The Best Episodes Written By Carl Reiner

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Never Bathe on Saturday

   S4:E273/31/1965

   Laura and Rob plan to see a play but she gets locked in a bathroom at their hotel.

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   #2 - It May Look Like a Walnut!

   S2:E202/6/1963

   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.

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   #3 - Where You Been, Fassbinder?

   S1:E253/14/1962

   Sally doesn't have a date for her birthday, then an old friend from high school (Leo Fassbinder) calls. Sally invites Leo to her apartment for a quiet evening, but Rob, Laura, Buddy and Mel think Leo is just a made up friend and plan to bring a loud party to Sally's apartment.

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   #4 - Never Name a Duck

   S2:E19/26/1962

   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.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - A Bird in the Head Hurts

   S2:E1112/5/1962

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

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   #6 - Sally and the Lab Technician

   S1:E310/17/1961

   Laura tries to get Thomas (her cousin) and Sally together, but when Sally arrives Thomas doesn't get to say much, Thomas likes Sally anyway!

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Honeymoons Are for the Lucky

   S3:E233/4/1964

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

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   #8 - The Plots Thicken

   S3:E253/18/1964

   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.

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   #9 - Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?

   S3:E711/6/1963

   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!

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Life and Love of Joe Coogan

    S3:E171/22/1964

    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.

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice

    S3:E410/16/1963

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

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    #12 - A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat

    S4:E410/14/1964

    A disagreement over politics almost breaks up a friendship between Rob and Jerry.

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    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Laura's Little Lie

    S3:E310/9/1963

    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.

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    #14 - The Return of Edwin Carp

    S3:E274/1/1964

    Alan Brady is on vacation so Rob arranges for Edwin Carp and other stars of the golden era of radio comedy to guest on a tv special.

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    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life

    S3:E304/22/1964

    Rob and Laura see Jerry go out with another woman.

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    #16 - The Man from Emperor

    S4:E510/21/1964

    Rob is offered a job at a men's magazine but Laura doesn't like the idea.

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    #17 - Racy Tracy Rattigan

    S2:E274/3/1963

    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.

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