List of The Bob Newhart Show episodes#Season 5: 1976–77
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This is a list of episodes for The Bob Newhart Show, which was originally broadcast on CBS from 1972 to 1978, spanning six seasons and 142 half-hour episodes.
Series overview
The first four seasons were released on DVD by 20th Century Fox, while seasons 5 and 6, along with The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Series, have been released through Shout! Factory.{{cite web|title=The Bob Newhart Show on DVD, Release Info, News at TVShowsOnDVD.com|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Bob-Newhart/1029|publisher=TV Shows on DVD|access-date=24 January 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916122241/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Bob-Newhart/1029|archive-date=16 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=The Bob Newhart Show: Season Five|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/tv/comedy/the-bob-newhart-show-season-five|publisher=Shout! Factory|access-date=24 January 2017}}{{cite web|title=The Bob Newhart Show: The Final Season|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/tv/comedy/the-bob-newhart-show-the-final-season|publisher=Shout! Factory|access-date=24 January 2017}}{{cite web|title=The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Series|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/tv/comedy/the-bob-newhart-show-the-complete-series|publisher=Shout! Factory|access-date=24 January 2017}} Seasons 1–3 of the show were also made available for streaming and download in the digital format.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YEILKS|title=The Bob Newhart Show – Amazon Video|work=amazon.com|access-date=19 May 2017}}
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Episodes
=Season 1 (1972–73)=
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|EpisodeNumber=1
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Fly the Unfriendly Skies
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=David Davis & Lorenzo Music
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|9|16}}
|ProdCode=7251
|ShortSummary=Bob brings Emily to his "fear of flying" therapy group to help her overcome her own fear of flying. Penny Marshall has a minor role in this episode as a stewardess.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=Carl Gottlieb & George Yanok
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|9|23}}
|ProdCode=7258
|ShortSummary=Bob tries to impress Emily's students, who find his job boring.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Tennis, Emily?
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=David Davis & Lorenzo Music
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|9|30}}
|ProdCode=7253
|ShortSummary=Bob is worried when a handsome, womanizing tennis pro (Peter Brown) praises Emily's beauty.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Mom, I L-L-Love You
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Dick Clair & Jenna McMahon
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|10|7}}
|ProdCode=7252
|ShortSummary=Emily urges Bob to tell his mother (Martha Scott) that he loves her.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Goodnight, Nancy
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=Susan Silver
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|10|21}}
|ProdCode=7254
|ShortSummary=Emily is unexpectedly jealous of Bob's old girlfriend Nancy (Penny Fuller).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Come Live with Me
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|10|28}}
|ProdCode=7256
|ShortSummary=Carol considers co-habitating with her boyfriend.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Father Knows Worst
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|11|4}}
|ProdCode=7255
|ShortSummary=Howard is crushed when his son Howie prefers spending time with Jerry.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Don't Go to Bed Mad
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Gene Thompson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|11|11}}
|ProdCode=7262
|ShortSummary=When the Hartleys have a fight, they resolve not to go to sleep until they've settled their differences.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=P.I.L.O.T.
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=David Davis & Lorenzo Music
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|11|18}}
|ProdCode=5536
|ShortSummary=The Hartleys try to adopt a child and meet with a woman (Louise Lasser) from the adoption agency. (Note: This is the original unaired pilot of the show, with some scenes added or re-shot.)
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Anything Happen While I Was Gone?
