The Bob Newhart Show

September 24, 1977

Bob's well-ordered life turns topsy-turvy when he and Emily move to a new Chicago residence.

October 1, 1977

Bob's attempt at treating convicts who are about to be released has him climbing the walls.

October 8, 1977

Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.

October 15, 1977

Bob is puzzled when his henpecked patient, Mr. Petersen, asserts himself with far-reaching consequences.

October 22, 1977

Bob deals with the amusing problems of an improbable paternity suit and a phone paging service that never pages him.

October 29, 1977

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.

November 12, 1977

It's no laughing matter for Howard when his 12 year old son Howie announces he's leaving home to become a comedian.

November 19, 1977

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.

November 26, 1977

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.

December 3, 1977

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.

December 17, 1977

Bob and Emily celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary with a dream flight into the fantasy of being married to different partners.

December 24, 1977

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.

January 7, 1978

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.

January 14, 1978

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.

January 21, 1978

Bob counsels a quintet of jovial ex-convicts to help them find honest employment.

January 28, 1978

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.

February 4, 1978

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.

February 11, 1978

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.

February 18, 1978

Bob's friends close ranks to ""protect"" Emily Hartley when a handsome old flame pays her a very warm visit.

March 4, 1978

On the eve of being announced ""Secretary of the Year,"" Carol informs Bob that she's leaving his employ.

March 11, 1978

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.

April 1, 1978

Bob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.