Newhart
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
S1.E1 ∙ In the Beginning
New York couple Dick and Joanna Loudon purchase the Stratford Inn in rural Vermont.
S1.E2 ∙ Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A-Mould'ring in the Grave
Dick and Joanna are horrified to discover a 300 year-old grave in their basement belonging to a woman who was hanged as a witch.
S1.E4 ∙ Shall We Gather at the River?
Dick is in the doghouse when he persuades Joanna to attend the town's annual River Party and chaos ensues.
S1.E5 ∙ This Probably Is Condemned
The staff of the Stratford Inn pitch together to help Kirk get his café up to code after a surprise visit from the health inspector.
S1.E6 ∙ No Tigers at the Circus
Dick becomes disenchanted with the Stratford when its application to be made a historical landmark is denied.
S1.E7 ∙ The Perfect Match
Kirk is jealous when an old flame of Leslie's appears with a proposal.
S1.E8 ∙ Some Are Born Writers... Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them
Dick reluctantly helps an aspiring author make it in the business.
S1.E9 ∙ No Room at the Inn
Dick and Joanna's much-awaited first Christmas in Vermont ends up being not so traditional after all when a massive snowstorm strands them and everyone else at the Stratford.
S1.E10 ∙ The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet
Dick and Joanna play marriage counselors when the flaky wife of a senator leaves her husband and comes to the Stratford.
S1.E11 ∙ Sprained Dreams
Kirk has a date with Leslie. Dick decides he wants to go skiing but since he doesn't know how to ski he gets Leslie to go since she's an Olympic skiing hopeful. One thing leads to another and she winds up with a knee injury that will probably end her dreams. Kirk and all of Leslie's school friends wind up angry with Dick.
S1.E12 ∙ The Way We Thought We Were
George is dismayed when an old flame returns after thirty-one years and has changed completely.
S1.E13 ∙ The Visitors
Dick and Joanna feel left out when some old friends visit the Inn but spend no time with them.
S1.E14 ∙ What Is This Thing Called Lust?
Leslie's cousin is about to be wed and has set her lustful sights on next-door Kirk for some passion in her life.
S1.E15 ∙ Breakfast Theatre
An aging, unfunny comic who is an old friend of Dick's uses the Stratford to jump start his career, despite Joanna's objections.
S1.E16 ∙ Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose
While Kirk goes in for surgery, Larry, Darryl and Darryl mind the Minuteman Café.
S1.E17 ∙ A View from the Bench
Dick, George and Kirk embark on a trip to Boston to attend a Celtics game, meanwhile Joanna and Leslie prepare for the arrival of a celebrity at the Inn.
S1.E18 ∙ The Boy Who Cried Goat
Kirk must take a lie detector test to prove his claims that the Minuteman Café was robbed.
S1.E19 ∙ Heaven Knows Mr. Utley
George becomes the joke of the town after he spies a UFO and nobody believes him.
S1.E20 ∙ You're Homebody 'til Somebody Loves You
When Dick labels her a homebody, Joanna decides to return to the workforce.
S1.E21 ∙ Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have
Kirk finally manages to get a date with Leslie when his grandmother arrives for a visit.
S1.E22 ∙ I Enjoy Being a Guy
After winning big at golf and poker, Dick tries desperately to lose his new winnings, meanwhile George convinces Kirk to take him clothes shopping.
S2.E1 ∙ It Happened One Afternoon: Part 1
Stephanie returns to the Stratford to fill Leslie's shoes; Dick meets with a lustful celebrity in Manhattan to help her write her memoirs.
S2.E2 ∙ It Happened One Afternoon: Part 2
Conclusion. Dick fends off the advances of a celebrity while Stephanie must decide whether to stay at the Inn or return home to her parents.
S2.E3 ∙ Animal Attractions
Stephanie's jilted husband Carl comes looking for her while George adopts a stray dog.
S2.E4 ∙ The Stratford Wives
Joanna challenges the town's historical practice of the men and women eating separately during the town's regular potluck dinners.
S2.E5 ∙ The Girl from Manhattan
Joanna convinces Dick to direct a play for the town but is angry when he refuses to cast her in the lead.
