7.6/10110 votes#1 - Co-Hostess Twinkie
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1986
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: N/A
Writer: David Mirkin
- 7.0/1095 votes
#2 - Camp Stephanie
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1986
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
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1088 votes
#3 - Dick the Kid
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1986
Dick heads west to pursue his dream of being a cowboy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Arnie Kogen
- 7.2/1077 votes
#4 - High Fidelity
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1986
Dick endures the townspeople's pity when Joanna and new friend Hal are suspected by everyone of having an affair.
Director: Michael Lessac
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1093 votes
#5 - Desperately Desiring Susan (1)
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1986
Michael becomes enamored with temporary office secretary Susan.
Director: David Steinberg
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1090 votes
#6 - Desperately Desiring Susan (2)
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1986
Michael struggles with his desire for Susan, versus his passion for Stephanie.
Director: David Steinberg
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1076 votes
#7 - My Two and Only
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1986
A new friend threatens Larry's position as family leader.
Director: Michael Lessac
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1086 votes
#8 - Thanksgiving for the Memories
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1986
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: N/A
Writer: David Mirkin
- 7.2/1081 votes
#9 - Utley, Can You Spend a Dime
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1986
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: N/A
- 7.1/1083 votes
#10 - Sweet and Sour Charity
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1986
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: N/A
- 7.5/1076 votes
#11 - Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1986
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: N/A
- 7.5/1076 votes
#12 - Saturday in New York with George
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1986
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
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1082 votes
#13 - Love Letters in the Mud
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1987
Michael helps Larry court the girl of his dreams. Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1086 votes
#14 - First of the Belles
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1987
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: N/A
- 7.4/1088 votes
#15 - It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1987
Cousin Ned Vanderkellen's 100th birthday party goes smoothly... until Cousin Ned drops dead.
Director: Michael Lessac
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1085 votes
#16 - Chimes They Are a Changin'
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1987
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1076 votes
#17 - Unfriendly Persuasion
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/1987
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: N/A
- 7.6/1084 votes
#18 - Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/1987
Larry, Darryl & Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for kidnapping a neighbor's cow.
Director: N/A
Writer: Arnie Kogen
- 7.8/1079 votes
#19 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Loudon
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/1987
Dick gains an unwanted reputation as an acerbic wit after verbally assaulting an inept guest.
Director: Michael Lessac
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1085 votes
#20 - Fun with Dick and Joanna
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/23/1987
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
Writer: M.M. Shelly Moore
- 7.7/1083 votes
#21 - Night Moves
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1987
Dick tries to find someplace to sleep after Joanna throws him out.
Director: David Mirkin
Writer: David Mirkin
- 6.9/1077 votes
#22 - Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/1987
Michael interviews for a network job. George finds a 'Duck Rock'.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1084 votes
#23 - Good-Bye and Good Riddance, Mr. Chips
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1987
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
- 7.2/1079 votes
#24 - Much to Do Without Muffin
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 4/13/1987
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
Writer: N/A
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Co-Hostess Twinkie" is the best rated episode of "Newhart" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 110 votes. Directed by N/A and written by David Mirkin, it aired on 9/29/1986. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Camp Stephanie".