Newhart Season 4, Episode 21: Torn Between Three Brothers

1

Pirate Pete

Dick fills in on a kiddie TV program for its ailing host, Pirate Pete. Dick is appalled at Pete's commercialism and inadvertantly gets the programs cancelled. Dick tries his hardest to get Pete reinstated. Meanwhile, George plays a practical joke on Stephanie, adjusting her scale up two pounds.

30 min

2

The Way We Ought to Be

Michael and Steph break up when Michael realizes he's tired of Stephanie's demanding ways. Dick has difficulties with the WPIV staff when they're slow to direct his show.

30 min

3

Summa Cum Larry

Dick covers for Larry when he enrolls in night school and doesn't want the Darryls to know he's improving himself. Joanna obsesses when a travel guide lowers the inn's rating.

30 min

4

Oh, That Morocco

A lonely Joanna becomes best friends with Stephanie who insists on a group vacation to lovely Morocco.

30 min

5

Candidate Larry

Larry runs for Mayor.

30 min

6

Locks, Stocks, and Noodlehead

Stephanie's father visits the inn with the news that he's left his wife. The town celebrates Colonial Days, an authentic recreation of colonial times.

30 min

7

The Geezers in the Band

When Dick's old college jazz band reunites at the inn, he finds that expectations often excede reality.

30 min

8

The Shape of Things

Stephanie and Joanna open an aerobics club. Problems present themselves when Stephanie appoints herself as the manager and relegates Joanna to custodial duties.

30 min

9

Write to Privacy

Joanna and Steph are furious with Michael after they peek at his diary and find out what he really thinks of them.

30 min

10

Still the Beavers

Dick convinces George to quit the Beaver Lodge after the Beavers cheat George out of a prize rightfully his. George starts up a rival lodge to get back at the Beavers.

30 min

11

Much Ado About Mitch

George joins a Big Brother program and is dismayed when his young protege Mitch is awestruck by Dick's fast paced lifestyle. Michael and Stephanie use a Oujia board.

30 min

12

Look Ma, No Talent

Michael begins shirking his duties and risks his job when he tries to find a talent to impress his mother.

30 min

13

Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry

Larry dedicates his life to Dick when he believes Dick brought him back from the dead.

30 min

14

Stephanie Nightingale

Stephanie must care for the hotel staff and guests when a measels epidemic sweeps the inn.

30 min

15

The Stratford Horror Picture Show

The Loudons are spooked when the ghost of Sarah Newton (episode #2) returns to haunt the inn.

30 min

16

I Do, Okay

Joanna and a decidedly unenthusiastic Dick decide to renew their wedding vows to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

30 min

17

The Snowmen Cometh

The town panics when it appears the annual Snow Carnival will be cancelled due to a lack of snow. Larry, Darryl & Darryl request $2,000 to make it snow.

30 min

18

Will the Real Dick Loudon Please Shut Up?

Dick is thrilled when a production company expresses interest in making 'How to be a Plumber' into a video. His elation quickly dissipates when the producers decide to recast 'Dick Loudon' because of Dick's shifty eyes and stammer.

30 min

19

He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin

George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

30 min

20

Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter

On a lark, Dick submits his newest book to his publisher under the pseudonym he used when he first started writing, Dwight Schmidlapp, only to find it rejected. Dick sinks into a funk when he realizes he's 'coasting' in his writing career.

30 min

21

Torn Between Three Brothers

A jilted fiancee staying at the inn gets a job at the Minuteman cafe. She unwittingly encourages the affections of both Darryls but rejects them for the more vocal Larry. George organizes a citywide campaign when Michael pulls Barnaby Jones off the air in favor of The Secret Lives of Platinum Gold Dancers.

30 min

22

Baby, I'm Your Handyman

George worries that a new girlfriend, actress Loretta Dupris is only dating him to make use of his handyman skills. TV Producer J.J. buys a Victorian mansion and plans to bulldoze it to erect a space needle.

30 min

23

Replaceable You

Secretary Alma amazes Dick, which she fills in as producer.

30 min

24

Pre-Nups

The Loudons, George, Steph and Michael are invited to Vanderkellen mansion for Arthur's birthday. Art insists Michael sign a pre-nuptial agreement that he refuses to do. Stephanie fears Michael's only dating her for her money. Dick worries when he breaks a music box given to Arthur by Winston Churchill.

30 min