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The Bob Newhart Show

Sat, Sep 16, 1972
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The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience.

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Cast

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  • Bob Newhart
    Bob Newhart
    as Robert Hartley
  • Suzanne Pleshette
    Suzanne Pleshette
    as Emily Hartley
  • Bill Daily
    Bill Daily
    as Howard Borden
  • Marcia Wallace
    Marcia Wallace
    as Carol Kester
  • Peter Bonerz
    Peter Bonerz
    as Jerry Robinson
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Episodes

6 seasons · 142 episodes

Ended · 142 aired
Season 1
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    Fly the Unfriendly Skies
    Aired · Sun, Sep 17, 1972 · 30m

    Emily joins Bob's fear of flying group after she confesses that she is also afraid of flying in airplanes.

  • E2
    Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet
    Aired · Sun, Sep 24, 1972 · 30m

    Bob wants to go to Emily's class to talk about being a psychologist, but Emily is worried that he will bore the kids.

  • E3
    Tennis, Emily?
    Aired · Sun, Oct 1, 1972 · 30m

    Emily's new tennis teacher is also one of Bob's patients, who feels cursed for being too good looking and having women chase after him.

  • E4
    Mom, I L-L-Love You
    Aired · Sun, Oct 8, 1972 · 30m

    Emily invites Bob's mother over for dinner, so that Bob can confront an issue that's between him and his mother for years.

  • E5
    Goodnight Nancy
    Aired · Sun, Oct 22, 1972 · 30m

    Emily is unexpectedly jealous of Bob's old girlfriend Nancy.

  • E6
    Come Live with Me
    Aired · Sun, Oct 29, 1972 · 30m

    Carol tries to get Bob to approve her moving in with her new boyfriend Roger, who has just separated from his wife. Bob refuses, telling her she will have to make her own decision.

  • E7
    Father Knows Worst
    Aired · Sun, Nov 5, 1972 · 30m

    Howard is crushed when his son Howie prefers spending time with Jerry.

  • E8
    Don't Go to Bed Mad
    Aired · Sun, Nov 12, 1972 · 30m

    When the Hartleys have a fight, they resolve not to go to sleep until they've settled their differences.

  • E9
    P-I-L-O-T
    Aired · Sun, Nov 19, 1972 · 30m

    The Hartleys try to adopt a child and meet with a woman from the adoption agency.(Note: This is the original unaired pilot of the show, with some scenes added or re-shot.)

  • E10
    Anything Happen While I Was Gone?
    Aired · Sun, Nov 26, 1972 · 30m

    Bob and Emily return from vacation to discover that Jerry is engaged to a woman he just met, but Bob wonders if they aren't moving too quickly.

  • E11
    I Want to Be Alone
    Aired · Sun, Dec 3, 1972 · 30m

    Bob feels like everyone wants his time and that he has no time to himself. He decides to stay at a hotel for a night for the solitude. Everyone thinks he is leaving Emily. Meanwhile, Emily tries to get a book for the school library.

  • E12
    Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry
    Aired · Sun, Dec 10, 1972 · 30m

    Howard is smitten with Carol after they go out on a double date with Bob and Emily, but Carol is not interested in him at all.

  • E13
    I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much
    Aired · Sun, Dec 17, 1972 · 30m

    Jerry starts going to Bob for therapy, which hurts their ability to be friends.

  • E14
    His Busiest Season
    Aired · Sun, Dec 24, 1972 · 30m

    It's Christmas time and Bob's therapy group is not a happy bunch. Bob invites his patients to share Christmas Eve with him and Emily. Bob worries about what to give Emily for a gift.

  • E15
    Let's Get Away from It Almost
    Aired · Sun, Jan 7, 1973 · 30m

    Bob & Emily decide to go on a weekend trip and pick a nearby ski resort. Instead of a relaxing time together, the only other guests share their bathroom and want to share time with them.

