# Help IDing a Bob Newhart Show line of dialogue (Christmas episode)

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**Created:** [December 21, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-bob-newhart-show-line-of-dialogue-christmas-episode/928499 "2020-12-21T04:04:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-bob-newhart-show-line-of-dialogue-christmas-episode/928499/1 "2020-12-21T04:04:01Z")

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**The Bob Newhart Show** had numerous Christmas episodes.

I’m trying to find the one where someone (possibly Mr. Emil Peterson) responds to a query about whether Mr. Carlin (the misanthropic real estate tycoon) will be taking part in a warm, community, Christmas event:

"I don’t think so. Mr. Carlin is the only person I’ve ever met who thinks Christmas _isn’t commercial enough"._

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-bob-newhart-show-line-of-dialogue-christmas-episode/928499/2 "2020-12-21T05:12:30Z")

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Was it the one with the pie assassin?

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**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-bob-newhart-show-line-of-dialogue-christmas-episode/928499/3 "2020-12-21T05:55:28Z")

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'Twas the Pie Before Christmas, season 6 episode 12.

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**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-bob-newhart-show-line-of-dialogue-christmas-episode/928499/4 "2020-12-21T12:03:03Z")

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Yes–thank you both.

It’s Bob who says it, in the first scene, to Emily,