Episode Data

Newhart

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Season 0

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  2: “You Really Should Wear More Sweaters”: Revisting the Style of Newhart

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  3: Guess Who's Coming to (Bed and) Breakfast? Stratford's Inn-spiration

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  25: Origins Of The Stratford Inn

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  26: Style Of Newhart

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  5: Origins Of The Stratford Inn

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  6: Style Of Newhart

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  7: Newhart Outtakes

  Various bloopers from 8 seasons of Newhart.

• _{Thursday, February 28th, 2008}

  24: Getting to the Heart of Newhart

  Remarks from Newhart, Duffy, Pharren, and actors William Sanderson and John Voldstad. “Heart” goes over Newhart’s decision to return to series TV and some inspirations for Newhart, other details about the show’s setting and characters, the cast and performances, and they pay moving tribute to the late Tom Poston and Mary Frann.

• _{Thursday, February 28th, 2008}

  4: Getting to the Heart of Newhart

  Remarks from Newhart, Duffy, Pharren, and actors William Sanderson and John Voldstad. “Heart” goes over Newhart’s decision to return to series TV and some inspirations for Newhart, other details about the show’s setting and characters, the cast and performances, and they pay moving tribute to the late Tom Poston and Mary Frann.

Season 1

• _{Monday, October 25th, 1982}

  1: In the Beginning...

  Dick and Joanna Loudon purchase the Stratford Inn, a remnant of colonial times in scenic Vermont. Their caretaker, George Utley, and his family have tended the inn for decades. Dick hires a maid, Leslie, and meets their next-door neighbor (and habitual liar) Kirk. The inn opens for business amid myriad start-up problems.

• _{Monday, November 1st, 1982}

  2: Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A'Mould'ring in the Grave

  Dick and Joanna learn that there's a body buried in the basement. The Loudons try to get the body moved to the church cemetery, only to find that she was a witch.

• _{Monday, November 8th, 1982}

  3: Hail to the Councilman

  Dick gets his hopes up after two city officials suggest he run for town council.

• _{Monday, November 15th, 1982}

  4: Shall We Gather at the River?

  Joanna falls through the ice at the annual River Day festival. Dick is on the outs when Joanna blames him for everything bad that happens in her life.

• _{Monday, November 22nd, 1982}

  5: This Probably is Condemned

  Dick and the gang pitch in to help Kirk get the Minuteman up to code after its shut down.

• _{Monday, November 29th, 1982}

  6: No Tigers at the Circus

  Dick spirals into a profound depression after the Stratford is denied in its bid to be classified an historic landmark.

• _{Monday, December 6th, 1982}

  7: The Perfect Match

  Leslie's high school sweetheart returns from far off places to ask for her hand in marriage, to Kirk's obvious displeasure.

• _{Monday, December 13th, 1982}

  8: Some are Born Writers...Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them

  Dick praises an aspiring writer's work to avoid hurting her feelings. The writer's enthusiastic husband quits his job to allow his wife to write full time. It's up to Dick to secure her an agent and teach her to write, all before their savings runs out in a month and a half.

• _{Monday, December 20th, 1982}

  9: No Room at the Inn

  The inn is swamped when 24 guests are snowed in on Christmas Eve. While Kirk tries to keep the guests entertained, Dick tries to find room for a traveller named Joseph and his pregnant wife.

• _{Monday, December 27th, 1982}

  10: The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet

  A U.S. Senator's wife checks into the inn and holds a press conference to announce she's divorcing her inattentive husband.

• _{Monday, January 3rd, 1983}

  11: Sprained Dreams

  Dick jeopardizes Leslie's lifelong dream of becoming a world-class skier when he accidentally falls on her.

• _{Monday, January 10th, 1983}

  12: The Way We Thought We Were

  George's old flame visits the inn. Both are disappointed when the other isn't as they remember.

• _{Monday, January 17th, 1983}

  13: The Visitors

  Dick and Joanna cant wait for their 'fun' friends to visit, but soon become perturbed after their friends treat the Loudons not as friends, but innkeepers.

• _{Monday, January 31st, 1983}

  14: What Is This Thing Called Lust?

  Leslie's attractive cousin Stephanie visits Vermont to settle her emotions as she nears her wedding day. Stephanie soon finds herself lusting after Kirk.

• _{Monday, February 7th, 1983}

  15: Breakfast Theater

  Washed-up comic Manny Silver visits the Stratford, reminding Dick of the 'debt' he owes Manny for starting his writing career. Manny shames Dick into letting him perform in the inn, over Joanna's strenuous objections.

• _{Monday, February 14th, 1983}

  16: Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose

  Kirk goes into the hospital for surgery to remove a foreign object from his nose, leaving Larry, Darryl and a very svelte Darryl in charge of the cafe. Dick and Joanna, about to go to New York for a writer's conference have to bail out the boys when an unexpected crowd turns up at the cafe.

