Season 1
22 episodes · Oct 25, 1982
The first season of Newhart aired on CBS from October 25, 1982 to April 10, 1983.
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S1E1In the Beginning...
Oct 25, 198230mDick and Joanna Loudon purchase the Stratford Inn, a remnant of colonial times in scenic Vermont. Their caretaker, George Utley, and his family have tended the inn for decades. Dick hires a maid, Leslie, and meets their next-door neighbor (and habitual liar) Kirk. The inn opens for business amid myriad start-up problems.
S1E2Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A'Mould'ring in the Grave
Nov 1, 198230mDick and Joanna learn that there's a body buried in the basement. The Loudons try to get the body moved to the church cemetery, only to find that she was a witch.
S1E3Hail to the Councilman
Nov 8, 198230mDick gets his hopes up after two city officials suggest he run for town council.
S1E4Shall We Gather at the River?
Nov 15, 198230mJoanna falls through the ice at the annual River Day festival. Dick is on the outs when Joanna blames him for everything bad that happens in her life.
S1E5This Probably is Condemned
Nov 22, 198230mDick and the gang pitch in to help Kirk get the Minuteman up to code after its shut down.
S1E6No Tigers at the Circus
Nov 29, 198230mDick spirals into a profound depression after the Stratford is denied in its bid to be classified an historic landmark.
S1E7The Perfect Match
Dec 6, 198230mLeslie's high school sweetheart returns from far off places to ask for her hand in marriage, to Kirk's obvious displeasure.
S1E8Some are Born Writers...Others Have Writers Thrust Upon Them
Dec 13, 198230mDick praises an aspiring writer's work to avoid hurting her feelings. The writer's enthusiastic husband quits his job to allow his wife to write full time. It's up to Dick to secure her an agent and teach her to write, all before their savings runs out in a month and a half.
S1E9No Room at the Inn
Dec 20, 198230mThe inn is swamped when 24 guests are snowed in on Christmas Eve. While Kirk tries to keep the guests entertained, Dick tries to find room for a traveller named Joseph and his pregnant wife.
S1E10The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet
Dec 27, 198230mA U.S. Senator's wife checks into the inn and holds a press conference to announce she's divorcing her inattentive husband.
S1E11Sprained Dreams
Jan 3, 198330mDick jeopardizes Leslie's lifelong dream of becoming a world-class skier when he accidentally falls on her.
S1E12The Way We Thought We Were
Jan 10, 198330mGeorge's old flame visits the inn. Both are disappointed when the other isn't as they remember.
S1E13The Visitors
Jan 17, 198330mDick and Joanna cant wait for their 'fun' friends to visit, but soon become perturbed after their friends treat the Loudons not as friends, but innkeepers.
S1E14What is This Thing Called Lust?
Jan 31, 198330mLeslie's attractive cousin Stephanie visits Vermont to settle her emotions as she nears her wedding day. Stephanie soon finds herself lusting after Kirk.
S1E15Breakfast Theater
Feb 7, 198330mWashed-up comic Manny Silver visits the Stratford, reminding Dick of the 'debt' he owes Manny for starting his writing career. Manny shames Dick into letting him perform in the inn, over Joanna's strenuous objections.
S1E16Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose
Feb 14, 198330mKirk goes into the hospital for surgery to remove a foreign object from his nose, leaving Larry, Darryl and a very svelte Darryl in charge of the cafe. Dick and Joanna, about to go to New York for a writer's conference have to bail out the boys when an unexpected crowd turns up at the cafe.
S1E17A View from the Bench
Feb 21, 198330mDick, Kirk, and George go to Boston to use their bench passes for a Celtics game. Dick loses his pass. Meanwhile, Leslie and Joanna wait at the inn for incoming guest, Daniel J. Travanti.
S1E18The Boy Who Cried Goat
Mar 13, 198330mWhen Kirk's cafe is robbed, his history of deception comes back to haunt him as the insurance investigator refuses to believe his story.
S1E19Heaven Knows Mr. Utley
Mar 20, 198330mGeorge is the town laughingstock when he claims to have spied an UFO.
S1E20You're Homebody 'til Somebody Loves You
Mar 27, 198330mDick inadvertently insults Joanna, calling her a homebody. Joanna takes a job with a travel agency in an attempt to assert herself.
S1E21Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have
Apr 3, 198330mKirk's grandmother visits on the same night he finally gets a date with Leslie.
S1E22I Enjoy Being a Guy
Apr 10, 198330mDick loves being 'just one of the guys' when Chester and Jim invite him to join their golf foursome. Dick is distressed to find that their gambling habit and lousy golfing abilities make him the big winner. Dick tries to figure out a way to give the money back without breaking 'the guy code'.