7.3/1074 votes#1 - Mad Dog Returns
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1992
Bob Newhart stars as Bob McKay, a comic book artist whose super hero creation, Mad-Dog, makes an unexpected comeback.
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6.5/1064 votes#2 - Drawing a Blank
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1992
Bob's new dream job at Ace Comic Books turns into a nightmare when he and his boss, Harlan Stone, draw a complete blank on their first day together as creative collaborators.
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7.4/1062 votes#3 - My Daughter, My Fodder
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1992
Trisha smells a rat when she sees her boyfriend Matt with another woman eating a meatball sandwhich, but the real rodent may be Bob, when he incorporates her romantic problem into Mad-Dog's first storyline.
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6.3/1061 votes#4 - Penny for Your Thoughts
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1992
Bob's first issue of ""Mad-Dog"" comic books may get the boot from Ace Comic Books toughest critic: Smitty, the shoe shine man. Mr. Terhorst sets up a ""focus group"" to critque Mad-Dog.
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7.3/1060 votes#5 - Terminate Her
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1992
Harlan hires his sexy girlfriend Shayla as the new colorist, but leaves it up to Bob to fire her.
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7.1/1061 votes#6 - P.C. or Not P.C.
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1992
Appalled by the exploitative nature of the comics depicting an unrealistic female image, Trisha inspires a feminine revolt her first day on the job at Bob's office.
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7.0/1062 votes#7 - A Streetcar Named Congress-Douglas
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1992
When Bob, Harlan, and Bob's comic buddies from the old days get together for a poker game, Bob's good luck ends when he discovers that his ""buddies"" are putting the moves on Kaye.
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7.1/1063 votes#8 - Unforgiven
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1992
Bob and Harlan and the rest of the crew go ballistic when they discover that Albie is responsible for the missing last page in the all-important first issue of Mad-Dog comics. Harlan fires Albie but later re-hires him when it turns out it was a good idea.
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7.8/1066 votes#9 - Mad Dog on 34th Street
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1992
Bob's hopes for a happy Thanksgiving are deflated when his 70-foot-tall ""Mad-Dog"" balloon takes flight the night before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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6.7/1060 votes#10 - Stone in Love
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1992
When Harlan and Shayla's love/hate relationship escalates to discussions of engagement and marriage, Bob finds himself caught in the middle and on a plane to Vegas.
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7.9/1061 votes#11 - The Lost Episode
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1992
After Bob's original issue of ""Mad-Dog"" is accidentally destroyed, Bob has a bizzare encounter with his number one fan, meanwhile the staff gets roped in by Trisha's jump-roping scheme.
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7.1/1064 votes#12 - A Christmas Story
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/1992
The McKay family seeks the true meaning of Christmas after Bob is caught plagiarizing and Trisha steals a spoon from Mr. Terhorst's cutlery collection during the company's holiday party.
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7.5/1061 votes#13 - La Sorpresa
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1993
Bob's surprise birthday bash becomes a tale of torture when he develops a migraine headache just before two flamenco dancers unleash their 'hell' on his new hardwood floor.
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7.5/1065 votes#14 - Bob and Kaye and Jerry and Patty
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1993
The McKay family and the Fleisher family try to put things behind them as they meet for the first time since Jerry grabbed Kay's butt in an act of desperation. Unfortuanlly for Jerry, Bob says something to Patty; who had no idea that this had happened.
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7.1/1061 votes#15 - You Can't Win
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1993
Bob and the ""Mad-Dog"" staff is nominated for the annual comic book awards, but Bob doesn't thank anyone afraid he'll forget someone.
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7.3/1062 votes#16 - Da Game
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1993
Bob's invites his old friend George Wendt to watch the Superbowl on his new bigscreen television. Things go wrong when his some of the staff drops by and repeatedly refer to him as ""The Guy Who Plays Norm on Cheers.""
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7.1/1061 votes#17 - The Man Who Killed Mad Dog
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1993
Chad buys some old ""Mad-Dog"" comic books at a garage sale. The original owner of the comic books is Senator Wilkinson, who was chairman of a Senate subcommittee on the de-moralization of comic books and grilled Bob years earlier before the committee. Bob decides to pay Mr. Wilkinson a little visit.
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7.2/1059 votes#18 - The Phantom of AmCanTranConComCo
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/1993
Trisha is dumped by her boyfriend Matt, but she finds romance with the mysterious Mr. Terhorst, Bob's Boss.
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7.8/1061 votes#19 - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Our Lady of Constant Sorrow
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/12/1993
Bob is suckered into a church fund raiser at Our Lady of Constant Sorrow. Things go awry when Bob arranges a casnio night.
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6.7/1060 votes#20 - I'm Getting Re-Married in the Morning
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/12/1993
Trisha plans a 25th anniversary celebration for her parents, but things turn sour when she wakes up to late, and the McKay's getted robbed on their way to Wisconsin.
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6.8/1059 votes#21 - Tell Them Willy Mammoth is Here
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/19/1993
There's a bright blue mastodon in Bob's life, meanwhile Trisha and Kathy becomes roomates and Albie movies in with the two girls and almost drives Trisha out.
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6.8/1059 votes#22 - Death of an Underwear Salesman
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/26/1993
After breaking Bob's hand in a strange accident, underwear salesman Buzz Loudermilk lands a new job -- as a Mad-Dog comic book artist.
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7.2/1062 votes#23 - The Entertainer
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/1993
Trisha's throws a dinner party to try and impress her new good looking boyfriend, but the party turns into a disaster after Bob discovers glass in the Chicken Marsala.
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7.5/1059 votes#24 - Neighborhood Watch
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/1993
Bob and Kay's new neighbors are delightful, kind and generous. Just one problem...Mert Zucker works out in the nude every night and Bob can see him through his bedroom window.
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7.1/1060 votes#25 - Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Mad Dog Gone?
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/17/1993
Bob and Harlan and the rest of the ""Mad-Dog"" team find themselves out of work after their company is suddenly bought out by a ruthless millionaire.
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The Best Episodes of Bob Season 1
Every episode of Bob Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bob Season 1!
Bob is an American television situation comedy which ran on CBS from September 18, 1992 until December 27, 1993. It was the third sitcom starring...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Mad Dog Returns" is the best rated episode of "Bob" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 74 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1992. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Drawing a Blank".