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=Martin Cohan
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|11|25}}
|ProdCode=7260
|ShortSummary=Jerry announces his engagement to a woman he's only just met.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=I Want to Be Alone
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|12|2}}
|ProdCode=7261
|ShortSummary=Bob goes to a hotel for a few days to get some time alone, leading Howard to fear that the Hartleys are breaking up. Bernie Kopell has a role in this episode as a philandering doctor.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|12|9}}
|ProdCode=7263
|ShortSummary=Howard and Carol start dating. Pat Morita has a minor role in this episode as a bartender.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Martin Cohan
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|12|16}}
|ProdCode=7257
|ShortSummary=Jerry starts going to Bob for therapy, which hurts their ability to be friends.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=His Busiest Season
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=David Davis & Lorenzo Music
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1972|12|23}}
|ProdCode=7268
|ShortSummary=Bob invites his patients to a Christmas party at his apartment.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Let's Get Away from It Almost
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|1|6}}
|ProdCode=7265
|ShortSummary=The Hartleys spend an unpleasant vacation at a ski lodge.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=The Crash of Twenty-Nine Years Old
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|1|13}}
|ProdCode=7269
|ShortSummary=Depressed at turning twenty-nine, Carol decides to quit her job and do something new with her life.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=The Man with the Golden Wrist
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Bill Idelson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|1|20}}
|ProdCode=7270
|ShortSummary=Bob is too nervous to wear the expensive watch that Emily bought him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley
|DirectedBy=George Tyne
|WrittenBy=Gene Thompson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|1|27}}
|ProdCode=7264
|ShortSummary=One of Bob's patients (Emmaline Henry) falls in love with him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Not with My Sister You Don't
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Frank Buxton
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|2|3}}
|ProdCode=7266
|ShortSummary=Howard is extremely protective of his visiting sister Debbie (Heather Menzies).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=20
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=A Home Is Not Necessarily a House
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=David Davis & Lorenzo Music
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|2|10}}
|ProdCode=7271
|ShortSummary=Bob and Emily consider moving out of their apartment and into a house.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=21
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Emily, I'm Home... Emily?
|DirectedBy=Rick Edelstein
|WrittenBy=Martin Cohan
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|2|17}}
|ProdCode=7273
|ShortSummary=Emily is rarely home for Bob after she finds a full-time job.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=22
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=You Can't Win 'Em All
|DirectedBy=Jerry London
|WrittenBy=Bill Idelson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|2|24}}
|ProdCode=7272
|ShortSummary=Bob becomes a local hero when his therapy helps a Chicago Cubs pitcher end a losing streak.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=23
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Bum Voyage
|DirectedBy=Martin Cohan
|WrittenBy=Austin & Irma Kalish
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|3|3}}
|ProdCode=7274
|ShortSummary=Bob is reluctant to go on an ocean voyage with Emily and abandon his therapy group.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=24
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|3|10}}
|ProdCode=7275
|ShortSummary=Jerry starts making a nuisance of himself while recovering from a bad breakup.
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=Season 2 (1973–74)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=25
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=The Last TV Show
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|9|15}}
|ProdCode=7355
|ShortSummary=At the prodding of his patients, Bob reluctantly accepts an offer to allow TV cameras into a group therapy session.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=26
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Motel
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|9|22}}
|ProdCode=7360
|ShortSummary=Bob and Jerry go to a motel in Peoria so they can watch a football broadcast that's not available in Chicago.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=27
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Backlash
|DirectedBy=George Tyne
|WrittenBy=Susan Silver
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|9|29}}
|ProdCode=7352
|ShortSummary=The Hartleys have to cancel their planned vacation in Mexico because of Bob's back pain.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=28
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Somebody Down Here Likes Me
|DirectedBy=Jerry London
|WrittenBy=Peter Myerson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|10|6}}
|ProdCode=7357
|ShortSummary=A Minister (John McMartin) decides to leave the Church because of Bob's advice, leaving Bob overcome with guilt.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=29
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Emily in for Carol
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|10|13}}
|ProdCode=7356
|ShortSummary=When Carol is on vacation, the other doctors on Bob's floor hire Emily as the new receptionist.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=30
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Have You Met Miss Dietz?
|DirectedBy=George Tyne
|WrittenBy=Bill Idelson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|10|20}}
|ProdCode=7353
|ShortSummary=Howard and Jerry compete for the affections of an attractive recent divorcée (Mariette Hartley)
|LineColor=9F9959
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=31
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Old Man Rivers
|DirectedBy=Martin Cohan
|WrittenBy=Martin Cohan
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|10|27}}
|ProdCode=7359
|ShortSummary=Carol starts dating a much older man (Jeff Corey).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=32
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Mister Emily Hartley
|DirectedBy=Jerry London
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|11|3}}
|ProdCode=7363
|ShortSummary=Bob feels humiliated when Emily turns out to have a higher I.Q. than he does and is invited to join a high-I.Q. group.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=33
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Mutiny on the Hartley
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|11|10}}
|ProdCode=7365
|ShortSummary=Bob's patients revolt against him when he raises his hourly rates.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=34
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong?
