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Season 3 – The Bob Newhart Show

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Not to be confused with Newhart's eponymous 1961 variety show, "The Bob Newhart Show" finds the comic playing Bob Hartley, a Chicago psychologist living with wife Emily in a highrise. Bob is forced to deal with crazy patients, his wife and their friends.
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Bob Newhart

Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley

Suzanne Pleshette

Emily Hartley

Marcia Wallace

Carol Kester

Peter Bonerz

Dr. Jerome "Jerry" Robinson

Bill Daily

Howard Borden

Pat Finley

Ellen Hartley

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 14, 1974 Big Brother Is Watching Bob is faced with the possibility that his younger sister may move in with Howard. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 21, 1974 The Battle of the Groups 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. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 28, 1974 The Great Timpau Medical Arts Experiment Jerry suggests that all the doctors in the building form a co-op to treat each other for free. This leads to chaos and hostility that find expression in Bob's special all-doctor therapy group. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 5, 1974 The Separation Story 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. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 12, 1974 Sorry, Wrong Mother As Howard prepares to introduce Howie to Ellen, he tries to mold Ellen into an image the boy will like. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 19, 1974 The Gray Flannel Shrink Bob gives up most of his private practice to become the staff psychologist with a major insurance company. He soon learns that it's possible for a man in the corporate world to do his job too well. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 26, 1974 Dr. Ryan's Express 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. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 2, 1974 Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley Having preached honesty in relationships to his patients, Bob decides to follow his own advice. Immediately he offends two dinner guests and starts an argument with Emily. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 9, 1974 Ship of Shrinks Bob's first literary venture turns out to be less than triumphant. His embarrassment makes him reluctant to join a convention of psychologists on a flight to Hawaii, especially when he finds out that Howard is the navigator. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 16, 1974 Life Is a Hamburger Carol announces that she's going to marry Don Fesler, an unpublished poet with bad feet, and the news brings negative reactions from her friends. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 23, 1974 An American Family Emily's plans for a wonderful turkey dinner go downhill when Bob's mother (Martha Scott) and Emily's father (John Randolph) begin insulting one another the night before Thanksgiving. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 30, 1974 We Love You ... Goodbye Bob forms an all-women consciousness-raising group. He gets kicked out after Emily joins and inadvertently points out some of the unliberated areas in their own marriage. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 7, 1974 Jerry Robinson Crusoe After renewing an acquaintance with the beautiful and free-spirited Courtney Simpson, Jerry decides to give up his dental practice: he wants to follow his dreams of romance and adventure by following Courtney to Tahiti. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 14, 1974 Serve for Daylight Bob thinks his chances of winning a doctors' tennis tournament are pretty good until he learns that his doubles partner will be Emily. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 21, 1974 Home Is Where the Hurt Is Carol spends Christmas Eve pouring out the disasters of her childhood to Bob and Emily. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 4, 1975 Tobin's Back in Town Ellen's ex-fiancé, John Tobin (Fred Willard) -- a tall, handsome egomaniac in suede and leather -- arrives in Chicago to win Ellen back. The situation plays havoc with Howard's basic insecurities. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 11, 1975 Think Smartly -- Vote Hartley Before he has a chance to say no, Bob finds himself running for the chairman of the local school board against an incumbent who hasn't attended a board meeting for six months. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 18, 1975 The Way We Weren't Emily is more than a little curious about Bob's reluctance to talk about a girl he used to date. Then Howard inadvertently spills the beans. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 25, 1975 A Pound of Flesh Bob and Jerry have a falling-out when Jerry demands that Bob lend him money for a new motorcycle. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 1, 1975 My Business Is Shrinking With his confidence fading as fast as his list of patients, Bob decides to follow Emily's advice and see a psychiatrist about his problem. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 8, 1975 The New Look Emily redecorates the apartment in antiques. Bob finds her choice of furniture uncomfortable, unappealing, and hazardous to his health. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 15, 1975 Bob Hits the Ceiling Bob breaks a long-standing rule against treating friends when he agrees to counsel Emily's chum, whose marriage to a muscular gym teacher seems to be breaking up. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 22, 1975 Emily Hits the Ceiling Emily agrees to help operate a children's summer camp and tries to persuade Bob to be one of the counselors. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 8, 1975 The Ceiling Hits Bob Bob becomes the "oldest permanent psychologist in Chicago" when the ceiling in his office collapses and he has to set up shop wherever he can find the space. Details

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Season Info

Director
James Burrows, George Tyne, Jay Sandrich, Robert Moore, Alan Rafkin, Peter Bonerz, Bob Finkel
Screenwriter
Tom Patchett, Jerry Mayer, Charlotte Brown, Geoffrey Neigher, Gordon Farr, Jay Tarses, Roger Beatty, Lynne Farr, Coleman Mitchell, Ray Jessel, Robert Garland
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 14, 1974
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