 The accountant-turned-comedian gained fame with a smash album and became one of the most popular TV stars of his time. Newhart was a Chicago psychologist in the Bob Newhart Show in the 1970s and a Vermont innkeeper on Newhart in the 1980s. Both shows featured a low-key Newhart surrounded by eccentric characters. The second had a twist ending in its final show. The whole series was revealed to have been a dream.