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The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show

Every episode of The Bob Newhart Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show!

The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to...

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  1. Background image for Over the River and Through the Woods
    8.8/10(261 votes)

    #1 - Over the River and Through the Woods

    S4:E11

    It's a stag Thanksgiving for Bob when Emily flies off to join a family reunion, leaving Bob to share the holiday with his male buddies.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Death Be My Destiny
    8.3/10(128 votes)

    #2 - Death Be My Destiny

    S5:E19

    Bob strikes out against a friend's fear of falling, but succumbs to the same phobia himself when he is subjected to a harrowing elevator experience.

    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Happy Trails to You
    8.2/10(132 votes)

    #3 - Happy Trails to You

    S6:E22

    Bob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.

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  4. Background image for Mister Emily Hartley
    8.1/10(158 votes)

    #4 - Mister Emily Hartley

    S2:E8

    Bob suffers an inferiority attack when a test reveals that Emily's IQ is higher than his.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for T. S. Elliot
    8.1/10(135 votes)

    #5 - T. S. Elliot

    S2:E14

    Bob's patient Elliot Carlin parades all his phobias and insecurities as he prepares to ask Carol Kester for a date. He then finds it even harder to accept her answer—which is ""yes.""

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  6. Background image for 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas
    8.1/10(113 votes)

    #6 - 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas

    S6:E12

    Bob finds himself with unhappy and hostile patients who refuse to attend his Christmas party when they are mistakenly informed of a rate increase at the height of the Yuletide season. One patient is moved to hire a pie-throwing service.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Fly the Unfriendly Skies
    8.0/10(317 votes)

    #7 - Fly the Unfriendly Skies

    S1:E1

    Bob invites Emily to join his fear of flying group on a trip to New York City. Much to Bob's surprise he finds that Emily also has a fear of flying and refuses to go. After a conversation with Howard she decides to go only to back out after boarding the plane.

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  9. Background image for An American Family
    8.0/10(156 votes)

    #8 - An American Family

    S3:E11

    Emily's plans for a wonderful turkey dinner go downhill when Bob's mother and Emily's father begin insulting one another the night before Thanksgiving.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Ceiling Hits Bob
    8.0/10(129 votes)

    #9 - The Ceiling Hits Bob

    S3:E24

    Bob becomes the ""oldest permanent psychologist in Chicago"" when the ceiling in his office collapses and he has to set up shop wherever he can find the space.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
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  11. Background image for Caged Fury
    8.0/10(123 votes)

    #10 - Caged Fury

    S5:E2

    The Hartleys miss their friend's gala Fourth of July Bicentennial party celebration when they become trapped in a storage locker.

    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for A Day in the Life
    8.0/10(111 votes)

    #11 - A Day in the Life

    S6:E6

    Bob's impulsive decision to leave town for a week is received with disastrous emotions by his patients, who seemingly can't make it without him.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for My Business is Shrinking
    7.9/10(125 votes)

    #12 - My Business is Shrinking

    S3:E20

    With his confidence fading as fast as his list of patients, Bob decides to follow Emily's advice and see a psychiatrist about his problem.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
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  14. Background image for Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet
    7.8/10(246 votes)

    #13 - Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet

    S1:E2

    It's Vocation Day in Emily's class, and Bob feels left out when he's not invited. At the last minute, he's asked to fill in, but Emily's worst fears are confirmed when Bob fails to excite the kids' interest.

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  15. Background image for Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry
    7.8/10(185 votes)

    #14 - Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry

    S1:E12

    Howard "floats" into Bob's office on Cloud Nine after having a tooth pulled. He is so poetic that Carol tells Emily, "I want him." Emily agrees to help Carol get him, and the two have an up-and-down romance.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for His Busiest Season
    7.8/10(193 votes)

    #15 - His Busiest Season

    S1:E14

    Christmas becomes a sad memory for Bob's group therapy session, and it's evident that "'tis not the season"" for everyone to be jolly. Bob decides to invite the group over for Christmas Eve.

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  17. Background image for Somebody Down Here Likes Me
    7.8/10(159 votes)

    #16 - Somebody Down Here Likes Me

    S2:E4

    Rev. Dan Bradford seeks professional advice from Bob then makes a startling announcement in his Sunday sermon.

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  18. Background image for Mutiny on the Hartley
    7.8/10(138 votes)

    #17 - Mutiny on the Hartley

    S2:E9

    Bob decides to meet the rising cost of living by raising his rates. But the members of his therapy group revolt when he picks the most inappropriate moment to tell them.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
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  19. Background image for I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
    7.8/10(154 votes)

    #18 - I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas

    S2:E15

    Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
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  20. Background image for Who is Mr. X?
    7.8/10(140 votes)

    #19 - Who is Mr. X?

    S4:E9

    Bob accepts a seemingly innocent invitation to appear as the guest on a TV discussion program. He winds up in the jaws of a dilemma when the show host turns out to have the disposition of a shark.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
    7.8/10(140 votes)

    #20 - Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital

    S4:E15

    Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation. Meanwhile, his friends are all suffering from an attack of Christmas-itis.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jay Tarses
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  22. Background image for Desperate Sessions
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #21 - Desperate Sessions

    S5:E21

    Bob is held hostage in his office by a friendly bank robber.

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  23. Background image for Last TV Show
    7.7/10(160 votes)

    #22 - Last TV Show

    S2:E1

    Bob's therapy group insists that he accept an invitation for the group to conduct one of its weekly sessions on television.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Motel
    7.7/10(164 votes)

    #23 - Motel

    S2:E2

    A trip to Peoria turns into one long embarrassment for Bob when Jerry introduces him to a pretty girl named Janine. Janine doesn't seem to care that Bob is a married man.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Jay Tarses
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  25. Background image for Backlash
    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #24 - Backlash

    S2:E3

    One of Bob's more masculine patients enthusiastically slaps him on the back—and, unfortunately for Bob, it throws his back out. Even more unfortunately, Bob and Emily were supposed to be going to Mexico for a vacation.

    Director:George Tyne
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Emily in for Carol
    7.7/10(153 votes)

    #25 - Emily in for Carol

    S2:E5

    With Carol on vacation, Emily is elected to fill in as the receptionist. Everyone loves the idea—except Bob.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
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Best Episodes Summary

"Over the River and Through the Woods" is the best rated episode of "The Bob Newhart Show". It scored 8.8/10 based on 261 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/22/1975. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Be My Destiny".