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The Best Episodes of Newhart Season 5

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Newhart Season 5 Episode 19 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Loudon
    8.0/10(82 votes)

    S5:E19

    Dick gains an unwanted reputation as an acerbic wit after verbally assaulting an inept guest.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writer:Merrill Markoe

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  2. Newhart Season 5 Episode 21 - Night Moves
    8.0/10(92 votes)

    S5:E21

    Dick tries to find someplace to sleep after Joanna throws him out.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  3. Newhart Season 5 Episode 3 - Dick the Kid
    7.9/10(91 votes)

    S5:E3

    Dick heads west to pursue his dream of being a cowboy.

    Director:Barton Dean
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  4. Newhart Season 5 Episode 18 - Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here
    7.8/10(92 votes)

    S5:E18

    Larry, Darryl & Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for kidnapping a neighbor's cow.

    Director:J.D. Lobue
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  5. Newhart Season 5 Episode 5 - Desperately Desiring Susan (1)
    7.7/10(96 votes)

    S5:E5

    Michael becomes enamored with temporary office secretary Susan.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  6. Newhart Season 5 Episode 16 - Chimes They Are a Changin'
    7.7/10(93 votes)

    S5:E16

    George sets out to repair the town's cracked bell tower, even after the town votes him down. Michael rents The Wizard of Oz to overcome his fear of wind.

    Director:J.D. Lobue
    Writer:Tom Seeley

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  7. Newhart Season 5 Episode 20 - Fun with Dick and Joanna
    7.7/10(91 votes)

    S5:E20

    Dick and Joanna find that spontaneity isn't all it's cracked up to be after Dick's spontaneous plans land them in a fleabag motel for the worst night of their lives.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:M.M. Shelly Moore, Linda Campanelli

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  8. Newhart Season 5 Episode 1 - Co-Hostess Twinkie
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    S5:E1

    Dick is stuck with a perky, brainless co-hostess for his new program 'On the Town'. Meanwhile, Larry and the Darryls name their new pig 'Miss Stephanie' much to the real Stephanie's dismay.

    Director:Dolores Ferraro
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  9. Newhart Season 5 Episode 6 - Desperately Desiring Susan (2)
    7.6/10(94 votes)

    S5:E6

    Michael struggles with his desire for Susan, versus his passion for Stephanie.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  10. Newhart Season 5 Episode 7 - My Two and Only
    7.6/10(79 votes)

    S5:E7

    A new friend threatens Larry's position as family leader.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  11. Newhart Season 5 Episode 8 - Thanksgiving for the Memories
    7.6/10(92 votes)

    S5:E8

    The Newhart family travels to Vanderkellen mansion for Thanksgiving, but is forced to leave prematurely when Stephanie finds her parents threw away her favorite toy.

    Director:J.D. Lobue
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  12. Newhart Season 5 Episode 12 - Saturday in New York with George
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    S5:E12

    Dick and George attend a literary party in New York. Dick worries that George won't fit in with the high class partygoers and is stunned and jealous when George is the life of the party.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Stu Kreisman, Chris Cluess

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  13. Newhart Season 5 Episode 11 - Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
    7.5/10(77 votes)

    S5:E11

    Stephanie worries she might lose her job after she breaks a toe and her temporary replacement is 'better than Mary Poppins'.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Michael Loman

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  14. Newhart Season 5 Episode 13 - Love Letters in the Mud
    7.5/10(88 votes)

    S5:E13

    Michael helps Larry court the girl of his dreams. Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.

    Director:J.D. Lobue
    Writer:Shelley Zellman

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  15. Newhart Season 5 Episode 14 - First of the Belles
    7.5/10(93 votes)

    S5:E14

    Dick's old college sweetheart visits the inn for a weekend of skiing, leaving Joanna worried that Dick may want to rekindle an old flame.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  16. Newhart Season 5 Episode 15 - It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To
    7.5/10(93 votes)

    S5:E15

    Cousin Ned Vanderkellen's 100th birthday party goes smoothly... until Cousin Ned drops dead.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writer:Kerry Ehrin

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  17. Newhart Season 5 Episode 24 - Much to Do Without Muffin
    7.5/10(88 votes)

    S5:E24

    Michael is lost when Stephanie goes away for the weekend. Desperate, he goes to a Beaver Lodge dinner with George and is the life of the party.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Tom Seeley, David Tyron King

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  18. Newhart Season 5 Episode 17 - Unfriendly Persuasion
    7.4/10(85 votes)

    S5:E17

    Dick tries to help Joanna overcome her fear of eye doctors. George feels slighted by Stephanie after she blows him off in favor of shopping.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  19. Newhart Season 5 Episode 23 - Good-Bye and Good Riddance, Mr. Chips
    7.4/10(92 votes)

    S5:E23

    Dick enrolls in a typing class, only to find that the teacher, Mr. Brooney, is the same tyrant he had for a sixth-grade teacher.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  20. Newhart Season 5 Episode 4 - High Fidelity
    7.3/10(80 votes)

    S5:E4

    Dick endures the townspeople's pity when Joanna and new friend Hal are suspected by everyone of having an affair.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writers:Tom Seeley, Norm Gunzenhauser

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  21. Newhart Season 5 Episode 9 - Utley, Can You Spend a Dime
    7.2/10(85 votes)

    S5:E9

    Dick convinces a reluctant George to live a little and spend some of his $50,000 fortune. Meanwhile the town believes Dick to be destitute after a check bounces due to a bank error.

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writer:David Tyron King

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  22. Newhart Season 5 Episode 10 - Sweet and Sour Charity
    7.2/10(88 votes)

    S5:E10

    Dick and Joanna have an opportunity to shed their 'town newcomer' status when Dick's asked to run a fundraiser for the local library. Dick, the former advertising executive, finds it a hard pill to swallow when his idea is rejected and Joanna's is unanimously applauded.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:David Tyron King

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  23. Newhart Season 5 Episode 22 - Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post
    7.1/10(85 votes)

    S5:E22

    Michael interviews for a network job. George finds a 'Duck Rock'.

    Director:Douglas Wyman
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  24. Newhart Season 5 Episode 2 - Camp Stephanie
    7.0/10(104 votes)

    S5:E2

    Stephanie has her hands full when she temporarily leads a group of 'Ranger Girls'. While Steph tries to teach them about coming-out parties and makeup, the girls want to learn survival techniques. Meanwhile, Dick and Joanna endure George's wood carving, Mount Stratford.

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writers:Robin Pennington, Don Hart

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Loudon" is the best rated episode of Newhart season 5. It scored 8.0/10 from 82 votes. Directed by Michael Lessac and written by Merrill Markoe, it aired on February 16, 1987.