S2.E6 ∙ Don't Rain on My Parade
Thanksgiving Day finds Joanna preparing dinner for over 100 people and George in charge of a rained-out parade.
S2.E7 ∙ Lady & the Tramps
Lost in the woods during a snowstorm, Stephanie takes refuge in an empty cabin.
S2.E8 ∙ The Man Who Came Forever
A melodramatic marriage crisis of one of the townsfolk keeps interfering with Dick's book deadline.
S2.E9 ∙ The Looks of Love
Dick and Joanna allow Kirk to hold his new singles group at the inn.
S2.E10 ∙ Kirk Goes for the Juggler
Kirk meets the woman of his dreams but struggles to accept her chosen profession.
S2.E11 ∙ Jug of Wine, Loaf of Bread & Pow
Joanna is bound to convince Dick and Stephanie that a man and a woman can be just friends after a professor asks her out after attending his poetry night.
S2.E12 ∙ Cats
An old beau of Stephanie's arrives at the Stratford with his new fiancée in tow--Stephanie's best friend from high school.
S2.E13 ∙ Curious George at the Firehouse
George joins the volunteer fire department.
S2.E14 ∙ Book Beat
A guest-spot on a local cable TV show called Book Beat lands Dick a potential new career; Kirk convinces Joanna to star in a commercial for the Minuteman Café.
S2.E15 ∙ Kirk Pops the Question
When he finds out that Cindy is planning a trip to Europe next year, Kirk decides to ask her to marry him.
S2.E16 ∙ Best Friends
Kirk plans to sell the Minuteman Cafe, which will result in a fast food restaurant next door to the Stratford Inn, unless Dick admits Kirk is his best friend.
S2.E17 ∙ Kirk Ties One On
Kirk and Cindy's plans to get married at the Stratford are thrown into disarray when Kirk faints every time the minister begins the marriage service.
S2.E18 ∙ Go, Grandma, Go
Kirk and Cindy's honeymoon is delayed when Kirk's grandmother Blanche arrives for a visit--with a stolen car.
S2.E19 ∙ Leave It to the Beavers
George invites Dick to join his fraternal order, but the other members don't want Dick as a member.
S2.E20 ∙ Vermont Today
A local TV station offers Dick his own public affairs show.
S2.E21 ∙ Send Her Ella
Stephanie stubbornly refuses to stay home to mind the Inn when Dick, Joanna and George head to the annual town Maple Syrup Festival.
S2.E22 ∙ New Faces of 1951
Dick and Joanna plan a birthday party for George but can't find anyone in town to invite.
S3.E1 ∙ Tell a Lie, Get a Check
Charged with selling the Minute Man Cafe after Kirk leaves town, Dick and Joanna resort to lying about the restaurant's numerous problems to a prospective buyer, while Michael tries to get Dick to record a degrading promo for his television show.
S3.E2 ∙ Twenty Year Itch
Dick becomes jealous when Joanna decides to keep a date with her old college boyfriend that they made twenty years ago.
S3.E3 ∙ A Hunting We Will Go
Michael decides to film Dick's duck hunting trip with George, Chester, and Jim, but things go awry when their boat floats away, leaving them stranded in the wilderness.
S3.E4 ∙ Miss Stephanie
Larry announces that he plans to marry Stephanie, despite the fact that she's dating Michael.
S3.E5 ∙ But Seriously, Beavers
George enlists Dick to help roast him at his Man of the Year ceremony for the Beavers, but gets upset when Dick's jokes hit too close to home.
S3.E6 ∙ Tickets, Please
Stephanie collects several parking tickets driving Dick's car, but Dick ends up having to pay them.
S3.E7 ∙ Poor Reception
Michael hires Stephanie to be the television station's new receptionist, but her terrible performance forces him to fire her.
S3.E8 ∙ The Fan
Joanna has her doubts but Dick is delighted when 'Tracy', a star struck admirer, wants to set up a fan club.
S3.E9 ∙ Happy Trials to You
Dick is sued for $500,000 when another author accuses him of plagiarism.
S3.E10 ∙ Georgie's Girl
George begins dating the sister of his friend Dutch, but frets when he realizes he doesn't love her and must breakup with her.
S3.E11 ∙ Pillow Fight
To thank Joanna for her help on his new book, Dick offers to make her co-author, only to have her propose a long string of changes to his work.
S3.E12 ∙ Local Hero
George becomes a hero after rescuing the occupants of a car that crashed into a lake. Dick wants to celebrate his heroism by having George as a guest on his television show, but Michael insists on booking a young science-contest winner.
S3.E13 ∙ Dick Gets Larry's Goat
Larry, Darryl, and Darryl begin feudin' with the Loudons after Dick reports their trouble-making pet goat to Animal Control. The feud threatens to prevent Stephanie and Michael's vacation to the tropics.
S3.E14 ∙ Once I Had a Secret Love
Dick and Joanna spar after Dick is 'riddled' with doubts when Joanna is set to appear on his Valentine's Day Show.
S3.E15 ∙ Lady in Wading
Stephanie must chose between her relationship with Michael and a millionaire who is romancing her at the same time that he's considering buying Michael's television station.
S3.E16 ∙ Look Homeward, Stephanie
On a visit to Stephanie's home, Michael is wowed by her parent's incredible wealth while Stephanie discovers that being around it makes her mean-spirited and even more spoiled than usual. Meanwhile, despite Dick's best attempts, Joanna continues to guess what he's bought for her birthday presents.
S3.E17 ∙ My Fair Larry
Joanna tries to help Larry, Darryl, and Darryl improve their service at the Minuteman Cafe.
S3.E18 ∙ You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hires You
Michael is sacked when the station manager refuses his demands for his new contract. He sinks to the depths of despair with no money to keep Stephanie happy. Dick is made the producer of his own show but it doesn't turn out well.
S3.E19 ∙ Out with the New, Inn with the Old
When Dick finds an old picture of what the Stratford Inn used to look like, he decides to restore the carriage house from the garage that it is now. However, George is not happy with the idea.
S3.E20 ∙ R.I.P. Off
Harley is sacked from his job at the car wash and Dick manages to get him a job selling burial plots. Unknowingly, it turns out that he is selling swamp land and Harley ends up being arrested for fraud.
S3.E21 ∙ The Prodigal Darryl
Larry and his two brothers win $30 000 writing a jingle. But the money causes a rift and Larry's brother Darryl leaves home. Dick, Larry and the other brother Darryl head to a frat house to bring him back.
S3.E22 ∙ What Makes Dick Run
There is only one week left until nominations close for a VITA, the Vermont Industry TV award, and Dick is advised to animate his performance but he is against the idea of competition. Michael is leading the charge towards an upbeat show.
S4.E1 ∙ Pirate Pete
Dick is the substitute host of a children's TV show. Meanwhile, Stephanie believes she has put on weight.
S4.E2 ∙ The Way We Ought to Be
Michael breaks up with Stephanie after Dick tells him not to always let her have her way.
S4.E3 ∙ Summa Cum Larry
Larry after watching Jeopardy decides to try and get his high school equivalency. So he asks Dick to help him. When he fails the test, Dick goes to the teacher and convinces him to give Larry another try and to test him as if he was on Jeopardy. And Joanna upon seeing the Inn's rating in the Vermont guide go down, sets out to restore it. So she drives George and Stephanie crazy.
S4.E4 ∙ Oh, That Morocco
Stef and Michael plan to go to Morocco when Stef and Joanna become best friends. Stef wants her and Dick to go too. Dick was there in the Army and got sick from the food and doesn't want to go, but Joanna talks him into going.
S4.E6 ∙ Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead
Stephanie's father acts strangely when he visits the Stratford during the town's celebration of Colonial Days, while Dick bristles at the foppish costume Joanna makes him wear.
S4.E7 ∙ The Geezers in the Band
Dick was a member of a band in college and he plans a reunion with his other band members at the Inn. Everyone is now older, taking pills for all sorts of ailments due to getting older, but they try to perform anyway.
