Back to Newhart
Season 4

Season 4

1985
24 Episodes

The fourth season of Newhart aired on CBS from September 30, 1985 to May 12, 1986.

Episodes

No Image
1

1. Pirate Pete

Sep 30, 1985
30 min

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.

No Image
2

2. The Way We Ought to Be

Oct 7, 1985
30 min

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.

No Image
3

3. Summa Cum Larry

Oct 21, 1985
30 min

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.

No Image
4

4. Oh, That Morocco

Oct 28, 1985
30 min

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

No Image
5

5. Candidate Larry

Nov 4, 1985
30 min

Larry runs for Mayor.

No Image
6

6. Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

Nov 11, 1985
30 min

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.

The Geezers in the Band
7

7. The Geezers in the Band

Nov 25, 1985
30 min

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

No Image
8

8. The Shape of Things

Dec 2, 1985
30 min

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

No Image
9

9. Write to Privacy

Dec 16, 1985
30 min

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

No Image
10

10. Still the Beavers

Dec 23, 1985
30 min

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.

No Image
11

11. Much Ado About Mitch

Jan 6, 1986
30 min

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.

No Image
12

12. Look Ma, No Talent

Jan 13, 1986
30 min

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

No Image
13

13. Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

Jan 20, 1986
30 min

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

No Image
14

14. Stephanie Nightingale

Jan 27, 1986
30 min

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

No Image
15

15. The Stratford Horror Picture Show

Feb 3, 1986
30 min

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

No Image
16

16. I Do, Okay

Feb 10, 1986
30 min

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

No Image
17

17. The Snowmen Cometh

Feb 17, 1986
30 min

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.

No Image
18

18. Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?

Feb 24, 1986
30 min

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.

No Image
19

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

Mar 3, 1986
30 min

George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

No Image
20

20. Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

Mar 10, 1986
30 min

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.

No Image
21

21. Torn Between Three Brothers

Mar 17, 1986
30 min

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.

No Image
22

22. Baby, I'm Your Handyman

Apr 7, 1986
30 min

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.

No Image
23

23. Replaceable You

Apr 14, 1986
30 min

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

No Image
24

24. Pre-Nups

May 12, 1986
30 min

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.