List of The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes

The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom starring Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie, Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie, Morey Amsterdam as Buddy Sorrell, Rose Marie as Sally Rogers, and Richard Deacon as Mel Cooley.

The series ran for five seasons on CBS, lasting 158 half-hour episodes. Creator/writer Carl Reiner had told the cast from the beginning that if the show made it through five seasons, that would be its maximum run.

Series overview

Cast of the series

At present, all five seasons have been released on DVD by Image Entertainment.^[1]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	30	October 3, 1961	April 18, 1962
	2	32	September 26, 1962	May 8, 1963
	3	32	September 25, 1963	May 13, 1964
	4	32	September 23, 1964	May 26, 1965
	5	32	September 15, 1965	June 1, 1966

Episodes

Pilot (1960)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
"Head of the Family"	Don Weis	Carl Reiner	July 19, 1960
In this pilot featuring an entirely different cast, Rob tries to show Richie how writing for a television show is done.

Season 1 (1961–1962)

• The first season's opening credits of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of photos featuring the show's characters, and the names appear onscreen in white text against a black background.
• This season consisted of 30 episodes.
• The first season's closing credits consisted of a profile of Dick Van Dyke against a gray background.
• This is the first season to use the CBS "Shutter Eye" logo. This would remain in use until Season 4.

No. in Series	No. in Season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production No.
1	1	"The Sick Boy and the Sitter"	Sheldon Leonard	Carl Reiner	October 3, 1961	1
In the series premiere, television comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) talks his wife Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) into leaving their sick son Richie (Larry Mathews) with a babysitter while they attend a party at the home of TV star Alan Brady (Carl Reiner). A nervous Laura repeatedly calls the babysitter to check on Richie.
2	2	"My Blonde-Haired Brunette"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	October 10, 1961	9
Laura resorts to dying her hair blonde when the romance in her marriage to Rob seems to be fading. Rob and his staff, puzzle at why Laura is sulking and weeping. Memorable line: Buddy: Do you help with the housework? Do you take out the garbage? Rob: Every week. Sally: Do you take HER out? Rob: As often as the garbage. Note: Millie Helper (Ann Morgan Guilbert) is introduced in this episode.
3	3	"Sally and the Lab Technician"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	October 17, 1961	4
Laura talks Rob into setting up his co-worker Sally Rogers with Laura's lab technician cousin Thomas Edson.
4	4	"Washington vs. the Bunny"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	October 24, 1961	5
While on a flight, Rob tells a fellow passenger (Jesse White) about how he had to choose between going to Washington as a talent scout for The Alan Brady Show and staying home to see Richie in the school play as "the main bunny."
5	5	"Oh How We Met on the Night That We Danced"	Robert Butler	Carl Reiner	October 31, 1961	6
Rob and Laura tell Richie about the day they met, when they find Rob's old Army boots in their closet.
6	6	"Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo."	John Rich	Carl Reiner	November 6, 1961	8
Rob is visited by a man named Harrison B. Harding (Allan Melvin), who claims to be an old army buddy.
7	7	"Jealousy!"	Sheldon Leonard	Carl Reiner	November 7, 1961	3
Laura lets her jealousy get the best of her when Rob has to work late with a beautiful movie star. Note: Jerry Helper (Jerry Paris) is introduced in this episode.
8	8	"To Tell or Not to Tell"	John Rich	David Adler^1	November 14, 1961	11
Rob is at a loss when Mel Cooley hires Laura as a dancer on The Alan Brady Show.
9	9	"The Unwelcome Houseguest"	Robert Butler	Carl Reiner	November 21, 1961	7
Buddy Sorrell talks Rob into taking care of Buddy's dog Larry for the weekend. The hyperactive creature whimpers loudly all night, disturbing their sleep.
10	10	"The Meershatz Pipe"	Sheldon Leonard	Carl Reiner	November 28, 1961	2
Rob is envious of Buddy receiving a meershatz pipe from Alan Brady.
11	11	"Forty-Four Tickets"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	December 5, 1961	10
Rob realizes he forgot to order forty-four tickets to The Alan Brady Show for the PTA, and is in a bind when the group all show up in the studio lobby.
12	12	"Empress Carlotta's Necklace"	James Komack	Carl Reiner	December 12, 1961	13
Rob purchases a huge, hideous necklace for Laura from Mel's cousin, but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how much she hates it.
13	13	"Sally is a Girl"	John Rich	David Adler^1	December 19, 1961	12
On Laura's advice, Rob stops treating Sally like one of the boys.
14	14	"Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?"	James Komack	Walter Kempley	December 26, 1961	14
Rob and Sally conspire to get Buddy back on The Alan Brady Show when his new job on another show falls through.
15	15	"Where Did I Come From?"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	January 3, 1962	19
Rob and Laura tell Richie about the day he was born, when he asks the inevitable question. Note: This episode originally began with Dick Van Dyke announcing the show's move from Tuesdays at 8:00 to Wednesdays at 9:30.
16	16	"The Curious Thing About Women"	John Rich	David Adler^1	January 10, 1962	17
Rob uses Laura's habit of opening his mail as the basis for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show. Includes the show's popular life raft scene.
17	17	"Punch Thy Neighbor"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	January 17, 1962	18
Rob gets fighting mad when Jerry Helper keeps kidding about The Alan Brady Show being rotten.
18	18	"Who Owes Who What?"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	January 24, 1962	15
Rob uses a comedy sketch to remind Buddy of an unpaid debt.
19	19	"The Talented Neighborhood"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	January 31, 1962	22
Rob has to put up with stage mothers and child prodigies when The Alan Brady Show announces its annual search for the most gifted youngster.
20	20	"A Word a Day"	John Rich	Jack Raymond	February 7, 1962	21
Richie expands his vocabulary - to the point of saying a bad word.
21	21	"The Boarder Incident"	John Rich	Norm Liebmann and Ed Haas	February 14, 1962	20
Buddy stays with the Petries while his wife Pickles is out of town.
22	22	"Father of the Week"	John Rich	Arnold and Lois Peyser	February 21, 1962	23
Rob is named "Father of the Week" at Richie's school, which, to Rob's consternation, has Richie very upset. Note: This is a remake of the failed series pilot Head of the Family.
23	23	"The Twizzle"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	February 28, 1962	24
Sally brings the gang down to the bowling alley to experience the latest dance craze.
24	24	"One Angry Man"	John Rich	Leo Solomon and Ben Gershman	March 7, 1962	25
Rob gets called for jury duty and finds himself doubting the attractive defendant's guilt.
25	25	"Where You Been, Fassbinder?"	John Rich	John Whedon	March 14, 1962	26
An old high school friend visits Sally on her birthday.
26	26	"I Am My Brother's Keeper"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	March 21, 1962	28
Rob's shy brother Stacey (Van Dyke's real-life brother, Jerry Van Dyke) comes for a visit, but he has a problem: he is a sleepwalker. (Part 1 of 2)
27	27	"The Sleeping Brother"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	March 28, 1962	29
Since Stacey is such a great performer while he's sleeping, Rob tries to get him an audition for The Alan Brady Show. (Part 2 of 2)
28	28	"The Bad Old Days"	John Rich	Norm Liebmann and Ed Haas	April 4, 1962	27
Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.
29	29	"Sol and the Sponsor"	John Rich	Walter Kempley	April 11, 1962	16
Rob's old Army buddy Sol (Marty Ingels) shows up just as the Petries are preparing to host an important sponsor for dinner. Gregarious, hyper and obnoxious, Sol insults the sponsor's taste.
30	30	"The Return of Happy Spangler"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	April 18, 1962	30
In the season finale, Rob hires his old mentor Happy Spangler to the writing staff of The Alan Brady Show, but Happy seems more interested in telling about his life.

