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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 Empress Carlotta's Necklace
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. Background image for Where Did I Come From?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. Background image for Where You Been, Fassbinder?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. Background image for Never Name a Duck
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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
  10. Background image for A Bird in the Head Hurts
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - 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
  11. Background image for That's My Boy???
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - 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
  12. Background image for I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
    9.0/10(1 votes)

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

    #12 - 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
  14. Background image for Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - 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
  15. Background image for The Sick Boy and the Sitter
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Sally and the Lab Technician
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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!

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    Director:John Rich
  17. Background image for Jealousy!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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
  18. Background image for One Angry Man
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 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
  19. Background image for All About Eavesdropping
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - 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
  20. Background image for The Third One from the Left
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - 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
  21. Background image for My Husband is the Best One
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for The Curse of the Petrie People
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for Remember the Alimony
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - 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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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Honeymoons Are for the Lucky

    S3:E23

    Rob recalls a time when he left Camp Crowder to spend his honneymoon with Laura.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  25. Background image for The Plots Thicken
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - The Plots Thicken

    S3:E25

    The Petrie's parents fight over where Laura and Rob should be buried. They have to decide which burial plot to choose without upsetting their in-laws.

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  26. Background image for The Meershatz Pipe
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Meershatz Pipe

    S1:E10

    Rob's not as impressed with Buddy's new Meershatz pipe as he is with the fact that it was a gift from Alan Brady. Not just impressed but envious as well. After all, he is the head writer of the show and begins to feel as if he isn't needed. Getting sick and having to miss work for several days doesn't help his insecurities.

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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".