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| Newhart Season 8 : |
| The eighth and final season of Newhart aired on CBS from September 18 1989 to May 21 1990. |
| Episode 1 - [Don't Worry Be Pregnant] |
| Details : Michael and a pregnant Stephanie return from a six-month cruise totally unprepared for parenthood. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Frances Bay | Kort Falkenberg | Writer : Bob Bendetson | Director : Dick Martin | |
| Air Date : Sep. 18, 1989 |
| Episode 2 - [Get Dick] |
| Details : Dick accidentally burns down Maison Hubert while enjoying an after-dinner cigar. The Loudon's take in Hubert while he recuperates. Hubert vows he will get Monsieur Loudon. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Peter Baldwin | |
| Air Date : Sep. 25, 1989 |
| Episode 3 - [Poetry And Pastries] |
| Details : Dick is chosen to judge the annual Poetry and Pastry contest. Miss Goddard the reigning champion uses her feminine wiles to try to influence the judging. Michael throws an all-male baby shower. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Pressman | Kathy Kinney as Miss Goddard | Director : Michael Lessac | |
| Air Date : Oct. 02, 1989 |
| Episode 4 - [Utley Exposed] |
| Details : An episode of Vermont Today on 'Hidden Shame' nets a surprise guest when George admits to a childish prank. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ellen Albertini Dow | Robert Ridgely | Kathy Kinney as Miss Goddard | Director : Dick Martin | |
| Air Date : Oct. 16, 1989 |
| Episode 5 - [Ramblin' Michael Harris] |
| Details : Michael quits his job at Menkey's grocery to become a lounge singer. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Craig Bierko | Ernie Lively | Debra Jo Rupp | Director : David Steinberg | |
| Air Date : Oct. 23, 1989 |
| Episode 6 - [Meet Michael Vanderkellen] |
| Details : Stephanie's mother offers to buy the newlyweds a mansion but only if Michael changes his last name to Vanderkellen. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Priscilla Morrill as Marian Vanderkellen | |
| Air Date : Nov. 13, 1989 |
| Episode 7 - [Good Lord Loudon] |
| Details : A cash-strapped visiting dignitary makes Dick a royal Lord. After hearing of his good fortune the townspeople's opinion of Dick jumps up a notch. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ellen Albertini Dow | Tony Jay | Director : Dick Martin | |
| Air Date : Nov. 20, 1989 |
| Episode 8 - [Cupcake In A Cage] |
| Details : Stephanie is sent to jail after she slaps a security guard in a fit of prenatal hormones. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Cristine Rose | Chip Zien | Marianne McAndrew | Director : Lee Shallat Chemel | Writer : Bob Bendetson | |
| Air Date : Dec. 04, 1989 |
| Episode 9 - [Attack Of The Killer Aunt] |
| Details : Joanna's Aunt Louise visits bearing gifts despite her long-standing opinion that Joanna is much too good for Dick. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John McCook | Nancy Walker | Director : Michael Lessac | |
| Air Date : Dec. 11, 1989 |
| Episode 10 - [I Like You Butt] |
| Details : George meets the perfect girl except for her large rear end. Michael and Stephanie consult with a baby naming guru. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Keene Curtis | Jan Cobler as Katherine Sutter | Director : David Steinberg | |
| Air Date : Dec. 18, 1989 |
| Episode 11 - [Jumpin' George] |
| Details : Georeg plans on never sleeping again when he's plagued by a recurring nightmare. Michael And Stephanie use 'wombphones' to educate their future child. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Melanie Chartoff as Dr. Mary Kaiser | Peggy Fleming | John Walter Davis | Kathy Kinney as Miss Goddard | Director : Michael Lessac | |
| Air Date : Jan. 01, 1990 |
| Episode 12 - [Lights! Camera! Contractions!] |
| Details : It's baby time for the Harris' as Steph's baby is about to be born. Michael is determined to capture the birth on tape over Stephanie's objections. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jill Jacobson | Director : Michael Lessac | Writer : Bob Bendetson | |
| Air Date : Jan. 08, 1990 |
| Episode 13 - [Beauty And The Pest] |
| Details : Joanna takes an odd man to several houses to try to convince him to buy one but he just can't seem to commit. Joanna visits his home and walks in to find a shrine dedicated to her. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tim Choate | Director : David Steinberg | |