• _{Monday, February 21st, 1983}

  17: A View From the Bench

  Dick, Kirk, and George go to Boston to use their bench passes for a Celtics game. Dick loses his pass. Meanwhile, Leslie and Joanna wait at the inn for incoming guest, Daniel J. Travanti.

• _{Sunday, March 13th, 1983}

  18: The Boy Who Cried Goat

  When Kirk's cafe is robbed, his history of deception comes back to haunt him as the insurance investigator refuses to believe his story.

• _{Sunday, March 20th, 1983}

  19: Heaven Knows Mr. Utley

  George is the town laughingstock when he claims to have spied an UFO.

• _{Sunday, March 27th, 1983}

  20: You're Homebody 'til Somebody Loves You

  Dick inadvertently insults Joanna, calling her a homebody. Joanna takes a job with a travel agency in an attempt to assert herself.

• _{Sunday, April 3rd, 1983}

  21: Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have

  Kirk's grandmother visits on the same night he finally gets a date with Leslie.

• _{Sunday, April 10th, 1983}

  22: I Enjoy Being a Guy

  Dick loves being 'just one of the guys' when Chester and Jim invite him to join their golf foursome. Dick is distressed to find that their gambling habit and lousy golfing abilities make him the big winner. Dick tries to figure out a way to give the money back without breaking 'the guy code'.

Season 2

• _{Monday, October 17th, 1983}

  1: It Happened One Afternoon (1)

  Dick travels to New York to interview famous starlet Erica Chase for a potential biography. Joanna hires Stephanie to be the new maid over her parents objections.

• _{Monday, October 24th, 1983}

  2: It Happened One Afternoon (2)

  Man-hungry Erica Chase literally chases Dick across her hotel suite to try to bed him. Stephanie's overbearing father flies to Vermont to convince her to come back home with him.

• _{Monday, October 31st, 1983}

  3: Animal Attractions

  George finds a stray dog, 'Lucky'. Stephanie's husband drops by to find out why she left him.

• _{Monday, November 7th, 1983}

  4: The Stratford Wives

  Joanna creates a stir at a potluck dinner by breaking a long-standing tradition whereby men eat in the dining room, women in the kitchen.

• _{Monday, November 14th, 1983}

  5: The Girl From Manhattan

  Joanna convinces Dick to use a play he'd written years before in a local production. Friction develops when Dick casts her, not in the role of 'Joanna', but rather 'Joanna's Mother'.

• _{Monday, November 21st, 1983}

  6: Don't Rain on My Parade

  Joanna is swamped when Dick volunteers her to serve Thanksgiving dinner for over 100 people, including her parents. George is upset when his Thanksgiving parade is ruined by rain.

• _{Monday, December 5th, 1983}

  7: Lady & the Tramps

  Stephanie stumbles onto Larry, Darryl and Darryl's home when she's lost in a winter snowstorm.

• _{Monday, December 12th, 1983}

  8: The Man Who Came Forever

  With a deadline looming, Dick can't get any work done on his latest book due to constant interruptions. Kirk wants to build a miniature golf course, George is worried about retirement, and the Stratford plays host to a guest who just wont leave.

• _{Monday, December 19th, 1983}

  9: The Looks of Love

  Kirk helms a singles club in the hopes of finding the perfect girlfriend.

• _{Monday, January 2nd, 1984}

  10: Kirk Goes for the Juggler

  Kirk thinks he's met the girl of his dreams, but isn't sure how he feels when he discovers she's a clown.

• _{Monday, January 9th, 1984}

  11: A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and POW

  Stephanie and Joanna attend a poetry reading at Dartmouth where a professor has a special interest in Joanna. Dick unleashes his 'Irish temper' when said professor makes a pass at Joanna.

• _{Monday, January 16th, 1984}

  12: Cats

  Stephanie's old boyfriend stays at the inn with his new wife, Stephanie's old best friend Tish Ellison. The sparks fly when Steph and Tish get reacquainted. Kirk throws a dinner party for Dick, Joanna, Cindy and himself.

• _{Monday, January 23rd, 1984}

  13: Curious George at the Firehouse

  George becomes a volunteer fireman, determined to shed his image as the town boob. George loses the keys to the fire truck just as the town's first fire in five years erupts.

• _{Monday, January 30th, 1984}

  14: Book Beat

  After guesting on a literary discussion television program, Dick is tabbed to be its new host. Dick's first program gets off to a bad start when he's scheduled guest doesn't show up, and the fill-in, Col. Lloyd Mennenger, is a little off-kilter.

• _{Monday, February 6th, 1984}

  15: Kirk Pops the Question

  Kirk relies on Dick and George to decide whether he should propose to Cindy.

• _{Monday, February 13th, 1984}

  16: Best Friends

  Kirk is up in arms when a fast food franchise announces plans to build a restaurant in the town.

• _{Monday, February 27th, 1984}

  17: Kirk Ties One On

  Kirk's can't wait for his wedding to Cindy, until the wedding actually starts and Kirk faints during the ceremony. .

