“Reunions & Revivals Week” continues.
On November 3, 1997, CBS’s “George & Leo” reunited stars Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch with actors from their previous sitcoms.
“George & Leo,” which lasted a single season, chronicled the travails of George (Newhart), a fussy bookstore owner whose son (Jason Bateman) married the daughter (Bess Meyer) of loud-mouthed ex-mobster Leo (Judd Hirsch).
“The Cameo Show’s” 19 guest stars included Bill Daily from “The Bob Newhart Show;” Julia Duffy and Peter Scolari from “Newhart;” Marilu Henner from “Taxi;” and Billie Bird from “Dear John.”
(TVSeriesFinale.com offers a fuller summary.)
The Boston Globe’s Matthew Gilbert called the episode an “absurdist kick” but others found it uneven. The Newark Star-Ledger’s Alan Sepinwall noted that one of Bob’s old cohorts – “Newhart’s” Tom Poston – had to be loaned out for one of Hirsch’s scenes.
Viewers in 10.8 million homes watched “The Cameo Show,” making it the week’s 23rd most-watched broadcast.
See for yourself: “George & Leo” and “Dear John” aren’t available on DVD, but various seasons of “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Newhart” and “Taxi” are.
On TV
Here’s the prime-time lineup for Monday, November 3, 1997:
8: “Primetime Live” (ABC), “Cosby” (CBS), “Melrose Place” (Fox), “Suddenly Susan” (NBC), “In the House” (UPN), “7th Heaven” (WB)
8:30: “Everybody Loves Raymond” (CBS), “Caroline in the City” (NBC), “Malcolm & Eddie” (UPN)
9: “Monday Night Football” (ABC), “George & Leo” (CBS), “Ally McBeal” (Fox), “House of Frankenstein 1997” (NBC), “Good News” (UPN), “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (WB)
9:30: “Cybill” (CBS), “Sparks” (UPN)
10: “Brooklyn South” (CBS)
The Record
For the week of November 2, 1997:
Top novel: “Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier
Top song: “Candle in the Wind 1997” by Elton John
Top movie: “I Know What You Did Last Summer”
Top TV show: “ER” (NBC)
In the news: What’s this Internet thing all about?
Captions: Peter Scolari, Bob Newhart and Julia Duffy in a photograph from “The Cameo Show” that appeared in TV Guide’s November 1, 1997, issue (top, photo by Ron Tom for Paramount Pictures); CBS’s advertisement for the episode, also from that edition of the magazine.
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