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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 20 - It May Look Like a Walnut!
    9.2/10(711 votes)

    #1 - It May Look Like a Walnut!

    S2:E20

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  2. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 12 - Empress Carlotta's Necklace
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Empress Carlotta's Necklace

    S1:E12

    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.

    Directors:John Rich, James Komack
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 15 - Where Did I Come From?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Where Did I Come From?

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 25 - Where You Been, Fassbinder?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Where You Been, Fassbinder?

    S1:E25

    Sally doesn't have a date for her birthday, then an old friend from high school (Leo Fassbinder) calls. Sally invites Leo to her apartment for a quiet evening, but Rob, Laura, Buddy and Mel think Leo is just a made up friend and plan to bring a loud party to Sally's apartment.

    Director:John Rich
    Writers:Carl Reiner, John Whedon

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  5. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 1 - That's My Boy???
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - That's My Boy???

    S3:E1

    Rob recounts the day he became convinced that they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 31 - I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All

    S3:E31

    Rob goes to Buddy’s barber for a dubious treatment to prevent baldness.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

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  7. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 1 - Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth
    9.0/10(536 votes)

    #7 - Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth

    S5:E1

    A talk show host gets Laura to tell a TV audience that Alan Brady is bald!

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 2 - The Ghost of A. Chantz
    8.9/10(571 votes)

    #8 - The Ghost of A. Chantz

    S4:E2

    Rob, Buddy, Laura, and Sally spend the night in a cabin that is haunted. They later learn that Mel is playing a joke!

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

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  9. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 26 - Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc.
    8.7/10(360 votes)

    #9 - Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc.

    S5:E26

    The staff sends a script to Alan Brady without deleting the insults directed at the star that they routinely add to blow off steam.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Kleinschmitt

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  10. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 27 - Never Bathe on Saturday
    8.6/10(409 votes)

    #10 - Never Bathe on Saturday

    S4:E27

    Laura and Rob plan to see a play but she gets locked in a bathroom at their hotel.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  11. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 10 - Pink Pills and Purple Parents
    8.5/10(370 votes)

    #11 - Pink Pills and Purple Parents

    S4:E10

    Laura takes some of Millie's pills only to find that they make her drunk.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Garry Marshall

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  12. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 16 - The Impractical Joke
    8.5/10(386 votes)

    #12 - The Impractical Joke

    S4:E16

    Rob tells Buddy that he will play a joke on Buddy. When Rob doesn't do it, Buddy's troubles only gets worse as an IRS agent visits him.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 30 - One Hundred Terrible Hours
    8.5/10(368 votes)

    #13 - One Hundred Terrible Hours

    S4:E30

    Just before Rob meets Alan Brady for the first time he tries to stay awake for 100 hours while doing a radio show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 30 - Long Night's Journey into Day
    8.5/10(401 votes)

    #14 - Long Night's Journey into Day

    S5:E30

    Rob & Jerry go fishing leaving Laura (who has a cold) home alone with a mynah bird. Millie comes back to keep Laura company, Millie couldn't find Laura (She was taking a shower).

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Garry Marshall

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  15. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 30 - A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise
    8.4/10(347 votes)

    #15 - A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise

    S2:E30

    Rob nearly ruins his own surprise birthday party after Laura finds out Rob already knows! Laura stays up all night planning the party. The guests are hiding in the Petrie house!

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  16. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 2 - The Two Faces of Rob
    8.3/10(364 votes)

    #16 - The Two Faces of Rob

    S2:E2

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

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Sheldon Keller

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  17. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 22 - Don't Trip Over That Mountain
    8.3/10(362 votes)

    #17 - Don't Trip Over That Mountain

    S2:E22

    Laura is convinced that Rob will hurt himself on a ski trip, and when he actually does, Rob tries to hide his injuries rather than admit she was right.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  18. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 3 - Uhny Uftz
    8.3/10(437 votes)

    #18 - Uhny Uftz

    S5:E3

    Rob and Buddy are working late, and keep thinking they hear a metallic voice saying ""Uhny Uftz""! The explore a supposedly abandoned office somewhere in the building, and find a somewhat 'mad' inventor (complete with a taciturn and vaguely menacing assistant) who has constructed a toy flying saucer. It works quite well, except that, instead of saying ""Merry Christmas"" as the inventor intended, the saucer only says ""Uhny Uftz"".

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Kleinschmitt

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  19. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 27 - The Man from My Uncle
    8.3/10(365 votes)

    #19 - The Man from My Uncle

    S5:E27

    Ritchie's bedroom is used as a stakeout point (it has the best view) Harry Bond is looking for the nephew of Wendell Gerard, Rob loves the gadgets the agent brings to solve the case.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Garry Marshall

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  20. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 6 - My Husband Is Not a Drunk
    8.2/10(405 votes)

    #20 - My Husband Is Not a Drunk

    S2:E6

    Rob accidentally intercepts a hypnotic suggestion meant for Buddy, and doesn’t realize that every time he hears a bell ring, he starts acting like a roaring drunk.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  21. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 9 - Three Letters from One Wife
    8.2/10(312 votes)

    #21 - Three Letters from One Wife

    S4:E9

    Millie gets a letter campaign together to make sure Rob still has a job.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 7 - The Great Petrie Fortune
    8.2/10(359 votes)

    #22 - The Great Petrie Fortune

    S5:E7

    After Rob and Laura finish watching a movie Uncle Hezekiah gives Rob and Laura clue as to what the fortune might be.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 1 - The Sick Boy and the Sitter
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Sick Boy and the Sitter

    S1:E1

    Alan Brady is throwing a party at his penthouse for a few of the network executives and he wants the writing staff to attend. Unfortunately for Rob though Laura thinks Richie is on the verge of being sick and wants to stay home. Rob is certain he'll be okay and wants to get a babysitter but he's having a hard time convincing Laura.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 3 - Sally and the Lab Technician
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Sally and the Lab Technician

    S1:E3

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

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  25. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 7 - Jealousy!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Jealousy!

    S1:E7

    Jerry plants seeds of mistrust in Laura's mind when he learns that Valerie Blake, the beautiful movie star, will be guesting on The Alan Brady Show. Laura doesn't listen to him until Rob begins a string of late night work sessions. Soon Laura's jealousy begins to grow and Rob will have to work just as hard to convince Laura that nothing is going on between he and Valerie Blake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"It May Look Like a Walnut!" is the best rated episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". It scored 9.2/10 based on 711 votes. Directed by Jerry Paris and written by Carl Reiner, it aired on 2/6/1963. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Empress Carlotta's Necklace".