Seasons & Episodes
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 Emil
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
Tennis, Emily?
Bob experiences pangs of jealousy when Emily's handsome new tennis instructor comes to see him with an emotional problem
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
Father Knows Worst
Bob's divorced neighbor, Howard Borden, is convinced that his son, Howie, doesn't really like him. Later, Howard's ex-wi
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
P-I-L-O-T
Bob and Emily have been trying for some time to have a child. When they attend a party where the conversation turns to t
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 gi
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, le
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
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 ask
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
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 bathroo
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. Aft
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
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 J
A Home is Not Necessarily a House
Bob and Emily try to decide if they should give up their apartment and buy a house.
Emily, I'm Home... Emily?
Bob is upset when Emily takes a full-time job with the Board of Education. Emily explains that working full-time makes h
You Can't Win 'Em All
When a star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs credits Bob with saving his career, the endorsement brings Bob a new patient, M
Bum Voyage
Afraid that his practice, as well as his patients, will fall apart if he leaves, Bob keeps resisting Emily's plans for a
Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch?
Recovering from another broken romance, Jerry Robinson accepts Bob's invitation to spend a couple of days at his apartme
Last TV Show
Bob's therapy group insists that he accept an invitation for the group to conduct one of its weekly sessions on televisi
Motel
A trip to Peoria turns into one long embarrassment for Bob when Jerry introduces him to a pretty girl named Janine. Jani
Backlash
One of Bob's more masculine patients enthusiastically slaps him on the back—and, unfortunately for Bob, it throws his
Somebody Down Here Likes Me
Rev. Dan Bradford seeks professional advice from Bob then makes a startling announcement in his Sunday sermon.
Emily in for Carol
With Carol on vacation, Emily is elected to fill in as the receptionist. Everyone loves the idea—except Bob.
Have You Met Miss Dietz?
Marilyn Dietz, a very attractive divorcee, creates a feud between Jerry and Howard when she starts dating both of them.
Old Man Rivers
A rather embarrassing operation leads to romance between Carol and her doctor. Everyone questions the relationship due t
Mister Emily Hartley
Bob suffers an inferiority attack when a test reveals that Emily's IQ is higher than his.
Mutiny on the Hartley
Bob decides to meet the rising cost of living by raising his rates. But the members of his therapy group revolt when he
I'm Okay, You're Okay, So What's Wrong?
Bob turns out to be an uncooperative patient when Emily makes an appointment for them to see a marriage counselor.
Fit, Fat, and Forty-One
Determined to lose eight pounds from around his middle, Bob goes on a strict diet. With Jerry's help, he joins a weight-
Blues for Mr. Borden
Howard's son, Howie is visiting. Howard tells Bob he and his ex-wife, Lois, are getting along really well lately, and he
My Wife Belongs to Daddy
Emily's parents pay a surprise visit that makes Bob terribly uncomfortable. Emily's father is gregarious, well-traveled,
T. S. Elliot
Bob's patient Elliot Carlin parades all his phobias and insecurities as he prepares to ask Carol Kester for a date. He t
I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas
Christmas Eve is almost spoiled when Bob is trapped in the office because of a power failure.
Oh, Brother
Jerry Robinson's brother shows up in Chicago after finishing dental school. He takes over Jerry's life, his apartment, a
The Modernization of Emily
Emily decides to update her image with a kicky new wardrobe that she says is youthful and Bob says is childish.
The Jobless Corps
Depressed after losing his job with the airline, Howard accepts Bob's offer to join his "out of workshop," a special the
Clink Shrink
Hoping to make a contribution to society, Bob offers his psychological counseling services free to a parolee out on an a
Mind Your Own Business
At Jerry's urging, Bob hires a business manager to handle his money. He ends up living on a meager allowance that afford
A Love Story
Howard falls head over heels in love with Bob's sister Ellen. Under most circumstances, Bob would find this perfectly ac
By the Way... You're Fired
When Carol's new love interest interferes with her work, Jerry Robinson doesn't seemed too concerned. But when it disrup
Confessions of An Orthodontist
While filling in for a fellow psychologist, Bob is surprised to find that his first patient is Jerry Robinson, who is re
A Matter of Principal
It's a matter of principal versus principle when Emily refuses to skip one of her students ahead two grades at the eleme
Big Brother is Watching
Bob is faced with the possibility that his younger sister, Ellen, may move in with Howard, her boyfriend.
The Battle of the Groups
Bob takes two of his therapy groups to a rustic retreat for a marathon session that never progresses further than everyo
The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment
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
The Separation Story
For the sake of their marriage, as well as Emily's Master's Degree and Bob's heavy work schedule, the Hartleys decide th
Sorry, Wrong Mother
As Howard prepares to introduce Howie to Ellen, he tries to remold Ellen into an image the boy will like.
The Gray Flannel Shrink
Bob gives up most of his private practice to become the staff psychologist with a major insurance company. He soon learn
Dr. Ryan's Express
Bob's office routine becomes a wreck when Jerry hires a temporary receptionist. She's a very nice but very vague woman w
Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley
Having preached honesty in relationships to his patients, Bob decides to follow his own advice. Immediately he offends t
Ship of Shrinks
Bob's first literary venture turns out to be less than triumphant. His embarrassment makes him reluctant to join a conve
Life is a Hamburger
Carol's announcement that she's going to marry Don Fesler—an unpublished poet with bad feet—brings negative reaction
An American Family
Emily's plans for a wonderful turkey dinner go downhill when Bob's mother and Emily's father begin insulting one another
We Love You... Good-Bye
Bob forms an all-women consciousness-raising group. He gets kicked out after Emily joins and inadvertently points out so
Jerry Robinson Crusoe
After renewing an acquaintance with the beautiful and free-spirited Courtney Simpson, Jerry decides to give up his denta
Serve for Daylight
Bob thinks his chances of winning a doctor's tennis tournament are pretty good until he learns that his doubles partner
Home is Where the Hurt Is
Facing the depressing prospect of returning home to Iowa to spend the holidays with her domineering parents, Carol bring
Tobin's Back in Town
Ellen's ex-fiancee, John Tobin—a tall, handsome egomaniac in suede and leather—arrives in Chicago to win Ellen back.
Think Smartly--Vote Hartley
Before he has a chance to say no, Bob finds himself running for the chairman of the local school board against an incumb
The Way We Weren't
Emily is more than a little curious about Bob's reluctance to talk about a girl he used to date. Then Howard inadvertent
A Pound of Flesh
Bob and Jerry have a falling-out when Jerry demands that Bob lend him money for a new motorcycle.
My Business is Shrinking
With his confidence fading as fast as his list of patients, Bob decides to follow Emily's advice and see a psychiatrist
The New Look
Emily redecorates the apartment in antiques. Bob finds her choice of furniture uncomfortable, unappealing, and hazardous
Bob Hits the Ceiling
Bob breaks a long-standing rule against treating friends when he agrees to counsel Emily's chum, whose marriage to a mus
Emily Hits the Ceiling
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
Bob becomes the "oldest permanent psychologist in Chicago" when the ceiling in his office collapses and he has to set up
The Longest Good-Bye
Bob's old school friend Murdock is in town for a day to sell a complex giveaway item to a Chicago cereal company. Bob in
Here's Looking at You, Kid
Howard insists on joining Bob and Emily's anniversary dinner at a fashionable Chicago restaurant in order to enlist thei
Death of a Fruitman
Bob's patients observe tradition by planning a surprise party to honor the fourth year of the group's therapy sessions.
Change is Gonna Do Me Good
Emily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.
The Heavyweights
Bob and Emily invite Carol to share her "heavy" experiences with the "overweight workshop."
Carol's Wedding
A blind-date-initiated, 12-hour romance culminates in Carol Kester's civil marriage to a handsome travel agent.
Shrinks Across the Sea
Bob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medical
What's It All About, Albert?
Bob is depressed by his seeming lack of success as a psychologist. He seeks help from his old college professor, who man
Who is Mr. X?
Bob accepts a seemingly innocent invitation to appear as the guest on a TV discussion program. He winds up in the jaws o
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
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
It's a stag Thanksgiving for Bob when Emily flies off to join a family reunion, leaving Bob to share the holiday with hi
Fathers and Sons and Mothers
Bob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child v
The Article
When she's given an assignment to see what makes a bunch of doctors tick, inquiring news reporter Ellen Hartley gives Bo
A Matter of Vice-Principal
Emily must contend with irate teachers, hamsters, and an escaped snake when she's unexpectedly upped to the position of
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation. Meanwhile, his friends are all suff
No Sale
Bob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.
Carol at 6:01
Bob contends with a patient's delusion that her bingo game is fixed, staggers through a series of wild poker parties, an
Warden Gordon Borden
Howard's game-warden brother comes to Chicago to witness the mating of two whooping cranes—and stays to make a play fo
My Boy Guillermo
Jerry Robinson's depression turns to instant joy when a globe-trotting ex-flame suddenly re-enters his life and proposes
Duke of Dunk
A professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.
Guaranteed Not to Shrink
Bob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and becom
Birth of a Salesman
The Hartleys are bombarded with legal hassles when Bob is sued by a shy patient and Emily decides to fight a parking tic
The Boy Next Door
The Hartleys entertain Howard Borden's young son and hire a beauty queen as his babysitter.
Peeper Two
Cliff Murdock, Bob's old laugh-a-minute college buddy, affectionately known as The Peeper, pays a return visit.
Enter Mrs. Peeper
Bob receives a telegram saying that his old college chum, The Peeper, is coming to Chicago and bringing a surprise. The
Caged Fury
The Hartleys miss their friend's gala Fourth of July Bicentennial party celebration when they become trapped in a storag
Some of My Best Friends Are...
