As of July 2026, The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 aired in 1972 with 24 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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The Bob Newhart Show Season 1

1972 24 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 8/10

Right now you can watch The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 64 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Bob Newhart's performance alone is worth the time investment. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 1 of The Bob Newhart Show includes 24 episodes. It aired from September 1972 to March 1973. This season stars Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette and Bill Daily. Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1972. The timing in The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in The Bob Newhart Show Season 1. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Bob Newhart is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

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🎬 The Bob Newhart Show Season 1 — Episode Guide

Fly the Unfriendly Skies

Bob invites Emily to join his fear of flying group on a trip to New York City. Much to Bob's surprise he finds that Emily also has a fear of flying and refuses to go. After a conversation with Howard she decides to go only to back out after boarding the plane.

Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet

It's Vocation Day in Emily's class, and Bob feels left out when he's not invited. At the last minute, he's asked to fill in, but Emily's worst fears are confirmed when Bob fails to excite the kids' interest.

Bob experiences pangs of jealousy when Emily's handsome new tennis instructor comes to see him with an emotional problem, namely, his inability to turn down the women who are all uncontrollably attracted to him.

Mom, I L-L-Love You

Bob finds it extremely difficult to tell his mother that he loves her.

Goodnight Nancy

Bob's old girlfriend comes to Chicago with her husband and calls on Emily and Bob.

Come Live with Me

Carol tries to get Bob to approve her moving in with her new boyfriend Roger, who has just separated from his wife. Bob refuses, telling her she will have to make her own decision.

Father Knows Worst

Bob's divorced neighbor, Howard Borden, is convinced that his son, Howie, doesn't really like him. Later, Howard's ex-wife convinces him that Howie thinks he is the greatest guy in the world.

Don't Go to Bed Mad

Bob wants to watch football every Monday night. Emily feels this is unfair: their other activities allow the couple only two nights each week to be together, and she thinks they should do something that they both enjoy. This leads to an unresolved, all-night argument that ends only when the two part...

Bob and Emily have been trying for some time to have a child. When they attend a party where the conversation turns to the subject of children, they feel so left out that they decide to adopt a child.

Anything Happen While I Was Gone?

As soon as Bob returns to the office from his vacation in Mexico, Jerry announces that he is about to be married to a girl he met nine days ago. Cynthia, a beautiful but domineering oral hygienist, becomes too much for Jerry, and he realizes that he has made a mistake.

I Want to Be Alone

Bob decides that for his own mental well-being, he needs some peace and quiet. He moves into a hotel room by himself, leaving a confused Howard Borden thinking that Bob and Emily have split up.

Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry

Howard "floats" into Bob's office on Cloud Nine after having a tooth pulled. He is so poetic that Carol tells Emily, "I want him." Emily agrees to help Carol get him, and the two have an up-and-down romance.

I Owe It All to You... But Not That Much

Jerry decides there is something wrong with him because he never becomes serious about any of the girls he dates. He asks Bob if he can become one of his patients. Bob agrees, but they have to abandon the plan when it begins to interfere with their friendship.

His Busiest Season

Christmas becomes a sad memory for Bob's group therapy session, and it's evident that "'tis not the season" for everyone to be jolly. Bob decides to invite the group over for Christmas Eve.

Let's Get Away From it Almost

Bob and Emily travel to a ski lodge that's nearly deserted except for the annoying couple with whom they share a bathroom. After sitting through a disastrous dinner, the Hartleys decide to leave only to find themselves caught in the spotlight of the abominable floor show they're trying to escape.

The Crash of 29 Years Old

Feeling unfulfilled as a woman, and having just passed her 29th birthday, Carol quits her job as Bob's receptionist. After having been gone for a while, Carol suddenly shows up at one of Bob's group-therapy sessions and creates a situation in which Bob finds himself more of a patient than a doctor.

The Man with the Golden Wrist

Bob refuses to wear the beautiful gold watch Emily gave him for his 40th birthday after he learns just how expensive it was.

The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley

When one of his patients falls in love with him, Bob has problems at the office and at home.

Not With My Sister You Don't

Howard Borden's 22-year old sister Debbie arrives to spend the week with him. Emily arranges a blind date for her with Jerry Robinson and Howard suddenly turns into an overprotective big brother.

A Home is Not Necessarily a House

Bob and Emily try to decide if they should give up their apartment and buy a house.

🎭 Cast of The Bob Newhart Show Season 1

Bob Newhart

Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette

Bill Daily

Marcia Wallace

Peter Bonerz

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