Newhart

Dick travels to New York to interview famous starlet Erica Chase for a potential biography. Joanna hires Stephanie to be the new maid over her parents' objections.

Man-hungry Erica Chase chases Dick across her hotel suite to try to bed him. Stephanie's overbearing father flies to Vermont to convince her to come back home with him.

George finds a stray dog named Lucky. Stephanie's husband drops by to find out why she left him.

Joanna creates a stir at a potluck dinner by breaking a long-standing tradition where men eat in the dining room, and women eat in the kitchen.

Joanna convinces Dick to use a play he had written years before in a local production. Friction develops when Dick casts her as "Joanna's Mother" instead of the role of "Joanna."

Joanna is swamped when Dick volunteers her to serve Thanksgiving dinner for over one hundred people, including her parents. George is upset when his Thanksgiving parade is ruined by rain.

Stephanie gets lost in a winter snowstorm and stumbles into Larry, Darryl, and Darryl's home.

With a deadline looming, Dick cannot get work done on his latest book due to constant interruptions. Kirk wants to build a miniature golf course, George is worried about retirement, and The Stratford plays host to a guest who will not leave.

Kirk helms a singles club in the hopes of finding the perfect girlfriend.

Kirk thinks he's met the girl of his dreams but isn't sure how he feels when he discovers she's a clown.

Stephanie and Joanna attend a poetry reading at Dartmouth, where a professor takes an interest in Joanna. Dick unleashes his Irish temper when said professor makes a pass at Joanna.

Stephanie's old boyfriend stays at the inn with his new wife, Stephanie's old best friend, Tish Ellison. The sparks fly when Steph and Tish get reacquainted. Kirk throws a dinner party for Dick, Joanna, Cindy, and himself.

George becomes a volunteer fireman, determined to shed his image as the town boob. George loses the keys to the fire truck just as the town's first fire in five years erupts.

Kirk relies on Dick and George to decide whether or not to propose to Cindy.

Kirk is up in arms when a fast food franchise announces plans to build a restaurant in the town.

Kirk can't wait for his wedding to Cindy until the wedding starts, and Kirk faints during the ceremony.

Kirk's grandmother visits, loaning her car to Kirk and Cindy for their honeymoon. Kirk realizes there is trouble when he gets arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle.

Dick is dumbfounded when George's club, the Beavers, rejects him for membership. Kirk and Cindy have their first fight. A man with an imaginary wife stays at the inn.

Dick gets his own television program, "Vermont Today." Originally scheduled to interview the president of the University of Vermont, Dick instead hosts a competition for the world's smallest horse. Stephanie meets Michael Harris, the man of her dreams.

Stephanie is disappointed when she has to watch the inn instead of participating in the Maple Syrup beauty contest, so she quickly crafts a disguise and goes as Miss Inez Velasco, leaving the inn in the hands of a guest.

Dick and Joanna plan a birthday party for George after he reveals he's never had one. Dick calls everyone he can think of, but no one can make it. In desperation, Dick calls up George's old army buddies.