The WORST episodes of Newhart
Every episode of Newhart ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Newhart!
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.
#1 - 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.
#2 - You're Homebody 'til Somebody Loves You
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/27/1983
Dick inadvertently insults Joanna, calling her a homebody. Joanna takes a job with a travel agency in an attempt to assert herself.
#3 - Inn This Corner
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1987
Dick and Joanna love the fun-loving couple staying at the Stratford...until they announce they're opening a posh new inn down the street.
#4 - Courtin' Disaster
Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1988
Joanna sets George up on a blind date. Everything goes great until George runs into his date's jealous ex-boyfriend.
#5 - Me and My Gayle
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1987
George reunites with an old high school flame.
#6 - Reading, Writing, and Rating Points
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1987
Michael steals an idea for a new program from a student in his television production class.
#7 - Vintage Stephanie
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1987
Stephanie panics when she discovers she's no longer 'blossoming'. It takes Larry, Darryl, and Darryl's sage advice to break her depression. George buys blue jeans.
#8 - Take Me to Your Loudon
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1987
Michael seeks to create an Orson Welles-style panic when he programs The War of the Worlds on Halloween night. Dick desperately tries to control the panicked guests at the inn's costume party.
#9 - Till Depth Do Us Part (1)
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1987
Michael and Stephanie realize their relationship might be growing cold.
#10 - Till Depth Do Us Part (2)
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1987
Michael and Stephanie plan their wedding.
#11 - Telethon Man
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1987
Dick hosts a 48-hour telethon when WPIV is about to go under.
#12 - Laugh at My Wife Please
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1987
Joanna delivers Dick's unfunny speech when she's picked to give historical presentations to tour groups. George babysits the Darryls while Larry vacations.
#13 - Support Your Local Shifflet
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1987
Dick encourages Officer Shifflet to go on strike after the town refuses to give him a raise.
#14 - My Three Dads
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1988
Larry, Darryl & Darryls announce their plans to adopt a child. Little do they suspect their 'child' will be 18-years-old.
#15 - A Friendship That Will Last a Lunchtime
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1988
Dick's former co-host Buffy Denver visits the inn and strikes up a friendship with Stephanie after discovering they have so much in common.
#16 - Presence of Malice
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1988
Dick has a showdown with television critic Curtis Bilgray after Bilgray writes several negative reviews of 'Vermont Today'. Larry and the Darryls become cult figures after finding a pancake with Paul Anka's face on it.
#17 - Would You Buy a Used Car From This Handyman?
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1988
George decides to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a used car salesman.
#18 - The Buck Stops Here
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/1988
Dick becomes the town pariah after he inadvertently kills the town's good-luck charm, The Great White Buck.
#19 - Attention WPIV Shoppers
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/15/1988
Dick is roped into co-hosting a home shopping show with Stephanie.
#20 - The Big Uneasy
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/1988
Michael is tempted by a television executive during a conference in New Orleans.
#21 - Draw Partner
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1988
Dick gets a chance to work with his favorite illustrator, Corinne Denby, while George & Joanna eagerly await the Inn's 5,000th guest.
#22 - A Midseason's Night Dream
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/1988
This unique episode goes inside several characters' dreams. Dick dreams all his troubles have disappeared; the wicked Joanna torments Stephanie; Michael runs three major networks; and Larry guest hosts the Tonight Show.
#23 - Newsstruck
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/1988
Michael changes his entire outlook on life when he starts producing the news. George gives up on the Red Sox.
#24 - The Gleeless Club
Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1988
Dick's on the outs with Joanna when he's accepted into the town glee club and she's not.
#25 - Desperately Desiring Susan (1)
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1986
Michael becomes enamored with temporary office secretary Susan.