The Bob Newhart Show

Season 5

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 5

24 Episodes

Enter Mrs. Peeper
E1
Enter Mrs. PeeperBob receives a telegram saying that his old college chum, ""The Peeper,"" is coming to Chicago and bringing a surprise. The surprise turns out to be a brand-new bride.
Caged Fury
E2
Caged FuryThe Hartleys miss their friend's gala Fourth of July Bicentennial party celebration when they become trapped in a storage locker.
Some of My Best Friends Are...
E3
Some of My Best Friends Are...Bob's therapy group has an unexpected visitor when a friendly homosexual joins in the sessions.
Still Crazy After All These Years
E4
Still Crazy After All These YearsThe Hartleys take a vacation. In their absence, Howard undergoes a crash psychological program that changes his entire personality.
The Great Rent Strike
E5
The Great Rent StrikeThe Hartley apartment becomes a hot and cold battleground when the good doctor declares psychological warfare on his landlord.
Et, Tu, Carol?
E6
Et, Tu, Carol?Both Bob's receptionist and a Buddha figure with a clock in its navel give the psychologist a hard time.
Send This Boy to Camp
E7
Send This Boy to CampHoward's son is going to camp and we learn that Bob never went to camp - only summer school. Meanwhile, Jerry is trying to raise money for orphans and Carol suggests that Bob, Jerry and Howard take the kids camping.
A Crime Most Foul
E8
A Crime Most FoulBob turns amateur detective when he believes that his expensive tape recorder has been stolen.
The Slammer
E9
The SlammerBob and the Peeper want to go to their alma mater's annual basketball game between their school and their rival. But along with this bit of odd nostalgia, the pair pull a prank, which lands them both in jail.
Jerry's Retirement
E10
Jerry's RetirementBob defends the work ethic when Jerry comes into a pile of money and promptly retires from the dental profession.
Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
E11
Here's to You, Mrs. RobinsonJerry, retired orthodontist and orphan, takes off on a world tour to search for his long-lost parents.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
E12
Breaking Up is Hard to DoBob undergoes a shock when his mother announces that she has separated from his father after 47 years of marriage.
Making Up is the Thing to Do
E13
Making Up is the Thing to DoBob takes on the role of Christmas peacemaker when he attempts to reconcile his parents.
Love is the Blindest
E14
Love is the BlindestBob watches in amazement as one of his patients supports a blossoming romance with a tissue of lies.
The Ironwood Experience
E15
The Ironwood ExperienceBob's invitation to lecture at a prestigious sex seminar results in distress when the audience shows up nude.
Of Mice and Men
E16
Of Mice and MenBob runs into marital problems when he brings his therapy group home for a wild role-playing encounter.
Halls of Hartley
E17
Halls of HartleyBob succumbs to the pressures of living in a big city and desperately seeks employment of a small rural college.
The Heartbreak Kidd
E18
The Heartbreak KiddBob thinks that Veronica Kidd, a student trainee, has fallen in love with him.
Death Be My Destiny
E19
Death Be My DestinyHoward had a problem on a flight which makes him afraid to fly. Bob tries to help Mr. Herd to overcome his fears and try new exciting things. However, Bob has his own frightening experience to deal with also.
Taxation Without Celebration
E20
Taxation Without CelebrationBob's memory is taxed to the limit when he forgets that April 15 is the Federal income tax deadlineâ€”and also the date of the Hartleys' seventh wedding anniversary.
Desperate Sessions
E21
Desperate SessionsBob is held hostage in his office by a friendly bank robber.
The Mentor
E22
The MentorA despondent friend accepts Bob's suggestion and turns the psychologist's reception area into a mini-Polynesian village.
Shrinking Violence
E23
Shrinking ViolenceBob offers sound psychological advice to his wife and his therapy group on how to handle anger. Then he proceeds to blow up himself.
You're Having My Hartley
E24
You're Having My HartleyHot baby news is the order of the day when Carol, Bob's receptionist, announces that she's expecting a baby. Then, Emily drops her bombshellâ€”and Bob nearly comes unglued at the prospect of becoming a father.