Season 1 • Episode 22
LatestWhen George begins his new job teaching a business class at the local college, he discovers that his housekeeper, Margie, is one of his students. Then, George's new boss, Dean Shirley Martin, jumps to the conclusion that George and Margie are having an affair and fires him the first day for sexual harassment. George is mortified when Leo, Casey and Ted throw him a surprise party to celebrate his new career. Meanwhile, Alice tries to find a roommate and ends up with a male underwear model.
George & Leo is a short-lived American sitcom starring Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch. Set on Martha's Vineyard, the series aired on CBS from September 15, 1997 to March 16, 1998.
Acting
Newhart and Hirsch's deadpan duel of the titans.
Writing
Cheers veterans bringing sitcom craftsmanship to doomed timeslot.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This marked Bob Newhart's fourth sitcom — a feat only matched by Lucille Ball and Betty White at the time.
Created by Cheers producers Staley and Long, it arrived just as CBS was pivoting hard toward procedural dramas, sealing its fate.
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