The Bob Newhart Show

Bob Newhart is Dr. Robert Hartley, a Chicago psychologist living with his schoolteacher wife Emily. Complicating life for the serene, stammering doc was his neighbor, Howard, a flighty navigator; and Bob's coworkers, dentist Jerry and flippant receptionist Carol. The humor was gentle, sophisticated and, at times, wonderfully surreal.

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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials September 1972 October 2014 3
Season 1 September 1972 March 1973 24
Season 2 September 1973 March 1974 24
Season 3 September 1974 March 1975 24
Season 4 September 1975 February 1976 24
Season 5 September 1976 March 1977 24
Season 6 September 1977 April 1978 22
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Specials 0
Unassigned Episodes 145
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 145
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Peter Bonerz 28 01/26/1974 - 04/01/1978
Alan Rafkin 24 09/30/1972 - 03/08/1975
Michael Zinberg 18 01/04/1975 - 04/01/1978
Peter Baldwin 12 12/09/1972 - 02/23/1974
Dick Martin 11 02/05/1977 - 02/18/1978
James Burrows 10 01/18/1975 - 01/29/1977
Jay Sandrich 10 09/16/1972 - 02/15/1975
Martin Cohan 8 11/25/1972 - 02/09/1974
George Tyne 6 01/27/1973 - 11/16/1974
Jerry London 5 02/24/1973 - 12/08/1973
Alan Myerson 4 01/24/1976 - 11/27/1976
Bob Claver 2 10/11/1975 - 10/25/1975
Eddie Ryder 1 01/03/1976
Don Bustany 1 03/02/1974
Will Mackenzie 1 01/08/1977
Mark Tinker 1 03/04/1978
Harvey Medlinsky 1 12/25/1976
John Erman 1 10/04/1975
Rick Edelstein 1 02/17/1973
Bob Finkel 1 01/11/1975
Richard Kinon 1 11/15/1975
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Tom Patchett 22 11/04/1972 - 02/28/1976
Jay Tarses 22 11/04/1972 - 02/28/1976
Gordon Farr 13 02/08/1975 - 03/19/1977
Lynne Farr 13 02/08/1975 - 03/19/1977
Jerry Mayer 10 10/28/1972 - 02/22/1975
Charlotte Brown 9 12/09/1972 - 11/30/1974
Sy Rosen 9 01/24/1976 - 03/12/1977
Lorenzo Music 5 09/16/1972 - 02/10/1973
David Davis 5 09/16/1972 - 02/10/1973
Lloyd Garver 5 10/08/1977 - 04/01/1978
Phil Davis 4 02/15/1975 - 12/24/1977
Bill Idelson 4 01/20/1973 - 11/24/1973
Geoffrey Neigher 3 09/28/1974 - 01/11/1975
Hugh Wilson 3 02/21/1976 - 11/27/1976
Laura Levine 3 12/03/1977 - 02/04/1978
Les Charles 3 09/24/1977 - 04/01/1978
Coleman Mitchell 3 09/28/1974 - 01/11/1975
Andrew Smith 3 10/22/1977 - 02/11/1978
Bruce Kane 3 11/08/1975 - 01/22/1977
Glen Charles 3 09/24/1977 - 04/01/1978
David Lloyd 3 10/23/1976 - 11/12/1977
Earl Pomerantz 3 11/26/1977 - 03/11/1978
Gary David Goldberg 3 10/30/1976 - 03/05/1977
Phil Doran 2 10/25/1975 - 01/31/1976
Jenna McMahon 2 10/07/1972
Arnie Kogen 2 03/02/1974 - 02/01/1975
Douglas Arango 2 10/25/1975 - 01/31/1976
Dick Clair 2 10/07/1972
Gene Thompson 2 11/11/1972 - 01/27/1973
Susan Silver 2 10/21/1972 - 09/29/1973
Carl Gottlieb 2 09/23/1972
Erik Tarloff 2 12/07/1974 - 12/06/1975
Donald Reiker 1 10/09/1976
John Rappaport 1 11/02/1974
Robert Garland 1 10/05/1974
Jeff Wilhelm 1 12/15/1973
Michael Davidson 1 02/26/1977
Austin 1 03/03/1973
Gerry Renert 1 12/15/1973
Frank Buxton 1 02/03/1973
Madeline Di Maggio 1 10/29/1977
Irma Kalish 1 03/03/1973
Ray Jessel 1 03/02/1974
Howard Storm 1 01/26/1974
Ziggy Steinberg 1 10/01/1977
Laura Devine 1 02/18/1978
Roger Beatty 1 01/18/1975
Kathy Donnell 1 10/29/1977
Sybil Adelman 1 02/16/1974
Barbara Gallagher 1 02/16/1974
Patricia Jones 1 10/09/1976
Arnold Kane 1 11/29/1975
George Yanok 1 09/23/1972
Harvey Miller 1 11/24/1973
Emily Purdum Marshall 1 01/21/1978
Earl Barret 1 11/17/1973
Peter Meyerson 1 10/06/1973
Paul B. Lichtman 1 01/26/1974

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