Waldorf Hysteria
A character checks into a nut house either voluntarily or involuntarily.
Newhart
Appearances
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: Episode 130 (1976). Season 1 ends with Mary having a nervous breakdown on live television and Tom committing her to an asylum.
- Cheers: Season 3, episode 1, "Rebound: Part 1" (1984). After Sam and Diane finally break up, Diane has a nervous breakdown and ends up in a mental institution.
- Newhart: Season 7, episode 16, "The Little Match Girl" (1989). After Michael has a confrontation with Stephanie and a date in a restaurant, he gets arrested and is given the option to spend 14 days in jail or in a sanitarium; he chooses the sanitarium.
- Seinfeld: Season 3, episode 2, "The Truth" (1991). George breaks up with his girlfriend, and she demands he tell her the truth about why. At first, he makes up excuses, but after further prodding, he tells her she's pretentious, and she gets so upset that she ends up in a mental institution.
- NewsRadio: Season 3, episode 20, "Our Fiftieth Episode" (1997). Bill loses his shit at a meter attendant who gave him a parking ticket, gets arrested, and after a psych evaluation, he ends up getting committed.
- Spin City: Season 2, episode 1, "Paul Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1997). After Paul and the mayor run off to Miami without telling anyone, Mike gets them both psych evaluations, after Paul's evaluation, he gets committed.