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The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 1

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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 April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 1 - Fly the Unfriendly Skies
    8.0/10(327 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Lorenzo Music

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  2. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 2 - Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet
    7.8/10(251 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carl Gottlieb

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  3. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 3 - Tennis, Emily?
    7.6/10(240 votes)

    #3 - Tennis, Emily?

    S1:E3

    Bob experiences pangs of jealousy when Emily's handsome new tennis instructor comes to see him with an emotional problem, namely, his inability to turn down the women who are all uncontrollably attracted to him.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Lorenzo Music

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  4. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 4 - Mom, I L-L-Love You
    7.6/10(217 votes)

    #4 - Mom, I L-L-Love You

    S1:E4

    Bob finds it extremely difficult to tell his mother that he loves her.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Dick Clair

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  5. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 5 - Goodnight Nancy
    7.7/10(219 votes)

    #5 - Goodnight Nancy

    S1:E5

    Bob's old girlfriend comes to Chicago with her husband and calls on Emily and Bob.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 6 - Come Live with Me
    7.3/10(204 votes)

    #6 - Come Live with Me

    S1:E6

    Carol tries to get Bob to approve her moving in with her new boyfriend Roger, who has just separated from his wife. Bob refuses, telling her she will have to make her own decision.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  7. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 7 - Father Knows Worst
    7.0/10(211 votes)

    #7 - Father Knows Worst

    S1:E7

    Bob's divorced neighbor, Howard Borden, is convinced that his son, Howie, doesn't really like him. Later, Howard's ex-wife convinces him that Howie thinks he is the greatest guy in the world.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  8. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 8 - Don't Go to Bed Mad
    7.4/10(196 votes)

    #8 - Don't Go to Bed Mad

    S1:E8

    Bob wants to watch football every Monday night. Emily feels this is unfair: their other activities allow the couple only two nights each week to be together, and she thinks they should do something that they both enjoy. This leads to an unresolved, all-night argument that ends only when the two participants become exhausted.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 9 - P-I-L-O-T
    6.9/10(205 votes)

    #9 - P-I-L-O-T

    S1:E9

    Bob and Emily have been trying for some time to have a child. When they attend a party where the conversation turns to the subject of children, they feel so left out that they decide to adopt a child.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Lorenzo Music

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  10. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 10 - Anything Happen While I Was Gone?
    7.5/10(191 votes)

    #10 - Anything Happen While I Was Gone?

    S1:E10

    As soon as Bob returns to the office from his vacation in Mexico, Jerry announces that he is about to be married to a girl he met nine days ago. Cynthia, a beautiful but domineering oral hygienist, becomes too much for Jerry, and he realizes that he has made a mistake.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 11 - I Want to Be Alone
    7.3/10(180 votes)

    #11 - I Want to Be Alone

    S1:E11

    Bob decides that for his own mental well-being, he needs some peace and quiet. He moves into a hotel room by himself, leaving a confused Howard Borden thinking that Bob and Emily have split up.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  12. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 12 - Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry
    7.9/10(190 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 13 - I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much
    7.4/10(180 votes)

    #13 - I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much

    S1:E13

    Jerry decides there is something wrong with him because he never becomes serious about any of the girls he dates. He asks Bob if he can become one of his patients. Bob agrees, but they have to abandon the plan when it begins to interfere with their friendship.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 14 - His Busiest Season
    7.8/10(199 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Lorenzo Music

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  15. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 15 - Let's Get Away From it Almost
    7.3/10(192 votes)

    #15 - Let's Get Away From it Almost

    S1:E15

    Bob and Emily travel to a ski lodge that's nearly deserted except for the annoying couple with whom they share a bathroom. After sitting through a disastrous dinner, the Hartleys decide to leave only to find themselves caught in the spotlight of the abominable floor show they're trying to escape.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  16. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 16 - The Crash of 29 Years Old
    7.6/10(174 votes)

    #16 - The Crash of 29 Years Old

    S1:E16

    Feeling unfulfilled as a woman, and having just passed her 29th birthday, Carol quits her job as Bob's receptionist. After having been gone for a while, Carol suddenly shows up at one of Bob's group-therapy sessions and creates a situation in which Bob finds himself more of a patient than a doctor.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 17 - The Man with the Golden Wrist
    7.7/10(180 votes)

    #17 - The Man with the Golden Wrist

    S1:E17

    Bob refuses to wear the beautiful gold watch Emily gave him for his 40th birthday after he learns just how expensive it was.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 18 - The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley
    7.5/10(166 votes)

    #18 - The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley

    S1:E18

    When one of his patients falls in love with him, Bob has problems at the office and at home.

    Director:George Tyne
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 19 - Not With My Sister You Don't
    7.5/10(174 votes)

    #19 - Not With My Sister You Don't

    S1:E19

    Howard Borden's 22-year old sister Debbie arrives to spend the week with him. Emily arranges a blind date for her with Jerry Robinson and Howard suddenly turns into an overprotective big brother.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Frank Buxton

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  20. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 20 - A Home is Not Necessarily a House
    7.3/10(174 votes)

    #20 - A Home is Not Necessarily a House

    S1:E20

    Bob and Emily try to decide if they should give up their apartment and buy a house.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Lorenzo Music

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  21. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 21 - Emily, I'm Home... Emily?
    7.7/10(169 votes)

    #21 - Emily, I'm Home... Emily?

    S1:E21

    Bob is upset when Emily takes a full-time job with the Board of Education. Emily explains that working full-time makes her feel wonderful, while quitting would make her miserable. Bob decides to leave well enough alone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 22 - You Can't Win 'Em All
    7.4/10(156 votes)

    #22 - You Can't Win 'Em All

    S1:E22

    When a star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs credits Bob with saving his career, the endorsement brings Bob a new patient, Moose Washburn, a second-string player whose career is beyond a mere psychologist's help.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 23 - Bum Voyage
    7.6/10(170 votes)

    #23 - Bum Voyage

    S1:E23

    Afraid that his practice, as well as his patients, will fall apart if he leaves, Bob keeps resisting Emily's plans for a two-month European cruise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episode 24 - Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?
    7.5/10(150 votes)

    #24 - Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?

    S1:E24

    Recovering from another broken romance, Jerry Robinson accepts Bob's invitation to spend a couple of days at his apartment. Bob soon comes to regret his kindness.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fly the Unfriendly Skies" is the best rated episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 327 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Lorenzo Music, it aired on 9/16/1972. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet".