Season 3 (1974)

Big Brother is Watching
7.0

September 14, 1974

Bob is faced with the possibility that his younger sister, Ellen, may move in with Howard, her boyfriend.

The Battle of the Groups
7.0

September 21, 1974

Bob takes two of his therapy groups to a rustic retreat for a marathon session that never progresses further than everyone's compl...Read more

The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment
0.0

September 28, 1974

Dr Newman removed a wart from Bob's neck and charged him. Bob tells Jerry he should have done it for free since Bob had helped him...Read more

The Separation Story
7.0

October 5, 1974

For the sake of their marriage—as well as Emily's Master's Degree and Bob's heavy work schedule—the Hartleys decide that it wo...Read more

Sorry, Wrong Mother
4.0

October 12, 1974 • 30m

As Howard prepares to introduce Howie to Ellen, he tries to remold Ellen into an image the boy will like.

The Gray Flannel Shrink
7.0

October 19, 1974

Bob gives up most of his private practice to become the staff psychologist with a major insurance company. He soon learns that it'...Read more

Dr. Ryan's Express
7.0

October 26, 1974

Bob's office routine becomes a wreck when Jerry hires a temporary receptionist. She's a very nice but very vague woman who can't e...Read more

Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley
7.0

November 2, 1974

Having preached honesty in relationships to his patients, Bob decides to follow his own advice. Immediately he offends two dinner ...Read more

Ship of Shrinks
7.0

November 9, 1974

Bob's first literary venture turns out to be less than triumphant. His embarrassment makes him reluctant to join a convention of p...Read more

Life is a Hamburger
7.0

November 16, 1974

Carol's announcement that she's going to marry Don Fesler—an unpublished poet with bad feet—brings negative reactions from her friends.

An American Family
8.0

November 23, 1974

Emily's plans for a wonderful turkey dinner go downhill when Bob's mother and Emily's father begin insulting one another the night...Read more

We Love You... Good-Bye
6.0

November 30, 1974 • 30m

Bob forms an all-women consciousness-raising group. He gets kicked out after Emily joins and inadvertently points out some of the ...Read more

Jerry Robinson Crusoe
6.0

December 7, 1974

After renewing an acquaintance with the beautiful and free-spirited Courtney Simpson, Jerry decides to give up his dental practice...Read more

Serve for Daylight
4.0

December 14, 1974

Bob thinks his chances of winning a doctor's tennis tournament are pretty good until he learns that his doubles partner will be Emily.

Home is Where the Hurt Is
4.0

December 21, 1974

Facing the depressing prospect of returning home to Iowa to spend the holidays with her domineering parents, Carol brings her trou...Read more

Tobin's Back in Town
6.0

January 4, 1975

Ellen's ex-fiancee, John Tobin—a tall, handsome egomaniac in suede and leather—arrives in Chicago to win Ellen back. The situa...Read more

Think Smartly--Vote Hartley
7.0

January 11, 1975

Before he has a chance to say no, Bob finds himself running for the chairman of the local school board against an incumbent who ha...Read more

The Way We Weren't
6.0

January 18, 1975

Emily is more than a little curious about Bob's reluctance to talk about a girl he used to date. Then Howard inadvertently spills the beans.

A Pound of Flesh
7.0

January 25, 1975

Bob and Jerry have a falling-out when Jerry demands that Bob lend him money for a new motorcycle.

My Business is Shrinking
7.0

February 1, 1975

With his confidence fading as fast as his list of patients, Bob decides to follow Emily's advice and see a psychiatrist about his problem.

The New Look
7.0

February 8, 1975

Emily redecorates the apartment in antiques. Bob finds her choice of furniture uncomfortable, unappealing, and hazardous to his health.

Bob Hits the Ceiling
7.0

February 15, 1975

Bob breaks a long-standing rule against treating friends when he agrees to counsel Emily's chum, whose marriage to a muscular gym ...Read more

Emily Hits the Ceiling
7.0

February 22, 1975

Emily agrees to help operate a children's summer camp and tries to persuade Bob to be one of the counselors.

The Ceiling Hits Bob
0.0

March 8, 1975

Bob becomes the ""oldest permanent psychologist in Chicago"" when the ceiling in his office collapses and he has to set up shop wh...Read more