Episode
The Bob Newhart Show: Fit, Fat, and Forty-One
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Bob Newhart Show
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1973-11-24
Episode context
Fit, Fat, and Forty-One is Episode 11 in Season 2 of The Bob Newhart Show. It aired on 1973-11-24.
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