The Dick Van Dyke Show_
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.
Created By
Carl Reiner
Network
CBS
Episodes
158
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Overview
The Dick Van Dyke Show has 5 seasons with 158 episodes spanning 1961-1966.
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Rating
With a 7.5/10 rating from 102 votes, The Dick Van Dyke Show is considered highly rated.
Year context
The Dick Van Dyke Show first aired 65 years ago in 1961.
CAST (5)
SEASONS (5 seasons, 158 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
The Sick Boy and the Sitter
Alan Brady is throwing a party at his penthouse for a few of the network executives and he wants the writing staff to attend. Unfortunately…
02
My Blonde-Haired Brunette
Rob has only one day off from work and Laura is upset that Rob won't eat with her or do anything but sleep until 11am.…
03
Sally and the Lab Technician
Laura tries to get Thomas (her cousin) and Sally together, but when Sally arrives Thomas doesn't get to say much, Thomas likes Sally anyway!
04
Washington vs. the Bunny
05
Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced
While clearing out the bedroom closet, Rob finds his old army boots, bringing back memories of how he and Laura first met.
06
Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.
Rob runs into Harrison B. Harding but Rob doesn't recall who he is. Harrison knows everything about Rob which bothers Rob greatly. So the Harrisons…
07
Jealousy!
Jerry plants seeds of mistrust in Laura's mind when he learns that Valerie Blake, the beautiful movie star, will be guesting on The Alan Brady…
08
To Tell or Not to Tell
Rob wonders if Laura will go back into show business after someone is ill.
09
The Unwelcome Houseguest
Buddy and his wife can't take their German Shepherd, Larry, with them on a three-day weekend. Buddy wants Rob to keep Larry for the weekend,…
10
The Meershatz Pipe
Rob's not as impressed with Buddy's new Meershatz pipe as he is with the fact that it was a gift from Alan Brady. Not just…
11
Forty-Four Tickets
Rob trips over a toy that Ritchie to pick up he even forget the Bridge night! Rob has also asked the PTA to come to…
12
Empress Carlotta's Necklace
Rob buys Laura a hideous necklace but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she really feels about it. When Rob invites his parents…
13
Sally Is a Girl
Rob takes Laura's advice when Laura shows Rob how to treat Sally like a lady after seeing her treated like a guy. Laura doesn't realize…
14
Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
Buddy wants to leave the show to become Head Writer of another show. Mel can't release Buddy from his contract, so he helps Rob and…
15
Where Did I Come From?
Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the inevitable question.
16
The Curious Thing About Women
Rob uses Laura's habit of opening his mail as the basis for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show.
17
Punch Thy Neighbor
Laura Millie and Jerry are watching the latest episode of The Alan Brady Show, Jerry tells everybody including the police officer who comes by to…
18
Who Owes Who What?
Laura wants to get ahead on paying taxes and tries to ask Rob about a $25 check while he is watching a boxing match and…
19
The Talented Neighborhood
The Alan Brady Show is looking for talented kids and Rob is asked to get auditions for practically every kid in the neighborhood.
20
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…
21
The Boarder Incident
Buddy's wife is out of town, so Rob invites Buddy to stay at his house for the duration. Disaster ensues.
22
Father of the Week
Rob is invited to talk to Richie's class about what he does for a living. However, Richie hates the idea, thinking the other kids will…
23
The Twizzle
Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance sensation that's sure to sweep the nation.
24
One Angry Man
Rob gets called for jury duty. Unbeknownst to Rob, Laura attends the trial. The defendant is an exotic dancer. Is she really innocent as only…
25
Where You Been, Fassbinder?
Sally doesn't have a date for her birthday, then an old friend from high school (Leo Fassbinder) calls. Sally invites Leo to her apartment for…
26
I Am My Brother's Keeper
Rob tells Jerry that Stacey sleep walks, there is one problem Stacey needs to be awake to audition for Alan Brady. Rob plans a party…
27
The Sleeping Brother
Rob's shy brother Stacey has a problem. He's a somnambulist! And Stacey's a great performer when he's asleep. How can Rob get Stacey to perform…
28
The Bad Old Days
Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.
29
Sol and the Sponsor
Rob faces a dilemma when a rambunctious old army pal must be told he cannot attend a special dinner party that the Petries are throwing…
30
The Return of Happy Spangler
Laura meets Happy Spangler who guesses who she is married to. Rob got his first job from Happy. Rob offers Happy a job to help…
SEASON 2
01
Never Name a Duck
Rob brings home two baby ducks left over from the show, and Ritchie becomes attached to them. When one dies and the other becomes ill,…
02
The Two Faces of Rob
Rob tries to prove he can use a fake accent to fool Laura into flirting with a stranger, then is dismayed to think that he…
03
The Attempted Marriage
Rob and Laura tell Ritchie the story of their failed attempts to get married.
04
Bank Book 6565696
When Rob discovers Laura’s secret bank, he thinks he is getting a new projector for his birthday—but instead he receives a sports shirt, and begins…
05
Hustling the Hustler
Rob invites Buddy’s brother Blackie for a friendly game of pool, not realizing that he is a hustler.
06
My Husband Is Not a Drunk
Rob accidentally intercepts a hypnotic suggestion meant for Buddy, and doesn’t realize that every time he hears a bell ring, he starts acting like a…
07
What's in a Middle Name?
Ritchie wonders what the ""R"" in his middle name stands for (Rose Bud) Rob and Laura figure out how to explain how he got Rose…
08
Like a Sister
Rob thinks Rick Vallone isn't right for Sally and tries to make him drunk (Sally hates drunks) and asks Rick to fall in love with…
09
The Night the Roof Fell In
Rob comes home mad because the script needed a rewrite, Buddy was late & Sally left early. Rob leaves mad and goes for a walk.…
10
The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally
Rob worries that Buddy & Sally aren't his friends & falling in love with each other. Rob calls Buddy at home and Pickles and thinks…
11
A Bird in the Head Hurts
Ritchie claims he is being attacked by a giant woodpecker, but Rob and Laura are convinced it’s just a bid for attention.
12
Gesundheit, Darling
Rob, Laura, Jerry & Millie are playing cards, when Jerry thinks Rob might be sneezing because he keeps losing a game. Rob thinks he could…
13
A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own
Rob bites some chicken and breaks a tooth but feels bad when another dentist fixes the tooth. He worries that Jerry won't be his friend.…
14
Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra
Rob recalls directing last year’s PTA variety show, when jealousy interfered as he tried to pair the perfect Cleopatra with an amorous Mark Antony.
15
The Cat Burglar
Rob & Laura read about a cat burglar and wants his picture in the paper. A noise is heard & Rob takes the gun but…
16
The Foul Weather Girl
Laura has a problem when a girl asks for help in lading a role on the show. Laura's problems get worse as Janie tells Laura…
17
Will You Two Be My Wife?
Buddy and Sally find Rob’s manuscript, which tells the story of the time he had to choose how to spend a three-day leave from the…
18
Ray Murdock's X-Ray
Rob goes on an interview show, where he is tricked into describing Laura as a nut.
19
I Was a Teenage Head Writer
Rob recalls the day he became head writer of the Alan Brady Show, and his first day of work with Buddy and Sally.
20
It May Look Like a Walnut!
In this classic, Rob has a dream - inspired by a late-night horror movie on TV - involving walnuts, missing thumbs, and a creature named…
21
My Husband Is a Check-Grabber
Rob wonders why Laura is angry with him, and learns she objects to his habit of picking up checks when they go out with their…
22
Don't Trip Over That Mountain
Laura is convinced that Rob will hurt himself on a ski trip, and when he actually does, Rob tries to hide his injuries rather than…
23
Give Me Your Walls!
Rob and Laura hire a painter who seems to want to do anything but paint their walls.
24
The Sam Pomerantz Scandals
Buddy and Sally are asked by Rob to help in a show for a friend of Rob's - Danny Brewster.
25
The Square Triangle
This week’s guest star on the Alan Brady Show turns out to be someone from Rob and Laura’s past—and they both have a reason to…
26
I'm No Henry Walden!
