The misadventures of an author-turned-innkeeper and his friends in rural Vermont.
Genre: Comedy
Cast:Bob Newhart , Mary Frann , Tom Poston , Julia Duffy , Peter Scolari , William Sanderson , Tony Papenfuss , John Voldstad , Steven Kampmann , William Lanteau , Thomas Hill , Jennifer Holmes , Todd Susman , Ralph Manza , Jeff Doucette , Fred Applegate , Rebecca York , Kathy Kinney
Dick is saddled with a perky co-host he doesn't want; Larry, Darryl, and Darryl name their pet pig after Stephanie.
When his boss goes out of town, Michael volunteers Stephanie to run her girl scout troupe, but the girls aren't interested in Stephanie's shallow and materialistic ways, and Stephanie is horrified to learn she's expected to go camping with them.
Everyone in town assumes Joanna is having an affair with a man she meets in her wine tasting class.
While spending all his time at WPIV producing the station's 5th anniversary show, Michael falls for his assistant, Susan, and breaks up with Stephanie.
Stephanie is desperate to win back Michael after he dumps her, first by belittling his new girlfriend, Susan, and then by taking lessons in being nice from George.
Larry feels abandoned after Darryl and Darryl begin spending all their time with a new friend.
The Vanderkellens lose Stephanie's favorite childhood toy and try to replace it with a lookalike.
When Dick and Joanna learn that George has $50,000 in the bank, they encourage him to spend it in order to enjoy life, but he only ends up miserable.
Dick is chosen to lead a fund raiser for the town library, but it's Joanna's idea to have an auction that everyone actually accepts.
Stephanie accidentally breaks her toe while dusting and plays up the injury for sympathy, but when her temporary replacement turns out to be a perfect maid, she becomes desperate to keep her job.
Dick is invited to a publishers party in New York. Joanna is unable to go with him since some good friends are due to arrive at the inn. After some prodding, Dick reluctantly agrees to take George with him.
Michael helps Larry marry the girl of his dreams and Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.
Dick's old college sweetheart visits the Inn, making Joanna worried that Dick will want to get back together with her.
Stephanie invites everybody to the 100th birthday party of her favorite cousin, Ned. Dick seeks a fresh perspective on historical events from the new centenarian.
George tries to fix the town's bell tower after a big snowstorm and Michael rents The Wizard of Oz to overcome his fear of wind.
Dick attempts to help Joanna overcome her fear of eye doctors.
Larry, Darryl, and Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for rustling a neighbor's cow.
In spite of Dick's objections, "Vermont Today" turns into a confrontational, exploitative talk show to boost its ratings.
Joanna pressures Dick into being spontaneous, but disaster strikes when they take off on a spur-of-the-moment trip.
After an argument with Joanna, Dick spends the rest of the night trying to find a place to sleep.
Michael has an offer to take a network job.
Dick enrolls in an adult-education typing class, only to discover that the instructor is the same teacher who failed him in grade school.
Michael is lost when Stephanie goes away for the weekend. He goes to a Beaver Lodge dinner with George and is the life of the party.