Season 2 (1962–1963)

• The opening credits of The Dick Van Dyke Show were replaced with two different openings which were used until the end of the series in 1966. Both feature the main cast members which are announced during the sequence. Taking place at the Petrie home, one opening has Rob tripping over the ottoman, the other has him sidestepping it. These were shuffled for TV viewers to decide for themselves if Rob was going to trip or not.
• Starting with "It May Look Like A Walnut", the episode's title was featured at the end of the opening scene.
• The closing credits were changed in this season, using the same profile of Dick Van Dyke.
• This would be John Rich's final season as the director. He has been with us since Season 1.
• This season consisted of 32 episodes.

No. in Series	No. in Season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production No.
31	1	"Never Name a Duck"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	September 26, 1962	31
As The Dick Van Dyke Show kicks off its second season, Richie acts as if a member of the Petrie family just died when one of his two pet ducks dies.
32	2	"The Two Faces of Rob"	John Rich	Sheldon Keller and Howard Merrill	October 3, 1962	32
To prove a theory that a wife can't always recognize her husband on the phone, Rob call Laura and disguises his voice, but he becomes obsessed with whether she's playing along with the joke.
33	3	"The Attempted Marriage"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	October 10, 1962	34
Rob and Laura tell Richie about their attempts to get married. Note: In 1993, footage from this episode was featured in a Bud Light TV commercial, to mark the launch of Bud Light's "Rob and Laura" campaign, which ran from 1993 to 1998.
34	4	"Bank Book 6565696"	John Rich	Ray Allen Saffian and Harvey Bullock	October 17, 1962	33
Rob is surprised to find a bank book in one of Laura's gloves.
35	5	"Hustling the Hustler"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	October 24, 1962	35
Rob engages in a game of pool with Buddy's hustler brother Blackie (Phil Leeds).
36	6	"My Husband is Not a Drunk"	Al Rafkin	Carl Reiner	October 31, 1962	37
Rob falls under a hypnosis spell meant for Buddy — he keeps acting drunk every time a bell rings.
37	7	"What's in a Middle Name?"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	November 7, 1962	36
Rob and Laura must explain to Richie why his middle name is Rosebud.
38	8	"Like a Sister"	Hal Cooper	Carl Reiner	November 14, 1962	38
Rob thinks Sally is falling for the latest guest star on The Alan Brady Show: crooner Ric Vallone (Vic Damone).
39	9	"The Night the Roof Fell In"	Hal Cooper	John Whedon	November 21, 1962	39
Rob and Laura have a terrible fight, after each has experienced a difficult day — and each remember the fight very differently.
40	10	"The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally"	Coby Ruskin	Lee Erwin	November 28, 1962	40
Rob suspects Buddy and Sally of having an affair.
41	11	"A Bird in the Head Hurts"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	December 5, 1962	41
Rob and Laura assume Richie's claims of being pecked by a giant woodpecker are just a way of getting attention — until Millie says she's seen the woodpecker herself.
42	12	"Gesundheit, Darling"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	December 12, 1962	42
Rob comes to believe he's allergic to his family when he can't stop sneezing.
43	13	"A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	December 19, 1962	43
With Jerry at a dentist's convention, Rob is forced to see another dentist after breaking his tooth on a chicken bone.
44	14	"Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra"	John Rich	Martin A. Ragaway	December 26, 1962	44
Dreading the thought of being forced to direct a fund-raising show by Mrs. Billings of the PTA, Rob remembers the previous year's show when he tried to cast the role of Cleopatra. Bob Crane guest stars. Note: Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore) performs a Latin dance number "True Man True" in this episode.
45	15	"The Cat Burglar"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	January 2, 1963	45
The Petries are robbed by a cat burglar.
46	16	"The Foul Weather Girl"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	January 9, 1963	46
An old high school flame of Rob's (Joan O'Brien) drops by, looking to make it in show business.