|DirectedBy=George Tyne
|WrittenBy=Earl Barret
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|11|17}}
|ProdCode=7364
|ShortSummary=Fearing that their marriage has lost its spark, Bob and Emily go to a marriage counselor (Katherine Helmond).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=35
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Fit, Fat and Forty-One
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Bill Idelson and Harvey Miller
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|11|24}}
|ProdCode=7358
|ShortSummary=Bob goes on a diet, determined to keep his resolution to lose weight before his forty-first birthday.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=36
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Blues for Mr. Borden
|DirectedBy=Jerry London
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|12|1}}
|ProdCode=7366
|ShortSummary=Howard's ex-wife is getting married again—and this time, she's marrying a pilot.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=37
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=My Wife Belongs to Daddy
|DirectedBy=Jerry London
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|12|8}}
|ProdCode=7362
|ShortSummary=A visit from Emily's parents (John Randolph and Ann Rutherford) has Bob feeling intimidated by his father-in-law.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=38
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=T.S. Elliot
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Gerry Renert & Jeff Wilheim
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|12|15}}
|ProdCode=7368
|ShortSummary=Mr. Carlin goes on a date with Carol.
|LineColor=9F9959
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=39
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1973|12|22}}
|ProdCode=7370
|ShortSummary=Bob is trapped in his office on Christmas Eve.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=40
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Oh, Brother
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Martin Cohan
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|1|5}}
|ProdCode=7367
|ShortSummary=Jerry's brother (Raul Julia) starts stealing his patients.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=41
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=The Modernization of Emily
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|1|12}}
|ProdCode=7371
|ShortSummary=Shaken after meeting a former student who's all grown up, Emily tries to recapture her youth with an embarrassing new wardrobe.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=42
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=The Jobless Corps
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|1|19}}
|ProdCode=7374
|ShortSummary=After Howard is laid off, he joins Bob's therapy group for unemployed people.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=43
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Clink Shrink
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Paul B. Lichtman and Howard Storm
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|1|26}}
|ProdCode=7369
|ShortSummary=Bob gets a suspiciously expensive gift from a client (Henry Winkler) who is an ex-convict.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=44
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Mind Your Own Business
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|2|2}}
|ProdCode=7351
|ShortSummary=To help manage his money, Bob hires a business manager (Ron Rifkin) who puts him on a budget of $50 a week.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=45
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=A Love Story
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Martin Cohan
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|2|9}}
|ProdCode=7375
|ShortSummary=Howard falls in love with Bob's sister Ellen (Pat Finley) even though she's engaged to another man. NOTE: First appearance of Ellen.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=46
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=By the Way... You're Fired
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Barbara Gallagher & Sybil Adelman
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|2|16}}
|ProdCode=7372
|ShortSummary=Distracted by a new boyfriend, Carol neglects her duties at the office and is fired by Jerry for incompetence.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=47
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Confessions of an Orthodontist
|DirectedBy=Peter Baldwin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|2|23}}
|ProdCode=7376
|ShortSummary=Bob temporarily takes over a practice for another psychologist (Roger Perry), including a ditzy secretary (Teri Garr). One of his first patients is Jerry, who confesses he's in love with Emily.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=48
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=A Matter of Principal
|DirectedBy=Don Bustany
|WrittenBy=Arnie Kogen & Ray Jessel
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|3|2}}
|ProdCode=7373
|ShortSummary=Emily stands on her principles and defies an order to let an unqualified student skip a grade.