  • E16
    The Crash of 29 Years Old
    Aired · Sun, Jan 14, 1973 · 30m

    Depressed at turning twenty nine, Carol decides to quit her job and do something new with her life.

  • E17
    The Man with the Golden Wrist
    Aired · Sun, Jan 21, 1973 · 30m

    Bob is too nervous to wear the expensive watch that Emily bought him.

  • E18
    The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley
    Aired · Sun, Jan 28, 1973 · 30m

    One of Bob's patients has fallen in love with him which makes Emily incredibly jealous.

  • E19
    Not With My Sister You Don't
    Aired · Sun, Feb 4, 1973 · 30m

    Howard Borden's 22-year old sister Debbie arrives to spend the week with him. Emily arranges a blind date for her with Jerry Robinson and Howard suddenly turns into an overprotective big brother.

  • E20
    A Home is Not Necessarily a House
    Aired · Sun, Feb 11, 1973 · 30m

    Bob and Emily consider moving out of their apartment and into a house.

  • E21
    Emily, I'm Home... Emily?
    Aired · Sun, Feb 18, 1973 · 30m

    Emily is offered a job with the school, and Bob tells her she should take the job if she wants it. She takes the job and Bob has a hard time adjusting to the differences.

  • E22
    You Can Win 'Em All
    Aired · Sun, Feb 25, 1973 · 30m

    Bob becomes a local hero when his therapy helps a Chicago Cubs pitcher end a losing streak.

  • E23
    Bum Voyage
    Aired · Sun, Mar 4, 1973 · 30m

    Bob is reluctant to go on an ocean voyage with Emily and abandon his therapy group.

  • E24
    Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?
    Aired · Sun, Mar 11, 1973 · 30m

    Bob finds out that Jerry has been sleeping on his office couch overnight. Jerry is hurt over a broken romance and does not want to go home to his apartment.

Season 2
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    Last TV Show
    Aired · Sun, Sep 16, 1973 · 30m

    At the prodding of his patients, Bob reluctantly accepts an offer to allow TV cameras into a group therapy session.

  • E2
    Motel
    Aired · Sun, Sep 23, 1973 · 30m

    Jerry convinces Bob into going to Peoria to watch a football game that is blacked out in Chicago. At the motel, Bob feels guilty, especially when two women want to spend time with him and Jerry.

  • E3
    Backlash
    Aired · Sun, Sep 30, 1973 · 30m

    One of Bob's more masculine patients enthusiastically slaps him on the back and, unfortunately for Bob, it throws his back out. Even more unfortunately, Bob and Emily were supposed to be going to Mexico for a vacation.

  • E4
    Somebody Down Here Likes Me
    Aired · Sun, Oct 7, 1973 · 30m

    A Minister decides to leave the Church because of Bob's advice, leaving Bob overcome with guilt.

  • E5
    Emily in for Carol
    Aired · Sun, Oct 14, 1973 · 30m

    Carol goes on vacation and the doctors in Bob's building need a temporary receptionist. Emily fills in and everyone enjoys her - except Bob.

  • E6
    Have You Met Miss Dietz?
    Aired · Sun, Oct 21, 1973 · 30m

    Emily's recently divorced friend moves into the same apartment complex as Bob & Emily. Jerry and Howard compete for her affection.

  • E7
    Old Man Rivers
    Aired · Sun, Oct 28, 1973 · 30m

    Carol goes to the hospital for minor surgery and she falls for her doctor who is twice her age.

  • E8
    Mister Emily Hartley
    Aired · Sun, Nov 4, 1973 · 30m

    Bob suffers an inferiority attack when a test reveals that Emily's IQ is higher than his.

  • E9
    Mutiny on the Hartley
    Aired · Sun, Nov 11, 1973 · 30m

    Bob's support group becomes very angry when he decides to raise his rates for his sessions.

  • E10
    I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong?
    Aired · Sun, Nov 18, 1973 · 30m

    Fearing that their marriage has lost its spark, Bob and Emily go to a marriage counselor.

