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The Worst Episodes of Newhart

Every episode of Newhart ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Newhart!

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to...
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:CBS

Worst Episodes Summary

"Daddy's Little Girl" is the worst rated episode of "Newhart". It scored 5.8/10 based on 82 votes. Directed by Michael Lessac and written by N/A, it aired on 3/5/1990. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Seein' Double".

  • Daddy's Little Girl
    5.8/1082 votes
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    #1 - Daddy's Little Girl

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/1990

    After another shopping spree for baby Steph, Dick teaches Michael that materialism isn't the best way to raise a child. A skeptical Michael becomes convinced after a haunting dream depicts a possible future. Julia Duffy plays grown-up baby Steph.

    Director: Michael Lessac

    Writer: N/A

  • Seein' Double
    6.0/10109 votes
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    #2 - Seein' Double

    Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/1990

    Michael announces plans to spice up WPIV's lineup with a new sitcom, Seein' Double starring Stephanie as identical twins Judy and Jody, with Dick as their crotchety widowed father.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: Bob Bendetson

  • My Husband, My Peasant
    6.0/1074 votes
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    #3 - My Husband, My Peasant

    Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/1990

    Society bluebloods Scooter Drake and his new wife Libby drop by with a child of their own, apparently superior to baby Steph in every way. Michael and Stephanie decide to divorce due to Michael's peasant heritage.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: N/A

  • Child in Charge
    6.2/1085 votes
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    #4 - Child in Charge

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1990

    Stephanie's parents buy WPIV for baby Stephanie. Dick refuses to pander to the child, forcing baby Steph to cancel Vermont Today in the middle of an interview with George McGovern.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: N/A

  • Father Goose
    6.3/1078 votes
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    #5 - Father Goose

    Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/1990

    Michael comes up with the perfect lead-in to Vermont Today, the 'Giddy Goose' show. He casts his favorite dinner theater actor as Giddy, only to discover the man's also his father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Breakfast Theater
    6.4/10134 votes
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    #6 - Breakfast Theater

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/7/1983

    Washed-up comic Manny Silver visits the Stratford, reminding Dick of the 'debt' he owes Manny for starting his writing career. Manny shames Dick into letting him perform in the inn, over Joanna's strenuous objections.

    Director: Will Mackenzie

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man Who Came Forever
    6.5/10112 votes
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    #7 - The Man Who Came Forever

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/1983

    With a deadline looming, Dick can't get any work done on his latest book due to constant interruptions. Kirk wants to build a miniature golf course, George is worried about retirement, and the Stratford plays host to a guest who just wont leave.

    Director: Rod Daniel

    Writer: N/A

  • Draw Partner
    6.5/1084 votes
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    #8 - Draw Partner

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1988

    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

  • Meet Michael Vanderkellen
    6.5/1077 votes
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    #9 - Meet Michael Vanderkellen

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/1989

    Stephanie's mother offers to buy the newlyweds a mansion, but only if Michael changes his last name to Vanderkellen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Attack of the Killer Aunt
    6.5/1077 votes
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    #10 - Attack of the Killer Aunt

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/1989

    Joanna's Aunt Louise visits bearing gifts, despite her long-standing opinion that Joanna is much too good for Dick.

    Director: Michael Lessac

    Writer: N/A

  • I Like You, Butt...
    6.5/1093 votes
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    #11 - I Like You, Butt...

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/1989

    George meets the perfect girl, except for her large rear end. Michael and Stephanie consult with a baby naming guru.

    Director: David Steinberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Beauty and the Pest
    6.6/1073 votes
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    #12 - Beauty and the Pest

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1990

    Joanna takes an odd man to several houses to try to convince him to buy one, but he just can't seem to commit. Joanna visits his home and walks in to find a shrine dedicated to her.

    Director: David Steinberg

    Writer: N/A

  • The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet
    6.7/10135 votes
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    #13 - The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/27/1982

    A U.S. Senator's wife checks into the inn and holds a press conference to announce she's divorcing her inattentive husband.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: N/A

  • Get Dick
    6.7/1085 votes
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    #14 - Get Dick

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1989

    Dick accidentally burns down Maison Hubert while enjoying an after-dinner cigar. The Loudon's take in Hubert while he recuperates. Hubert vows he will ""get Monsieur Loudon"".

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: N/A

  • Good Lord Loudon
    6.7/1078 votes
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    #15 - Good Lord Loudon

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/1989

    A cash-strapped visiting dignitary makes Dick a royal Lord. After hearing of his good fortune, the townspeople's opinion of Dick jumps up a notch.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: N/A

  • This Probably is Condemned
    6.8/10160 votes
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    #16 - This Probably is Condemned

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/22/1982

    Dick and the gang pitch in to help Kirk get the Minuteman up to code after its shut down.

    Director: Will Mackenzie

    Writer: N/A

  • Some are Born Writers...Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them
    6.8/10139 votes
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    #17 - Some are Born Writers...Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/1982

    Dick praises an aspiring writer's work to avoid hurting her feelings. The writer's enthusiastic husband quits his job to allow his wife to write full time. It's up to Dick to secure her an agent and teach her to write, all before their savings runs out in a month and a half.

    Director: Will Mackenzie

    Writer: N/A

  • It Happened One Afternoon (1)
    6.8/10136 votes
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    #18 - It Happened One Afternoon (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/1983

    Dick travels to New York to interview famous starlet Erica Chase for a potential biography. Joanna hires Stephanie to be the new maid over her parents objections.

    Director: Rod Daniel

    Writer: Barry Kemp

  • Much Ado About Mitch
    6.8/1090 votes
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    #19 - Much Ado About Mitch

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/1986

    George joins a Big Brother program and is dismayed when his young protege Mitch is awestruck by Dick's fast paced lifestyle. Michael and Stephanie use a Oujia board.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: Janet Leahy

  • The Gleeless Club
    6.8/1076 votes
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    #20 - The Gleeless Club

    Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1988

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

    Director: David Steinberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Shoe Business Is My Life
    6.8/1076 votes
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    #21 - Shoe Business Is My Life

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 1/23/1989

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

    Director: David Steinberg

    Writer: Dan O'Shannon

  • Ramblin' Michael Harris
    6.8/1073 votes
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    #22 - Ramblin' Michael Harris

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1989

    Michael quits his job at Menkey's grocery to become a lounge singer.

    Director: David Steinberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Dick and Tim
    6.8/1084 votes
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    #23 - Dick and Tim

    Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/1990

    Dick finagles his way into a weekly poker game with Tim Conway. Unaware of Tim's cheap nature, Dick drives him away after raising a quarter.

    Director: Michael Lessac

    Writer: Bob Bendetson

  • The Perfect Match
    6.9/10138 votes
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    #24 - The Perfect Match

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/1982

    Leslie's high school sweetheart returns from far off places to ask for her hand in marriage, to Kirk's obvious displeasure.

    Director: Dick Martin

    Writer: Stuart Silverman

  • It Happened One Afternoon (2)
    6.9/10123 votes
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    #25 - It Happened One Afternoon (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/1983

    Man-hungry Erica Chase literally chases Dick across her hotel suite to try to bed him. Stephanie's overbearing father flies to Vermont to convince her to come back home with him.

    Director: Rod Daniel

    Writer: Barry Kemp