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Dick and Joanna go to Maison Hubert for their nineteenth anniversary. Dick gives her the same gift he has give her every year, a yellow scarf. Another thing he does is to smoke a cigar (the only time he ever smokes). He goes to the bathroom for while. The next day it is revealed that the restaurant has burned down, the fire caused by a lit cigar thrown in the bathroom wastebasket. Dick confesses to Monsieur Hubert and the guy threatens to kill him, but he will never see it coming. The humor comes from Dick's paranoia and Hubert's frightening presence. Larry and the boys also show up. Darryl #1 feels he needs larger lips to get the women at the DMV to notice him. Overall, it is a bit harsh and not as funny as previous shows.

I was a fan of the "Newhart" series (apart from the episodes with Kirk in them...and NO ONE liked Kirk!!). However, as I watched it the first time, I noticed a distinct drop in quality of the shows in the last season. I don't exactly blame anyone...it's just that the show had been on so long and I think the writers had run out of ideas. As a result, more and more episodes centered on Michael and Stephanie and a few episodes, such as "Get Dick" were just ultra- bizarre and didn't seem to fit in stylistically with the previous shows.

In this episode, Dick and Joanna eat at Mason Hubert--a really nice French restaurant owned by a bigger-than-life Hubert (I.M. Hobson). However, upon learning the next day that the restaurant burned down, Dick realizes his cigar (he NEVER smoked on the show previously or after) must have started the fire. So, he stupidly tells Hubert and invites him to live with them...and Hubert swears revenge!!

So much of this show just didn't seem right...not just having Dick smoke. The acting on the show was generally NOT subtle but Hubert was so ridiculously over the top that he was a caricature of a man. Additionally, the show just wasn't funny and it seemed like everyone was just coasting...and the strangeness and unfunniness attest to that.