The Bob Newhart Show 1972
“THE DOCTOR IS IN!”
What is The Bob Newhart Show?
The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises that aired on CBS. Created by David Davis and Lorenzo Music, the series ran from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1972
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 142
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 16, 1972
- Last aired
- Apr 1, 1978
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises that aired on CBS. Created by David Davis and Lorenzo Music, the series ran from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Over the course of six seasons, the program produced 142 half-hour episodes. The series was filmed before a live audience. Comedian Bob Newhart stars in the title role as a psychologist navigating his professional and personal life. The narrative focuses on his interactions with his wife, friends, patients, and colleagues. The cast features Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, and Marcia Wallace. The show explores the professional and personal misadventures of the lead character as he manages the demands of his clinical practice and his relationships with those around him. By depicting the daily life of a psychologist, the sitcom highlights the humorous dynamics between the protagonist and his various associates, patients, and family members throughout the duration of the series.
Should you watch it?
“Bob Newhart plays a psychologist navigating patients and office chaos.”
- Newhart's impeccable deadpan delivery
- strong ensemble cast chemistry
- slice-of-life humor that feels authentic
- paced deliberately without much plot escalation
- some episodes feel repetitive
you enjoy character-based comedy with minimal chaos.
Suitable for general audiences with mild workplace and domestic themes.
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Season 1 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Fly the Unfriendly Skies Mytharc Sep 16, 1972
- E2 Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet Core Sep 23, 1972
- E3 Tennis, Emily? Core Sep 30, 1972
- E4 Mom, I L-L-Love You Core Oct 7, 1972
- E5 Goodnight Nancy Core Oct 21, 1972
- E6 Come Live with Me Core Oct 28, 1972
- E7 Father Knows Worst Core Nov 4, 1972
- E8 Don't Go to Bed Mad Core Nov 11, 1972
- E9 P-I-L-O-T Core Nov 18, 1972
- E10 Anything Happen While I Was Gone? Core Nov 25, 1972
- E11 I Want to Be Alone Core Dec 2, 1972
- E12 Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry Core Dec 9, 1972
- E13 I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much Core Dec 16, 1972
- E14 His Busiest Season Core Dec 23, 1972
- E15 Let's Get Away From it Almost Core Jan 6, 1973
- E16 The Crash of 29 Years Old Core Jan 13, 1973
- E17 The Man with the Golden Wrist Core Jan 20, 1973
- E18 The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley Core Jan 27, 1973
- E19 Not With My Sister You Don't Core Feb 3, 1973
- E20 A Home is Not Necessarily a House Core Feb 10, 1973
- E21 Emily, I'm Home... Emily? Core Feb 17, 1973
- E22 You Can't Win 'Em All Core Feb 24, 1973
- E23 Bum Voyage Mytharc Mar 3, 1973
- E24 Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch? Mytharc Mar 10, 1973
Season 2 · 24 episodes
- E1 Last TV Show Mytharc Sep 15, 1973
- E2 Motel Core Sep 22, 1973
- E3 Backlash Core Sep 29, 1973
- E4 Somebody Down Here Likes Me Core Oct 6, 1973
- E5 Emily in for Carol Core Oct 13, 1973
- E6 Have You Met Miss Dietz? Core Oct 20, 1973
- E7 Old Man Rivers Core Oct 27, 1973
- E8 Mister Emily Hartley Mytharc Nov 3, 1973
- E9 Mutiny on the Hartley Core Nov 10, 1973
- E10 I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong? Core Nov 17, 1973
- E11 Fit, Fat, and Forty-One Core Nov 24, 1973
- E12 Blues for Mr. Borden Core Dec 1, 1973
- E13 My Wife Belongs to Daddy Core Dec 8, 1973
- E14 T. S. Elliot Core Dec 15, 1973
- E15 I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas Core Dec 22, 1973
- E16 Oh, Brother Core Jan 5, 1974
- E17 The Modernization of Emily Core Jan 12, 1974
- E18 The Jobless Corps Core Jan 19, 1974
- E19 Clink Shrink Core Jan 26, 1974
- E20 Mind Your Own Business Core Feb 2, 1974
- E21 A Love Story Core Feb 9, 1974
