Season Two: 1973/74
- Executive Producers: Lorenzo Music & David Davis
- Producer: Martin Cohan
| Series # | Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | "The Last TV Show" | Jay Sandrich | Charlotte Brown | September 15, 1973 |
| At the prodding of his patients, Bob reluctantly accepts an offer to allow TV cameras into a group therapy session. | ||||
| 26 | "Motel" | Jay Sandrich | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | September 22, 1973 |
| Bob and Jerry go to a motel in Peoria so they can watch a football broadcast that's not available in Chicago. | ||||
| 27 | "Backlash" | George Tyne | Charlotte Brown | September 29, 1973 |
| The Hartleys have to cancel their planned vacation in Mexico because of Bob's back pain. | ||||
| 28 | "Somebody Down Here Likes Me" | Jerry London | Peter Myerson | October 6, 1973 |
| A Minister (John McMartin) decides to leave the Church because of Bob's advice, leaving Bob overcome with guilt. | ||||
| 29 | "Emily In For Carol" | Alan Rafkin | Jerry Mayer | October 13, 1973 |
| When Carol is on vacation, the other doctors on Bob's floor hire Emily as the new receptionist. | ||||
| 30 | "Have You Met Miss Dietz?" | George Tyne | Bill Idelson | October 20, 1973 |
| Howard and Jerry compete for the affections of an attractive recent divorcée (Mariette Hartley) | ||||
| 31 | "Old Man Rivers" | Martin Cohan | Martin Cohan | November 3, 1973 |
| Carol starts dating a much older man (Jeff Corey). | ||||
| 32 | "Mister Emily Hartley" | Jerry London | Charlotte Brown | November 3, 1973 |
| Bob feels humiliated when Emily turns out to have a higher I.Q. than he does and is invited to join a high-I.Q. group. | ||||
| 33 | "Mutiny On the Hartley" | Peter Baldwin | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | November 10, 1973 |
| Bob's patients revolt against him when he raises his hourly rates. | ||||
| 34 | "I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong?" | George Tyne | Earl Barret | November 17, 1973 |
| Fearing that their marriage has lost its spark, Bob and Emily go to a marriage counselor (Katherine Helmond). | ||||
| 35 | "Fit, Fat and Forty-One" | Peter Baldwin | Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller | November 24, 1973 |
| Bob goes on a diet, determined to keep his resolution to lose weight before his forty-first birthday. | ||||
| 36 | "Blues For Mr. Borden" | Peter Baldwin | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | December 1, 1973 |
| Howard's ex-wife is getting married again – and this time, she's marrying a pilot. | ||||
| 37 | "My Wife Belongs To Daddy" | Jerry London | Jerry Mayer | December 8, 1973 |
| A visit from Emily's parents (John Randolph and Ann Rutherford) has Bob feeling intimidated by his father-in-law. | ||||
| 38 | "T.S. Elliot" | Peter Baldwin | Gerry Renert & Jeff Wilheim | December 15, 1973 |
| Mr. Carlin goes on a date with Carol. | ||||
| 39 | "I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas" | Peter Baldwin | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | December 22, 1973 |
| Bob is trapped in his office on Christmas Eve. | ||||
| 40 | "Oh, Brother" | Peter Baldwin | Martin Cohan | January 4, 1974 |
| Jerry's brother (Raul Julia) starts stealing his patients. | ||||
| 41 | "The Modernization of Emily" | Peter Baldwin | Charlotte Brown | January 12, 1974 |
| Shaken after meeting a former student who's all grown up, Emily tries to recapture her youth with an embarrassing new wardrobe. | ||||
| 42 | "The Jobless Corps" | Peter Baldwin | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | January 19, 1974 |
| After Howard is laid off, he joins Bob's therapy group for unemployed people. | ||||
| 43 | "Clink Shrink" | Peter Bonerz | Howard Storm & Paul Lichtman | January 26, 1974 |
| Bob gets a suspiciously expensive gift from a client (Henry Winkler) who is an ex-convict. | ||||
| 44 | "Mind Your Own Business" | Alan Rafkin | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | February 2, 1974 |
| To help manage his money, Bob hires a business manager (Ron Rifkin) who puts him on a budget of $50 a week. | ||||
| 45 | "A Love Story" | Peter Bonerz | Martin Cohan | February 9, 1974 |
| Howard falls in love with Bob's sister Ellen (Pat Finley) even though she's engaged to another man. | ||||
| 46 | "By the Way... You're Fired" | Peter Baldwin | Barbara Gallagher & Sybil Adelman | February 16, 1974 |
| Distracted by a new boyfriend, Carol neglects her duties at the office. | ||||
| 47 | "Confessions of an Orthodontist" | Peter Baldwin | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | February 23, 1974 |
| Bob temporarily takes over a practice for another psychologist (Roger Perry), including a ditzy secretary (Teri Garr). One of his first patients is Jerry, who confesses he's in love with Bob's wife. | ||||
| 48 | "A Matter of Principal" | Don Bustany | Arnie Kogen & Ray Jessel | March 2, 1974 |
| Emily stands on her principles and defies an order to let an unqualified student skip a grade. |
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