
About this season
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 work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.
Episodes (32)

1. That's My Boy???
9.0Aired 25 September 1963 • 25 min
Rob recounts the day he became convinced that they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital.

2. The Masterpiece
7.0Aired 2 October 1963 • 25 min
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.

3. Laura's Little Lie
4.0Aired 9 October 1963 • 26 min
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.

4. Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice
5.0Aired 16 October 1963 • 25 min
Rob and Laura must get remarried for legal purposes, but it provokes an argument that could derail their plans.

5. All About Eavesdropping
8.0Aired 23 October 1963 • 24 min
Rob and Laura overhear Jerry and Millie complaining about them on the kid’s walkie-talkies, which makes for a cold dinner party.

6. Too Many Stars
7.0Aired 30 October 1963 • 26 min
Rob is recruited to direct another talent show, but this time Laura faces competition as the star.

7. Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?
7.0Aired 6 November 1963 • 25 min
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!

8. Uncle George
4.0Aired 13 November 1963 • 25 min
Rob’s Uncle George comes to visit in search of a wife.

9. Big Max Calvada
5.0Aired 20 November 1963 • 26 min
A gangster asks Rob and the gang to write an act for his no-talent nephew.

10. The Ballad of the Betty Lou
5.0Aired 27 November 1963 • 25 min
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]

11. Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
4.0Aired 4 December 1963 • 25 min
Rob hires a maid who turns out to have broken arm, speaks only Spanish, and is expecting a live-in position.

12. The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears
2.7Aired 11 December 1963 • 25 min
Rob thinks he has seen the suspects in a jewelry store robbery, but is afraid to go to the police.

13. The Alan Brady Show Presents
6.5Aired 18 December 1963 • 25 min
The staff has to plan a Christmas show.

14. The Third One from the Left
8.0Aired 1 January 1964 • 25 min
Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.

15. My Husband is the Best One
8.0Aired 8 January 1964 • 25 min
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.

16. The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
7.0Aired 15 January 1964 • 25 min
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!

17. The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
7.0Aired 22 January 1964 • 25 min
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.

18. A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards
6.0Aired 29 January 1964 • 24 min
Rob and friends play poker with marked cards that Rob was using to teach Ritchie some magic tricks.

19. Happy Birthday and Too Many More
7.0Aired 5 February 1964 • 25 min
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!

20. The Brave and the Backache
5.0Aired 12 February 1964 • 25 min
Laura wonders why Rob never wants to be alone with her.

21. The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth
6.0Aired 19 February 1964 • 25 min
Sally is famous overnight leaving Rob and Buddy to work alone.

22. My Part-Time Wife
5.0Aired 26 February 1964 • 25 min
Laura helps out at the office but drives Rob crazy while Sally is away.

23. Honeymoons Are for the Lucky
7.5Aired 4 March 1964 • 25 min
Rob recalls a time when he left Camp Crowder to spend his honneymoon with Laura.

24. How to Spank a Star
7.0Aired 11 March 1964 • 25 min
Rob's favorite star Paula Marshall is due to guest on the Alan Brady show but her demands cause problems for everybody.

25. The Plots Thicken
7.5Aired 18 March 1964 • 25 min
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.

26. Scratch My Car and Die
6.0Aired 25 March 1964 • 25 min
Rob has a new car that he loves and won't let anyone touch. When Laura takes Ritchie to school she gets a scratch on the car! When Rob finds out he wants to sue the person who did it.

27. The Return of Edwin Carp
4.0Aired 1 April 1964 • 25 min
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.

28. October Eve
8.0Aired 8 April 1964 • 25 min
Laura's past comes back to haunt her in form of painting that is at an art gallery.

29. Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband is in Jail
5.0Aired 15 April 1964 • 25 min
Rob ends up in jail after contacting an army buddy.

30. My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
4.0Aired 22 April 1964 • 25 min
Rob and Laura see Jerry go out with another woman.

31. I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
9.0Aired 29 April 1964 • 24 min
Rob goes to Buddy’s barber for a dubious treatment to prevent baldness.

32. Teacher's Petrie
4.0Aired 13 May 1964 • 25 min
The teacher falls in love with Laura.