1984 • 22 episodes
The third season of Newhart aired on CBS from October 15, 1984 to May 27, 1985.
Episodes
Episode 1 • Oct 15, 1984
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.
Episode 2 • Oct 22, 1984
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.
Episode 3 • Oct 29, 1984
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'.
Episode 4 • Nov 05, 1984
Larry misinterprets a comment by Stephanie and makes her the object of his undying love.
Episode 5 • Nov 12, 1984
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.
Episode 6 • Nov 19, 1984
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.
Episode 7 • Nov 26, 1984
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.
Episode 8 • Dec 03, 1984
Dick is hounded by an obsessive fan who goes as far as moving into the inn and starting a Dick Loudon fan club.
Episode 9 • Dec 10, 1984
Dick is dragged into court when a farmer claims Dick plagiarized his work.
Episode 10 • Dec 31, 1984
George panics when his girlfriend starts talking marriage. Stephanie tries to pass the driver's test.
Episode 11 • Jan 07, 1985
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.
Episode 12 • Jan 14, 1985
George is a local hero after he saves two boys from drowning.
Episode 13 • Feb 04, 1985
The Loudons feud with Larry and the Darryls after Dick alerts animal control to the brother's illegal, and annoying goat. Simply hilarious.
Episode 14 • Feb 11, 1985
Dick and Joanna spar after Dick is 'riddled' with doubts when Joanna is set to appear on his Valentines Day Show.
Episode 15 • Feb 18, 1985
Stephanie falls for a visiting television executive, forcing her to choose between him and Michael.
Episode 16 • Feb 25, 1985
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.
Episode 17 • Mar 04, 1985
Joanna undertakes a massive project when she agrees to try to spruce up Larry, Darryl & Darryl and the Minuteman cafe.
Episode 18 • Mar 11, 1985
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.
Episode 19 • Mar 18, 1985
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.
Episode 20 • Apr 08, 1985
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.
Episode 21 • May 06, 1985
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.
Episode 22 • May 28, 1985
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.