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The Bob Newhart Show•Season 4•Episode 5

The Heavyweights

7.2/10 · 122 votesOct 11, 1975

Ranked #12 of 24 in Season 4•−0.1 vs season avg

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

Directed byBob Claver

Written byJay Tarses, Tom Patchett

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Seasons6

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Season 4 Episodes24

The Longest Good-Bye still

The Longest Good-Bye

Here's Looking at You, Kid

Death of a Fruitman

Change is Gonna Do Me Good

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The Heavyweights

Carol's Wedding

Shrinks Across the Sea

What's It All About, Albert?

Who is Mr. X?

Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Over the River and Through the Woods

Fathers and Sons and Mothers

The Article

A Matter of Vice-Principal

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

No Sale

Carol at 6:01

Warden Gordon Borden

My Boy Guillermo

Duke of Dunk

Guaranteed Not to Shrink

Birth of a Salesman

The Boy Next Door

Peeper Two

Cast5

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Robert Hartley

Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette

Emily Hartley

Bill Daily

Bill Daily

Howard Borden

Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace

Carol Kester

Peter Bonerz

Peter Bonerz

Jerry Robinson

Crew3

J

Jay Tarses

Writer

Tom Patchett

Tom Patchett

Writer

B

Bob Claver

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Heavyweights" is episode 5 of The Bob Newhart Show season 4. It scored 7.2/10 from 122 votes, ranking #12 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Bob Claver and written by Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, it aired on October 11, 1975.

Next: E6 · Carol's Wedding Best of Season 4