Episode list

Jerry's brother, also a dentist, is in town and visits Jerry. After a few days, Jerry is tired of spending so much time for him. Jerry turns inferior around him.

As Bob & Emily grocery shop, she runs into a former student of hers who's now grown, with a job, and entering college, which makes her feel old, and unattractive. Then Bob gives Emily a blender as an anniversary gift. Emily becomes upset, with Bob's impersonal gift, so, Emily decides to change her appearance, and look 'youthful'.

Bob starts a therapy group for the unemployed. Howard is laid off from his job with the airlines and joins the therapy group.

Bob gets a new patient on the day Howard's apartment's robbed. Bob's new patient? He's just-released from prison - for robbery, 'natch, and Bob's understandably nervous.

Bob learns that Jerry has certain luxuries like a yacht. Jerry attributes it to his business manager, Jeff. Jerry arranges for Bob to meet him. Part of his program is for him to be in complete control of their finances which means Bob won't have access to any of it. And he gives Bob $50 a week for pocket money. But when Bob uses it right away and asks Jeff to give him a little more. Jeff tells him that to give him the receipt for what he used it on but because he doesn't get a receipt, Jeff gives him a lecture.

Bob's sister, Ellen, is getting married and Emily throws her a shower. But things get complicated when Howard falls in love with her at first sight.

Carol has a new boyfriend, and is in love. Her new romance takes up all of her work-time, and she's not focusing on work. But, when Bob & Emily meet the boyfriend, they find him to be condescending.

Dr. Walburn's a therapist from the 9th floor, is seeing Bob professionally but doesn't want it known publicly. When he's called out of town, he asks Bob to fill in for him. Bob's first patient - of Dr. Walburn's is Jerry, and that's when he reveals to Bob a secret reason he's been seeing Dr. Walburn.

One of Emily's students wrote an great report for class, but she knows it was written by the father who wants the boy to be moved to an advanced class. The principal of the school tries to convince Emily to skip the child.

Bob's sister Ellen is looking for a new apartment. Since she & Howard plan to marry one day, Howard suggests Ellen move in with him. Bob does not approve.

Bob's reluctant to let his sister house-sit while the Hartleys are away at a group retreat, because fly-boy Howard's in the next apartment waiting to pounce. Bob wishes he'd never proposed the retreat, because his new therapy group is jealous that he only invited his other group to go, plus Emily made Bob feel guilty for leaving her out of the fun in the wilds of Wisconsin, so she's coming along too. Everybody is spooked at the vision of Eliott Carlin again streaking through the woods naked.

Dr Newman removed a wart from Bob's neck and charged him. Bob tells Jerry he should have done it for free since Bob had helped him with his marriage. Jerry agrees and sets up a plan where all the doctors treat each other for free.

With Emily busy studying for her masters and Bob busy with therapy groups, things are hectic at home. Emily moves to a hotel so she can study without interruption and be closer to the school. Friends think Bob & Emily have separated.

Howard's son, Howie comes to visit, and Ellen meets him for the first time. Ellen wants to make a good impression on Howie, but fails at her attempts, and Howie's uncooperative, so Bob talks to Howie to find out why Howie doesn't like Ellen.

Bob and Carol review his accounts and which ones still owe for services. Jerry suggests a collection agency, but Bob does not want to do that. Bob gets a job offer to be a company psychologist where he does not have to deal with billing.

With Carol out of town, the doctors need a temporary receptionist. Jerry finds a receptionist that is not has trouble remembering what she is doing and cannot even remember Bob's name. Emily has problems with new drapes that are too short.

Bob's brutal honesty campaign makes Emily a pariah at her school because Bob offends two of Emily's fellow teachers, when Emily attempts to widen the Hartleys' social circle, by inviting the colleagues over for dinner. Psychologist Bob is overreacting to being caught not practicing what he preaches, by his therapy group patients Elliot & Michelle, after he counsels the spatting members to be more honest with each other.

Bob writes a chapter for a book, and is excited the day it is to be published. When Bob gets his copy of the book, he is disappointed to find they only used two of his twenty pages in the book.

Carol announces her engagement to her boyfriend Don, an uncertain creative and unpublished poet. Her friends are not that enthused about the news. Ellen is writing a restaurant review for the newspaper.

Emily's parents and Bob's parents arrive to celebrate Thanksgiving with Bob & Emily. All sets of families have their own idea of traditions and meal fixings. Bob's mother and Emily's father insult each other the day before Thanksgiving.

Bob has a women only therapy group for women to improve their self confidence. The women tell Bob to bring Emily to the next meeting - to get her point of view. But, Bob's sorry he took their advice, because, when he brings her, he's kicked out of the meeting; for being 'like other men'.

Jerry decided to move to Tahiti, and Bob can't believe Jerry will go through with it.

Dr Tupperman is organizing the doctor's tennis tournament and all the doctors in the building will be there. Bob is hopeful for winning, but then Emily plans to join for the doubles match.

Carol, distressed regarding visiting her Iowa home for the holidays, talks through her problems with Bob and Emily, keeping them from attending a Christmas Eve symphony celebration.