47	17	"Will You Two Be My Wife?"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	January 16, 1963	47
Buddy and Sally find Rob's memoirs and read about the time Rob had to break off his engagement with an old girlfriend (Barbara Bain) before marrying Laura.
48	18	"Ray Murdock's X-Ray"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	January 23, 1963	48
Rob goes on Ray Murdock's X-Ray where he inadvertently describes Laura as a nut.
49	19	"I Was a Teenage Head Writer"	Jerry Paris	Sheldon Keller and Howard Merrill	January 30, 1963	49
Thinking his own friends betrayed him in an argument with Mel over a sketch, Rob remembers his first day as the head writer of The Alan Brady Show.
50	20	"It May Look Like a Walnut"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	February 6, 1963	51
After Rob watches a science-fiction movie, it seems as if Kolak from the planet Twilo, who looks like Danny Thomas, is plotting to use alien walnuts to steal his sense of humor and his thumbs. Note: In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #15 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[2] In 2009, it moved to #13.[3]
51	21	"My Husband is a Check-Grabber"	Al Rafkin	Carl Reiner	February 13, 1963	50
Laura is angry with Rob always generously picking up the check whenever they go out with friends. Note: First of three appearances by Joan Shawlee as Pickles Sorrell, replacing Barbara Perry in the role. Also features Bill Idelson as Herman Glimscher, and Frank Adamo as a waiter.
52	22	"Don't Trip Over That Mountain"	Coby Ruskin	Carl Reiner	February 20, 1963	52
Rob injures himself on his first skiing trip with Jerry — just as Laura predicted.
53	23	"Give Me Your Walls!"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	February 27, 1963	53
The Petries hire an Italian painter (Vito Scotti) to paint their walls.
54	24	"The Sam Pomerantz Scandals"	Claudio Guzman	Carl Reiner	March 6, 1963	54
Rob, Laura, Buddy and Sally must perform in a show for Rob's friend Sam Pomerantz after Rob accidentally injures comedian Danny Brewster (Len Weinrib, who appeared earlier as "Jackie Brewster"). Note: Features the first rendition of the song "I Am a Fine Musician"; second of three appearances by Joan Shawlee as Pickles Sorrell.
55	25	"The Square Triangle"	Jerry Paris	Bill Idelson	March 20, 1963	56
Rob and Laura are both surprised that the latest guest star on The Alan Brady Show is someone from their past — French star Jacques Savon (Jacques Bergerac).
56	26	"I'm No Henry Walden!"	Jerry Paris	Teleplay by: Carl Reiner Story by: Ray Brenner & Jack Guss	March 27, 1963	55
Rob and Laura are invited to a dinner party for all the top writers in various fields, but Rob is the only writer in comedy, and is lost and feels awkward at the others' intellectual conversations. Note: Carl Reiner steps out of his role as Alan Brady to play a party guest.
57	27	"Racy Tracy Rattigan"	Sheldon Leonard	Ronald Alexander and Carl Reiner	April 3, 1963	57
British actor 'Racy' Tracey Rattigan (Richard Dawson) is filling in as substitute host for The Alan Brady Show — and he seems to have an interest in Laura. Rob finally has to spray him with water to stop his flirtatious advances at Laura.
58	28	"Divorce"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	April 10, 1963	58
Rob gets caught in the middle when Buddy declares his intention to divorce Pickles (Joan Shawlee) for supposedly cheating on him. Note: This is the final time Buddy's wife Pickles is seen on the show.
59	29	"It's a Shame She Married Me"	James Niver	Sheldon Keller and Howard Merrill	April 17, 1963	59
Rob gets envious when he learns that sponsor Jim Darling (Robert Vaughn) is an old beau of Laura's.
60	30	"A Surprise Surprise is a Surprise"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	April 24, 1963	60
Laura tries to give Rob a surprise birthday party without him spoiling the surprise.
61	31	"Jilting the Jilter"	Jerry Paris	Ronald Alexander	May 1, 1963	61
Sally dates a comedian who never paid Rob and Buddy for writing his material.
62	32	"When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen"	Jerry Paris	Martin A. Ragaway	May 8, 1963	62
In the season finale, Rob submits a sketch about a talking bowling pin to The Alan Brady Show, but it might get them sued for ripping it off The Uncle Spunky Show.

Season 3 (1963–1964)

• Bill Persky and Sam Denoff became two of the show's writers, continuing in that role until the end of the series in 1966 (and who would later go on to create That Girl).
• The closing credits were changed in this season, using the same profile of Dick Van Dyke.
• This season consisted of 32 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production No.
63	1	"That's My Boy??"	John Rich	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	September 25, 1963	64
As The Dick Van Dyke Show kicks off its third season, Rob tells Mel about the time he thought he brought home the wrong baby from the hospital. Greg Morris makes a brief guest appearance. Howard Morris is the art dealer. He was Ernest T Bass on the Andy Griffith Show.
64	2	"The Masterpiece"	John Rich	Sam Denoff and Bill Persky	October 2, 1963	65
Rob and Laura inadvertently purchase a painting at an auction — then discover another painting underneath it.
65	3	"Laura's Little Lie"	John Rich	Carl Reiner and Howard Merrill	October 9, 1963	66
Laura is forced to confess to Rob that she lied about her age on their marriage certificate. (Part 1 of 2)
66	4	"Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice"	John Rich	Carl Reiner	October 16, 1963	67
Rob and Laura must go out of town to make their marriage legal without their friends finding out. (Part 2 of 2) Note: This is the last episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show to be directed by John Rich before he departed.
67	5	"All About Eavesdropping"	Stanley Cherry	Sheldon Keller and Howard Merrill	October 23, 1963	63
Through Richie's toy intercom, Rob and Laura eavesdrop on a private conversation between Jerry and Millie.
68	6	"Too Many Stars"	Jerry Paris	Sheldon Keller and Howard Merrill	October 30, 1963	69
Rob is forced to once again direct the annual PTA variety show and must choose between Laura and another talented dancer for the lead role.
69	7	"Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	November 6, 1963	70
Rob gets temporary amnesia from breaking a violin over his head and winds up at a party in New Jersey with complete strangers.
70	8	"Uncle George"	Jerry Paris	Bill Idelson	November 13, 1963	68
Rob's gregarious Uncle George (Denver Pyle) visits, and asks him to help find a wife. He is attracted to Sally. Note: Denver Pyle would later go on to star as Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard, which ran on CBS from 1979 to 1985.
71	9	"Big Max Calvada"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	November 20, 1963	71
An infamous mobster (series producer Sheldon Leonard) asks Rob, Buddy and Sally to write material for his nephew, who aspires to be a comic.
72	10	"The Ballad of the Betty Lou"	Howard Morris	Martin A. Ragaway	November 27, 1963	72
Against the warning of their wives, Rob and Jerry purchase a boat and go on a sailing trip that ends disastrously.
73	11	"Turtles, Ties and Toreadors"	Jerry Paris	John Whedon	December 4, 1963	73
Rob hires a maid to give Laura a rest from housework, but this maid doesn't speak a word of English.
74	12	"The Sound of the Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears..."	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	December 11, 1963	74
Rob thinks he's just seen the suspects of a recent jewelry store holdup and wrestles with his conscience about informing the police.
75	13	"The Alan Brady Show Presents"	Jerry Paris	Sam Denoff and Bill Persky	December 18, 1963	76
The staff of The Alan Brady Show become the main players of the annual Christmas show. Note: Features the second rendition of "I Am a Fine Musician", this time with the cast costumed as "toy soldiers". Also appearing is Carl Reiner's then-teenage son Rob Reiner, who sits in front of Santa Claus-suited Alan Brady.
76	14	"The Third One From the Left"	Jerry Paris	John Whedon	January 1, 1964	75
A young chorus girl on The Alan Brady Show develops a crush on Rob.
77	15	"My Husband is the Best One"	Jerry Paris	Martin A. Ragaway	January 8, 1964	77
Laura interferes in an interview between Rob and a magazine reporter regarding The Alan Brady Show, resulting in Rob getting most of the credit. Note: In 1993, Bud Light aired another commercial using footage from this episode, which is also a part of Bud Light's "Rob and Laura" campaign, which ran from 1993 to 1998.
78	16	"The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	January 15, 1964	79
Rob and Laura become competitive matchmakers for a bachelor who just moved into the neighborhood.
79	17	"The Life and Love of Joe Coogan"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	January 22, 1964	80
While golfing, Rob meets a man named Joe Coogan (Michael Forest)...who turns out to be another old boyfriend of Laura's and also holds a surprising "secret".
80	18	"A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards"	Howard Morris	Ernest Chambers	January 29, 1964	81
When Sally arrives at the Petrie house, they explain to her how a game of cards with their new neighbors, a former FBI agent (Edward Platt) and his wife, ended badly.
81	19	"Happy Birthday and Too Many More"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	February 5, 1964	78
Rob and Laura have a birthday party for Richie in their house instead of an amusement park, and the children proceed to make a mess of things.
82	20	"The Brave and the Backache"	Jerry Paris	Sheldon Keller and Howard Merrill	February 12, 1964	82
Rob goes to see a psychiatrist to find out if his back pains are psychosomatic. Ken Berry guest stars.
83	21	"The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	February 19, 1964	83
Rob and Buddy find it difficult to work without Sally while she's on The Stevie Parsons Show. (Part 1 of 2)
84	22	"My Part-Time Wife"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	February 26, 1964	84
During Sally's absence, Laura poses herself as the typist on The Alan Brady Show and drives Rob crazy with her excellent work. (Part 2 of 2)
85	23	"Honeymoons Are for the Lucky"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	March 4, 1964	85
Rob tells Buddy and Sally about the time he and Laura tried to go on their honeymoon when all free-passes were revoked due to a theft in the army.
86	24	"How to Spank a Star"	Jerry Paris	Nathaniel Curtis and Bill Idelson	March 11, 1964	86
The latest guest star on The Alan Brady Show, Paula Marshall, makes Rob the producer of the show and the subject of her whims, but Rob figures out a way to make Miss Marshall do the show as intended by the writers.
87	25	"The Plots Thicken"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	March 18, 1964	87
Rob and Laura are caught in the middle of a feud between their parents over cemetery plots.
88	26	"Scratch My Car and Die"	Howard Morris	John Whedon	March 25, 1964	88
Laura panics when she gets a big scratch on Rob's new car.
89	27	"The Return of Edwin Carp"	Howard Morris	Carl Reiner	April 1, 1964	89
Rob decides to do a program honoring great radio comedians, but it proves to be a challenge to get Edwin Carp.
90	28	"October Eve"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	April 8, 1964	90
Laura admits to Rob that there's a painting of her without any clothes on, when it goes on display in a nearby gallery. Carl Reiner steps out of his role as Alan Brady to play the artist.
91	29	"Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband's in Jail"	Jerry Paris	Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall	April 15, 1964	91
Rob explains to Laura how he wound up in jail.
92	30	"My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	April 22, 1964	92
At a fancy restaurant, Rob and Laura see Jerry with another woman.
93	31	"I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	April 29, 1964	93
Worried that he's going bald, Rob sees a barber who provides an unusual method of preventing baldness.
94	32	"Teacher's Petrie"	Jerry Paris	Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall	May 13, 1964	94
In the season finale, Laura takes a creative writing class, but her teacher (Bernard Fox) seems to be interested in more thian just her creativity.

Season 4 (1964–1965)

• Season 4 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 32 episodes.
• The closing credits were changed in this season, using the same profile of Dick Van Dyke.
• This is the last season to use the CBS "Shutter Eye" logo. It has been in use since Season 1.

