The Dick Van Dyke Show
TVPG
Sitcom
A comedy writer who works for a television variety show juggles family and a career in suburban New York.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, December 4
Turtles, Ties and Toreadors
Season 3 • Episode 11
Rob feels very much the hero when he hires a maid for his overworked wife, Laura.
Thursday, December 4
The Ballad of Betty Lou
Season 3 • Episode 10
Rob and Jerry invest in a sailboat and find they have embarked on a disastrous venture.
Friday, December 5
Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.
Season 1 • Episode 6
Rob invites an old Army pal home and begins to fear he is a jewel thief.
Friday, December 5
The Third One From the Left
Season 3 • Episode 14
A chorus girl on "The Alan Brady Show" falls desperately in love with Rob.
Friday, December 5
The Sound of the Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears ... Or Something Like That!
Season 3 • Episode 12
Rob gets involved with the police when he thinks he has witnessed two crooks making their getaway.
Sunday, December 7
The Talented Neighborhood
Season 1 • Episode 19
Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies.
Sunday, December 7
A Word a Day
Season 1 • Episode 20
Ritchie's expanding vocabulary starts to branch out in unexpected directions.
Monday, December 8
Jealousy!
Season 1 • Episode 7
Laura begins to worry when Rob has to work nights with a beautiful TV star.
Monday, December 8
My Husband Is the Best One
Season 3 • Episode 15
Rob finds himself in trouble when Laura interferes with an interview he is giving on Alan Brady.
Monday, December 8
The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
Season 3 • Episode 17
Laura meets her old love and discovers he has entered the priesthood.
Tuesday, December 9
To Tell or Not to Tell
Season 1 • Episode 8
Rob and Ritchie find themselves more than lost when Laura briefly resumes her dancing career.
Tuesday, December 9
The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
Season 3 • Episode 16
When a handsome bachelor moves in next door, Rob and Laura turn matchmakers.
Tuesday, December 9
Happy Birthday and Too Many More
Season 3 • Episode 19
Laura and Rob give Ritchie a birthday party and 63 screaming moppets make a shambles of their house.
Wednesday, December 10
The Unwelcome Houseguest
Season 1 • Episode 9
Laura's plans for a quiet weekend in the country are spoiled.
Wednesday, December 10
A Nice Friendly Game of Cards
Season 3 • Episode 18
Rob wins at poker, but almost loses a few friends after inadvertently using marked cards.
Wednesday, December 10
Honeymoons Are for the Lucky
Season 3 • Episode 23
Rob recalls his honeymoon with Laura.
Thursday, December 11
The Meershatz Pipe
Season 1 • Episode 10
Rob fears he is no longer needed when his co-writers turn out a show without his help.
Thursday, December 11
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Mouth
Season 3 • Episode 21
Sally becomes a television personality overnight, and it is Rob and Buddy who suffer.
Thursday, December 11
My Part-Time Wife
Season 3 • Episode 22
Rob nearly goes out of his mind when Laura fills in for Sally at the office.
Friday, December 12
Forty-Four Tickets
Season 1 • Episode 11
Rob invites 44 fellow PTA members to his television show, but he forgets to get the tickets.
Friday, December 12
100 Terrible Hours
Season 4 • Episode 30
Rob stays awake for 100 hours just before his job interview with Alan Brady.
Friday, December 12
Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth
Season 5 • Episode 1
Laura blurts out an embarrassing secret on a national television quiz show.
Friday, December 12
It May Look Like a Walnut
Season 2 • Episode 20
Rob fears a walnut will steal his imagination. Guest: Danny Thomas.
Friday, December 12
All About Eavesdropping
Season 3 • Episode 5
Through Ritchie's toy intercom, Rob and Laura tune in on a conversation at the Helpers.
Saturday, December 13
You're Under Arrest
Season 5 • Episode 13
Rob goes out to cool off after a quarrel with Laura and winds up in trouble.
Saturday, December 13
Big Max Calvada
Season 3 • Episode 9
An underworld figure involves Rob, Sally and Buddy in an unusual writing assignment.