Rob gets to meet Henry Walden at literary party but feels uncomfortable when he learns that he is the only comedy writer. The Hotels can't…
27
Racy Tracy Rattigan
Alan Brady is out of town so Tracy Rattigan is the host. Rob is going to have to fight to keep Laura. Rob doesn't like…
28
Divorce
Rob gets in the middle of a marital dispute between Buddy and Pickles.
29
It's a Shame She Married Me
Rob meets Jim Darling who is an old flame Laura dated. Rob won't tell Laura he ran into Jim at the office, Rob tells Jim…
30
A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise
Rob nearly ruins his own surprise birthday party after Laura finds out Rob already knows! Laura stays up all night planning the party. The guests…
31
Jilting the Jilter
Sally gets engaged to Freddy White, a shady comedian who just wants her to write his act.
32
When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen
Ritchie gives Rob an idea for a comedy sketch, but Rob doesn’t know he saw it on The Uncle Spunky Show.
SEASON 3
01
That's My Boy???
Rob recounts the day he became convinced that they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital.
02
The Masterpiece
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…
03
Laura's Little Lie
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…
04
Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice
Rob and Laura must get remarried for legal purposes, but it provokes an argument that could derail their plans.
05
All About Eavesdropping
Rob and Laura overhear Jerry and Millie complaining about them on the kid’s walkie-talkies, which makes for a cold dinner party.
06
Too Many Stars
Rob is recruited to direct another talent show, but this time Laura faces competition as the star.
07
Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?
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…
08
Uncle George
Rob’s Uncle George comes to visit in search of a wife.
09
Big Max Calvada
A gangster asks Rob and the gang to write an act for his no-talent nephew.
10
The Ballad of the Betty Lou
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…
11
Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
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
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
The staff has to plan a Christmas show.
14
The Third One from the Left
Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.
15
My Husband is the Best One
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…
16
The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
Laura tries to setup Arthur with a wife she invites Sally & Donna on two different days. Laura really wants Donna date Arthur, when Donna…
17
The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
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…
18
A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards
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
Laura & Rob are deciding when to have his party day should it be 3 weeks after or before Ritchie actual date of birth? Laura…
20
The Brave and the Backache
Laura wonders why Rob never wants to be alone with her.
21
The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth
Sally is famous overnight leaving Rob and Buddy to work alone.
22
My Part-Time Wife
Laura helps out at the office but drives Rob crazy while Sally is away.
23
Honeymoons Are for the Lucky
Rob recalls a time when he left Camp Crowder to spend his honneymoon with Laura.
24
How to Spank a Star
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
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
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…
27
The Return of Edwin Carp
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…
28
October Eve
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
Rob ends up in jail after contacting an army buddy.
30
My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
Rob and Laura see Jerry go out with another woman.
31
I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
Rob goes to Buddy’s barber for a dubious treatment to prevent baldness.
32
Teacher's Petrie
The teacher falls in love with Laura.
SEASON 4
01
My Mother Can Beat Up My Father
Laura has a talent for judo when she defends Rob at a bar.
02
The Ghost of A. Chantz
Rob, Buddy, Laura, and Sally spend the night in a cabin that is haunted. They later learn that Mel is playing a joke!
03
The Lady and the Babysitter
Roger Ritchie's Babysitter has fallen in love with Laura. Roger has trouble telling Laura that he loves her.
04
A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat
A disagreement over politics almost breaks up a friendship between Rob and Jerry.
05
The Man from Emperor
Rob is offered a job at a men's magazine but Laura doesn't like the idea.
06
Romance, Roses and Rye Bread
Sally finds a secret admirer turns out to be an unwanted suitor in the shape of DelI proprietor, Bert Monker. With middle-age loneliness the only…
07
4½
Rob tells Buddy and Sally the story of how he and Laura met Lyle Delp.
08
The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail
Rob has to perform at prison, just as he is about to perform Rob is thought to be an inmate of the jail.
09
Three Letters from One Wife
Millie gets a letter campaign together to make sure Rob still has a job.
