Season 4
(1975)
Cast
as Robert Hartley
as Emily Hartley
as Howard Borden
as Carol Kester Bondurant
Episodes
The Longest Good-Bye 7.0
September 13, 1975
Bob's old school friend Murdock is in town for a day to sell a complex giveaway item to a Chicago cereal company. Bob i…
Here's Looking at You, Kid 4.0
September 20, 1975
Howard insists on joining Bob and Emily's anniversary dinner at a fashionable Chicago restaurant in order to enlist the…
Death of a Fruitman 7.0
September 27, 1975
Bob's patients observe tradition by planning a surprise party to honor the fourth year of the group's therapy sessions.…
Change is Gonna Do Me Good 4.0
October 4, 1975
Emily accuses Bob of being stuck in a middle-aged rut and challenges him to switch family responsibilities.
The Heavyweights 4.0
October 11, 1975
Bob and Emily invite Carol to share her ""heavy"" experiences with the ""overweight workshop.""
Carol's Wedding 7.0
October 18, 1975
A blind-date-initiated, 12-hour romance culminates in Carol Kester's civil marriage to a handsome travel agent.
Shrinks Across the Sea 8.0
October 25, 1975
Bob and Emily suffer international complications when they host a French psychologist in their home as part of a medica…
What's It All About, Albert? 7.0
November 1, 1975
Bob is depressed by his seeming lack of success as a psychologist. He seeks help from his old college professor, who ma…
Who is Mr. X? 8.0
November 8, 1975
Bob accepts a seemingly innocent invitation to appear as the guest on a TV discussion program. He winds up in the jaws …
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time 7.0
November 15, 1975
Bob moves up in the world from the seventh to the tenth floor when he joins the firm of a swinging psychiatrist.
Over the River and Through the Woods 7.0
November 22, 1975
It's a stag Thanksgiving for Bob when Emily flies off to join a family reunion, leaving Bob to share the holiday with h…
Fathers and Sons and Mothers 7.0
November 29, 1975
Bob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child …
The Article 7.0
December 6, 1975
When she's given an assignment to see what makes a bunch of doctors tick, inquiring news reporter Ellen Hartley gives B…
A Matter of Vice-Principal 0.0
December 13, 1975
Emily must contend with irate teachers, hamsters, and an escaped snake when she's unexpectedly upped to the position of…
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital 7.0
December 20, 1975
Christmas Eve finds Bob in the hospital with tonsillitis and an impending operation. Meanwhile, his friends are all suf…
No Sale 0.0
January 3, 1976
Bob becomes his patient's partner in a get-rich-quick real-estate venture.
Carol at 6:01 0.0
January 10, 1976
Bob contends with a patient's delusion that her bingo game is fixed, staggers through a series of wild poker parties, a…
Warden Gordon Borden 6.0
January 17, 1976
Howard's game-warden brother comes to Chicago to witness the mating of two whooping cranes—and stays to make a play f…
My Boy Guillermo 6.0
January 24, 1976
Jerry Robinson's depression turns to instant joy when a globe-trotting ex-flame suddenly re-enters his life and propose…
Duke of Dunk 7.0
January 31, 1976
A professional basketball team hires Bob to give a psychological assist to its superstar.
Guaranteed Not to Shrink 0.0
February 7, 1976
Bob develops a unique psychological problem when his receptionist, Carol, decides to resume her college career and beco…
Birth of a Salesman 0.0
February 14, 1976
The Hartleys are bombarded with legal hassles when Bob is sued by a shy patient and Emily decides to fight a parking ti…
The Boy Next Door 0.0
February 21, 1976
The Hartleys entertain Howard Borden's young son and hire a beauty queen as his babysitter.
Peeper Two 0.0
February 28, 1976
Cliff Murdock, Bob's old laugh-a-minute college buddy, affectionately known as The Peeper, pays a return visit.