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The Best Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show

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The Best Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show

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...

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  1. Background image for Never Bathe on Saturday
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Never Bathe on Saturday

    S4:E27

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  2. Background image for Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth

    S5:E1

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart

    S5:E19

    Mel is in trouble for not telling Alan that there was a change in the script. Rob tries to get Mel to stick up for himself, But Mel gets fired.

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    Director:Unknown
  4. Background image for It May Look Like a Walnut!
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  5. Background image for Never Name a Duck
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Never Name a Duck

    S2:E1

    Rob brings home two baby ducks left over from the show, and Ritchie becomes attached to them. When one dies and the other becomes ill, Rob must convince him that wild animals are happier when left in the wild.

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    Director:John Rich
  6. Background image for A Bird in the Head Hurts
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - A Bird in the Head Hurts

    S2:E11

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

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    Director:John Rich
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  8. Background image for That's My Boy???
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - That's My Boy???

    S3:E1

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

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. Background image for You're Under Arrest
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - You're Under Arrest

    S5:E13

    After fighting with Laura, Rob is arrested for hurting an old Lady. Rob has trouble telling police he didn't hurt the Lady (whom he saw in a barroom).

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Curious Thing About Women
    8.8/10(491 votes)

    #10 - The Curious Thing About Women

    S1:E16

    Rob uses Laura's habit of opening his mail as the basis for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show.

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    Director:John Rich
  12. Background image for Where Did I Come From?
    8.5/10(413 votes)

    #11 - Where Did I Come From?

    S1:E15

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra

    S2:E14

    Rob recalls directing last year’s PTA variety show, when jealousy interfered as he tried to pair the perfect Cleopatra with an amorous Mark Antony.

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    Director:John Rich
  14. Background image for My Blonde-Haired Brunette
    8.1/10(483 votes)

    #13 - My Blonde-Haired Brunette

    S1:E2

    Rob has only one day off from work and Laura is upset that Rob won't eat with her or do anything but sleep until 11am. Laura tells him he got about 7 seconds worth of sleep! (She set the clock ahead two hours!) Laura worries she is getting old (because of gray hair Rob found). In the office Rob tells Buddy and Sally the problem, but Rob has no idea what he and Laura fought over (She was crying to hard) Rob thinks over what may have made Laura cry. Rob calls her to say ""I Love You."" Laura tells Rob not to come home for an hour. (Millie ran out the hair color she use it all last week.)

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  15. Background image for One Angry Man
    8.1/10(366 votes)

    #14 - One Angry Man

    S1:E24

    Rob gets called for jury duty. Unbeknownst to Rob, Laura attends the trial. The defendant is an exotic dancer. Is she really innocent as only Rob believes? Is Rob going to be in a lot of trouble when he gets home?

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    Director:John Rich
  16. Background image for All About Eavesdropping
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - All About Eavesdropping

    S3:E5

    Rob and Laura overhear Jerry and Millie complaining about them on the kid’s walkie-talkies, which makes for a cold dinner party.

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    Director:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Third One from the Left
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Third One from the Left

    S3:E14

    Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  18. Background image for My Husband is the Best One
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - My Husband is the Best One

    S3:E15

    Rob is interviewed by a reporter, but the resulting story gives him a little too much credit for comfort at the office, thanks to Laura’s input.

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  19. Background image for The Curse of the Petrie People
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Curse of the Petrie People

    S5:E18

    Laura gets a brooch that (in the shape of the United States) tells the history of the Petrie family. Laura later puts the brooch in the garbage! We learn that Rob's mom hates the brooch!

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  20. Background image for Remember the Alimony
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Remember the Alimony

    S5:E20

    Rob and Laura leave Anchor Texas to go to Mexico only to find that marriage is hard to do. They soon find out that getting a divorce is easier than they thought (it costs $10 in Mexico!)

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  21. Background image for Empress Carlotta's Necklace
    7.8/10(352 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for To Tell or Not to Tell
    7.7/10(329 votes)

    #21 - To Tell or Not to Tell

    S1:E8

    Rob wonders if Laura will go back into show business after someone is ill.

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  23. Background image for Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
    7.7/10(335 votes)

    #22 - Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?

    S1:E14

    Buddy wants to leave the show to become Head Writer of another show. Mel can't release Buddy from his contract, so he helps Rob and Sally write a memo to Alan to encourage him to fire Buddy.

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  24. Background image for Who Owes Who What?
    7.7/10(323 votes)

    #23 - Who Owes Who What?

    S1:E18

    Laura wants to get ahead on paying taxes and tries to ask Rob about a $25 check while he is watching a boxing match and is mad because he missed the punch. Rob tries to figure out how to ask Buddy to pay him $25. Rob lies to Laura by saying Buddy paid the money back. While Jerry & Rob play chess Jerry says Rob should do a show on it to give Buddy the hint (to pay Rob back) Buddy think Rob owes him. Keep in mind the debut should have been paid 6 months ago!

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    Director:John Rich
  25. Background image for Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced
    7.6/10(397 votes)

    #24 - Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced

    S1:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Jealousy!
    7.6/10(373 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Never Bathe on Saturday" is the best rated episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jerry Paris and written by Carl Reiner, it aired on 3/31/1965. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth".