Season 4 (1975)

The Longest Good-Bye
7.0

September 13, 1975

Bob's old school friend Murdock is in town for a day to sell a complex giveaway item to a Chicago cereal company. Bob invites him ...Read more

Here's Looking at You, Kid
4.0

September 20, 1975

Howard insists on joining Bob and Emily's anniversary dinner at a fashionable Chicago restaurant in order to enlist their aid in p...Read more

Death of a Fruitman
7.0

September 27, 1975

Bob's patients observe tradition by planning a surprise party to honor the fourth year of the group's therapy sessions. When an un...Read more

Change is Gonna Do Me Good
4.0

October 4, 1975

Emily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.

The Heavyweights
4.0

October 11, 1975

Bob and Emily invite Carol to share her ""heavy"" experiences with the ""overweight workshop.""

Carol's Wedding
7.0

October 18, 1975

A blind-date-initiated, 12-hour romance culminates in Carol Kester's civil marriage to a handsome travel agent.

Shrinks Across the Sea
8.0

October 25, 1975

Bob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medical exchange program.

What's It All About, Albert?
7.0

November 1, 1975 • 30m

Bob is depressed by his seeming lack of success as a psychologist. He seeks help from his old college professor, who manages to he...Read more

Who is Mr. X?
8.0

November 8, 1975 • 30m

Bob accepts a seemingly innocent invitation to appear as the guest on a TV discussion program. He winds up in the jaws of a dilemm...Read more

Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
7.0

November 15, 1975 • 30m

Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.

Over the River and Through the Woods
7.0

November 22, 1975

It's a stag Thanksgiving for Bob when Emily flies off to join a family reunion, leaving Bob to share the holiday with his male buddies.

Fathers and Sons and Mothers
7.0

November 29, 1975 • 30m

Bob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child vendetta.

The Article
7.0

December 6, 1975

When she's given an assignment to see what makes a bunch of doctors tick, inquiring news reporter Ellen Hartley gives Bob and his ...Read more

A Matter of Vice-Principal
0.0

December 13, 1975

Emily must contend with irate teachers, hamsters, and an escaped snake when she's unexpectedly upped to the position of school vice principal.

Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
7.0

December 20, 1975 • 30m

Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation. Meanwhile, his friends are all suffering from...Read more

No Sale
0.0

January 3, 1976

Bob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.

Carol at 6:01
0.0

January 10, 1976

Bob contends with a patient's delusion that her bingo game is fixed, staggers through a series of wild poker parties, and watches ...Read more

Warden Gordon Borden
6.0

January 17, 1976

Howard's game-warden brother comes to Chicago to witness the mating of two whooping cranes—and stays to make a play for Howard's girlfriend.

My Boy Guillermo
6.0

January 24, 1976

Jerry Robinson's depression turns to instant joy when a globe-trotting ex-flame suddenly re-enters his life and proposes.

Duke of Dunk
7.0

January 31, 1976

A professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.

Guaranteed Not to Shrink
0.0

February 7, 1976

Bob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and become a psychologist.

Birth of a Salesman
0.0

February 14, 1976

The Hartleys are bombarded with legal hassles when Bob is sued by a shy patient and Emily decides to fight a parking ticket.

The Boy Next Door
0.0

February 21, 1976

The Hartleys entertain Howard Borden's young son and hire a beauty queen as his babysitter.

Peeper Two
0.0

February 28, 1976

Cliff Murdock, Bob's old laugh-a-minute college buddy, affectionately known as The Peeper, pays a return visit.