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=Season 3 (1974–75)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=49
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Big Brother Is Watching
|DirectedBy=Robert Moore
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|9|14}}
|ProdCode=4052
|ShortSummary=Bob disapproves of the idea of his sister Ellen moving in with Howard.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=50
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Battle of the Groups
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|9|21}}
|ProdCode=4051
|ShortSummary=Bob unwisely brings two of his therapy groups together at a weekend retreat.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=51
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-op Experiment
|DirectedBy=George Tyne
|WrittenBy=Coleman Mitchell & Geoffrey Neigher
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|9|28}}
|ProdCode=4056
|ShortSummary=Jerry organizes all the doctors on his floor into a medical co-op arrangement.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=52
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=The Separation Story
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Bob Garland|t= Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses}}
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|10|5}}
|ProdCode=4054
|ShortSummary=Emily moves out of the apartment and into a college dorm so she can study to get her Master's degree.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=53
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Sorry, Wrong Mother
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|10|12}}
|ProdCode=4067
|ShortSummary=Ellen tries to get Howard's son Howie (Moosie Drier) to like her. John Ritter plays a waiter at an ice cream shop.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=54
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=The Grey Flannel Shrink
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|10|19}}
|ProdCode=4064
|ShortSummary=Bob accepts an offer to become the in-house therapist for a major corporation.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=55
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Dr. Ryan's Express
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|10|26}}
|ProdCode=4059
|ShortSummary=When Carol is away again, Jerry hires an incompetent temp.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=56
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=John Rappaport
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|11|2}}
|ProdCode=4062
|ShortSummary=Bob vows to be completely honest with everyone, which soon leaves everyone hating him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=57
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Ship of Shrinks
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Coleman Mitchell & Geoffrey Neigher
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|11|9}}
|ProdCode=4066
|ShortSummary=Because of an embarrassing article published under his byline, Bob has second thoughts about attending a psychology conference in Hawaii.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=58
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Life Is a Hamburger
|DirectedBy=George Tyne
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|11|16}}
|ProdCode=4068
|ShortSummary=Carol announces her engagement to her weird poet boyfriend (Richard Schaal).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=59
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=An American Family
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|11|23}}
|ProdCode=4069
|ShortSummary=Bob and Emily's Thanksgiving plans are threatened when Bob's mother gets into an argument with Emily's father.
|LineColor=FF8C00
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=60
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=We Love You... Good-bye
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Charlotte Brown
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|11|30}}
|ProdCode=4061
|ShortSummary=Emily's revelations about Bob's chauvinism get him kicked out of his own therapy group for women.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=61
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Jerry Robinson Crusoe
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Erik Tarloff
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|12|7}}
|ProdCode=4055
|ShortSummary=Jerry decides to leave everything behind and move to a South Seas island with his new girlfriend (Gail Strickland).
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=62
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Serve for Daylight
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|12|14}}
|ProdCode=4071
|ShortSummary=Bob wants to win a tennis match but doesn't think his doubles partner, Emily, is good enough to win.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=63
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Home Is Where the Hurt Is
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1974|12|21}}
|ProdCode=4065
|ShortSummary=The Hartleys have to spend Christmas Eve listening to Carol talk about her depressing family and personal relationships.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=64
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Tobin's Back in Town
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Michael Zinberg
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|1|4}}
|ProdCode=4057
|ShortSummary=Ellen's ex-fiancé (Fred Willard) tries to win her back from Howard.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=65
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Think Smartly—Vote Hartley
|DirectedBy=Bob Finkel
|WrittenBy=Coleman Mitchell & Geoffrey Neigher
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|1|11}}
|ProdCode=4070
|ShortSummary=Emily gets Bob to run for a spot on the school board.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=66
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=The Way We Weren't
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Roger Beatty
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|1|18}}
|ProdCode=4063
|ShortSummary=Emily finds out a secret about the girl Bob was dating before he met her.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=67
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=A Pound of Flesh
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|1|25}}
|ProdCode=4074
|ShortSummary=Jerry is angry at Bob for refusing to lend him money.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=68
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=My Business Is Shrinking
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Arnie Kogen & Ray Jessel
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|2|1}}
|ProdCode=4053
|ShortSummary=Bob himself joins a therapy group to get some help for his recent depression.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=69
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=The New Look
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|2|8}}
|ProdCode=4073
|ShortSummary=Bob's routine is disrupted after Emily gets new furniture for the apartment.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=70
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=Bob Hits the Ceiling
|DirectedBy=Jay Sandrich
|WrittenBy=Phil Davis
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|2|15}}
|ProdCode=4072
|ShortSummary=Bob reluctantly agrees to a therapy session to help Emily's friend (Cynthia Harris) with her marriage problems.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=71
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Emily Hits the Ceiling
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Jerry Mayer
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|2|22}}
|ProdCode=4075
|ShortSummary=Emily talks Bob into being a counselor at the summer camp she's organizing.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=72
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=The Ceiling Hits Bob
|DirectedBy=Alan Rafkin
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|3|8}}
|ProdCode=4076
|ShortSummary=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.
|LineColor=FF8C00
}}
}}
=Season 4 (1975–76)=
{{Episode table |background=#FFD700 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |prodcode=8 |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=73
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=The Longest Good-bye
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|9|13}}
|ProdCode=5054
|ShortSummary=Bob gets a visit from his old college buddy, the Peeper (Tom Poston).