• _{Monday, March 5th, 1984}

  18: Go, Grandma, Go

  Kirk's grandmother visits, loaning her car to Kirk and Cindy for their honeymoon. Kirk realizes there's trouble when he's arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle.

• _{Monday, March 12th, 1984}

  19: Leave It to the Beavers

  Dick is dumbfounded when George's club, the Beavers, reject him for membership. Kirk and Cindy have their first fight. A man with an imaginary wife stays at the inn.

• _{Monday, March 19th, 1984}

  20: Vermont Today

  Dick gets his own television program 'Vermont Today'. Originally scheduled to interview the president of the university of Vermont, Dick instead hosts a competition for the world's smallest horse. Stephanie meets Michael Harris, the man of her dreams.

• _{Monday, March 26th, 1984}

  21: Send Her, Ella

  Stephanie is disappointed when she has to watch the inn instead of participating in the Maple Syrup beauty contest, so she quickly crafts a disguise and goes as Miss Inez Velasco, leaving the inn in the hands of a guest.

• _{Monday, April 2nd, 1984}

  22: New Faces of 1951

  Dick and Joanna plan a birthday party for George after he reveals he's never had one. Dick calls everyone he can think of, but no one can make it. In desperation, Dick calls up George's old army buddies.

Season 3

• _{Monday, October 15th, 1984}

  1: Tell a Lie, Get a Check

  Dick and Joanna return from vacation to find Kirk and Cindy have moved away and Kirk has asked Dick to sell the cafe. Michael teaches Dick the only way he'll be able to sell the rundown cafe is by stretching the truth.

• _{Monday, October 22nd, 1984}

  2: Twenty Year Itch

  Joanna has a date, set 20 years earlier, with a former beau in New York. A jealous Dick tags along. An awful trumpet player serenades the inn while he prepares for an audition.

• _{Monday, October 29th, 1984}

  3: A Hunting We Will Go

  Dick, George, Chester, Jim & Michael go duck hunting on the opening day of hunting season to film a television special. They're all stranded when Michael forgets to tie off the boat. With death eminent, they all discuss their regrets in life, including Dick's admission that he always wanted to play Prof. Henry Hill in 'The Music Man'.

• _{Monday, November 5th, 1984}

  4: Miss Stephanie

  Larry misinterprets a comment by Stephanie and makes her the object of his undying love.

• _{Monday, November 12th, 1984}

  5: But Seriously, Beavers

  Dick's jokes at a Beaver Lodge roast for George are a hit with everyone except the guest of honor, spurring George to consider leaving the inn. Stephanie sells cosmetic kits.

• _{Monday, November 19th, 1984}

  6: Tickets, Please

  Dick throws a fit and is sentenced for outstanding parking tickets on the day of a big Celtics game. Stephanie, who's never been punished for anything in her life, can't bring herself to tell Dick that she's the one who got the tickets.

• _{Monday, November 26th, 1984}

  7: Poor Reception

  After Michael is roped into hiring Stephanie as WPIV's receptionist, he can't bring himself to fire her. Meanwhile, Joanna hires Harley Estin as a temporary maid.

• _{Monday, December 3rd, 1984}

  8: The Fan

  Dick is hounded by an obsessive fan who goes as far as moving into the inn and starting a Dick Loudon fan club.

• _{Monday, December 10th, 1984}

  9: Happy Trails to You

  Dick is dragged into court when a farmer claims Dick plagiarized his work.

• _{Monday, December 31st, 1984}

  10: Georgie's Girl

  George panics when his girlfriend starts talking marriage. Stephanie tries to pass the driver's test.

• _{Monday, January 7th, 1985}

  11: Pillow Fight

  Dick and Joanna squabble over 'creative differences' when they collaborate on a book on pillows. Larry and the boys stay at the inn while their cabin is being fumigated.

• _{Monday, January 14th, 1985}

  12: Local Hero

  George is a local hero after he saves two boys from drowning.

• _{Monday, February 4th, 1985}

  13: Dick Gets Larry's Goat

  The Loudons feud with Larry and the Darryls after Dick alerts animal control to the brother's illegal, and annoying goat. Simply hilarious.

• _{Monday, February 11th, 1985}

  14: Once I Had a Secret Love

  Dick and Joanna spar after Dick is 'riddled' with doubts when Joanna is set to appear on his Valentines Day Show.

• _{Monday, February 18th, 1985}

  15: Lady in Wading

  Stephanie falls for a visiting television executive, forcing her to choose between him and Michael.

• _{Monday, February 25th, 1985}

  16: Look Homeward, Stephanie

  Stephanie returns home for a brief visit, but she's soon convinced to stay when she's overwhelmed with presents. Michael is astonished by Steph's transformation to a spoiled brat. Dick tries to beat Joanna's annoying knack for guessing exactly what her birthday present will be.

• _{Monday, March 4th, 1985}

  17: My Fair Larry

  Joanna undertakes a massive project when she agrees to try to spruce up Larry, Darryl & Darryl and the Minuteman cafe.

• _{Monday, March 11th, 1985}

  18: You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hires You

  After demanding extravagent perks, Michael is fired from WPIV. Bev replaces him with Dick. An unemployed Michael falls to pieces, and Dick is exasperated with his new job duties.

• _{Monday, March 18th, 1985}

  19: Out With the New, Inn With the Old

  George is upset when Dick and Harley Estin try to remodel the garage so it looks like the carriage house it was originally built as several centuries ago. Joanna hosts a rummage sale.

• _{Monday, April 8th, 1985}

  20: R.I.P. Off

  Harley goes to jail after he is tricked into selling swamp grave plots. Michael, Dick and Joanna set up an "Abscam" to catch the real criminal.

• _{Monday, May 6th, 1985}

  21: The Prodigal Darryl

  Darryl runs off after he and his brother's win a contest for writing the best commerical jingle, netting them $30,000. Dick, Larry & the remaining Darryl search for the missing brother. Meanwhile, Joanna decorates the inn in Christmas decor for a Christmas card photo.

• _{Tuesday, May 28th, 1985}

  22: What Makes Dick Run

  Dick and his crew have VITA fever when the local broadcasting awards, the VITAs, are scheduled to be announced. Dick, inspired by a puppet show put on by Larry and the boys for an ailing Stephanie, decides to jazz up his act to win a VITA nomination.

Season 4

• _{Monday, September 30th, 1985}

  1: Pirate Pete

  Dick fills in on a kiddie TV program for its ailing host, Pirate Pete. Dick is appalled at Pete's commercialism and inadvertantly gets the programs cancelled. Dick tries his hardest to get Pete reinstated. Meanwhile, George plays a practical joke on Stephanie, adjusting her scale up two pounds.

• _{Monday, October 7th, 1985}

  2: The Way We Ought to Be

  Michael and Steph break up when Michael realizes he's tired of Stephanie's demanding ways. Dick has difficulties with the WPIV staff when they're slow to direct his show.

• _{Monday, October 21st, 1985}

  3: Summa Cum Larry

  Dick covers for Larry when he enrolls in night school and doesn't want the Darryls to know he's improving himself. Joanna obsesses when a travel guide lowers the inn's rating.

• _{Monday, October 28th, 1985}

  4: Oh, That Morocco

  A lonely Joanna becomes best friends with Stephanie who insists on a group vacation to lovely Morocco.

• _{Monday, November 4th, 1985}

  5: Candidate Larry

  Larry runs for Mayor.

• _{Monday, November 11th, 1985}

  6: Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

  Stephanie's father visits the inn with the news that he's left his wife. The town celebrates Colonial Days, an authentic recreation of colonial times.

• _{Monday, November 25th, 1985}

  7: The Geezers in the Band

  When Dick's old college jazz band reunites at the inn, he finds that expectations often excede reality.

• _{Monday, December 2nd, 1985}

  8: The Shape of Things

  Stephanie and Joanna open an aerobics club. Problems present themselves when Stephanie appoints herself as the manager and relegates Joanna to custodial duties.

• _{Monday, December 16th, 1985}

  9: Write to Privacy

  Joanna and Steph are furious with Michael after they peek at his diary and find out what he really thinks of them.

• _{Monday, December 23rd, 1985}

  10: Still the Beavers

  Dick convinces George to quit the Beaver Lodge after the Beavers cheat George out of a prize rightfully his. George starts up a rival lodge to get back at the Beavers.

• _{Monday, January 6th, 1986}

  11: Much Ado About Mitch

  George joins a Big Brother program and is dismayed when his young protege Mitch is awestruck by Dick's fast paced lifestyle. Michael and Stephanie use a Oujia board.

• _{Monday, January 13th, 1986}

  12: Look Ma, No Talent

  Michael begins shirking his duties and risks his job when he tries to find a talent to impress his mother.

• _{Monday, January 20th, 1986}

  13: Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

  Larry dedicates his life to Dick when he believes Dick brought him back from the dead.

• _{Monday, January 27th, 1986}

  14: Stephanie Nightingale

  Stephanie must care for the hotel staff and guests when a measels epidemic sweeps the inn.

• _{Monday, February 3rd, 1986}

  15: The Stratford Horror Picture Show

  The Loudons are spooked when the ghost of Sarah Newton (episode #2) returns to haunt the inn.

• _{Monday, February 10th, 1986}

  16: I Do, Okay

  Joanna and a decidedly unenthusiastic Dick decide to renew their wedding vows to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

• _{Monday, February 17th, 1986}

  17: The Snowmen Cometh

  The town panics when it appears the annual Snow Carnival will be cancelled due to a lack of snow. Larry, Darryl & Darryl request $2,000 to make it snow.

• _{Monday, February 24th, 1986}

  18: Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?

  Dick is thrilled when a production company expresses interest in making 'How to be a Plumber' into a video. His elation quickly dissipates when the producers decide to recast 'Dick Loudon' because of Dick's shifty eyes and stammer.