S4.E8 ∙ The Shape of Things
Joanna and Stephanie start an aerobics studio but self centered Stephanie thinks it is all about her.
S4.E9 ∙ Write to Privacy
Michael is upset when his friends read his personal diary, but his friends are equally upset about the things he wrote in it.
S4.E10 ∙ Still the Beavers
George quits the Beaver lodge when he feels that they did not award him a prize he thinks he deserved. He tries to start a new lodge with the help of Dick and Michael.
S4.E11 ∙ Much Ado About Mitch
George volunteers to be a big brother to a boy named Mitch, but he would rather have writer and TV host Dick for his big brother.
S4.E12 ∙ Look Ma, No Talent
Michael's Mother shows up and thinks he doesn't have any talent, so he takes up dancing, painting, writing a novel and the violin trying to impress her.
S4.E13 ∙ Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry
Larry changes after a near-death experience.
S4.E14 ∙ Stephanie Nightingale
Everyone gets the measles and Stef ends up taking care of them while Michael can only talk to her through the front door of the Inn or by phone. George runs such a high fever that Stef calls the doctor to come in an emergency.
S4.E15 ∙ The Stratford Horror Picture Show
When the previous owners of the Stratford Inn become jealous of the inn's new success, they try to scare everyone into thinking the Inn is haunted in hopes of getting the Loudens to sell the Inn back to them.
S4.E16 ∙ I Do, Okay?
Dick and Joanna renew their vows - sort of. Stef is Maid of Honor and George is Best Man.
S4.E17 ∙ The Snowmen Cometh
The town's snow carnival is in danger because there is no snow. In desperation, they turn to the only men who guaranteed snow for the carnival: Larry, Darryl, and Darryl.
S4.E18 ∙ Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?
Dick is set to star in a home video version of his self-help plumbing book, but the director decides he lacks charisma and replaces him with an actor who knows nothing about plumbing.
S4.E19 ∙ He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin
George's only living relative, his boorish cousin Eugene, comes to visit.
S4.E20 ∙ Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter
Dick realizes he's been resting on his laurels as a writer when all of his attempts to get a book published under the pen name Dwight Schmidlapp are met with rejection.
S4.E21 ∙ Torn Between Three Brothers
A new waitress at the Minuteman Cafe comes between Larry, Darryl, and Darryl. Meanwhile, George protests Michael's decision to cancel the television station's reruns of Barnaby Jones.
S4.E22 ∙ Baby, I'm Your Handyman
An actress with a reputation as a man-eater stays at the Inn and takes a liking to George, much to Dick and Joanna's concern.
S4.E23 ∙ Replaceable You
When Michael goes to interview for a new job, he puts the television station's receptionist in charge of Dick's show, and she turns out to be a much better producer than Michael.
S4.E24 ∙ Pre-Nups
Michael balks when Mr. Vanderkellen demands he sign a prenuptial agreement, feeling it indicates a lack of trust on Stephanie's part. Meanwhile, Dick breaks an irreplaceable music box given to the Vanderkellens by Winston Churchill.
S5.E1 ∙ Co-Hostess Twinkie
Dick is saddled with a perky co-host he doesn't want; Larry, Darryl, and Darryl name their pet pig after Stephanie.
S5.E2 ∙ Camp 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.
S5.E4 ∙ High Fidelity
Everyone in town assumes Joanna is having an affair with a man she meets in her wine tasting class.
S5.E5 ∙ Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 1
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.
S5.E6 ∙ Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 2
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.
S5.E7 ∙ My Two and Only
Larry feels abandoned after Darryl and Darryl begin spending all their time with a new friend.
S5.E8 ∙ Thanksgiving for the Memories
The Vanderkellens lose Stephanie's favorite childhood toy and try to replace it with a lookalike.
S5.E9 ∙ Utley, Can You Spend a Dime?
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.
S5.E10 ∙ Sweet and Sour Charity
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.
S5.E11 ∙ Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
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.
S5.E12 ∙ Saturday in New York with George
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.
S5.E13 ∙ Love Letters in the Mud
Michael helps Larry marry the girl of his dreams and Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.
