friendly shrink friendly shrink thirteenth episode sixth season american comedy drama series overall episode series originally aired abc united_states january episode tom tries convince seek marriage counseling clashes susan children intelligence tries care increasingly episode written directed friendly shrink marked return portrayed appeared episode boom featured previously starred moon american nbc sitcom guest appearance tom graham friendly shrink received generally mixed reviews according nielsen_media_research episode seen million viewers lowest rating individual series history distinction held weeks subsequent episode glamorous life drew poorer ratings viewership friendly shrink suffered competition golden globe awards nbc hour eighth season premiere fox title episode taken line song country house written included stephen musical plot learns bob lee seeing counselor tom suggests going insists therapy tom starts seeing keeping feelings journal let read angrily visits graham defend sure tom admits gets mad control graham lack control felt losing baby reluctantly sits couch later tom returns work informs going therapy wheelchair continues order refuses let bath refuses brings breakfast places shelf reach physical arrives pretends abused tells patient reported later refuses takes outside garden begs stop breaks admits miserable prospective life needs ask help finally understands asks forgiveness students placed learning groups named animals initially suspects daughter madison slow group susan pleased son believes advanced leads competitive behavior ladies eventually taking pictures different students studying realizes actually advanced slow susan realizes confronts teacher public secret code animal groups widespread susan wait talk principal admit got carried away confess fears letting kids takes instant dislike son new girlfriend fears fun loving feels comfortable talking understand assures going speaks psychiatrist mental clinic says medicine working realizes person hurt neighbors friends karen visits asks come says come feel later karen returns susan comfort try forgive production friendly shrink written directed aired january united_states abc episode marked return absent episode boom suffered nervous breakdown previously starred moon american nbc sitcom guest appearance tom graham slated appear episode star guest appearance played talent agent sitcom played recurring character second seventh season played appeared runner serves consulting producer reception original american broadcast january friendly shrink seen million viewers according nielsen_media_research time lowest rating individual series history held distinction weeks glamorous life subsequent episode lovely received lower ratings viewership friendly shrink suffered competition golden globe awards nbc drew million viewers hour seventh season premiere fox drew million viewers friendly shrink received rating share viewers aged overall rating percent drop viewership previous week episode got gimmick friendly shrink received generally mixed reviews los_angeles_times praised episode particularly excited guest appearance called subplot susan cute honest felt characters run course entertainment_weekly writer declared interesting element episode touching realize damage wrote rest story lines night kind sat said story tom therapy sexy complimented homecoming said best line episode response rejected visitors says visiting maybe critical subplot susan said stuck storylines don matter territory buddytv felt episode little advance overall plot series included strong scenes good jokes called subplot heartbreaking said able time episodes squad called particularly episode declared tom subplot fun touching time said character showed new depths shown
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