The Best Episodes of The Bob Newhart Show Season 6

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(110 votes)

   #1 - Bob's Change of Life

   S6:E19/24/1977

   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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   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles
2. 

   7.1/10(115 votes)

   #2 - Ex-Con Job

   S6:E210/1/1977

   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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   Director:Michael Zinberg

   Writer:Ziggy Steinberg
3. 

   7.7/10(99 votes)

   #3 - A Jackie Story

   S6:E310/8/1977

   Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.

   Director:Michael Zinberg

   Writer:Lloyd Garver

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   Director:Michael Zinberg

   Writer:Lloyd Garver
4. 

   7.8/10(107 votes)

   #4 - Who Was That Masked Man?

   S6:E410/15/1977

   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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   Director:Dick Martin

   Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles
5. 

   7.5/10(107 votes)

   #5 - Carlin's New Suit

   S6:E510/22/1977

   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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   Director:Dick Martin

   Writer:Andrew Smith
6. 

   8.1/10(114 votes)

   #6 - A Day in the Life

   S6:E610/29/1977

   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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   Director:Dick Martin

   Writers:Kathy Donnell, Madeline Di Maggio
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7. 

   6.5/10(104 votes)

   #7 - My Son the Comedian

   S6:E711/12/1977

   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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   Director:Dick Martin

   Writer:David Lloyd
8. 

   7.3/10(102 votes)

   #8 - You're Fired, Mr. Chips

   S6:E811/19/1977

   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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   Director:Peter Bonerz

   Writer:Lloyd Garver
9. 

   7.6/10(98 votes)

   #9 - Shallow Throat

   S6:E911/26/1977

   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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   Writer:Earl Pomerantz
10. 

    7.5/10(114 votes)

    #10 - A Girl in Her Twenties

    S6:E1012/3/1977

    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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    Director:Peter Bonerz

    Writer:Laura Levine
11. 

    7.2/10(107 votes)

    #11 - Grand Delusion

    S6:E1112/17/1977

    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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    Writer:Lloyd Garver
12. 

    8.2/10(112 votes)

    #12 - 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas

    S6:E1212/24/1977

    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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    Writer:Phil Davis
13. 

    7.8/10(116 votes)

    #13 - Freudian Ship

    S6:E131/7/1978

    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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    Director:Peter Bonerz

    Writer:Earl Pomerantz
14. 

    7.0/10(102 votes)

    #14 - Grizzly Emily

    S6:E141/14/1978

    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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    Writer:Laura Levine
15. 

    6.8/10(104 votes)

    #15 - Son of an Ex-Con Job

    S6:E151/21/1978

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

    Director:Michael Zinberg

    Writer:Emily Marshall

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    Director:Michael Zinberg

    Writer:Emily Marshall
16. 

    7.7/10(112 votes)

    #16 - Group on a Hot Tin Roof

    S6:E161/28/1978

    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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    Director:Michael Zinberg

    Writer:Andrew Smith
17. 

    7.3/10(107 votes)

    #17 - Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin

    S6:E172/4/1978

    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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    Director:Peter Bonerz

    Writer:Laura Levine
18. 

    6.6/10(108 votes)

    #18 - Easy for You to Say

    S6:E182/11/1978

    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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    Writer:Andrew Smith
19. 

    6.5/10(117 votes)

    #19 - It Didn't Happen One Night

    S6:E192/18/1978

    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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    Writer:Laura Levine
20. 

    7.2/10(100 votes)

    #20 - Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod

    S6:E203/4/1978

    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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    Director:Mark Tinker

    Writer:Lloyd Garver
21. 

    6.3/10(103 votes)

    #21 - Crisis in Education

    S6:E213/11/1978

    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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    Writer:Earl Pomerantz
22. 

    8.3/10(133 votes)

    #22 - Happy Trails to You

    S6:E224/1/1978

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

    Directors:Michael Zinberg, Peter Bonerz

    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles, Lloyd Garver

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    Directors:Michael Zinberg, Peter Bonerz

    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles, Lloyd Garver