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The Bob Newhart Show Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1974 - 1975
Episode 1
Big Brother Is Watching
Sat, Sep 14, 1974 30 mins
Bob refuses to allow his sister to move in with her boyfriend (Bill Daily). Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Carol: Marcia Wallace.
Episode 2
The Battle of the Groups
Sat, Sep 21, 1974 30 mins
Bob takes his two hostile therapy groups on a marathon talk session at a resort. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Carlin: Jack Riley. Michelle: Renee Lippin.
Episode 3
The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment
Sat, Sep 28, 1974 30 mins
The medics in Bob's building soon regret their plan to treat each other for free. Jerry: Peter Bonerz. Tupperman: Larry Gelman. Newman: Howard Platt.
Episode 4
The Separation Story
Sun, Oct 6, 1974 30 mins
When Emily moves to study for her Master's degree, the Hartleys' friends think the marriage is breaking up. Howard: Bill Daily. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Carol: Marcia Wallace. Ellen: Pat Finley.
Episode 5
Sorry, Wrong Mother
Sat, Oct 12, 1974 30 mins
Ellen is failing in her attempts to make a good impression on Howard's son. Ellen: Pat Finley. Howard: Bill Daily. Howie: Moosie Drier. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Michelle: Renee Lippin.
Episode 6
The Gray Flannel Shrink
Sat, Oct 19, 1974 30 mins
Bob accepts a new job as psychologist in an insurance firm. Jerry: Peter Bonerz. Carol: Marcia Wallace. Coulter: John Anderson. Wes Greenfield: Edward Winter. Susan Wick: Mary-Robin Redd.
Episode 7
Dr. Ryan's Express
Sat, Oct 26, 1974 30 mins
Jerry hires a receptionist who can't do anything right. Jerry: Peter Bonerz. Debbie: Shirley O'Hara. Mrs. Chaney: Maxine Stuart. Stella: Paula Victor.
Episode 8
Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley
Sat, Nov 2, 1974 30 mins
Bob recommends honesty to his patients, and then follows his own advice by insulting his dinner guests. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Ed: Lawrence Pressman. Janet: Rose Gregorio. Carlin: Jack Riley.
Episode 9
Ship of Shrinks
Sat, Nov 9, 1974 30 mins
Bob writes a chapter for a book, and is deflated when it is severely edited. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Howard: Bill Daily. Ellen: Pat Finley. Jerry: Peter Bonerz.
Episode 10
Life Is a Hamburger
Sat, Nov 16, 1974 30 mins
Carol's friends disapprove of her fiancé, an oddball who has all the earmarks of a loser. Carol: Marcia Wallace. Jerry: Peter Bonerz. Howard: Bill Daily.
Episode 11
An American Family
Sat, Nov 23, 1974 30 mins
A spat between Emily's father and Bob's mother ruins Emily's Thanksgiving dinner. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Martha: Martha Scott. Junior: John Randolph.
Episode 12
We Love You...Goodbye
Sat, Nov 30, 1974 30 mins
Bob's group for women decides that Bob is a chauvinist. Joan: Rhoda Gemignani.
Episode 13
Jerry Robinson Crusoe
Sat, Dec 7, 1974 30 mins
Jerry decides to give up his practice and follow his girlfriend to Tahiti. Jerry: Peter Bonerz. Courtney: Gail Strickland. Carol: Marcia Wallace. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette.
Episode 14
Serve for Daylight
Sat, Dec 14, 1974 30 mins
Bad sportsmanship prevails during a tennis tournament arranged by Bob and his colleagues. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Jerry: Peter Bonerz. Howard: Bill Daily. Carol: Marcia Wallace. Tammy: Paula Shaw.
Episode 15
Home Is Where the Hurt Is
Sat, Dec 21, 1974 30 mins
Carol ruins the Hartleys' Christmas Eve by telling them of her unhappy childhood. Carol: Marcia Wallace. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Jerry: Peter Bonerz.
Episode 16
Tobin's Back in Town
Sat, Jan 4, 1975 30 mins
A battle for Ellen's affections erupts between her ex-fiance and jealous Howard (Bill Daily). Ellen: Pat Finley. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette.
Episode 17
Think Smartly---Vote Hartley
Sat, Jan 11, 1975 30 mins
Emily persuades Bob to run for the chairmanship of the school board. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Rita Montez: Lillian Garrett. Dr. Dalton: Quinn Redeker.
Episode 18
The Way We Weren't
Sat, Jan 18, 1975 30 mins
At Howard and Ellen's engagement party, Howard is nervous about his former girlfriend. Howard: Bill Daily. Jennifer: Casey Connors. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Ellen: Pat Finley. Ralph: David Knapp.
Episode 19
A Pound of Flesh
Sat, Jan 25, 1975 30 mins
Bob infuriates Jerry by refusing to lend money to buy a motorcycle. Jerry: Peter Bonerz. Howard: Bill Daily. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Carol: Marcia Wallace.
Episode 20
My Business Is Shrinking
Sat, Feb 1, 1975 30 mins
Bob's practice is dwindling, and he is so upset that he seeks help from a psychologist. Walburn: Phillip R. Allen. Midge: Timothy Blake. Shelton: Ray Stewart. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Carol: Marcia Wallace.
Episode 21
The New Look
Sat, Feb 8, 1975 30 mins
Bob leaves the redecoration of the apartment up to Emily, and regrets it when he sees the results. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Howard: Bill Daily. Ellen: Pat Finley. Herd: Oliver Clark. Carol: Marcia Wallace.
Episode 22
Bob Hits the Ceiling
Sat, Feb 15, 1975 30 mins
Bob reluctantly agrees to help Emily's friend with her problems. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Diane: Cynthia Harris.
Episode 23
Emily Hits the Ceiling
Sat, Feb 22, 1975 30 mins
Emily commits herself and Bob to a stint as counselors at a children's camp. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Pottinger: George Wyner. Plager: Howard Hesseman. Band-Aid: Susan Davis. Spitball: Tom Newman.
Episode 24
The Ceiling Hits Bob
Sat, Mar 8, 1975 30 mins
The ceiling caves in on Bob's office, forcing him to see his patients in some odd locations. Emily: Suzanne Pleshette. Carol: Marcia Wallace. Carlin: Jack Riley. Howard: Bill Daily. Jerry: Peter Bonerz.