  • E11
    Fit, Fat, and Forty-One
    Aired · Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · 30m

    Birthday boy Bob's physical finds him eight pounds plumper than he should be at 41, so Bob determines to diet and exercise away those excess pounds.

  • E12
    Blues for Mr. Borden
    Aired · Sun, Dec 2, 1973 · 30m

    Howard Borden suffers a bad case of the blues when his young son tells him about his marvelous new "uncle," who seems to have taken up permanent residence with Howard's ex-wife.

  • E13
    My Wife Belongs to Daddy
    Aired · Sun, Dec 9, 1973 · 30m

    A visit from Emily's parents has Bob feeling intimidated by his father-in-law.

  • E14
    T.S. Elliot
    Aired · Sun, Dec 16, 1973 · 30m

    Mr. Carlin goes on a date with Carol.

  • E15
    I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
    Aired · Sun, Dec 23, 1973 · 30m

    Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.

  • E16
    Oh, Brother
    Aired · Sun, Jan 6, 1974 · 30m

    Jerry Robinson's brother shows up in Chicago after finishing dental school. He takes over Jerry's life, his apartment, and his dental practice.

  • E17
    The Modernization of Emily
    Aired · Sun, Jan 13, 1974 · 30m

    Shaken after meeting a former student who's all grown up, Emily tries to recapture her youth with an embarrassing new wardrobe.

  • E18
    The Jobless Corps
    Aired · Sun, Jan 20, 1974 · 30m

    After Howard is laid off, he joins Bob's therapy group for unemployed people.

  • E19
    Clink Shrink
    Aired · Sun, Jan 27, 1974 · 30m

    Bob gets a suspiciously expensive gift from a client who is an ex-convict.

  • E20
    Mind Your Own Business
    Aired · Sun, Feb 3, 1974 · 30m

    To help manage his money, Bob hires a business manager who puts him on a budget of $50 a week.

  • E21
    A Love Story
    Aired · Sun, Feb 10, 1974 · 30m

    Bob's sister, Ellen, is getting married and Emily throws her a shower. But things get complicated when Howard falls in love with her at first sight.

  • E22
    By the Way... You're Fired
    Aired · Sun, Feb 17, 1974 · 30m

    When Carol's new love interest interferes with her work, Jerry Robinson doesn't seemed too concerned. But when it disrupts his love life, he decides to fire her.

  • E23
    Confessions of an Orthodontist
    Aired · Sun, Feb 24, 1974 · 30m

    Bob temporarily takes over a practice for another psychologist. One of his first patients is Jerry, who confesses he's in love with Emily.

  • E24
    A Matter of Principal
    Aired · Sun, Mar 3, 1974 · 30m

    Emily stands on her principles and defies an order to let an unqualified student skip a grade.

Season 3
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    Big Brother is Watching
    Aired · Sun, Sep 15, 1974 · 30m

    Bob disapproves of the idea of his sister Ellen moving in with Howard.

  • E2
    The Battle of the Groups
    Aired · Sun, Sep 22, 1974 · 30m

    Bob takes two of his therapy groups to a rustic retreat for a marathon session that never progresses further than everyone's complaints about the primitive conditions of their accommodations.

  • E3
    The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment
    Aired · Sun, Sep 29, 1974 · 30m

    Jerry suggests that all the doctors in the building form a co-op to treat each other for free. This leads to chaos and hostility that find expression in Bob's special all-doctor therapy group.

  • E4
    The Separation Story
    Aired · Sun, Oct 6, 1974 · 30m

    With Emily busy studying for her masters and Bob busy with therapy groups, things are hectic at home. Emily moves to a hotel so she can study without interruption and be closer to the school. Friends think Bob & Emily have separated.

  • E5
    Sorry, Wrong Mother
    Aired · Sun, Oct 13, 1974 · 30m

    As Howard prepares to introduce Howie to Ellen, he tries to mold Ellen into an image the boy will like.

