The Bob Newhart Show

S01E01 Fly the Unfriendly Skies 1972-09-16

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

S01E02 Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet 1972-09-23

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

S01E03 Tennis, Emily? 1972-09-30

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.

S01E04 Mom, I L-L-Love You 1972-10-07

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

S01E05 Goodnight Nancy 1972-10-21

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

S01E06 Come Live with Me 1972-10-28

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.

S01E07 Father Knows Worst 1972-11-04

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

S01E08 Don't Go to Bed Mad 1972-11-11

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

S01E09 P-I-L-O-T 1972-11-18

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.)

S01E10 Anything Happen While I Was Gone? 1972-11-25

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.

S01E11 I Want to Be Alone 1972-12-02

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.

S01E12 Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry 1972-12-09

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.

S01E13 I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much 1972-12-16

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

S01E14 His Busiest Season 1972-12-23

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.

S01E15 Let's Get Away from It Almost 1973-01-06

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.

S01E16 The Crash of 29 Years Old 1973-01-13

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

S01E17 The Man with the Golden Wrist 1973-01-20

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

S01E18 The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley 1973-01-27

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

S01E19 Not With My Sister You Don't 1973-02-03

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.

S01E20 A Home is Not Necessarily a House 1973-02-10

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

S01E21 Emily, I'm Home... Emily? 1973-02-17

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.

S01E22 You Can Win 'Em All 1973-02-24

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

S01E23 Bum Voyage 1973-03-03

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

S01E24 Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch? 1973-03-10

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.

S02E01 Last TV Show 1973-09-15

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

S02E02 Motel 1973-09-22

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.

S02E03 Backlash 1973-09-29

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.

S02E04 Somebody Down Here Likes Me 1973-10-06

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

S02E05 Emily in for Carol 1973-10-13

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

S02E06 Have You Met Miss Dietz? 1973-10-20

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

S02E07 Old Man Rivers 1973-10-27

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

S02E08 Mister Emily Hartley 1973-11-03

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

S02E09 Mutiny on the Hartley 1973-11-10

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

S02E10 I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong? 1973-11-17

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

S02E11 Fit, Fat, and Forty-One 1973-11-24

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.

S02E12 Blues for Mr. Borden 1973-12-01

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.

S02E13 My Wife Belongs to Daddy 1973-12-08

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

S02E14 T.S. Elliot 1973-12-15

Mr. Carlin goes on a date with Carol.

S02E15 I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas 1973-12-22

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

S02E16 Oh, Brother 1974-01-05

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

S02E17 The Modernization of Emily 1974-01-12

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

S02E18 The Jobless Corps 1974-01-19

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

S02E19 Clink Shrink 1974-01-26

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

S02E20 Mind Your Own Business 1974-02-02

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

S02E21 A Love Story 1974-02-09

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.

S02E22 By the Way... You're Fired 1974-02-16

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.

S02E23 Confessions of an Orthodontist 1974-02-23

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

S02E24 A Matter of Principal 1974-03-02

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

S03E01 Big Brother is Watching 1974-09-14

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

S03E02 The Battle of the Groups 1974-09-21

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.

S03E03 The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment 1974-09-28

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.

S03E04 The Separation Story 1974-10-05

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.

S03E05 Sorry, Wrong Mother 1974-10-12

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

S03E06 The Gray Flannel Shrink 1974-10-19

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.

S03E07 Dr. Ryan's Express 1974-10-26

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

S03E08 Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley 1974-11-02

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

S03E09 Ship of Shrinks 1974-11-09

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.

S03E10 Life is a Hamburger 1974-11-16

Carol announces her engagement to her weird poet boyfriend,

S03E11 An American Family 1974-11-23

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

S03E12 We Love You... Good-Bye 1974-11-30

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.

S03E13 Jerry Robinson Crusoe 1974-12-07

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

S03E14 Serve for Daylight 1974-12-14

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

S03E15 Home is Where the Hurt Is 1974-12-21

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

S03E16 Tobin's Back in Town 1975-01-04

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

S03E17 Think Smartly--Vote Hartley 1975-01-11

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

S03E18 The Way We Weren't 1975-01-18

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

S03E19 A Pound of Flesh 1975-01-25

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

S03E20 My Business is Shrinking 1975-02-01

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

S03E21 The New Look 1975-02-08

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.

