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The Best Episodes of Newhart

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to...

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  1. 8.6/10(146 votes)

    #1 - Take Me to Your Loudon

    S6:E7

    Michael seeks to create an Orson Welles-style panic when he programs The War of the Worlds on Halloween night. Dick desperately tries to control the panicked guests at the inn's costume party.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. 8.3/10(127 votes)

    #2 - The Prodigal Darryl

    S3:E21

    Darryl runs off after he and his brother's win a contest for writing the best commerical jingle, netting them $30,000. Dick, Larry & the remaining Darryl search for the missing brother. Meanwhile, Joanna decorates the inn in Christmas decor for a Christmas card photo.

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    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  3. 8.3/10(119 votes)

    #3 - The Stratford Horror Picture Show

    S4:E15

    The Loudons are spooked when the ghost of Sarah Newton (episode #2) returns to haunt the inn.

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    Director:John Pasquin
  4. 8.2/10(116 votes)

    #4 - My Fair Larry

    S3:E17

    Joanna undertakes a massive project when she agrees to try to spruce up Larry, Darryl & Darryl and the Minuteman cafe.

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  5. 8.1/10(103 votes)

    #5 - Pirate Pete

    S4:E1

    Dick fills in on a kiddie TV program for its ailing host, Pirate Pete. Dick is appalled at Pete's commercialism and inadvertantly gets the programs cancelled. Dick tries his hardest to get Pete reinstated. Meanwhile, George plays a practical joke on Stephanie, adjusting her scale up two pounds.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown
  6. 8.1/10(107 votes)

    #6 - Summa Cum Larry

    S4:E3

    Dick covers for Larry when he enrolls in night school and doesn't want the Darryls to know he's improving himself. Joanna obsesses when a travel guide lowers the inn's rating.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
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  8. 8.0/10(115 votes)

    #7 - R.I.P. Off

    S3:E20

    Harley goes to jail after he is tricked into selling swamp grave plots. Michael, Dick and Joanna set up an ""Abscam"" to catch the real criminal.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Russ Woody
  9. 8.0/10(102 votes)

    #8 - What Makes Dick Run

    S3:E22

    Dick and his crew have VITA fever when the local broadcasting awards, the VITAs, are scheduled to be announced. Dick, inspired by a puppet show put on by Larry and the boys for an ailing Stephanie, decides to jazz up his act to win a VITA nomination.

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    Director:Dick Martin
  10. 8.0/10(102 votes)

    #9 - Candidate Larry

    S4:E5

    Larry runs for Mayor.

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    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  11. 8.0/10(89 votes)

    #10 - Prima Darryl

    S6:E2

    Larry is ousted as leader after he discovers that Darryl is actually the oldest of the three.

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    Director:Dick Martin
  12. 8.0/10(87 votes)

    #11 - Telethon Man

    S6:E10

    Dick hosts a 48-hour telethon when WPIV is about to go under.

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    Director:David Mirkin
  13. 7.9/10(113 votes)

    #12 - Dick Gets Larry's Goat

    S3:E13

    The Loudons feud with Larry and the Darryls after Dick alerts animal control to the brother's illegal, and annoying goat. Simply hilarious.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. 7.9/10(97 votes)

    #13 - Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

    S4:E13

    Larry dedicates his life to Dick when he believes Dick brought him back from the dead.

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    Director:John Pasquin
  15. 7.9/10(93 votes)

    #14 - Replaceable You

    S4:E23

    Secretary Alma amazes Dick, which she fills in as producer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. 7.9/10(106 votes)

    #15 - The Buck Stops Here

    S6:E17

    Dick becomes the town pariah after he inadvertently kills the town's good-luck charm, The Great White Buck.

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  17. 7.8/10(100 votes)

    #16 - Miss Stephanie

    S3:E4

    Larry misinterprets a comment by Stephanie and makes her the object of his undying love.

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    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  18. 7.8/10(102 votes)

    #17 - The Way We Ought to Be

    S4:E2

    Michael and Steph break up when Michael realizes he's tired of Stephanie's demanding ways. Dick has difficulties with the WPIV staff when they're slow to direct his show.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. 7.8/10(89 votes)

    #18 - Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?

    S4:E18

    Dick is thrilled when a production company expresses interest in making 'How to be a Plumber' into a video. His elation quickly dissipates when the producers decide to recast 'Dick Loudon' because of Dick's shifty eyes and stammer.

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    Director:Dick Martin
  20. 7.8/10(98 votes)

    #19 - Pre-Nups

    S4:E24

    The Loudons, George, Steph and Michael are invited to Vanderkellen mansion for Arthur's birthday. Art insists Michael sign a pre-nuptial agreement that he refuses to do. Stephanie fears Michael's only dating her for her money. Dick worries when he breaks a music box given to Arthur by Winston Churchill.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
  21. 7.8/10(99 votes)

    #20 - My Three Dads

    S6:E13

    Larry, Darryl & Darryls announce their plans to adopt a child. Little do they suspect their 'child' will be 18-years-old.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. 7.7/10(102 votes)

    #21 - Happy Trails to You

    S3:E9

    Dick is dragged into court when a farmer claims Dick plagiarized his work.

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    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown
  23. 7.7/10(93 votes)

    #22 - Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

    S4:E6

    Stephanie's father visits the inn with the news that he's left his wife. The town celebrates Colonial Days, an authentic recreation of colonial times.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown
  24. 7.7/10(86 votes)

    #23 - Still the Beavers

    S4:E10

    Dick convinces George to quit the Beaver Lodge after the Beavers cheat George out of a prize rightfully his. George starts up a rival lodge to get back at the Beavers.

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  25. 7.7/10(94 votes)

    #24 - The Snowmen Cometh

    S4:E17

    The town panics when it appears the annual Snow Carnival will be cancelled due to a lack of snow. Larry, Darryl & Darryl request $2,000 to make it snow.

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    Director:John Pasquin
  26. 7.6/10(118 votes)

    #25 - Tell a Lie, Get a Check

    S3:E1

    Dick and Joanna return from vacation to find Kirk and Cindy have moved away and Kirk has asked Dick to sell the cafe. Michael teaches Dick the only way he'll be able to sell the rundown cafe is by stretching the truth.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Dan Wilcox

Best Episodes Summary

"Take Me to Your Loudon" is the best rated episode of "Newhart". It scored 8.6/10 based on 146 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/26/1987. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Prodigal Darryl".