The Bob Newhart Show

Season 4

Bob is a successful Chicago psychologist who shares secretary Carol with Dentist Jerry. Part of the show revolves around his (usually comic) dealings with his patients. The rest involves his school teacher wife Emily and others in their apartment building.

Where to Watch Season 4

24 Episodes

The Longest Good-Bye
E1
The Longest Good-ByeBob's old school friend Murdock is in town for a day to sell a complex giveaway item to a Chicago cereal company. Bob invites him to stay overnight at his home. The brief encounter stretches out to a week when Murdock can't make his business connections. He gradually takes over Bob's car, clothing, and most of his home life.
Here's Looking at You, Kid
E2
Here's Looking at You, KidHoward insists on joining Bob and Emily's anniversary dinner at a fashionable Chicago restaurant in order to enlist their aid in popping the question to Ellen. But he chokes up in the clutch, and Bob is forced to do the proposing for him.
Death of a Fruitman
E3
Death of a FruitmanBob's patients observe tradition by planning a surprise party to honor the fourth year of the group's therapy sessions. When an unseen member, a Mr. Gianelli, threatens to turn the party into a disaster, Bob kicks him out of the group. His decision meets with instant group approval until Mr. Gianelli dies under a ton of zucchini.
Change is Gonna Do Me Good
E4
Change is Gonna Do Me GoodEmily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.
The Heavyweights
E5
The HeavyweightsBob'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.
Carol's Wedding
E6
Carol's WeddingEmily 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.
Shrinks Across the Sea
E7
Shrinks Across the SeaBob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medical exchange program.
What's It All About, Albert?
E8
What's It All About, Albert?Bob is depressed by his seeming lack of success as a psychologist. He seeks help from his old college professor, who manages to heighten his despair by informing him that psychology is all nonsense.
Who is Mr. X?
E9
Who is Mr. X?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.
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
E10
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the TimeBob 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.
Over the River and Through the Woods
E11
Over the River and Through the WoodsIt's a stag Thanksgiving for Bob when Emily flies off to join a family reunion, leaving Bob to share the holiday with his male buddies.
Fathers and Sons and Mothers
E12
Fathers and Sons and MothersBob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child vendetta.
The Article
E13
The ArticleWhen she's given an assignment to see what makes a bunch of doctors tick, inquiring news reporter Ellen Hartley gives Bob and his medical cohorts the tell-it-like-it-is treatment.
A Matter of Vice-Principal
E14
A Matter of Vice-PrincipalEmily must contend with irate teachers, hamsters, and an escaped snake when she's unexpectedly upped to the position of school vice principal.
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
E15
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the HospitalWhile 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.
No Sale
E16
No SaleBob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.
Carol at 6:01
E17
Carol at 6:01Bob contends with a patient's delusion that her bingo game is fixed, staggers through a series of wild poker parties, and watches in wonder as his secretary slowly smothers under an attack of love.
Warden Gordon Borden
E18
Warden Gordon BordenHoward's game-warden brother comes to Chicago to witness the mating of two whooping cranesâ€”and stays to make a play for Howard's girlfriend.
My Boy Guillermo
E19
My Boy GuillermoJerry Robinson's depression turns to instant joy when a globe-trotting ex-flame suddenly re-enters his life and proposes.
Duke of Dunk
E20
Duke of DunkA professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.
Guaranteed Not to Shrink
E21
Guaranteed Not to ShrinkBob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and become a psychologist.
Birth of a Salesman
E22
Birth of a SalesmanThe Hartleys are bombarded with legal hassles when Bob is sued by a shy patient and Emily decides to fight a parking ticket.
The Boy Next Door
E23
The Boy Next DoorThe Hartleys entertain Howard Borden's young son and hire a beauty queen as his babysitter.
Peeper Two
E24
Peeper TwoCliff Murdock, Bob's old laugh-a-minute college buddy, affectionately known as The Peeper, pays a return visit.