Saturday, December 13
Father of the Week
Season 1 • Episode 22
Rob's paternal pride suffers a cruel shock when he finds out his 6-year-old son is ashamed of him.
Saturday, December 13
My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
Season 3 • Episode 30
Rob and Laura suspect the worst when they spy Jerry dining out with another woman.
Saturday, December 13
Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced
Season 1 • Episode 5
While rummaging through Rob's old Army equipment, Rob and Laura recall how he broke her foot.
Saturday, December 13
Sol and the Sponsor
Season 1 • Episode 29
A dinner for Rob's sponsor and his wife is enlivened by the arrival of one of Rob's Army buddies.
Saturday, December 13
Talk to the Snail
Season 5 • Episode 24
Thinking he is going to lose his job, Rob has an interview with a ventriloquist.
Saturday, December 13
Teacher's Petrie
Season 3 • Episode 32
Rob is skeptical when Laura's new writing teacher thinks she shows promise.
Saturday, December 13
Buddy Sorrell, Man and Boy
Season 5 • Episode 22
Buddy is either seeking therapy or having an affair.
Saturday, December 13
When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen
Season 2 • Episode 32
Rob finds himself in hot water after inadvertently lifting a comedy idea from another show.
Saturday, December 13
Young Man With a Shoehorn
Season 4 • Episode 22
Rob learns that a shoe clerk's lot is not always a happy one.
Saturday, December 13
A Farewell to Writing
Season 5 • Episode 2
Rob sets out to write a book during his vacation but has trouble getting started.
Saturday, December 13
Baby Fat
Season 4 • Episode 29
Rob helps his boss, Alan Brady, by rewriting a play starring the comic.
Saturday, December 13
Bupkis
Season 4 • Episode 24
Rob learns that a song he helped write is about to become a hit.
Saturday, December 13
Dear Sally Rogers
Season 5 • Episode 21
As a gag, Sally advertises for a husband on a national television show.
Saturday, December 13
Gesundheit, Darling
Season 2 • Episode 12
Rob fears he is allergic to his own family.
Saturday, December 13
Hustling the Hustler
Season 2 • Episode 5
Rob has an evening of high adventure with a veteran pool shark who pretends he cannot play the game.
Saturday, December 13
My Husband Is a Check-Grabber
Season 2 • Episode 21
Laura tries to break Rob of his expensive habit of picking up the check.
Saturday, December 13
The Alan Brady Show Presents
Season 3 • Episode 13
The entire "Alan Brady" staff presents a Christmas show instead of the script.
Saturday, December 13
That's My Boy?
Season 3 • Episode 1
Rob reminisces about the joy and uneasiness of the day Ritchie was born.
Saturday, December 13
The Ghost of A. Chantz
Season 4 • Episode 2
Rob, Laura, Sally and Buddy spend a frightening night in a haunted cabin at a mountain resort.
Saturday, December 13
Never Bathe on Saturday
Season 4 • Episode 27
Laura's toe becomes stuck in a bathtub spout.
Saturday, December 13
Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc.
Season 5 • Episode 26
Rob, Buddy and Sally are in trouble when their script insults the boss.
Saturday, December 13
My Husband Is Not a Drunk
Season 2 • Episode 6
A post-hypnotic suggestion turns Rob tipsy every time he hears a bell ring.
Saturday, December 13
The Great Petrie Fortune
Season 5 • Episode 7
Rob's dreams of inheriting a fortune seem dashed when he gets an old desk.
Saturday, December 13
The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
Season 3 • Episode 17
Laura meets her old love and discovers he has entered the priesthood.
Saturday, December 13
The Impractical Joke
Season 4 • Episode 16
Rob resorts to psychological warfare to get even with a practical joker.
Saturday, December 13
The Curious Thing About Women
Season 1 • Episode 16
Rob's sense of humor backfires when he decides to base a television skit on Laura's habits.
Saturday, December 13
Where Did I Come From?
Season 1 • Episode 15
Six-year-old Ritchie asks his parents about the birds and the bees.
Saturday, December 13
Uhny Uftz
Season 5 • Episode 3
Rob tracks a UFO to the office above his own.
