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The Worst Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show

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The Worst Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show

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...

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  1. Background image for Crisis in Education
    6.2/10(103 votes)

    #1 - Crisis in Education

    S6:E21

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for It Didn't Happen One Night
    6.4/10(115 votes)

    #2 - It Didn't Happen One Night

    S6:E19

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

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
    6.5/10(126 votes)

    #3 - Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

    S4:E10

    Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Tarses
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  4. Background image for My Son the Comedian
    6.6/10(105 votes)

    #4 - My Son the Comedian

    S6:E7

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

    Director:Dick Martin
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  5. Background image for Easy for You to Say
    6.6/10(105 votes)

    #5 - Easy for You to Say

    S6:E18

    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.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for My Boy Guillermo
    6.7/10(111 votes)

    #6 - My Boy Guillermo

    S4:E19

    Jerry Robinson's depression turns to instant joy when a globe-trotting ex-flame suddenly re-enters his life and proposes.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Jerry's Retirement
    6.7/10(114 votes)

    #7 - Jerry's Retirement

    S5:E10

    Bob defends the work ethic when Jerry comes into a pile of money and promptly retires from the dental profession.

    Director:Alan Myerson
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  9. Background image for P-I-L-O-T
    6.8/10(202 votes)

    #8 - P-I-L-O-T

    S1:E9

    Bob 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 decide to adopt a child.

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  10. Background image for Here's Looking at You, Kid
    6.8/10(121 votes)

    #9 - Here's Looking at You, Kid

    S4:E2

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Duke of Dunk
    6.8/10(114 votes)

    #10 - Duke of Dunk

    S4:E20

    A professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Son of an Ex-Con Job
    6.8/10(103 votes)

    #11 - Son of an Ex-Con Job

    S6:E15

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

    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Father Knows Worst
    6.9/10(209 votes)

    #12 - Father Knows Worst

    S1:E7

    Bob'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 the world.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
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  14. Background image for Carol at 6:01
    6.9/10(113 votes)

    #13 - Carol at 6:01

    S4:E17

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Guaranteed Not to Shrink
    6.9/10(111 votes)

    #14 - Guaranteed Not to Shrink

    S4:E21

    Bob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and become a psychologist.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
    6.9/10(101 votes)

    #15 - Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

    S5:E11

    Jerry, retired orthodontist and orphan, takes off on a world tour to search for his long-lost parents.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Mentor
    6.9/10(105 votes)

    #16 - The Mentor

    S5:E22

    A despondent friend accepts Bob's suggestion and turns the psychologist's reception area into a mini-Polynesian village.

    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Home is Where the Hurt Is
    7.0/10(147 votes)

    #17 - Home is Where the Hurt Is

    S3:E15

    Facing the depressing prospect of returning home to Iowa to spend the holidays with her domineering parents, Carol brings her troubles to Bob's apartment. There she spends Christmas Eve pouring out the disasters of her childhood.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
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  19. Background image for A Matter of Vice-Principal
    7.0/10(111 votes)

    #18 - A Matter of Vice-Principal

    S4:E14

    Emily must contend with irate teachers, hamsters, and an escaped snake when she's unexpectedly upped to the position of school vice principal.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for No Sale
    7.0/10(108 votes)

    #19 - No Sale

    S4:E16

    Bob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.

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  21. Background image for Et, Tu, Carol?
    7.0/10(104 votes)

    #20 - Et, Tu, Carol?

    S5:E6

    Both Bob's receptionist and a Buddha figure with a clock in its navel give the psychologist a hard time.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Send This Boy to Camp
    7.0/10(101 votes)

    #21 - Send This Boy to Camp

    S5:E7

    Bob and his friends host an orphan contingent for a wildly improbable camping-out experience.

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  23. Background image for Halls of Hartley
    7.0/10(100 votes)

    #22 - Halls of Hartley

    S5:E17

    Bob succumbs to the pressures of living in a big city and desperately seeks employment of a small rural college.

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  24. Background image for Shrinking Violence
    7.0/10(108 votes)

    #23 - Shrinking Violence

    S5:E23

    Bob offers sound psychological advice to his wife and his therapy group on how to handle anger. Then he proceeds to blow up himself.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Bob's Change of Life
    7.0/10(111 votes)

    #24 - Bob's Change of Life

    S6:E1

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

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  26. Background image for Ex-Con Job
    7.0/10(114 votes)

    #25 - Ex-Con Job

    S6:E2

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

    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Crisis in Education" is the worst rated episode of "The Bob Newhart Show". It scored 6.2/10 based on 103 votes. Directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/11/1978. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "It Didn't Happen One Night".