Episode 1 - [Fly The Unfriendly Skies] |
Details : 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 Emily also has a fear of flying and refuses to go. After a conversation with Howard she decides to go only to back out after boarding the plane. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jack Riley | Patricia Smith | Florida Friebus | Penny Marshall | Writer : Lorenzo Music | Director : Jay Sandrich | |
Air Date : Sep. 16, 1972 |
Episode 2 - [Tracy Grammar School I'll Lick You Yet] |
Details : 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 fill in but Emily's worst fears are confirmed when Bob fails to excite the kids' interest. |
Guest Cast and Crew : King Moody | Patricia Smith | Larry Gelman | Writer : Carl Gottlieb | Director : Jay Sandrich | |
Air Date : Sep. 23, 1972 |
Episode 3 - [Tennis Emily] |
Details : Bob experiences pangs of jealousy when Emily's handsome new tennis instructor comes to see him with an emotional problem namely his inability to turn down the women who are all uncontrollably attracted to him. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Peter Brown | Writer : Lorenzo Music | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
Air Date : Sep. 30, 1972 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
Episode 4 - [Mom I L-L-Love You] |
Details : Bob finds it extremely difficult to tell his mother that he loves her. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Patricia Smith | Martha Scott | Writer : Dick Clair | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
Air Date : Oct. 07, 1972 |
Episode 5 - [Goodnight Nancy] |
Details : Bob's old girlfriend comes to Chicago with her husband and calls on Emily and Bob. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Penny Fuller | James Sikking | Patricia Smith | Director : Jay Sandrich | |
Air Date : Oct. 21, 1972 |
Episode 6 - [Come Live With Me] |
Details : Carol tries to get Bob to approve her moving in with her new boyfriend Roger who has just separated from his wife. Bob refuses telling her she will have to make her own decision. |
Guest Cast and Crew : John Fiedler | Director : Alan Rafkin | Writer : Jerry Mayer | |
Air Date : Oct. 28, 1972 |
Episode 7 - [Father Knows Worst] |
Details : Bob's divorced neighbor Howard Borden is convinced that his son Howie doesn't really like him. Later Howard's ex-wife convinces him that Howie thinks he is the greatest guy in the world. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Moosie Drier | Director : Alan Rafkin | Writer : Jay Tarses | |
Air Date : Nov. 04, 1972 |
Episode 8 - [Don't Go To Bed Mad] |
Details : Bob wants to watch football every Monday night. Emily feels this is unfair: their other activities allow the couple only two nights each week to be together and she thinks they should do something that they both enjoy. This leads to an unresolved all-night argument that ends only when the two participants become exhausted. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Alan Rafkin | |
Air Date : Nov. 11, 1972 |
Episode 9 - [P-I-L-O-T] |
Details : Bob and Emily have been trying for some time to have a child. When they attend a party where the conversation turns to the subject of children they feel so left out that they decide to adopt a child. This is a retooled version of the original pilot. In order for this episode to fit into the series the office scenes had to be re-shot. Originally Jerry Robinson(Peter Bonerz) was a swinging Psychologist and shared office space with Bob. The characters of receptionist Carol Kester(Marcia Wallace) and patient Elliot Carlin(Jack Riley) were absent. In fact the part of Bob's patient was played by the Orthodontist who worked upstairs. Bob and Emily also lived in a condo and Bob was head of the building association. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Helen Page Camp | Jack Riley | M. Emmet Walsh | Patricia Smith | Louise Lasser | Ron Masak | Writer : Lorenzo Music | Director : Jay Sandrich | |
Air Date : Nov. 18, 1972 |
Episode 10 - [Anything Happen While I Was Gone] |
Details : As soon as Bob returns to the office from his vacation in Mexico Jerry announces that he is about to be married to a girl he met nine days ago. Cynthia a beautiful but domineering oral hygienist becomes too much for Jerry and he realizes that he has made a mistake. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Elaine Giftos | Patricia Smith | Director : Jay Sandrich | |
Air Date : Nov. 25, 1972 |
Episode 11 - [I Want To Be Alone] |
Details : Bob decides that for his own mental well-being he needs some peace and quiet. He moves into a hotel room by himself leaving a confused Howard Borden thinking that Bob and Emily have split up. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Helen Page Camp | Jack Riley | Patricia Smith | Bernie Kopell | Archie Hahn | Director : Alan Rafkin | Writer : Jerry Mayer | |
Air Date : Dec. 02, 1972 |
Episode 12 - [Bob And Emily And Howard And Carol And Jerry] |
