My Favorite Dick Van Dyke Show Episodes
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- 1961–196630mTV-G8.1 (417)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamLaura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob complains about Ritchie's forgetfulness, but suddenly realizes he forgot to reserve 44 tickets for the PTA to see The Alan Brady Show. Rob begs and borrows some tickets; Buddy and Sally try to steal some tickets for him. An unexpected twist occurs at the last moment.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.8 (302)TV EpisodeDirectorJames KomackStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob 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.
- 1961–196630mTV-G8.8 (428)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamLaura opens and reads Rob's mail, she giving him a Reader's Digest version of it, and even throwing away what she considers unimportant. Rob is not angry that Laura opened his mail, but he is angry that she read it before he did. Laura doesn't understand why Rob is so upset as he always lets her read his mail anyway. After apologies are made, the issue is resolved. Or is it? Out of general chit-chat, Rob tells Sally and Buddy about the event. Buddy thinks the situation is ripe for a comedy sketch for the show, to which Sally and Rob concur. Before the show airs, Laura, not knowing the topic of the sketch, tells Millie and Jerry that Rob told her that she was its inspiration. What's worse for Laura after watching the sketch is that Rob, Sally and Buddy kept the female character's name Laura, so that everyone watching the show believes that character truly is her. To add further insult to Laura, the sketch truly is funny - one of the best they've ever written - making her an even bigger laughing stock. Laura is furious with Rob, who has to make it up to her somehow. But when the next day seems to mirror what happened in the sketch, will Laura act exactly the way the maniacal wife in the sketch did?
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.4 (270)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamWhen his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob's brother Stacey has a two week furlough and sends Rob a telegram that he's coming for a visit. Rob (whom Stacey calls "Burford") isn't thrilled. He explains to Laura that his shy brother has a problem.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob'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 while Stacey is awake?
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamBuddy laments the decline of the American male and yearns for the "good old days". Rob starts to feel he does too much housework. He has a nightmare about the bad circumstances of the "old days".
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamCan a man disguise his voice and fool his wife over the phone? Rob thinks he has, using an Italian accent as "Dr. Benelli", reciting poetry. Was Laura flirting with a stranger or was she wise the whole time? How dolce fare niente, indeed.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob discovers Laura's secret bank account. Its mystery preoccupies his thoughts till he finally has to confront her and ask what it's for.
- 1961–196630mTV-G8.2 (332)TV EpisodeDirectorAlan RafkinStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamA hypnotist visits a Petrie dinner party where Rob accidentally picks up a post-hypnotic suggestion.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.9 (282)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRitchie finds his birth certificate and wants an explanation for his middle name being Rosebud.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.3 (245)TV EpisodeDirectorCoby RuskinStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob suspects that Buddy and Sally may be moonlighting for another comedy show (or worse - having an affair).
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamThe Petries start quarreling after neighbor Jerry suggests Rob's recent sneezing fits are psychosomatic expressions of repressed rage at Laura. Worse yet, could Rob have become allergic to Laura?
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.2 (242)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob suffers pangs of guilt after a dental emergency arises while Jerry's out of town, forcing Rob to accept treatment from another dentist whom Rob finds superior.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.9 (310)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamWhile directing the annual variety show sponsored by his talented neighbors, Rob becomes frustrated by spousal jealousies as he tries to pair the perfect "Cleopatra" to "Mark Antony" for the lead roles.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamA successive string of neighborhood cat burglaries makes the Petries and the Helpers jumpy, all of whom get victimized despite their hyper-vigilance over every little sound.
- DirectorJerry ParisStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob thinks he can be a guest on an infamously incendiary talk show without getting burned. Boy, was HE ever wrong. Now if he can just keep Laura from seeing the show, he might just save his marriage.
- 1961–196630mTV-G9.2 (579)TV EpisodeDirectorJerry ParisStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob enjoys a scary televised sci-fi movie while Laura cowers in fear from it, but the next day details of that movie, where Earthlings are being taken over, appear to be coming true.
- 1961–196626mTV-G8.3 (282)TV EpisodeDirectorCoby RuskinStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob promises Laura he won't get injured on his skiing trip with Jerry, but when he sustains a full-body bang-up, he does all he can to keep it from her rather than admit her woman's intuition was correct.
- 1961–196630mTV-G8.3 (276)TV EpisodeDirectorJerry ParisStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob drives himself beyond distraction trying to figure out whether Laura is going to throw him a surprise party for his birthday and, if she IS going to throw a surprise party, when and where it's going to happen.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamDuring a flashback about his early days as a parent, Rob recounts why he believed Laura and he brought home a baby belonging to someone else.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob's unguarded gestures at an auction have him unwittingly bidding on and winning an ugly clown painting that covers another work beneath, perhaps a masterpiece.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamRob would like to know why Laura disappears every time his insurance agent Ed Rubin comes over or calls.