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Newhart Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1982 - 1983
Episode 1
In the Beginning
Mon, Oct 25, 198230 mins
Manhattanites Dick and Joanna Louden take the plunge and move to Vermont where they've bought the historic Stratford Inn. Dick is far keener than Joanna but she relents and they are soon renovating and getting to know their surroundings. They meet George the inn's handyman and Kirk Devane who runs the restaurant and gift shop next door. They also hire new maid, socialite Leslie Vanderkellen. The local ladies historical society is thrilled that the Revolutionary-era inn is to be re-opened and ask Dick, who is a writer by profession, to give a talk on the history of the inn and particularly on the winter of 1775 when many of their ancestors stayed there. Dick agrees but when his research shows that inn was used as a house of ill-repute during that winter, he's at something of a loss as to what to tell them.
Episode 2
Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A-Mould'ring in the Grave
Mon, Nov 1, 198230 mins
Dick and Joanna are horrified to discover a 300 year-old grave in their basement belonging to a woman who was hanged as a witch.
Episode 3
Hail to the Councilman
Mon, Nov 8, 198230 mins
Dick is persuaded to run for the town council.
Episode 4
Shall We Gather at the River?
Mon, Nov 15, 198230 mins
Dick is in the doghouse when he persuades Joanna to attend the town's annual River Party and chaos ensues.
Episode 5
This Probably Is Condemned
Mon, Nov 22, 198230 mins
The staff of the Stratford Inn pitch together to help Kirk get his café up to code after a surprise visit from the health inspector.
Episode 6
No Tigers at the Circus
Mon, Nov 29, 198230 mins
Dick becomes disenchanted with the Stratford when its application to be made a historical landmark is denied.
Episode 7
The Perfect Match
Mon, Dec 6, 198230 mins
Kirk is jealous when an old flame of Leslie's appears with a proposal.
Episode 8
Some Are Born Writers... Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them
Mon, Dec 13, 198230 mins
Dick reluctantly helps an aspiring author make it in the business.
Episode 9
No Room at the Inn
Mon, Dec 20, 198230 mins
Dick and Joanna's much-awaited first Christmas in Vermont ends up being not so traditional after all when a massive snowstorm strands them and everyone else at the Stratford.
Episode 10
The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet
Mon, Dec 27, 198230 mins
Dick and Joanna play marriage counselors when the flaky wife of a senator leaves her husband and comes to the Stratford.
Episode 11
Sprained Dreams
Mon, Jan 3, 198330 mins
Kirk has a date with Leslie. Dick decides he wants to go skiing but since he doesn't know how to ski he gets Leslie to go since she's an Olympic skiing hopeful. One thing leads to another and she winds up with a knee injury that will probably end her dreams. Kirk and all of Leslie's school friends wind up angry with Dick.
Episode 12
The Way We Thought We Were
Mon, Jan 10, 198330 mins
George is dismayed when an old flame returns after thirty-one years and has changed completely.
Episode 13
The Visitors
Mon, Jan 17, 198330 mins
Dick and Joanna feel left out when some old friends visit the Inn but spend no time with them.
Episode 14
What Is This Thing Called Lust?
Mon, Jan 31, 198330 mins
Leslie's cousin is about to be wed and has set her lustful sights on next-door Kirk for some passion in her life.
Episode 15
Breakfast Theatre
Mon, Feb 7, 198330 mins
An aging, unfunny comic who is an old friend of Dick's uses the Stratford to jump start his career, despite Joanna's objections.
Episode 16
Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose
Mon, Feb 14, 198330 mins
While Kirk goes in for surgery, Larry, Darryl and Darryl mind the Minuteman Café.
Episode 17
A View from the Bench
Mon, Feb 21, 198330 mins
Dick, George and Kirk embark on a trip to Boston to attend a Celtics game, meanwhile Joanna and Leslie prepare for the arrival of a celebrity at the Inn.
Episode 18
The Boy Who Cried Goat
Sun, Mar 13, 198330 mins
Kirk must take a lie detector test to prove his claims that the Minuteman Café was robbed.
Episode 19
Heaven Knows Mr. Utley
Sun, Mar 20, 198330 mins
George becomes the joke of the town after he spies a UFO and nobody believes him.
Episode 20
You're Homebody 'til Somebody Loves You
Sun, Mar 27, 198330 mins
When Dick labels her a homebody, Joanna decides to return to the workforce.
Episode 21
Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have
Sun, Apr 3, 198330 mins
Kirk finally manages to get a date with Leslie when his grandmother arrives for a visit.
Episode 22
I Enjoy Being a Guy
Sun, Apr 10, 198330 mins
After winning big at golf and poker, Dick tries desperately to lose his new winnings, meanwhile George convinces Kirk to take him clothes shopping.