Newhart Season 3, Episode 12: Local Hero

1

Tell a Lie, Get a Check

Dick and Joanna return from vacation to find Kirk and Cindy have moved away and Kirk has asked Dick to sell the cafe. Michael teaches Dick the only way he'll be able to sell the rundown cafe is by stretching the truth.

30 min

2

Twenty Year Itch

Joanna has a date, set 20 years earlier, with a former beau in New York. A jealous Dick tags along. An awful trumpet player serenades the inn while he prepares for an audition.

30 min

3

A Hunting We Will Go

Dick, George, Chester, Jim & Michael go duck hunting on the opening day of hunting season to film a television special. They're all stranded when Michael forgets to tie off the boat. With death eminent, they all discuss their regrets in life, including Dick's admission that he always wanted to play Prof. Henry Hill in 'The Music Man'.

30 min

4

Miss Stephanie

Larry misinterprets a comment by Stephanie and makes her the object of his undying love.

30 min

5

But Seriously, Beavers

Dick's jokes at a Beaver Lodge roast for George are a hit with everyone except the guest of honor, spurring George to consider leaving the inn. Stephanie sells cosmetic kits.

30 min

6

Tickets, Please

Dick throws a fit and is sentenced for outstanding parking tickets on the day of a big Celtics game. Stephanie, who's never been punished for anything in her life, can't bring herself to tell Dick that she's the one who got the tickets.

30 min

7

Poor Reception

After Michael is roped into hiring Stephanie as WPIV's receptionist, he can't bring himself to fire her. Meanwhile, Joanna hires Harley Estin as a temporary maid.

30 min

8

The Fan

Dick is hounded by an obsessive fan who goes as far as moving into the inn and starting a Dick Loudon fan club.

30 min

9

Happy Trails to You

Dick is dragged into court when a farmer claims Dick plagiarized his work.

30 min

10

Georgie's Girl

George panics when his girlfriend starts talking marriage. Stephanie tries to pass the driver's test.

30 min

11

Pillow Fight

Dick and Joanna squabble over 'creative differences' when they collaborate on a book on pillows. Larry and the boys stay at the inn while their cabin is being fumigated.

30 min

12

Local Hero

George is a local hero after he saves two boys from drowning.

30 min

13

Dick Gets Larry's Goat

The Loudons feud with Larry and the Darryls after Dick alerts animal control to the brother's illegal, and annoying goat. Simply hilarious.

30 min

14

Once I Had a Secret Love

Dick and Joanna spar after Dick is 'riddled' with doubts when Joanna is set to appear on his Valentines Day Show.

30 min

15

Lady in Wading

Stephanie falls for a visiting television executive, forcing her to choose between him and Michael.

30 min

16

Look Homeward, Stephanie

Stephanie returns home for a brief visit, but she's soon convinced to stay when she's overwhelmed with presents. Michael is astonished by Steph's transformation to a spoiled brat. Dick tries to beat Joanna's annoying knack for guessing exactly what her birthday present will be.

30 min

17

My Fair Larry

Joanna undertakes a massive project when she agrees to try to spruce up Larry, Darryl & Darryl and the Minuteman cafe.

30 min

18

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hires You

After demanding extravagent perks, Michael is fired from WPIV. Bev replaces him with Dick. An unemployed Michael falls to pieces, and Dick is exasperated with his new job duties.

30 min

19

Out With the New, Inn With the Old

George is upset when Dick and Harley Estin try to remodel the garage so it looks like the carriage house it was originally built as several centuries ago. Joanna hosts a rummage sale.

30 min

20

R.I.P. Off

Harley goes to jail after he is tricked into selling swamp grave plots. Michael, Dick and Joanna set up an ""Abscam"" to catch the real criminal.

30 min

21

The Prodigal Darryl

Darryl runs off after he and his brother's win a contest for writing the best commerical jingle, netting them $30,000. Dick, Larry & the remaining Darryl search for the missing brother. Meanwhile, Joanna decorates the inn in Christmas decor for a Christmas card photo.

30 min

22

What Makes Dick Run

Dick and his crew have VITA fever when the local broadcasting awards, the VITAs, are scheduled to be announced. Dick, inspired by a puppet show put on by Larry and the boys for an ailing Stephanie, decides to jazz up his act to win a VITA nomination.

30 min