The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

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CBS Ended Comedy

6 Seasons · 142 Episodes · Premiered September 16, 1972 · Ended April 1, 1978

Dr. Robert Hartley is a Chicago psychologist living with his schoolteacher wife Emily. Complicating life for the serene, stammering doc is his neighbor, Howard, a flighty navigator; and Bob's coworkers, dentist Jerry and flippant receptionist Carol.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

24 episodes
E01
Fly the Unfriendly Skies
Sun, Sep 17 1972 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Emily joins Bob's fear of flying group after she confesses that she is also afraid of flying in airplanes.
E02
Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet
Sun, Sep 24 1972 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Bob wants to go to Emily's class to talk about being a psychologist, but Emily is worried that he will bore the kids.
E03
Tennis, Emily?
Sun, Oct 1 1972 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E04
Mom, I L-L-Love You
Sun, Oct 8 1972 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Emily invites Bob's mother over for dinner, so that Bob can confront an issue that's between him and his mother for years.
E05
Goodnight Nancy
Sun, Oct 22 1972 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Emily is unexpectedly jealous of Bob's old girlfriend Nancy.
E06
Come Live with Me
Sun, Oct 29 1972 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E07
Father Knows Worst
Sun, Nov 5 1972 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Howard is crushed when his son Howie prefers spending time with Jerry.
E08
Don't Go to Bed Mad
Sun, Nov 12 1972 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When the Hartleys have a fight, they resolve not to go to sleep until they've settled their differences.
E09
P-I-L-O-T
Sun, Nov 19 1972 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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?
Sun, Nov 26 1972 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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
Sun, Dec 3 1972 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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
Sun, Dec 10 1972 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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
Sun, Dec 17 1972 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Jerry starts going to Bob for therapy, which hurts their ability to be friends.
E14
His Busiest Season
Sun, Dec 24 1972 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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
Sun, Jan 7 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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
Sun, Jan 14 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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
Sun, Jan 21 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Bob is too nervous to wear the expensive watch that Emily bought him.
E18
The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley
Sun, Jan 28 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
One of Bob's patients has fallen in love with him which makes Emily incredibly jealous.
E19
Not With My Sister You Don't
Sun, Feb 4 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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
Sun, Feb 11 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Bob and Emily consider moving out of their apartment and into a house.
E21
Emily, I'm Home... Emily?
Sun, Feb 18 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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
Sun, Feb 25 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Bob becomes a local hero when his therapy helps a Chicago Cubs pitcher end a losing streak.
E23
Bum Voyage
Sun, Mar 4 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Bob is reluctant to go on an ocean voyage with Emily and abandon his therapy group.
E24
Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?
Sun, Mar 11 1973 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
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

Season 3

24 episodes

Season 4

24 episodes

Season 5

24 episodes

Season 6

22 episodes
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley
Suzanne Pleshette
Suzanne Pleshette as Emily Hartley
Marcia Wallace
Marcia Wallace as Carol Kester
Bill Daily
Bill Daily as Howard Borden
Peter Bonerz
Peter Bonerz as Dr. Jerry Robinson
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith as Margaret Hoover

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