Season 3

The Bob Newhart ShowSeason 3

1974
24 Episodes

Episodes

Big Brother is Watching
S03E01
7.0

Big Brother is Watching

Bob is faced with the possibility that his younger sister, Ellen, may move in with Howard, her boyfriend.

14 Sept 1974
The Battle of the Groups
S03E02
7.0

The Battle of the Groups

Bob takes two of his therapy groups to a rustic retreat for a marathon session that never progresses further than everyone's complaints about the primitive conditions of their accommodations.

21 Sept 1974
The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment
S03E03

The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment

Dr Newman removed a wart from Bob's neck and charged him. Bob tells Jerry he should have done it for free since Bob had helped him with his marriage. Jerry agrees and sets up a plan where all the doctors treat each other for free.

28 Sept 1974
The Separation Story
S03E04
7.0

The Separation Story

For the sake of their marriage, as well as Emily's Master's Degree and Bob's heavy work schedule, the Hartleys decide that it would be best if they took up separate residences.

05 Oct 1974
Sorry, Wrong Mother
S03E05
4.0

Sorry, Wrong Mother

As Howard prepares to introduce Howie to Ellen, he tries to remold Ellen into an image the boy will like.

12 Oct 197430m
The Gray Flannel Shrink
S03E06
7.0

The Gray Flannel Shrink

Bob gives up most of his private practice to become the staff psychologist with a major insurance company. He soon learns that it's possible for a man in the corporate world to do his job too well.

19 Oct 1974
Dr. Ryan's Express
S03E07
7.0

Dr. Ryan's Express

Bob's office routine becomes a wreck when Jerry hires a temporary receptionist. She's a very nice but very vague woman who can't even get Bob's name straight.

26 Oct 1974
Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley
S03E08
7.0

Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley

Having preached honesty in relationships to his patients, Bob decides to follow his own advice. Immediately he offends two dinner guests and starts an argument with Emily.

02 Nov 1974
Ship of Shrinks
S03E09
7.0

Ship of Shrinks

Bob's first literary venture turns out to be less than triumphant. His embarrassment makes him reluctant to join a convention of psychologists on a flight to Hawaii, especially when he finds out that Howard is the navigator.

09 Nov 1974
Life is a Hamburger
S03E10
7.0

Life is a Hamburger

Carol's announcement that she's going to marry Don Fesler—an unpublished poet with bad feet—brings negative reactions from her friends.

16 Nov 1974
An American Family
S03E11
8.0

An American Family

Emily's plans for a wonderful turkey dinner go downhill when Bob's mother and Emily's father begin insulting one another the night before Thanksgiving.

23 Nov 1974
We Love You... Good-Bye
S03E12
6.0

We Love You... Good-Bye

Bob forms an all-women consciousness-raising group. He gets kicked out after Emily joins and inadvertently points out some of the unliberated areas in their own marriage.

30 Nov 197430m
Jerry Robinson Crusoe
S03E13
6.0

Jerry Robinson Crusoe

After renewing an acquaintance with the beautiful and free-spirited Courtney Simpson, Jerry decides to give up his dental practice: he wants to follow his dreams of romance and adventure by taking Miss Simpson to Tahiti.

07 Dec 1974
Serve for Daylight
S03E14
4.0

Serve for Daylight

Bob thinks his chances of winning a doctor's tennis tournament are pretty good until he learns that his doubles partner will be Emily.

14 Dec 1974
Home is Where the Hurt Is
S03E15
4.0

Home is Where the Hurt Is

Facing the depressing prospect of returning home to Iowa to spend the holidays with her domineering parents, Carol brings her troubles to Bob's apartment. There she spends Christmas Eve pouring out the disasters of her childhood.

21 Dec 1974
Tobin's Back in Town
S03E16
6.0

Tobin's Back in Town

Ellen's ex-fiancee, John Tobin—a tall, handsome egomaniac in suede and leather—arrives in Chicago to win Ellen back. The situation plays havoc with Howard's basic insecurities.

04 Jan 1975
Think Smartly--Vote Hartley
S03E17
7.0

Think Smartly--Vote Hartley

Before he has a chance to say no, Bob finds himself running for the chairman of the local school board against an incumbent who hasn't attended a board meeting for six months.

11 Jan 1975
The Way We Weren't
S03E18
6.0

The Way We Weren't

Emily is more than a little curious about Bob's reluctance to talk about a girl he used to date. Then Howard inadvertently spills the beans.

18 Jan 1975
A Pound of Flesh
S03E19
7.0

A Pound of Flesh

Bob and Jerry have a falling-out when Jerry demands that Bob lend him money for a new motorcycle.

25 Jan 1975
My Business is Shrinking
S03E20
7.0

My Business is Shrinking

With his confidence fading as fast as his list of patients, Bob decides to follow Emily's advice and see a psychiatrist about his problem.

01 Feb 1975
The New Look
S03E21
7.0

The New Look

Emily redecorates the apartment in antiques. Bob finds her choice of furniture uncomfortable, unappealing, and hazardous to his health.

08 Feb 1975
Bob Hits the Ceiling
S03E22
7.0

Bob Hits the Ceiling

Bob breaks a long-standing rule against treating friends when he agrees to counsel Emily's chum, whose marriage to a muscular gym teacher seems to be breaking up.

15 Feb 1975
Emily Hits the Ceiling
S03E23
7.0

Emily Hits the Ceiling

Emily agrees to help operate a children's summer camp and tries to persuade Bob to be one of the counselors.

22 Feb 1975
The Ceiling Hits Bob
S03E24

The Ceiling Hits Bob

Bob becomes the "oldest permanent psychologist in Chicago" when the ceiling in his office collapses and he has to set up shop wherever he can find the space.

08 Mar 1975