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 2 Episodes

S2E1
E1
Never Name a Duck
25 min 1962

Rob brings home two baby ducks left over from the show, and Ritchie becomes attached to them. When one dies and the othe…

S2E2
E2
The Two Faces of Rob
25 min 1962

Rob tries to prove he can use a fake accent to fool Laura into flirting with a stranger, then is dismayed to think that …

S2E3
E3
The Attempted Marriage
25 min 1962

Rob and Laura tell Ritchie the story of their failed attempts to get married.

S2E4
E4
Bank Book 6565696
25 min 1962

When Rob discovers Laura’s secret bank, he thinks he is getting a new projector for his birthday—but instead he receives…

S2E5
E5
Hustling the Hustler
25 min 1962

Rob invites Buddy’s brother Blackie for a friendly game of pool, not realizing that he is a hustler.

S2E6
E6
My Husband Is Not a Drunk
25 min 1962

Rob accidentally intercepts a hypnotic suggestion meant for Buddy, and doesn’t realize that every time he hears a bell r…

S2E7
E7
What's in a Middle Name?
25 min 1962

Ritchie wonders what the ""R"" in his middle name stands for (Rose Bud) Rob and Laura figure out how to explain how he g…

S2E8
E8
Like a Sister
25 min 1962

Rob thinks Rick Vallone isn't right for Sally and tries to make him drunk (Sally hates drunks) and asks Rick to fall in …

S2E9
E9
The Night the Roof Fell In
25 min 1962

Rob comes home mad because the script needed a rewrite, Buddy was late & Sally left early. Rob leaves mad and goes for a…

S2E10
E10
The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally
25 min 1962

Rob worries that Buddy & Sally aren't his friends & falling in love with each other. Rob calls Buddy at home and Pickles…

S2E11
E11
A Bird in the Head Hurts
25 min 1962

Ritchie claims he is being attacked by a giant woodpecker, but Rob and Laura are convinced it’s just a bid for attention…

S2E12
E12
Gesundheit, Darling
25 min 1962

Rob, Laura, Jerry & Millie are playing cards, when Jerry thinks Rob might be sneezing because he keeps losing a game. Ro…

S2E13
E13
A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own
25 min 1962

Rob bites some chicken and breaks a tooth but feels bad when another dentist fixes the tooth. He worries that Jerry won'…

S2E14
E14
Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra
25 min 1962

Rob recalls directing last year’s PTA variety show, when jealousy interfered as he tried to pair the perfect Cleopatra w…

S2E15
E15
The Cat Burglar
25 min 1963

Rob & Laura read about a cat burglar and wants his picture in the paper. A noise is heard & Rob takes the gun but can't…

S2E16
E16
The Foul Weather Girl
25 min 1963

Laura has a problem when a girl asks for help in lading a role on the show. Laura's problems get worse as Janie tells La…

S2E17
E17
Will You Two Be My Wife?
25 min 1963

Buddy and Sally find Rob’s manuscript, which tells the story of the time he had to choose how to spend a three-day leave…

S2E18
E18
Ray Murdock's X-Ray
25 min 1963

Rob goes on an interview show, where he is tricked into describing Laura as a nut.

S2E19
E19
I Was a Teenage Head Writer
25 min 1963

Rob recalls the day he became head writer of the Alan Brady Show, and his first day of work with Buddy and Sally.

S2E20
E20
It May Look Like a Walnut!
25 min 1963

In this classic, Rob has a dream - inspired by a late-night horror movie on TV - involving walnuts, missing thumbs, and …

S2E21
E21
My Husband Is a Check-Grabber
25 min 1963

Rob wonders why Laura is angry with him, and learns she objects to his habit of picking up checks when they go out with …

S2E22
E22
Don't Trip Over That Mountain
25 min 1963

Laura is convinced that Rob will hurt himself on a ski trip, and when he actually does, Rob tries to hide his injuries r…

S2E23
E23
Give Me Your Walls!
25 min 1963

Rob and Laura hire a painter who seems to want to do anything but paint their walls.

S2E24
E24
The Sam Pomerantz Scandals
25 min 1963

Buddy and Sally are asked by Rob to help in a show for a friend of Rob's - Danny Brewster.

S2E25
E25
The Square Triangle
25 min 1963

This week’s guest star on the Alan Brady Show turns out to be someone from Rob and Laura’s past—and they both have a rea…

S2E26
E26
I'm No Henry Walden!
25 min 1963

Rob gets to meet Henry Walden at literary party but feels uncomfortable when he learns that he is the only comedy writer…

S2E27
E27
Racy Tracy Rattigan
25 min 1963

Alan Brady is out of town so Tracy Rattigan is the host. Rob is going to have to fight to keep Laura. Rob doesn't like …

S2E28
E28
Divorce
24 min 1963

Rob gets in the middle of a marital dispute between Buddy and Pickles.

S2E29
E29
It's a Shame She Married Me
25 min 1963

Rob meets Jim Darling who is an old flame Laura dated. Rob won't tell Laura he ran into Jim at the office, Rob tells Ji…

S2E30
E30
A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise
25 min 1963

Rob nearly ruins his own surprise birthday party after Laura finds out Rob already knows! Laura stays up all night plann…

S2E31
E31
Jilting the Jilter
25 min 1963

Sally gets engaged to Freddy White, a shady comedian who just wants her to write his act.

S2E32
E32
When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen
25 min 1963

Ritchie gives Rob an idea for a comedy sketch, but Rob doesn’t know he saw it on The Uncle Spunky Show.

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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