  • E6
    The Gray Flannel Shrink
    Aired · Sun, Oct 20, 1974 · 30m

    Bob gives up most of his private practice to become the staff psychologist with a major insurance company. He soon learns that it's possible for a man in the corporate world to do his job too well.

  • E7
    Dr. Ryan's Express
    Aired · Sun, Oct 27, 1974 · 30m

    When Carol is away again, Jerry hires an incompetent temp.

  • E8
    Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley
    Aired · Sun, Nov 3, 1974 · 30m

    Bob vows to be completely honest with everyone, which soon leaves everyone hating him.

  • E9
    Ship of Shrinks
    Aired · Sun, Nov 10, 1974 · 30m

    Bob writes a chapter for a book, and is excited the day it is to be published. When Bob gets his copy of the book, he is disappointed to find they only used two of his twenty pages in the book.

  • E10
    Life is a Hamburger
    Aired · Sun, Nov 17, 1974 · 30m

    Carol announces her engagement to her weird poet boyfriend,

  • E11
    An American Family
    Aired · Sun, Nov 24, 1974 · 30m

    Bob and Emily's Thanksgiving plans are threatened when Bob's mother gets into an argument with Emily's father.

  • E12
    We Love You... Good-Bye
    Aired · Sun, Dec 1, 1974 · 30m

    Bob forms an all women consciousness raising group. He gets kicked out after Emily joins and inadvertently points out some of the unliberated areas in their own marriage.

  • E13
    Jerry Robinson Crusoe
    Aired · Sun, Dec 8, 1974 · 30m

    Jerry decides to leave everything behind and move to a South Seas island with his new girlfriend.

  • E14
    Serve for Daylight
    Aired · Sun, Dec 15, 1974 · 30m

    Bob wants to win a tennis match but doesn't think his doubles partner, Emily, is good enough to win.

  • E15
    Home is Where the Hurt Is
    Aired · Sun, Dec 22, 1974 · 30m

    The Hartleys have to spend Christmas Eve listening to Carol talk about her depressing family and personal relationships.

  • E16
    Tobin's Back in Town
    Aired · Sun, Jan 5, 1975 · 30m

    Howard gets jealous when Ellen's ex comes to town with the intention of winning her back.

  • E17
    Think Smartly--Vote Hartley
    Aired · Sun, Jan 12, 1975 · 30m

    Emily gets Bob to run for a spot on the school board.

  • E18
    The Way We Weren't
    Aired · Sun, Jan 19, 1975 · 30m

    Emily finds out a secret about the girl Bob was dating before he met her.

  • E19
    A Pound of Flesh
    Aired · Sun, Jan 26, 1975 · 30m

    Bob and Jerry have a falling out when Jerry demands that Bob lend him money for a new motorcycle.

  • E20
    My Business is Shrinking
    Aired · Sun, Feb 2, 1975 · 30m

    Bob suffers a loss of confidence when several patients cancel appointments. He regains his groove by attending group therapy in a friend's office.

  • E21
    The New Look
    Aired · Sun, Feb 9, 1975 · 30m

    Bob avoids Emily as she completely redecorates the apartment and he hates the result. When she gives away Bob's favorite chair it is just too much. A compromise is reached.

  • E22
    Bob Hits the Ceiling
    Aired · Sun, Feb 16, 1975 · 30m

    Bob reluctantly agrees to a therapy session to help Emily's friend with her marriage problems.

  • E23
    Emily Hits the Ceiling
    Aired · Sun, Feb 23, 1975 · 30m

    Emily agrees to help operate a children's summer camp and tries to persuade Bob to be one of the counselors.

  • E24
    The Ceiling Hits Bob
    Aired · Sun, Mar 9, 1975 · 30m

    Everything's collapsing around Bob: Howard and Ellen announce they're moving to New York, Carol announces she's looking for a new job, and the ceiling literally collapses in his office.

