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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Episode guide
Season 1 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Fly the Unfriendly Skies Sep 16, 1972
- E2 Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet Sep 23, 1972
- E3 Tennis, Emily? Sep 30, 1972
- E4 Mom, I L-L-Love You Oct 7, 1972
- E5 Goodnight Nancy Oct 21, 1972
- E6 Come Live with Me Oct 28, 1972
- E7 Father Knows Worst Nov 4, 1972
- E8 Don't Go to Bed Mad Nov 11, 1972
- E9 P-I-L-O-T Nov 18, 1972
- E10 Anything Happen While I Was Gone? Nov 25, 1972
- E11 I Want to Be Alone Dec 2, 1972
- E12 Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry Dec 9, 1972
- E13 I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much Dec 16, 1972
- E14 His Busiest Season Dec 23, 1972
- E15 Let's Get Away From it Almost Jan 6, 1973
- E16 The Crash of 29 Years Old Jan 13, 1973
- E17 The Man with the Golden Wrist Jan 20, 1973
- E18 The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley Jan 27, 1973
- E19 Not With My Sister You Don't Feb 3, 1973
- E20 A Home is Not Necessarily a House Feb 10, 1973
- E21 Emily, I'm Home... Emily? Feb 17, 1973
- E22 You Can't Win 'Em All Feb 24, 1973
- E23 Bum Voyage Mar 3, 1973
- E24 Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch? Mar 10, 1973
Season 2 · 24 episodes
- E1 Last TV Show Sep 15, 1973
- E2 Motel Sep 22, 1973
- E3 Backlash Sep 29, 1973
- E4 Somebody Down Here Likes Me Oct 6, 1973
- E5 Emily in for Carol Oct 13, 1973
- E6 Have You Met Miss Dietz? Oct 20, 1973
- E7 Old Man Rivers Oct 27, 1973
- E8 Mister Emily Hartley Nov 3, 1973
- E9 Mutiny on the Hartley Nov 10, 1973
- E10 I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong? Nov 17, 1973
- E11 Fit, Fat, and Forty-One Nov 24, 1973
- E12 Blues for Mr. Borden Dec 1, 1973
- E13 My Wife Belongs to Daddy Dec 8, 1973
- E14 T. S. Elliot Dec 15, 1973
- E15 I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas Dec 22, 1973
- E16 Oh, Brother Jan 5, 1974
- E17 The Modernization of Emily Jan 12, 1974
- E18 The Jobless Corps Jan 19, 1974
- E19 Clink Shrink Jan 26, 1974
- E20 Mind Your Own Business Feb 2, 1974
- E21 A Love Story Feb 9, 1974
- E22 By the Way... You're Fired Feb 16, 1974
- E23 Confessions of An Orthodontist Feb 23, 1974
- E24 A Matter of Principal Mar 2, 1974
Season 3 · 24 episodes
- E1 Big Brother is Watching Sep 14, 1974
- E2 The Battle of the Groups Sep 21, 1974
- E3 The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment Sep 28, 1974
- E4 The Separation Story Oct 5, 1974
- E5 Sorry, Wrong Mother Oct 12, 1974
- E6 The Gray Flannel Shrink Oct 19, 1974
- E7 Dr. Ryan's Express Oct 26, 1974
- E8 Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley Nov 2, 1974
- E9 Ship of Shrinks Nov 9, 1974
- E10 Life is a Hamburger Nov 16, 1974
- E11 An American Family Nov 23, 1974
- E12 We Love You... Good-Bye Nov 30, 1974
- E13 Jerry Robinson Crusoe Dec 7, 1974
- E14 Serve for Daylight Dec 14, 1974
- E15 Home is Where the Hurt Is Dec 21, 1974
- E16 Tobin's Back in Town Jan 4, 1975
- E17 Think Smartly--Vote Hartley Jan 11, 1975
- E18 The Way We Weren't Jan 18, 1975
- E19 A Pound of Flesh Jan 25, 1975
- E20 My Business is Shrinking Feb 1, 1975
- E21 The New Look Feb 8, 1975
- E22 Bob Hits the Ceiling Feb 15, 1975
- E23 Emily Hits the Ceiling Feb 22, 1975
- E24 The Ceiling Hits Bob Mar 8, 1975
Season 4 · 24 episodes
- E1 The Longest Good-Bye Sep 13, 1975
- E2 Here's Looking at You, Kid Sep 20, 1975
- E3 Death of a Fruitman Sep 27, 1975
- E4 Change is Gonna Do Me Good Oct 4, 1975
- E5 The Heavyweights Oct 11, 1975
- E6 Carol's Wedding Oct 18, 1975
- E7 Shrinks Across the Sea Oct 25, 1975
- E8 What's It All About, Albert? Nov 1, 1975
- E9 Who is Mr. X? Nov 8, 1975
- E10 Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Nov 15, 1975
- E11 Over the River and Through the Woods Nov 22, 1975
- E12 Fathers and Sons and Mothers Nov 29, 1975
- E13 The Article Dec 6, 1975
- E14 A Matter of Vice-Principal Dec 13, 1975
- E15 Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital Dec 20, 1975
- E16 No Sale Jan 3, 1976
- E17 Carol at 6:01 Jan 10, 1976
- E18 Warden Gordon Borden Jan 17, 1976
- E19 My Boy Guillermo Jan 24, 1976
- E20 Duke of Dunk Jan 31, 1976
- E21 Guaranteed Not to Shrink Feb 7, 1976
- E22 Birth of a Salesman Feb 14, 1976
- E23 The Boy Next Door Feb 21, 1976
- E24 Peeper Two Feb 28, 1976
Season 5 · 24 episodes
- E1 Enter Mrs. Peeper Sep 25, 1976
- E2 Caged Fury Oct 2, 1976
- E3 Some of My Best Friends Are... Oct 9, 1976
- E4 Still Crazy After All These Years Oct 16, 1976
- E5 The Great Rent Strike Oct 23, 1976
- E6 Et, Tu, Carol? Oct 30, 1976
- E7 Send This Boy to Camp Nov 6, 1976
- E8 A Crime Most Foul Nov 13, 1976
- E9 The Slammer Nov 20, 1976
- E10 Jerry's Retirement Nov 27, 1976
- E11 Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson Dec 4, 1976
- E12 Breaking Up is Hard to Do Dec 11, 1976
- E13 Making Up is the Thing to Do Dec 25, 1976
- E14 Love is the Blindest Jan 8, 1977
- E15 The Ironwood Experience Jan 15, 1977
- E16 Of Mice and Men Jan 22, 1977
- E17 Halls of Hartley Jan 29, 1977
- E18 The Heartbreak Kidd Feb 5, 1977
- E19 Death Be My Destiny Feb 12, 1977
- E20 Taxation Without Celebration Feb 19, 1977
- E21 Desperate Sessions Feb 26, 1977
- E22 The Mentor Mar 5, 1977
- E23 Shrinking Violence Mar 12, 1977
- E24 You're Having My Hartley 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.