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=74
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Here's Looking at You, Kid
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|9|20}}
|ProdCode=5052
|ShortSummary=Howard decides it's time to propose to Ellen.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=75
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title= Death of a Fruitman
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|9|27}}
|ProdCode=5063
|ShortSummary=One of Bob's patients dies after being crushed by a truckload of zucchini. This episode about a recurring character's unusual death aired one month before the famous Chuckles Bites the Dust episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=76
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Change Is Gonna Do Me Good
|DirectedBy=John Erman
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|10|4}}
|ProdCode=5058
|ShortSummary=Emily and Bob decide to get out of their rut by taking on each other's household chores.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=77
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=The Heavyweights
|DirectedBy=Bob Claver
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|10|11}}
|ProdCode=5053
|ShortSummary=Carol is stuck with one of Bob's overweight patients (Cliff Osmond) on a date.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=78
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Carol's Wedding
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|10|18}}
|ProdCode=5060
|ShortSummary=Carol marries Larry Bondurant (Will Mackenzie) despite knowing him for less than a day.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=79
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Shrinks Across the Sea
|DirectedBy=Bob Claver
|WrittenBy=Phil Doran & Douglas Arango
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|10|25}}
|ProdCode=5061
|ShortSummary=The Hartleys play host to a supercilious French psychologist (René Auberjonois).
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=80
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=What's It All About, Albert?
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Phil Davis
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|11|1}}
|ProdCode=5059
|ShortSummary=After realizing that he's not actually helping any of his patients, Bob goes to his old mentor (Keenan Wynn) for guidance.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=81
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Who Is Mr. X?
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Bruce Kane
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|11|8}}
|ProdCode=5056
|ShortSummary=In an interview with a vicious TV talk show host (Jennifer Warren) Bob lets it slip that one of his patients was a prominent politician.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=82
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
|DirectedBy=Richard Kinon
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|11|15}}
|ProdCode=5051
|ShortSummary=In an episode framed as an homage to The Sting, Bob enters into an uncomfortable new partnership with an upscale psychologist.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=83
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Over the River and Through the Woods
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Bruce Kane
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|11|22}}
|ProdCode=5065
|ShortSummary=Bob spends a depressing Thanksgiving with Jerry, Howard and Mr. Carlin, getting drunk, watching football and ordering "Moo Goo Gai Pan."
In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #9 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.{{cite journal |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue (100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=TV Guide |issue=June 28–July 4 }} In 2009, it moved to #37.{{cite web|url=http://rev-views.blogspot.com/2009/06/tv-guides-top-100-episodes.html|title=TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes|publisher=Rev/Views|access-date=July 4, 2016}}
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=84
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Fathers and Sons and Mothers
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Arnold Kane
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|11|29}}
|ProdCode=5057
|ShortSummary=Bob's mother (Martha Scott) comes to visit and won't leave him alone.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=85
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=The Article
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Erik Tarloff
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|12|6}}
|ProdCode=5062
|ShortSummary=The doctors in Bob's building regret giving Ellen permission to write an article about them.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=86
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=A Matter of Vice-Principal
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|12|13}}
|ProdCode=5069
|ShortSummary=Emily is promoted to Vice-Principal over another teacher who's been at the school longer.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=87
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1975|12|20}}
|ProdCode=5068
|ShortSummary=Bob has to... well, the title pretty much says it all.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=88
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=No Sale
|DirectedBy=Eddie Ryder
|WrittenBy=Michael Zinberg
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|1|3}}
|ProdCode=5055
|ShortSummary=Bob and Jerry invest in Carlin's real estate deal, but discover that it involves evicting an old man (Malcolm Atterbury).
