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Originally Posted by JL Girl
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.
JL Girl
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I also loved the "Newhart" show. I grew up in the Worcester and always wanted to live somewhere where life was so much more simple. Of coarse no matter where you are life is never simple but, oh it was such a great place to escape "progress" and live the simple life. I visited the Waybury Inn in E. Middlebury, VT and it was a very nice place. Granted the inside looked nothing like the "Stratford Inn". The outside had also changed a lot since those exterior scenes were shot but you could still tell it was the same place. Going to the intersection of Grove & Skinner Streets of Sandwich New Hampshire was a big disappointment. All the trees with few exceptions were gone, the Sandwich Country Store was for sale and the area did not look like it did 30 years ago. As I said, if you are into nostalgia, progress sometimes sucks!