The Bob Newhart Show

1Big Brother is Watching

Sep 14, 1974

Bob is faced with the possibility that his younger sister, Ellen, may move in with Howard, her boyfriend.

2The Battle of the Groups

Sep 21, 1974

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.

3The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment

Sep 28, 1974

Dr Newman removed a wart from Bob's neck and charged him. Bob tells Jerry he should have done it for free since Bob had helped him with his marriage. Jerry agrees and sets up a plan where all the doctors treat each other for free.

4The Separation Story

Oct 5, 1974

For the sake of their marriage, as well as Emily's Master's Degree and Bob's heavy work schedule, the Hartleys decide that it would be best if they took up separate residences.

5Sorry, Wrong Mother

30 minOct 12, 1974

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

6The Gray Flannel Shrink

Oct 19, 1974

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.

7Dr. Ryan's Express

Oct 26, 1974

Bob's office routine becomes a wreck when Jerry hires a temporary receptionist. She's a very nice but very vague woman who can't even get Bob's name straight.

8Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley

Nov 2, 1974

Having preached honesty in relationships to his patients, Bob decides to follow his own advice. Immediately he offends two dinner guests and starts an argument with Emily.

9Ship of Shrinks

Nov 9, 1974

Bob's first literary venture turns out to be less than triumphant. His embarrassment makes him reluctant to join a convention of psychologists on a flight to Hawaii, especially when he finds out that Howard is the navigator.

10Life is a Hamburger

Nov 16, 1974

Carol's announcement that she's going to marry Don Fesler—an unpublished poet with bad feet—brings negative reactions from her friends.

11An American Family

Nov 23, 1974

Emily's plans for a wonderful turkey dinner go downhill when Bob's mother and Emily's father begin insulting one another the night before Thanksgiving.

12We Love You... Good-Bye

30 minNov 30, 1974

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.

13Jerry Robinson Crusoe

Dec 7, 1974

After renewing an acquaintance with the beautiful and free-spirited Courtney Simpson, Jerry decides to give up his dental practice: he wants to follow his dreams of romance and adventure by taking Miss Simpson to Tahiti.

14Serve for Daylight

Dec 14, 1974

Bob thinks his chances of winning a doctor's tennis tournament are pretty good until he learns that his doubles partner will be Emily.

15Home is Where the Hurt Is

Dec 21, 1974

Facing the depressing prospect of returning home to Iowa to spend the holidays with her domineering parents, Carol brings her troubles to Bob's apartment. There she spends Christmas Eve pouring out the disasters of her childhood.

16Tobin's Back in Town

Jan 4, 1975

Ellen's ex-fiancee, John Tobin—a tall, handsome egomaniac in suede and leather—arrives in Chicago to win Ellen back. The situation plays havoc with Howard's basic insecurities.

17Think Smartly--Vote Hartley

Jan 11, 1975

Before he has a chance to say no, Bob finds himself running for the chairman of the local school board against an incumbent who hasn't attended a board meeting for six months.

18The Way We Weren't

Jan 18, 1975

Emily is more than a little curious about Bob's reluctance to talk about a girl he used to date. Then Howard inadvertently spills the beans.

19A Pound of Flesh

Jan 25, 1975

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

20My Business is Shrinking

Feb 1, 1975

With his confidence fading as fast as his list of patients, Bob decides to follow Emily's advice and see a psychiatrist about his problem.

21The New Look

Feb 8, 1975

Emily redecorates the apartment in antiques. Bob finds her choice of furniture uncomfortable, unappealing, and hazardous to his health.

22Bob Hits the Ceiling

Feb 15, 1975

Bob breaks a long-standing rule against treating friends when he agrees to counsel Emily's chum, whose marriage to a muscular gym teacher seems to be breaking up.

23Emily Hits the Ceiling

Feb 22, 1975

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

24The Ceiling Hits Bob

Mar 8, 1975

Bob becomes the "oldest permanent psychologist in Chicago" when the ceiling in his office collapses and he has to set up shop wherever he can find the space.