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The Best Episodes of Newhart Season 6

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Newhart Season 6 Episode 7 - Take Me to Your Loudon
    8.7/10(146 votes)

    S6:E7

    Michael seeks to create an Orson Welles-style panic when he programs The War of the Worlds on Halloween night. Dick desperately tries to control the panicked guests at the inn's costume party.

    Director:Zane Buzby
    Writer:David Tyron King

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  2. Newhart Season 6 Episode 10 - Telethon Man
    8.2/10(81 votes)

    S6:E10

    Dick hosts a 48-hour telethon when WPIV is about to go under.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  3. Newhart Season 6 Episode 2 - Prima Darryl
    8.0/10(84 votes)

    S6:E2

    Larry is ousted as leader after he discovers that Darryl is actually the oldest of the three.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  4. Newhart Season 6 Episode 17 - The Buck Stops Here
    7.9/10(101 votes)

    S6:E17

    Dick becomes the town pariah after he inadvertently kills the town's good-luck charm, The Great White Buck.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Tom Seeley, Norm Gunzenhauser

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  5. Newhart Season 6 Episode 13 - My Three Dads
    7.7/10(91 votes)

    S6:E13

    Larry, Darryl & Darryls announce their plans to adopt a child. Little do they suspect their 'child' will be 18-years-old.

    Director:Jim Buck
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  6. Newhart Season 6 Episode 1 - Here's to You Mrs. Loudon
    7.6/10(89 votes)

    S6:E1

    Joanna has trouble dumping a 16-year-old boy with a crush on her. George searches for a nickname.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  7. Newhart Season 6 Episode 3 - Inn This Corner
    7.6/10(75 votes)

    S6:E3

    Dick and Joanna love the fun-loving couple staying at the Stratford...until they announce they're opening a posh new inn down the street.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:M.M. Shelly Moore

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  8. Newhart Season 6 Episode 6 - Vintage Stephanie
    7.6/10(84 votes)

    S6:E6

    Stephanie panics when she discovers she's no longer 'blossoming'. It takes Larry, Darryl, and Darryl's sage advice to break her depression. George buys blue jeans.

    Director:Douglas Wyman
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  9. Newhart Season 6 Episode 12 - Support Your Local Shifflet
    7.6/10(85 votes)

    S6:E12

    Dick encourages Officer Shifflet to go on strike after the town refuses to give him a raise.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Burt Prelutsky

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  10. Newhart Season 6 Episode 24 - Courtin' Disaster
    7.5/10(78 votes)

    S6:E24

    Joanna sets George up on a blind date. Everything goes great until George runs into his date's jealous ex-boyfriend.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Tom Seeley, Norm Gunzenhauser

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  11. Newhart Season 6 Episode 4 - Me and My Gayle
    7.3/10(76 votes)

    S6:E4

    George reunites with an old high school flame.

    Director:Barton Dean
    Writers:Tom Seeley, Norm Gunzenhauser

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  12. Newhart Season 6 Episode 9 - Till Depth Do Us Part (2)
    7.3/10(81 votes)

    S6:E9

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    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  13. Newhart Season 6 Episode 11 - Laugh at My Wife Please
    7.3/10(85 votes)

    S6:E11

    Joanna delivers Dick's unfunny speech when she's picked to give historical presentations to tour groups. George babysits the Darryls while Larry vacations.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  14. Newhart Season 6 Episode 16 - Would You Buy a Used Car From This Handyman?
    7.3/10(80 votes)

    S6:E16

    George decides to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a used car salesman.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:David Tyron King

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  15. Newhart Season 6 Episode 18 - Attention WPIV Shoppers
    7.3/10(84 votes)

    S6:E18

    Dick is roped into co-hosting a home shopping show with Stephanie.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Merrill Markoe

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  16. Newhart Season 6 Episode 22 - Newsstruck
    7.3/10(77 votes)

    S6:E22

    Michael changes his entire outlook on life when he starts producing the news. George gives up on the Red Sox.

    Director:Douglas Wyman
    Writer:Douglas Wyman

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  17. Newhart Season 6 Episode 5 - Reading, Writing, and Rating Points
    7.2/10(81 votes)

    S6:E5

    Michael steals an idea for a new program from a student in his television production class.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:David Tyron King

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  18. Newhart Season 6 Episode 8 - Till Depth Do Us Part (1)
    7.2/10(83 votes)

    S6:E8

    Synopsis coming soon

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  19. Newhart Season 6 Episode 15 - Presence of Malice
    7.2/10(81 votes)

    S6:E15

    Dick has a showdown with television critic Curtis Bilgray after Bilgray writes several negative reviews of 'Vermont Today'. Larry and the Darryls become cult figures after finding a pancake with Paul Anka's face on it.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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  20. Newhart Season 6 Episode 19 - The Big Uneasy
    7.2/10(83 votes)

    S6:E19

    Michael is tempted by a television executive during a conference in New Orleans.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Arnie Kogen

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  21. Newhart Season 6 Episode 21 - A Midseason's Night Dream
    7.1/10(99 votes)

    S6:E21

    This unique episode goes inside several characters' dreams. Dick dreams all his troubles have disappeared; the wicked Joanna torments Stephanie; Michael runs three major networks; and Larry guest hosts the Tonight Show.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  22. Newhart Season 6 Episode 23 - The Gleeless Club
    6.9/10(80 votes)

    S6:E23

    Dick's on the outs with Joanna when he's accepted into the town glee club and she's not.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Miriam Trogdon

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  23. Newhart Season 6 Episode 14 - A Friendship That Will Last a Lunchtime
    6.8/10(85 votes)

    S6:E14

    Dick's former co-host Buffy Denver visits the inn and strikes up a friendship with Stephanie after discovering they have so much in common.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  24. Newhart Season 6 Episode 20 - Draw Partner
    6.6/10(86 votes)

    S6:E20

    Dick gets a chance to work with his favorite illustrator, Corinne Denby, while George & Joanna eagerly await the Inn's 5,000th guest.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Take Me to Your Loudon" is the best rated episode of Newhart season 6. It scored 8.7/10 from 146 votes. Directed by Zane Buzby and written by David Tyron King, it aired on October 26, 1987. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Telethon Man".