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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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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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Episode 1
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.
Directed by James BurrowsWritten by Jay Tarses, Tom PatchettGuest stars Tom Poston
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Peter BonerzWritten by Gordon Farr, Lynne FarrGuest stars Pat Finley, Don Nagel, Richard Balin, Vern Rowe
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Peter BonerzWritten by Jay Tarses, Tom PatchettGuest stars John Fiedler, Florida Friebus, Jack Riley, Renée Lippin
Episode 4
Emily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.
Directed by John ErmanWritten by Gordon Farr, Lynne FarrGuest stars Brian Byers
Episode 5
Bob and Emily invite Carol to share her "heavy" experiences with the "overweight workshop."
Directed by Bob ClaverWritten by Jay Tarses, Tom PatchettGuest stars Larry Gelman, Renée Lippin, Marcia Lewis, Cliff Osmond
Episode 6
A blind-date-initiated, 12-hour romance culminates in Carol Kester's civil marriage to a handsome travel agent.
Directed by Michael ZinbergWritten by Gordon Farr, Lynne FarrGuest stars Patrick Cranshaw, Will Mackenzie, Vincent Milana, Ric Mancini, Robert Casper
Episode 7
Bob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medical exchange program.
Directed by Bob ClaverWritten by Phil Doran, Douglas ArangoGuest stars Françoise Ruggieri, René Auberjonois, Richard Foronjy
Episode 8
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.
Directed by Michael ZinbergWritten by Phil DavisGuest stars Tom Fitzsimmons, Jack Riley, Keenan Wynn, Bobby Eilbacher
Episode 9
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.
Directed by Peter BonerzWritten by Bruce KaneGuest stars John Fiedler, Jack Riley, Alan Manson, Jennifer Warren, Claudette Duffy, Howard Hesseman
Episode 10
Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.
Directed by Richard KinonWritten by Jay Tarses, Tom PatchettGuest stars Jack Riley, Titos Vandis, Phillip R. Allen, Linda Sublette, J. Benjamin Chulay, Elizabeth Kerr
Episode 11
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.
Directed by James BurrowsWritten by Bruce KaneGuest stars Jack Riley, Janet Meshad, David Himes
Episode 12
Bob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child vendetta.
Directed by James BurrowsWritten by Arnold KaneGuest stars Martha Scott, Lucien Scott, William Daniels
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Michael ZinbergWritten by Erik TarloffGuest stars Larry Gelman, Jack O'Leary, Pat Finley, Ellen Weston, Bobby Ramsen
Episode 14
Emily must contend with irate teachers, hamsters, and an escaped snake when she's unexpectedly upped to the position of school vice principal.
Directed by Peter BonerzWritten by Gordon Farr, Lynne FarrGuest stars Frances Lee McCain, Nora Marlowe, Lawrence Pressman, Poindexter Yothers, Martin Garner
Episode 15
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.
Directed by James BurrowsWritten by Jay Tarses, Tom PatchettGuest stars Jack Riley, Graham Jarvis, Merie Earle
Episode 16
Bob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.
Directed by Eddie RyderWritten by Michael ZinbergGuest stars Jack Riley, Malcolm Atterbury
Episode 17
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.
Directed by Peter BonerzWritten by Gordon Farr, Lynne FarrGuest stars Florida Friebus, Will Mackenzie
Episode 18
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.
Directed by James BurrowsWritten by Gordon Farr, Lynne FarrGuest stars Pat Finley, William Redfield
Episode 19
Jerry Robinson's depression turns to instant joy when a globe-trotting ex-flame suddenly re-enters his life and proposes.
Directed by Alan MyersonWritten by Sy RosenGuest stars Matthew Labyorteaux, Gail Strickland
Episode 20
A professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.
Directed by Peter BonerzWritten by Phil Doran, Douglas ArangoGuest stars Anthony Costello
Episode 21
Bob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and become a psychologist.
Directed by James BurrowsWritten by Sy RosenGuest stars Jack Riley, Paul Bryar, Will Mackenzie, Claudia Bryar
Episode 22
The Hartleys are bombarded with legal hassles when Bob is sued by a shy patient and Emily decides to fight a parking ticket.
Directed by John C. ChulayWritten by Sy RosenGuest stars Oliver Clark
Episode 23
The Hartleys entertain Howard Borden's young son and hire a beauty queen as his babysitter.
Directed by Peter BonerzWritten by Hugh WilsonGuest stars Moosie Drier, Brooke Adams, Amzie Strickland
Episode 24
Cliff Murdock, Bob's old laugh-a-minute college buddy, affectionately known as The Peeper, pays a return visit.
Directed by Michael ZinbergWritten by Jay Tarses, Tom PatchettGuest stars Tom Poston, Veronica Hamel, Sally Stark, Barbara Ellen Lyle
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