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Newhart•Season 4•Episode 2

The Way We Ought to Be

7.8/10 · 100 votesOct 7, 198530 min

Ranked #7 of 24 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

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.

Directed byEllen Gittelsohn

Written byMiriam Trogdon

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Seasons8

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Season 4 Episodes24

Pirate Pete

E2 7.8Now viewing

The Way We Ought to Be

Summa Cum Larry

Oh, That Morocco

Candidate Larry

Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

The Geezers in the Band

The Shape of Things

Write to Privacy

Still the Beavers

Much Ado About Mitch

Look Ma, No Talent

Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

Stephanie Nightingale

The Stratford Horror Picture Show

I Do, Okay

The Snowmen Cometh

Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?

He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin

Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

Torn Between Three Brothers

Baby, I'm Your Handyman

Replaceable You

Pre-Nups

Cast8

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Dick Loudon

Mary Frann

Mary Frann

Joanna Loudon

Tom Poston

Tom Poston

George Utley

Julia Duffy

Julia Duffy

Stephanie Vanderkellen

Peter Scolari

Peter Scolari

Michael Harris

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

Larry

Tony Papenfuss

Tony Papenfuss

First Darryl

John Voldstad

John Voldstad

Second Darryl

Crew2

M

Miriam Trogdon

Writer

E

Ellen Gittelsohn

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Way We Ought to Be" is episode 2 of Newhart season 4. It scored 7.8/10 from 100 votes, ranking #7 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Ellen Gittelsohn and written by Miriam Trogdon, it aired on October 7, 1985.

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