The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978)

Bob's "Fear of Flying" workshop gets a new member when Emily accepts his invitation to travel with the group by plane to New York. Emily admits that she too has a fear of flying.

Bob gets jealous when Emily's handsome new tennis instructor, Stan Connors, played by Peter Brown, comes to see him with a problem--his inability to turn down women who are attracted to him.

Bob receives a telephone call from his mother. After hanging up he tells Emily how tough it is for him to communicate with his mother, especially telling her he loves her.

Bob's college steady, Nancy, and her husband, Chuck, visit Bob and Emily.

Carol seeks Bob's approval of her moving in with her boyfriend Roger, who's just left his wife. Bob refuses, advising her to make up her own mind. Emily invites Carol and Roger to dinner where Bob unwittingly talks Roger into going back to his wife.

Howard brings his son Howie along for lunch with Bob and Jerry. Howard's convinced his son doesn't like him because he gets along so well with Jerry.

Bob wants to watch Monday night football but Emily feels this unfair as they have too little time together and she hates football. This leads to an unresolved, exhausting argument.

Bob and Emily have been trying to have a child. They attend a party where an expectant mother is chatting away and they feel so left out, they decide to adopt. They're quite nervous when interviewed, but they qualify.

Bob decides for his mental well being, he needs some rest, so he moves into a hotel room. A confused Howard thinks Bob and Emily have split

Howard, influenced by drugs from having a tooth pulled, turns Carol on. Emily agrees to help Carol get Howard.

Jerry decides there's something wrong with him becauase he never becomes interested or serious about any of the girls he dates, so he asks Bob to treat him. Bob agrees, but they have to abandon the plan when it interferes with their friendship.

Christmas is a sad time for Bob's patients, for Bob and Emily, too. Bob decides to have a "group" party. The party's a bomb. When the guests realize they're not to blame for the dull evening they perk up and the party's a success.

Bob and Emily decide to get away from it all. They end up vacationing at a ski lodge deserted except for an annoying couple with whom they share a bathroom.

Feeling unfulfilled and just turning 29, Carol quits her job, a decision she reaches with Emily's help.

Emily's pleasure is short-lived when Bob refuses to wear a watch she's bought him after he learns how expensive it is. Things are even worse at a forced "surprise" party.

Bob has successfully helped one of his patients, Mrs. Walker, overcome her emotional dependency on food, and the slimmed down housewife imagines she is in love with him.

Swinger Howard Borden suddenly turns into an overprotective big brother when his 22-year-old sister, Debbie, arrives to spend the week with him, and Emily arranges a blind date for her with Jerry Robinson.

Bob and Emily try to decide if they should give up their apartment and buy a house.

A dubious Bob agrees to let Emily take a full-time job with the Board of Education, but soon regrets it when their home life begins to suffer. Soon it is necessary to hire a maid and Bob is left alone several nights while Emily works late.

When a star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs baseball team credits Bob with saving his career, the endorsement brings Bob a new patient, Moose Washburn, a second-string player whose career is beyond the help of a mere psychologist.

Afraid that his practice, as well as his patients, will fall apart if he leaves, Bob keeps resisting Emily's plans for a two-month European cruise. Martin Cohan directed from a script written by Austin and Irma Kalish.

Recovering from another broken romance, Jerry Robinson accepts Bob's invitation to spend a couple of days at this apartment, a kindness that Bob soon comes to regret. Alan Rafkin directed from a script written by Jerry Mayer.

Bob Hartley resists vehemently when his therapy group insists that he accept an invitation for the group to conduct one of its weekly sessions on television.

A trip to Peoria to see the television broadcast of a football game blacked out in Chicago turns into one long embarrassment for Bob when Jerry introduces him to a pretty girl named Janine, who doesn't seem to care that Bob is a married man.

Bob and Emily's vacation to Mexico is cancelled by an accident. One of Bob's more masculine patients enthusiastically slaps him on the back and unfortunately for Bob it throws his back out. George Tyne directed from a script written by Susan Silver.

John McMartin, who starred on Broadway in "Follies" plays the Rev. Dan Bradford who, after seeking professional advice from Bob, makes an announcement at his Sunday sermon that startles his parishioners. Directed by Jerry London.

With Carol on vacation, Emily is elected to fill in as the receptionist, an idea that everyone loves, except Bob. Alan Rafkin directed from a script written by Jerry Mayer.

Mariette Hartley guest stars as Marilyn Dietz, a very attractive divorcee who's enjoying her new-found freedom to such an extent that she creates a small feud between Jerry and Howard when she starts dating the two of them.

A rather embarrassing operation leads to a romance for Carol with her doctor, a relationship that everyone questions due to the disparity in their ages. Written and directed by Martin Cohan

Bob suffers an inferiority attack when a test reveals that Emily's IQ is higher than his. Jerry London directed from a script wirtten by Charlotte Brown.

Bob's decision to meet the rising cost of living by raising his rates sets off a revolt among members of his therapy group when he picks the most inappropriate moment to tell them.

