The Bob Newhart Show

1The Longest Good-Bye

Sep 13, 1975

Bob's old school friend Murdock is in town for a day to sell a complex giveaway item to a Chicago cereal company. Bob invites him to stay overnight at his home. The brief encounter stretches out to a week when Murdock can't make his business connections. He gradually takes over Bob's car, clothing, and most of his home life.

2Here's Looking at You, Kid

Sep 20, 1975

Howard insists on joining Bob and Emily's anniversary dinner at a fashionable Chicago restaurant in order to enlist their aid in popping the question to Ellen. But he chokes up in the clutch, and Bob is forced to do the proposing for him.

3Death of a Fruitman

Sep 27, 1975

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.

4Change is Gonna Do Me Good

Oct 4, 1975

Emily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.

5The Heavyweights

Oct 11, 1975

Bob and Emily invite Carol to share her "heavy" experiences with the "overweight workshop."

6Carol's Wedding

Oct 18, 1975

A blind-date-initiated, 12-hour romance culminates in Carol Kester's civil marriage to a handsome travel agent.

7Shrinks Across the Sea

Oct 25, 1975

Bob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medical exchange program.

8What's It All About, Albert?

30 minNov 1, 1975

Bob is depressed by his seeming lack of success as a psychologist. He seeks help from his old college professor, who manages to heighten his despair by informing him that psychology is all nonsense.

9Who is Mr. X?

30 minNov 8, 1975

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.

10Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

30 minNov 15, 1975

Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.

11Over the River and Through the Woods

Nov 22, 1975

It's a stag Thanksgiving for Bob when Emily flies off to join a family reunion, leaving Bob to share the holiday with his male buddies.

12Fathers and Sons and Mothers

30 minNov 29, 1975

Bob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child vendetta.

13The Article

Dec 6, 1975

When she's given an assignment to see what makes a bunch of doctors tick, inquiring news reporter Ellen Hartley gives Bob and his medical cohorts the tell-it-like-it-is treatment.

14A Matter of Vice-Principal

Dec 13, 1975

Emily must contend with irate teachers, hamsters, and an escaped snake when she's unexpectedly upped to the position of school vice principal.

15Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital

30 minDec 20, 1975

Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation. Meanwhile, his friends are all suffering from an attack of Christmas-itis.

16No Sale

Jan 3, 1976

Bob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.

17Carol at 6:01

Jan 10, 1976

Bob contends with a patient's delusion that her bingo game is fixed, staggers through a series of wild poker parties, and watches in wonder as his secretary slowly smothers under an attack of love.

18Warden Gordon Borden

Jan 17, 1976

Howard's game-warden brother comes to Chicago to witness the mating of two whooping cranes—and stays to make a play for Howard's girlfriend.

19My Boy Guillermo

Jan 24, 1976

Jerry Robinson's depression turns to instant joy when a globe-trotting ex-flame suddenly re-enters his life and proposes.

20Duke of Dunk

Jan 31, 1976

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

21Guaranteed Not to Shrink

Feb 7, 1976

Bob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and become a psychologist.

22Birth of a Salesman

Feb 14, 1976

The Hartleys are bombarded with legal hassles when Bob is sued by a shy patient and Emily decides to fight a parking ticket.

23The Boy Next Door

Feb 21, 1976

The Hartleys entertain Howard Borden's young son and hire a beauty queen as his babysitter.

24Peeper Two

Feb 28, 1976

Cliff Murdock, Bob's old laugh-a-minute college buddy, affectionately known as The Peeper, pays a return visit.