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The Best Episodes Written By Jay Tarses

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  1. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Mutiny on the Hartley

    S2:E9

    Bob decides to meet the rising cost of living by raising his rates. But the members of his therapy group revolt when he picks the most inappropriate moment to tell them.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  2. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Let's Get Away From it Almost

    S1:E15

    Bob and Emily travel to a ski lodge that's nearly deserted except for the annoying couple with whom they share a bathroom. After sitting through a disastrous dinner, the Hartleys decide to leave only to find themselves caught in the spotlight of the abominable floor show they're trying to escape.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  3. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Motel

    S2:E2

    A trip to Peoria turns into one long embarrassment for Bob when Jerry introduces him to a pretty girl named Janine. Janine doesn't seem to care that Bob is a married man.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  4. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas

    S2:E15

    Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  5. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Jobless Corps

    S2:E18

    Depressed after losing his job with the airline, Howard accepts Bob's offer to join his ""out of workshop,"" a special therapy group for the unemployed. (Bob extends the invitation at Emily's insistence when Howard's attempts to help her around the apartment begin driving her up the wall.)

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  6. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Mind Your Own Business

    S2:E20

    At Jerry's urging, Bob hires a business manager to handle his money. He ends up living on a meager allowance that affords him only such luxuries as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  7. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Battle of the Groups

    S3:E2

    Bob takes two of his therapy groups to a rustic retreat for a marathon session that never progresses further than everyone's complaints about the primitive conditions of their accommodations.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  8. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Separation Story

    S3:E4

    For the sake of their marriage—as well as Emily's Master's Degree and Bob's heavy work schedule—the Hartleys decide that it would be best if they took up separate residences.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  9. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Dr. Ryan's Express

    S3:E7

    Bob's office routine becomes a wreck when Jerry hires a temporary receptionist. She's a very nice but very vague woman who can't even get Bob's name straight.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  10. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Longest Good-Bye

    S4:E1

    Bob's old school friend Murdock is in town for a day to sell a complex giveaway item to a Chicago cereal company. Bob invites him to stay overnight at his home. The brief encounter stretches out to a week when Murdock can't make his business connections. He gradually takes over Bob's car, clothing, and most of his home life.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  11. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Death of a Fruitman

    S4:E3

    Bob's patients observe tradition by planning a surprise party to honor the fourth year of the group's therapy sessions. When an unseen member, a Mr. Gianelli, threatens to turn the party into a disaster, Bob kicks him out of the group. His decision meets with instant group approval until Mr. Gianelli dies under a ton of zucchini.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  12. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

    S4:E10

    Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  13. 7.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S4:E15

    Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation. Meanwhile, his friends are all suffering from an attack of Christmas-itis.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  14. 6.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Father Knows Worst

    S1:E7

    Bob's divorced neighbor, Howard Borden, is convinced that his son, Howie, doesn't really like him. Later, Howard's ex-wife convinces him that Howie thinks he is the greatest guy in the world.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  15. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Home is Where the Hurt Is

    S3:E15

    Facing the depressing prospect of returning home to Iowa to spend the holidays with her domineering parents, Carol brings her troubles to Bob's apartment. There she spends Christmas Eve pouring out the disasters of her childhood.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Jay Tarses
  16. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Heavyweights

    S4:E5

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

Jay Tarses Ratings Summary

"Mutiny on the Hartley" is the best rated episode written by Jay Tarses. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Peter Baldwin. It aired on 11/10/1973 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Let's Get Away From it Almost".