American Masters Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned (Season 19, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned (Season 19, Episode 4)

TV-14

TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Shy and unassuming, the "Dean of Deadpan" exploded on the comedy scene in 1960. Over the years, Newhart's cool, calculated routines became part of Americana, from his one-way telephone conversations to the "nervous monologue" sketch.

Director

Kyra Thompson

Composer

Roddy Bottum

Editor

Claire Scanlon

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 21, 2005

Release date

Jul 20, 2005 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 82 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Tim Conway Self Self See fewer	The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Lawrence J. Epstein Self Self See fewer	Magnetic (2015)
Stephen C. Grossman Self Self See fewer	Newhart (1982)
Buck Henry Self Self See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Bob Newhart Self Self See fewer	The Rescuers (1977)
Ginny Newhart Self Self See fewer	Tattletales (1974)
Tom Poston Self Self See fewer	Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Don Rickles Self Self See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Garry Shandling Self Self See fewer	The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
Tom Smothers Self Self See fewer	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
David Steinberg Self Self See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Marcia Wallace Self Self See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)