Season Six: 1977/78
- Executive Producer: Michael Zinberg
- Producers: Glen Charles & Les Charles
Series # | Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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121 | "Bob's Change of Life" | Peter Bonerz | Glen Charles & Les Charles | September 24, 1977 |
Bob and Emily move to a new apartment. | ||||
122 | "Ex-Con Job" | Michael Zinberg | Ziggy Steinberg | October 1, 1977 |
Bob leads a new therapy group for ex-convicts. | ||||
123 | "A Jackie Story" | Michael Zinberg | Lloyd Garver | October 8, 1977 |
Jerry is worried that he's not good enough for his girlfriend, while Bob treats a ventriloquist who thinks his dummy is real. | ||||
124 | "Who Was That Masked Man?" | Dick Martin | Glen Charles & Les Charles | October 15, 1977 |
After Mr. Peterson's wife kicks him out, he bonds with Mr. Carlin. | ||||
125 | "Carlin's New Suit" | Dick Martin | Andrew Smith | October 22, 1977 |
A single mother (Loni Anderson) brings a false paternity suit against Mr. Carlin, who goes along with it because he likes her son (Sparky Marcus). | ||||
126 | "A Day In the Life" | Dick Martin | Kathy Donnell & Madelyn Dimaggio Wagner | October 29, 1977 |
Bob wants to go to New Orleans for a week, but first has to pacify all his patients in only one day. | ||||
127 | "My Son the Comedian" | Dick Martin | David Lloyd | November 12, 1977 |
Howard's son announces that he wants to drop out of school and become a stand-up comic. | ||||
128 | "You're Fired, Mr. Chips" | Peter Bonerz | Lloyd Garver | November 19, 1977 |
Bob hires his former professor (Ralph Bellamy) to help with his practice, and soon has to fire the old man. | ||||
129 | "Shallow Throat" | Dick Martin | Earl Pomerantz | November 26, 1977 |
Bob faces the issue of doctor/patient confidentiality when a patient confesses to a robbery. | ||||
130 | "A Girl In Her Twenties" | Peter Bonerz | Laura Levine | December 3, 1977 |
While Bob is away, Emily meets an old neighbor (Mildred Natwick) who has never adjusted to the modern world. Note: One of five episodes in the final season that were shot without Newhart, who appears only in a pre-recorded sequence on the telephone. |
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131 | "Grand Delusion" | Dick Martin | Lloyd Garver | December 17, 1977 |
Bob and Emily both imagine what life would be like if they were married to other people. Episode features Morgan Fairchild in what is possibly her first TV guest appearance. | ||||
132 | "'Twas the Pie Before Christmas" | Dick Martin | Phil Davis | December 24, 1977 |
Bob's patients once again boycott him over a rate increase, this time just before his Christmas party. | ||||
133 | "Freudian Ship" | Peter Bonerz | Earl Pomerantz | January 7, 1978 |
Bob goes on a cruise with Emily to get away from work, but can't resist practicing a little psychology for free. | ||||
134 | "Grizzly Emily" | Peter Bonerz | Laura Levine | January 14, 1978 |
On a camping trip, Emily is annoyed by the sexist attitudes of Bob's father. | ||||
135 | "Son of Ex-Con Job" | Dick Martin | Lloyd Garver | January 21, 1978 |
Bob's ex-con patients decide to start their own business. | ||||
136 | "Group On a Hot Tin Roof" | Michael Zinberg | Andrew Smith | January 28, 1978 |
Mr. Plager writes a play based on his experiences in Bob's group. | ||||
137 | "Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin" | Peter Bonerz | Laura Levine | February 4, 1978 |
Mr. Carlin asks Emily to pretend to be his wife at his high school reunion. | ||||
138 | "Easy For You To Say" | Dick Martin | Andrew Smith | February 11, 1978 |
Bob helps a man get over his stuttering problem. | ||||
139 | "It Didn't Happen One Night" | Dick Martin | Laura Levine | February 18, 1978 |
While Bob is away, his friends suspect Emily is up to something with a handsome old flame (David Hedison). | ||||
140 | "Carol Ankles For Indie-Prod" | Mark Tinker | Lloyd Garver | March 4, 1978 |
Carol accepts an offer to become Mr. Carlin's new assistant. | ||||
141 | "Crisis in Education" | Peter Bonerz | Earl Pomerantz | March 11, 1978 |
The principal of Emily's school leaves town, leaving her to deal with irate parents. | ||||
142 | "Happy Trails To You" | Michael Zinberg and Peter Bonerz | Glen Charles & Les Charles and Lloyd Garver | April 1, 1978 |
In the series finale, Bob prepares to leave Chicago for a teaching job at a college in Oregon. |
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