Bob's therapy group has an unexpected visitor when a friendly homosexual joins in the sessions.
Still Crazy After All These Years
The Hartleys take a vacation. In their absence, Howard undergoes a crash psychological program that changes his entire p
The Great Rent Strike
The Hartley apartment becomes a hot and cold battleground when the good doctor declares psychological warfare on his lan
Et, Tu, Carol?
Both Bob's receptionist and a Buddha figure with a clock in its navel give the psychologist a hard time.
Send This Boy to Camp
Bob and his friends host an orphan contingent for a wildly improbable camping-out experience.
A Crime Most Foul
Bob turns amateur detective when he believes that his expensive tape recorder has been stolen.
The Slammer
Bob and his friend The Peeper take a trip down Memory Lane and wind up in the slammer.
Jerry's Retirement
Bob defends the work ethic when Jerry comes into a pile of money and promptly retires from the dental profession.
Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
Jerry, retired orthodontist and orphan, takes off on a world tour to search for his long-lost parents.
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.
Making Up is the Thing to Do
Bob takes on the role of Christmas peacemaker when he attempts to reconcile his parents.
Love is the Blindest
Bob watches in amazement as one of his patients supports a blossoming romance with a tissue of lies.
The Ironwood Experience
Bob's invitation to lecture at a prestigious sex seminar results in distress when the audience shows up nude.
Of Mice and Men
Bob runs into marital problems when he brings his therapy group home for a wild role-playing encounter.
Halls of Hartley
Bob succumbs to the pressures of living in a big city and desperately seeks employment of a small rural college.
The Heartbreak Kidd
Bob thinks that Veronica Kidd, a student trainee, has fallen in love with him.
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 ha
Taxation Without Celebration
Bob's memory is taxed to the limit when he forgets that April 15 is the Federal income tax deadline—and also the date
Desperate Sessions
Bob is held hostage in his office by a friendly bank robber.
The Mentor
A despondent friend accepts Bob's suggestion and turns the psychologist's reception area into a mini-Polynesian village.
Shrinking Violence
Bob offers sound psychological advice to his wife and his therapy group on how to handle anger. Then he proceeds to blow
You're Having My Hartley
Hot baby news is the order of the day when Carol, Bob's receptionist, announces that she's expecting a baby. Then, Emily
Bob's Change of Life
Bob's well-ordered life turns topsy-turvy when he and Emily move to a new Chicago residence.
Ex-Con Job
Bob's attempt at treating convicts who are about to be released has him climbing the walls.
A Jackie Story
Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.
Who Was That Masked Man?
Bob is puzzled when his henpecked patient, Mr. Petersen, asserts himself with far-reaching consequences.
Carlin's New Suit
Bob deals with the amusing problems of an improbable paternity suit and a phone paging service that never pages him.
A Day in the Life
Bob's impulsive decision to leave town for a week is received with disastrous emotions by his patients, who seemingly ca
My Son the Comedian
It's no laughing matter for Howard when his 12-year-old son Howie announces he's leaving home to become a comedian.
You're Fired, Mr. Chips
Bob interviews a variety of psychologists to take over his patients while he's out of town. It's soon apparent that they
Shallow Throat
At first, Bob is thrilled when a nontalkative patient named Mr. Twillmer finally opens up after being told that anything
A Girl in Her Twenties
Emily's protective instincts are aroused when 70-year-old Grace DuBois, an odd but friendly recluse, is threatened with
Grand Delusion
Bob and Emily celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary with a dream flight into the fantasy of being married to differen
'Twas the Pie Before Christmas
Bob finds himself with unhappy and hostile patients who refuse to attend his Christmas party when they are mistakenly in
Freudian Ship
The Hartleys embark on a seagoing vacation to put work behind them. But Bob can't resist playing psychologist when he un
Grizzly Emily
Emily Hartley discovers a new low in male chauvinism when Bob's father arranges a fishing trip to his cabin and assigns
Son of an Ex-Con Job
Bob counsels a quintet of jovial ex-convicts to help them find honest employment.
Group on a Hot Tin Roof
Bob advises a patient named Mr. Plager to realize his human potential by writing a play based on his own experiences. Bu
Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin
Bob's paranoid, perennial patient, Mr. Carlin, involves Emily in his scheme to impress his former schoolmates—especial
Easy for You to Say
Paul Billingham—known to his radio fans as Ralph Alfalfa, the Happy Farmer—comes to Bob because of his stuttering pr
It Didn't Happen One Night
Bob's friends close ranks to "protect" Emily Hartley when a handsome old flame pays her a very warm visit.
Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod
On the eve of being announced "Secretary of the Year," Carol informs Bob that she's leaving his employ.
Crisis in Education
At the school where Emily works, low reading scores prompt indignant outbursts and threats from angry parents. Principal
Happy Trails to You
Bob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.
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