Waldorf Hysteria
A character checks into a nut house either voluntarily or involuntarily.
Newhart
Appearances
- 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.