10
Pink Pills and Purple Parents
Laura takes some of Millie's pills only to find that they make her drunk.
11
It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise
Rob tries to help get a raise for Buddy and Sally but finds that hard to do after talking with Alan Brady's accountant.
12
The Death of the Party
Rob tries to hide the fact he is sick as he helps Laura with a party.
13
My Two Show-Offs and Me
When a writer comes to do a piece on the Alan Brady Show, Rob is worried about how Buddy and Sally will act in front…
14
Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk
Neil Schenk comes looking for a job while Rob returns an old favor.
15
Brother, Can You Spare $2500?
Rob loses a script, and a hobo holds it for ransom.
16
The Impractical Joke
Rob tells Buddy that he will play a joke on Buddy. When Rob doesn't do it, Buddy's troubles only gets worse as an IRS agent…
17
Stacey Petrie: Part I
Sally is asked to help Stacey learn how to date a lady.
18
Stacey Petrie: Part II
Stacey meets Julie. Julie opens the letter and finds out who really wrote the letter. (Stacey signed the letter James Garner who is a friend…
19
Boy #1, Boy #2
Laura & Millie drive Rob crazy when their sons are cast in a commercial.
20
The Redcoats Are Coming
Rob offers to hide The Redcoats at his home.
21
The Case of the Pillow
Rob takes pillow salesman to court after buying pillows that smell like chickens.
22
Young Man With a Shoehorn
Rob and Buddy invest in Uncle Lou's shoe store.
23
Girls Will Be Boys
Ritchie comes to his parents for advice on how to get Priscilla Darewell to stop hitting him. Soon Rob and Laura find out that Pricilla…
24
Bupkis
Rob tries to get the royalites on The Bupkis after signing off on them eariler.
25
Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home
Rob and Laura may have found their dream house soon they find a rock in the center of the house!
26
Anthony Stone
Rob and Buddy find out that Sally's date is married.
27
Never Bathe on Saturday
Laura and Rob plan to see a play but she gets locked in a bathroom at their hotel.
28
Show of Hands
Rob & Laura go to banquet to get an award for Alan Brady, but before they go Laura & Rob put their hands in a…
29
Baby Fat
Alan Brady is going on Broadaway, he asks Rob to add jokes to the play. Rob later whishes he hadn't agreed to help Alan.
30
One Hundred Terrible Hours
Just before Rob meets Alan Brady for the first time he tries to stay awake for 100 hours while doing a radio show.
31
Br-rooom, Br-rooom
Rob has a new motorcycle and takes it for a ride and is later arrested.
32
There's No Sale Like Wholesale
Rob learns a leason after letting Buddy buy a coat that is to big for Laura.
SEASON 5
01
Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth
A talk show host gets Laura to tell a TV audience that Alan Brady is bald!
02
A Farewell to Writing
Rob tries to write a novel, but finds that writing comedy is easier.
03
Uhny Uftz
Rob and Buddy are working late, and keep thinking they hear a metallic voice saying ""Uhny Uftz""! The explore a supposedly abandoned office somewhere in…
04
The Ugliest Dog in the World
Rob tries to write a part for a dog who is going to be on The Alan Brady Show. After the dog's part is cut…
05
No Rice at My Wedding
Rob recalls a time when Laura was the prize of a raffle. Rob does everything he can to keep Clark Rice from marrying Laura.
06
Draw Me a Pear
Laura talks Rob into going to her art class unaware that Valerie falls in love with Rob.
07
The Great Petrie Fortune
After Rob and Laura finish watching a movie Uncle Hezekiah gives Rob and Laura clue as to what the fortune might be.
08
Odd But True
Ritchie finds out the freckles on Rob's back form the shape of the Liberty Bell. Millie wants to send a pictrue to Odd But True.…
09
Viva Petrie
Maria (the Petrie's maid) tells Manuel Luis Rodriguez to go to the Petrie's because Maria feels that Rob can find him a job, but the…
10
Go Tell the Birds and Bees
Alberta Nelson shines in a small part as Miss Reshovsky, the concerned elementary schoolteacher of note. Rob and Laurie Petrie are also asked to the…
11
Body and Sol
Rob tells Buddy and Sally of the time he became the middle weight champion of his Army Camp.
