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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!

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...

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  1. 8.3/10(118 votes)

    #1 - The Stratford Horror Picture Show

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    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
  2. 8.1/10(101 votes)

    #2 - Pirate Pete

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    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:N/A
  3. 8.1/10(105 votes)

    #3 - Summa Cum Larry

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    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
  4. 8.0/10(102 votes)

    #4 - Candidate Larry

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    S4:E5

    Larry runs for Mayor.

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    Director:Dick Martin
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  5. 7.9/10(97 votes)

    #5 - Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

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    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
  6. 7.9/10(93 votes)

    #6 - Replaceable You

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    S4:E23

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

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  8. 7.8/10(101 votes)

    #7 - The Way We Ought to Be

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    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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  9. 7.8/10(89 votes)

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

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    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
  10. 7.8/10(98 votes)

    #9 - Pre-Nups

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    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
  11. 7.7/10(93 votes)

    #10 - Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

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    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
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  12. 7.7/10(86 votes)

    #11 - Still the Beavers

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    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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  13. 7.7/10(94 votes)

    #12 - The Snowmen Cometh

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    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
  14. 7.6/10(90 votes)

    #13 - Stephanie Nightingale

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    S4:E14

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

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  15. 7.6/10(104 votes)

    #14 - Torn Between Three Brothers

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    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.

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  16. 7.6/10(98 votes)

    #15 - Baby, I'm Your Handyman

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    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.

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  17. 7.5/10(91 votes)

    #16 - The Geezers in the Band

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    S4:E7

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

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    Director:David Mirkin
  18. 7.5/10(98 votes)

    #17 - I Do, Okay

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    S4:E16

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

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  19. 7.4/10(103 votes)

    #18 - Write to Privacy

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    S4:E9

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

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    Director:Dick Martin
  20. 7.4/10(103 votes)

    #19 - Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

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    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.

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    Director:Dick Martin
  21. 7.3/10(98 votes)

    #20 - Oh, That Morocco

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    S4:E4

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

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
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  22. 7.2/10(96 votes)

    #21 - The Shape of Things

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    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.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
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  23. 7.1/10(83 votes)

    #22 - Look Ma, No Talent

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    S4:E12

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

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    Director:Dan Wilcox
    Writer:Dan Wilcox
  24. 7.0/10(95 votes)

    #23 - He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin

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    S4:E19

    George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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  25. 6.9/10(96 votes)

    #24 - Much Ado About Mitch

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    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.

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    Director:Dick Martin

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Stratford Horror Picture Show" is the best rated episode of "Newhart" season 4. It scored 8.3/10 based on 118 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by David Mirkin, it aired on 2/3/1986. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Pirate Pete".