Episode
The Bob Newhart Show: Death of a Fruitman
Overview
Bob's patients observe tradition by planning a surprise party to honor the fourth year of the group's therapy sessions. When an unseen member, a Mr. Gianelli, threatens to turn the party into a disaster, Bob kicks him out of the group. His decision meets with instant group approval until Mr. Gianelli dies under a ton of zucchini.
Details
- Series
- The Bob Newhart Show
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1975-09-27
Episode context
Death of a Fruitman is Episode 3 in Season 4 of The Bob Newhart Show. It aired on 1975-09-27.
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Emily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: The Longest Good-Bye
Bob's old school friend Murdock is in town for a day to sell a complex giveaway item to a Chicago cereal company. Bob invites him to stay overnight at his home. The brief encounter stretches out to a week when Murdock can't make his business connections. He gradually takes over Bob's car, clothing, and most of his home life.
Episode 5: The Heavyweights
Bob and Emily invite Carol to share her "heavy" experiences with the "overweight workshop."
Episode 6: Carol's Wedding
A blind-date-initiated, 12-hour romance culminates in Carol Kester's civil marriage to a handsome travel agent.
Episode 7: Shrinks Across the Sea
Bob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medical exchange program.
Episode 8: What's It All About, Albert?
Bob is depressed by his seeming lack of success as a psychologist. He seeks help from his old college professor, who manages to heighten his despair by informing him that psychology is all nonsense.
Episode 9: Who is Mr. X?
Bob accepts a seemingly innocent invitation to appear as the guest on a TV discussion program. He winds up in the jaws of a dilemma when the show host turns out to have the disposition of a shark.
Episode 10: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.
Episode 11: Over the River and Through the Woods
It's a stag Thanksgiving for Bob when Emily flies off to join a family reunion, leaving Bob to share the holiday with his male buddies.
Episode 12: Fathers and Sons and Mothers
Bob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child vendetta.
Episode 13: The Article
When she's given an assignment to see what makes a bunch of doctors tick, inquiring news reporter Ellen Hartley gives Bob and his medical cohorts the tell-it-like-it-is treatment.