Season 4
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Longest Good-Bye
    Aired · Sun, Sep 14, 1975 · 30m

    Bob's college roommate ('the peeper') visits Chicago and shows he has not lost his school age demeanor. He keeps extending his stay, causing friction between Bob and Emily.

  • E2
    Here's Looking at You, Kid
    Aired · Sun, Sep 21, 1975 · 30m

    Howard is ready to propose to Ellen. She accepts, but then each of them wonder if they are ready for marriage. Bob & Emily celebrate their wedding anniversary and discuss the gifts each receives.

  • E3
    Death of a Fruitman
    Aired · Sun, Sep 28, 1975 · 30m

    Bob's patients observe tradition by planning a surprise party to honor the fourth year of the group's therapy sessions. When an unseen member, a Mr. Gianelli, threatens to turn the party into a disaster, Bob kicks him out of the group. His decision meets with instant group approval until Mr. Gianelli dies under a ton of zucchini.

  • E4
    Change Is Gonna Do Me Good
    Aired · Sun, Oct 5, 1975 · 30m

    Emily starts to feel she and Bob are in a rut. They start trading jobs to shake up the routine. Each find it is not that easy to pick up the other person's job. Carol is also bored with her routine.

  • E5
    The Heavyweights
    Aired · Sun, Oct 12, 1975 · 30m

    Bob's therapy group for overweight people has one negative member, saying it is thin people who have the problem against their weight. Bob asks Carol to sit in on the meeting since she used to be heavy. Carol is asked out by a heavy man.

  • E6
    Carol's Wedding
    Aired · Sun, Oct 19, 1975 · 30m

    Emily has a penchant for setting up couples and Carol is her next target. However, when Carol's sudden romance with Larry leads to marriage, no one seems to believe that Carol will actually go through with it.

  • E7
    Shrinks Across the Sea
    Aired · Sun, Oct 26, 1975 · 30m

    The Hartleys agree to host a French colleague and his wife when they visit Chicago. Things do not go as smoothly as they planned.

  • E8
    What's It All About, Albert?
    Aired · Sun, Nov 2, 1975 · 30m

    After realizing that he's not actually helping any of his patients, Bob goes to his old mentor for guidance.

  • E9
    Who is Mr. X?
    Aired · Sun, Nov 9, 1975 · 30m

    Bob accepts a seemingly innocent invitation to appear as the guest on a TV discussion program. He winds up in the jaws of a dilemma when the show host turns out to have the disposition of a shark.

  • E10
    Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
    Aired · Sun, Nov 16, 1975 · 30m

    In an episode framed as an homage to The Sting, Bob enters into an uncomfortable new partnership with an upscale psychologist.

  • E11
    Over the River and Through the Woods
    Aired · Sun, Nov 23, 1975 · 30m

    With Emily out of town, Bob spends Thanksgiving with Jerry and Mr Carlin watching a football game. They proceed to get drunk and try to order Moo Goo Gai Pan from a Chinese restaurant for dinner.

  • E12
    Fathers and Sons and Mothers
    Aired · Sun, Nov 30, 1975 · 30m

    Bob's mother stays with Bob and Emily while her house is being painted. Bob has issues with her meddling and treating him like a child.

  • E13
    The Article
    Aired · Sun, Dec 7, 1975 · 30m

    The doctors in Bob's building regret giving Ellen permission to write an article about them.

  • E14
    A Matter of Vice-Prinicipal
    Aired · Sun, Dec 14, 1975 · 30m

    Emily is promoted to Vice-Principal over another teacher who's been at the school longer.

  • E15
    Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
    Aired · Sun, Dec 21, 1975 · 30m

    While everyone else is making plans for Christmas, Bob learns he needs to be hospitalized right away to have his tonsils removed. Not only is he embarrassed by having the operation at his age but his nurse was once his patient as well.

