- 7.7/10111 votes7.7/10(111)
#1 - The Longest Good-Bye
Season 4 Episode 1
Aired 9/13/1975
Bob's old school friend Murdock is in town for a day to sell a complex giveaway item to a Chicago cereal company. Bob invites him to stay overnight at his home. The brief encounter stretches out to a week when Murdock can't make his business connections. He gradually takes over Bob's car, clothing, and most of his home life.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jay Tarses
- 6.7/10109 votes6.7/10(109)
#2 - Here's Looking at You, Kid
Season 4 Episode 2
Aired 9/20/1975
Howard insists on joining Bob and Emily's anniversary dinner at a fashionable Chicago restaurant in order to enlist their aid in popping the question to Ellen. But he chokes up in the clutch, and Bob is forced to do the proposing for him.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10122 votes7.9/10(122)
#3 - Death of a Fruitman
Season 4 Episode 3
Aired 9/27/1975
Bob's patients observe tradition by planning a surprise party to honor the fourth year of the group's therapy sessions. When an unseen member, a Mr. Gianelli, threatens to turn the party into a disaster, Bob kicks him out of the group. His decision meets with instant group approval until Mr. Gianelli dies under a ton of zucchini.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Jay Tarses
- 7.3/10100 votes7.3/10(100)
#4 - Change is Gonna Do Me Good
Season 4 Episode 4
Aired 10/4/1975
Emily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.
Director: John Erman
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10114 votes7.0/10(114)
#5 - The Heavyweights
Season 4 Episode 5
Aired 10/11/1975
Bob and Emily invite Carol to share her ""heavy"" experiences with the ""overweight workshop.""
Director: N/A
Writer: Jay Tarses
- 7.2/10107 votes7.2/10(107)
#6 - Carol's Wedding
Season 4 Episode 6
Aired 10/18/1975
A blind-date-initiated, 12-hour romance culminates in Carol Kester's civil marriage to a handsome travel agent.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: N/A
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- 7.1/10108 votes7.1/10(108)
#7 - Shrinks Across the Sea
Season 4 Episode 7
Aired 10/25/1975
Bob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medical exchange program.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10107 votes7.3/10(107)
#8 - What's It All About, Albert?
Season 4 Episode 8
Aired 11/1/1975
Bob is depressed by his seeming lack of success as a psychologist. He seeks help from his old college professor, who manages to heighten his despair by informing him that psychology is all nonsense.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10132 votes7.7/10(132)
#9 - Who is Mr. X?
Season 4 Episode 9
Aired 11/8/1975
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: N/A
- 6.4/10114 votes6.4/10(114)
#10 - Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Season 4 Episode 10
Aired 11/15/1975
Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jay Tarses
- 8.8/10245 votes8.8/10(245)
#11 - Over the River and Through the Woods
Season 4 Episode 11
Aired 11/22/1975
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: N/A
- 7.3/10110 votes7.3/10(110)
#12 - Fathers and Sons and Mothers
Season 4 Episode 12
Aired 11/29/1975
Bob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child vendetta.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10111 votes7.1/10(111)
#13 - The Article
Season 4 Episode 13
Aired 12/6/1975
When she's given an assignment to see what makes a bunch of doctors tick, inquiring news reporter Ellen Hartley gives Bob and his medical cohorts the tell-it-like-it-is treatment.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Erik Tarloff
- 6.9/10100 votes6.9/10(100)
#14 - A Matter of Vice-Principal
Season 4 Episode 14
Aired 12/13/1975
Emily must contend with irate teachers, hamsters, and an escaped snake when she's unexpectedly upped to the position of school vice principal.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10131 votes7.9/10(131)
#15 - Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
Season 4 Episode 15
Aired 12/20/1975
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
- 6.9/1099 votes6.9/10(99)
#16 - No Sale
Season 4 Episode 16
Aired 1/3/1976
Bob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.
Director: Eddie Ryder
Writer: Michael Zinberg
- 6.8/10101 votes6.8/10(101)
#17 - Carol at 6:01
Season 4 Episode 17
Aired 1/10/1976
Bob contends with a patient's delusion that her bingo game is fixed, staggers through a series of wild poker parties, and watches in wonder as his secretary slowly smothers under an attack of love.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10105 votes7.2/10(105)
#18 - Warden Gordon Borden
Season 4 Episode 18
Aired 1/17/1976
Howard's game-warden brother comes to Chicago to witness the mating of two whooping cranes—and stays to make a play for Howard's girlfriend.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10101 votes6.7/10(101)
#19 - My Boy Guillermo
Season 4 Episode 19
Aired 1/24/1976
Jerry Robinson's depression turns to instant joy when a globe-trotting ex-flame suddenly re-enters his life and proposes.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10103 votes6.8/10(103)
#20 - Duke of Dunk
Season 4 Episode 20
Aired 1/31/1976
A professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1098 votes6.8/10(98)
#21 - Guaranteed Not to Shrink
Season 4 Episode 21
Aired 2/7/1976
Bob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and become a psychologist.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1097 votes7.2/10(97)
#22 - Birth of a Salesman
Season 4 Episode 22
Aired 2/14/1976
The Hartleys are bombarded with legal hassles when Bob is sued by a shy patient and Emily decides to fight a parking ticket.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10101 votes7.2/10(101)
#23 - The Boy Next Door
Season 4 Episode 23
Aired 2/21/1976
The Hartleys entertain Howard Borden's young son and hire a beauty queen as his babysitter.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Hugh Wilson
- 7.3/1098 votes7.3/10(98)
#24 - Peeper Two
Season 4 Episode 24
Aired 2/28/1976
Cliff Murdock, Bob's old laugh-a-minute college buddy, affectionately known as The Peeper, pays a return visit.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Jay Tarses
The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 4
Every episode of The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 4!
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Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
7.2
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"The Longest Good-Bye" is the best rated episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 111 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Jay Tarses, it aired on 9/13/1975. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Here's Looking at You, Kid".