The Dick Van Dyke Show
I Was a Teenage Head Writer
An office crisis sets Rob to reminiscing about his hectic early days as a comedy writer. 25:31 minutes.
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All About Eavesdropping (10/23/63)
Through Richie's toy intercom, Rob and Laura tune in on a conversation at the Helpers' and almost lose two friends.
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When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen (5/8/63)
Rob finds himself in hot water after inadvertently lifting a comedy idea from another show.
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Jilting the Jilter (5/1/63)
Sally gets a marriage proposal from an opportunistic comedian who wants her to write his material.
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A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise (4/24/63)
Laura despairs when husband Rob learns of her elaborate plans to throw a surprise party for him.
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It's a Shame She Married Me (4/17/63)
Rob suffers pangs of jealousy when Laura meets a successful old flame. Robert Vaughn guest-stars.
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Divorce (4/10/63)
Rob finds himself caught in the middle after Buddy announces he is going to divorce Pickles.
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Racy Tracy Rattigan (4/3/63)
A romantic British film star arouses Rob's ire by his attention to Laura. Richard Dawson guest-stars.
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I'm No Henry Walden! (3/27/63)
Rob finds himself very out of place at a dinner party for celebrated literati. Carl Reiner guest-stars.
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The Square Triangle (3/20/63)
A French singing idol, who has played a curious part in both Rob's and Laura's past, suddenly reappears.
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The Sam Pomerantz Scandals (3/6/63)
Rob, Laura and the office gang put together a variety show to help out an old friend.
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Give Me Your Walls (2/27/63)
When Rob's living room needs a paint job, he hires a colorful master painter of Rome, Florence, and Brooklyn. Vito Scotti guest stars.
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Don't Trip Over That Mountain (2/20/63)
To his great regret, Rob ignores Laura's warning to stay off the big slopes on his first skiing excursion.
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My Husband Is a Check-Grabber (2/13/63)
Laura tries to break Rob of his expensive habit of picking up the check.
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It May Look Like a Walnut (2/6/63)
Under the influence of science fiction, Rob fears that a walnut will steal his imagination and his thumbs. Danny Thomas guest-stars.
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I Was a Teenage Head Writer (1/30/63)
An office crisis sets Rob to reminiscing about his hectic early days as a comedy writer.
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Ray Murdock's X-Ray (1/23/63)
Rob finds himself in hot water after giving a television interview in which he unwittingly portrays his wife Laura as a nut.
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Will You Two Be My Wife? (1/16/63)
Rob is slapped, kicked, and screamed at--among other things--by the girl he left behind when he entered the Army. Barbara Bain guest stars.
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The Foul-Weather Girl (1/9/63)
Laura sees a singing weather girl as a threat to her marriage.
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The Cat Burglar (1/2/63)
A phantom burglar pillages the Petrie home, but the police are baffled as to how he did it.
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Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra (12/26/62)
Rob directs an amateur theatrical in which rehearsals are dogged by controversy over the casting of a key part--Cleopatra. Bob Crane guest stars.
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A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own (12/19/62)
Rob feels that he has betrayed his dentist friend, Jerry Helper, when he lets another dentist work on his teeth.
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Gesundheit, Darling (12/12/62)
Rob begins to fear he is allergic to his own family when proximity to Laura and Richie starts him sneezing.
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A Bird in the Head Hurts (12/5/62)
Richie runs into the house screaming that he has been pecked on the head by a giant woodpecker.
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The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally (11/28/62)
Rob suspects cowriters Buddy and Sally of carrying on a clandestine romance.
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The Night the Roof Fell In (11/21/62)
Rob and Laura recount vastly different versions of a marital spat that sends Rob storming out of the house.
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What's in a Middle Name? (11/7/62)
Rob has some explaining to do when son Richie learns that his middle name is Rosebud.
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My Husband Is Not a Drunk (10/31/62)
Rob Petrie suffers from a post-hypnotic suggestion meant for someone else, and it causes mayhem at work.
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Hustling the Hustler (10/24/62)
Rob has an evening of high adventure with a veteran pool shark who pretends he can't play the game.
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Bank Book 6565696 (10/17/62)
Rob is puzzled and chagrined when he finds that Laura has a secret nest egg of her own.
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The Attempted Marriage (10/10/62)
A crippled jeep and a sprained ankle make Rob two hours late for his own wedding.
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The Two Faces of Rob (10/3/62)
To prove that a wife cannot always recognize her husband on the telephone, Rob disguises his voice and asks Laura for a date.
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Never Name a Duck (9/26/62)
When one of Richie's two pet ducks dies, it seems as if the Petrie family has lost one of its human members.
