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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. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth

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    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:N/A
  2. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart

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    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:N/A
  3. 9.1/10(650 votes)

    #3 - It May Look Like a Walnut!

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    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
  4. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - That's My Boy???

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    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:N/A
  5. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    S3:E31

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

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  6. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - You're Under Arrest

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    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:N/A
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  8. 8.9/10(503 votes)

    #7 - The Ghost of A. Chantz

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    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!

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  9. 8.8/10(473 votes)

    #8 - The Curious Thing About Women

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    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
  10. 8.6/10(336 votes)

    #9 - The Impractical Joke

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    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.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.6/10(364 votes)

    #10 - Never Bathe on Saturday

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    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
  12. 8.5/10(402 votes)

    #11 - Where Did I Come From?

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    S1:E15

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.5/10(323 votes)

    #12 - One Hundred Terrible Hours

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  14. 8.4/10(337 votes)

    #13 - Pink Pills and Purple Parents

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    S4:E10

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

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  15. 8.3/10(324 votes)

    #14 - The Two Faces of Rob

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    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.

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    Director:John Rich
  16. 8.3/10(319 votes)

    #15 - Don't Trip Over That Mountain

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
  17. 8.3/10(308 votes)

    #16 - A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise

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    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!

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  18. 8.2/10(373 votes)

    #17 - My Husband Is Not a Drunk

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    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.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
  19. 8.2/10(283 votes)

    #18 - Three Letters from One Wife

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    S4:E9

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:N/A
  20. 8.1/10(465 votes)

    #19 - My Blonde-Haired Brunette

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    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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  21. 8.1/10(350 votes)

    #20 - One Angry Man

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    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
  22. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - All About Eavesdropping

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    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:N/A
  23. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Third One from the Left

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    S3:E14

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  24. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - My Husband is the Best One

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    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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  25. 8.0/10(358 votes)

    #24 - My Mother Can Beat Up My Father

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    S4:E1

    Laura has a talent for judo when she defends Rob at a bar.

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  26. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Curse of the Petrie People

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    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" 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 N/A, it aired on 9/15/1965. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart".