The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episodes

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Season 1 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - The Sick Boy and the Sitter

Comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their "sick" son Ritchie with a babysitter while they attend a big party.

     

Episode 2 - My Blonde-Haired Brunette

Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.

     

Episode 3 - Sally and the Lab Technician

Laura matches up her pharmacist cousin, Thomas, with Rob's fireball co-writer, Sally, for a lopsided dinner party.

     

Episode 4 - Washington vs. the Bunny

Rob is torn between going to Washington, D.C. on business and attending Ritchie's school play.

     

Episode 5 - Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced

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

     

Episode 6 - Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, MO

Rob invites an old Army pal home to dinner but begins to fear he has a jewel thief on his hands.

     

Episode 7 - Jealousy!

Laura begins to worry when Rob has to work nights with a beautiful television star.

     

Episode 8 - To Tell or Not to Tell

Complications ensue when Mel tells Rob that he wants Laura to dance on "The Alan Brady Show."

     

Episode 9 - The Unwelcome Houseguest

Rob reluctantly agrees to take care of Buddy's dog for the weekend and creates a furor when he brings the animal home.

     

Episode 10 - The Meershatz Pipe

Rob fears he is no longer needed when his co-writers do a show without his help.

     

Episode 11 - Forty-Four Tickets

Rob invites 44 fellow PTA members to his television show, but forgets all about it until air time.

     

Episode 12 - Empress Carlotta's Necklace

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 surprising reaction.

     

Episode 13 - Sally is a Girl

Rob and Buddy treat Sally as "one of the guys", even in the presence of Sally's date. When Laura wants Rob to treat Sally like a lady, Mel and Buddy get the wrong idea.

     

Episode 14 - Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?

When Buddy has a chance for a head writer job, Rob and Sally help Buddy get released from his contract. The plan backfires, so Rob and Sally have to find a way to get Buddy re-hired.

     

Episode 15 - Where Did I Come From?

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

     

Episode 16 - The Curious Thing About Women

Unable to control her curiosity, Laura opens Rob's mail and she instantly regrets it!

     

Episode 17 - Punch Thy Neighbor

Rob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public.

     

Episode 18 - Who Owes Who What?

Buddy ignores Rob's efforts to collect an old debt.

     

Episode 19 - The Talented Neighborhood

When his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies.

     

Episode 20 - A Word a Day

Ritchie's expanding vocabulary starts to branch out in unexpected directions.

     

Episode 21 - The Boarder Incident

While his wife is away, Buddy moves in with the Petries and quickly wears out his welcome.

     

Episode 22 - Father of the Week

Rob's paternal pride suffers a cruel shock when he finds out that his six-year-old son is embarrassed to admit how his Dad makes a living.

     

Episode 23 - The Twizzle

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

     

Episode 24 - One Angry Man

Laura believes Rob, on jury duty, has been unfairly swayed by the beautiful blonde defendant.

     

Episode 25 - Where You Been, Fassbinder?

Romance enters Sally's life in the form of an insurance salesman named Leo Fassbinder.

     

Episode 26 - I Am My Brother's Keeper

Rob's bashful brother arrives in town and proves to be confident and outgoing only when he is sleepwalking.

     

Episode 27 - The Sleeping Brother

Rob's talented, sleepwalking brother manages to audition successfully for "The Alan Brady Show" even while wide-awake.

     

Episode 28 - The Bad Old Days

Buddy laments the decline of the American male and yearns for the "good old days."

     

Episode 29 - Sol and the Sponsor

Rob faces a dilemma when an old army pal must be told he cannot attend a special dinner party that the Petries are throwing for a sponsor of "The Alan Brady Show."

     

Episode 30 - The Return of Happy Spangler

Rob makes the mistake of trying to help the old-time radio comedy writer who gave him his first break.

     



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