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The Bob Newhart Show Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1975 - 1976
Episode 1
The Longest Good Bye
Sat, Sep 13, 1975
Bob's college roommate ('the peeper') visits Chicago and shows he has not lost his school age demeanor. He keeps extending his stay, causing friction between Bob and Emily.
Episode 2
Here's Looking at You, Kid
Sat, Sep 20, 1975
Howard is ready to propose to Ellen. She accepts, but then each of them wonder if they are ready for marriage. Bob & Emily celebrate their wedding anniversary and discuss the gifts each receives.
Episode 3
Death of a Fruitman
Sat, Sep 27, 1975
Bob Hartley resists his therapy group booting out a caustic patient, when he doesn't show up with the brain cake at their birthday party for Bob. That's only part of Dr. Bob's bad day, but it gets worse when Emily isn't sufficiently sympathetic. To unload his anger, Bob uses reverse psychology on the often-missing Mr. Gianelli by calling him, shouting that he's out of the group, plus fired as a client. Bob expects the contrary Mr. Gianelli to return to group, contrite for his disruptive behavior. But before he can, Mr. Gianelli, a fruit vendor, is crushed to death by a load of vegetables.
Episode 4
Change Is Gonna Do Me Good
Sat, Oct 4, 197530 mins
Emily starts to feel she and Bob are in a rut. They start trading jobs to shake up the routine. Each find it is not that easy to pick up the other person's job. Carol is also bored with her routine.
Episode 5
The Heavyweights
Sat, Oct 11, 1975
Bob's therapy group for overweight people has one negative member, saying it is thin people who have the problem against their weight. Bob asks Carol to sit in on the meeting since she used to be heavy. Carol is asked out by a heavy man.
Episode 6
Carol's Wedding
Sat, Oct 18, 1975
Emily has a penchant for setting up couples and Carol is her next target. However, when Carol's sudden romance with Larry leads to marriage, no one seems to believe that Carol will actually go through with it.
Episode 7
Shrinks Across the Sea
Sat, Oct 25, 1975
The Hartleys agree to host a French colleague and his wife when they visit Chicago. Things do not go as smoothly as they planned.
Episode 8
What's It All About, Albert?
Sat, Nov 1, 1975
Bob starts to question his profession thinking he has wasted the last twenty years of his life. He visits his former professor for some reassurance.
Episode 9
Who Is Mr. X?
Sat, Nov 8, 197530 mins
Bob's asked by Ruth Corley ('Jennifer Warren'), to appear on her morning interview program. After taking up the charming, and demure-sounding Ruth on her offer, she turns into a cut-throat host, on-air, who has Bob in her clutches, and he lets it slip that one of the patients he's treated, is a politician, and everyone begins guessing who that person could be.
Episode 10
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Sat, Nov 15, 1975
Bob wonders why a colleague has more free time than he. Frank says it is because his patients control his time instead of Bob setting specific office hours. Bob and Frank form a partnership, but Bob is uncomfortable about the setup.
Episode 11
Over the River and Through the Woods
Sat, Nov 22, 197530 mins
With Emily out of town, Bob spends Thanksgiving with Jerry and Mr Carlin watching a football game. They proceed to get drunk and try to order Moo Goo Gai Pan from a Chinese restaurant for dinner.
Episode 12
Fathers and Sons and Mothers
Sat, Nov 29, 1975
Bob's mother stays with Bob and Emily while her house is being painted. Bob has issues with her meddling and treating him like a child.
Episode 13
The Article
Sat, Dec 6, 197530 mins
Bob's sister, Ellen, wants to write a story for the newspaper about the doctors in Bob's building.
Episode 14
A Matter of Vice-Principal
Sat, Dec 13, 197530 mins
Ed and Janet are a married couple who also teach at the same school as Emily. They all assume Ed will be named the new vice-principal and Emily suggests they have a party at the apartment to celebrate, which doesn't go as planned.
Episode 15
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
Sat, Dec 20, 197530 mins
While everyone else is making plans for Christmas, Bob learns he needs to be hospitalized right away to have his tonsils removed. Not only is he embarrassed by having the operation at his age but his nurse was once his patient as well.
Episode 16
No Sale
Sat, Jan 3, 1976
Mr. Carlin needs to raise money for a real estate deal and convinces Bob and Jerry to invest.
Episode 17
Carol at 6:01
Sat, Jan 10, 1976
The Hartleys notice the devotion that Larry has for Carol but it seems to go beyond the usual behavior of newlyweds. Even Carol wishes to have some time to herself once in a while.
Episode 18
Warden Gordon Borden
Sat, Jan 17, 197630 mins
Meet Howard's brother, Gordon Borden the game warden from Oregon, who has a history of stealing his kid brother's wallet, skates, shirts and - girlfriend?
Episode 19
My Boy Guillermo
Sat, Jan 24, 197630 mins
Jerry is lonely and misses his former girlfriend, Courtney. She returns and they resume their romance with a new twist - she is adopting a Spanish boy and wants Jerry to be his father.
Episode 20
Duke of Dunk
Sat, Jan 31, 1976
The Chicago Sun Spots' star basketball player is an obnoxious hot dog whom Dr. Hartley is asked to teach the virtues of humility, teamwork and good sportsmanship.
Episode 21
Guaranteed Not to Shrink
Sat, Feb 7, 1976
Carol wants more from her work and job, so she goes to night school for classes. She decides to study psychology and do what Bob does. Within one or two classes, she starts analyzing everyone's every behavior - whether they want it or not.
Episode 22
Birth of a Salesman
Sat, Feb 14, 1976
One of Bob's patients is a shy, uncertain, non-assertive salesman. Bob tells him to be a bit more assertive to do his job. When Mr Heard tries to follow his advice, he gets injured by a home owner and decides to sue Bob.
Episode 23
The Boy Next Door
Sat, Feb 21, 1976
Howard gains custody of his son Howie and is ecstatic. Since Howard has to travel a lot, he asks Bob & Emily to find a babysitter for Howie. They find a beautiful woman that Jerry wants to date.
Episode 24
Peeper Two
Sat, Feb 28, 1976
Bob's friend Cliff, also known as Peeper, visits Bob & Emily. Emily is not thrilled. Peeper's wife kicked him out. Jerry shows Peeper how to be a swinging single.