- E22 By the Way... You're Fired Core Feb 16, 1974
- E23 Confessions of An Orthodontist Mytharc Feb 23, 1974
- E24 A Matter of Principal Mytharc Mar 2, 1974
Season 3 · 24 episodes
- E1 Big Brother is Watching Mytharc Sep 14, 1974
- E2 The Battle of the Groups Core Sep 21, 1974
- E3 The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment Core Sep 28, 1974
- E4 The Separation Story Core Oct 5, 1974
- E5 Sorry, Wrong Mother Core Oct 12, 1974
- E6 The Gray Flannel Shrink Core Oct 19, 1974
- E7 Dr. Ryan's Express Core Oct 26, 1974
- E8 Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley Core Nov 2, 1974
- E9 Ship of Shrinks Core Nov 9, 1974
- E10 Life is a Hamburger Core Nov 16, 1974
- E11 An American Family Core Nov 23, 1974
- E12 We Love You... Good-Bye Core Nov 30, 1974
- E13 Jerry Robinson Crusoe Core Dec 7, 1974
- E14 Serve for Daylight Core Dec 14, 1974
- E15 Home is Where the Hurt Is Core Dec 21, 1974
- E16 Tobin's Back in Town Core Jan 4, 1975
- E17 Think Smartly--Vote Hartley Core Jan 11, 1975
- E18 The Way We Weren't Core Jan 18, 1975
- E19 A Pound of Flesh Core Jan 25, 1975
- E20 My Business is Shrinking Core Feb 1, 1975
- E21 The New Look Core Feb 8, 1975
- E22 Bob Hits the Ceiling Core Feb 15, 1975
- E23 Emily Hits the Ceiling Mytharc Feb 22, 1975
- E24 The Ceiling Hits Bob Mytharc Mar 8, 1975
Season 4 · 24 episodes
- E1 The Longest Good-Bye Mytharc Sep 13, 1975
- E2 Here's Looking at You, Kid Core Sep 20, 1975
- E3 Death of a Fruitman Mytharc Sep 27, 1975
- E4 Change is Gonna Do Me Good Core Oct 4, 1975
- E5 The Heavyweights Core Oct 11, 1975
- E6 Carol's Wedding Core Oct 18, 1975
- E7 Shrinks Across the Sea Core Oct 25, 1975
- E8 What's It All About, Albert? Core Nov 1, 1975
- E9 Who is Mr. X? Core Nov 8, 1975
- E10 Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Core Nov 15, 1975
- E11 Over the River and Through the Woods Core Nov 22, 1975
- E12 Fathers and Sons and Mothers Core Nov 29, 1975
- E13 The Article Core Dec 6, 1975
- E14 A Matter of Vice-Principal Core Dec 13, 1975
- E15 Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital Core Dec 20, 1975
- E16 No Sale Core Jan 3, 1976
- E17 Carol at 6:01 Core Jan 10, 1976
- E18 Warden Gordon Borden Core Jan 17, 1976
- E19 My Boy Guillermo Core Jan 24, 1976
- E20 Duke of Dunk Core Jan 31, 1976
- E21 Guaranteed Not to Shrink Core Feb 7, 1976
- E22 Birth of a Salesman Core Feb 14, 1976
- E23 The Boy Next Door Mytharc Feb 21, 1976
- E24 Peeper Two Mytharc Feb 28, 1976
Season 5 · 24 episodes
- E1 Enter Mrs. Peeper Mytharc Sep 25, 1976
- E2 Caged Fury Core Oct 2, 1976
- E3 Some of My Best Friends Are... Core Oct 9, 1976
- E4 Still Crazy After All These Years Core Oct 16, 1976
- E5 The Great Rent Strike Core Oct 23, 1976
- E6 Et, Tu, Carol? Core Oct 30, 1976
- E7 Send This Boy to Camp Core Nov 6, 1976
- E8 A Crime Most Foul Core Nov 13, 1976
- E9 The Slammer Core Nov 20, 1976
- E10 Jerry's Retirement Core Nov 27, 1976
- E11 Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson Core Dec 4, 1976
- E12 Breaking Up is Hard to Do Core Dec 11, 1976
- E13 Making Up is the Thing to Do Core Dec 25, 1976
- E14 Love is the Blindest Core Jan 8, 1977
- E15 The Ironwood Experience Core Jan 15, 1977
- E16 Of Mice and Men Core Jan 22, 1977
- E17 Halls of Hartley Core Jan 29, 1977
- E18 The Heartbreak Kidd Core Feb 5, 1977
- E19 Death Be My Destiny Core Feb 12, 1977
- E20 Taxation Without Celebration Core Feb 19, 1977
- E21 Desperate Sessions Core Feb 26, 1977
- E22 The Mentor Core Mar 5, 1977
- E23 Shrinking Violence Mytharc Mar 12, 1977
- E24 You're Having My Hartley Mytharc Mar 19, 1977
Frequently asked questions
Is this show similar to Newhart's other sitcom?
No, this focuses on his psychologist character, not rural Vermont settings.
How many seasons did it run?
It had multiple seasons airing from 1972 to 1978.
Was it popular when it aired?
It maintained solid viewership during its original broadcast run.
Does it have laugh tracks?
Yes, it was filmed before a live studio audience.
Are the episodes standalone or serialized?
Most episodes are self-contained with recurring character dynamics.
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