S5.E14 ∙ The First of the Belles
Dick's old college sweetheart visits the Inn, making Joanna worried that Dick will want to get back together with her.
S5.E15 ∙ It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To
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.
S5.E16 ∙ Chimes They Are a Changin'
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.
S5.E17 ∙ Unfriendly Persuasion
Dick attempts to help Joanna overcome her fear of eye doctors.
S5.E18 ∙ Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here
Larry, Darryl, and Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for rustling a neighbor's cow.
S5.E19 ∙ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Loudon
In spite of Dick's objections, "Vermont Today" turns into a confrontational, exploitative talk show to boost its ratings.
S5.E20 ∙ Fun with Dick and Joanna
Joanna pressures Dick into being spontaneous, but disaster strikes when they take off on a spur-of-the-moment trip.
S5.E21 ∙ Night Moves
After an argument with Joanna, Dick spends the rest of the night trying to find a place to sleep.
S5.E22 ∙ Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post
Michael has an offer to take a network job.
S5.E23 ∙ Good-Bye & Good Riddance, Mr. Chips
Dick enrolls in an adult-education typing class, only to discover that the instructor is the same teacher who failed him in grade school.
S5.E24 ∙ Much to Do Without Muffin
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.
S6.E1 ∙ Here's to You, Mrs. Loudon
When a 16 year old guest at the Stratford develops a crush on her, Joanna has a hard time turning him down.
S6.E2 ∙ Prima Darryl
Larry, Darryl, and Darryl have their relationship turned upside down when Larry discovers he isn't the oldest brother.
S6.E3 ∙ Inn This Corner
Dick and Joanna's new friends decide to open an inn right next door, and it ends up being such a success, it steals all the Stratford's business.
S6.E4 ∙ Me and My Gayle
George's 40-year high school reunion gives him the chance to admit his feelings to an old crush.
S6.E5 ∙ Reading, Writing, and Rating Points
Michael steals an idea for a new program from a new student at his television production class.
S6.E6 ∙ Vintage Stephanie
Stephanie panics when she discovers she's no longer "blossoming". It takes Larry, Darryl, and Darryl's sage advice to break her depression. George buys blue jeans.
S6.E7 ∙ Take Me to Your Loudon
It's Halloween, and the townspeople believe the town is about to be invaded by aliens.
S6.E8 ∙ Till Depth Do Us Part: Part 1
When their relationship hits a rut due to a series of boring dates, Michael and Stephanie seek help from a couples therapist who advises them to break up.
S6.E9 ∙ Till Depth Do Us Part: Part 2
When Michael and Stephanie decide to get married in order to return a spark to their stagnant relationship, Dick, Michael's Best Man, has reservations about how seriously they are are taking the marriage.
S6.E10 ∙ Telethon Man
Dick hosts a telethon to rescue the financially strapped WPIV.
S6.E11 ∙ Laugh at My Wife, Please
When Joanna is asked to be a tour guide at the local museum, she asks Dick to write her a speech about the history of Vermont, but he delivers one filled with terrible jokes. Meanwhile, George agrees to lead Darryl and Darryl around while Larry is away on vacation.
S6.E12 ∙ Support Your Local Shifflet
Dick encourages Officer Shifflet to go on strike for a raise, but when the town makes due without a policeman, Dick feels guilty and hires Shifflet to work at the Stratford.
S6.E13 ∙ My Three Dads
Larry, Darryl, and Darryl decide to adopt a child, but when the only one the adoption agency will give them is a 17-year old, they try to cram a lifetime of parenting into one month.
S6.E14 ∙ A Friendship That Will Last a Lunchtime
Stephanie becomes friends with Buffy Denver, Dick's annoying former co-host.
S6.E15 ∙ Presence of Malice
A vindictive critic in the local newspaper targets Dick's performance on Vermont Today, while Larry, Darryl, and Darryl create a sensation when they find a pancake that looks like Paul Anka's head.
S6.E16 ∙ Would You Buy a Used Car from This Handyman?
Dissatisfied with his life as a handyman, George quits to become a used car salesman. Meanwhile, Michael and Stephanie build a "Snow Steph" on the Stratford's front lawn but are horrified when it begins to melt.