Bob turns out to be an uncooperative patient when Emily makes an appointment for them to see a marriage counselor about the boredom that is creeping into their marriage. George Tyne directed from a script written by Earl Barret.

Determined to lose eight pounds from around his middle, Bob goes on a strict diet and, with Jerry's help, joins a weight-reducing class that seems to be populated mostly by women.

Swinger Howard Borden suffers a bad case of blues when his young son tells him about his marvelous new "uncle" who seems to have taken up permanent residence with Howard's ex-wife.

Ann Rutherford and John Randolph guest star as Emily's parents, whose surprise visit makes Bob terribly uncomfortable. Emily's father is gregarious, well-traveled, a war hero, and outdoorsman -- in short, everything that Bob isn't.

Bob's patient Elliot Carlin parades out all of his phobias and insecurities as he prepares to ask Carol Kester for a date. He then finds it even harder to accept her answer - which is "yes".

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

Jerry Robinson's brother shows up in Chicago after finishing dental school and takes over Jerry's life, his apartment and his dental practice. Peter Baldwin directed from a script written by Martin Cohan.

Feeling that middle age is creeping up faster than she realized, Emily decides to update her image with a kicky new wardrobe that she says is youthful and Bob feels is childish.

Depressed and feeling useless after losing his job with the airline, Howard accepts Bob's offer to join his "out of work - shop", a special therapy group for the unemployed.

Hoping to make a contribution to society, Bob offers his psychological counseling services free to a parolee out on an armed robbery conviction, but Bob seems to be more influenced by his patient's manner than the patient is by Bob's therapy.

At Jerry's urging Bob hires a business manager to handle his money and ends up living on a meager allowance that affords him such luxuries as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.

Howard falls head over heels in love with Bob's sister Ellen, and under most circumstances, Bob would find this perfectly acceptable - except that Ellen is getting married to someone else.

When Carol's new love interest interferes with her work, Jerry Robinson doesn't seem too concerned, but when it disrupts his love life he decides to fire her.

While filling in for a fellow psychologist, Bob is surprised to find that his first patient is Jerry Robinson, who is reluctant to reveal his problem. A little prodding produces the startling admission that Jerry is in love with Bob's wife Emily.

It's a matter of principal versus principle when Emily refuses to skip one of her students ahead two grades at the insistent prodding of Mr. Brimskill at the elementary school where she teaches.

Bob has second thoughts after he gives his younger sister his blessing to move in with her new boyfriend—Howard Borden!

When Bob takes two of his therapy groups on a marathon session up at a mountain retreat, the groups’ problems are the last thing that get discussed.

Jerry convinces all the doctors to form a co-op so they can treat each other for free—an idea that, unfortunately, doesn’t work out as planned.

Bob’s busy work schedule and Emily’s master’s degree studying cause the couple to decide that it would be a good idea to live apart.

Before Howard introduces Ellen to young Howie, he tries to mold her into the type of mother his son will like.

Bob gives up most of his private practice to become the staff psychologist at Loggers Casualty Insurance Company—a move he soon regrets.

Jerry hires an elderly temporary receptionist who can’t keep anything straight—not even Bob’s name!

Bob decides to follow his own advice regarding honesty, which promptly gets him in trouble with two dinner guests and Emily.

Bob's embarrassment over his published essay makes him rethink his plans to attend a psychology convention in Hawaii.

Carol announces that she’s going to marry her eccentric writer boyfriend despite the fact that everyone thinks he’s a little weird.

The Hartley’s wonderful Thanksgiving with Bob’s parents gets derailed when Emily’s parents show up unannounced.

Bob asks Emily to speak at his Women's Consciousness-Raising Group—a move which backfires unexpectedly.

Jerry decides to give up his dental practice for a life of romance and adventure with his former girlfriend in Tahiti.

Bob feels he has a good chance to win the annual Urology Research Mixed-Doubles Tennis Tournament—until he learns his partner is Emily.

Depressed about spending the holidays with her domineering parents, Carol passes Christmas Eve with Bob and Emily recounting all her childhood disasters.

Howard’s insecurities suffer a beating when Ellen’s ex-fiancé, the handsome and debonair John Tobin, arrives in town to win Ellen back.

Bob runs for chairman of the local school board against an incumbent that no one has seen at a board meeting for the last six months.

Emily is shocked to find out the reason Bob won’t talk about the girl he used to date before he started dating Emily.

Jerry nearly destroys his friendships with both Bob and Howard when he tries to borrow money to buy a motorcycle.

Bob is losing his confidence just as fast as he’s losing his patients, so he finally takes Emily’s advice and goes to see a psychologist.

While Bob is away on a business trip, he gives Emily carte blanche to redecorate their apartment—unfortunately, he hates the results.

Bob breaks his own long-standing rule when he agrees to counsel a friend of Emily’s who’s having martial problems.

Emily helps organize a children’s summer camp, then tries to persuade Bob to be one of the counselors.

When the ceiling in his office collapses, Bob attempts to conduct his therapy sessions at home.