1988 • 22 episodes
The seventh season of Newhart aired on CBS from October 24, 1988 to May 22, 1989.
Episodes
Episode 1 • Oct 24, 1988
Dick becomes the focus of the town's ire after a prisoner breaks out of jail using one of Dick's how-to manuals.
Episode 2 • Oct 31, 1988
Michael revs up the stale Ye Olde Apple Days festival, leaving George and his traditional activites in the cold..until George organizes a rival festival. Larry and his brothers stage a walk-a-thon when swampland is endangered.
Episode 3 • Nov 14, 1988
Stephanie is horrified to discover that a blood transfusion following an emergency appendectomy came from Darryl.
Episode 4 • Nov 21, 1988
Dick and Joanna visit a therapist after Joanna becomes concerned that their marriage is stagnating. Stephanie is worried after discovering that Michael had large ears as a child.
Episode 5 • Dec 12, 1988
Stephanie is attracted to the virile young stomemason working at the Inn.
Episode 6 • Dec 19, 1988
Dick's father visits the inn and, to Dick's consternation, resists all Dick's efforts to entertain him.
Episode 7 • Jan 09, 1989
Dick's patience is tried when he's elected foreman of a jury of the townspeople, who as always use their peculiar intellect to irk Dick.
Episode 8 • Jan 16, 1989
Joanna lands a job selling real estate. Her first sale hits a snag when her low-class clients, the Hollidays, stay at the inn while looking for a home.
Episode 9 • Jan 23, 1989
Michael goes job hunting after he's axed by WPIV.
Episode 10 • Feb 06, 1989
The Inn's old maid, Madelyn Stone, returns after a 25 year absence to answer George's marriage proposal. Stephanie competes with Madelyn.
Episode 11 • Feb 13, 1989
Dick fills in for Michael and takes Stephanie to a high society charity ball. Dick is the life of the party after Stephanie tells everyone that Dick owns a large hotel chain.
Episode 12 • Feb 20, 1989
Michael goes into debt after spending lavishly on Annual Cupcake Day.
Episode 13 • Feb 27, 1989
Michael & Joanna endure a torturous evening at Larry, Darryl & Darryl's house. Dick gives a commencement speech at an exclusive school.
Episode 14 • Mar 13, 1989
Dick is picked to be the sidekick for a new late night talk show hosted by an abrasive man who has it in for Dick.
Episode 15 • Mar 20, 1989
Wealthy socialite Scooter Drake drops by Vermont looking to purchase an inn. While Joanna shows Scooter around, Michael begins a new career as a mime.
Episode 16 • Mar 27, 1989
While visiting Michael in a sanitarium (he's vacationing), Dick runs into illustrator Corinne Denby and invites her to collaborate with him on his next book...despite her habit of burning things.
Episode 17 • Apr 10, 1989
Stephanie goes on a shopping spree while she tries to forget Michael. Meanwhile Dr. Kaiser realizes she has developed an attraction for Michael (who's been released from the sanitarium).
Episode 18 • Apr 24, 1989
Michael becomes a last minute guest on Vermont Today and emerges a town favorite. The dimwitted locals hang on his every word.
Episode 19 • May 01, 1989
Joanna gets her own realty television show providing a great lead-in for Vermont Today. Dick loves the big ratings but can't stand Joanna's amorous co-host. Meanwhile, one of the Darryls' receives a manservant as a present.
Episode 20 • May 08, 1989
George's Aunt Bess visits, shattering several of his childhood beliefs when he finds she wasn't the sweet lady he remembers. Dick and one of the Darryls play chess.
Episode 21 • May 15, 1989
The townspeople accuse Dick or murdering Joanna after her ""disappearance"" strangely fits the scenario of his first murder-mystery novel, ""Murder at the Stratley"".
Episode 22 • May 22, 1989
Michael and Stephanie conduct personal interviews at the mall and realize that they're perfect together after all.