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The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 4

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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 4 Episode 11 - Over the River and Through the Woods
    8.9/10(271 votes)

    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:Bruce Kane

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  2. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 15 - Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
    8.0/10(141 votes)

    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
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  3. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 3 - Death of a Fruitman
    7.9/10(136 votes)

    S4:E3

    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
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  4. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 9 - Who is Mr. X?
    7.9/10(148 votes)

    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:Bruce Kane

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  5. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 1 - The Longest Good-Bye
    7.7/10(124 votes)

    S4:E1

    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
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  6. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 4 - Change is Gonna Do Me Good
    7.4/10(111 votes)

    S4:E4

    Emily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.

    Director:John Erman
    Writers:Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr

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  7. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 8 - What's It All About, Albert?
    7.4/10(117 votes)

    S4:E8

    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:Phil Davis

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  8. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 6 - Carol's Wedding
    7.3/10(118 votes)

    S4:E6

    A blind-date-initiated, 12-hour romance culminates in Carol Kester's civil marriage to a handsome travel agent.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writers:Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr

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  9. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 12 - Fathers and Sons and Mothers
    7.3/10(120 votes)

    S4:E12

    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:Arnold Kane

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  10. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 22 - Birth of a Salesman
    7.3/10(108 votes)

    S4:E22

    The Hartleys are bombarded with legal hassles when Bob is sued by a shy patient and Emily decides to fight a parking ticket.

    Director:John C. Chulay
    Writer:Sy Rosen

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  11. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 24 - Peeper Two
    7.3/10(107 votes)

    S4:E24

    Cliff Murdock, Bob's old laugh-a-minute college buddy, affectionately known as The Peeper, pays a return visit.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  12. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 5 - The Heavyweights
    7.2/10(122 votes)

    S4:E5

    Bob and Emily invite Carol to share her "heavy" experiences with the "overweight workshop."

    Director:Bob Claver
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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  13. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 13 - The Article
    7.2/10(125 votes)

    S4:E13

    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

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  14. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 18 - Warden Gordon Borden
    7.2/10(115 votes)

    S4:E18

    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
    Writers:Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr

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  15. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 23 - The Boy Next Door
    7.2/10(109 votes)

    S4:E23

    The Hartleys entertain Howard Borden's young son and hire a beauty queen as his babysitter.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Hugh Wilson

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  16. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 7 - Shrinks Across the Sea
    7.1/10(118 votes)

    S4:E7

    Bob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medical exchange program.

    Director:Bob Claver
    Writers:Phil Doran, Douglas Arango

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  17. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 14 - A Matter of Vice-Principal
    7.1/10(111 votes)

    S4:E14

    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
    Writers:Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr

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  18. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 16 - No Sale
    7.0/10(107 votes)

    S4:E16

    Bob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.

    Director:Eddie Ryder
    Writer:Michael Zinberg

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  19. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 2 - Here's Looking at You, Kid
    6.9/10(121 votes)

    S4:E2

    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
    Writers:Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr

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  20. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 21 - Guaranteed Not to Shrink
    6.9/10(108 votes)

    S4:E21

    Bob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and become a psychologist.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sy Rosen

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  21. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 17 - Carol at 6:01
    6.8/10(112 votes)

    S4:E17

    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
    Writers:Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr

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  22. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 20 - Duke of Dunk
    6.8/10(112 votes)

    S4:E20

    A professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writers:Phil Doran, Douglas Arango

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  23. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 19 - My Boy Guillermo
    6.7/10(110 votes)

    S4:E19

    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:Sy Rosen

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  24. The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episode 10 - Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
    6.5/10(128 votes)

    S4:E10

    Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.

    Director:Richard Kinon
    Writers:Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Over the River and Through the Woods" is the best rated episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" season 4. It scored 8.9/10 based on 271 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Bruce Kane, it aired on 11/22/1975. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital".