

The Bob Newhart Show
“THE DOCTOR IS IN!”
The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience.
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1.Fly the Unfriendly Skies
7.516-09-1972Bob invites Emily to join his fear of flying group on a trip to New York City. Much to Bob's surprise he finds that Emily also has a fear of flying and refuses to go. After a conve...

2.Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet
7.523-09-1972It's Vocation Day in Emily's class, and Bob feels left out when he's not invited. At the last minute, he's asked to fill in, but Emily's worst fears are confirmed when Bob fails to...

3.Tennis, Emily?
8.230-09-1972Bob experiences pangs of jealousy when Emily's handsome new tennis instructor comes to see him with an emotional problem, namely, his inability to turn down the women who are all u...

4.Mom, I L-L-Love You
7.007-10-1972Bob finds it extremely difficult to tell his mother that he loves her.

5.Goodnight Nancy
7.021-10-1972Bob's old girlfriend comes to Chicago with her husband and calls on Emily and Bob.

6.Come Live with Me
6.528-10-1972Carol 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.

7.Father Knows Worst
6.004-11-1972Bob's divorced neighbor, Howard Borden, is convinced that his son, Howie, doesn't really like him. Later, Howard's ex-wife convinces him that Howie thinks he is the greatest guy in...

8.Don't Go to Bed Mad
7.511-11-1972Bob wants to watch football every Monday night. Emily feels this is unfair: their other activities allow the couple only two nights each week to be together, and she thinks they sh...

9.P-I-L-O-T
5.518-11-1972Bob and Emily have been trying for some time to have a child. When they attend a party where the conversation turns to the subject of children, they feel so left out that they deci...

10.Anything Happen While I Was Gone?
7.025-11-1972As soon as Bob returns to the office from his vacation in Mexico, Jerry announces that he is about to be married to a girl he met nine days ago. Cynthia, a beautiful but domineerin...

11.I Want to Be Alone
7.002-12-1972Bob decides that for his own mental well-being, he needs some peace and quiet. He moves into a hotel room by himself, leaving a confused Howard Borden thinking that Bob and Emily h...

12.Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry
8.009-12-1972Howard "floats" into Bob's office on Cloud Nine after having a tooth pulled. He is so poetic that Carol tells Emily, "I want him." Emily agrees to help Carol get him, and the two h...

13.I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much
7.016-12-1972Jerry decides there is something wrong with him because he never becomes serious about any of the girls he dates. He asks Bob if he can become one of his patients. Bob agrees, but...

14.His Busiest Season
7.023-12-1972Christmas becomes a sad memory for Bob's group therapy session, and it's evident that "'tis not the season" for everyone to be jolly. Bob decides to invite the group over for Chris...

15.Let's Get Away From it Almost
7.006-01-1973Bob and Emily travel to a ski lodge that's nearly deserted except for the annoying couple with whom they share a bathroom. After sitting through a disastrous dinner, the Hartleys d...

16.The Crash of 29 Years Old
8.013-01-1973Feeling unfulfilled as a woman, and having just passed her 29th birthday, Carol quits her job as Bob's receptionist. After having been gone for a while, Carol suddenly shows up at...

17.The Man with the Golden Wrist
7.020-01-1973Bob refuses to wear the beautiful gold watch Emily gave him for his 40th birthday after he learns just how expensive it was.

18.The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley
6.027-01-1973When one of his patients falls in love with him, Bob has problems at the office and at home.

19.Not With My Sister You Don't
5.003-02-1973Howard 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 overprotecti...

20.A Home is Not Necessarily a House
7.010-02-1973Bob and Emily try to decide if they should give up their apartment and buy a house.

21.Emily, I'm Home... Emily?
7.017-02-197330mBob is upset when Emily takes a full-time job with the Board of Education. Emily explains that working full-time makes her feel wonderful, while quitting would make her miserable....

22.You Can't Win 'Em All
7.024-02-1973When a star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs credits Bob with saving his career, the endorsement brings Bob a new patient, Moose Washburn, a second-string player whose career is beyond...

23.Bum Voyage
7.003-03-1973Afraid that his practice, as well as his patients, will fall apart if he leaves, Bob keeps resisting Emily's plans for a two-month European cruise.

24.Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?
6.010-03-197330mRecovering from another broken romance, Jerry Robinson accepts Bob's invitation to spend a couple of days at his apartment. Bob soon comes to regret his kindness.
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