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The Best Episodes of Newhart Season 7

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Newhart Season 7 Episode 21 - Murder at the Stratley
    8.5/10(106 votes)

    S7:E21

    The townspeople accuse Dick of murdering Joanna after her "disappearance" strangely fits the scenario of his first murder-mystery novel, "Murder at the Stratley".

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  2. Newhart Season 7 Episode 22 - Malling in Love Again
    8.0/10(80 votes)

    S7:E22

    Michael and Stephanie conduct personal interviews at the mall and realize that they're perfect together after all.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writers:Bob Bendetson, Shelley Zellman

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  3. Newhart Season 7 Episode 4 - I Married Dick
    7.9/10(98 votes)

    S7:E4

    Dick and Joanna visit a therapist after Joanna becomes concerned that their marriage is stagnating. Stephanie is worried after discovering that Michael had large ears as a child.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Shelley Zellman

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  4. Newhart Season 7 Episode 3 - This Blood's For You
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    S7:E3

    Stephanie is horrified to discover that a blood transfusion following an emergency appendectomy came from Darryl.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writers:Mark Egan, Mark Solomon

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  5. Newhart Season 7 Episode 13 - Another Saturday Night
    7.7/10(81 votes)

    S7:E13

    Michael & Joanna endure a torturous evening at Larry, Darryl & Darryl's house. Dick gives a commencement speech at an exclusive school.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writers:Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson

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  6. Newhart Season 7 Episode 15 - One and a Half Million Dollar Man
    7.6/10(82 votes)

    S7:E15

    Wealthy socialite Scooter Drake drops by Vermont looking to purchase an inn. While Joanna shows Scooter around, Michael begins a new career as a mime.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson

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  7. Newhart Season 7 Episode 1 - Town Without Pity
    7.5/10(82 votes)

    S7:E1

    Dick becomes the focus of the town's ire after a prisoner breaks out of jail using one of Dick's how-to manuals.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson

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  8. Newhart Season 7 Episode 5 - Goonstruck
    7.5/10(84 votes)

    S7:E5

    Stephanie is attracted to the virile young stomemason working at the Inn.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  9. Newhart Season 7 Episode 7 - Twelve Annoyed Men...and Women
    7.5/10(90 votes)

    S7:E7

    Dick's patience is tried when he's elected foreman of a jury of the townspeople, who as always use their peculiar intellect to irk Dick.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Bob Bendetson

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  10. Newhart Season 7 Episode 11 - Hi, Society
    7.5/10(67 votes)

    S7:E11

    Dick fills in for Michael and takes Stephanie to a high society charity ball. Dick is the life of the party after Stephanie tells everyone that Dick owns a large hotel chain.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writers:Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman

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  11. Newhart Season 7 Episode 14 - The Nice Man Cometh
    7.5/10(112 votes)

    S7:E14

    Dick is picked to be the sidekick for a new late night talk show hosted by an abrasive man who has it in for Dick.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  12. Newhart Season 7 Episode 2 - Apples, Apples, Apples
    7.4/10(86 votes)

    S7:E2

    Michael revs up the stale Ye Olde Apple Days festival, leaving George and his traditional activites in the cold..until George organizes a rival festival. Larry and his brothers stage a walk-a-thon when swampland is endangered.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson

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  13. Newhart Season 7 Episode 6 - I Came, I Saw, I Sat
    7.4/10(67 votes)

    S7:E6

    Dick's father visits the inn and, to Dick's consternation, resists all Dick's efforts to entertain him.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Shelley Zellman

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  14. Newhart Season 7 Episode 17 - Buy, Buy Blues
    7.3/10(76 votes)

    S7:E17

    Stephanie goes on a shopping spree while she tries to forget Michael. Meanwhile Dr. Kaiser realizes she has developed an attraction for Michael (who's been released from the sanitarium).

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Newhart Season 7 Episode 10 - George and the Old Maid
    7.2/10(70 votes)

    S7:E10

    The Inn's old maid, Madelyn Stone, returns after a 25 year absence to answer George's marriage proposal. Stephanie competes with Madelyn.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writers:Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson

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  16. Newhart Season 7 Episode 16 - The Little Match Girl
    7.1/10(83 votes)

    S7:E16

    While visiting Michael in a sanitarium (he's vacationing), Dick runs into illustrator Corinne Denby and invites her to collaborate with him on his next book...despite her habit of burning things.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson

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  17. Newhart Season 7 Episode 19 - Homes and Jo-Jo
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    S7:E19

    Joanna gets her own realty television show providing a great lead-in for Vermont Today. Dick loves the big ratings but can't stand Joanna's amorous co-host. Meanwhile, one of the Darryls' receives a manservant as a present.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writers:Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson

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  18. Newhart Season 7 Episode 20 - Georgie & Bess
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    S7:E20

    George's Aunt Bess visits, shattering several of his childhood beliefs when he finds she wasn't the sweet lady he remembers. Dick and one of the Darryls play chess.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson

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  19. Newhart Season 7 Episode 8 - Home for the Hollidays
    7.0/10(70 votes)

    S7:E8

    Joanna lands a job selling real estate. Her first sale hits a snag when her low-class clients, the Hollidays, stay at the inn while looking for a home.

    Director:Stephen C. Grossman
    Writer:Ellen Guylas

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  20. Newhart Season 7 Episode 12 - Cupcake on My Back
    7.0/10(81 votes)

    S7:E12

    Michael goes into debt after spending lavishly on Annual Cupcake Day.

    Director:Michael Lessac
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Newhart Season 7 Episode 18 - Message from Michael
    6.9/10(70 votes)

    S7:E18

    Michael becomes a last minute guest on Vermont Today and emerges a town favorite. The dimwitted locals hang on his every word.

    Director:Jim Buck
    Writer:Shelley Zellman

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  22. Newhart Season 7 Episode 9 - Shoe Business Is My Life
    6.8/10(78 votes)

    S7:E9

    Michael goes job hunting after he's axed by WPIV.

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Murder at the Stratley" is the best rated episode of Newhart season 7. It scored 8.5/10 from 106 votes. Directed by Michael Lessac and written by Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore, it aired on May 15, 1989. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Malling in Love Again".