The Dick Van Dyke Show
Comedy • Series

The Dick Van Dyke Show

7.6/10 1961 5 Seasons 158 Episodes Ended

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.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5

Season 1 Episodes

S1E1
E1
The Sick Boy and the Sitter
25 min 1961

Alan Brady is throwing a party at his penthouse for a few of the network executives and he wants the writing staff to at…

S1E2
E2
My Blonde-Haired Brunette
25 min 1961

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. L…

S1E3
E3
Sally and the Lab Technician
25 min 1961

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

S1E4
E4
Washington vs. the Bunny
25 min 1961
S1E5
E5
Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced
25 min 1961

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

S1E6
E6
Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.
25 min 1961

Rob runs into Harrison B. Harding but Rob doesn't recall who he is. Harrison knows everything about Rob which bothers Ro…

S1E7
E7
Jealousy!
26 min 1961

Jerry plants seeds of mistrust in Laura's mind when he learns that Valerie Blake, the beautiful movie star, will be gues…

S1E8
E8
To Tell or Not to Tell
26 min 1961

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

S1E9
E9
The Unwelcome Houseguest
25 min 1961

Buddy and his wife can't take their German Shepherd, Larry, with them on a three-day weekend. Buddy wants Rob to keep La…

S1E10
E10
The Meershatz Pipe
26 min 1961

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 ju…

S1E11
E11
Forty-Four Tickets
26 min 1961

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 ta…

S1E12
E12
Empress Carlotta's Necklace
26 min 1961

Rob buys Laura a hideous necklace but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she really feels about it. When Rob invi…

S1E13
E13
Sally Is a Girl
26 min 1961

Rob takes Laura's advice when Laura shows Rob how to treat Sally like a lady after seeing her treated like a guy. Laura …

S1E14
E14
Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
25 min 1961

Buddy wants to leave the show to become Head Writer of another show. Mel can't release Buddy from his contract, so he he…

S1E15
E15
Where Did I Come From?
25 min 1962

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

S1E16
E16
The Curious Thing About Women
25 min 1962

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

S1E17
E17
Punch Thy Neighbor
25 min 1962

Laura Millie and Jerry are watching the latest episode of The Alan Brady Show, Jerry tells everybody including the polic…

S1E18
E18
Who Owes Who What?
26 min 1962

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 …

S1E19
E19
The Talented Neighborhood
26 min 1962

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

S1E20
E20
A Word a Day
26 min 1962

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 …

S1E21
E21
The Boarder Incident
26 min 1962

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

S1E22
E22
Father of the Week
26 min 1962

Rob is invited to talk to Richie's class about what he does for a living. However, Richie hates the idea, thinking the o…

S1E23
E23
The Twizzle
26 min 1962

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

S1E24
E24
One Angry Man
26 min 1962

Rob gets called for jury duty. Unbeknownst to Rob, Laura attends the trial. The defendant is an exotic dancer. Is she re…

S1E25
E25
Where You Been, Fassbinder?
26 min 1962

Sally doesn't have a date for her birthday, then an old friend from high school (Leo Fassbinder) calls. Sally invites Le…

S1E26
E26
I Am My Brother's Keeper
25 min 1962

Rob tells Jerry that Stacey sleep walks, there is one problem Stacey needs to be awake to audition for Alan Brady. Rob p…

S1E27
E27
The Sleeping Brother
26 min 1962

Rob's shy brother Stacey has a problem. He's a somnambulist! And Stacey's a great performer when he's asleep. How can Ro…

S1E28
E28
The Bad Old Days
25 min 1962

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

S1E29
E29
Sol and the Sponsor
25 min 1962

Rob faces a dilemma when a rambunctious old army pal must be told he cannot attend a special dinner party that the Petri…

S1E30
E30
The Return of Happy Spangler
26 min 1962

Laura meets Happy Spangler who guesses who she is married to. Rob got his first job from Happy. Rob offers Happy a job t…

Cast

Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Rob Petrie
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
Laura Petrie
Rose Marie
Rose Marie
Sally Rogers
Morey Amsterdam
Morey Amsterdam
Buddy Sorrell
Larry Mathews
Larry Mathews
Richie Petrie

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