  • E16
    No Sale
    Aired · Sun, Jan 4, 1976 · 30m

    Bob and Jerry invest in Carlin's real estate deal, but discover that it involves evicting an old man.

  • E17
    Carol at 6:01
    Aired · Sun, Jan 11, 1976 · 30m

    The Hartleys notice the devotion that Larry has for Carol but it seems to go beyond the usual behavior of newlyweds. Even Carol wishes to have some time to herself once in a while.

  • E18
    Warden Gordon Borden
    Aired · Sun, Jan 18, 1976 · 30m

    Howard gets a visit from his brother Gordon Borden the Game Warden, who becomes his romantic rival for Ellen.

  • E19
    My Boy Guillermo
    Aired · Sun, Jan 25, 1976 · 30m

    Jerry's free-spirited ex-girlfriend Courtney returns, offering to let him marry her and help raise her son.

  • E20
    Duke of Dunk
    Aired · Sun, Feb 1, 1976 · 30m

    A professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.

  • E21
    Guaranteed Not to Shrink
    Aired · Sun, Feb 8, 1976 · 30m

    Carol decides to follow in Bob's footsteps and enrolls in a night school psychology course.

  • E22
    Birth of a Salesman
    Aired · Sun, Feb 15, 1976 · 30m

    Bob teaches the art of assertiveness to Mr. Herd, whose first act after learning to stand up for himself is to bring a lawsuit against Bob.

  • E23
    The Boy Next Door
    Aired · Sun, Feb 22, 1976 · 30m

    Howard gains custody of his son Howie, but leaves most of the actual work of taking care of him to Bob and Emily. Bob hires a gorgeous young woman as Howie's babysitter.

  • E24
    Peeper Two
    Aired · Sun, Feb 29, 1976 · 30m

    The Peeper returns to Chicago after being dumped by his wife, and Jerry shows him how to live life as a swinging bachelor.

Season 5
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    Enter Mrs. Peeper
    Aired · Sun, Sep 26, 1976 · 30m

    The Peeper returns yet again, this time with a new wife.

  • E2
    Caged Fury
    Aired · Sun, Oct 3, 1976 · 30m

    Emily accidentally gets herself and Bob trapped in the basement storage locker while they're preparing for their Bicentennial party.

  • E3
    Some of My Best Friends Are...
    Aired · Sun, Oct 10, 1976 · 30m

    Bob has to handle the prejudice in his group when Mr. Plager comes out as gay.

  • E4
    Still Crazy After All These Years
    Aired · Sun, Oct 17, 1976 · 30m

    The Hartleys take a vacation. In their absence, Howard undergoes a crash psychological program that changes his entire personality.

  • E5
    The Great Rent Strike
    Aired · Sun, Oct 24, 1976 · 30m

    Slumlord Mr. Carlin takes over Bob and Emily's building, leading Bob to organize a rent strike.

  • E6
    Et Tu, Carol?
    Aired · Sun, Oct 31, 1976 · 30m

    The doctors in the building fight over Carol's duties and she quits.

  • E7
    Send This Boy to Camp
    Aired · Sun, Nov 7, 1976 · 30m

    Bob and Jerry volunteer to organize a camping trip for underprivileged children.

  • E8
    A Crime Most Foul
    Aired · Sun, Nov 14, 1976 · 30m

    Bob turns amateur detective when he believes that his expensive tape recorder has been stolen.

  • E9
    The Slammer
    Aired · Sun, Nov 21, 1976 · 30m

    Bob and the Peeper want to go to their alma mater's annual basketball game between their school and their rival. But along with this bit of odd nostalgia, the pair pull a prank, which lands them both in jail.

  • E10
    Jerry's Retirement
    Aired · Sun, Nov 28, 1976 · 30m

    Jerry makes a fortune on a real estate deal, and decides to retire at age 38. Emily's father Junior and his friend turn Bob and Emily's home into their vacation lodge.