No. in Series	No. in Season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production No.
95	1	"My Mother Can Beat Up My Father"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	September 23, 1964	96
As The Dick Van Dyke Show kicks off its fourth season, Rob tells a nurse how he wound up in the hospital: it's Laura's fault for being superior in the art of self-defense.
96	2	"The Ghost of A. Chantz"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	September 30, 1964	97
Rob, Laura, Buddy and Sally spend the night in a seemingly haunted cabin.
97	3	"The Lady and the Babysitter"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	October 7, 1964	98
Richie's teenage babysitter (Eddie Hodges) is in love with Laura.
98	4	"A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat"	Peter Baldwin	Carl Reiner	October 14, 1964	99
A disagreement over a neighbor's crabgrass threatens to end the friendship between the Petries and the Helpers, especially when Jerry rips Rob's sports coat.
99	5	"The Man from Emperor"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	October 21, 1964	100
Rob is offered a job at a gentlemen's magazine.
100	6	"Romance, Roses and Rye Bread"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	October 28, 1964	101
Sally's secret admirer is a deli owner (Sid Melton).
101	7	"4 1/2"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	November 4, 1964	102
Rob tells his co-workers about the day he and Laura met prisoner Lyle Delp (Don Rickles). (Part 1 of 2)
102	8	"The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	November 11, 1964	103
The Alan Brady Show crew come to prison to put on a show for Lyle Delp (Don Rickles) and his fellow inmates, but Rob gets mistaken for a real prisoner and is thrown in the slammer. (Part 2 of 2)
103	9	"Three Letters from One Wife"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	November 18, 1964	104
Rob gets Alan Brady to host a television documentary about comedy and Millie writes fourteen letters to Alan praising the program, but everything goes awry when the program is pre-empted.
104	10	"Pink Pills and Purple Parents"	Al Rafkin	Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall	November 25, 1964	106
Rob tells Buddy and Sally about the time Laura took pills prescribed for Millie before meeting Rob's parents -- and went through bizarre side effects.
105	11	"It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise"	Peter Baldwin	Jay Burton and Ernest Chambers	December 2, 1964	105
Rob tries to get a raise for himself and his fellow writers, but has a lot to learn about negotiating.
106	12	"The Death of the Party"	Al Rafkin	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	December 9, 1964	107
Rob catches a cold from golfing in damp weather just before a dinner party with Laura's relatives.
107	13	"My Two Show-Offs and Me"	Jerry Paris	Sheldon Keller and Howard Merrill	December 16, 1964	95
Rob, Buddy and Sally let their egos get the best of them when Mel tells them a reporter (Doris Singleton) from a magazine will be sitting in on a writing session for The Alan Brady Show.
108	14	"Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	December 30, 1964	108
A so-called big shot from Rob's and Laura's past is aiming to get a job at the advertising agency that does commercials for The Alan Brady Show.
109	15	"Brother, Can You Spare $2500?"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	January 6, 1965	110
Rob loses the important script needed for that night's The Alan Brady Show, but it's found at the train station by a bum who's holding it for ransom.
110	16	"The Impractical Joke"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	January 13, 1965	109
Buddy grows paranoid expecting Rob to get even with him for pulling a practical joke.
111	17	"Stacey Petrie - Part I"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	January 20, 1965	111
Rob's brother Stacey (Jerry Van Dyke) returns with big news: he's getting married.
112	18	"Stacey Petrie - Part II"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	January 27, 1965	112
Stacey tries to make a good first impression on his fiancée while Rob and Laura help keep his nightclub in business.
113	19	"Boy #1, Boy #2"	Jerry Paris	Martin A. Ragaway	February 3, 1965	114
Laura and Millie pose themselves as stage mothers when Richie and Freddie are both cast in a TV commercial.
114	20	"The Redcoats Are Coming"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	February 10, 1965	113
The Petries are recruited to shelter popular British rock duo The Redcoats (Chad and Jeremy) from their hordes of fans.
115	21	"The Case of the Pillow"	Howard Morris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	February 17, 1965	115
Rob takes on a crooked pillow salesman (Alvy Moore) in court.
116	22	"Young Man with a Shoehorn"	Jerry Paris	Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall	February 24, 1965	116
Rob invests his bonus paycheck in Buddy's uncle's discount shoe store.
117	23	"Girls Will Be Boys"	Jerry Paris	Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall	March 3, 1965	117
Richie says a girl's been beating him up in school.
118	24	"Bupkis"	Lee Philips	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	March 10, 1965	118
Rob discovers he received no credit for a song he co-wrote years ago. Greg Morris makes another guest appearance.
119	25	"Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home"	Lee Philips	Howard Ostroff and Joan Darling	March 17, 1965	119
Rob explains a check for "friendship" money to his new tax collector -- it has to do with a new house Rob and Laura needed when Richie was on the way. Stanley Adams guest stars.
120	26	"Anthony Stone"	Jerry Paris	Joseph C. Cavella	March 24, 1965	120
Rob and Buddy discover a secret about Sally's boyfriend Anthony Stone that'll break her heart.
121	27	"Never Bathe on Saturday"	Jerry Paris	Carl Reiner	March 31, 1965	121
Rob and Laura explain to Millie why they cut their romantic getaway so short: Laura got stuck in the bathtub. Guest stars Bernard Fox, Kathleen Freeman, Arthur Malet, and Bill Idelson, outside of his usual role as Herman Glimscher.
122	28	"A Show of Hands"	Theodore J. Flicker	Joseph C. Cavella	April 14, 1965	123
Rob and Laura accidentally dye their hands just before they're about to attend a race-relations banquet.
123	29	"Baby Fat"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	April 21, 1965	124
Alan Brady asks Rob to doctor the play of a noted playwright.
124	30	"One Hundred Terrible Hours"	Theodore J. Flicker	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	May 5, 1965	122
Rob and Laura tell a magazine reporter about how Rob came to be the head writer of The Alan Brady Show -- it was after he had stayed up for 100 straight hours for a radio stunt.
125	31	"Br-rooom, Br-rooom"	Jerry Paris	Dale McRaven and Carl Kleinschmitt	May 12, 1965	125
Rob gets a motorcycle, resulting in an argument with Laura over his clumsiness.
126	32	"There's No Sale Like Wholesale"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	May 26, 1965	126
Rob gets more than he bargained for when he tries to buy Laura a $500 fur coat at wholesale price. Laura must pretend to be a member of the merchant's close-knit ethnic family, and upon returning home finds the coat is too big for her.

Season 5 (1965–1966)

• Season 5 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 32 episodes.
• The closing credits were changed in this season, using the same profile of Dick Van Dyke.
• This is the only season to have the CBS in Color logo at the start of this season.

No. in Series	No. in Season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production No.
127	1	"Coast to Coast Big Mouth"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	September 15, 1965	128
As The Dick Van Dyke Show kicks off its fifth and final season, Laura accidentally reveals on television that Alan Brady is bald. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #8 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[4]
128	2	"A Farewell to Writing"	Jerry Paris	Fred Freeman and Lawrence J. Cohen	September 22, 1965	127
Rob tries to write a book in a cabin lent to him by a friend who just finished writing his own book.
129	3	"Uhny Uftz"	Jerry Paris	Carl Kleinschmitt and Dale McRaven	September 29, 1965	129
During a late-night writing session for The Alan Brady Show, Rob thinks he sees a UFO.
130	4	"The Ugliest Dog in the World"	Lee Philips	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	October 6, 1965	130
Rob tries to find a home for a hideous dog that was supposed to appear on The Alan Brady Show before a slight change of plans.
131	5	"No Rice at My Wedding"	Lee Philips	Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall	October 13, 1965	131
When Laura reads about Clark Rice (Van Williams) in the paper, she and Rob remember when Rob almost lost Laura to him.
132	6	"Draw Me a Pear"	Jerry Paris	Art Baer and Ben Joelson	October 20, 1965	132
Rob attends evening art class with Laura, but the teacher seems to be interested in more that just Rob's talent.
133	7	"The Great Petrie Fortune"	Jerry Paris	Ernest Chambers and Jay Burton	October 27, 1965	133
Rob's late Uncle Hezekiah leaves him a desk that may contain a treasure. A short film shown to Rob and Laura features Dick Van Dyke as Uncle Hezekiah.
134	8	"Odd But True"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	November 3, 1965	134
The freckles on Rob's back appear to form the Liberty Bell, so Millie suggests that he submit it for a column that discusses strange things.
135	9	"Viva Petrie"	Jerry Paris	John Whedon	November 10, 1965	135
The Petries' former maid asks them to find a job for her matador boyfriend.
136	10	"Go Tell the Birds and the Bees"	Jerry Paris	Rick Mittleman	November 17, 1965	136
Richie has been giving his classmates lectures on the facts of life in school.
137	11	"Body and Sol"	Jerry Paris	Carl Kleinschmitt and Dale McRaven	November 24, 1965	137
Rob remembers when he was a boxer in the Army.
138	12	"See Rob Write - Write, Rob, Write"	Jerry Paris	Lawrence J. Cohen and Fred Freeman	December 8, 1965	138
Rob and Laura each write a children's book based on the same illustrations.
139	13	"You're Under Arrest"	Jerry Paris	Joseph C. Cavella	December 15, 1965	139
Rob is arrested for hitting a woman in a bar.
140	14	"Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work"	Jerry Paris	Rick Mittleman	December 29, 1965	140
When the writers of The Alan Brady Show get the summer off, Rob remembers when the same thing happened years ago and was in financial woe. Note: Last episode to feature Mary Tyler Moore's bouffant hairstyle, which she had worn since Season 1.
141	15	"Who Stole My Watch?"	Jerry Paris	Joseph Bonaduce	January 5, 1966	141
Rob accuses his friends of stealing his new watch. Note: Mary Tyler Moore sported a new hairstyle in this episode.
142	16	"I Do Not Choose to Run"	Jerry Paris	Dale McRaven and Carl Kleinschmitt	January 19, 1966	143
Rob is asked to run for city councilman when he speaks out against the development of a new shopping center. (Part 1 of 2)
143	17	"The Making of a Councilman"	Jerry Paris	Carl Kleinschmitt and Dale McRaven	January 26, 1966	144
While running for New Rochelle city councilman, Rob realizes his opponent (Wally Cox) is much more knowledgeable about local issues than he is. (Part 2 of 2). (This same plot was used in episode 197 of The Andy Griffith Show and episode 72 of The Partridge Family).
