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Newhart•Season 4•Episode 3

Summa Cum Larry

8.1/10 · 105 votesOct 21, 198530 min

Ranked #3 of 24 in Season 4•+0.5 vs season avg

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.

Directed byPeter Baldwin

Written byArnie Kogen, Gary Jacobs

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Seasons8

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Season 4 Episodes24

Pirate Pete

The Way We Ought to Be

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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

Crew3

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Arnie Kogen

Writer

Peter Baldwin

Peter Baldwin

Director

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Gary Jacobs

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Summa Cum Larry" is episode 3 of Newhart season 4. It scored 8.1/10 from 105 votes, ranking #3 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Peter Baldwin and written by Arnie Kogen, Gary Jacobs, it aired on October 21, 1985.

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