  • E11
    Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
    Aired · Sun, Dec 5, 1976 · 30m

    Jerry returns from a trip to Europe determined to find the parents who left him at an orphanage as a baby. Meanwhile Howard has taken up a new instrument.

  • E12
    Breaking Up is Hard to Do
    Aired · Sun, Dec 12, 1976 · 30m

    Bob undergoes a shock when his mother announces that she has separated from his father after 47 years of marriage.

  • E13
    Making Up is the Thing to Do
    Aired · Sun, Dec 26, 1976 · 30m

    Bob takes on the role of Christmas peacemaker when he attempts to reconcile his parents.

  • E14
    Love is the Blindest
    Aired · Sun, Jan 9, 1977 · 30m

    Bob watches in amazement as one of his patients supports a blossoming romance with a tissue of lies.

  • E15
    The Ironwood Experience
    Aired · Sun, Jan 16, 1977 · 30m

    Bob's been asked to give a lecture about sex at the Ironwood Institute - which also happens to be a nudist colony.

  • E16
    Of Mice and Men
    Aired · Sun, Jan 23, 1977 · 30m

    Bob wants to add a woman to his group session and has Emily join them much to the dismay of the men.

  • E17
    Halls of Hartley
    Aired · Sun, Jan 30, 1977 · 30m

    Bob succumbs to the pressures of living in a big city and desperately seeks employment of a small rural college.

  • E18
    The Heartbreak Kidd
    Aired · Sun, Feb 6, 1977 · 30m

    Bob has a female college student shadowing him for a few weeks which makes both Emily and Bob uncomfortable.

  • E19
    Death Be My Destiny
    Aired · Sun, Feb 13, 1977 · 30m

    Bob strikes out against a friend's fear of falling, but succumbs to the same phobia himself when he is subjected to a harrowing elevator experience.

  • E20
    Taxation Without Celebration
    Aired · Sun, Feb 20, 1977 · 30m

    Bob not only forgets to do his taxes but also forgets his wedding anniversary. Emily plans a surprise trip.

  • E21
    Desperate Sessions
    Aired · Sun, Feb 27, 1977 · 30m

    The Hartleys, Jerry and Carol are all at the bank during a robbery. Bob ends up being taken hostage.

  • E22
    The Mentor
    Aired · Sun, Mar 6, 1977 · 30m

    On Bob's advice, Carol's husband Larry opens up a travel agency — in Bob's building.

  • E23
    Shrinking Violence
    Aired · Sun, Mar 13, 1977 · 30m

    Bob offers sound psychological advice to his wife and his therapy group on how to handle anger. Then he proceeds to lose his temper when dealing with a garage mechanic.

  • E24
    You're Having My Hartley
    Aired · Sun, Mar 20, 1977 · 30m

    Carol announces she is pregnant. The Hartleys are visited by The Peeper and his wife. Emily announces she also is pregnant.Note: This script was originally written as the series finale. When Newhart decided to return for one more season and didn't want to play a father, the episode was rewritten into a dream sequence.

Season 6
22 episodes · 22 aired
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  • E1
    Bob's Change of Life
    Aired · Sun, Sep 25, 1977 · 30m

    The Hartleys decide to move to a new apartment. Bob has finally finished writing his book and he begins to worry about all the changes in his life.

  • E2
    Ex-Con Job
    Aired · Sun, Oct 2, 1977 · 30m

    Bob's doing group therapy sessions at a prison to men who will soon be released.

  • E3
    A Jackie Story
    Aired · Sun, Oct 9, 1977 · 30m

    Jerry is worried that he's not good enough for his girlfriend, while Bob treats a ventriloquist who thinks his dummy is real.

  • E4
    Who Was That Masked Man?
    Aired · Sun, Oct 16, 1977 · 30m

    After having a fight with his wife, Mr. Peterson strikes up a surprising friendship with Mr. Carlin. The Hartleys go to a costume party.

