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Newhart•Season 6•Episode 17

The Buck Stops Here

7.9/10 · 101 votesFeb 8, 198830 min

Ranked #4 of 24 in Season 6•+0.5 vs season avg

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

Directed byLee Shallat Chemel

Written byTom Seeley, Norm Gunzenhauser

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Seasons8

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Season 6 Episodes24

Here's to You Mrs. Loudon

Prima Darryl

Inn This Corner

Me and My Gayle

Reading, Writing, and Rating Points

Vintage Stephanie

Take Me to Your Loudon

Till Depth Do Us Part (1)

Till Depth Do Us Part (2)

Telethon Man

Laugh at My Wife Please

Support Your Local Shifflet

My Three Dads

A Friendship That Will Last a Lunchtime

Presence of Malice

Would You Buy a Used Car From This Handyman?

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The Buck Stops Here

Attention WPIV Shoppers

The Big Uneasy

Draw Partner

A Midseason's Night Dream

Newsstruck

The Gleeless Club

Courtin' Disaster

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

Lee Shallat Chemel

Lee Shallat Chemel

Director

T

Tom Seeley

Writer

N

Norm Gunzenhauser

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Buck Stops Here" is episode 17 of Newhart season 6. It scored 7.9/10 from 101 votes, ranking #4 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Tom Seeley, Norm Gunzenhauser, it aired on February 8, 1988.

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