Saturday, December 13
A Day in the Life of Alan Brady
Season 5 • Episode 25
The Helpers' anniversary bash becomes a documentary.
Saturday, December 13
A Show of Hands
Season 4 • Episode 28
Just before they are due at a formal banquet, Rob and Laura mistakenly dye their hands black.
Saturday, December 13
Draw Me a Pear
Season 5 • Episode 6
Soon after Rob and Laura begin an art class, the instructor has designs on Rob.
Saturday, December 13
Empress Carlotta's Necklace
Season 1 • Episode 12
Laura is afraid to tell Rob that she doesn't like a necklace.
Saturday, December 13
I Was a Teenage Head Writer
Season 2 • Episode 19
An office crisis sets Rob to reminiscing about his hectic early days as a comedy writer.
Saturday, December 13
I'm No Henry Walden!
Season 2 • Episode 26
Rob finds himself very out of place at a dinner party for several celebrated literati.
Saturday, December 13
My Husband Is the Best One
Season 3 • Episode 15
Rob finds himself in trouble when Laura interferes with an interview he is giving on Alan Brady.
Saturday, December 13
Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband Is in Jail
Season 3 • Episode 29
A night with an Army buddy lands Rob in jail.
Saturday, December 13
Who Owes Who What?
Season 1 • Episode 18
For Rob, a forgotten loan turns into a forgotten debt and a television script.
Saturday, December 13
How to Spank a Star
Season 3 • Episode 24
A guest on the Alan Brady Show demands that Rob take over as producer.
Saturday, December 13
It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise
Season 4 • Episode 11
The writers demand a raise and get entangled in the world of corporate finance.
Saturday, December 13
The Attempted Marriage
Season 2 • Episode 3
A crippled jeep and a sprained ankle make Rob two hours late for his own wedding.
Saturday, December 13
The Case of the Pillow
Season 4 • Episode 21
Rob Petrie becomes a trial lawyer to prosecute a shifty salesman.
Saturday, December 13
The Cat Burglar
Season 2 • Episode 15
A phantom burglar pillages the Petrie home and baffles the police.
Sunday, December 14
The Gunslinger
Season 5 • Episode 31
Rob dreams he is a sheriff in the Wild West.
Sunday, December 14
Laura's Little Lie
Season 3 • Episode 3
Laura confesses to Rob that she lied about her age on their marriage certificate.
Sunday, December 14
Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice
Season 3 • Episode 4
Rob and Laura, having learned they are not legally married, make plans to elope.
Sunday, December 14
Punch Thy Neighbor
Season 1 • Episode 17
Rob's pal Jerry strains their friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public.
Sunday, December 14
The Ballad of Betty Lou
Season 3 • Episode 10
Rob and Jerry invest in a sailboat and find they have embarked on a disastrous venture.
Sunday, December 14
The Lady and the Babysitter
Season 4 • Episode 3
Rob and Laura are unaware that their teenage baby sitter has a crush on Laura.
Sunday, December 14
The Last Chapter
Season 5 • Episode 32
Rob's autobiography is bought by Alan Brady for a television series.
Sunday, December 14
Bank Book 6565696
Season 2 • Episode 4
Rob learns Laura has a secret bank account.
Sunday, December 14
A Bird in the Head Hurts
Season 2 • Episode 11
Ritchie runs into the house screaming that he has been pecked on the head by a giant woodpecker.
Sunday, December 14
I Am My Brother's Keeper
Season 1 • Episode 26
Rob's shy brother (Jerry Van Dyke) has confidence while sleepwalking.
Sunday, December 14
The Sleeping Brother
Season 1 • Episode 27
Rob's brother (Jerry Van Dyke) auditions for the show while awake.
Sunday, December 14
The Sound of the Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears ... Or Something Like That!
Season 3 • Episode 12
Rob gets involved with the police when he thinks he has witnessed two crooks making their getaway.
Sunday, December 14
The Ugliest Dog in the World
Season 5 • Episode 4
Rob and Laura try to find a home for an ugly mutt from the dog pound.
Sunday, December 14
There's No Sale Like Wholesale
Season 4 • Episode 32
Buddy offers to help Laura get a fur coat for the wholesale price.
Sunday, December 14
Too Many Stars
Season 3 • Episode 6
Rob finds he has too many "stars" on his hands when he tries to direct this year's show.
Sunday, December 14
Brother, Can You Spare $2,500?
Season 4 • Episode 15
Rob receives a ransom demand of $2,500 for his lost television script.
Sunday, December 14
A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat
Season 4 • Episode 4
Rob's friendship with Jerry is almost destroyed in a row over a neighbor's crab grass lawn.
Sunday, December 14
My Two Showoffs and Me
Season 4 • Episode 13
Rob, Sally and Buddy go on big ego trips when a national magazine wants to do a story about them.
Sunday, December 14
Remember the Alimony
Season 5 • Episode 20
Rob and Laura remember the time they completed an application for a $10 divorce.
Sunday, December 14
Sally and the Lab Technician
Season 1 • Episode 3
Laura matches her cousin Thomas with Rob's co-writer, Sally, for a dinner party.
Sunday, December 14
Long Night's Journey Into Day
Season 5 • Episode 30
Laura spends a night alone in the house when Rob and Richie go fishing.
Sunday, December 14
October Eve
Season 3 • Episode 28
A painting of Laura resurfaces -- but this time she is not wearing any clothes.
Sunday, December 14
Pink Pills and Purple Parents
Season 4 • Episode 10
Laura takes two pink pills and suffers disastrous side effects.
Sunday, December 14
Don't Trip Over That Mountain
Season 2 • Episode 22
Rob ignores Laura's warning to stay off the big slopes on his first skiing trip.
Sunday, December 14
The Two Faces of Rob
Season 2 • Episode 2
To prove that a wife cannot always recognize her husband on the phone, Rob disguises his voice.
Sunday, December 14
A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise
Season 2 • Episode 30
Laura despairs when Rob learns of her elaborate plans to throw a surprise party for him.
Sunday, December 14
The Man From My Uncle
Season 5 • Episode 27
The Petrie home becomes a command post when government agents move in.
Sunday, December 14
My Blonde-Haired Brunette
Season 1 • Episode 2
Laura turns herself into a blonde femme fatale when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.
Sunday, December 14
One Angry Man
Season 1 • Episode 24
While serving jury duty, Rob finds himself siding with the female defendant.
Sunday, December 14
Three Letters From One Wife
Season 4 • Episode 9
Rob risks his job when he convinces Alan Brady to do a cultural documentary program.
Sunday, December 14
Br-Room, Br-Room
Season 4 • Episode 31
Rob buys a motorcycle and is arrested as a joy-riding delinquent.
Sunday, December 14
My Mother Can Beat Up My Father
Season 4 • Episode 1
Laura proves more proficient than Rob in the art of self-defense.
Sunday, December 14
The Masterpiece
Season 3 • Episode 2
Rob and Laura return home from an auction with two mysterious pieces of art.
Sunday, December 14
Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?
Season 3 • Episode 7
Rob finds himself at a party in a strange town, dancing with a young woman.
Sunday, December 14
The Death of the Party
Season 4 • Episode 12
Rob tries to attend Laura's family reunion without anyone finding out that he is sick.
Sunday, December 14
Ray Murdock's X-Ray
Season 2 • Episode 18
Rob unwittingly describes Laura as a "nut" on TV.
Sunday, December 14
Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra
Season 2 • Episode 14
Rob must choose a Cleopatra for a community theater production.
Sunday, December 14
The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart
Season 5 • Episode 19
Mel takes Rob's advice to stand up to Alan Brady -- and is promptly fired.
Sunday, December 14
The Curse of the Petrie People
Season 5 • Episode 18
Rob's parents give a family heirloom to Laura, who accidentally ruins it.
Sunday, December 14
The Redcoats Are Coming
Season 4 • Episode 20
The Petries entertain a British duo (Chad & Jeremy).
Sunday, December 14
What's in a Middle Name?
Season 2 • Episode 7
Rob has some explaining to do when son Ritchie discovers his peculiar middle name.
