The Bob Newhart Show backdrop
The Bob Newhart Show poster
Comedy

The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 6

Every episode of The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 6!

The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 6

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...

Seasons6

  1. Background image for Bob's Change of Life
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Bob's Change of Life

    S6:E1

    Bob's well-ordered life turns topsy-turvy when he and Emily move to a new Chicago residence.

    0 Comments
    View all
  2. Background image for Ex-Con Job
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Ex-Con Job

    S6:E2

    Bob's attempt at treating convicts who are about to be released has him climbing the walls.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for A Jackie Story
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - A Jackie Story

    S6:E3

    Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.

    0 Comments
    View all
  4. Background image for Who Was That Masked Man?
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Who Was That Masked Man?

    S6:E4

    Bob is puzzled when his henpecked patient, Mr. Petersen, asserts himself with far-reaching consequences.

    0 Comments
    View all
  5. Background image for Carlin's New Suit
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Carlin's New Suit

    S6:E5

    Bob deals with the amusing problems of an improbable paternity suit and a phone paging service that never pages him.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for A Day in the Life
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - A Day in the Life

    S6:E6

    Bob's impulsive decision to leave town for a week is received with disastrous emotions by his patients, who seemingly can't make it without him.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show

    READ
  8. Background image for My Son the Comedian
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #7 - My Son the Comedian

    S6:E7

    It's no laughing matter for Howard when his 12 year old son Howie announces he's leaving home to become a comedian.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Dick Martin
  9. Background image for You're Fired, Mr. Chips
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #8 - You're Fired, Mr. Chips

    S6:E8

    Bob interviews a variety of psychologists to take over his patients while he's out of town. It's soon apparent that they are very much in need of help themselves. When Bob's former teacher, Professor Dreebe, offers his services, it seems the perfect answer.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Bonerz
  10. Background image for Shallow Throat
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Shallow Throat

    S6:E9

    At first, Bob is thrilled when a nontalkative patient named Mr. Twillmer finally opens up after being told that anything he might say will be held in the strictest confidence. His joy is short-lived when Twillmer confesses to grand larceny.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for A Girl in Her Twenties
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #10 - A Girl in Her Twenties

    S6:E10

    Emily's protective instincts are aroused when 70-year-old Grace DuBois, an odd but friendly recluse, is threatened with being sent to a rest home for elderly people who can't cope with reality.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Grand Delusion
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Grand Delusion

    S6:E11

    Bob and Emily celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary with a dream flight into the fantasy of being married to different partners.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Dick Martin
  13. Background image for 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #12 - 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas

    S6:E12

    Bob finds himself with unhappy and hostile patients who refuse to attend his Christmas party when they are mistakenly informed of a rate increase at the height of the Yuletide season. One patient is moved to hire a pie-throwing service.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Freudian Ship
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Freudian Ship

    S6:E13

    The Hartleys embark on a seagoing vacation to put work behind them. But Bob can't resist playing psychologist when he undertakes to counsel a married couple.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Grizzly Emily
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Grizzly Emily

    S6:E14

    Emily Hartley discovers a new low in male chauvinism when Bob's father arranges a fishing trip to his cabin and assigns her woman's work while the men brave the great out-of-doors.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Son of an Ex-Con Job
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Son of an Ex-Con Job

    S6:E15

    Bob counsels a quintet of jovial ex-convicts to help them find honest employment.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Group on a Hot Tin Roof
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Group on a Hot Tin Roof

    S6:E16

    Bob advises a patient named Mr. Plager to realize his human potential by writing a play based on his own experiences. But when Plager writes, directs, and produces an actual World War I drama whose characters bear a startling resemblance to the rest of Bob's patients, the warfare really begins.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin

    S6:E17

    Bob's paranoid, perennial patient, Mr. Carlin, involves Emily in his scheme to impress his former schoolmates—especially a girl who never gave him the time of day.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Easy for You to Say
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Easy for You to Say

    S6:E18

    Paul Billingham—known to his radio fans as Ralph Alfalfa, the Happy Farmer—comes to Bob because of his stuttering problem. On radio, he practiced several unseen rhythmic devices to mask his problem, but a new television opportunity threatens to expose his problem with disastrous results.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for It Didn't Happen One Night
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #19 - It Didn't Happen One Night

    S6:E19

    Bob's friends close ranks to ""protect"" Emily Hartley when a handsome old flame pays her a very warm visit.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod

    S6:E20

    On the eve of being announced ""Secretary of the Year,"" Carol informs Bob that she's leaving his employ.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Mark Tinker
  22. Background image for Crisis in Education
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Crisis in Education

    S6:E21

    At the school where Emily works, low reading scores prompt indignant outbursts and threats from angry parents. Principal Phil Bannister flees their wrath by going on an extended fishing trip—but not before he tells Emily to handle the crisis.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Happy Trails to You
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Happy Trails to You

    S6:E22

    Bob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.

    0 Comments
    View all

Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Bob's Change of Life" is the best rated episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" season 6. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Les Charles, Glen Charles, it aired on 9/24/1977. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Ex-Con Job".