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The Return of Happy Spangler (4/18/62)
Rob makes the mistake of trying to help the old-time radio comedy writer who gave him his first break. Orginal Air Date: 4/18/62
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Sol and the Sponsor (4/11/62)
A fancy dinner party for Rob's television sponsor and his wife is enlivened by the arrival of Rob's old Army buddy. Orginal Air Date: 4/11/62
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The Bad Old Days (4/4/62)
Buddy convinces Rob that he, like all American husbands, is henpecked. Orginal Air Date: 4/4/62
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The Sleeping Brother (3/28/62)
Rob's talented, sleepwalking brother manages to audition successfully for "The Alan Brady Show" even while wide-awake. Jerry Van Dyke guest-stars. Carl Reiner makes his first appearance as Alan Brady in this episode. Orginal Air Date: 3/28/62
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I Am My Brother's Keeper (3/21/62)
Rob's bashful brother arrives in town and proves to be confident and outgoing only when he is sleepwalking. Jerry Van Dyke guest stars. Orginal Air Date: 3/21/62
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Where You Been, Fassbinder? (3/14/62)
Romance enters Sally's life in the form of an insurance salesman named Leo Fassbinder. Orginal Air Date: 3/14/62
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One Angry Man (3/7/62)
Laura believes Rob, on jury duty, has been unfairly swayed by the beautiful blonde defendant. Orginal Air Date: 3/7/62
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The Twizzle (2/28/62)
Sally drags the entire production staff to a bowling alley, where she unveils a new song and dance. Orginal Air Date: 2/28/62
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Father of the Week (2/21/62)
Rob's paternal pride suffers a cruel shock when he finds out that his six-year-old son is embarrassed to admit how his Dad makes a living. Orginal Air Date: 2/22/62
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The Boarder Incident (2/14/62)
While his wife is away, Buddy moves in with the Petries and quickly wears out his welcome. Orginal Air Date: 2/14/62
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A Word a Day (2/7/62)
Richie's expanding vocabulary starts to branch out in unexpected directions. Orginal Air Date: 2/7/62
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The Talented Neighborhood (1/31/62)
When his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies. Van Dyke's two young sons, Barry and Chris, have bit parts. Orginal Air Date: 1/31/62
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Who Owes Who What? (1/24/62)
Buddy ignores Rob's efforts to collect an old debt. Orginal Air Date: 1/24/62
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Punch Thy Neighbor (1/17/62)
Rob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public. Orginal Air Date: 1/17/62
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The Curious Thing About Women (1/10/62)
Unable to control her curiosity, Laura open's Rob's mail - much to her regret! Orginal Air Date: 1/10/62
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Where Did I Come From? (1/3/62)
Six-year-old Richie asks his parents the inevitable "Where did I come from?" question. They recall the days before his birth. John Rich's favorite show of the season. Orginal Air Date: 1/3/62
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Buddy, Can You Spare a Job? (12/26/61)
After Buddy leaves "The Alan Brady Show" for a job that falls through, Rob and Sally conspire to get him his old job back. Orginal Air Date: 12/26/61
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Sally Is a Girl (12/19/61)
Rob is accused of being a Don Juan when he takes his wife's advice and stops treating co-writer Sally as one of the boys. Orginal Air Date: 12/19/61
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Empress Carlotta's Necklace (12/12/61)
Rob proudly presents Laura with a huge, horrible necklace, but she cannot bring herself to tell him that it is an atrocity. Gavin MacLeod guest-stars. Orginal Air Date: 12/12/61
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Forty-Four Tickets (12/5/61)
Rob invites 44 fellow PTA members to his television show, but forgets all about it until air time. Orginal Air Date: 12/5/61
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The Meershatz Pipe (11/28/61)
Rob fears he is no longer needed when his co-writers do a show without his help.
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The Unwelcome Houseguest (11/21/61)
Rob reluctantly agrees to take care of Buddy's dog for the weekend and creates a furor when he brings the animal home. Orginal Air Date: 11/21/61
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To Tell or Not to Tell (11/14/61)
Rob and Richie find themselves more than a little lost when Laura briefly resumes her dancing career. Orginal Air Date: 11/14/1961
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Jealousy (11/7/61)
Laura begins to worry when Rob has to work nights with a beautiful television star.
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Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, MO (11/6/61)
Rob invites an old Army pal home to dinner and begins to fear he has a jewel thief on his hands. Orginal Air Date: 11/6/61
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Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced (10/31/61)
While rummaging through Rob's old army equipment, Rob and Laura recall that he broke her foot the night they met. Orginal Air Date: 10/31/61
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Washington vs. the Bunny (10/24/61)
Rob suffers with guilt when he has to go on a business trip the night of his son's play. Orginal Air Date: 10/24/61
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Sally and the Lab Technician (10/17/61)
Laura matches up her pharmacist cousin, Thomas, with Rob's fireball cowriter, Sally, for a lopsided dinner party.
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My Blonde-Haired Brunette (10/10/61)
Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading. 10/10/61
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Pilot - Head of the Family
Pilot episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show", orginally titled "Head of the Family"
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The Sick Boy and the Sitter (10/3/61)
Comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their "sick" son Ritchie with a babysitter while they attetnd a big party.
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