Newhart (Season 4)

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today." George Utley is the handyman at the inn and Leslie Vanderkellen is the maid, with ambitions of being an Olympic Ski champion; she is later replaced by her cousin Stephanie, an heiress who hates her job. Her boyfriend is Dick's yuppie TV producer, Michael Harris. There are many other quirky characters in this fictional little town, including Dick's neighbors Larry, Darryl, and Darryl...three brothers who buy the Minuteman Cafe from Kirk Devane. Besides sharing a name, Darryl and Darryl never speak.

  • Poster for Pirate Pete

    Pirate Pete 0.0

    Air date: 1985-09-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Dick fills in on a kiddie TV program for its ailing host, Pirate Pete. Dick is appalled at Pete's commercialism and inadvertantly gets the programs cancelled. Dick tries his hardest to get Pete reinstated. Meanwhile, George plays a practical joke on Stephanie, adjusting her scale up two pounds.

  • Poster for The Way We Ought to Be

    The Way We Ought to Be 0.0

    Air date: 1985-10-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Michael and Steph break up when Michael realizes he's tired of Stephanie's demanding ways. Dick has difficulties with the WPIV staff when they're slow to direct his show.

  • Poster for Summa Cum Larry

    Summa Cum Larry 0.0

    Air date: 1985-10-21

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Dick covers for Larry when he enrolls in night school and doesn't want the Darryls to know he's improving himself. Joanna obsesses when a travel guide lowers the inn's rating.

  • Poster for Oh, That Morocco

    Oh, That Morocco 0.0

    Air date: 1985-10-28

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A lonely Joanna becomes best friends with Stephanie who insists on a group vacation to lovely Morocco.

  • Poster for Candidate Larry

    Candidate Larry 0.0

    Air date: 1985-11-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Larry runs for Mayor.

  • Poster for Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

    Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead 0.0

    Air date: 1985-11-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Stephanie's father visits the inn with the news that he's left his wife. The town celebrates Colonial Days, an authentic recreation of colonial times.

  • Poster for The Geezers in the Band

    The Geezers in the Band 0.0

    Air date: 1985-11-25

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: When Dick's old college jazz band reunites at the inn, he finds that expectations often excede reality.

  • Poster for The Shape of Things

    The Shape of Things 0.0

    Air date: 1985-12-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Stephanie and Joanna open an aerobics club. Problems present themselves when Stephanie appoints herself as the manager and relegates Joanna to custodial duties.

  • Poster for Write to Privacy

    Write to Privacy 0.0

    Air date: 1985-12-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Joanna and Steph are furious with Michael after they peek at his diary and find out what he really thinks of them.

  • Poster for Still the Beavers

    Still the Beavers 0.0

    Air date: 1985-12-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Dick convinces George to quit the Beaver Lodge after the Beavers cheat George out of a prize rightfully his. George starts up a rival lodge to get back at the Beavers.

  • Poster for Much Ado About Mitch

    Much Ado About Mitch 0.0

    Air date: 1986-01-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: George joins a Big Brother program and is dismayed when his young protege Mitch is awestruck by Dick's fast paced lifestyle. Michael and Stephanie use a Oujia board.

  • Poster for Look Ma, No Talent

    Look Ma, No Talent 0.0

    Air date: 1986-01-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Michael begins shirking his duties and risks his job when he tries to find a talent to impress his mother.

  • Poster for Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

    Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry 0.0

    Air date: 1986-01-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Larry dedicates his life to Dick when he believes Dick brought him back from the dead.

  • Poster for Stephanie Nightingale

    Stephanie Nightingale 0.0

    Air date: 1986-01-27

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Stephanie must care for the hotel staff and guests when a measels epidemic sweeps the inn.

  • Poster for The Stratford Horror Picture Show

    The Stratford Horror Picture Show 0.0

    Air date: 1986-02-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The Loudons are spooked when the ghost of Sarah Newton (episode #2) returns to haunt the inn.

  • Poster for I Do, Okay

    I Do, Okay 0.0

    Air date: 1986-02-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Joanna and a decidedly unenthusiastic Dick decide to renew their wedding vows to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

  • Poster for The Snowmen Cometh

    The Snowmen Cometh 0.0

    Air date: 1986-02-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The town panics when it appears the annual Snow Carnival will be cancelled due to a lack of snow. Larry, Darryl & Darryl request $2,000 to make it snow.

  • Poster for Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?

    Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up? 0.0

    Air date: 1986-02-24

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Dick is thrilled when a production company expresses interest in making 'How to be a Plumber' into a video. His elation quickly dissipates when the producers decide to recast 'Dick Loudon' because of Dick's shifty eyes and stammer.

  • Poster for He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin

    He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin 0.0

    Air date: 1986-03-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

  • Poster for Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

    Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter 0.0

    Air date: 1986-03-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: On a lark, Dick submits his newest book to his publisher under the pseudonym he used when he first started writing, Dwight Schmidlapp, only to find it rejected. Dick sinks into a funk when he realizes he's 'coasting' in his writing career.

  • Poster for Torn Between Three Brothers

    Torn Between Three Brothers 0.0

    Air date: 1986-03-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A jilted fiancee staying at the inn gets a job at the Minuteman cafe. She unwittingly encourages the affections of both Darryls but rejects them for the more vocal Larry. George organizes a citywide campaign when Michael pulls Barnaby Jones off the air in favor of The Secret Lives of Platinum Gold Dancers.

  • Poster for Baby, I'm Your Handyman

    Baby, I'm Your Handyman 0.0

    Air date: 1986-04-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: George worries that a new girlfriend, actress Loretta Dupris is only dating him to make use of his handyman skills. TV Producer J.J. buys a Victorian mansion and plans to bulldoze it to erect a space needle.

  • Poster for Replaceable You

    Replaceable You 0.0

    Air date: 1986-04-14

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Secretary Alma amazes Dick, which she fills in as producer.

  • Poster for Pre-Nups

    Pre-Nups 0.0

    Air date: 1986-05-12

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The Loudons, George, Steph and Michael are invited to Vanderkellen mansion for Arthur's birthday. Art insists Michael sign a pre-nuptial agreement that he refuses to do. Stephanie fears Michael's only dating her for her money. Dick worries when he breaks a music box given to Arthur by Winston Churchill.

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