation of TV Guide as a national publication resulted from Triangle Publications' purchase of numerous regional television listing publications such as TV Forecast, TV Digest, and the New York-based Television Guide. Each of the cities that had their own local TV listings magazine folded into TV Guide were among the initial cities where the magazine conducted its national launch. The launch as a national magazine with local listings in April 1953 became an almost instant success. The Bob Newhart Show is an American sitcom television series produced by MTM Enterprises that aired on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978, with a total of 142 half-hour episodes over six seasons. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist whose interactions with his wife, friends, patients, and colleagues lead to humorous situations and dialogue. The show was filmed before a live audience. The credits notably feature the Cooper Black typeface, after it was made famous in 1966 by the use in the artwork for the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album. The show centers on Robert "Bob" Hartley, Ph.D. (Newhart), a Chicago psychologist. Most activity occurs between his work and home life, with his supportive, although occasionally sarcastic, wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette), and their friendly but pesty neighbor, airline navigator Howard Borden (Bill Daily). The medical building where Bob's psychology practice is located also houses Jerry Robinson, D.D.S. (Peter Bonerz), an orthodontist whose office is on the same floor, and their receptionist, Carol Kester (Marcia Wallace), as well as a number of other somewhat eccentric doctors who appear occasionally. In addition to the article about preparing a President to go on television, that is information/articles on the First TV Olympics, Bill Daily of the Bob Newhart Show, the Smothers Brothers, Fishing, Cleveland Amory, Judith Crist, and Villa Alegre. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Bob Newhart, Gerald Ford, First TV Olympics, Bill Daily, Smothers Brothers, Fishing, Cleveland Amory, Judith Crist, Villa Alegre, John Weisman, Bob Mead
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