12
See Rob Write, Write Rob, Write
After going to the Butcher's Shop to get something for dinner, Laura sees pictures (drawn By Charlie Wheelright) Laura wants to write a story to…
13
You're Under Arrest
After fighting with Laura, Rob is arrested for hurting an old Lady. Rob has trouble telling police he didn't hurt the Lady (whom he saw…
14
Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work
The Alan Brady Show is on hiatus Rob is worried about to support Laura (who is pregnant with Ritchie) Rob doesn't anyone to know he…
15
Who Stole My Watch?
After Rob loses his watch that he got as birthday gift, He thinks everyone he knows took his watch. Laura and Rob plan a party…
16
I Do Not Choose to Run
Rob gives a speech at council meeting that will land him a nomination for city councilman of New Rochelle.
17
The Making of a Councilman
Rob decides to quit running for his seat on the New Rochelle city council after meeting the opponent running against him because of his experience.
18
The Curse of the Petrie People
Laura gets a brooch that (in the shape of the United States) tells the history of the Petrie family. Laura later puts the brooch in…
19
The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart
Mel is in trouble for not telling Alan that there was a change in the script. Rob tries to get Mel to stick up for…
20
Remember the Alimony
Rob and Laura leave Anchor Texas to go to Mexico only to find that marriage is hard to do. They soon find out that getting…
21
Dear Sally Rogers
Sally really wants a husband she goes on ""The Stevie Parsons Show"" thinking she has finally found a husband or has she? Stevie asks Rob…
22
Buddy Sorrell, Man and Boy
Rob & Sally think Buddy is having an affair but he is getting ready for his bar mitzvah.
23
Bad Reception in Albany
Rob and Laura are attending a wedding in Albany, Rob is asked by Alan to watch a fashion show. He promises to tell Alan what…
24
Talk to the Snail
Rob fears his job is gone after reading a memo (found in the trash where they are looking for this week's script that Buddy lost)…
25
A Day in the Life of Alan Brady
Jerry & Millie are having their anniversary party, at the Petrie home one problem the party is a part of documentary that focuses on Alan.
26
Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc.
The staff sends a script to Alan Brady without deleting the insults directed at the star that they routinely add to blow off steam.
27
The Man from My Uncle
Ritchie's bedroom is used as a stakeout point (it has the best view) Harry Bond is looking for the nephew of Wendell Gerard, Rob loves…
28
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Rob gets a movie role, but he has to kiss a woman. Laura makes sure that nothing else happens.
29
Love Thy Other Neighbor
Laura and Rob spend time with the Staggs and going to the theater,Jerry & Millie feel left out.
30
Long Night's Journey into Day
Rob & Jerry go fishing leaving Laura (who has a cold) home alone with a mynah bird. Millie comes back to keep Laura company, Millie…
31
The Gunslinger
Under anesthesia for a dental procedure, Rob dreams he is a sheriff in the old west.
32
The Last Chapter
Rob gives Laura his book (it took 5 years to write.) As Laura begins to read the book, we see classic moments from several episodes.…
SERIES INFO
5
Seasons
158
Episodes
30 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Carl Reiner
NETWORKS (1)
CBS
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is The Dick Van Dyke Show about?
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.
Where can I watch The Dick Van Dyke Show?
The Dick Van Dyke Show is available on Prime Video, Plex, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Tubi. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does The Dick Van Dyke Show have?
The Dick Van Dyke Show has 5 seasons with 158 episodes total.
Who created The Dick Van Dyke Show?
The Dick Van Dyke Show was created by Carl Reiner.
Who stars in The Dick Van Dyke Show?
The cast of The Dick Van Dyke Show includes Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews.
What is the rating of The Dick Van Dyke Show?
The Dick Van Dyke Show has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 based on 102 votes on TMDB.
Is The Dick Van Dyke Show still running?
The Dick Van Dyke Show has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (1)
Comedy
