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The Worst Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show

Every episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Bad Old Days" is the worst rated episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". It scored 6.3/10 based on 277 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by N/A, it aired on 4/4/1962. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Viva Petrie".

  • The Bad Old Days
    6.3/10277 votes
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    #1 - The Bad Old Days

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/4/1962

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

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Viva Petrie
    6.4/10250 votes
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    #2 - Viva Petrie

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1965

    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.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: John Whedon

  • Racy Tracy Rattigan
    6.5/10263 votes
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    #3 - Racy Tracy Rattigan

    Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 4/3/1963

    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

  • The Twizzle
    6.6/10370 votes
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    #4 - The Twizzle

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/28/1962

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Uncle George
    6.6/10258 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • You Ought to Be in Pictures
    6.7/10246 votes
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    #6 - You Ought to Be in Pictures

    Season 5 Episode 28 - Aired 4/27/1966

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Jack Winter

  • Jilting the Jilter
    6.8/10255 votes
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    #7 - Jilting the Jilter

    Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 5/1/1963

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Romance, Roses and Rye Bread
    6.8/10249 votes
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    #8 - Romance, Roses and Rye Bread

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1964

    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?

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Garry Marshall, Jerry Belson

  • Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk
    6.8/10242 votes
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    #9 - Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1964

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Garry Marshall

  • Body and Sol
    6.8/10244 votes
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    #10 - Body and Sol

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1965

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • The Boarder Incident
    6.9/10257 votes
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    #11 - The Boarder Incident

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1962

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

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Happy Birthday and Too Many More
    6.9/10242 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Boy #1, Boy #2
    6.9/10240 votes
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    #13 - Boy #1, Boy #2

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1965

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Martin Ragaway

  • I Do Not Choose to Run
    6.9/10241 votes
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    #14 - I Do Not Choose to Run

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1966

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • Divorce
    7.0/10246 votes
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    #15 - Divorce

    Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 4/10/1963

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Reiner

  • It's a Shame She Married Me
    7.0/10252 votes
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    #16 - It's a Shame She Married Me

    Season 2 Episode 29 - Aired 4/17/1963

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sheldon Keller

  • Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
    7.0/10250 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • Go Tell the Birds and Bees
    7.0/10240 votes
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    #18 - Go Tell the Birds and Bees

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1965

    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.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Making of a Councilman
    7.0/10241 votes
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    #19 - The Making of a Councilman

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/1966

    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.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • Washington vs. the Bunny
    7.1/10309 votes
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    #20 - Washington vs. the Bunny

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1961

    Rob and Laura Recall how they met.

    Director: John Rich, Robert Butler

    Writer: Carl Reiner

  • The Return of Happy Spangler
    7.1/10258 votes
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    #21 - The Return of Happy Spangler

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/18/1962

    Laura meets Happy Spangler who guesses who she is married to. Rob got his first job from Happy. Rob offers Happy a job to help Buddy and Sally write the show but doesn't feel he can do it. The gang quickly gets tired of Happy. Rob has to let him go because Happy can't come up with a joke.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Anthony Stone
    7.1/10235 votes
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    #22 - Anthony Stone

    Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 3/24/1965

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Thy Other Neighbor
    7.1/10237 votes
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    #23 - Love Thy Other Neighbor

    Season 5 Episode 29 - Aired 5/4/1966

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • The Meershatz Pipe
    7.2/10301 votes
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    #24 - The Meershatz Pipe

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1961

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Word a Day
    7.2/10253 votes
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    #25 - A Word a Day

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1962

    Ritchie is starting to learn some new words. He says a bad word to Laura in the car. She thinks ignoring it is the best course, but Rob wants to have a "man-to-man" talk with Ritchie. Rob also wants to confront the family that he assumes is responsible for Ritchie learning the bad words, but that could prove embarrassing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A