The Bob Newhart Show - Season 5

The Bob Newhart Show - Season 5

Season 5

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DatesSep 25, 1976 - Mar 19, 1977
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Episodes

Enter Mrs. Peeper
Season 5Episode 130 min

Enter Mrs. Peeper

The Peeper returns yet again, this time with a new wife.

Sep 25, 1976
Caged Fury
Season 5Episode 230 min

Caged Fury

Emily accidentally gets herself and Bob trapped in the basement storage locker while they're preparing for their Bicentennial party.

Oct 2, 1976
Some of My Best Friends Are...
Season 5Episode 330 min

Some of My Best Friends Are...

Bob has to handle the prejudice in his group when Mr. Plager comes out as gay.

Oct 9, 1976
Still Crazy After All These Years
Season 5Episode 430 min

Still Crazy After All These Years

The Hartleys take a vacation. In their absence, Howard undergoes a crash psychological program that changes his entire personality.

Oct 16, 1976
The Great Rent Strike
Season 5Episode 530 min

The Great Rent Strike

Slumlord Mr. Carlin takes over Bob and Emily's building, leading Bob to organize a rent strike.

Oct 23, 1976
Et Tu, Carol?
Season 5Episode 630 min

Et Tu, Carol?

The doctors in the building fight over Carol's duties and she quits.

Oct 30, 1976
Send This Boy to Camp
Season 5Episode 730 min

Send This Boy to Camp

Bob and Jerry volunteer to organize a camping trip for underprivileged children.

Nov 6, 1976
A Crime Most Foul
Season 5Episode 830 min

A Crime Most Foul

Bob turns amateur detective when he believes that his expensive tape recorder has been stolen.

Nov 13, 1976
The Slammer
Season 5Episode 930 min

The Slammer

Bob and the Peeper want to go to their alma mater's annual basketball game between their school and their rival. But along with this bit of odd nostalgia, the pair pull a prank, which lands them both in jail.

Nov 20, 1976
Jerry's Retirement
Season 5Episode 1030 min

Jerry's Retirement

Jerry makes a fortune on a real estate deal, and decides to retire at age 38. Emily's father Junior and his friend turn Bob and Emily's home into their vacation lodge.

Nov 27, 1976
Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
Season 5Episode 1130 min

Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

Jerry returns from a trip to Europe determined to find the parents who left him at an orphanage as a baby. Meanwhile Howard has taken up a new instrument.

Dec 4, 1976
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Season 5Episode 1230 min

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Bob undergoes a shock when his mother announces that she has separated from his father after 47 years of marriage.

Dec 11, 1976
Making Up is the Thing to Do
Season 5Episode 1330 min

Making Up is the Thing to Do

Bob takes on the role of Christmas peacemaker when he attempts to reconcile his parents.

Dec 25, 1976
Love is the Blindest
Season 5Episode 1430 min

Love is the Blindest

Bob watches in amazement as one of his patients supports a blossoming romance with a tissue of lies.

Jan 8, 1977
The Ironwood Experience
Season 5Episode 1530 min

The Ironwood Experience

Bob's been asked to give a lecture about sex at the Ironwood Institute - which also happens to be a nudist colony.

Jan 15, 1977
Of Mice and Men
Season 5Episode 1630 min

Of Mice and Men

Bob wants to add a woman to his group session and has Emily join them much to the dismay of the men.

Jan 22, 1977
Halls of Hartley
Season 5Episode 1730 min

Halls of Hartley

Bob succumbs to the pressures of living in a big city and desperately seeks employment of a small rural college.

Jan 29, 1977
The Heartbreak Kidd
Season 5Episode 1830 min

The Heartbreak Kidd

Bob has a female college student shadowing him for a few weeks which makes both Emily and Bob uncomfortable.

Feb 5, 1977
Death Be My Destiny
Season 5Episode 1930 min

Death Be My Destiny

Bob strikes out against a friend's fear of falling, but succumbs to the same phobia himself when he is subjected to a harrowing elevator experience.

Feb 12, 1977
Taxation Without Celebration
Season 5Episode 2030 min

Taxation Without Celebration

Bob not only forgets to do his taxes but also forgets his wedding anniversary. Emily plans a surprise trip.

Feb 19, 1977
Desperate Sessions
Season 5Episode 2130 min

Desperate Sessions

The Hartleys, Jerry and Carol are all at the bank during a robbery. Bob ends up being taken hostage.

Feb 26, 1977
The Mentor
Season 5Episode 2230 min

The Mentor

On Bob's advice, Carol's husband Larry opens up a travel agency — in Bob's building.

Mar 5, 1977
Shrinking Violence
Season 5Episode 2330 min

Shrinking Violence

Bob offers sound psychological advice to his wife and his therapy group on how to handle anger. Then he proceeds to lose his temper when dealing with a garage mechanic.

Mar 12, 1977
You're Having My Hartley
Season 5Episode 2430 min

You're Having My Hartley

Carol announces she is pregnant. The Hartleys are visited by The Peeper and his wife. Emily announces she also is pregnant.

Note: This script was originally written as the series finale. When Newhart decided to return for one more season and didn't want to play a father, the episode was rewritten into a dream sequence.

Mar 19, 1977

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