Bob Newhart
Dick Loudon
Series SeasonSeason 4 episodes1985
Newhart
Season 4
The fourth season of Newhart aired on CBS from September 30, 1985 to May 12, 1986.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 130 min1985-09-30
Pirate Pete
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.
Episode 230 min1985-10-07
The Way We Ought to Be
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.
Episode 330 min1985-10-21
Summa Cum Larry
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.
Episode 430 min1985-10-28
Oh, That Morocco
A lonely Joanna becomes best friends with Stephanie who insists on a group vacation to lovely Morocco.
Episode 530 min1985-11-04
Candidate Larry
Larry runs for Mayor.
Episode 630 min1985-11-11
Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead
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.
Episode 730 min1985-11-25
The Geezers in the Band
When Dick's old college jazz band reunites at the inn, he finds that expectations often excede reality.
Episode 830 min1985-12-02
The Shape of Things
Stephanie and Joanna open an aerobics club. Problems present themselves when Stephanie appoints herself as the manager and relegates Joanna to custodial duties.
Episode 930 min1985-12-16
Write to Privacy
Joanna and Steph are furious with Michael after they peek at his diary and find out what he really thinks of them.
Episode 1030 min1985-12-23
Still the Beavers
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.
Episode 1130 min1986-01-06
Much Ado About Mitch
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.
Episode 1230 min1986-01-13
Look Ma, No Talent
Michael begins shirking his duties and risks his job when he tries to find a talent to impress his mother.
Episode 1330 min1986-01-20
Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry
Larry dedicates his life to Dick when he believes Dick brought him back from the dead.
Episode 1430 min1986-01-27
Stephanie Nightingale
Stephanie must care for the hotel staff and guests when a measels epidemic sweeps the inn.
Episode 1530 min1986-02-03
The Stratford Horror Picture Show
The Loudons are spooked when the ghost of Sarah Newton (episode #2) returns to haunt the inn.
Episode 1630 min1986-02-10
I Do, Okay
Joanna and a decidedly unenthusiastic Dick decide to renew their wedding vows to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Episode 1730 min1986-02-17
The Snowmen Cometh
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.
Episode 1830 min1986-02-24
Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?
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.
Episode 1930 min1986-03-03
He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin
George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.
Episode 2030 min1986-03-10
Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter
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.
Episode 2130 min1986-03-17
Torn Between Three Brothers
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.
Episode 2230 min1986-04-07
Baby, I'm Your Handyman
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.
Episode 2330 min1986-04-14
Replaceable You
Secretary Alma amazes Dick, which she fills in as producer.
Episode 2430 min1986-05-12
Pre-Nups
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.