The Bob Newhart Show Season 2
15 September 1973
Episodes
1. Last TV Show
Bob's therapy group insists that he accept an invitation for the group to conduct one of its weekly sessions on television.
15 September 1973
2. Motel
A trip to Peoria turns into one long embarrassment for Bob when Jerry introduces him to a pretty girl named Janine. Janine doesn't seem to care that Bob is a married man.
22 September 1973
3. Backlash
One of Bob's more masculine patients enthusiastically slaps him on the back—and, unfortunately for Bob, it throws his back out. Even more unfortunately, Bob and Emily were supposed to be going to Mexico for a vacation.
29 September 1973
4. Somebody Down Here Likes Me
Rev. Dan Bradford seeks professional advice from Bob then makes a startling announcement in his Sunday sermon.
06 October 1973
5. Emily in for Carol
With Carol on vacation, Emily is elected to fill in as the receptionist. Everyone loves the idea—except Bob.
13 October 1973
6. Have You Met Miss Dietz?
Marilyn Dietz, a very attractive divorcee, creates a feud between Jerry and Howard when she starts dating both of them.
20 October 1973
7. Old Man Rivers
A rather embarrassing operation leads to romance between Carol and her doctor. Everyone questions the relationship due to the new couple's age disparity.
27 October 1973
8. Mister Emily Hartley
Bob suffers an inferiority attack when a test reveals that Emily's IQ is higher than his.
03 November 1973
9. Mutiny on the Hartley
Bob decides to meet the rising cost of living by raising his rates. But the members of his therapy group revolt when he picks the most inappropriate moment to tell them.
10 November 1973
10. I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong?
Bob turns out to be an uncooperative patient when Emily makes an appointment for them to see a marriage counselor.
17 November 1973
11. Fit, Fat, and Forty-One
Determined to lose eight pounds from around his middle, Bob goes on a strict diet. With Jerry's help, he joins a weight-reducing class that seems to be populated mostly by women.
24 November 1973
12. Blues for Mr. Borden
Howard's son, Howie is visiting. Howard tells Bob he and his ex-wife, Lois, are getting along really well lately, and he thinks she wants to get together again, but Howard's upset to find out she's getting married, and wants Howard's approval.
01 December 1973
13. My Wife Belongs to Daddy
Emily's parents pay a surprise visit that makes Bob terribly uncomfortable. Emily's father is gregarious, well-traveled, a war hero, an outdoors man—in short, everything that Bob isn't.
08 December 1973
14. T. S. Elliot
Bob's patient Elliot Carlin parades all his phobias and insecurities as he prepares to ask Carol Kester for a date. He then finds it even harder to accept her answer—which is "yes."
15 December 1973
15. I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.
22 December 1973
16. Oh, Brother
Jerry Robinson's brother shows up in Chicago after finishing dental school. He takes over Jerry's life, his apartment, and his dental practice.
05 January 1974
17. The Modernization of Emily
Emily decides to update her image with a kicky new wardrobe that she says is youthful and Bob says is childish.
12 January 1974
18. The Jobless Corps
Depressed after losing his job with the airline, Howard accepts Bob's offer to join his "out of workshop," a special therapy group for the unemployed. (Bob extends the invitation at Emily's insistence when Howard's attempts to help her around the apartment begin driving her up the wall.)
19 January 1974
19. Clink Shrink
Hoping to make a contribution to society, Bob offers his psychological counseling services free to a parolee out on an armed-robbery conviction. But Bob seems to be more influenced by his patient's manner than the patient is by Bob's therapy.
26 January 1974
20. Mind Your Own Business
At Jerry's urging, Bob hires a business manager to handle his money. He ends up living on a meager allowance that affords him only such luxuries as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.
02 February 1974
21. A Love Story
Howard falls head over heels in love with Bob's sister Ellen. Under most circumstances, Bob would find this perfectly acceptable—except that Ellen is getting married to someone else.
09 February 1974
22. By the Way... You're Fired
When Carol's new love interest interferes with her work, Jerry Robinson doesn't seemed too concerned. But when it disrupts his love life, he decides to fire her.
16 February 1974
23. Confessions of An Orthodontist
While filling in for a fellow psychologist, Bob is surprised to find that his first patient is Jerry Robinson, who is reluctant to reveal his problem. A little prodding produces the startling admission that Jerry is in love with Emily.
23 February 1974
24. A Matter of Principal
It's a matter of principal versus principle when Emily refuses to skip one of her students ahead two grades at the elementary school where she teaches.
02 March 1974