• _{Monday, March 3rd, 1986}

  19: He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin

  George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

• _{Monday, March 10th, 1986}

  20: Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

  On a lark, Dick submits his newest book to his publisher under the pseudonym he used when he first started writing, Dwight Schmidlapp, only to find it rejected. Dick sinks into a funk when he realizes he's 'coasting' in his writing career.

• _{Monday, March 17th, 1986}

  21: Torn Between Three Brothers

  A jilted fiancee staying at the inn gets a job at the Minuteman cafe. She unwittingly encourages the affections of both Darryls but rejects them for the more vocal Larry. George organizes a citywide campaign when Michael pulls Barnaby Jones off the air in favor of The Secret Lives of Platinum Gold Dancers.

• _{Monday, April 7th, 1986}

  22: Baby, I'm Your Handyman

  George worries that a new girlfriend, actress Loretta Dupris is only dating him to make use of his handyman skills. TV Producer J.J. buys a Victorian mansion and plans to bulldoze it to erect a space needle.

• _{Monday, April 14th, 1986}

  23: Replaceable You

  Secretary Alma amazes Dick, which she fills in as producer.

• _{Monday, May 12th, 1986}

  24: Pre-Nups

  The Loudons, George, Steph and Michael are invited to Vanderkellen mansion for Arthur's birthday. Art insists Michael sign a pre-nuptial agreement that he refuses to do. Stephanie fears Michael's only dating her for her money. Dick worries when he breaks a music box given to Arthur by Winston Churchill.

Season 5

• _{Monday, September 29th, 1986}

  1: Co-Hostess Twinkie

  Dick is stuck with a perky, brainless co-hostess for his new program 'On the Town'. Meanwhile, Larry and the Darryls name their new pig 'Miss Stephanie' much to the real Stephanie's dismay.

• _{Monday, October 6th, 1986}

  2: Camp Stephanie

  Stephanie has her hands full when she temporarily leads a group of 'Ranger Girls'. While Steph tries to teach them about coming-out parties and makeup, the girls want to learn survival techniques. Meanwhile, Dick and Joanna endure George's wood carving, Mount Stratford.

• _{Monday, October 13th, 1986}

  3: Dick the Kid

  Dick heads west to pursue his dream of being a cowboy.

• _{Monday, October 20th, 1986}

  4: High Fidelity

  Dick endures the townspeople's pity when Joanna and new friend Hal are suspected by everyone of having an affair.

• _{Monday, October 27th, 1986}

  5: Desperately Desiring Susan (1)

  Michael becomes enamored with temporary office secretary Susan.

• _{Monday, November 3rd, 1986}

  6: Desperately Desiring Susan (2)

  Michael struggles with his desire for Susan, versus his passion for Stephanie.

• _{Monday, November 17th, 1986}

  7: My Two and Only

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

• _{Monday, November 24th, 1986}

  8: Thanksgiving for the Memories

  The Newhart family travels to Vanderkellen mansion for Thanksgiving, but is forced to leave prematurely when Stephanie finds her parents threw away her favorite toy.

• _{Monday, December 1st, 1986}

  9: Utley, Can You Spend a Dime

  Dick convinces a reluctant George to live a little and spend some of his $50,000 fortune. Meanwhile the town believes Dick to be destitute after a check bounces due to a bank error.

• _{Monday, December 8th, 1986}

  10: Sweet and Sour Charity

  Dick and Joanna have an opportunity to shed their 'town newcomer' status when Dick's asked to run a fundraiser for the local library. Dick, the former advertising executive, finds it a hard pill to swallow when his idea is rejected and Joanna's is unanimously applauded.

• _{Monday, December 15th, 1986}

  11: Everybody Ought to Have a Maid

  Stephanie worries she might lose her job after she breaks a toe and her temporary replacement is 'better than Mary Poppins'.

• _{Monday, December 22nd, 1986}

  12: Saturday in New York with George

  Dick and George attend a literary party in New York. Dick worries that George won't fit in with the high class partygoers and is stunned and jealous when George is the life of the party.

• _{Monday, January 5th, 1987}

  13: Love Letters in the Mud

  Michael helps Larry court the girl of his dreams. Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.

• _{Monday, January 12th, 1987}

  14: First of the Belles

  Dick's old college sweetheart visits the inn for a weekend of skiing, leaving Joanna worried that Dick may want to rekindle an old flame.

• _{Monday, January 19th, 1987}

  15: It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To

  Cousin Ned Vanderkellen's 100th birthday party goes smoothly... until Cousin Ned drops dead.

• _{Monday, January 26th, 1987}

  16: Chimes They Are a Changin'

  George sets out to repair the town's cracked bell tower, even after the town votes him down. Michael rents The Wizard of Oz to overcome his fear of wind.

• _{Monday, February 2nd, 1987}

  17: Unfriendly Persuasion

  Dick tries to help Joanna overcome her fear of eye doctors. George feels slighted by Stephanie after she blows him off in favor of shopping.

• _{Monday, February 9th, 1987}

  18: Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here

  Larry, Darryl & Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for kidnapping a neighbor's cow.

