Newhart Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Newhart: Season 8 (1989 - 1990)

• Season 8 Episode 24: The Last Newhart

  Everyone sells out to the Japanese except Dick.

• Season 8 Episode 23: My Husband, My Peasant

  Stephanie's ex-beau and his wife daunt the Harrises.

• Season 8 Episode 22: Father Goose

  Michael learns the actor he cast as a goose is his father (Henry Gibson).

• Season 8 Episode 21: Dick and Tim

  Dick plays poker with Tim Conway.

• Season 8 Episode 20: Handymania

  George's simple board game is wildly popular.

• Season 8 Episode 19: Georgie and Grace

  George considers joining the priesthood.

• Season 8 Episode 18: Daddy's Little Girl

  Michael envisions his daughter as an adult (Julia Duffy).

• Season 8 Episode 17: Born to Be Mild

  George's old street gang involves Dick in a rumble.

• Season 8 Episode 16: Seein' Double

  Michael casts Stephanie as twins in his new comedy.

• Season 8 Episode 15: Child in Charge

  Her grandparents make baby Stephanie sole owner of WPIV.

• Season 8 Episode 14: Good Neighbor Sam

  An annoying guest (Bill Daily) moves in next door.

• Season 8 Episode 13: Beauty and the Pest

  Joanna's show brings a devoted fan.

• Season 8 Episode 12: Lights! Camera! Contractions!

  Michael wants to videotape the birth; Stephanie doesn't.

• Season 8 Episode 11: Jumpin' George

  George won't sleep after a series of nightmares; guest Peggy Fleming.

• Season 8 Episode 10: I Like You, Butt ...

  George romances a woman with a prominent backside.

• Season 8 Episode 9: Attack of the Killer Aunt

  Joanna's aunt (Nancy Walker) and Dick rekindle their 19-year feud.

• Season 8 Episode 8: Cupcake in a Cage

  Stephanie goes to jail for slapping a security guard.

• Season 8 Episode 7: Good Lord Loudon

  Unable to pay his bill, a British aristocrat makes Dick a lord.

• Season 8 Episode 6: Meet Michael Vanderkellen

  Stephanie's mother will buy the Harrises a house if Michael takes her name.

• Season 8 Episode 5: Ramblin' Michael Harris

  Michael becomes a lounge singer.

• Season 8 Episode 4: Utley Exposed

  George admits to a 40-year-old prank and faces public scorn.

• Season 8 Episode 3: Poetry and Pastries

  Joanna enters a poetry contest, but contest judge Dick scoffs at her entry.

• Season 8 Episode 2: Get Dick

  Dick thinks his cigar burned down Maison Hubert.

• Season 8 Episode 1: Don't Worry Be Pregnant

  The Harrises return from their six-month honeymoon.

Newhart: Season 7 (1988 - 1989)

• Season 7 Episode 22: Malling in Love Again

  Michael and Stephanie seek mates for each other; guest Johnny Carson.

• Season 7 Episode 21: Murder at the Stratley

  Joanna vanishes after Dick's murder mystery is published.

• Season 7 Episode 20: Georgie and Bess

  George learns a shocking secret about a family friend.

• Season 7 Episode 19: Homes and Jo-Jo

  A sexist co-host tempers Joanna's joy over her TV career.

• Season 7 Episode 18: Message From Michael

  Fresh out of a sanitarium, Michael expounds on Dick's show.

• Season 7 Episode 17: Buy, Buy Blues

  A psychologist romantically pursues Michael; Stephanie shops.

• Season 7 Episode 16: The Little Match Girl

  Dick visits Michael in the local asylum; guest Eileen Brennan.

• Season 7 Episode 15: One and a Half Million Dollar Man

  The Loudons get a lucrative offer for the inn.

• Season 7 Episode 14: The Nice Man Cometh

  Dick is sidekick to an insulting talk-show host (Don Rickles).

• Season 7 Episode 13: Another Saturday Night

  Larry and the Darryls have Joanna over for dinner.

• Season 7 Episode 12: Cupcake on My Back

  Shoe-salesman Michael can no longer afford Stephanie.

• Season 7 Episode 11: Hi, Society

  Dick escorts Stephanie to a high-society bash in New York; guest Merv Griffin.

