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The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 2

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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 2 Episode 8 - Mister Emily Hartley
    8.2/10(165 votes)

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Charlotte Brown

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  2. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 14 - T. S. Elliot
    8.1/10(138 votes)

    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."

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Gerry Renert, Jeff Wilhelm

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  3. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 3 - Backlash
    7.9/10(158 votes)

    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:Susan Silver

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  4. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 4 - Somebody Down Here Likes Me
    7.9/10(165 votes)

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Peter Meyerson

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  5. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 9 - Mutiny on the Hartley
    7.9/10(141 votes)

    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
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  6. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 11 - Fit, Fat, and Forty-One
    7.9/10(143 votes)

    S2:E11

    Determined to lose eight pounds from around his middle, Bob goes on a strict diet. With Jerry's help, he joins a weight-reducing class that seems to be populated mostly by women.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Bill Idelson, Harvey Miller

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  7. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 15 - I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
    7.9/10(161 votes)

    S2:E15

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

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  8. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 17 - The Modernization of Emily
    7.9/10(150 votes)

    S2:E17

    Emily decides to update her image with a kicky new wardrobe that she says is youthful and Bob says is childish.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Charlotte Brown

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  9. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 19 - Clink Shrink
    7.9/10(149 votes)

    S2:E19

    Hoping to make a contribution to society, Bob offers his psychological counseling services free to a parolee out on an armed-robbery conviction. But Bob seems to be more influenced by his patient's manner than the patient is by Bob's therapy.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writers:Howard Storm, Paul Lichtman

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  10. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 1 - Last TV Show
    7.8/10(169 votes)

    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:Charlotte Brown

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  11. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 2 - Motel
    7.8/10(173 votes)

    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
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  12. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 5 - Emily in for Carol
    7.8/10(157 votes)

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  13. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 18 - The Jobless Corps
    7.8/10(141 votes)

    S2:E18

    Depressed after losing his job with the airline, Howard accepts Bob's offer to join his "out of workshop," a special therapy group for the unemployed. (Bob extends the invitation at Emily's insistence when Howard's attempts to help her around the apartment begin driving her up the wall.)

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  14. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 13 - My Wife Belongs to Daddy
    7.7/10(139 votes)

    S2:E13

    Emily's parents pay a surprise visit that makes Bob terribly uncomfortable. Emily's father is gregarious, well-traveled, a war hero, an outdoors man—in short, everything that Bob isn't.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  15. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 23 - Confessions of An Orthodontist
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    S2:E23

    While filling in for a fellow psychologist, Bob is surprised to find that his first patient is Jerry Robinson, who is reluctant to reveal his problem. A little prodding produces the startling admission that Jerry is in love with Emily.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  16. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 10 - I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong?
    7.6/10(146 votes)

    S2:E10

    Bob turns out to be an uncooperative patient when Emily makes an appointment for them to see a marriage counselor.

    Director:George Tyne
    Writer:Earl Barret

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  17. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 22 - By the Way... You're Fired
    7.6/10(133 votes)

    S2:E22

    When Carol's new love interest interferes with her work, Jerry Robinson doesn't seemed too concerned. But when it disrupts his love life, he decides to fire her.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Barbara Gallagher, Sybil Adelman

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  18. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 7 - Old Man Rivers
    7.5/10(144 votes)

    S2:E7

    A rather embarrassing operation leads to romance between Carol and her doctor. Everyone questions the relationship due to the new couple's age disparity.

    Director:Martin Cohan
    Writer:Martin Cohan

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  19. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 20 - Mind Your Own Business
    7.5/10(132 votes)

    S2:E20

    At Jerry's urging, Bob hires a business manager to handle his money. He ends up living on a meager allowance that affords him only such luxuries as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  20. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 6 - Have You Met Miss Dietz?
    7.4/10(155 votes)

    S2:E6

    Marilyn Dietz, a very attractive divorcee, creates a feud between Jerry and Howard when she starts dating both of them.

    Director:George Tyne
    Writer:Bill Idelson

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  21. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 24 - A Matter of Principal
    7.4/10(138 votes)

    S2:E24

    It's a matter of principal versus principle when Emily refuses to skip one of her students ahead two grades at the elementary school where she teaches.

    Director:Don Bustany
    Writers:Arnie Kogen, Ray Jessel

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  22. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 21 - A Love Story
    7.3/10(136 votes)

    S2:E21

    Howard falls head over heels in love with Bob's sister Ellen. Under most circumstances, Bob would find this perfectly acceptable—except that Ellen is getting married to someone else.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Martin Cohan

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  23. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 12 - Blues for Mr. Borden
    7.2/10(137 votes)

    S2:E12

    Howard's son, Howie is visiting. Howard tells Bob he and his ex-wife, Lois, are getting along really well lately, and he thinks she wants to get together again, but Howard's upset to find out she's getting married, and wants Howard's approval.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  24. The Bob Newhart Show Season 2 Episode 16 - Oh, Brother
    7.2/10(145 votes)

    S2:E16

    Jerry Robinson's brother shows up in Chicago after finishing dental school. He takes over Jerry's life, his apartment, and his dental practice.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Martin Cohan

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Mister Emily Hartley" is the best rated episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 165 votes. Directed by Jerry London and written by Charlotte Brown, it aired on 11/3/1973. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "T. S. Elliot".