The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
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The Dick Van Dyke Show

7.6 / 10
1961
5 seasons
158 episodes
Comedy

The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.

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Cast

Seasons

  • The Sick Boy and the Sitter

    1.The Sick Boy and the Sitter

    8.0
    03-10-196125m

    Alan Brady is throwing a party at his penthouse for a few of the network executives and he wants the writing staff to attend. Unfortunately for Rob though Laura thinks Richie is on...

  • My Blonde-Haired Brunette

    2.My Blonde-Haired Brunette

    10-10-196125m

    Rob has only one day off from work and Laura is upset that Rob won't eat with her or do anything but sleep until 11am. Laura tells him he got about 7 seconds worth of sleep! (She s...

  • Sally and the Lab Technician

    3.Sally and the Lab Technician

    8.0
    17-10-196125m

    Laura tries to get Thomas (her cousin) and Sally together, but when Sally arrives Thomas doesn't get to say much, Thomas likes Sally anyway!

  • Washington vs. the Bunny

    4.Washington vs. the Bunny

    24-10-196125m
  • Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced

    5.Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced

    31-10-196125m

    While clearing out the bedroom closet, Rob finds his old army boots, bringing back memories of how he and Laura first met.

  • Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.

    6.Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.

    06-11-196125m

    Rob runs into Harrison B. Harding but Rob doesn't recall who he is. Harrison knows everything about Rob which bothers Rob greatly. So the Harrisons come to dinner, Rob thinks Harri...

  • Jealousy!

    7.Jealousy!

    8.0
    07-11-196126m

    Jerry plants seeds of mistrust in Laura's mind when he learns that Valerie Blake, the beautiful movie star, will be guesting on The Alan Brady Show. Laura doesn't listen to him unt...

  • To Tell or Not to Tell

    8.To Tell or Not to Tell

    14-11-196126m

    Rob wonders if Laura will go back into show business after someone is ill.

  • The Unwelcome Houseguest

    9.The Unwelcome Houseguest

    21-11-196125m

    Buddy and his wife can't take their German Shepherd, Larry, with them on a three-day weekend. Buddy wants Rob to keep Larry for the weekend, but Rob refuses because he hasn't talke...

  • The Meershatz Pipe

    10.The Meershatz Pipe

    7.0
    28-11-196126m

    Rob's not as impressed with Buddy's new Meershatz pipe as he is with the fact that it was a gift from Alan Brady. Not just impressed but envious as well. After all, he is the head...

  • Forty-Four Tickets

    11.Forty-Four Tickets

    05-12-196126m

    Rob trips over a toy that Ritchie to pick up he even forget the Bridge night! Rob has also asked the PTA to come to a taping of The Alan Brady Show Mrs. Billings (Eleanor Audley) p...

  • Empress Carlotta's Necklace

    12.Empress Carlotta's Necklace

    9.0
    12-12-196126m

    Rob buys Laura a hideous necklace but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she really feels about it. When Rob invites his parents to see the necklace, his mother has a surpri...

  • Sally Is a Girl

    13.Sally Is a Girl

    19-12-196126m

    Rob takes Laura's advice when Laura shows Rob how to treat Sally like a lady after seeing her treated like a guy. Laura doesn't realize what trouble she causes! Rob hopes Laura's...

  • Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?

    14.Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?

    26-12-196125m

    Buddy wants to leave the show to become Head Writer of another show. Mel can't release Buddy from his contract, so he helps Rob and Sally write a memo to Alan to encourage him to f...

  • Where Did I Come From?

    15.Where Did I Come From?

    9.0
    03-01-196225m

    Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the inevitable question.

  • The Curious Thing About Women

    16.The Curious Thing About Women

    10-01-196225m

    Rob uses Laura's habit of opening his mail as the basis for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show.

  • Punch Thy Neighbor

    17.Punch Thy Neighbor

    17-01-196225m

    Laura Millie and Jerry are watching the latest episode of The Alan Brady Show, Jerry tells everybody including the police officer who comes by to ask for tickets that show was bad....

  • Who Owes Who What?

    18.Who Owes Who What?

    24-01-196226m

    Laura wants to get ahead on paying taxes and tries to ask Rob about a $25 check while he is watching a boxing match and is mad because he missed the punch. Rob tries to figure out...

  • The Talented Neighborhood

    19.The Talented Neighborhood

    31-01-196226m

    The Alan Brady Show is looking for talented kids and Rob is asked to get auditions for practically every kid in the neighborhood.

  • A Word a Day

    20.A Word a Day

    07-02-196226m

    Ritchie is starting to learn some new words. He says a bad word to Laura in the car. She thinks ignoring it is the best course, but Rob wants to have a "man-to-man" talk with Ritch...

  • The Boarder Incident

    21.The Boarder Incident

    14-02-196226m

    Buddy's wife is out of town, so Rob invites Buddy to stay at his house for the duration. Disaster ensues.

  • Father of the Week

    22.Father of the Week

    21-02-196226m

    Rob is invited to talk to Richie's class about what he does for a living. However, Richie hates the idea, thinking the other kids will be bored listening to his dad talk about come...

  • The Twizzle

    23.The Twizzle

    28-02-196226m

    Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance sensation that's sure to sweep the nation.

  • One Angry Man

    24.One Angry Man

    8.0
    07-03-196226m

    Rob gets called for jury duty. Unbeknownst to Rob, Laura attends the trial. The defendant is an exotic dancer. Is she really innocent as only Rob believes? Is Rob going to be in a...

  • Where You Been, Fassbinder?

    25.Where You Been, Fassbinder?

    9.0
    14-03-196226m

    Sally doesn't have a date for her birthday, then an old friend from high school (Leo Fassbinder) calls. Sally invites Leo to her apartment for a quiet evening, but Rob, Laura, Budd...

  • I Am My Brother's Keeper

    26.I Am My Brother's Keeper

    21-03-196225m

    Rob tells Jerry that Stacey sleep walks, there is one problem Stacey needs to be awake to audition for Alan Brady. Rob plans a party for Stacey to see if he will make it on the sho...

  • The Sleeping Brother

    27.The Sleeping Brother

    28-03-196226m

    Rob's shy brother Stacey has a problem. He's a somnambulist! And Stacey's a great performer when he's asleep. How can Rob get Stacey to perform a great audition for Alan Brady whil...

  • The Bad Old Days

    28.The Bad Old Days

    04-04-196225m

    Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.

  • Sol and the Sponsor

    29.Sol and the Sponsor

    11-04-196225m

    Rob faces a dilemma when a rambunctious old army pal must be told he cannot attend a special dinner party that the Petries are throwing to make an impression with an Alan Brady Sho...

  • The Return of Happy Spangler

    30.The Return of Happy Spangler

    18-04-196226m

    Laura meets Happy Spangler who guesses who she is married to. Rob got his first job from Happy. Rob offers Happy a job to help Buddy and Sally write the show but doesn't feel he ca...

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