The Bob Newhart Show
TVG
Sitcom
A Chicago psychologist counsels quirky patients and personal dilemmas while maintaining a humorous and loving relationship with his schoolteacher wife.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, December 23
His Busiest Season
Season 1 • Episode 14
Christmas means sad memories for Bob's therapy group, so Bob invites them over for Christmas Eve.
Wednesday, December 24
I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
Season 2 • Episode 15
Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.
Thursday, December 25
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Season 5 • Episode 12
Bob undergoes a traumatic shock when his mother announces she is separating from his father.
Friday, December 26
Making Up Is the Thing to Do
Season 5 • Episode 13
Bob plays the peacemaker in an attempt to reconcile his parents (Barnard Hughes, Martha Scott).
Saturday, December 27
Still Crazy After All These Years
Season 5 • Episode 4
Howard undergoes a crash psychological program that changes his entire personality.
Tuesday, December 30
The Great Rent Strike
Season 5 • Episode 5
The Hartley apartment becomes a battleground when Bob declares psychological war on his landlord.
Wednesday, December 31
Et Tu, Carol?
Season 5 • Episode 6
Bob's receptionist and a Buddha figure with a clock in its navel give him a hard time.
Thursday, January 1
Send This Boy to Camp
Season 5 • Episode 7
Bob and his friends host an orphan contingent for a wildly improbable camping-out experience.
Friday, January 2
A Crime Most Foul
Season 5 • Episode 8
Bob turns amateur detective when he believes his expensive tape recorder has been stolen.
Saturday, January 3
The Slammer
Season 5 • Episode 9
Bob and his friend "The Peeper" take a trip down memory lane and wind up in the slammer.
Sunday, January 4
Jerry's Retirement
Season 5 • Episode 10
Bob defends the work ethic when Jerry comes into a pile of money and decides to retire.
Sunday, January 4
Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
Season 5 • Episode 11
Jerry takes off on a world tour in search of his long-lost parents.
Sunday, January 4
Love Is the Blindest
Season 5 • Episode 14
Bob watches as one of his patients (Jack Riley) supports a romance based on lies.
Sunday, January 4
The Ironwood Experience
Season 5 • Episode 15
When Bob accepts an invitation to lecture at a sex seminar, his audience shows up nude.
Tuesday, January 6
Of Mice and Men
Season 5 • Episode 16
Bob runs into problems when he brings his therapy group home for a wild role-playing encounter.
Wednesday, January 7
Halls of Hartley
Season 5 • Episode 17
Bob succumbs to the pressures of living in a big city and seeks employment at a small rural college.
Thursday, January 8
The Heartbreak Kidd
Season 5 • Episode 18
Bob thinks that Veronica Kidd, a student trainee, has fallen in love with him.
Friday, January 9
Death Be My Destiny
Season 5 • Episode 19
Bob develops a phobia after he steps into an open elevator shaft and narrowly escapes a nasty fall.
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