Episode
The Bob Newhart Show: Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
Overview
Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation. Meanwhile, his friends are all suffering from an attack of Christmas-itis.
Details
- Series
- The Bob Newhart Show
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1975-12-20
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital is Episode 15 in Season 4 of The Bob Newhart Show. It aired on 1975-12-20. The runtime is 30 min.
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