{"podcast":{"title":"The S1E1 Podcast","slug":"the-s1e1-podcast-3715607","podcast_index_feed_id":3715607,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/TheS1E1pod/feed.xml","website_url":"https://TheS1E1pod.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11601118/INTV2.jpg","author":"S1E1","episode_count":275,"summary":"Join us every week where we’ll be picking a different sitcom and judging it solely on its very first televised episode. In doing so we’ll be challenging ourselves to erase any knowledge of future episodes so we can deliver an unbiased opinion. At the end of each show we’ll tell you if this is a show we would green light or cancel. Tune in to find out which mega shows wouldn’t make the cut, what forgettable mistakes we give a pass, and who started exactly where they should be.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T18:18:49.691888+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-s1e1-podcast-3715607"},"episode":{"title":"S1E1: The Bob Newhart Show","slug":"s1e1-the-bob-newhart-show","published_at":"2026-06-04T07:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-s1e1-podcast-3715607/s1e1-the-bob-newhart-show","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-s1e1-podcast-3715607","url":"https://TheS1E1pod.podbean.com/e/s1e1-the-bob-newhart-show/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zk23y7wz9gzz2fx6/S1E1TheBobNewhartShow.mp3","summary":"The Bob Newhart Show was a sitcom that aired on CBS from 1972-1978. The series stars Bob Newhart as Dr. Robert Hartley, a Chicago psychologist balancing the eccentric personalities of his patients with the equally colorful characters in his personal life. Unlike many sitcoms of its era, The Bob Newhart Show relied less on broad slapstick and more on sharp writing and dry wit. Many fans consider The Bob Newhart Show to be Bob's finest work. Its realistic portrayal of adult relationships helped set it apart from the sitcom landscape of the time. More than fifty years after its debut, the series remains a staple of classic television. Listen as the S1E1 boys deep dive the show's pilot episode, \"Fly the Unfriendly Skies\" to see if this one gets a green-light or cancel. Starring: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily, Patricia Smith, Marcia Wallace, Noam Pitlik, Florida Friebus, Jack Riley, & Penny Marshall www.S1E1POD.com Instagram & X (Twitter): @S1E1POD","meta_description":"The Bob Newhart Show was a sitcom that aired on CBS from 1972-1978. The series stars Bob Newhart as Dr. Robert Hartley, a Chicago psychologist balancing t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6068,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-s1e1-podcast-3715607/episodes/s1e1-the-bob-newhart-show/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-s1e1-podcast-3715607/s1e1-the-bob-newhart-show.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}