|LineColor= FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=89
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Carol at 6:01
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|1|10}}
|ProdCode=5066
|ShortSummary=Carol finds that her new husband, Larry, is giving her more attention than she can handle.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=90
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Warden Gordon Borden
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|1|17}}
|ProdCode=5070
|ShortSummary=Howard gets a visit from his brother Gordon Borden the Game Warden (William Redfield), who becomes his romantic rival for Ellen (Pat Finley). NOTE: Final appearance of Ellen.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=91
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=My Boy Guillermo
|DirectedBy=Alan Myerson
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|1|24}}
|ProdCode=5071
|ShortSummary=Jerry's free-spirited ex-girlfriend Courtney (Gail Strickland) returns, offering to let him marry her and help raise her son.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=92
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Duke of Dunk
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Douglas Arango & Phil Doran
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|1|31}}
|ProdCode=5072
|ShortSummary=Bob tries to help a basketball star (Anthony Costello) become better at teamwork.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=93
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Guaranteed Not to Shrink
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|2|7}}
|ProdCode=5067
|ShortSummary=Carol decides to follow in Bob's footsteps and enrolls in a night school psychology course.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=94
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=Birth of a Salesman
|DirectedBy=John C. Chulay
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|2|14}}
|ProdCode=5074
|ShortSummary=Bob teaches the art of assertiveness to Mr. Herd, whose first act after learning to stand up for himself is to bring a lawsuit against Bob.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=95
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=The Boy Next Door
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Hugh Wilson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|2|21}}
|ProdCode=5073
|ShortSummary=Howard gains custody of his son Howie (Moosie Drier) , but leaves most of the actual work of taking care of him to Bob and Emily. Bob hires a gorgeous young woman (Brooke Adams) as Howie's babysitter.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=96
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=Peeper Two
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|2|28}}
|ProdCode=5075
|ShortSummary=The Peeper (Tom Poston) returns to Chicago after being dumped by his wife, and Jerry shows him how to live life as a swinging bachelor.
|LineColor=FFD700
}}
}}
=Season 5 (1976–77)=
{{Episode table |background=#3251AE |overall=5 |season=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |prodcode=8 |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=97
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Enter Mrs. Peeper
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|9|25}}
|ProdCode=6066
|ShortSummary=The Peeper returns yet again, this time with a new wife.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=98
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Caged Fury
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|10|2}}
|ProdCode=6062
|ShortSummary=Emily accidentally gets herself and Bob trapped in the basement storage locker while they're preparing for their Bicentennial party.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=99
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Some of My Best Friends Are...
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Pat Jones & Donald Reiker
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|10|9}}
|ProdCode=6054
|ShortSummary=Bob has to handle the prejudice in his group when Mr. Plager (Howard Hesseman) comes out as gay.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=100
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Still Crazy After All These Years
|DirectedBy=Alan Myerson
|WrittenBy=Hugh Wilson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|10|16}}
|ProdCode=6061
|ShortSummary=In The Bob Newhart Show's 100th episode, Howard sees a therapist (Leonard Stone) to cure himself of his dependency on Bob and Emily, but the cure turns him into an exact clone of his doctor.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=101
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=The Great Rent Strike
|DirectedBy=John C. Chulay
|WrittenBy=David Lloyd
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|10|23}}
|ProdCode=6059
|ShortSummary=Slumlord Mr. Carlin takes over Bob and Emily's building, leading Bob to organize a rent strike.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=102
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Et tu, Carol?
|DirectedBy=Alan Myerson
|WrittenBy=Gary David Goldberg
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|10|30}}
|ProdCode=6058
|ShortSummary=Bob must find a new receptionist after Carol quits.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=103
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Send This Boy to Camp
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=David Lloyd
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|11|6}}
|ProdCode=6067
|ShortSummary=Bob and Jerry volunteer to organize a camping trip for underprivileged children.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=104
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=A Crime Most Foul
|DirectedBy=John C. Chulay
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|11|13}}
|ProdCode=6064
|ShortSummary=Everyone, including Emily, is a potential suspect after Bob's new tape recorder vanishes.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=105
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=The Slammer
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|11|20}}
|ProdCode=6070
|ShortSummary=Bob and the Peeper visit the bar they used to go to in college, and get arrested when the bar is raided.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=106
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Jerry's Retirement
|DirectedBy=Alan Myerson
|WrittenBy=Hugh Wilson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|11|27}}
|ProdCode=6051
|ShortSummary=When Jerry comes into a lot of money, he decides to quit his practice and do nothing for the rest of his life.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=107
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|12|4}}
|ProdCode=6056
|ShortSummary=The newly wealthy and retired Jerry goes on a quest to find his biological parents.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=108
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|12|11}}
|ProdCode=6068
|ShortSummary=Bob is stunned when his parents announce they're separating. John Holland guest stars as Brian McDermott, the new man in the life of Bob's mother (Martha Scott).
