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The Best Episodes of Newhart

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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. Background image for Take Me to Your Loudon
    8.6/10(148 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Prima Darryl
    8.0/10(90 votes)

    #2 - Prima Darryl

    S6:E2

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

    Director:Dick Martin
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  3. Background image for Telethon Man
    8.0/10(89 votes)

    #3 - Telethon Man

    S6:E10

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

    Director:David Mirkin
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  4. Background image for The Buck Stops Here
    7.9/10(107 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for My Three Dads
    7.8/10(99 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Here's to You Mrs. Loudon
    7.6/10(94 votes)

    #6 - Here's to You Mrs. Loudon

    S6:E1

    Joanna has trouble dumping a 16-year-old boy with a crush on her. George searches for a nickname.

    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Inn This Corner
    7.6/10(82 votes)

    #7 - Inn This Corner

    S6:E3

    Dick and Joanna love the fun-loving couple staying at the Stratford...until they announce they're opening a posh new inn down the street.

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  9. Background image for Vintage Stephanie
    7.6/10(90 votes)

    #8 - Vintage Stephanie

    S6:E6

    Stephanie panics when she discovers she's no longer 'blossoming'. It takes Larry, Darryl, and Darryl's sage advice to break her depression. George buys blue jeans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Support Your Local Shifflet
    7.6/10(92 votes)

    #9 - Support Your Local Shifflet

    S6:E12

    Dick encourages Officer Shifflet to go on strike after the town refuses to give him a raise.

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  11. Background image for Courtin' Disaster
    7.4/10(82 votes)

    #10 - Courtin' Disaster

    S6:E24

    Joanna sets George up on a blind date. Everything goes great until George runs into his date's jealous ex-boyfriend.

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  12. Background image for Me and My Gayle
    7.3/10(82 votes)

    #11 - Me and My Gayle

    S6:E4

    George reunites with an old high school flame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Till Depth Do Us Part (2)
    7.3/10(88 votes)

    #12 - Till Depth Do Us Part (2)

    S6:E9

    Synopsis coming soon

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Laugh at My Wife Please
    7.3/10(92 votes)

    #13 - Laugh at My Wife Please

    S6:E11

    Joanna delivers Dick's unfunny speech when she's picked to give historical presentations to tour groups. George babysits the Darryls while Larry vacations.

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  15. Background image for Would You Buy a Used Car From This Handyman?
    7.3/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Would You Buy a Used Car From This Handyman?

    S6:E16

    George decides to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a used car salesman.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Attention WPIV Shoppers
    7.3/10(90 votes)

    #15 - Attention WPIV Shoppers

    S6:E18

    Dick is roped into co-hosting a home shopping show with Stephanie.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Newsstruck
    7.3/10(85 votes)

    #16 - Newsstruck

    S6:E22

    Michael changes his entire outlook on life when he starts producing the news. George gives up on the Red Sox.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Reading, Writing, and Rating Points
    7.2/10(88 votes)

    #17 - Reading, Writing, and Rating Points

    S6:E5

    Michael steals an idea for a new program from a student in his television production class.

    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Till Depth Do Us Part (1)
    7.2/10(88 votes)

    #18 - Till Depth Do Us Part (1)

    S6:E8

    Synopsis coming soon

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Presence of Malice
    7.2/10(88 votes)

    #19 - Presence of Malice

    S6:E15

    Dick has a showdown with television critic Curtis Bilgray after Bilgray writes several negative reviews of 'Vermont Today'. Larry and the Darryls become cult figures after finding a pancake with Paul Anka's face on it.

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  21. Background image for The Big Uneasy
    7.2/10(90 votes)

    #20 - The Big Uneasy

    S6:E19

    Michael is tempted by a television executive during a conference in New Orleans.

    Director:Dick Martin
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  22. Background image for A Midseason's Night Dream
    7.2/10(103 votes)

    #21 - A Midseason's Night Dream

    S6:E21

    This unique episode goes inside several characters' dreams. Dick dreams all his troubles have disappeared; the wicked Joanna torments Stephanie; Michael runs three major networks; and Larry guest hosts the Tonight Show.

    Director:David Mirkin
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  23. Background image for The Gleeless Club
    6.9/10(85 votes)

    #22 - The Gleeless Club

    S6:E23

    Dick's on the outs with Joanna when he's accepted into the town glee club and she's not.

    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for A Friendship That Will Last a Lunchtime
    6.8/10(93 votes)

    #23 - A Friendship That Will Last a Lunchtime

    S6:E14

    Dick's former co-host Buffy Denver visits the inn and strikes up a friendship with Stephanie after discovering they have so much in common.

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  25. Background image for Draw Partner
    6.6/10(93 votes)

    #24 - Draw Partner

    S6:E20

    Dick gets a chance to work with his favorite illustrator, Corinne Denby, while George & Joanna eagerly await the Inn's 5,000th guest.

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  26. Background image for In the Beginning...
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #25 - In the Beginning...

    S1:E1

    Dick and Joanna Loudon purchase the Stratford Inn, a remnant of colonial times in scenic Vermont. Their caretaker, George Utley, and his family have tended the inn for decades. Dick hires a maid, Leslie, and meets their next-door neighbor (and habitual liar) Kirk. The inn opens for business amid myriad start-up problems.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Barry Kemp
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Best Episodes Summary

"Take Me to Your Loudon" is the best rated episode of "Newhart". It scored 8.6/10 based on 148 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/26/1987. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Prima Darryl".