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The Best Episodes Written By Jay Tarses

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Mutiny on the Hartley
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Let's Get Away From it Almost
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Motel
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E15

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - The Jobless Corps
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.)

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Mind Your Own Business
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Battle of the Groups
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Dr. Ryan's Express
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Longest Good-Bye
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Death of a Fruitman
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - The Separation Story
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Father Knows Worst
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    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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    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Home is Where the Hurt Is
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - The Heavyweights
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E5

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

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    Writer:Jay Tarses

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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 N/A. 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".