The Best Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2

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

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.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

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

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

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.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Martin Ragaway

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

This week’s guest star on the Alan Brady Show turns out to be someone from Rob and Laura’s past—and they both have a reason to avoid him.

Director: Jerry Paris

Writer: N/A

Alan Brady is out of town so Tracy Rattigan is the host. Rob is going to have to fight to keep Laura. Rob doesn't like how fast things are going. Tracy loves driving Rob crazy, The gang writes the best show for Tracy.

Director: Sheldon Leonard

Writer: Carl Reiner

Rob and Laura tell Ritchie the story of their failed attempts to get married.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

When Rob discovers Laura’s secret bank, he thinks he is getting a new projector for his birthday—but instead he receives a sports shirt, and begins to wonder what that money is really for.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Harvey Bullock

Rob invites Buddy’s brother Blackie for a friendly game of pool, not realizing that he is a hustler.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

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

Ritchie wonders what the ""R"" in his middle name stands for (Rose Bud) Rob and Laura figure out how to explain how he got Rose Bud for a middle name, it started when Laura tells Rob she is going to have a baby. Ritchie learns he has 7 middle names! (which spell out Rose Bud)

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

Rob thinks Rick Vallone isn't right for Sally and tries to make him drunk (Sally hates drunks) and asks Rick to fall in love with Laura. Laura is always to smart for Rob and he realizes love is too hard to break.

Director: N/A

Writer: Carl Reiner

Rob comes home mad because the script needed a rewrite, Buddy was late & Sally left early. Rob leaves mad and goes for a walk. Laura wants a chance to talk to somebody so Millie listens not quite sure what they fought about.

Director: N/A

Writer: John Whedon

Rob worries that Buddy & Sally aren't his friends & falling in love with each other. Rob calls Buddy at home and Pickles and thinks Buddy picked up the phone. Now Rob has proof (or so he thinks) that Buddy are working on another show. They are doing a nightclub act on the side.

Director: N/A

Writer: Lee Erwin

Rob, Laura, Jerry & Millie are playing cards, when Jerry thinks Rob might be sneezing because he keeps losing a game. Rob thinks he could be allergic to Laura. Rob goes to the doctor to find out he could be allergic to his wife!

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

Rob bites some chicken and breaks a tooth but feels bad when another dentist fixes the tooth. He worries that Jerry won't be his friend. Rob tries not to show his teeth. Jerry isn't mad at Rob.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

Rob & Laura read about a cat burglar and wants his picture in the paper. A noise is heard & Rob takes the gun but can't find the bullets! Laura puts them in her Jewelry box!

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

Laura has a problem when a girl asks for help in lading a role on the show. Laura's problems get worse as Janie tells Laura how far they go back in high school and she is single. Laura gets mad when Rob works nights with Janie, She begins to thank Mel and not Rob.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

Buddy and Sally find Rob’s manuscript, which tells the story of the time he had to choose how to spend a three-day leave from the Army: go on a honeymoon with Laura, or travel back to Danville to tell his former fiancée Dorothy that he was marrying someone else.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Carl Reiner

Rob goes on an interview show, where he is tricked into describing Laura as a nut.

Director: Jerry Paris

Writer: Carl Reiner

Rob recalls the day he became head writer of the Alan Brady Show, and his first day of work with Buddy and Sally.

Director: Jerry Paris

Writer: Sheldon Keller

Rob wonders why Laura is angry with him, and learns she objects to his habit of picking up checks when they go out with their friends.

Director: Alan Rafkin

Writer: Carl Reiner

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: N/A

Writer: Carl Reiner

Rob and Laura hire a painter who seems to want to do anything but paint their walls.

Director: Jerry Paris

Writer: Carl Reiner