• _{Monday, February 16th, 1987}

  19: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Loudon

  Dick gains an unwanted reputation as an acerbic wit after verbally assaulting an inept guest.

• _{Monday, February 23rd, 1987}

  20: Fun with Dick and Joanna

  Dick and Joanna find that spontaneity isn't all its cracked up to be after Dick's spontaneous plans land them in a fleabag motel for the worst night of their lives.

• _{Monday, March 9th, 1987}

  21: Night Moves

  Dick tries to find someplace to sleep after Joanna throws him out.

• _{Monday, March 16th, 1987}

  22: Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post

  Michael interviews for a network job. George finds a 'Duck Rock'.

• _{Monday, April 6th, 1987}

  23: Good-Bye and Good Riddance, Mr. Chips

  Dick enrolls in a typing class, only to find that the teacher, Mr. Brooney, is the same tyrant he had for a sixth-grade teacher.

• _{Monday, April 13th, 1987}

  24: Much to Do Without Muffin

  Michael is lost when Stephanie goes away for the weekend. Desperate, he goes to a Beaver Lodge dinner with George and is the life of the party.

Season 6

• _{Monday, September 14th, 1987}

  1: Here's to You Mrs. Loudon

  Joanna has trouble dumping a 16-year-old boy with a crush on her. George searches for a nickname.

• _{Monday, September 21st, 1987}

  2: Prima Darryl

  Larry is ousted as leader after he discovers that Darryl is actually the oldest of the three.

• _{Monday, September 28th, 1987}

  3: Inn This Corner

  Dick and Joanna love the fun-loving couple staying at the Stratford...until they announce they're opening a posh new inn down the street.

• _{Monday, October 5th, 1987}

  4: Me and My Gayle

  George reunites with an old high school flame.

• _{Monday, October 12th, 1987}

  5: Reading, Writing, and Rating Points

  Michael steals an idea for a new program from a student in his television production class.

• _{Monday, October 19th, 1987}

  6: 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.

• _{Monday, October 26th, 1987}

  7: Take Me to Your Loudon

  Michael seeks to create an Orson Welles-style panic when he programs The War of the Worlds on Halloween night. Dick desperately tries to control the panicked guests at the inn's costume party.

• _{Monday, November 9th, 1987}

  8: Till Depth Do Us Part (1)

  Michael and Stephanie realize their relationship might be growing cold.

• _{Monday, November 16th, 1987}

  9: Till Depth Do Us Part (2)

  Michael and Stephanie plan their wedding.

• _{Monday, November 23rd, 1987}

  10: Telethon Man

  Dick hosts a 48-hour telethon when WPIV is about to go under.

• _{Monday, December 7th, 1987}

  11: Laugh at My Wife Please

  Joanna delivers Dick's unfunny speech when she's picked to give historical presentations to tour groups. George babysits the Darryls while Larry vacations.

• _{Monday, December 14th, 1987}

  12: Support Your Local Shifflet

  Dick encourages Officer Shifflet to go on strike after the town refuses to give him a raise.

• _{Monday, January 4th, 1988}

  13: My Three Dads

  Larry, Darryl & Darryls announce their plans to adopt a child. Little do they suspect their 'child' will be 18-years-old.

• _{Monday, January 11th, 1988}

  14: A Friendship That Will Last a Lunchtime

  Dick's former co-host Buffy Denver visits the inn and strikes up a friendship with Stephanie after discovering they have so much in common.

• _{Monday, January 18th, 1988}

  15: Presence of Malice

  Dick has a showdown with television critic Curtis Bilgray after Bilgray writes several negative reviews of 'Vermont Today'. Larry and the Darryls become cult figures after finding a pancake with Paul Anka's face on it.

• _{Monday, February 1st, 1988}

  16: Would You Buy a Used Car From This Handyman?

  George decides to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a used car salesman.

• _{Monday, February 8th, 1988}

  17: The Buck Stops Here

  Dick becomes the town pariah after he inadvertently kills the town's good-luck charm, The Great White Buck.

• _{Monday, February 15th, 1988}

  18: Attention WPIV Shoppers

  Dick is roped into co-hosting a home shopping show with Stephanie.

• _{Monday, February 22nd, 1988}

  19: The Big Uneasy

  Michael is tempted by a television executive during a conference in New Orleans.

• _{Monday, March 7th, 1988}

  20: Draw Partner

  Dick gets a chance to work with his favorite illustrator, Corinne Denby, while George & Joanna eagerly await the Inn's 5,000th guest.

• _{Monday, March 14th, 1988}

  21: A Midseason's Night Dream

  This unique episode goes inside several characters' dreams. Dick dreams all his troubles have disappeared; the wicked Joanna torments Stephanie; Michael runs three major networks; and Larry guest hosts the Tonight Show.

• _{Monday, March 21st, 1988}

  22: Newsstruck

  Michael changes his entire outlook on life when he starts producing the news. George gives up on the Red Sox.

