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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!

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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 6 Episode 22 - Happy Trails to You
    8.3/10(133 votes)

    S6:E22

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

    Directors:Peter Bonerz, Michael Zinberg
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles, Lloyd Garver

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  2. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 12 - 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas
    8.2/10(112 votes)

    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.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Phil Davis

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  3. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 6 - A Day in the Life
    8.1/10(115 votes)

    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.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writers:Kathy Donnell, Madeline Di Maggio

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  4. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 4 - Who Was That Masked Man?
    7.8/10(108 votes)

    S6:E4

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

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  5. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 13 - Freudian Ship
    7.8/10(116 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Earl Pomerantz

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  6. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 3 - A Jackie Story
    7.7/10(100 votes)

    S6:E3

    Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  7. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 16 - Group on a Hot Tin Roof
    7.7/10(112 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Andrew Smith

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  8. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 9 - Shallow Throat
    7.6/10(98 votes)

    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.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Earl Pomerantz

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  9. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 5 - Carlin's New Suit
    7.5/10(108 votes)

    S6:E5

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

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Andrew Smith

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  10. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 10 - A Girl in Her Twenties
    7.5/10(114 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Laura Levine

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  11. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 8 - You're Fired, Mr. Chips
    7.3/10(102 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  12. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 17 - Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin
    7.3/10(107 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Laura Levine

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  13. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 11 - Grand Delusion
    7.2/10(107 votes)

    S6:E11

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

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  14. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 20 - Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod
    7.2/10(100 votes)

    S6:E20

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

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Lloyd Garver

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  15. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 1 - Bob's Change of Life
    7.1/10(111 votes)

    S6:E1

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

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  16. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 2 - Ex-Con Job
    7.1/10(116 votes)

    S6:E2

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

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Ziggy Steinberg

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  17. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 14 - Grizzly Emily
    7.0/10(102 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Laura Levine

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  18. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 15 - Son of an Ex-Con Job
    6.8/10(104 votes)

    S6:E15

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

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Emily Marshall

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  19. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 18 - Easy for You to Say
    6.6/10(108 votes)

    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.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Andrew Smith

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  20. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 7 - My Son the Comedian
    6.5/10(104 votes)

    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.

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  21. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 19 - It Didn't Happen One Night
    6.5/10(117 votes)

    S6:E19

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

    Director:Dick Martin
    Writer:Laura Levine

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  22. The Bob Newhart Show Season 6 Episode 21 - Crisis in Education
    6.3/10(103 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Earl Pomerantz

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Happy Trails to You" is the best rated episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" season 6. It scored 8.3/10 based on 133 votes. Directed by Peter Bonerz, Michael Zinberg and written by Les Charles, Glen Charles, Lloyd Garver, it aired on 4/1/1978. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "'Twas the Pie Before Christmas".