Season 1
(1972)
Cast
as Robert Hartley
as Emily Hartley
as Howard Borden
as Carol Kester Bondurant
Episodes
Fly the Unfriendly Skies 7.5
September 16, 1972
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 Emi…
Tracy Grammar School, I'll Lick You Yet 7.5
September 23, 1972
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 fil…
Tennis, Emily? 8.2
September 30, 1972
Bob experiences pangs of jealousy when Emily's handsome new tennis instructor comes to see him with an emotional proble…
Mom, I L-L-Love You 7.0
October 7, 1972
Bob finds it extremely difficult to tell his mother that he loves her.
Goodnight Nancy 7.0
October 21, 1972
Bob's old girlfriend comes to Chicago with her husband and calls on Emily and Bob.
Come Live with Me 6.5
October 28, 1972
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 6.0
November 4, 1972
Bob's divorced neighbor, Howard Borden, is convinced that his son, Howie, doesn't really like him. Later, Howard's ex-w…
Don't Go to Bed Mad 7.5
November 11, 1972
Bob wants to watch football every Monday night. Emily feels this is unfair: their other activities allow the couple onl…
P-I-L-O-T 5.5
November 18, 1972
Bob and Emily have been trying for some time to have a child. When they attend a party where the conversation turns to …
Anything Happen While I Was Gone? 7.0
November 25, 1972
As soon as Bob returns to the office from his vacation in Mexico, Jerry announces that he is about to be married to a g…
I Want to Be Alone 7.0
December 2, 1972
Bob decides that for his own mental well-being, he needs some peace and quiet. He moves into a hotel room by himself, l…
Bob and Emily and Howard and Carol and Jerry 8.0
December 9, 1972
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 7.0
December 16, 1972
Jerry decides there is something wrong with him because he never becomes serious about any of the girls he dates. He as…
His Busiest Season 7.0
December 23, 1972
Christmas becomes a sad memory for Bob's group therapy session, and it's evident that "'tis not the season"" for everyo…
Let's Get Away From it Almost 7.0
January 6, 1973
Bob and Emily travel to a ski lodge that's nearly deserted except for the annoying couple with whom they share a bathro…
The Crash of 29 Years Old 8.0
January 13, 1973
Feeling unfulfilled as a woman, and having just passed her 29th birthday, Carol quits her job as Bob's receptionist. Af…
The Man with the Golden Wrist 7.0
January 20, 1973
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 6.0
January 27, 1973
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 5.0
February 3, 1973
Howard Borden's 22-year old sister Debbie arrives to spend the week with him. Emily arranges a blind date for her with …
A Home is Not Necessarily a House 7.0
February 10, 1973
Bob and Emily try to decide if they should give up their apartment and buy a house.
Emily, I'm Home... Emily? 7.0
February 17, 1973
Bob is upset when Emily takes a full-time job with the Board of Education. Emily explains that working full-time makes …
You Can't Win 'Em All 7.0
February 24, 1973
When a star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs credits Bob with saving his career, the endorsement brings Bob a new patient, …
Bum Voyage 7.0
March 3, 1973
Afraid that his practice, as well as his patients, will fall apart if he leaves, Bob keeps resisting Emily's plans for …
Who's Been Sleeping on My Couch? 6.0
March 10, 1973
Recovering from another broken romance, Jerry Robinson accepts Bob's invitation to spend a couple of days at his apartm…