| Air Date : Jan. 15, 1990 |
| Episode 14 - [Good Neighbor Sam] |
| Details : When an overbearing new neighbor moves next door Dick finds his polite veneer mistaken for friendship. The townsfolk who all assume Dick is their best friend are in an uproar when they hear that Dick and Sam are 'best friends'. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bill Daily | Director : Lee Shallat Chemel | |
| Air Date : Jan. 29, 1990 |
| Episode 15 - [Child In Charge] |
| Details : Stephanie's parents buy WPIV for baby Stephanie. Dick refuses to pander to the child forcing baby Steph to cancel Vermont Today in the middle of an interview with George McGovern. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : George McGovern | Director : Dick Martin | |
| Air Date : Feb. 05, 1990 |
| Episode 16 - [Seein' Double] |
| Details : Michael announces plans to spice up WPIV's lineup with a new sitcom Seein' Double starring Stephanie as identical twins Judy and Jody with Dick as their crotchety widowed father. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Don Knotts | Magda Harout | Writer : Bob Bendetson | Director : Dick Martin | |
| Air Date : Feb. 19, 1990 |
| Episode 17 - [Born To Be Mild] |
| Details : Dick is roped into joining George's old gang 'The Houligans' when they reunited after 40 years. Dick leads them into a rumble against their long-time rivals 'The Ruffians'. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Greene | Director : Peter Baldwin | Writer : Bob Bendetson | |
| Air Date : Feb. 26, 1990 |
| Episode 18 - [Daddy's Little Girl] |
| Details : After another shopping spree for baby Steph Dick teaches Michael that materialism isn't the best way to raise a child. A skeptical Michael becomes convinced after a haunting dream depicts a possible future. Julia Duffy plays grown-up baby Steph. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Greene | Director : Michael Lessac | |
| Air Date : Mar. 05, 1990 |
| Episode 19 - [Georgie And Grace] |
| Details : George falls under the influence of five priests vacationing at the inn. After George announces his intention to join the priesthood Miss Goddard tries her hardest to change his mind. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Hampton | Tom Virtue | Kathy Kinney as Miss Goddard | Director : Peter Scolari | |
| Air Date : Mar. 19, 1990 |
| Episode 20 - [Handymania] |
| Details : George is the toast of the town when he events a hot new board game Handymania. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kenneth Tigar | |
| Air Date : Apr. 09, 1990 |
| Episode 21 - [Dick And Tim] |
| Details : Dick finagles his way into a weekly poker game with Tim Conway. Unaware of Tim's cheap nature Dick drives him away after raising a quarter. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tim Conway as Tim Conway | Kathy Kinney as Miss Goddard | Director : Michael Lessac | Writer : Bob Bendetson | |
| Air Date : Apr. 30, 1990 |
| Episode 22 - [Father Goose] |
| Details : Michael comes up with the perfect lead-in to Vermont Today the 'Giddy Goose' show. He casts his favorite dinner theater actor as Giddy only to discover the man's also his father. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Henry Gibson | |
| Air Date : May. 07, 1990 |
| Episode 23 - [My Husband My Peasant] |
| Details : Society bluebloods Scooter Drake and his new wife Libby drop by with a child of their own apparently superior to baby Steph in every way. Michael and Stephanie decide to divorce due to Michael's peasant heritage. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Randall Edwards | Bunny Summers | Alex Hyde-White | Director : Dick Martin | |
| Air Date : May. 14, 1990 |
| Episode 24 - [The Last Newhart] |
| Details : In the midst of a town meeting a Japanese visitor announces his intentions to purchase the entire town and turn the land into a gigantic golf course. Everyone but Dick is thrilled and sells out. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Candace Hutson as Baby Stephanie (as Candy Hutson) | Lisa Kudrow as Sada | Sab Shimono as Sunatra | Gedde Watanabe as Mr. Tagadachi | Bob Newhart as Robert Hartley | Suzanne Pleshette as Emily Hartley | Kathy Kinney as Miss Goddard | Writer : Bob Bendetson | Director : Dick Martin | |
| Air Date : May. 21, 1990 |