• Season 7 Episode 10: George and the Old Maid

  George's old flame (Inga Swenson) returns after 25 years.

• Season 7 Episode 9: Shoe Business Is My Life

  Stephanie has difficulty accepting Michael's new job.

• Season 7 Episode 8: Home for the Hollidays

  Joanna's first real-estate sale goes awry.

  Next on: Wednesday 16th December 5:00pm EST - AmericanLife TV Network
• Season 7 Episode 7: Twelve Annoyed Men ... and Women

  Dick serves as foreman of a disturbingly agreeable jury.

• Season 7 Episode 6: I Came, I Saw, I Sat

  Dick attempts to entertain his visiting father (Bob Elliott).

• Season 7 Episode 5: Goonstruck

  Stephanie is drawn to the stonemason working at the inn.

• Season 7 Episode 4: I Married Dick

  Dick and Joanna go into group therapy; guest Jack Riley.

• Season 7 Episode 3: This Blood's For You

  Hospitalized Stephanie gets blood from an unwelcome source.

• Season 7 Episode 2: Apples, Apples, Apples

  Michael's apple-festival plans offend the townspeople.

• Season 7 Episode 1: Town Without Pity

  A fugitive claims Dick's how-to book helped him escape.

Newhart: Season 6 (1987 - 1988)

• Season 6 Episode 24: Courting Disaster

  Joanna's matchmaking causes problems for George.

• Season 6 Episode 23: The Gleeless Club

  The new glee club accepts Dick but rejects Joanna.

• Season 6 Episode 22: Newsstruck

  Michael takes over as producer for the local TV news.

• Season 6 Episode 21: A Midseason's Night Dream

  The inn regulars explore fantasies in their dreams.

• Season 6 Episode 20: Draw Partner

  Dick and an illustrator clash while working on a book.

• Season 6 Episode 19: The Big Uneasy

  A buyer offers unique syndication terms for Dick's show.

• Season 6 Episode 18: Attention WPIV Shoppers

  Dick and Stephanie are hosts for a home-shopping show.

• Season 6 Episode 17: The Buck Stops Here

  Motorist Dick mows down the lucky Great White Buck.

• Season 6 Episode 16: Would You Buy a Used Car From This Handyman?

  George abandons family tradition to sell used cars.

• Season 6 Episode 15: Presence of Malice

  Dick confronts a TV critic who gave him a scathing review.

• Season 6 Episode 14: A Friendship That Will Last a Lunchtime

  Stephanie becomes pals with Dick's former co-host, Buffy.

• Season 6 Episode 13: My Three Dads

  Larry and the Darryls decide to adopt a child.

• Season 6 Episode 12: Support Your Local Shifflet

  The town's sole policeman threatens to strike.

• Season 6 Episode 11: Laugh at My Wife, Please

  Tour-group speaker Joanna calls on speechwriter Dick.

• Season 6 Episode 10: Telethon Man

  Dick winds up as host of a talentless 48-hour telethon.

• Season 6 Episode 9: Till Depth Do Us Part

  Michael and Stephanie announce their engagement.

• Season 6 Episode 8: Till Depth Do Us Part

  Stephanie and Michael's relationship is in a rut.

• Season 6 Episode 7: Take Me to Your Loudon

  Reports of an alien invasion interrupt a Halloween party.

• Season 6 Episode 6: Vintage Stephanie

  Birthday girl Stephanie fears her looks are deteriorating.

• Season 6 Episode 5: Reading, Writing and Rating Points

  Teacher Michael steals a student's idea for a show.

• Season 6 Episode 4: Me and My Gayle

  George invites Dick to his 40-year high-school reunion.

• Season 6 Episode 3: Inn This Corner

  Dick and Joanna's new friends open an inn next door.

• Season 6 Episode 2: Prima Darryl

  Upset Larry shares a dark family secret with the Loudons.

• Season 6 Episode 1: Here's to You, Mrs. Loudon

  A teenage guest develops a crush on Joanna.

Newhart: Season 5 (1986 - 1987)

• Season 5 Episode 24: Much to Do Without Muffin

  Michael lacks plans and companionship for a long weekend.

