Ranked #22 of 22 in Season 6•−1.0 vs season avg
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.
Bob Newhart
Robert Hartley
Suzanne Pleshette
Emily Hartley
Bill Daily
Howard Borden
Marcia Wallace
Carol Kester
Peter Bonerz
Jerry Robinson
Peter Bonerz
Director
Earl Pomerantz
Writer
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"Crisis in Education" is episode 21 of The Bob Newhart Show season 6. It scored 6.3/10 from 103 votes, ranking #22 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Earl Pomerantz, it aired on March 11, 1978.