The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 1

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes30
DatesOct 3, 1961 - Apr 18, 1962
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Episodes

The Sick Boy and the Sitter
Season 1Episode 130 min

The Sick Boy and the Sitter

Head comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their slightly sick son Ritchie at home with a babysitter while they attend a work gathering

Oct 3, 1961
The Meershatz Pipe
Season 1Episode 230 min

The Meershatz Pipe

Rob tries to fake hes not sick, when he fears his co-writers can do a show without him

Nov 28, 1961
Jealousy!
Season 1Episode 330 min

Jealousy!

When Rob has to start working late nights with a beautiful actress Laura starts to worry.

Nov 7, 1961
Sally and the Lab Technician
Season 1Episode 430 min

Sally and the Lab Technician

Much to Rob's horror,Laura tries her hand at matchmaking when she invites her quiet introverted cousin Thomas over for a meal with exactly the opposite Sally.

Oct 17, 1961
Washington vs. the Bunny
Season 1Episode 530 min

Washington vs. the Bunny

Rob suffers with guilt when he has to go on a business trip the night of his son's play

Oct 24, 1961
Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced
Season 1Episode 630 min

Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced

While rummaging through Rob's old army equipment, Rob and Laura recall that he broke her foot the night they met

Oct 31, 1961
The Unwelcome Houseguest
Season 1Episode 730 min

The Unwelcome Houseguest

Without checking with Laura , Rob agrees to look after Larry-Buddys dog over the upcoming long weekend. Not only do Laura and Richie have other plans , Richie is terrified the large dog will eat him.

Nov 21, 1961
Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.
Season 1Episode 830 min

Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.

When a old Army buddy comes for a visit, Rob can't remember who he is

Nov 6, 1961
My Blonde-Haired Brunette
Season 1Episode 930 min

My Blonde-Haired Brunette

Laura thinks she is losing her sex appeal so she decides to dye her hair blond.. then changes her mind when Rob says he loves her with brown hair on the phone.

Oct 10, 1961
Forty-Four Tickets
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Forty-Four Tickets

Rob forgets to get 44 tickets to the Alan Brady Show for the PTA

Dec 5, 1961
To Tell or Not to Tell
Season 1Episode 1130 min

To Tell or Not to Tell

Rob and Richie find themselves more than a little lost when Laura briefly resumes her dancing career.

Nov 14, 1961
Sally is a Girl
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Sally is a Girl

Laura convinces Rob to treat Sally like a women and not one of the fellas leading Buddy to thing Rob has fallen in love with Sally

Dec 19, 1961
Empress Carlotta's Necklace
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Empress Carlotta's Necklace

Rob buys Laura a huge gaudy necklace that she secretly hates, to get rid of it, she gives it to Robs mother,  that loves it as a gift

Dec 12, 1961
Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?

Buddy accepts a writing job that Rob turned down but has to get out of his contract writing for the Alan Brady Show, it backfires and Buddy ends up with no job

Dec 26, 1961
Who Owes Who What?
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Who Owes Who What?

Rob thinks Buddy owes him money but it turns out it's the other way around

Jan 24, 1962
Sol and the Sponsor
Season 1Episode 1630 min

Sol and the Sponsor

When Robs old Army buddy shows up the same night as he is hosting a dinner party for his sponsor, knowing they will clash, Rob tries to get rid of the Army buddy to no avail

Apr 11, 1962
The Curious Thing About Women
Season 1Episode 1730 min

The Curious Thing About Women

Rob, Buddy and Sally write a skit about a wife opening her husbands mail angering Laura because she is guilty of doing the same thing.

Jan 10, 1962
Punch Thy Neighbor
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Punch Thy Neighbor

After Jerry teases Rob about writing a rotten show, Rob accidently punches Jerry in the nose.

Jan 17, 1962
Where Did I Come From?
Season 1Episode 1930 min

Where Did I Come From?

Rob tells the story about when Richie was born.

Jan 3, 1962
The Boarder Incident
Season 1Episode 2030 min

The Boarder Incident

When Buddy's wife is out of town, Buddy stays with Rob and Laura

Feb 14, 1962
A Word a Day
Season 1Episode 2130 min

A Word a Day

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

Feb 7, 1962
The Talented Neighborhood
Season 1Episode 2230 min

The Talented Neighborhood

Jan 31, 1962
Father of the Week
Season 1Episode 2330 min

Father of the Week

Rob is father of the week at Richie's school

Feb 21, 1962
The Twizzle
Season 1Episode 2430 min

The Twizzle

Sally helps get a dance craze started.

 

Feb 28, 1962
One Angry Man
Season 1Episode 2530 min

One Angry Man

Rob has jury duty

Mar 7, 1962
Where You Been, Fassbinder?
Season 1Episode 2630 min

Where You Been, Fassbinder?

Romance enters Sally's life in the form of an insurance salesman named Leo Fassbinder.

Mar 14, 1962
The Bad Old Days
Season 1Episode 2730 min

The Bad Old Days

Buddy laments the decline of the American male and yearns for the "good old days". Rob starts to feel he does too much housework. He has a nightmare about the bad circumstances of the "old days"

Apr 4, 1962
I Am My Brother's Keeper
Season 1Episode 2830 min

I Am My Brother's Keeper

Rob's sleep walking brother visits.

Mar 21, 1962
The Sleeping Brother
Season 1Episode 2930 min

The Sleeping Brother

Rob's sleep walking brother visits

Mar 28, 1962
The Return of Happy Spangler
Season 1Episode 3030 min

The Return of Happy Spangler

Laura meets a man running a tie shop that says he gave Rob his first job

Apr 18, 1962

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