Newhart has just begun its penultimate season and while things have always been on an elevated level of crazy and surreal, this season is when the show starts to spring into extreme realms of wackiness. Dick and Joanna go to marriage therapy along with Michael and Stephanie and a redneck couple. Michael and Stephanie are under the assumed names of Chuck and Dawn, as is typical for their fragile egos. Highlights of the episode include the redneck couple, Michael and Stephanie's big ear problems, and a cameo by Jack Riley from The Bob Newhart Show. Dick seems to recognize him from somewhere. Obviously the twist ending hasn't been written yet, but it's nice to think of Dick's recognition of Riley as a hint towards the fact that he was dreaming.
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Delightful
Hitchcoc31 March 2023
Joanna is visiting with a recently divorced friend. She is so happy she is divorced because her marriage had become stagnant. Meanwhile, Dick sits nearby saying nothing, bored. Of course, this plants a seed in Joanna's brain, making her wonder if her marriage has lost any spark. Dick knows what's coming and tries hard to avoid it, but soon they are seeing a counselor. It's the same one that Stephanie and Michael had seen, the one who gave up on them and told them to break up. They have a group session where the aforementioned couple shows up. As they are entering, who should show up but the caustic Mr. Carlin, Jack Riley from the Bob Newhart show. The counselor tells Dick and Joanna that she has been getting this guy straightened out since some quack in Chicago got him all messed up. A great few seconds. This is a hilarious episode.
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