The BEST episodes of Newhart season 2

Every episode of Newhart season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Newhart season 2!

Dick Loudon and wife Joanna relocate from New York City to a small town in Vermont, where they run the historic Stratford Inn. They're surrounded by a town full of oddballs and colorful characters, whom Loudon deals with in various states of bemusement.

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Kirk Ties One On
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7.39
59 votes

#1 - Kirk Ties One On

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/1984

Kirk's can't wait for his wedding to Cindy, until the wedding actually starts and Kirk faints during the ceremony. .

Directors: Will Mackenzie
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Animal Attractions
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7.36
59 votes

#2 - Animal Attractions

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/1983

George finds a stray dog, 'Lucky'. Stephanie's husband drops by to find out why she left him.

Directors: Rod Daniel
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The Man Who Came Forever
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7.34
56 votes

#3 - The Man Who Came Forever

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/1983

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.

Directors: Rod Daniel
Writer: Sheldon Bull
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The Stratford Wives
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7.33
61 votes

#4 - The Stratford Wives

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/1983

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.

Directors: Donna Wheeler
Writer: Barbara Hall
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It Happened One Afternoon (2)
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7.28
61 votes

#5 - It Happened One Afternoon (2)

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/1983

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.

Directors: Rod Daniel
Writer: Barry Kemp
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A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and POW
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7.28
58 votes

#6 - A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and POW

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/1984

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.

Directors: Dick Martin
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Curious George at the Firehouse
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7.27
63 votes

#7 - Curious George at the Firehouse

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/1984

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Barbara Hall
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Book Beat
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7.24
58 votes

#8 - Book Beat

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/1984

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.

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The Looks of Love
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7.22
54 votes

#9 - The Looks of Love

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/1983

Kirk helms a singles club in the hopes of finding the perfect girlfriend.

Directors: Dick Martin
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The Girl From Manhattan
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7.22
55 votes

#10 - The Girl From Manhattan

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/1983

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'.

Writer: Nat Mauldin
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Vermont Today
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7.20
54 votes

#11 - Vermont Today

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/19/1984

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.

Directors: John Tracy
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Kirk Goes for the Juggler
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7.20
56 votes

#12 - Kirk Goes for the Juggler

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/1984

Kirk thinks he's met the girl of his dreams, but isn't sure how he feels when he discovers she's a clown.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
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Lady & the Tramps
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7.19
57 votes

#13 - Lady & the Tramps

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/1983

Stephanie stumbles onto Larry, Darryl and Darryl's home when she's lost in a winter snowstorm.

Directors: Donna Wheeler
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It Happened One Afternoon (1)
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7.17
63 votes

#14 - It Happened One Afternoon (1)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/1983

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.

Directors: Rod Daniel
Writer: Barry Kemp
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Send Her, Ella
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7.17
48 votes

#15 - Send Her, Ella

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/26/1984

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.

Directors: John Tracy
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Cats
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7.16
57 votes

#16 - Cats

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/1984

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.

Directors: Jim Drake
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Go, Grandma, Go
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7.13
55 votes

#17 - Go, Grandma, Go

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/1984

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.

Directors: John Tracy
Writer: Barbara Hall
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Kirk Pops the Question
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7.09
55 votes

#18 - Kirk Pops the Question

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/1984

Kirk relies on Dick and George to decide whether he should propose to Cindy.

Directors: Jim Drake
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Leave It to the Beavers
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7.07
56 votes

#19 - Leave It to the Beavers

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/12/1984

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
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Best Friends
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7.04
53 votes

#20 - Best Friends

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/1984

Kirk is up in arms when a fast food franchise announces plans to build a restaurant in the town.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
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New Faces of 1951
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6.93
55 votes

#21 - New Faces of 1951

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/2/1984

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.

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Don't Rain on My Parade
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6.76
54 votes

#22 - Don't Rain on My Parade

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/1983

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Barbara Hall
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