The Bob Newhart Show — Season 2

Aired 15 September 1973

Bob's therapy group insists that he accept an invitation for the group to conduct one of its weekly sessions on television.

Aired 22 September 1973

A trip to Peoria turns into one long embarrassment for Bob when Jerry introduces him to a pretty girl named Janine. Janine doesn't seem to care that Bob is a married man.

Aired 29 September 1973

One of Bob's more masculine patients enthusiastically slaps him on the back—and, unfortunately for Bob, it throws his back out. Even more unfortunately, Bob and Emily were supposed to be going to Mexico for a vacation.

Aired 6 October 1973

Rev. Dan Bradford seeks professional advice from Bob then makes a startling announcement in his Sunday sermon.

Aired 13 October 1973

With Carol on vacation, Emily is elected to fill in as the receptionist. Everyone loves the idea—except Bob.

Aired 20 October 1973

Marilyn Dietz, a very attractive divorcee, creates a feud between Jerry and Howard when she starts dating both of them.

Aired 27 October 1973

A rather embarrassing operation leads to romance between Carol and her doctor. Everyone questions the relationship due to the new couple's age disparity.

Aired 3 November 1973

Bob suffers an inferiority attack when a test reveals that Emily's IQ is higher than his.

Aired 10 November 1973

Bob decides to meet the rising cost of living by raising his rates. But the members of his therapy group revolt when he picks the most inappropriate moment to tell them.

Aired 17 November 1973 • 30 min

Bob turns out to be an uncooperative patient when Emily makes an appointment for them to see a marriage counselor.

Aired 24 November 1973

Determined to lose eight pounds from around his middle, Bob goes on a strict diet. With Jerry's help, he joins a weight-reducing class that seems to be populated mostly by women.

Aired 1 December 1973 • 30 min

Howard's son, Howie is visiting. Howard tells Bob he and his ex-wife, Lois, are getting along really well lately, and he thinks she wants to get together again, but Howard's upset to find out she's getting married, and wants Howard's approval.

Aired 8 December 1973

Emily's parents pay a surprise visit that makes Bob terribly uncomfortable. Emily's father is gregarious, well-traveled, a war hero, an outdoors man—in short, everything that Bob isn't.

Aired 15 December 1973

Bob's patient Elliot Carlin parades all his phobias and insecurities as he prepares to ask Carol Kester for a date. He then finds it even harder to accept her answer—which is "yes."

Aired 22 December 1973

Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.

Aired 5 January 1974 • 30 min

Jerry Robinson's brother shows up in Chicago after finishing dental school. He takes over Jerry's life, his apartment, and his dental practice.

Aired 12 January 1974

Emily decides to update her image with a kicky new wardrobe that she says is youthful and Bob says is childish.

Aired 19 January 1974

Depressed after losing his job with the airline, Howard accepts Bob's offer to join his "out of workshop," a special therapy group for the unemployed. (Bob extends the invitation at Emily's insistence when Howard's attempts to help her around the apartment begin driving her up the wall.)

Aired 26 January 1974

Hoping to make a contribution to society, Bob offers his psychological counseling services free to a parolee out on an armed-robbery conviction. But Bob seems to be more influenced by his patient's manner than the patient is by Bob's therapy.

Aired 2 February 1974

At Jerry's urging, Bob hires a business manager to handle his money. He ends up living on a meager allowance that affords him only such luxuries as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.

Aired 9 February 1974

Howard falls head over heels in love with Bob's sister Ellen. Under most circumstances, Bob would find this perfectly acceptable—except that Ellen is getting married to someone else.

Aired 16 February 1974

When Carol's new love interest interferes with her work, Jerry Robinson doesn't seemed too concerned. But when it disrupts his love life, he decides to fire her.

Aired 23 February 1974

While filling in for a fellow psychologist, Bob is surprised to find that his first patient is Jerry Robinson, who is reluctant to reveal his problem. A little prodding produces the startling admission that Jerry is in love with Emily.

Aired 2 March 1974

It's a matter of principal versus principle when Emily refuses to skip one of her students ahead two grades at the elementary school where she teaches.