Season One: 1972/73
- Producers: Lorenzo Music & David Davis
| Series # | Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Fly the Unfriendly Skies" | Jay Sandrich | Lorenzo Music & David Davis | September 16, 1972 |
| Bob brings Emily to his "fear of flying" therapy group to help her overcome her own fear of flying. Penny Marshall has a minor role in this episode as a stewardess. | ||||
| 2 | "Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet" | Jay Sandrich | Carl Gottlieb & George Yanok | September 23, 1972 |
| Bob tries to impress Emily's students, who find his job boring. | ||||
| 3 | "Tennis, Emily?" | Alan Rafkin | Lorenzo Music & David Davis | September 30, 1972 |
| Bob is worried when a handsome, womanizing tennis pro (Peter Brown) praises Emily's beauty. | ||||
| 4 | "Mom, I L-L-Love You" | Alan Rafkin | Dick Clair & Jenna McMahon | October 7, 1972 |
| Emily urges Bob to tell his mother (Martha Scott) that he loves her. | ||||
| 5 | "Goodnight, Nancy" | Jay Sandrich | Susan Silver | October 21, 1972 |
| Emily is unexpectedly jealous of Bob's old girlfriend Nancy (Penny Fuller). | ||||
| 6 | "Come Live With Me" | Alan Rafkin | Jerry Mayer | October 28, 1972 |
| Carol considers co-habitating with her boyfriend. | ||||
| 7 | "Father Knows Worst" | Alan Rafkin | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | November 4, 1972 |
| Howard is crushed when his son Howie prefers spending time with Jerry. | ||||
| 8 | "Don't Go To Bed Mad" | Alan Rafkin | Gene Thompson | November 11, 1972 |
| When the Hartleys have a fight, they resolve not to go to sleep until they've settled their differences. | ||||
| 9 | "P.I.L.O.T." | Jay Sandrich | Lorenzo Music & David Davis | November 18, 1972 |
| The Hartleys try to adopt a child and meet with a woman (Louise Lasser) from the adoption agency. (Note: This is the original unaired pilot of the show, with some scenes added or re-shot.) | ||||
| 10 | "Anything Happen While I Was Gone?" | Jay Sandrich | Martin Cohan | November 25, 1972 |
| Jerry announces his engagement to a woman he's only just met. | ||||
| 11 | "I Want To Be Alone" | Alan Rafkin | Jerry Mayer | December 2, 1972 |
| Bob goes to a hotel for a few days to get some time alone, leading Howard to fear that the Hartleys are breaking up. Bernie Kopell has a role in this episode as a philandering doctor. | ||||
| 12 | "Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry" | Peter Baldwin | Charlotte Brown | December 9, 1972 |
| Howard and Carol start dating. Pat Morita has a minor role in this episode as a bartender. | ||||
| 13 | "I Owe It All To You... But Not That Much" | Alan Rafkin | Martin Cohan | December 16, 1972 |
| Jerry starts going to Bob for therapy, which hurts their ability to be friends. | ||||
| 14 | "His Busiest Season" | Peter Baldwin | Lorenzo Music & David Davis | December 23, 1972 |
| Bob invites his patients to a Christmas party at his apartment. | ||||
| 15 | "Let's Get Away From It Almost" | Jay Sandrich | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | January 6, 1973 |
| The Hartleys spend an unpleasant vacation at a ski lodge. | ||||
| 16 | "The Crash of Twenty-Nine Years Old" | Alan Rafkin | Charlotte Brown | January 13, 1973 |
| Depressed at turning twenty-nine, Carol decides to quit her job and do something new with her life. | ||||
| 17 | "The Man With the Golden Wrist" | Alan Rafkin | Bill Idelson | January 20, 1973 |
| Bob is too nervous to wear the expensive watch that Emily bought him. | ||||
| 18 | "The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley" | George Tyne | Gene Thompson | January 27, 1973 |
| One of Bob's patients (Emmaline Henry) falls in love with him. | ||||
| 19 | "Not With My Sister You Don't" | Alan Rafkin | Frank Buxton | February 3, 1973 |
| Howard is extremely protective of his visiting sister (Heather Menzies). | ||||
| 20 | "A Home Is Not Necessarily A House" | Peter Baldwin | Lorenzo Music & David Davis | February 10, 1973 |
| Bob and Emily consider moving out of their apartment and into a house. | ||||
| 21 | "Emily, I'm Home... Emily?" | Rick Edelstein | Martin Cohan | February 17, 1973 |
| Emily is rarely home for Bob after she gets a full-time job. | ||||
| 22 | "You Can't Win 'Em All" | Jerry London | Bill Idelson | February 24, 1973 |
| Bob becomes a local hero when his therapy helps a Chicago Cubs pitcher end a losing streak. | ||||
| 23 | "Bum Voyage" | Martin Cohan | Austin Kalish & Irma Kalish | March 3, 1973 |
| Bob is reluctant to go on an ocean voyage with Emily and abandon his therapy group. | ||||
| 24 | "Who's Been Sleeping On My Couch?" | Alan Rafkin | Jerry Mayer | March 10, 1973 |
| Jerry starts making a nuisance of himself while recovering from a bad breakup. |
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