Details : Howard floats into Bob's office on Cloud Nine after having a tooth pulled. He is so poetic that Carol tells Emily I want him. Emily agrees to help Carol get him and the two have an up-and-down romance. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Pat Morita | James Hong | Shizuko Hoshi | Director : Peter Baldwin | |
Air Date : Dec. 09, 1972 |
Episode 13 - [I Owe It All To You But Not That Much] |
Details : Jerry decides there is something wrong with him because he never becomes serious about any of the girls he dates. He asks Bob if he can become one of his patients. Bob agrees but they have to abandon the plan when it begins to interfere with their friendship. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Alan Rafkin | |
Air Date : Dec. 16, 1972 |
Episode 14 - [His Busiest Season] |
Details : Christmas becomes a sad memory for Bob's group therapy session and it's evident that 'tis not the season for everyone to be jolly. Bob decides to invite the group over for Christmas Eve. |
Guest Cast and Crew : King Moody | Harvey J. Goldenberg | Florida Friebus | Writer : Lorenzo Music | Director : Peter Baldwin | |
Air Date : Dec. 23, 1972 |
Episode 15 - [Let's Get Away From It Almost] |
Details : Bob and Emily travel to a ski lodge that's nearly deserted except for the annoying couple with whom they share a bathroom. After sitting through a disastrous dinner the Hartleys decide to leave only to find themselves caught in the spotlight of the abominable floor show they're trying to escape. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Joyce Van Patten | Jack Riley | Allen Garfield | Chuck McCann | Director : Jay Sandrich | Writer : Jay Tarses | |
Air Date : Jan. 06, 1973 |
Episode 16 - [The Crash Of 29 Years Old] |
Details : Feeling unfulfilled as a woman and having just passed her 29th birthday Carol quits her job as Bob's receptionist. After having been gone for a while Carol suddenly shows up at one of Bob's group-therapy sessions and creates a situation in which Bob finds himself more of a patient than a doctor. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jack Riley | Florida Friebus | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
Air Date : Jan. 13, 1973 |
Episode 17 - [The Man With The Golden Wrist] |
Details : Bob refuses to wear the beautiful gold watch Emily gave him for his 40th birthday after he learns just how expensive it was. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Michael Lerner | Larry Gelman | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
Air Date : Jan. 20, 1973 |
Episode 18 - [The Two Loves Of Dr Hartley] |
Details : When one of his patients falls in love with him Bob has problems at the office and at home. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Emmaline Henry | Director : George Tyne | |
Air Date : Jan. 27, 1973 |
Episode 19 - [Not With My Sister You Don't] |
Details : Howard Borden's 22-year old sister Debbie arrives to spend the week with him. Emily arranges a blind date for her with Jerry Robinson and Howard suddenly turns into an overprotective big brother. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Heather Menzies | Mel Stewart | Writer : Frank Buxton | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
Air Date : Feb. 03, 1973 |
Episode 20 - [A Home Is Not Necessarily A House] |
Details : Bob and Emily try to decide if they should give up their apartment and buy a house. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Dick Clair | Jack Riley | Writer : Lorenzo Music | Director : Peter Baldwin | |
Air Date : Feb. 10, 1973 |
Episode 21 - [Emily I'm Home Emily] |
Details : Bob is upset when Emily takes a full-time job with the Board of Education. Emily explains that working full-time makes her feel wonderful while quitting would make her miserable. Bob decides to leave well enough alone. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Edward Winter | Jack Riley | Larry Gelman | |
Air Date : Feb. 17, 1973 |
Episode 22 - [You Can't Win 'em All] |
Details : When a star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs credits Bob with saving his career the endorsement brings Bob a new patient Moose Washburn a second-string player whose career is beyond a mere psychologist's help. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Larry Gelman | Director : Jerry London | |
Air Date : Feb. 24, 1973 |
Episode 23 - [Bum Voyage] |
Details : Afraid that his practice as well as his patients will fall apart if he leaves Bob keeps resisting Emily's plans for a two-month European cruise. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Pat McCormick | John Fiedler | Jack Riley | Florida Friebus | Archie Hahn | |
Air Date : Mar. 03, 1973 |
Episode 24 - [Who's Been Sleeping On My Couch] |
Details : Recovering from another broken romance Jerry Robinson accepts Bob's invitation to spend a couple of days at his apartment. Bob soon comes to regret his kindness. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Herbie Faye | Director : Alan Rafkin | Writer : Jerry Mayer | |
Air Date : Mar. 10, 1973 |