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Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

1986TV Episode⏱️ 30mTV-G
Comedy
7.4
IMDB Rating
106 votes

Dick realizes he's been resting on his laurels as a writer when all of his attempts to get a book published under the pen name Dwight Schmidlapp are met with rejection.

Director
Dick Martin
Writers
Janet Leahy, Shelley Zellman
Stars
Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Peter Scolari
Release Date
March 10, 1986
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
as Dick Loudon
Mary Frann
Mary Frann
as Joanna Loudon
Peter Scolari
Peter Scolari
as Michael Harris
Julia Duffy
Julia Duffy
as Stephanie Vanderkellen
Tom Poston
Tom Poston
as George Utley
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Keith Charles
as New York Publisher
Larry Hankin
Larry Hankin
as Wild Mel
Ebbe Roe Smith
Ebbe Roe Smith
as Snake
Bernadette Birkett
Bernadette Birkett
as Mrs. Van Cleve
Ken Lerner
Ken Lerner
as Mr. Van Cleve

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Waybury Inn - 457 East Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Production
MTM Enterprises

🏷️ Keywords

character name in episode title

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Dick Loudon aka Dwight Schmidlapp
by Jimmy_the_Gent42018-04-22

"Dick tries to get a book published under his pen name of Dwight Schmidlapp. An OK episode as Dick constantly gets rejected under his pen name. A funny scene takes place in a dive bar where Dick plays pool and impresses the seedy customers. There is also a funny guest subplot of a very cheap family who keeps trying get discounts on their bill..."

💡 Did You Know?

During the taping of this episode, everyone performed their parts without retakes...except Bob Newhart. He had more trouble saying the name "Schmidlapp". He would flub that repeatedly and can be heard saying "Smidlapp" instead.

📖 Synopsis

Dick realizes he's been resting on his laurels as a writer when all of his attempts to get a book published under the pen name Dwight Schmidlapp are met with rejection.