The Bob Newhart Show

Season 3

24 episodes

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  1. S03E01

    Big Brother is Watching

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

  2. S03E02

    The Battle of the Groups

    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.

  3. S03E03

    The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment

    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.

  4. S03E04

    The Separation Story

    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.

  5. S03E05

    Sorry, Wrong Mother

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

  6. S03E06

    The Gray Flannel Shrink

    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.

  7. S03E07

    Dr. Ryan's Express

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

  8. S03E08

    Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley

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

  9. S03E09

    Ship of Shrinks

    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.

  10. S03E10

    Life is a Hamburger

    Carol announces her engagement to her weird poet boyfriend,

  11. S03E11

    An American Family

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

  12. S03E12

    We Love You... Good-Bye

    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.

  13. S03E13

    Jerry Robinson Crusoe

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

  14. S03E14

    Serve for Daylight

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

  15. S03E15

    Home is Where the Hurt Is

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

  16. S03E16

    Tobin's Back in Town

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

  17. S03E17

    Think Smartly--Vote Hartley

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

  18. S03E18

    The Way We Weren't

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

  19. S03E19

    A Pound of Flesh

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

  20. S03E20

    My Business is Shrinking

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

  21. S03E21

    The New Look

    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.

  22. S03E22

    Bob Hits the Ceiling

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

  23. S03E23

    Emily Hits the Ceiling

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

  24. S03E24

    The Ceiling Hits Bob

    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.

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