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=109
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Making Up Is the Thing to Do
|DirectedBy=Harvey Medlinsky
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1976|12|25}}
|ProdCode=6072
|ShortSummary=Bob invites his separated parents to Christmas dinner to try to get them back together.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=110
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Love Is the Blindest
|DirectedBy=Will Mackenzie
|WrittenBy=Gary David Goldberg
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|1|8}}
|ProdCode=6063
|ShortSummary=Mr. Carlin tries to impress his attractive new secretary the only way he knows how: lying.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=111
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=The Ironwood Experience
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Phil Davis
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|1|15}}
|ProdCode=6065
|ShortSummary=Bob gives a lecture at the Ironwood Interpersonal Relationships at the invitation of its director (Max Showalter), but is surprised when his entire audience shows up naked.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=112
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Of Mice and Men
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Bruce Kane
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|1|22}}
|ProdCode=6053
|ShortSummary=Emily plays the wife in a role-playing game with Bob's group of henpecked men.
|LineColor= 3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=113
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Halls of Hartley
|DirectedBy=James Burrows
|WrittenBy=Michael Zinberg
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|1|29}}
|ProdCode=6055
|ShortSummary=Bob considers leaving the city and taking a position at a college in the sticks.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=114
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=The Heartbreak Kid
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|2|5}}
|ProdCode=6052
|ShortSummary=A psychology student (Tovah Feldshuh) gets a crush on Bob while interning with him.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=115
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Death Be My Destiny
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|2|12}}
|ProdCode=6073
|ShortSummary=After a near-death experience, Bob becomes obsessed with the fact of his own mortality.
In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #50 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.{{cite journal |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue (100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=TV Guide |issue=June 28–July 4 }}
|LineColor=3251AE
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=116
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Taxation Without Celebration
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|2|19}}
|ProdCode=6060
|ShortSummary=Bob has to choose between celebrating his wedding anniversary and doing his taxes on time.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=117
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Desperate Sessions
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Michael Zinberg & Michael Davidson
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|2|26}}
|ProdCode=6071
|ShortSummary=A bank robber (Robert Pine) takes Bob as a hostage.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=118
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=The Mentor
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Gary David Goldberg
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|3|5}}
|ProdCode=6069
|ShortSummary=On Bob's advice, Carol's husband Larry opens up a travel agency—in Bob's building.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=119
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Shrinking Violence
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Sy Rosen
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|3|12}}
|ProdCode=6074
|ShortSummary=Emily has trouble expressing anger against an obnoxious mechanic (Robert Ridgely), so Bob tries to show her how it's done.
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=120
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=You're Having My Hartley
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Gordon & Lynne Farr
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|3|19}}
|ProdCode=6075
|ShortSummary=Bob dreams that both Carol and Emily are pregnant.
Note: This script was originally written as the series finale. When Newhart decided to return for one more season and didn't want to play a father, the episode was rewritten into a dream sequence.{{cite web|url=http://www.classicsitcoms.com/shows/newhart5.html|title=The Classic Sitcoms Guide |publisher=Classicsitcoms.com|access-date=2010-12-27}}
|LineColor=3251AE
}}
}}
=Season 6 (1977–78)=
{{Episode table |background=#A77FF8 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |prodcode=8 |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=121
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Bob's Change of Life
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Glen Charles & Les Charles
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|9|24}}
|ProdCode=7051
|ShortSummary=Bob and Emily move to a new apartment.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=122
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Ex-Con Job
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Ziggy Steinberg
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|10|1}}
|ProdCode=7056
|ShortSummary=Bob leads a new therapy group for ex-convicts.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=123
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=A Jackie Story
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Lloyd Garver
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|10|8}}
|ProdCode=7053
|ShortSummary=Jerry is worried that he's not good enough for his girlfriend, while Bob treats a ventriloquist who thinks his dummy is real.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=124
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Who Was That Masked Man?
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Glen Charles & Les Charles
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|10|15}}
|ProdCode=7058
|ShortSummary=After Mr. Peterson's wife kicks him out, he bonds with Mr. Carlin.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=125
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Carlin's New Suit
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Andrew Smith
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|10|22}}
|ProdCode=7061
|ShortSummary=A single mother (Loni Anderson) brings a false paternity suit against Mr. Carlin, who goes along with it because he likes her son (Sparky Marcus).
