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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. Background image for The Bad Old Days
    6.2/10(315 votes)

    #1 - The Bad Old Days

    S1:E28

    Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Viva Petrie
    6.4/10(290 votes)

    #2 - Viva Petrie

    S5:E9

    Maria (the Petrie's maid) tells Manuel Luis Rodriguez to go to the Petrie's because Maria feels that Rob can find him a job, but the only Manuel can do is be a bullfighter.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  3. Background image for Racy Tracy Rattigan
    6.5/10(298 votes)

    #3 - Racy Tracy Rattigan

    S2:E27

    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.

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  4. Background image for The Twizzle
    6.6/10(403 votes)

    #4 - The Twizzle

    S1:E23

    Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance sensation that's sure to sweep the nation.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Uncle George
    6.6/10(295 votes)

    #5 - Uncle George

    S3:E8

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Jilting the Jilter
    6.7/10(287 votes)

    #6 - Jilting the Jilter

    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
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Happy Birthday and Too Many More
    6.7/10(284 votes)

    #7 - Happy Birthday and Too Many More

    S3:E19

    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!

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  9. Background image for You Ought to Be in Pictures
    6.7/10(280 votes)

    #8 - You Ought to Be in Pictures

    S5:E28

    Rob gets a movie role, but he has to kiss a woman. Laura makes sure that nothing else happens.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  10. Background image for Romance, Roses and Rye Bread
    6.8/10(289 votes)

    #9 - Romance, Roses and Rye Bread

    S4:E6

    Sally finds a secret admirer turns out to be an unwanted suitor in the shape of DelI proprietor, Bert Monker. With middle-age loneliness the only thing they have in common, can she let him down gently?

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  11. Background image for Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk
    6.8/10(286 votes)

    #10 - Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk

    S4:E14

    Neil Schenk comes looking for a job while Rob returns an old favor.

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  12. Background image for Boy #1, Boy #2
    6.8/10(280 votes)

    #11 - Boy #1, Boy #2

    S4:E19

    Laura & Millie drive Rob crazy when their sons are cast in a commercial.

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  13. Background image for Body and Sol
    6.8/10(292 votes)

    #12 - Body and Sol

    S5:E11

    Rob tells Buddy and Sally of the time he became the middle weight champion of his Army Camp.

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  14. Background image for The Boarder Incident
    6.9/10(297 votes)

    #13 - The Boarder Incident

    S1:E21

    Buddy's wife is out of town, so Rob invites Buddy to stay at his house for the duration. Disaster ensues.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for I Do Not Choose to Run
    6.9/10(287 votes)

    #14 - I Do Not Choose to Run

    S5:E16

    Rob gives a speech at council meeting that will land him a nomination for city councilman of New Rochelle.

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  16. Background image for Washington vs. the Bunny
    7.0/10(342 votes)

    #15 - Washington vs. the Bunny

    S1:E4

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  17. Background image for Divorce
    7.0/10(283 votes)

    #16 - Divorce

    S2:E28

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  18. Background image for It's a Shame She Married Me
    7.0/10(291 votes)

    #17 - It's a Shame She Married Me

    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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    Director:Unknown
  19. Background image for Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
    7.0/10(298 votes)

    #18 - Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors

    S3:E11

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

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  20. Background image for The Making of a Councilman
    7.0/10(286 votes)

    #19 - The Making of a Councilman

    S5:E17

    Rob decides to quit running for his seat on the New Rochelle city council after meeting the opponent running against him because of his experience.

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  21. Background image for Like a Sister
    7.1/10(294 votes)

    #20 - Like a Sister

    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:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
    7.1/10(318 votes)

    #21 - The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer

    S3:E16

    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!

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  23. Background image for Anthony Stone
    7.1/10(281 votes)

    #22 - Anthony Stone

    S4:E26

    Rob and Buddy find out that Sally's date is married.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Go Tell the Birds and Bees
    7.1/10(276 votes)

    #23 - Go Tell the Birds and Bees

    S5:E10

    Alberta Nelson shines in a small part as Miss Reshovsky, the concerned elementary schoolteacher of note. Rob and Laurie Petrie are also asked to the principal's office to discuss their son.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Love Thy Other Neighbor
    7.1/10(276 votes)

    #24 - Love Thy Other Neighbor

    S5:E29

    Laura and Rob spend time with the Staggs and going to the theater,Jerry & Millie feel left out.

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  26. Background image for The Meershatz Pipe
    7.2/10(334 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Bad Old Days" is the worst rated episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". It scored 6.2/10 based on 315 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/4/1962. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Viva Petrie".