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The Best Episodes of Newhart Season 4

Every episode of Newhart Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Newhart Season 4!

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 4 Episode 1 - Pirate Pete
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    #1 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Newhart Season 4 Episode 2 - The Way We Ought to Be
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    #2 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Newhart Season 4 Episode 3 - Summa Cum Larry
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    #3 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  4. Newhart Season 4 Episode 4 - Oh, That Morocco
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    #4 - Oh, That Morocco

    S4:E4

    A lonely Joanna becomes best friends with Stephanie who insists on a group vacation to lovely Morocco.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Newhart Season 4 Episode 5 - Candidate Larry
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    #5 - Candidate Larry

    S4:E5

    Larry runs for Mayor.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Newhart Season 4 Episode 6 - Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead
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    #6 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Newhart Season 4 Episode 7 - The Geezers in the Band
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    #7 - The Geezers in the Band

    S4:E7

    When Dick's old college jazz band reunites at the inn, he finds that expectations often excede reality.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  8. Newhart Season 4 Episode 8 - The Shape of Things
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    #8 - The Shape of Things

    S4:E8

    Stephanie and Joanna open an aerobics club. Problems present themselves when Stephanie appoints herself as the manager and relegates Joanna to custodial duties.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Newhart Season 4 Episode 9 - Write to Privacy
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    #9 - Write to Privacy

    S4:E9

    Joanna and Steph are furious with Michael after they peek at his diary and find out what he really thinks of them.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Susan Beavers

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  10. Newhart Season 4 Episode 10 - Still the Beavers
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    #10 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Katherine Green

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  11. Newhart Season 4 Episode 11 - Much Ado About Mitch
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    #11 - Much Ado About Mitch

    S4:E11

    George joins a Big Brother program and is dismayed when his young protege Mitch is awestruck by Dick's fast paced lifestyle. Michael and Stephanie use a Oujia board.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  12. Newhart Season 4 Episode 12 - Look Ma, No Talent
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    #12 - Look Ma, No Talent

    S4:E12

    Michael begins shirking his duties and risks his job when he tries to find a talent to impress his mother.

    Director:Dan Wilcox
    Writer:Dan Wilcox

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  13. Newhart Season 4 Episode 13 - Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry
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    #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.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Lissa Levin

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  14. Newhart Season 4 Episode 14 - Stephanie Nightingale
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    #14 - Stephanie Nightingale

    S4:E14

    Stephanie must care for the hotel staff and guests when a measels epidemic sweeps the inn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Newhart Season 4 Episode 15 - The Stratford Horror Picture Show
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    #15 - The Stratford Horror Picture Show

    S4:E15

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

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  16. Newhart Season 4 Episode 16 - I Do, Okay
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    #16 - I Do, Okay

    S4:E16

    Joanna and a decidedly unenthusiastic Dick decide to renew their wedding vows to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Newhart Season 4 Episode 17 - The Snowmen Cometh
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    #17 - 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.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  18. Newhart Season 4 Episode 18 - Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?
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    #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.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Phoef Sutton

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  19. Newhart Season 4 Episode 19 - He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin
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    #19 - He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin

    S4:E19

    George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Newhart Season 4 Episode 20 - Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter
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    #20 - Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

    S4:E20

    On a lark, Dick submits his newest book to his publisher under the pseudonym he used when he first started writing, Dwight Schmidlapp, only to find it rejected. Dick sinks into a funk when he realizes he's 'coasting' in his writing career.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  21. Newhart Season 4 Episode 21 - Torn Between Three Brothers
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    #21 - Torn Between Three Brothers

    S4:E21

    A jilted fiancee staying at the inn gets a job at the Minuteman cafe. She unwittingly encourages the affections of both Darryls but rejects them for the more vocal Larry. George organizes a citywide campaign when Michael pulls Barnaby Jones off the air in favor of The Secret Lives of Platinum Gold Dancers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  22. Newhart Season 4 Episode 22 - Baby, I'm Your Handyman
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    #22 - Baby, I'm Your Handyman

    S4:E22

    George worries that a new girlfriend, actress Loretta Dupris is only dating him to make use of his handyman skills. TV Producer J.J. buys a Victorian mansion and plans to bulldoze it to erect a space needle.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Phoef Sutton

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  23. Newhart Season 4 Episode 23 - Replaceable You
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    #23 - Replaceable You

    S4:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Newhart Season 4 Episode 24 - Pre-Nups
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    #24 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Pirate Pete" is the best rated episode of "Newhart" season 4. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Peter Baldwin and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/1985. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Way We Ought to Be".