The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
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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6x01 Bob's Change of Life

24 September, 1977 8:00 am
Bob's well-ordered life turns topsy-turvy when he and Emily move to a new Chicago residence.

6x02 Ex-Con Job

01 October, 1977 8:00 am
Bob's attempt at treating convicts who are about to be released has him climbing the walls.

6x03 A Jackie Story

08 October, 1977 8:00 am
Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.

6x04 Who Was That Masked Man?

15 October, 1977 8:00 am
Bob is puzzled when his henpecked patient, Mr. Petersen, asserts himself with far-reaching consequences.

6x05 Carlin's New Suit

22 October, 1977 8:00 am
Bob deals with the amusing problems of an improbable paternity suit and a phone paging service that never pages him.

6x06 A Day in the Life

29 October, 1977 7:00 am
Bob's impulsive decision to leave town for a week is received with disastrous emotions by his patients, who seemingly can't make it without him.

6x07 My Son the Comedian

12 November, 1977 8:00 am
It's no laughing matter for Howard when his 12 year old son Howie announces he's leaving home to become a comedian.

6x08 You're Fired, Mr. Chips

19 November, 1977 8:00 am
Bob interviews a variety of psychologists to take over his patients while he's out of town. It's soon apparent that they are very much in need of help themselves. When Bob's former teacher, Professor Dreebe, offers his services, it seems the perfect answer.

6x09 Shallow Throat

26 November, 1977 8:00 am
At first, Bob is thrilled when a nontalkative patient named Mr. Twillmer finally opens up after being told that anything he might say will be held in the strictest confidence. His joy is short-lived when Twillmer confesses to grand larceny.

6x10 A Girl in Her Twenties

03 December, 1977 8:00 am
Emily's protective instincts are aroused when 70-year-old Grace DuBois, an odd but friendly recluse, is threatened with being sent to a rest home for elderly people who can't cope with reality.

6x11 Grand Delusion

17 December, 1977 8:00 am
Bob and Emily celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary with a dream flight into the fantasy of being married to different partners.

6x12 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas

24 December, 1977 8:00 am
Bob finds himself with unhappy and hostile patients who refuse to attend his Christmas party when they are mistakenly informed of a rate increase at the height of the Yuletide season. One patient is moved to hire a pie-throwing service.

6x13 Freudian Ship

07 January, 1978 8:00 am
The Hartleys embark on a seagoing vacation to put work behind them. But Bob can't resist playing psychologist when he undertakes to counsel a married couple.

6x14 Grizzly Emily

14 January, 1978 8:00 am
Emily Hartley discovers a new low in male chauvinism when Bob's father arranges a fishing trip to his cabin and assigns her woman's work while the men brave the great out-of-doors.

6x15 Son of an Ex-Con Job

21 January, 1978 8:00 am
Bob counsels a quintet of jovial ex-convicts to help them find honest employment.

6x16 Group on a Hot Tin Roof

28 January, 1978 8:00 am
Bob advises a patient named Mr. Plager to realize his human potential by writing a play based on his own experiences. But when Plager writes, directs, and produces an actual World War I drama whose characters bear a startling resemblance to the rest of Bob's patients, the warfare really begins.

6x17 Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin

04 February, 1978 8:00 am
Bob's paranoid, perennial patient, Mr. Carlin, involves Emily in his scheme to impress his former schoolmates—especially a girl who never gave him the time of day.

6x18 Easy for You to Say

11 February, 1978 8:00 am
Paul Billingham—known to his radio fans as Ralph Alfalfa, the Happy Farmer—comes to Bob because of his stuttering problem. On radio, he practiced several unseen rhythmic devices to mask his problem, but a new television opportunity threatens to expose his problem with disastrous results.

6x19 It Didn't Happen One Night

18 February, 1978 8:00 am
Bob's friends close ranks to "protect" Emily Hartley when a handsome old flame pays her a very warm visit.

6x20 Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod

04 March, 1978 8:00 am
On the eve of being announced "Secretary of the Year," Carol informs Bob that she's leaving his employ.

6x21 Crisis in Education

11 March, 1978 8:00 am
At the school where Emily works, low reading scores prompt indignant outbursts and threats from angry parents. Principal Phil Bannister flees their wrath by going on an extended fishing trip—but not before he tells Emily to handle the crisis.

6x22 Happy Trails to You

01 April, 1978 9:00 am
Bob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.

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