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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...
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:CBS

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Pirate Pete" is the best rated episode of "Newhart" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 96 votes. Directed by Peter Baldwin and written by N/A, it aired on 9/30/1985. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Way We Ought to Be".

  • Pirate Pete
    8.1/1096 votes

    #1 - Pirate Pete

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1985

    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: N/A

  • The Way We Ought to Be
    7.8/1095 votes

    #2 - The Way We Ought to Be

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Summa Cum Larry
    8.1/1099 votes

    #3 - Summa Cum Larry

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1985

    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

    Writer: Arnie Kogen

  • Oh, That Morocco
    7.3/1091 votes

    #4 - Oh, That Morocco

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1985

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

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • Candidate Larry
    8.0/1092 votes

    #5 - Candidate Larry

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1985

    Larry runs for Mayor.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: N/A

  • Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead
    7.7/1090 votes

    #6 - Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1985

    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: N/A

  • The Geezers in the Band
    7.5/1087 votes

    #7 - The Geezers in the Band

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/1985

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

    Director: David Mirkin

    Writer: David Mirkin

  • The Shape of Things
    7.3/1089 votes

    #8 - The Shape of Things

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1985

    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: N/A

  • Write to Privacy
    7.4/1095 votes

    #9 - Write to Privacy

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1985

    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

  • Still the Beavers
    7.7/1080 votes

    #10 - Still the Beavers

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/23/1985

    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

  • Much Ado About Mitch
    6.9/1087 votes

    #11 - Much Ado About Mitch

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/1986

    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

  • Look Ma, No Talent
    7.1/1080 votes

    #12 - Look Ma, No Talent

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/1986

    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

  • Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry
    7.9/1090 votes

    #13 - Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1986

    Larry dedicates his life to Dick when he believes Dick brought him back from the dead.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Lissa Levin

  • Stephanie Nightingale
    7.6/1083 votes

    #14 - Stephanie Nightingale

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/1986

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Stratford Horror Picture Show
    8.3/10108 votes

    #15 - The Stratford Horror Picture Show

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1986

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

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: David Mirkin

  • I Do, Okay
    7.5/1090 votes

    #16 - I Do, Okay

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1986

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Snowmen Cometh
    7.7/1086 votes

    #17 - The Snowmen Cometh

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1986

    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

  • Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?
    7.7/1085 votes

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

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1986

    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

  • He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin
    7.0/1086 votes

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

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1986

    George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: N/A

  • Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter
    7.4/1095 votes

    #20 - Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/1986

    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

  • Torn Between Three Brothers
    7.6/1095 votes

    #21 - Torn Between Three Brothers

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/1986

    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: N/A

    Writer: David Mirkin

  • Baby, I'm Your Handyman
    7.5/1089 votes

    #22 - Baby, I'm Your Handyman

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/7/1986

    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

  • Replaceable You
    7.8/1084 votes

    #23 - Replaceable You

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/14/1986

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pre-Nups
    7.8/1089 votes

    #24 - Pre-Nups

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/1986

    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