S6.E17 ∙ The Buck Stops Here
George spots the Great White Buck, which legend says brings luck to the town, but disaster strikes when Dick kills it with his car. Meanwhile, a persistent guest pursues Stephanie.
S6.E18 ∙ Attention WPIV Shoppers
Michael puts a home shopping program on Channel 8.
S6.E19 ∙ The Big Uneasy
Dick and Michael attend a conference in New Orleans in order to sell Vermont Today into syndication, and an executive wants to buy it, provided Michael sleeps with her.
S6.E20 ∙ Draw Partner
As the Stratford awaits its 5000th customer, Dick is thrilled to learn he'll be working with a famous illustrator on his next book, but when he meets her, he can't stand her.
S6.E21 ∙ A Midseason's Night Dream
Dick, George, Stephanie, Michael, and Larry all have a series of strange dreams.
S6.E22 ∙ Newsstruck
Michael takes over as producer of WPIV's nightly news, but his new informed outlook on life drives a wedge between him and Stephanie. Meanwhile, George announces he has given up on being a Red Sox fan.
S6.E23 ∙ The Gleeless Club
Joanna becomes upset when she and Dick audition for the town's new glee club but only Dick is accepted.
S6.E24 ∙ Courtin' Disaster
George begins dating a new woman, but her ex-boyfriend threatens to beat him up.
S7.E1 ∙ Town Without Pity
When Al "The Mole" Griswold uses one of Dick's "How To" books to break out of prison the town has a book burning for all of Dick's books.
S7.E2 ∙ Apples, Apples, Apples
The town puts Michael in charge of the annual apple festival.
S7.E3 ∙ This Blood's for You
Stephanie receives a blood transfusion after an appendectomy, not knowing that it was one of the Darryls who gave her blood.
S7.E4 ∙ I Married Dick
Joanna forces Dick to attend couples counseling when she feels their marriage has become stagnant.
S7.E5 ∙ Goonstruck
Stephanie is smitten by the handsome stonemason repairing the Stratford's fireplace, but he shows her no interest.
S7.E6 ∙ I Came, I Saw, I Sat
Dick's father visits the Inn. Dick tries to get him to do things but all his dad wants to do it sit around the Inn.
S7.E7 ∙ Twelve Annoyed Men and Women
Having to serve as foreman on a jury that can't come to a consensus may force Dick to miss a New England Patriots game he and George have tickets to.
S7.E9 ∙ Shoe Business Is My Life
Michael is fired after insulting the daughter of WPIV's new owner and the only work he can find is as a shoe salesman.
S7.E10 ∙ George and the Old Maid
The Inn's old maid, Madelyn Stone, returns after a 25-year absence to answer George "The Brick" marriage proposal.
S7.E12 ∙ Cupcake on My Back
Michael cannot afford the extravagant lifestyle Stephanie has become accustomed to on his salary as a shoe salesman, while accusations of cheating at poker threaten Jim and Chester's friendship.
S7.E13 ∙ Another Saturday Night
Michael and Joanna endure a torturous evening at Larry, Darryl, and Darryl's house. Dick gives a commencement speech at an exclusive school.
S7.E14 ∙ The Nice Man Cometh
Dick unwillingly becomes the sidekick and target of mockery of an insult comic hired to host WPIV's new late night talk show.
S7.E15 ∙ One and a Half Million Dollar Man
Scooter Drake comes to Vermont in hopes of buying an inn. Michael begins a new career as a mime.
S7.E16 ∙ The Little Match Girl
Michael is hospitalized in a sanitarium after suffering a breakdown due to his life falling apart. When visiting him, Dick meets Corinne Denby, the irascible artist who is now a mental patient, and agrees to sponsor her release so she can work on his new book, not knowing she's a pyromaniac.
S7.E17 ∙ Buy, Buy Blues
Stephanie becomes addicted to shopping as a means of dealing with her and Michael's breakup.
S7.E18 ∙ Message from Michael
Michael becomes a guest on Vermont Today and is a town favorite.
