Season 3
(1974)
Cast
as Robert Hartley
as Emily Hartley
as Howard Borden
as Carol Kester Bondurant
Episodes
Big Brother is Watching 7.0
September 14, 1974
Bob is faced with the possibility that his younger sister, Ellen, may move in with Howard, her boyfriend.
The Battle of the Groups 7.0
September 21, 1974
Bob takes two of his therapy groups to a rustic retreat for a marathon session that never progresses further than every…
The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-Op Experiment 0.0
September 28, 1974
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 7.0
October 5, 1974
For the sake of their marriage—as well as Emily's Master's Degree and Bob's heavy work schedule—the Hartleys decide…
Sorry, Wrong Mother 4.0
October 12, 1974
As Howard prepares to introduce Howie to Ellen, he tries to remold Ellen into an image the boy will like.
The Gray Flannel Shrink 7.0
October 19, 1974
Bob gives up most of his private practice to become the staff psychologist with a major insurance company. He soon lear…
Dr. Ryan's Express 7.0
October 26, 1974
Bob's office routine becomes a wreck when Jerry hires a temporary receptionist. She's a very nice but very vague woman …
Brutally Yours, Bob Hartley 7.0
November 2, 1974
Having preached honesty in relationships to his patients, Bob decides to follow his own advice. Immediately he offends …
Ship of Shrinks 7.0
November 9, 1974
Bob's first literary venture turns out to be less than triumphant. His embarrassment makes him reluctant to join a conv…
Life is a Hamburger 7.0
November 16, 1974
Carol's announcement that she's going to marry Don Fesler—an unpublished poet with bad feet—brings negative reactio…
An American Family 8.0
November 23, 1974
Emily's plans for a wonderful turkey dinner go downhill when Bob's mother and Emily's father begin insulting one anothe…
We Love You... Good-Bye 6.0
November 30, 1974
Bob forms an all-women consciousness-raising group. He gets kicked out after Emily joins and inadvertently points out s…
Jerry Robinson Crusoe 6.0
December 7, 1974
After renewing an acquaintance with the beautiful and free-spirited Courtney Simpson, Jerry decides to give up his dent…
Serve for Daylight 4.0
December 14, 1974
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 4.0
December 21, 1974
Facing the depressing prospect of returning home to Iowa to spend the holidays with her domineering parents, Carol brin…
Tobin's Back in Town 6.0
January 4, 1975
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 7.0
January 11, 1975
Before he has a chance to say no, Bob finds himself running for the chairman of the local school board against an incum…
The Way We Weren't 6.0
January 18, 1975
Emily is more than a little curious about Bob's reluctance to talk about a girl he used to date. Then Howard inadverten…
A Pound of Flesh 7.0
January 25, 1975
Bob and Jerry have a falling-out when Jerry demands that Bob lend him money for a new motorcycle.
My Business is Shrinking 7.0
February 1, 1975
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 7.0
February 8, 1975
Emily redecorates the apartment in antiques. Bob finds her choice of furniture uncomfortable, unappealing, and hazardou…
Bob Hits the Ceiling 7.0
February 15, 1975
Bob breaks a long-standing rule against treating friends when he agrees to counsel Emily's chum, whose marriage to a mu…
Emily Hits the Ceiling 7.0
February 22, 1975
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 0.0
March 8, 1975
Bob becomes the ""oldest permanent psychologist in Chicago"" when the ceiling in his office collapses and he has to set…