• _{Monday, May 2nd, 1988}

  23: The Gleeless Club

  Dick's on the outs with Joanna when he's accepted into the town glee club and she's not.

• _{Monday, May 9th, 1988}

  24: Courtin' Disaster

  Joanna sets George up on a blind date. Everything goes great until George runs into his date's jealous ex-boyfriend.

Season 7

• _{Monday, October 24th, 1988}

  1: Town Without Pity

  Dick becomes the focus of the town's ire after a prisoner breaks out of jail using one of Dick's how-to manuals.

• _{Monday, October 31st, 1988}

  2: Apples, Apples, Apples

  Michael revs up the stale Ye Olde Apple Days festival, leaving George and his traditional activites in the cold..until George organizes a rival festival. Larry and his brothers stage a walk-a-thon when swampland is endangered.

• _{Monday, November 14th, 1988}

  3: This Blood's For You

  Stephanie is horrified to discover that a blood transfusion following an emergency appendectomy came from Darryl.

• _{Monday, November 21st, 1988}

  4: I Married Dick

  Dick and Joanna visit a therapist after Joanna becomes concerned that their marriage is stagnating. Stephanie is worried after discovering that Michael had large ears as a child.

• _{Monday, December 12th, 1988}

  5: Goonstruck

  Stephanie is attracted to the virile young stomemason working at the Inn.

• _{Monday, December 19th, 1988}

  6: I Came, I Saw, I Sat

  Dick's father visits the inn and, to Dick's consternation, resists all Dick's efforts to entertain him.

• _{Monday, January 9th, 1989}

  7: Twelve Annoyed Men...and Women

  Dick's patience is tried when he's elected foreman of a jury of the townspeople, who as always use their peculiar intellect to irk Dick.

• _{Monday, January 16th, 1989}

  8: Home for the Hollidays

  Joanna lands a job selling real estate. Her first sale hits a snag when her low-class clients, the Hollidays, stay at the inn while looking for a home.

• _{Monday, January 23rd, 1989}

  9: Shoe Business Is My Life

  Michael goes job hunting after he's axed by WPIV.

• _{Monday, February 6th, 1989}

  10: George and the Old Maid

  The Inn's old maid, Madelyn Stone, returns after a 25 year absence to answer George's marriage proposal. Stephanie competes with Madelyn.

• _{Monday, February 13th, 1989}

  11: Hi, Society

  Dick fills in for Michael and takes Stephanie to a high society charity ball. Dick is the life of the party after Stephanie tells everyone that Dick owns a large hotel chain.

• _{Monday, February 20th, 1989}

  12: Cupcake on My Back

  Michael goes into debt after spending lavishly on Annual Cupcake Day.

• _{Monday, February 27th, 1989}

  13: Another Saturday Night

  Michael & Joanna endure a torturous evening at Larry, Darryl & Darryl's house. Dick gives a commencement speech at an exclusive school.

• _{Monday, March 13th, 1989}

  14: The Nice Man Cometh

  Dick is picked to be the sidekick for a new late night talk show hosted by an abrasive man who has it in for Dick.

• _{Monday, March 20th, 1989}

  15: One and a Half Million Dollar Man

  Wealthy socialite Scooter Drake drops by Vermont looking to purchase an inn. While Joanna shows Scooter around, Michael begins a new career as a mime.

• _{Monday, March 27th, 1989}

  16: The Little Match Girl

  While visiting Michael in a sanitarium (he's vacationing), Dick runs into illustrator Corinne Denby and invites her to collaborate with him on his next book...despite her habit of burning things.

• _{Monday, April 10th, 1989}

  17: Buy, Buy Blues

  Stephanie goes on a shopping spree while she tries to forget Michael. Meanwhile Dr. Kaiser realizes she has developed an attraction for Michael (who's been released from the sanitarium).

• _{Monday, April 24th, 1989}

  18: Message from Michael

  Michael becomes a last minute guest on Vermont Today and emerges a town favorite. The dimwitted locals hang on his every word.

• _{Monday, May 1st, 1989}

  19: Homes and Jo-Jo

  Joanna gets her own realty television show providing a great lead-in for Vermont Today. Dick loves the big ratings but can't stand Joanna's amorous co-host. Meanwhile, one of the Darryls' receives a manservant as a present.

• _{Monday, May 8th, 1989}

  20: Georgie & Bess

  George's Aunt Bess visits, shattering several of his childhood beliefs when he finds she wasn't the sweet lady he remembers. Dick and one of the Darryls play chess.

• _{Monday, May 15th, 1989}

  21: Murder at the Stratley

  The townspeople accuse Dick or murdering Joanna after her "disappearance" strangely fits the scenario of his first murder-mystery novel, "Murder at the Stratley".

• _{Monday, May 22nd, 1989}

  22: Malling in Love Again

  Michael and Stephanie conduct personal interviews at the mall and realize that they're perfect together after all.

Season 8

• _{Monday, September 18th, 1989}

  1: Don't Worry Be Pregnant

  Michael and a pregnant Stephanie return from a six-month cruise totally unprepared for parenthood.

• _{Monday, September 25th, 1989}

  2: Get Dick

  Dick accidentally burns down Maison Hubert while enjoying an after-dinner cigar. The Loudon's take in Hubert while he recuperates. Hubert vows he will "get Monsieur Loudon".

• _{Monday, October 2nd, 1989}

  3: Poetry and Pastries

  Dick is chosen to judge the annual Poetry and Pastry contest. Miss Goddard, the reigning champion, uses her feminine wiles to try to influence the judging. Michael throws an all-male baby shower.

• _{Monday, October 16th, 1989}

  4: Utley Exposed

  An episode of Vermont Today on 'Hidden Shame' nets a surprise guest when George admits to a childish prank.

• _{Monday, October 23rd, 1989}

  5: Ramblin' Michael Harris

  Michael quits his job at Menkey's grocery to become a lounge singer.

• _{Monday, November 13th, 1989}

  6: Meet Michael Vanderkellen

  Stephanie's mother offers to buy the newlyweds a mansion, but only if Michael changes his last name to Vanderkellen.

• _{Monday, November 20th, 1989}

  7: 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.

• _{Monday, December 4th, 1989}

  8: Cupcake in a Cage

  Stephanie is sent to jail after she slaps a security guard in a fit of prenatal hormones.

• _{Monday, December 11th, 1989}

  9: Attack of the Killer Aunt

  Joanna's Aunt Louise visits bearing gifts, despite her long-standing opinion that Joanna is much too good for Dick.

• _{Monday, December 18th, 1989}

  10: I Like You, Butt...

  George meets the perfect girl, except for her large rear end. Michael and Stephanie consult with a baby naming guru.

• _{Monday, January 1st, 1990}

  11: Jumpin' George

  George plans on never sleeping again when he's plagued by a recurring nightmare. Michael & Stephanie use 'wombphones' to educate their future child.

• _{Monday, January 8th, 1990}

  12: Lights! Camera! Contractions!

  It's baby time for the Harris' as Steph's baby is about to be born. Michael is determined to capture the birth on tape over Stephanie's objections.

• _{Monday, January 15th, 1990}

  13: Beauty and the Pest

  Joanna takes an odd man to several houses to try to convince him to buy one, but he just can't seem to commit. Joanna visits his home and walks in to find a shrine dedicated to her.

• _{Monday, January 29th, 1990}

  14: Good Neighbor Sam

  When an overbearing new neighbor moves next door, Dick finds his polite veneer mistaken for friendship. The townsfolk, who all assume Dick is their best friend, are in an uproar when they hear that Dick and Sam are 'best friends'.

• _{Monday, February 5th, 1990}

  15: Child in Charge

  Stephanie's parents buy WPIV for baby Stephanie. Dick refuses to pander to the child, forcing baby Steph to cancel Vermont Today in the middle of an interview with George McGovern.

• _{Monday, February 19th, 1990}

  16: Seein' Double

  Michael announces plans to spice up WPIV's lineup with a new sitcom, Seein' Double starring Stephanie as identical twins Judy and Jody, with Dick as their crotchety widowed father.

• _{Monday, February 26th, 1990}

  17: Born to Be Mild

  Dick is roped into joining George's old gang, 'The Houligans', when they reunited after 40 years. Dick leads them into a rumble against their long-time rivals, 'The Ruffians'.

• _{Monday, March 5th, 1990}

  18: Daddy's Little Girl

  After another shopping spree for baby Steph, Dick teaches Michael that materialism isn't the best way to raise a child. A skeptical Michael becomes convinced after a haunting dream depicts a possible future. Julia Duffy plays grown-up baby Steph.

• _{Monday, March 19th, 1990}

  19: Georgie and Grace

  George falls under the influence of five priests vacationing at the inn. After George announces his intention to join the priesthood, Miss Goddard tries her hardest to change his mind.

• _{Monday, April 9th, 1990}

  20: Handymania

  George is the toast of the town when he events a hot new board game, "Handymania".

• _{Monday, April 30th, 1990}

  21: Dick and Tim

  Dick finagles his way into a weekly poker game with Tim Conway. Unaware of Tim's cheap nature, Dick drives him away after raising a quarter.

• _{Monday, May 7th, 1990}

  22: Father Goose

  Michael comes up with the perfect lead-in to Vermont Today, the 'Giddy Goose' show. He casts his favorite dinner theater actor as Giddy, only to discover the man's also his father.

• _{Monday, May 14th, 1990}

  23: My Husband, My Peasant

  Society bluebloods Scooter Drake and his new wife Libby drop by with a child of their own, apparently superior to baby Steph in every way. Michael and Stephanie decide to divorce due to Michael's peasant heritage.

• _{Monday, May 21st, 1990}

  24: The Last Newhart

  In the midst of a town meeting, a Japanese visitor announces his intentions to purchase the entire town and turn the land into a gigantic golf course. Everyone but Dick is thrilled and sells out.