Newhart - Season 5

First aired: 9/29/1986 24 episodes

The fifth season of Newhart aired on CBS from September 29, 1986 to April 13, 1987.

Episodes

1. Co-Hostess Twinkie

Aired: 9/29/1986

Dick is stuck with a perky, brainless co-hostess for his new program 'On the Town'. Meanwhile, Larry and the Darryls name their new pig 'Miss Stephanie' much to the real Stephanie's dismay.

2. Camp Stephanie

Aired: 10/6/1986

Stephanie has her hands full when she temporarily leads a group of 'Ranger Girls'. While Steph tries to teach them about coming-out parties and makeup, the girls want to learn survival techniques. Meanwhile, Dick and Joanna endure George's wood carving, Mount Stratford.

3. Dick the Kid

Aired: 10/13/1986

Dick heads west to pursue his dream of being a cowboy.

4. High Fidelity

Aired: 10/20/1986

Dick endures the townspeople's pity when Joanna and new friend Hal are suspected by everyone of having an affair.

5. Desperately Desiring Susan (1)

Aired: 10/27/1986

Michael becomes enamored with temporary office secretary Susan.

6. Desperately Desiring Susan (2)

Aired: 11/3/1986

Michael struggles with his desire for Susan, versus his passion for Stephanie.

7. My Two and Only

Aired: 11/17/1986

A new friend threatens Larry's position as family leader.

8. Thanksgiving for the Memories

Aired: 11/24/1986

The Newhart family travels to Vanderkellen mansion for Thanksgiving, but is forced to leave prematurely when Stephanie finds her parents threw away her favorite toy.

9. Utley, Can You Spend a Dime

Aired: 12/1/1986

Dick convinces a reluctant George to live a little and spend some of his $50,000 fortune. Meanwhile the town believes Dick to be destitute after a check bounces due to a bank error.

10. Sweet and Sour Charity

Aired: 12/8/1986

Dick and Joanna have an opportunity to shed their 'town newcomer' status when Dick's asked to run a fundraiser for the local library. Dick, the former advertising executive, finds it a hard pill to swallow when his idea is rejected and Joanna's is unanimously applauded.

11. Everybody Ought to Have a Maid

Aired: 12/15/1986

Stephanie worries she might lose her job after she breaks a toe and her temporary replacement is 'better than Mary Poppins'.

12. Saturday in New York with George

Aired: 12/22/1986

Dick and George attend a literary party in New York. Dick worries that George won't fit in with the high class partygoers and is stunned and jealous when George is the life of the party.

13. Love Letters in the Mud

Aired: 1/5/1987

Michael helps Larry court the girl of his dreams. Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.

14. First of the Belles

Aired: 1/12/1987

Dick's old college sweetheart visits the inn for a weekend of skiing, leaving Joanna worried that Dick may want to rekindle an old flame.

15. It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To

Aired: 1/19/1987

Cousin Ned Vanderkellen's 100th birthday party goes smoothly... until Cousin Ned drops dead.

16. Chimes They Are a Changin'

Aired: 1/26/1987

George sets out to repair the town's cracked bell tower, even after the town votes him down. Michael rents The Wizard of Oz to overcome his fear of wind.

17. Unfriendly Persuasion

Aired: 2/2/1987

Dick tries to help Joanna overcome her fear of eye doctors. George feels slighted by Stephanie after she blows him off in favor of shopping.

18. Jail, Jail, the Gang's All Here

Aired: 2/9/1987

Larry, Darryl & Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for kidnapping a neighbor's cow.

19. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Loudon

Aired: 2/16/1987

Dick gains an unwanted reputation as an acerbic wit after verbally assaulting an inept guest.

20. Fun with Dick and Joanna

Aired: 2/23/1987

Dick and Joanna find that spontaneity isn't all it's cracked up to be after Dick's spontaneous plans land them in a fleabag motel for the worst night of their lives.

21. Night Moves

Aired: 3/9/1987

Dick tries to find someplace to sleep after Joanna throws him out.

22. Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post

Aired: 3/16/1987

Michael interviews for a network job. George finds a 'Duck Rock'.

23. Good-Bye and Good Riddance, Mr. Chips

Aired: 4/6/1987

Dick enrolls in a typing class, only to find that the teacher, Mr. Brooney, is the same tyrant he had for a sixth-grade teacher.

24. Much to Do Without Muffin

Aired: 4/13/1987

Michael is lost when Stephanie goes away for the weekend. Desperate, he goes to a Beaver Lodge dinner with George and is the life of the party.