Season 6

Episode 1

Bob's Change of Life

Sep 24, 1977

TMDB rating 8.0TMDB

Bob's well-ordered life turns topsy-turvy when he and Emily move to a new Chicago residence.

Episode 2

Ex-Con Job

Oct 1, 1977

TMDB rating 7.0TMDB

Bob's attempt at treating convicts who are about to be released has him climbing the walls.

Episode 3

A Jackie Story

Oct 8, 1977

TMDB rating 7.0TMDB

Jerry is terrified of losing his new dream girl.

Episode 4

Who Was That Masked Man?

Oct 15, 1977

Bob is puzzled when his henpecked patient, Mr. Petersen, asserts himself with far-reaching consequences.

Episode 5

Carlin's New Suit

Oct 22, 1977

Bob deals with the amusing problems of an improbable paternity suit and a phone paging service that never pages him.

Episode 6

A Day in the Life

Oct 29, 1977

TMDB rating 8.0TMDB

Bob's impulsive decision to leave town for a week is received with disastrous emotions by his patients, who seemingly can't make it without him.

Episode 7

My Son the Comedian

Nov 12, 1977

It's no laughing matter for Howard when his 12-year-old son Howie announces he's leaving home to become a comedian.

Episode 8

You're Fired, Mr. Chips

Nov 19, 1977

Bob interviews a variety of psychologists to take over his patients while he's out of town. It's soon apparent that they are very much in need of help themselves. When Bob's former teacher, Professor Dreebe, offers his services, it seems the perfect answer.

Episode 9

Shallow Throat

Nov 26, 1977

At first, Bob is thrilled when a nontalkative patient named Mr. Twillmer finally opens up after being told that anything he might say will be held in the strictest confidence. His joy is short-lived when Twillmer confesses to grand larceny.

Episode 10

A Girl in Her Twenties

Dec 3, 1977

Emily's protective instincts are aroused when 70-year-old Grace DuBois, an odd but friendly recluse, is threatened with being sent to a rest home for elderly people who can't cope with reality.

Episode 11

Grand Delusion

Dec 17, 1977

Bob and Emily celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary with a dream flight into the fantasy of being married to different partners.

Episode 12

'Twas the Pie Before Christmas

Dec 24, 1977

Bob finds himself with unhappy and hostile patients who refuse to attend his Christmas party when they are mistakenly informed of a rate increase at the height of the Yuletide season. One patient is moved to hire a pie-throwing service.

Episode 13

Freudian Ship

Jan 7, 1978

The Hartleys embark on a seagoing vacation to put work behind them. But Bob can't resist playing psychologist when he undertakes to counsel a married couple.

Episode 14

Grizzly Emily

Jan 14, 1978

Emily Hartley discovers a new low in male chauvinism when Bob's father arranges a fishing trip to his cabin and assigns her woman's work while the men brave the great out-of-doors.

Episode 15

Son of an Ex-Con Job

Jan 21, 1978

Bob counsels a quintet of jovial ex-convicts to help them find honest employment.

Episode 16

Group on a Hot Tin Roof

Jan 28, 1978

Bob advises a patient named Mr. Plager to realize his human potential by writing a play based on his own experiences. But when Plager writes, directs, and produces an actual World War I drama whose characters bear a startling resemblance to the rest of Bob's patients, the warfare really begins.

Episode 17

Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin

Feb 4, 1978

Bob's paranoid, perennial patient, Mr. Carlin, involves Emily in his scheme to impress his former schoolmates—especially a girl who never gave him the time of day.

Episode 18

Easy for You to Say

Feb 11, 1978

Paul Billingham—known to his radio fans as Ralph Alfalfa, the Happy Farmer—comes to Bob because of his stuttering problem. On radio, he practiced several unseen rhythmic devices to mask his problem, but a new television opportunity threatens to expose his problem with disastrous results.

Episode 19

It Didn't Happen One Night

Feb 18, 1978

Bob's friends close ranks to "protect" Emily Hartley when a handsome old flame pays her a very warm visit.

Episode 20

Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod

Mar 4, 1978

On the eve of being announced "Secretary of the Year," Carol informs Bob that she's leaving his employ.

Episode 21

Crisis in Education

Mar 11, 1978

At the school where Emily works, low reading scores prompt indignant outbursts and threats from angry parents. Principal Phil Bannister flees their wrath by going on an extended fishing trip—but not before he tells Emily to handle the crisis.

Episode 22

Happy Trails to You

Apr 1, 1978

Bob gives up his psychological practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon.