Since my aunt and uncle lived in the town next to Middlebury, Vermont, I can authoritatively say that the Waybury Inn was used for the exterior shot on the Newhart TV show, and I have, like Janet, dined there. The inside shots were perhaps based on something else because the Newhart inside shots are completely different from what the Waybury Inn looks like inside. I believe the producer's name of the Newhart Show was Barry Kemp and he actually stayed at the Inn, and was so taken with the exterior that he asked for permission to photograph it and use it. The outtakes from the movie "On Golden Pond" - with Henry and Katherine driving to "Golden Pond" and turning around about traffic signs were taken in Sandwich by the movie people, and Barry received permission to use them. Actually, not only were some Vermonters somewhat peeved that the road pictures were taken in NH but also by the characterizations of Vermonters in the show. Even so, I loved the show, and my favorites were Dick, of course, and Larry, Darryl and Darryl. Can't tell you how many times we used that punch line at family gatherings. I also loved the ending of the show when it went off the air.
Getting slightly off the subject, here's some trivia questions with respect to the director of "On Golden Pond," Mark Rydell; the movie, "OGP"; and Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda:
1. What television soap opera was Mark Rydell on as an actor before he became a director, what part did he play, and who was his partner as one of television soap opera's first super couples - i.e, her name and who played her?
2. What local Lakes Region farm market did Katherine Hepburn go to to purchase vegetables? What vegetable did the owner save for her specially - because of its smaller size and not too pretty an appearance and most of all, because it didn't cost as much (a plus in Katherine's book being the thrifty Yankee that she was!)
3. The hat Henry Fonda wore in the movie was given to him by whom, and who did it originally belong to?
4. What Connecticut town did Katherine Hepburn have a house in and what was the name of the house?
Any takers on the quiz?
JL Girl
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