  • E5
    Carlin's New Suit
    Aired · Sun, Oct 23, 1977 · 30m

    Bob deals with the amusing problems of an improbable paternity suit and a phone paging service that never pages him.

  • E6
    A Day in the Life
    Aired · Sun, Oct 30, 1977 · 30m

    Bob's impulsive decision to leave town for a week is received with disastrous emotions by his patients, who seemingly can't make it without him.

  • E7
    My Son the Comedian
    Aired · Sun, Nov 13, 1977 · 30m

    Howard's son wants to become a comedian and shows off his talent at Bob's office.

  • E8
    You're Fired, Mr. Chips
    Aired · Sun, Nov 20, 1977 · 30m

    Bob's looking for an assistant which is more difficult than it seems. Emily has a new burglar alarm system put in the apartment.

  • E9
    Shallow Throat
    Aired · Sun, Nov 27, 1977 · 30m

    Bob's initially encouraged by a patient opening up in his session, but soon regrets hearing what has been said.

  • E10
    A Girl in Her Twenties
    Aired · Sun, Dec 4, 1977 · 30m

    While Bob is away, Emily meets an old neighbor who has never adjusted to the modern world. Note: First of five episodes this season which were shot without Newhart, who appears only in pre-recorded sequences on the telephone.

  • E11
    Grand Delusion
    Aired · Sun, Dec 18, 1977 · 30m

    While out having their tenth anniversary dinner, Bob and Emily imagine how different their lives might have been had they married other people.

  • E12
    'Twas the Pie Before Christmas
    Aired · Sun, Dec 25, 1977 · 30m

    Bob finds himself with unhappy and hostile patients who refuse to attend his Christmas party when they are mistakenly informed of a rate increase at the height of the Yuletide season. One patient is moved to hire a pie throwing service.

  • E13
    Freudian Ship
    Aired · Sun, Jan 8, 1978 · 30m

    Bob goes on a cruise with Emily to get away from work, but can't resist practicing a little psychology for free.

  • E14
    Grizzly Emily
    Aired · Sun, Jan 15, 1978 · 30m

    On a camping trip, Emily is annoyed by the sexist attitudes of Bob's father. Note: Second of five episodes in this season shot without Newhart.

  • E15
    Son of an Ex-Con Job
    Aired · Sun, Jan 22, 1978 · 30m

    Bob meets with his ex-con therapy group and talks about their goals. After reading a book on Houdini, Howard tries to perform his tricks.

  • E16
    Group on a Hot Tin Roof
    Aired · Sun, Jan 29, 1978 · 30m

    Mr. Plager's written a screenplay about World War I, only it's based on the therapy group.

  • E17
    Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin
    Aired · Sun, Feb 5, 1978 · 30m

    Mr. Carlin asks Emily to pretend to be his wife at his high school reunion. Note: Third of five episodes shot this season without Newhart.

  • E18
    Easy for You to Say
    Aired · Sun, Feb 12, 1978 · 30m

    Bob has a new patient with a stuttering problem joining the therapy group.

  • E19
    It Didn't Happen One Night
    Aired · Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · 30m

    While Bob is away, his friends suspect Emily is up to something with a handsome old flame. Note: Fourth of five episodes shot this season without Newhart.

  • E20
    Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod
    Aired · Sun, Mar 5, 1978 · 30m

    Bob and Jerry nominate Carol for Secretary of the Year only to find that Carol wants to quit and work for Mr. Carlin.

  • E21
    Crisis in Education
    Aired · Sun, Mar 12, 1978 · 30m

    The reading scores at Emily's school are the lowest in the school's history. Jerry and Howard argue over who is Bob's best friend.Note: This is the fifth and final episode that was shot this season without Newhart.

  • E22
    Happy Trails to You
    Aired · Sun, Apr 2, 1978 · 30m

    In the series finale, Bob and Emily prepare to leave Chicago for a teaching job at a college in Oregon.