The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961 - 1966 TV-G 30m 8.4

The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.

Rob Petrie is the head writer for the television sketch comedy, the Alan Brady Show, starring the egotistical Alan Brady. Rob's appointment started off as being a controversial one, especially to his two co-writers, the more experienced Buddy Sorrell and Sally Rogers, who end up becoming his friends regardless. Rob has to balance his New York City work life with his New Rochelle home life with wife Laura Petrie, who he met while he was in the army and she a dancer with a USO troupe, and their young son Ritchie. Although largely content in her roles as housewife and mother, Laura on occasion aspires to her former dancer life, which places added complications into the marriage.

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Episodes:

Episode 7 Jealousy!

7. Jealousy!

Aired: Nov 7, 1961

Jerry plants seeds of mistrust in Laura's mind when he learns that Valerie Bl...

Episode 10 The Meershatz Pipe

10. The Meershatz Pipe

Aired: Nov 28, 1961

Rob's not as impressed with Buddy's new Meershatz pipe as he is with the fact...

Episode 11 Forty-Four Tickets

11. Forty-Four Tickets

Aired: Dec 5, 1961

Rob complains about Ritchie's forgetfulness, but suddenly realizes he forgot ...

Episode 13 Sally Is a Girl

13. Sally Is a Girl

Aired: Dec 19, 1961

Rob and Buddy treat Sally as "one of the guys", even in the presence of Sally...

Episode 17 Punch Thy Neighbor

17. Punch Thy Neighbor

Aired: Jan 17, 1962

Rob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob'...

Episode 18 Who Owes Who What?

18. Who Owes Who What?

Aired: Jan 24, 1962

Rob remembers $25 he lent Buddy. Laura doesn't think he will collect. Rob is ...

Episode 20 A Word a Day

20. A Word a Day

Aired: Feb 7, 1962

Ritchie is starting to learn some new words. He says a bad word to Laura in t...

Episode 21 The Boarder Incident

21. The Boarder Incident

Aired: Feb 14, 1962

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

Episode 22 Father of the Week

22. Father of the Week

Aired: Feb 21, 1962

Rob is Father of the Week at Ritchie's school. Ritchie is afraid that Rob wil...

Episode 23 The Twizzle

23. The Twizzle

Aired: Feb 28, 1962

Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance...

Episode 24 One Angry Man

24. One Angry Man

Aired: Mar 7, 1962

Rob gets called for jury duty; unbeknownst to him, Laura attends the trial. T...

Episode 27 The Sleeping Brother

27. The Sleeping Brother

Aired: Mar 28, 1962

Rob's shy brother Stacey has a problem. He's a somnambulist! And Stacey's a g...

Episode 28 The Bad Old Days

28. The Bad Old Days

Aired: Apr 4, 1962

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

Episode 29 Sol and the Sponsor

29. Sol and the Sponsor

Aired: Apr 11, 1962

Rob faces a dilemma when a rambunctious old army pal must be told he cannot a...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Comedy, Family