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The Best Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3

Every episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3!

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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"That's My Boy???" is the best rated episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" season 3. It scored 9.1/10 based on 490 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by N/A, it aired on 9/25/1963. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Masterpiece".

  • That's My Boy???
    9.1/10490 votes

    #1 - That's My Boy???

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1963

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

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Masterpiece
    8.0/10284 votes

    #2 - The Masterpiece

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1963

    Rob unwittingly bids on a painting at an auction, and when he gets it home, he uncovers another painting underneath that looks like a Grant Wood.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Laura's Little Lie
    7.7/10262 votes

    #3 - Laura's Little Lie

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1963

    Are Rob and Laura married? This episode brings up that question as Rob asks Laura to sign insurance forms that Laura never signed. Laura does everything she can to hide a mistake Rob doesn't know about. Rob is tired of ""losing his wife"" He finds out he married a 17 year-old Laura.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Carl Reiner

  • Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice
    7.7/10265 votes

    #4 - Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1963

    Rob and Laura must get remarried for legal purposes, but it provokes an argument that could derail their plans.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Carl Reiner

  • All About Eavesdropping
    8.6/10402 votes

    #5 - All About Eavesdropping

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1963

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sheldon Keller

  • Too Many Stars
    7.6/10273 votes

    #6 - Too Many Stars

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1963

    Rob is recruited to direct another talent show, but this time Laura faces competition as the star.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Sheldon Keller

  • Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?
    8.0/10304 votes

    #7 - Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1963

    While working on a joke, Rob should be going to Alan's house to talk about the joke. After hitting himself on the head with a violin (a real one) Rob goes to a party. The party is in Red Hook, New Jersey!

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Reiner

  • Uncle George
    6.6/10258 votes

    #8 - Uncle George

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1963

    Rob’s Uncle George comes to visit in search of a wife.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Max Calvada
    7.6/10301 votes

    #9 - Big Max Calvada

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1963

    A gangster asks Rob and the gang to write an act for his no-talent nephew.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ballad of the Betty Lou
    7.5/10244 votes

    #10 - The Ballad of the Betty Lou

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1963

    The Ballad of Betty Lou, Is episode seventy-two, In which Rob and Jerry buy a boat, That really got their goat, 'Cause just as Laura predicted, As the Wisard of Id did, Their friendship was tested, But as soon as they rested, All was fine, So cast off the Line! - [email protected]

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: Martin Ragaway

  • Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
    7.0/10250 votes

    #11 - Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1963

    Rob hires a maid who turns out to have broken arm, speaks only Spanish, and is expecting a live-in position.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: John Whedon

  • The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears
    7.5/10240 votes

    #12 - The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1963

    Rob thinks he has seen the suspects in a jewelry store robbery, but is afraid to go to the police.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff

  • The Alan Brady Show Presents
    7.7/10309 votes

    #13 - The Alan Brady Show Presents

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1963

    The staff has to plan a Christmas show.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff

  • The Third One from the Left
    7.6/10244 votes

    #14 - The Third One from the Left

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1964

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: John Whedon

  • My Husband is the Best One
    7.8/10251 votes

    #15 - My Husband is the Best One

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1964

    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.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Martin Ragaway

  • The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
    7.2/10281 votes

    #16 - The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1964

    Laura tries to setup Arthur with a wife she invites Sally & Donna on two different days. Laura really wants Donna date Arthur, when Donna & Arthur hit it Rob does everything to stop the date by locking Donna in the bathroom! Rob feels Sally won't have a chance with Arthur, Rob and Laura wonder who Arthur picked for his date, he picks his former wife who he married twice!

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Garry Marshall, Jerry Belson

  • The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
    8.3/10321 votes

    #17 - The Life and Love of Joe Coogan

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1964

    Rob meets Laura's old flame Joe Coogan at the country club, Rob tells Laura he met Joe and Laura thinks he looked in her shoebox where her pomes are kept. (The pomes are kept in the basement) What Laura doesn't know is the Sonnets give a clue as to what Joe does for a living. Laura & Millie play Golf with Father Joe Coogan. Laura invites Joe to dinner along with Buddy & Sally only to get a big shock.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Reiner

  • A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards
    7.9/10263 votes

    #18 - A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1964

    Rob and friends play poker with marked cards that Rob was using to teach Ritchie some magic tricks.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: Ernest Chambers

  • Happy Birthday and Too Many More
    6.9/10242 votes

    #19 - Happy Birthday and Too Many More

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1964

    Laura & Rob are deciding when to have his party day should it be 3 weeks after or before Ritchie actual date of birth? Laura says she will have the party at Dizzy Land (not Disney Land). Rob & Laura forget the Gardner has come and have the party inside (with 63 kids!) because the garden needed to be fertilized!

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff

  • The Brave and the Backache
    7.4/10245 votes

    #20 - The Brave and the Backache

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1964

    Laura wonders why Rob never wants to be alone with her.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Sheldon Keller, Howard Merrill

  • The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth
    7.5/10241 votes

    #21 - The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1964

    Sally is famous overnight leaving Rob and Buddy to work alone.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff

  • My Part-Time Wife
    7.8/10243 votes

    #22 - My Part-Time Wife

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1964

    Laura helps out at the office but drives Rob crazy while Sally is away.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff

  • Honeymoons Are for the Lucky
    7.7/10267 votes

    #23 - Honeymoons Are for the Lucky

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1964

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Reiner

  • How to Spank a Star
    7.7/10251 votes

    #24 - How to Spank a Star

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1964

    Rob's favorite star Paula Marshall is due to guest on the Alan Brady show but her demands cause problems for everybody.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Nathaniel Curtis, Bill Idelson

  • The Plots Thicken
    7.6/10238 votes

    #25 - The Plots Thicken

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/18/1964

    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.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Reiner, Bill Persky, Sam Denoff