Newhart Season 2 : |
The second season of Newhart aired on CBS from October 17 1983 to April 16 1984. |
Episode 1 - [It Happened One Afternoon Part 1] |
Details : Dick travels to New York to interview famous starlet Erica Chase for a potential biography. Joanna hires Stephanie to be the new maid over her parents objections. |
Guest Cast and Crew : John Reilly as John Carson | Stella Stevens as Erica Chase | Writer : Barry Kemp | Director : Rod Daniel | |
Air Date : Oct. 17, 1983 |
Episode 2 - [It Happened One Afternoon Part 2] |
Details : Man-hungry Erica Chase literally chases Dick across her hotel suite to try to bed him. Stephanie's overbearing father flies to Vermont to convince her to come back home with him. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Stella Stevens as Erica Chase | Richard Roat as Arthur Vanderkellen | Writer : Barry Kemp | Director : Rod Daniel | |
Air Date : Oct. 24, 1983 |
Episode 3 - [Animal Attractions] |
Details : George finds a stray dog 'Lucky'. Stephanie's husband drops by to find out why she left him. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Rod Daniel | |
Air Date : Oct. 31, 1983 |
Episode 4 - [The Stratford Wives] |
Details : Joanna creates a stir at a potluck dinner by breaking a long-standing tradition whereby men eat in the dining room women in the kitchen. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Barbara Hall | |
Air Date : Nov. 07, 1983 |
Episode 5 - [The Girl From Manhattan] |
Details : Joanna convinces Dick to use a play he'd written years before in a local production. Friction develops when Dick casts her not in the role of 'Joanna' but rather 'Joanna's Mother'. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jackie Joseph | Writer : Nat Mauldin | Director : Linda Day | |
Air Date : Nov. 14, 1983 |
Episode 6 - [Don't Rain On My Parade] |
Details : Joanna is swamped when Dick volunteers her to serve Thanksgiving dinner for over 100 people including her parents. George is upset when his Thanksgiving parade is ruined by rain. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Barbara Hall | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
Air Date : Nov. 21, 1983 |
Episode 7 - [Lady And The Tramps] |
Details : Stephanie stumbles onto Larry Darryl and Darryl's home when she's lost in a winter snowstorm. |
Air Date : Dec. 05, 1983 |
Episode 8 - [The Man Who Came Forever] |
Details : With a deadline looming Dick can't get any work done on his latest book due to constant interruptions. Kirk wants to build a miniature golf course George is worried about retirement and the Stratford plays host to a guest who just wont leave. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Ernie Sabella | Director : Rod Daniel | |
Air Date : Dec. 12, 1983 |
Episode 9 - [The Looks Of Love] |
Details : Kirk helms a singles club in the hopes of finding the perfect girlfriend. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Dick Martin | |
Air Date : Dec. 19, 1983 |
Episode 10 - [Kirk Goes For The Juggler] |
Details : Kirk thinks he's met the girl of his dreams but isn't sure how he feels when he discovers she's a clown. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Will Mackenzie | |
Air Date : Jan. 02, 1984 |
Episode 11 - [A Jug Of Wine A Loaf Of Bread And Pow] |
Details : Stephanie and Joanna attend a poetry reading at Dartmouth where a professor has a special interest in Joanna. Dick unleashes his 'Irish temper' when said professor makes a pass at Joanna. |
Guest Cast and Crew : John Reilly as John Carson | Writer : Barry Kemp | Director : Dick Martin | |
Air Date : Jan. 09, 1984 |
Episode 12 - [Cats] |
Details : Stephanie's old boyfriend stays at the inn with his new wife Stephanie's old best friend Tish Ellison. The sparks fly when Steph and Tish get reacquainted. Kirk throws a dinner party for Dick Joanna Cindy and himself. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jim Drake | Writer : Barry Kemp | |
Air Date : Jan. 16, 1984 |
Episode 13 - [Curious George At The Firehouse] |
Details : George becomes a volunteer fireman determined to shed his image as the town boob. George loses the keys to the fire truck just as the town's first fire in five years erupts. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Barbara Hall | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
Air Date : Jan. 23, 1984 |
Episode 14 - [Book Beat] |
Details : After guesting on a literary discussion television program Dick is tabbed to be its new host. Dick's first program gets off to a bad start when he's scheduled guest doesn't show up and the fill-in Col. Lloyd Mennenger is a little off-kilter. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Peter Scolari as Michael Harris | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
Air Date : Jan. 30, 1984 |
Episode 15 - [Kirk Pops The Question] |
Details : Kirk relies on Dick and George to decide whether he should propose to Cindy. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jim Drake | |
Air Date : Feb. 06, 1984 |
Episode 16 - [Best Friends] |
Details : Kirk is up in arms when a fast food franchise announces plans to build a restaurant in the town. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Will Mackenzie | Writer : Barry Kemp | |
Air Date : Feb. 13, 1984 |
Episode 17 - [Kirk Ties One On] |
Details : Kirk's can't wait for his wedding to Cindy until the wedding actually starts and Kirk faints during the ceremony. . |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Will Mackenzie | Writer : Barry Kemp | |
Air Date : Feb. 27, 1984 |
Episode 18 - [Go Grandma Go] |
Details : Kirk's grandmother visits loaning her car to Kirk and Cindy for their honeymoon. Kirk realizes there's trouble when he's arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Ruth Gordon as Blanche Devane | Director : John Tracy | Writer : Barbara Hall | |
Air Date : Mar. 05, 1984 |
Episode 19 - [Leave It To The Beavers] |
Details : Dick is dumbfounded when George's club the Beavers reject him for membership. Kirk and Cindy have their first fight. A man with an imaginary wife stays at the inn. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Alan North | Writer : Barbara Hall | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
Air Date : Mar. 12, 1984 |
Episode 20 - [Vermont Today] |
Details : Dick gets his own television program 'Vermont Today'. Originally scheduled to interview the president of the university of Vermont Dick instead hosts a competition for the world's smallest horse. Stephanie meets Michael Harris the man of her dreams. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Peter Scolari as Michael Harris | Director : John Tracy | Writer : Barry Kemp | |
Air Date : Mar. 19, 1984 |
Episode 21 - [Send Her Ella] |
Details : Stephanie is disappointed when she has to watch the inn instead of participating in the Maple Syrup beauty contest so she quickly crafts a disguise and goes as Miss Inez Velasco leaving the inn in the hands of a guest. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Billie Bird | Writer : Barbara Hall | |
Air Date : Mar. 26, 1984 |
Episode 22 - [New Faces Of 1951] |
Details : Dick and Joanna plan a birthday party for George after he reveals he's never had one. Dick calls everyone he can think of but no one can make it. In desperation Dick calls up George's old army buddies. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : John Tracy | Director : Neal Marlens | |
Air Date : Apr. 02, 1984 |