• Season 5 Episode 23: Goodbye and Good Riddance, Mr. Chips

  A typing course reunites Dick with a tyrannical teacher.

• Season 5 Episode 22: Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post

  Michael gets his big chance in network television.

• Season 5 Episode 21: Night Moves

  Dick lacks a place to sleep after fighting with Joanna.

• Season 5 Episode 20: Fun With Dick and Joanna

  Dick surprises Joanna after she labels him stodgy.

• Season 5 Episode 19: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Loudon

  Dick's angry outburst on television makes him a cult hero.

• Season 5 Episode 18: Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here

  Dick defends accused cow thieves Larry, Darryl and Darryl.

• Season 5 Episode 17: Unfriendly Persuasion

  Dick tries to help Joanna face her fear of optometrists.

• Season 5 Episode 16: Chimes, They Are a Changin'

  A severe winter storm causes strange behavior at the inn.

• Season 5 Episode 15: It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To

  Stephanie gives a 100th-birthday party for her cousin Ned.

• Season 5 Episode 14: The First of the Belles

  Dick's old flame stays at the inn to get over a divorce.

• Season 5 Episode 13: Love Letters in the Mud

  Michael pens a love letter for Larry to give to a woman.

• Season 5 Episode 12: Saturday in New York With George

  Dick takes George to a publisher's party in New York.

• Season 5 Episode 11: Everybody Ought to Have a Maid

  Stephanie plays up a toe injury to avoid her duties.

• Season 5 Episode 10: Sweet and Sour Charity

  Joanna and Dick head a drive to save the library.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Utley, Can You Spend a Dime?

  George offers money after Dick's check bounces.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Thanksgiving for the Memories

  Dick considers abandoning Thanksgiving at the inn.

• Season 5 Episode 7: My Two and Only

  A new friend threatens Larry's position as family leader.

• Season 5 Episode 6: Desperately Desiring Susan

  Stephanie faces Michael's new flame at a party.

• Season 5 Episode 5: Desperately Desiring Susan

  Stephanie confronts two-timer Michael.

• Season 5 Episode 4: High Fidelity

  Wine-tasting student Joanna is seen with a male classmate.

• Season 5 Episode 3: Dick the Kid

  Dick heads west in cowboy duds to fulfill a boyhood dream.

• Season 5 Episode 2: Camp Stephanie

  Stephanie's survival techniques confuse the Ranger Girls.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Co-Hostess Twinkie

  Michael devises a replacement for Dick's TV show.

Newhart: Season 4 (1985 - 1986)

• Season 4 Episode 24: Pre-Nups

  Mr. Vanderkellen offers a prenuptial contract to Michael.

• Season 4 Episode 23: Replaceable You

  Secretary Alma amazes Dick when she fills in as producer.

• Season 4 Episode 22: Baby, I'm Your Handyman

  A notorious actress (Marlyn Mason) snares George.

• Season 4 Episode 21: Torn Between Three Brothers

  Larry and his brothers compete for a new waitress.

• Season 4 Episode 20: Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

  Publishers reject Dick's book when he uses a pen name.

• Season 4 Episode 19: He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin

  George anticipates meeting his only living relative.

• Season 4 Episode 18: Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?

  Dick may make a video of his plumbing book.

• Season 4 Episode 17: The Snowmen Cometh

  Larry and the Darryls promise snow for a winter carnival.

  Next on: Sunday 20th December 8:30pm EST - WGN America
• Season 4 Episode 16: I Do, Okay?

  Romantic Joanna wants Dick to repeat their marriage vows.

• Season 4 Episode 15: The Stratford Horror Picture Show

  All but Dick think an 18th-century witch haunts the inn.

• Season 4 Episode 14: Stephanie Nightingale

  An outbreak of measles leaves Stephanie in charge.

• Season 4 Episode 13: Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

  Larry must repay Dick for saving his life.

• Season 4 Episode 12: Look Ma, No Talent

  Michael tries to master the arts to impress his mother.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Much Ado About Mitch

  Big Brother George's young charge admires TV-star Dick.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Still the Beavers

  Cheated by the Beavers, George starts a rival lodge.

• Season 4 Episode 9: Write to Privacy

  Michael's diary infuriates snoopers Joanna and Stephanie.

• Season 4 Episode 8: The Shape of Things

  Joanna and Stephanie battle to run their aerobics studio.

• Season 4 Episode 7: The Geezers in the Band

  Dick eagerly awaits a reunion with his college jazz group.

• Season 4 Episode 6: Locks, Stocks and Noodlehead

  Stephanie worries her father has lost the family fortune.

• Season 4 Episode 5: Candidate Larry

  Dick refuses to endorse mayoral candidate Larry.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Oh, That Morocco

  Stephanie describes Morocco to Joanna in glowing terms.

• Season 4 Episode 3: Summa Cum Larry

  Student Larry asks Dick to tutor him in secret.

• Season 4 Episode 2: The Way We Ought to Be

  Michael takes Dick's advice to stand up to Stephanie.

• Season 4 Episode 1: Pirate Pete

  Dick fills in for the host of a children's TV show.

Newhart: Season 3 (1984 - 1985)

• Season 3 Episode 22: What Makes Dick Run?

  Puppeteers Larry and the Darryls give TV-host Dick ideas.

• Season 3 Episode 21: The Prodigal Darryl

  Larry and the Darryls strike it rich in a jingle contest.

  Next on: Sunday 20th December 8:00pm EST - WGN America
• Season 3 Episode 20: R.I.P. Off

  Harley's realty career ends with his arrest for fraud.

• Season 3 Episode 19: Out With the New, Inn With the Old

  Dick suspects someone is sabotaging his inn restoration.

• Season 3 Episode 18: You're Nobody Till Somebody Hires You

  Dick takes over as producer when Michael is fired.

• Season 3 Episode 17: My Fair Larry

  Joanna helps Larry and the Darryls promote their cafe.

• Season 3 Episode 16: Look Homeward, Stephanie

  Stephanie's parents will do anything to lure her home.

• Season 3 Episode 15: Lady in Wading

  Stephanie chooses between poor Michael and his rich boss.

• Season 3 Episode 14: Once I Had a Secret Love

  Joanna wants to be on Dick's St. Valentine's Day show.

• Season 3 Episode 13: Dick Gets Larry's Goat

  Larry, Darryl and Darryl's goat sets off a war with Dick.

• Season 3 Episode 12: Local Hero

  George avoids publicity after becoming a hero.

• Season 3 Episode 11: Pillow Fight

  Dick names Joanna as co-author of a new book.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Georgie's Girl

  George's new girlfriend (Susan Ruttan) wants marriage.

• Season 3 Episode 9: Happy Trials to You

  Dick loses friends after being charged with plagiarism.

• Season 3 Episode 8: The Fan

  Dick's biggest admirer wants to start a fan club for him.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Poor Reception

  Michael hires, then must fire, receptionist Stephanie.

• Season 3 Episode 6: Tickets, Please

  Dick is arrested for Stephanie's unpaid parking fines.

• Season 3 Episode 5: But Seriously, Beavers

  Dick roasts Man-of-the-Year George at a lodge banquet.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Miss Stephanie

  Stephanie announces that Larry has proposed.

• Season 3 Episode 3: A Hunting We Will Go

  Michael decides to videotape Dick's first hunting trip.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Twenty-Year Itch

  Joanna wants to keep a date she made 20 years earlier.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Tell a Lie, Get a Check

  Dick seeks a buyer for the dilapidated Minuteman Cafe.

Newhart: Season 2 (1983 - 1984)

• Season 2 Episode 22: New Faces of 1951

  Joanna and Dick plan a birthday party for George.

• Season 2 Episode 21: Send Her, Ella

  Stephanie is angry when a beauty pageant excludes her.

• Season 2 Episode 20: Vermont Today

  A miniature horse replaces Dick's first talk-show guest.

• Season 2 Episode 19: Leave It to the Beavers

  Dick agrees to join George's Beaver lodge.

• Season 2 Episode 18: Go, Grandma, Go

  Honeymooning Kirk borrows a stolen car from Blanche.

• Season 2 Episode 17: Kirk Ties One On

  Kirk's wedding day promises to be a strange affair.

• Season 2 Episode 16: Best Friends

  Dick fights a fast-food chain to save the Minuteman Cafe.

• Season 2 Episode 15: Kirk Pops the Question

  Kirk proposes to Cindy; a paranoid guest fears everything.

• Season 2 Episode 14: Book Beat

  Dick reluctantly agrees to be the host of a TV talk show.

• Season 2 Episode 13: Curious George at the Firehouse

  Volunteer firefighter George asks Dick's help during a crisis.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Cats

  Stephanie's ex-beau has married her school rival.

• Season 2 Episode 11: A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and Pow!

  Stephanie plans to use Joanna to meet intellectual men.

• Season 2 Episode 10: Kirk Goes for the Juggler

  Kirk discovers his perfect woman is a professional clown.

• Season 2 Episode 9: The Looks of Love

  Dick allows Kirk's singles club to meet at the inn.

• Season 2 Episode 8: The Man Who Came Forever

  Interruptions plague Dick's attempts to finish a book.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Lady and the Tramps

  Larry, Darryl and Darryl take in lost Stephanie.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Don't Rain on My Parade

  Dick has the whole town over for Thanksgiving dinner.

• Season 2 Episode 5: The Girl From Manhattan

  Joanna does not get the role in director Dick's play.

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Stratford Wives

  Joanna protests a sexist tradition during a town dinner.

• Season 2 Episode 3: Animal Attractions

  Stephanie's ex-husband (Murray Matheson) comes to visit.

• Season 2 Episode 2: It Happened One Afternoon

  Amorous Erica tests Dick's professionalism.

• Season 2 Episode 1: It Happened One Afternoon

  A sexy actress may have Dick write her biography.

Newhart: Season 1 (1982 - 1983)

• Season 1 Episode 22: I Enjoy Being a Guy

  Wagering gets out of hand for Dick's golf foursome.

• Season 1 Episode 21: Grandma What a Big Mouth You Have

  Kirk's ex-convict grandmother joins his date with Leslie.

• Season 1 Episode 20: You're Homebody Til Somebody Loves You

  Joanna objects when interviewee Dick calls her a homebody.

• Season 1 Episode 19: Heaven Knows, Mr. Utley

  George's UFO report makes him the town laughingstock.

• Season 1 Episode 18: The Boy Who Cried Goat

  An insurance investigator doubts Kirk's robbery claim.

• Season 1 Episode 17: A View From the Bench

  Leslie and Joanna get a call while the men are in Boston.

• Season 1 Episode 16: Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose

  The Loudons help at the diner when Kirk has nose surgery.

• Season 1 Episode 15: Breakfast Theatre

  Dick regrets allowing a comedian to perform at the inn.

• Season 1 Episode 14: What Is This Thing Called Lust?

  Leslie's visiting cousin lusts after unsuspecting Kirk.

• Season 1 Episode 13: Visitors

  Dick and Joanna await a visit from fun-loving friends.

• Season 1 Episode 12: The Way We Thought We Were

  George expects to renew romance with a long-lost love.

• Season 1 Episode 11: Sprained Dreams

  Dick's two left feet smash Leslie's Olympic skiing dreams.

• Season 1 Episode 10: The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet

  An inn guest announces she's leaving her senator husband.

• Season 1 Episode 9: No Room at the Inn

  Snow and a pregnant visitor disrupt Christmas at the inn.

• Season 1 Episode 8: Some Are Born Writers ... Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them

  Dick regrets helping a woman fulfill her writing ambition.

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Perfect Match

  Leslie ignores Kirk in favor of a more eligible suitor.

• Season 1 Episode 6: No Tigers at the Circus

  The Stratford Inn may become a historic landmark.

• Season 1 Episode 5: This Probably Is Condemned

  The Minuteman will be condemned unless Kirk makes repairs.

• Season 1 Episode 4: Shall We Gather at the River?

  Dick soon regrets persuading Joanna to attend a festival.

  Next on: Sunday 13th December 8:30pm EST - WGN America
• Season 1 Episode 3: Hail to the Councilman

  Dick's opposition to a sign awakens political yearnings.

• Season 1 Episode 2: Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A'Mould'ring in the Grave

  Joanna and Dick learn a body is buried in the cellar.

  Next on: Sunday 13th December 8:00pm EST - WGN America
• Season 1 Episode 1: In the Beginning ...

  The Loudons leave the city to run an old Vermont inn.