144	18	"The Curse of the Petrie People"	Jerry Paris	Dale McRaven and Carl Kleinschmitt	February 2, 1966	145
Rob's parents give Laura a Petrie family heirloom, a hideous brooch that she accidentally drops in the garbage disposal.
145	19	"The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart"	Jerry Paris	John Whedon	February 9, 1966	146
Rob encourages Mel Cooley to stand up to Alan Brady after the TV star yells at the producer for a tiny mistake, but Mel is promptly fired.
146	20	"Remember the Alimony"	Jerry Paris	Dale McRaven and Carl Kleinschmitt	February 16, 1966	147
During a visit from Buddy and Sally, Rob and Laura explain how they made up divorce papers while on a frustrating trip to Mexico just three months into their marriage.
147	21	"Dear Sally Rogers"	Richard Erdman	Ronald Axe	February 23, 1966	148
Sally goes on The Stevie Parsons Show to make a gag request for a husband that results in hundreds in letters.
148	22	"Buddy Sorrell, Man and Boy"	Richard Erdman	Ben Joelson and Art Baer	March 2, 1966	149
Rob and Sally wonder if Buddy is seeing a psychiatrist or having an affair, but he's really just keeping appointments to prepare for his bar mitzvah.
149	23	"Bad Reception in Albany"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	March 9, 1966	142
At an Albany hotel filled with lodge-member revelers where Laura's cousin is getting married, Rob finds it hard to find a TV set to watch a fashion show for Alan Brady. He also has to wear a suit with fur lapels, after his other one is damaged.
150	24	"Talk to the Snail"	Jerry Paris	Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall	March 16, 1966	151
The Alan Brady Show writers quit when they think Alan is going to let one of them go, and Rob finds a new job with a ventriloquist (Paul Winchell) whose star puppet is a talking snail.
151	25	"A Day in the Life of Alan Brady"	Jerry Paris	Joseph Bonaduce	April 6, 1966	152
For a documentary, Alan Brady wants to stage an event with Rob to make himself look good, so he hosts an anniversary party for the Helpers at the Petrie house.
152	26	"Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc."	Jerry Paris	Carl Kleinschmitt and Dale McRaven	April 13, 1966	153
The writers of The Alan Brady Show try to retrieve a script from Alan Brady because they forgot to ink out all the insults they made about his demanding behavior.
153	27	"The Man from My Uncle"	Jerry Paris	Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson	April 20, 1966	154
An FBI agent (Godfrey Cambridge) uses Rob's house as a stakeout to keep an eye on one of the Petries' neighbors.
154	28	"You Ought to Be in Pictures"	Jerry Paris	Jack Winter	April 27, 1966	155
An old army buddy (Michael Constantine) of Rob's casts him in the lead of his latest movie.
155	29	"Love Thy Other Neighbor"	Jerry Paris	Dale McRaven and Carl Kleinschmitt	May 4, 1966	156
The Helpers are jealous of the Petries' new neighbors.
156	30	"Long Night's Journey into Day"	Jerry Paris	Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall	May 11, 1966	150
Laura tries to spend the night alone while her family is on a fishing trip.
157	31	"The Gunslinger"	Jerry Paris	Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	May 25, 1966	158
While Rob is under anesthesia, he dreams of being in a western setting with his family and friends, going up against "Big Bad Brady".
158	32	"The Last Chapter"	Jerry Paris and John Rich	Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff	June 1, 1966	157
In the series finale, Rob finally finishes the manuscript for his book, triggering flashbacks to memorable events in the Petries' lives in clips of earlier flashbacks. Note: The final scene features all nine of the cast regulars together for the series farewell.

Note

1. ^ 'David Adler' was a pseudonym for Frank Tarloff, a victim of the Hollywood blacklist.

References

1. DVD release info at TVShowsOnDVD.com
2. "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997.
3. "TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes". Rev/Views. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
4. "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997.