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The Best Episodes of Newhart Season 1

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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 book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Newhart Season 1 Episode 1 - In the Beginning...
    7.5/10(254 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Newhart Season 1 Episode 2 - Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A'Mould'ring in the Grave
    8.2/10(230 votes)

    #2 - Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A'Mould'ring in the Grave

    S1:E2

    Dick and Joanna learn that there's a body buried in the basement. The Loudons try to get the body moved to the church cemetery, only to find that she was a witch.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Katherine Green

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  3. Newhart Season 1 Episode 3 - Hail to the Councilman
    7.6/10(186 votes)

    #3 - Hail to the Councilman

    S1:E3

    Dick gets his hopes up after two city officials suggest he run for town council.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Newhart Season 1 Episode 4 - Shall We Gather at the River?
    7.4/10(174 votes)

    #4 - Shall We Gather at the River?

    S1:E4

    Joanna falls through the ice at the annual River Day festival. Dick is on the outs when Joanna blames him for everything bad that happens in her life.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Newhart Season 1 Episode 5 - This Probably is Condemned
    6.8/10(173 votes)

    #5 - This Probably is Condemned

    S1:E5

    Dick and the gang pitch in to help Kirk get the Minuteman up to code after its shut down.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Newhart Season 1 Episode 6 - No Tigers at the Circus
    7.2/10(130 votes)

    #6 - No Tigers at the Circus

    S1:E6

    Dick spirals into a profound depression after the Stratford is denied in its bid to be classified an historic landmark.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Newhart Season 1 Episode 7 - The Perfect Match
    7.0/10(151 votes)

    #7 - The Perfect Match

    S1:E7

    Leslie's high school sweetheart returns from far off places to ask for her hand in marriage, to Kirk's obvious displeasure.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Stuart Silverman

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  8. Newhart Season 1 Episode 8 - Some are Born Writers...Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them
    6.9/10(147 votes)

    #8 - Some are Born Writers...Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them

    S1:E8

    Dick praises an aspiring writer's work to avoid hurting her feelings. The writer's enthusiastic husband quits his job to allow his wife to write full time. It's up to Dick to secure her an agent and teach her to write, all before their savings runs out in a month and a half.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Newhart Season 1 Episode 9 - No Room at the Inn
    8.0/10(153 votes)

    #9 - No Room at the Inn

    S1:E9

    The inn is swamped when 24 guests are snowed in on Christmas Eve. While Kirk tries to keep the guests entertained, Dick tries to find room for a traveller named Joseph and his pregnant wife.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Barry Kemp

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  10. Newhart Season 1 Episode 10 - The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet
    6.8/10(147 votes)

    #10 - The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet

    S1:E10

    A U.S. Senator's wife checks into the inn and holds a press conference to announce she's divorcing her inattentive husband.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Newhart Season 1 Episode 11 - Sprained Dreams
    7.3/10(145 votes)

    #11 - Sprained Dreams

    S1:E11

    Dick jeopardizes Leslie's lifelong dream of becoming a world-class skier when he accidentally falls on her.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Newhart Season 1 Episode 12 - The Way We Thought We Were
    7.1/10(139 votes)

    #12 - The Way We Thought We Were

    S1:E12

    George's old flame visits the inn. Both are disappointed when the other isn't as they remember.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Newhart Season 1 Episode 13 - The Visitors
    7.2/10(142 votes)

    #13 - The Visitors

    S1:E13

    Dick and Joanna cant wait for their 'fun' friends to visit, but soon become perturbed after their friends treat the Loudons not as friends, but innkeepers.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Newhart Season 1 Episode 14 - What is This Thing Called Lust?
    7.5/10(156 votes)

    #14 - What is This Thing Called Lust?

    S1:E14

    Leslie's attractive cousin Stephanie visits Vermont to settle her emotions as she nears her wedding day. Stephanie soon finds herself lusting after Kirk.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Newhart Season 1 Episode 15 - Breakfast Theater
    6.4/10(145 votes)

    #15 - Breakfast Theater

    S1:E15

    Washed-up comic Manny Silver visits the Stratford, reminding Dick of the 'debt' he owes Manny for starting his writing career. Manny shames Dick into letting him perform in the inn, over Joanna's strenuous objections.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Newhart Season 1 Episode 16 - Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose
    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #16 - Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose

    S1:E16

    Kirk goes into the hospital for surgery to remove a foreign object from his nose, leaving Larry, Darryl and a very svelte Darryl in charge of the cafe. Dick and Joanna, about to go to New York for a writer's conference have to bail out the boys when an unexpected crowd turns up at the cafe.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Newhart Season 1 Episode 17 - A View from the Bench
    7.5/10(141 votes)

    #17 - A View from the Bench

    S1:E17

    Dick, Kirk, and George go to Boston to use their bench passes for a Celtics game. Dick loses his pass. Meanwhile, Leslie and Joanna wait at the inn for incoming guest, Daniel J. Travanti.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Newhart Season 1 Episode 18 - The Boy Who Cried Goat
    7.6/10(134 votes)

    #18 - The Boy Who Cried Goat

    S1:E18

    When Kirk's cafe is robbed, his history of deception comes back to haunt him as the insurance investigator refuses to believe his story.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Barbara Hall

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  19. Newhart Season 1 Episode 19 - Heaven Knows Mr. Utley
    7.5/10(146 votes)

    #19 - Heaven Knows Mr. Utley

    S1:E19

    George is the town laughingstock when he claims to have spied an UFO.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Newhart Season 1 Episode 20 - You're Homebody 'til Somebody Loves You
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    #20 - You're Homebody 'til Somebody Loves You

    S1:E20

    Dick inadvertently insults Joanna, calling her a homebody. Joanna takes a job with a travel agency in an attempt to assert herself.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Newhart Season 1 Episode 21 - Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have
    7.4/10(134 votes)

    #21 - Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have

    S1:E21

    Kirk's grandmother visits on the same night he finally gets a date with Leslie.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Newhart Season 1 Episode 22 - I Enjoy Being a Guy
    8.3/10(156 votes)

    #22 - I Enjoy Being a Guy

    S1:E22

    Dick loves being 'just one of the guys' when Chester and Jim invite him to join their golf foursome. Dick is distressed to find that their gambling habit and lousy golfing abilities make him the big winner. Dick tries to figure out a way to give the money back without breaking 'the guy code'.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writers:Bob Perlow, Gene Braunstein

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"In the Beginning..." is the best rated episode of "Newhart" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 254 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by Barry Kemp, it aired on 10/25/1982. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A'Mould'ring in the Grave".