S03E22 Bob Hits the Ceiling 1975-02-15

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

S03E23 Emily Hits the Ceiling 1975-02-22

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

S03E24 The Ceiling Hits Bob 1975-03-08

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.

S04E01 The Longest Good-Bye 1975-09-13

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.

S04E02 Here's Looking at You, Kid 1975-09-20

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.

S04E03 Death of a Fruitman 1975-09-27

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.

S04E04 Change Is Gonna Do Me Good 1975-10-04

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.

S04E05 The Heavyweights 1975-10-11

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.

S04E06 Carol's Wedding 1975-10-18

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.

S04E07 Shrinks Across the Sea 1975-10-25

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

S04E08 What's It All About, Albert? 1975-11-01

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

S04E09 Who is Mr. X? 1975-11-08

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.

S04E10 Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time 1975-11-15

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

S04E11 Over the River and Through the Woods 1975-11-22

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.

S04E12 Fathers and Sons and Mothers 1975-11-29

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.

S04E13 The Article 1975-12-06

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

S04E14 A Matter of Vice-Prinicipal 1975-12-13

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

S04E15 Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital 1975-12-20

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.

S04E16 No Sale 1976-01-03

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

S04E17 Carol at 6:01 1976-01-10

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.

S04E18 Warden Gordon Borden 1976-01-17

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

S04E19 My Boy Guillermo 1976-01-24

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

S04E20 Duke of Dunk 1976-01-31

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

S04E21 Guaranteed Not to Shrink 1976-02-07

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

S04E22 Birth of a Salesman 1976-02-14

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.

S04E23 The Boy Next Door 1976-02-21

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.

S04E24 Peeper Two 1976-02-28

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

S05E01 Enter Mrs. Peeper 1976-09-25

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

S05E02 Caged Fury 1976-10-02

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

S05E03 Some of My Best Friends Are... 1976-10-09

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

S05E04 Still Crazy After All These Years 1976-10-16

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

S05E05 The Great Rent Strike 1976-10-23

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

S05E06 Et Tu, Carol? 1976-10-30

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

S05E07 Send This Boy to Camp 1976-11-06

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

S05E08 A Crime Most Foul 1976-11-13

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

S05E09 The Slammer 1976-11-20

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.

S05E10 Jerry's Retirement 1976-11-27

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.

S05E11 Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson 1976-12-04

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.

S05E12 Breaking Up is Hard to Do 1976-12-11

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

S05E13 Making Up is the Thing to Do 1976-12-25

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

S05E14 Love is the Blindest 1977-01-08

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

S05E15 The Ironwood Experience 1977-01-15

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

S05E16 Of Mice and Men 1977-01-22

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

S05E17 Halls of Hartley 1977-01-29

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

S05E18 The Heartbreak Kidd 1977-02-05

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

S05E19 Death Be My Destiny 1977-02-12

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.

S05E20 Taxation Without Celebration 1977-02-19

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

S05E21 Desperate Sessions 1977-02-26

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

S05E22 The Mentor 1977-03-05

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

S05E23 Shrinking Violence 1977-03-12

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.

S05E24 You're Having My Hartley 1977-03-19

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.

S06E01 Bob's Change of Life 1977-09-24

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.

S06E02 Ex-Con Job 1977-10-01

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

S06E03 A Jackie Story 1977-10-08

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

S06E04 Who Was That Masked Man? 1977-10-15

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

S06E05 Carlin's New Suit 1977-10-22

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

S06E06 A Day in the Life 1977-10-29

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.

S06E07 My Son the Comedian 1977-11-12

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

S06E08 You're Fired, Mr. Chips 1977-11-19

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

S06E09 Shallow Throat 1977-11-26

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

S06E10 A Girl in Her Twenties 1977-12-03

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.

S06E11 Grand Delusion 1977-12-17

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

S06E12 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas 1977-12-24

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.

S06E13 Freudian Ship 1978-01-07

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

S06E14 Grizzly Emily 1978-01-14

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.

S06E15 Son of an Ex-Con Job 1978-01-21

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.

S06E16 Group on a Hot Tin Roof 1978-01-28

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

S06E17 Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin 1978-02-04

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.

S06E18 Easy for You to Say 1978-02-11

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

S06E19 It Didn't Happen One Night 1978-02-18

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.

S06E20 Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod 1978-03-04

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

S06E21 Crisis in Education 1978-03-11

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.

S06E22 Happy Trails to You 1978-04-01

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