The Best Episodes of Newhart Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(101 votes)

   #1 - Pirate Pete

   S4:E19/30/1985

   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:Gary Belkin

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Gary Belkin
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   7.8/10(99 votes)

   #2 - The Way We Ought to Be

   S4:E210/7/1985

   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:Ellen Gittelsohn

   Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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   Director:Ellen Gittelsohn

   Writer:Miriam Trogdon
3. 

   8.1/10(105 votes)

   #3 - Summa Cum Larry

   S4:E310/21/1985

   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

   Writers:Arnie Kogen, Gary Jacobs

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writers:Arnie Kogen, Gary Jacobs
4. 

   7.3/10(96 votes)

   #4 - Oh, That Morocco

   S4:E410/28/1985

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

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Barton Dean

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Barton Dean
5. 

   8.0/10(99 votes)

   #5 - Candidate Larry

   S4:E511/4/1985

   Larry runs for Mayor.

   Director:Dick Martin

   Writer:Douglas Wyman

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   Director:Dick Martin

   Writer:Douglas Wyman
6. 

   7.8/10(88 votes)

   #6 - Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

   S4:E611/11/1985

   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:Barton Dean

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Barton Dean
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   7.5/10(85 votes)

   #7 - The Geezers in the Band

   S4:E711/25/1985

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

   Director:Dick Martin

   Writer:David Mirkin

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   Director:Dick Martin

   Writer:David Mirkin
8. 

   7.1/10(92 votes)

   #8 - The Shape of Things

   S4:E812/2/1985

   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:John Steven Owen

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:John Steven Owen
9. 

   7.4/10(98 votes)

   #9 - Write to Privacy

   S4:E912/16/1985

   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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   Director:Dick Martin

   Writer:Susan Beavers
10. 

    7.7/10(81 votes)

    #10 - Still the Beavers

    S4:E1012/23/1985

    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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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Katherine Green
11. 

    6.8/10(91 votes)

    #11 - Much Ado About Mitch

    S4:E111/6/1986

    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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    Director:Dick Martin

    Writer:Janet Leahy
12. 

    7.1/10(79 votes)

    #12 - Look Ma, No Talent

    S4:E121/13/1986

    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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    Director:Dan Wilcox

    Writer:Dan Wilcox
13. 

    7.8/10(93 votes)

    #13 - Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

    S4:E131/20/1986

    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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    Director:John Pasquin

    Writer:Lissa Levin
14. 

    7.7/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Stephanie Nightingale

    S4:E141/27/1986

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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Writer:Unknown
15. 

    8.3/10(116 votes)

    #15 - The Stratford Horror Picture Show

    S4:E152/3/1986

    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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    Director:John Pasquin

    Writer:David Mirkin
16. 

    7.4/10(92 votes)

    #16 - I Do, Okay

    S4:E162/10/1986

    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. 

    7.7/10(90 votes)

    #17 - The Snowmen Cometh

    S4:E172/17/1986

    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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    Director:John Pasquin

    Writer:Arnie Kogen
18. 

    7.7/10(84 votes)

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

    S4:E182/24/1986

    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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    Director:Dick Martin

    Writer:Phoef Sutton
19. 

    6.9/10(90 votes)

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

    S4:E193/3/1986

    George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

    Director:John Pasquin

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:John Pasquin

    Writer:Unknown
20. 

    7.5/10(100 votes)

    #20 - Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

    S4:E203/10/1986

    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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    Director:Dick Martin

    Writer:Janet Leahy
21. 

    7.6/10(100 votes)

    #21 - Torn Between Three Brothers

    S4:E213/17/1986

    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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    Writer:David Mirkin
22. 

    7.6/10(93 votes)

    #22 - Baby, I'm Your Handyman

    S4:E224/7/1986

    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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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Phoef Sutton
23. 

    7.9/10(88 votes)

    #23 - Replaceable You

    S4:E234/14/1986

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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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24. 

    7.9/10(93 votes)

    #24 - Pre-Nups

    S4:E245/12/1986

    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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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Arnie Kogen