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=126
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=A Day in the Life
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Kathy Donnell & Madelyn Dimaggio Wagner
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|10|29}}
|ProdCode=7054
|ShortSummary=Bob wants to go to New Orleans for a week, but first has to pacify all his patients in only one day.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=127
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=My Son the Comedian
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=David Lloyd
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|11|12}}
|ProdCode=7059
|ShortSummary=Howard's son (Moosie Drier) announces that he wants to drop out of school and become a stand-up comic.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=128
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=You're Fired, Mr. Chips
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Lloyd Garver
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|11|19}}
|ProdCode=7063
|ShortSummary=Bob hires his former professor (Ralph Bellamy) to help with his practice, and soon has to fire the old man.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=129
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Shallow Throat
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Earl Pomerantz
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|11|26}}
|ProdCode=7064
|ShortSummary=Bob faces the issue of doctor/patient confidentiality when a patient confesses to a robbery.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=130
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=A Girl in Her Twenties
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Laura Levine
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|12|3}}
|ProdCode=7055
|ShortSummary=While Bob is away, Emily meets an old neighbor (Mildred Natwick) who has never adjusted to the modern world.
Note: First of five episodes this season which were shot without Newhart, who appears only in pre-recorded sequences on the telephone.{{cite web|url=http://www.classicsitcoms.com/shows/newhart6.html|title=The Classic Sitcoms Guide, Bob Newhart, Season 6 |publisher=Classicsitcoms.com |access-date=2010-12-27}}
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=131
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Grand Delusion
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Lloyd Garver
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|12|17}}
|ProdCode=7067
|ShortSummary=Bob and Emily both imagine what life would be like if they were married to other people. Episode features Morgan Fairchild in what is possibly her first TV guest appearance.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=132
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title='Twas the Pie Before Christmas
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Phil Davis
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1977|12|24}}
|ProdCode=7057
|ShortSummary=Bob's patients once again boycott him over a rate increase, this time just before his Christmas party.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=133
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Freudian Ship
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Earl Pomerantz
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|1|7}}
|ProdCode=7069
|ShortSummary=Bob goes on a cruise with Emily to get away from work, but can't resist practicing a little psychology for free.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=134
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Grizzly Emily
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Laura Levine
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|1|14}}
|ProdCode=7062
|ShortSummary=On a camping trip, Emily is annoyed by the sexist attitudes of Bob's father.
Note: Second of five episodes in this season shot without Newhart.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=135
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Son of Ex-Con Job
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Emily Purdum Marshall
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|1|21}}
|ProdCode=7070
|ShortSummary=Bob's ex-con patients decide to start their own business.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=136
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Group on a Hot Tin Roof
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg
|WrittenBy=Andrew Smith
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|1|28}}
|ProdCode=7068
|ShortSummary=Mr. Plager writes a play based on his experiences in Bob's group.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=137
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Laura Levine
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|2|4}}
|ProdCode=7065
|ShortSummary=Mr. Carlin asks Emily to pretend to be his wife at his high school reunion.
Note: Third of five episodes shot this season without Newhart.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=138
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Easy for You to Say
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Andrew Smith
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|2|11}}
|ProdCode=7071
|ShortSummary=Bob helps a man get over his stuttering problem.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=139
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=It Didn't Happen One Night
|DirectedBy=Dick Martin
|WrittenBy=Laura Levine
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|2|18}}
|ProdCode=7073
|ShortSummary=While Bob is away, his friends suspect Emily is up to something with a handsome old flame (David Hedison).
Note: Fourth of five episodes shot this season without Newhart.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=140
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod
|DirectedBy=Mark Tinker
|WrittenBy=Lloyd Garver
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|3|4}}
|ProdCode=7072
|ShortSummary=Carol accepts an offer to become Mr. Carlin's new assistant.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=141
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Crisis in Education
|DirectedBy=Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Earl Pomerantz
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|3|11}}
|ProdCode=7074
|ShortSummary=The principal of Emily's school leaves town, leaving her to deal with irate parents.
Note: This is the fifth and final episode that was shot this season without Newhart.
|LineColor= A77FF8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=142
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=Happy Trails to You
|DirectedBy=Michael Zinberg and Peter Bonerz
|WrittenBy=Glen Charles & Les Charles and Lloyd Garver
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1978|4|1}}
|ProdCode=7075
|ShortSummary=In the series finale, Bob and Emily prepare to leave Chicago for a teaching job at a college in Oregon.
|LineColor=A77FF8
}}
}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb episodes|0068049|The Bob Newhart Show}}