The Bob Newhart Show: Season 6

Episode 1: Bob's Change of Life 1977-09-24 Bob's well-ordered life turns topsy-turvy when he and Emily move to a new Chicago residence.

Episode 2: Ex-Con Job 1977-10-01 Bob's attempt at treating convicts who are about to be released has him climbing the walls.

Episode 3: A Jackie Story 1977-10-08 Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.

Episode 4: Who Was That Masked Man? 1977-10-15 Bob is puzzled when his henpecked patient, Mr. Petersen, asserts himself with far-reaching consequences.

Episode 5: Carlin's New Suit 1977-10-22 Bob deals with the amusing problems of an improbable paternity suit and a phone paging service that never pages him.

Episode 6: A Day in the Life 1977-10-29 Bob's impulsive decision to leave town for a week is received with disastrous emotions by his patients, who seemingly can't make it without him.

Episode 7: My Son the Comedian 1977-11-12 It's no laughing matter for Howard when his 12-year-old son Howie announces he's leaving home to become a comedian.

Episode 8: You're Fired, Mr. Chips 1977-11-19 Bob interviews a variety of psychologists to take over his patients while he's out of town. It's soon apparent that they are very much in need of help themselves. When Bob's former teacher, Professor Dreebe, offers his services, it seems the perfect answer.

Episode 9: Shallow Throat 1977-11-26 At first, Bob is thrilled when a nontalkative patient named Mr. Twillmer finally opens up after being told that anything he might say will be held in the strictest confidence. His joy is short-lived when Twillmer confesses to grand larceny.

Episode 10: A Girl in Her Twenties 1977-12-03 Emily's protective instincts are aroused when 70-year-old Grace DuBois, an odd but friendly recluse, is threatened with being sent to a rest home for elderly people who can't cope with reality.

Episode 11: Grand Delusion 1977-12-17 Bob and Emily celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary with a dream flight into the fantasy of being married to different partners.

Episode 12: 'Twas the Pie Before Christmas 1977-12-24 Bob finds himself with unhappy and hostile patients who refuse to attend his Christmas party when they are mistakenly informed of a rate increase at the height of the Yuletide season. One patient is moved to hire a pie-throwing service.

Episode 13: Freudian Ship 1978-01-07 The Hartleys embark on a seagoing vacation to put work behind them. But Bob can't resist playing psychologist when he undertakes to counsel a married couple.

Episode 14: Grizzly Emily 1978-01-14 Emily Hartley discovers a new low in male chauvinism when Bob's father arranges a fishing trip to his cabin and assigns her woman's work while the men brave the great out-of-doors.

Episode 15: Son of an Ex-Con Job 1978-01-21 Bob counsels a quintet of jovial ex-convicts to help them find honest employment.

Episode 16: Group on a Hot Tin Roof 1978-01-28 Bob advises a patient named Mr. Plager to realize his human potential by writing a play based on his own experiences. But when Plager writes, directs, and produces an actual World War I drama whose characters bear a startling resemblance to the rest of Bob's patients, the warfare really begins.

Episode 17: Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin 1978-02-04 Bob's paranoid, perennial patient, Mr. Carlin, involves Emily in his scheme to impress his former schoolmates—especially a girl who never gave him the time of day.

Episode 18: Easy for You to Say 1978-02-11 Paul Billingham—known to his radio fans as Ralph Alfalfa, the Happy Farmer—comes to Bob because of his stuttering problem. On radio, he practiced several unseen rhythmic devices to mask his problem, but a new television opportunity threatens to expose his problem with disastrous results.

Episode 19: It Didn't Happen One Night 1978-02-18 Bob's friends close ranks to "protect" Emily Hartley when a handsome old flame pays her a very warm visit.

Episode 20: Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod 1978-03-04 On the eve of being announced "Secretary of the Year," Carol informs Bob that she's leaving his employ.

Episode 21: Crisis in Education 1978-03-11 At the school where Emily works, low reading scores prompt indignant outbursts and threats from angry parents. Principal Phil Bannister flees their wrath by going on an extended fishing trip—but not before he tells Emily to handle the crisis.

Episode 22: Happy Trails to You 1978-04-01 Bob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.

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