The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show (1972 – 1978)

1972 • 6 seasons • Comedy • TV-G

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Episode 12 — Fathers and Sons and Mothers

Season 4 • The Bob Newhart Show

Released: 1975-11-29 • Comedy

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Bob suffers family problems when his mother becomes a houseguest and an elderly patient involves him in a parent-child vendetta.

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Season 4 · Episode 12 · Streaming in USA

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Episodes

Episode 1
The Longest Good-Bye
1975-09-13

Episode 2
Here's Looking at You, Kid
1975-09-20

Episode 3
Death of a Fruitman
1975-09-27

Episode 4
Change is Gonna Do Me Good
1975-10-04

Episode 5
The Heavyweights
1975-10-11

Episode 6
Carol's Wedding
1975-10-18

Episode 7
Shrinks Across the Sea
1975-10-25

Episode 8
What's It All About, Albert?
1975-11-01

Episode 9
Who is Mr. X?
1975-11-08

Episode 10
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975-11-15

Episode 11
Over the River and Through the Woods
1975-11-22

Episode 12
Fathers and Sons and Mothers
1975-11-29

Episode 13
The Article
1975-12-06

Episode 14
A Matter of Vice-Principal
1975-12-13

Episode 15
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
1975-12-20

Episode 16
No Sale
1976-01-03

Episode 17
Carol at 6:01
1976-01-10

Episode 18
Warden Gordon Borden
1976-01-17

Episode 19
My Boy Guillermo
1976-01-24

Episode 20
Duke of Dunk
1976-01-31

Episode 21
Guaranteed Not to Shrink
1976-02-07

Episode 22
Birth of a Salesman
1976-02-14

Episode 23
The Boy Next Door
1976-02-21

Episode 24
Peeper Two
1976-02-28

Information

Creator	Lorenzo Music
Episode air date	29.11.1975
Episode runtime	30 min
Episode rating	7.00
Genres	Comedy
TMDB series rating	7.5
IMDb series rating	8.1
Series status	Ended
Age rating	0+
Country	US

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Cast

Bob Newhart
Robert Hartley

Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette
Emily Hartley

Bill Daily
Howard Borden

Marcia Wallace
Carol Kester

Peter Bonerz
Jerry Robinson

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