Sunday, December 14
The Night the Roof Fell In
Season 2 • Episode 9
A tiring day causes a spat between the Petries.
Sunday, December 14
Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home
Season 4 • Episode 25
Rob recalls the time he and his best friend tried to buy the same house.
Sunday, December 14
4 1/2
Season 4 • Episode 7
Rob and pregnant Laura are trapped with a robber (Don Rickles).
Sunday, December 14
The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail
Season 4 • Episode 8
The Alan Brady writers entertain at a prison and Rob gets locked up with the inmates.
Sunday, December 14
The Talented Neighborhood
Season 1 • Episode 19
Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies.
Sunday, December 14
The Boarder Incident
Season 1 • Episode 21
While his wife is away, Buddy accepts Rob's invitation to move in as a house guest.
Sunday, December 14
Father of the Week
Season 1 • Episode 22
Rob's paternal pride suffers a cruel shock when he finds out his 6-year-old son is ashamed of him.
Monday, December 15
No Rice at My Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 5
Rob and Laura recall their courtship days when Rob almost lost Laura to another man.
Monday, December 15
Body and Sol
Season 5 • Episode 11
Rob recalls the time he defended his title as middleweight champion of an Army camp.
Monday, December 15
Viva Petrie
Season 5 • Episode 9
A bullfighter becomes the Petries' new handyman.
Monday, December 15
Go Tell the Birds and the Bees
Season 5 • Episode 10
Rob and Laura find out that Ritchie has been telling stories in school.
Monday, December 15
Empress Carlotta's Necklace
Season 1 • Episode 12
Laura is afraid to tell Rob that she doesn't like a necklace.
Monday, December 15
The Plots Thicken
Season 3 • Episode 25
Parents compete for the couple's favor in the choice of which family plot to be buried in.
Monday, December 15
Scratch My Car and Die
Season 3 • Episode 26
A scratch on Rob's brand-new car brings on a domestic crisis.
Tuesday, December 16
Sally Is a Girl
Season 1 • Episode 13
Rob is accused of being a Don Juan when he takes his wife's advice.
Tuesday, December 16
The Return of Edwin Carp
Season 3 • Episode 27
Rob rounds up three notable personalities from the old days of radio for a TV special.
Tuesday, December 16
October Eve
Season 3 • Episode 28
A painting of Laura resurfaces -- but this time she is not wearing any clothes.
Wednesday, December 17
Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
Season 1 • Episode 14
Buddy leaves the show for a new job that goes sour.
Wednesday, December 17
Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband Is in Jail
Season 3 • Episode 29
A night with an Army buddy lands Rob in jail.
Wednesday, December 17
My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
Season 3 • Episode 30
Rob and Laura suspect the worst when they spy Jerry dining out with another woman.
Thursday, December 18
Where Did I Come From?
Season 1 • Episode 15
Six-year-old Ritchie asks his parents about the birds and the bees.
Thursday, December 18
My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
Season 3 • Episode 30
Rob and Laura suspect the worst when they spy Jerry dining out with another woman.
Thursday, December 18
Teacher's Petrie
Season 3 • Episode 32
Rob is skeptical when Laura's new writing teacher thinks she shows promise.
Friday, December 19
The Curious Thing About Women
Season 1 • Episode 16
Rob's sense of humor backfires when he decides to base a television skit on Laura's habits.
Friday, December 19
My Mother Can Beat Up My Father
Season 4 • Episode 1
Laura proves more proficient than Rob in the art of self-defense.
Friday, December 19
The Lady and the Babysitter
Season 4 • Episode 3
Rob and Laura are unaware that their teenage baby sitter has a crush on Laura.
Sunday, December 21
The Twizzle
Season 1 • Episode 23
Sally drags the entire production staff to a bowling alley, where she unveils a new dance and song.
Sunday, December 21
One Angry Man
Season 1 • Episode 24
While serving jury duty, Rob finds himself siding with the female defendant.
Monday, December 22
Punch Thy Neighbor
Season 1 • Episode 17
Rob's pal Jerry strains their friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public.
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