The Bob Newhart Show
You Can Win 'Em All
TV Flash files “You Can Win 'Em All” as hour 22 of 142 in the TV Flash guide — The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) on CBS, season 1, episode 22, aired 1973-02-24, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E22: listed hour 22 of 142 in the The Bob Newhart Show guide, hour 22 of 24 in season 1. It aired 1973-02-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Emily, I'm Home... Emily?” (S01E21). Next is “Bum Voyage” (S01E23).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bob becomes a local hero when his therapy helps a Chicago Cubs pitcher end a losing streak.
Viewer FAQ
Where does You Can Win 'Em All sit in the The Bob Newhart Show guide?
S01E22 is listed hour 22 of 142 — hour 22 of 24 in season 1, season 1 episode 22.
When did The Bob Newhart Show S01E22 air?
You Can Win 'Em All aired 1973-02-24 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is this the same show as 1980s Newhart?
No. This is the 1972–1978 CBS psychologist sitcom with Suzanne Pleshette. The later Newhart is a separate Vermont-inn series.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Bob Newhart's Chicago psychologist listens to everyone else's neuroses while Suzanne Pleshette's Emily keeps the marriage dryly off-kilter. MTM quiet comedy: group-therapy Greek chorus, phone-bit timing, no catchphrase panic. The buttoned-up lead surrounded by lunatics, perfected.
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