S7.E19 ∙ Homes and Jo-Jo
Joanna hosts a real estate TV show where her co-host tries to create sexual tension between the two of them.
S7.E20 ∙ Georgie and Bess
George's Aunt Bess visits the inn but she isn't the kind woman he remembers.
S7.E21 ∙ Murder at the Stratley
Everyone in town is talking about Dick's first novel: a murder mystery with characters who are thinly disguised versions of people in his own life.
S7.E22 ∙ Malling in Love Again
Michael and Stephanie get married; Dick doesn't believe Larry, Darryl, and Darryl when Larry says they know Johnny Carson.
S8.E1 ∙ Don't Worry Be Pregnant
Michael and a very pregnant Stephanie return from a six-month honeymoon.
S8.E2 ∙ Get Dick
Dick believes Hubert is trying to kill him after he accidentally burns down his restaurant.
S8.E3 ∙ Poetry and Pastries
When Dick is named the judge of the local poetry and pastry contest, Joanna is convinced she will win until Dick belittles her ability as a poet.
S8.E4 ∙ Utley Exposed
Everyone decides to run George out of town when he reveals that, as a teenager, he was the perpetrator of an infamous prank.
S8.E5 ∙ Ramblin' Michael Harris
Michael quits his job at the grocery store and becomes a lounge singer at a local restaurant.
S8.E6 ∙ Meet Michael Vanderkellen
Mrs. Vanderkellen promises to buy Michael and Stephanie a house if Michael changes his last name.
S8.E7 ∙ Good Lord Loudon
A cash-strapped visiting dignitary makes Dick a royal Lord. After hearing of his good fortune, the townspeople's opinion of Dick jumps up a notch.
S8.E8 ∙ Cupcake in a Cage
Stephanie ends up in jail after slapping a mall security guard during an emotional outburst brought on by her pregnancy hormones.
S8.E9 ∙ Attack of the Killer Aunt
Joanna's Aunt Louise, who dislikes Dick and tried to stop their wedding, comes for a visit.
S8.E11 ∙ Jumpin' George
Suffering from a recurring nightmare, George vows to never sleep again.
S8.E12 ∙ Lights! Camera! Contractions!
Michael wants to capture the birth of his and Stephanie's baby on video.
S8.E13 ∙ Beauty and the Pest
Joanna tries to sell a house to a fan of her real estate television show, only to discover he has a crush on her. Meanwhile, Stephanie and Michael plan to charge the townspeople to view their new daughter.
S8.E14 ∙ Good Neighbor Sam
An annoying and morose guest moves in next door to the Stratford and declares himself Dick's new best friend, prompting the other men in town to protest that Dick is dumping them.
S8.E15 ∙ Child in Charge
Stephanie's parents buy Baby Stephanie WPIV making her the new owner of the local television station.
S8.E16 ∙ Seein' Double
Michael produces a sloppily written sitcom as a star vehicle for Stephanie.
S8.E17 ∙ Born to Be Mild
George, Jim, and Chester reform the Hooligans, their teenage gang, allow Dick, Michael, and Mr. Rusnak to join, and have a rumble with the similarly aged members of their old rivals, the Ruffians.
S8.E18 ∙ Daddy's Little Girl
Michael has competing dreams about Baby Stephanie as a grown up, one in which she's horribly spoiled, the other in which she's selfless to a fault.
S8.E19 ∙ Georgie and Grace
Depressed due to the long Vermont winter and inspired by a group of priests staying at the Stratford, George decides to join the clergy.
S8.E20 ∙ Handymania
George invents a simple board game based on his handyman duties and it becomes a sensation among the townsfolk.
S8.E21 ∙ Dick and Tim
Dick inadvertently drives Tim Conway away from his regular poker game.
S8.E22 ∙ Father Goose
Michael meets his long-lost father when he auditions for the lead in a proposed children's TV show.
S8.E23 ∙ My Husband, My Peasant
Her snobby rival's stay at the Stratford makes Stephanie question her marriage to Michael due to his non-blue blood background.
S8.E24 ∙ The Last Newhart
Japanese investors buy everything in town except the Stratford Inn and convert the town into a giant golf course.
