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The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1972 - 1973
Episode 1
Fly the Unfriendly Skies
Sat, Sep 16, 197230 mins
Psychologist Bob Hartley shepherds his "Fear of Flying" class on a graduation trip to from Chicago to New York. His wife Emily is supposed to jet along too, but Bob finds out why they honeymooned in Gary, Indiana - she's also terrified of airplanes. Bob schedules a confident, brilliant expert as guest speaker, his neighbor, airline navigator Howard Borden to comfort his class, which includes Mr. Carlin & Mrs. Bakerman.
Episode 2
Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet
Sat, Sep 23, 197226 mins
Bob has no clue how to explain what a psychologist does, to a 3rd grade class. That's why his wife Emily refuses to invite him to her career day. Bob's strong ego can withstand such a blow, and his supportive friends, Howard & Jerry, though they are presenting at career day, wouldn't dream of ridiculing Bob about it.
Episode 3
Tennis, Emily?
Sat, Sep 30, 197226 mins
Teacher Emily finds love with her hunky new tennis instructor, when Bob urges she get out of bed and enjoy her summer vacation. The instructor also slides onto Bob's couch as a patient, because Bob has no concept of the terrors of being incredibly good looking and constantly pursued by women with sudden desires to learn tennis.
Episode 4
Mom, I L-L-Love You
Sat, Oct 7, 197226 mins
Bob inadvertently takes a mismatch, boxing against his mom, over court-side seats at a Bulls-Lakers game. Dr. Bob Hartley is stung that his mother still calls him Sonny, and wishes he'd been a cartoonist instead of a having a private psychology practice, which she has no interest in. When Bob reveals to his wife Emily that he hasn't told his mother he loves her since he was a child, Emily persuades him to carpe diem over dinner, before it's too late, because floating like a butterfly has gotten him nowhere near getting Eleanor Hartley to treat him like an adult.
Episode 5
Goodnight Nancy
Sat, Oct 21, 197230 mins
Bob's old girlfriend, Nancy, is in town with her husband, and asks Bob & Emily out for dinner. Emily is more curious than Bob. At dinner, Nancy tells Bob she is leaving her husband. Dinner is full of memories; lunch the next day is awkward.
Episode 6
Come Live with Me
Sat, Oct 28, 197226 mins
Carol has a new boyfriend and their relationship interferes with her time at work. She thinks about moving in with him to be together more. Howard has another girlfriend and is worried about keeping her.
Episode 7
Father Knows Worst
Sat, Nov 4, 197230 mins
Howard's eight-year-old son Howie is coming for a four-day visit. Howard wants to impress him with fun and exciting things to do. Howard worries about Howie liking him.
Episode 8
Don't Go to Bed Mad
Sat, Nov 11, 197226 mins
Bob makes plans with Jerry to watch Monday Night Football at Bob's place. Emily is upset because she feels left out. They argue the next night about his ignoring her. Since they do not go to bed angry, they stay up all night.
Episode 9
P-I-L-O-T
Sat, Nov 18, 197226 mins
Being married now for three years, Bob and Emily, both feeling like their careers have taken precedent in their lives up to this point in their marriage, decide that perhaps it is time they started a family. This feeling grows stronger when they attend a dinner party in the building where all the other guests and the hosts are happy parents. As the party hostess, Margaret Hoover, is in the latter stages of her current pregnancy, Bob gets his first direct taste of the feeling associated with a yet unborn baby. Having learned earlier from Jerry that he was adopted, Emily, feeling left out at the party, announces on the spot that she wants to adopt, which catches Bob off guard. After discussing the issue, Bob and Emily decide to at least speak to an adoption agency. Feeling nervous about the meeting, they at least decide then what their true feelings are toward adoption. They ultimately get a mixed answer to those feelings.
Episode 10
Anything Happen While I Was Gone?
Sat, Nov 25, 197226 mins
Bob returns from vacation to discover that Jerry is engaged to a woman he just met, but Bob wonders if they aren't moving too quickly.
Episode 11
I Want to Be Alone
Sat, Dec 2, 197230 mins
Bob feels like everyone wants his time and that he has no time to himself. He decides to stay at a hotel for a night for the solitude. Everyone thinks he is leaving Emily. Meanwhile, Emily tries to get a book for the school library.
Episode 12
Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry
Sat, Dec 9, 197226 mins
Emily takes Howard to the dentist in the same building where Bob works. Howard has a high from sodium pentothal, meets Carol, and is utterly charming. Carol asks Emily to set them up on a date. The foursome go out; Howard is back to normal.
Episode 13
I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much
Sat, Dec 16, 197230 mins
Jerry talks to Bob about not being happy in life, and then decides he wants to see Bob professionally. When Bob presents the bill to Jerry, he is shocked to see how much he is charged. The bill causes problems in their friendship.
Episode 14
His Busiest Season
Sat, Dec 23, 197226 mins
It's Christmas time and Bob's therapy group is not a happy bunch. Bob invites his patients to share Christmas Eve with him and Emily. Bob worries about what to give Emily for a gift.
Episode 15
Let's Get Away from It Almost
Sat, Jan 6, 197326 mins
Bob & Emily decide to go on a weekend trip and pick a nearby ski resort. Instead of a relaxing time together, the only other guests share their bathroom and want to share time with them.
Episode 16
The Crash of 29 Years Old
Sat, Jan 13, 197330 mins
Carol turns 29 and feels unfulfilled. She quits her job to explore other options. Carol joins one of Bob's group sessions and as the group explores Carol's feelings, Bob is asked how he feels. The group treats him as just another member.
Episode 17
The Man with the Golden Wrist
Sat, Jan 20, 197326 mins
Emily gets Bob a really expensive watch for his birthday. When he finds out how much it costs, he is shocked that she would spend that much money on one small gift.
Episode 18
The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley
Sat, Jan 27, 197330 mins
One of Bob's patients has fallen in love with him which makes Emily incredibly jealous.
Episode 19
Not with My Sister You Don't
Sat, Feb 3, 197330 mins
Howard's sister Debbie, visits, and he wants to remove all signs of his dating habits. He thinks she is young and impressionable. Debbie arrives and Emily sets her up on a date. Howard turns over protective.
Episode 20
A Home Is Not Necessarily a House
Sat, Feb 10, 197326 mins
Emily and Bob look at a house for sale, make an offer and worry what the change will mean if their offer is accepted.
Episode 21
Emily, I'm Home - Emily?
Sat, Feb 17, 197326 mins
Emily is offered a job with the school, and Bob tells her she should take the job if she wants it. She takes the job and Bob has a hard time adjusting to the differences.
Episode 22
You Can't Win 'Em All
Sat, Feb 24, 197326 mins
Bob helps a Cubs pitcher get out of a slump when playing baseball. The pitcher does well in the next game and credits it to Bob. Hearing this, another player, the catcher, goes to Bob for help.
Episode 23
Bum Voyage
Sat, Mar 3, 197326 mins
Bob's therapy group had a great session and Bob is reluctant to take a vacation during this time. Bob & Emily have a 63-day cruise scheduled and he thinks it is too long to be away. His patients encourage him to go.
Episode 24
Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?
Sat, Mar 10, 197326 mins
Bob finds out that Jerry has been sleeping on his couch overnight. Jerry is hurt over a broken romance and does not want to go home to his apartment.