by What Makes Me Mad ~ February 27th, 2010. Filed under: Mad, Mad, Mad.
This is a fan favorite classic mad TV skit with bob newhart. it seems to me that there is some truth to it… I claim no rights to madtv or the material presented in it and no Copyright infringement is intended.
Whoever thinks this is how therapy should work doesn’t understand what it is like to be mentally ill, what it is like to be frustratingly unable to quit your own maladaptive behavior. The skit is funny because it is unrealistic and goes against our expectations.
The subtext would be that Bob Newhart played a therapist on tv.
lmfao. probably the best advice possible for most people’s problems/complaints. STOP IT. Take responsibility for your own life and stop blaming your parents, job, gov’t, etc. for your problems. Most people in therapy wouldn’t need therapy if they’d take responsibility for themselves and face themsleves self-honestly.
You must not have read some of the other comments. And the emphasis on ‘you’ and ‘therapy’ really helped; I never would have seen those words if you hadn’t capitalized them, db.
If people would just recognize that their thoughts are what influence their lives, then they would say “STOP IT” everytime they are thinking wrong or negative thoughts. Remember we have the power to change what we think. I believe this is the whole point of this video, but on a much exaggerated scale.
December 12th, 2009 at 9:36 am
I wonder who got the subtext of this.
December 13th, 2009 at 5:46 am
Maybe he could have found a nicer way to say STOP IT!!!
December 14th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Whoever thinks this is how therapy should work doesn’t understand what it is like to be mentally ill, what it is like to be frustratingly unable to quit your own maladaptive behavior. The skit is funny because it is unrealistic and goes against our expectations.
The subtext would be that Bob Newhart played a therapist on tv.
December 15th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
It’s called comedy. It’s a joke! And no one is suggesting that this is how therapy works in the real world. Perhaps YOU could benefit from THERAPY
December 19th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
it’s 11 words
December 28th, 2009 at 8:33 am
@handmudra 10
December 28th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Stop it!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
lololoolo Brilliant!
December 29th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
lmfao. probably the best advice possible for most people’s problems/complaints. STOP IT. Take responsibility for your own life and stop blaming your parents, job, gov’t, etc. for your problems. Most people in therapy wouldn’t need therapy if they’d take responsibility for themselves and face themsleves self-honestly.
December 31st, 2009 at 8:36 am
You must not have read some of the other comments. And the emphasis on ‘you’ and ‘therapy’ really helped; I never would have seen those words if you hadn’t capitalized them, db.
January 8th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
This is what therapists would like to say to them.
January 13th, 2010 at 3:37 am
I LOVE THIS EPISODE!
January 14th, 2010 at 6:34 am
soo funny
January 16th, 2010 at 1:53 am
I can’t believe this was taped so recently. Bob Newhart still has the magic touch!
January 21st, 2010 at 1:06 pm
This sounds like my doctor
Bob Newhart <3
February 1st, 2010 at 7:51 am
@rdk1017 you must have an awesome life huh?
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:51 pm
We don’t go there. Just stop it.
February 8th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Sounds reasonable to me.
February 11th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
“actually it’s two words, people can usually remember that”
haha Two words to write down! 
February 12th, 2010 at 7:17 am
-”I’m bulimic. I stick my fingers down my throat…”
-”Stop it! What are you a nut of some kind? Don’t do that.”
lol, classic.
February 12th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
LOLOLO wise doctor though
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February 13th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
This was really funny! Bob Newhart is a comedy genius! I’m so glad madTV got him to appear.
February 17th, 2010 at 11:02 am
he’s right and he probably does.
February 19th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
If people would just recognize that their thoughts are what influence their lives, then they would say “STOP IT” everytime they are thinking wrong or negative thoughts. Remember we have the power to change what we think. I believe this is the whole point of this video, but on a much exaggerated scale.
February 20th, 2010 at 3:46 am
STOP IT!!!!