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The Worst 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 - The Attempted Marriage

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    S2:E3

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

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    Director:John Rich
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    #2 - Bank Book 6565696

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    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
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    #3 - Hustling the Hustler

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    S2:E5

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

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    Director:John Rich
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    #4 - 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
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    #5 - What's in a Middle Name?

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    S2:E7

    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)

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    Director:John Rich
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    #6 - Like a Sister

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    S2:E8

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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    #7 - The Night the Roof Fell In

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    S2:E9

    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.

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    #8 - The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally

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    S2:E10

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Lee Erwin
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    #9 - Gesundheit, Darling

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    S2:E12

    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!

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    Director:John Rich
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    #10 - A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own

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    S2:E13

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
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    #11 - The Cat Burglar

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    S2:E15

    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!

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    Director:John Rich
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    #12 - The Foul Weather Girl

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    S2:E16

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
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    #13 - Will You Two Be My Wife?

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    S2:E17

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
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    #14 - Ray Murdock's X-Ray

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    S2:E18

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
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    #15 - I Was a Teenage Head Writer

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    S2:E19

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

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    #16 - My Husband Is a Check-Grabber

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    S2:E21

    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.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
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    #17 - 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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    #18 - Give Me Your Walls!

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    S2:E23

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
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    #19 - The Sam Pomerantz Scandals

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    S2:E24

    Buddy and Sally are asked by Rob to help in a show for a friend of Rob's - Danny Brewster.

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    #20 - I'm No Henry Walden!

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    S2:E26

    Rob gets to meet Henry Walden at literary party but feels uncomfortable when he learns that he is the only comedy writer. The Hotels can't get their names right!

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    Director:Jerry Paris
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    #21 - Divorce

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    S2:E28

    Rob gets in the middle of a marital dispute between Buddy and Pickles.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
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    #22 - It's a Shame She Married Me

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    S2:E29

    Rob meets Jim Darling who is an old flame Laura dated. Rob won't tell Laura he ran into Jim at the office, Rob tells Jim they can't make it to his party because Ritchie is sick. Jim then brings the party to the Petrie home. Rob wants Laura to wear a jacket so Jim won't fall in love with her again.

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    #23 - 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
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    #24 - Jilting the Jilter

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    S2:E31

    Sally gets engaged to Freddy White, a shady comedian who just wants her to write his act.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
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    #25 - When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen

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    S2:E32

    Ritchie gives Rob an idea for a comedy sketch, but Rob doesn’t know he saw it on The Uncle Spunky Show.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Attempted Marriage" is the worst rated episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by Carl Reiner, it aired on 10/10/1962. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bank Book 6565696".