The Dick Van Dyke Show (Season 2)

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.

  • Poster for Never Name a Duck

    Never Name a Duck 9.0

    Air date: 1962-09-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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, Rob must convince him that wild animals are happier when left in the wild.

  • Poster for The Two Faces of Rob

    The Two Faces of Rob 7.0

    Air date: 1962-10-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 really has.

  • Poster for The Attempted Marriage

    The Attempted Marriage 0.0

    Air date: 1962-10-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob and Laura tell Ritchie the story of their failed attempts to get married.

  • Poster for Bank Book 6565696

    Bank Book 6565696 0.0

    Air date: 1962-10-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 to wonder what that money is really for.

  • Poster for Hustling the Hustler

    Hustling the Hustler 0.0

    Air date: 1962-10-24

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob invites Buddy’s brother Blackie for a friendly game of pool, not realizing that he is a hustler.

  • Poster for My Husband Is Not a Drunk

    My Husband Is Not a Drunk 0.0

    Air date: 1962-10-31

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 roaring drunk.

  • Poster for What's in a Middle Name?

    What's in a Middle Name? 0.0

    Air date: 1962-11-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 Bud for a middle name, it started when Laura tells Rob she is going to have a baby. Ritchie learns he has 7 middle names! (which spell out Rose Bud)

  • Poster for Like a Sister

    Like a Sister 0.0

    Air date: 1962-11-14

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 Laura. Laura is always to smart for Rob and he realizes love is too hard to break.

  • Poster for The Night the Roof Fell In

    The Night the Roof Fell In 0.0

    Air date: 1962-11-21

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob comes home mad because the script needed a rewrite, Buddy was late & Sally left early. Rob leaves mad and goes for a walk. Laura wants a chance to talk to somebody so Millie listens not quite sure what they fought about.

  • Poster for The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally

    The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally 0.0

    Air date: 1962-11-28

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob worries that Buddy & Sally aren't his friends & falling in love with each other. Rob calls Buddy at home and Pickles and thinks Buddy picked up the phone. Now Rob has proof (or so he thinks) that Buddy are working on another show. They are doing a nightclub act on the side.

  • Poster for A Bird in the Head Hurts

    A Bird in the Head Hurts 9.0

    Air date: 1962-12-05

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Ritchie claims he is being attacked by a giant woodpecker, but Rob and Laura are convinced it’s just a bid for attention.

  • Poster for Gesundheit, Darling

    Gesundheit, Darling 0.0

    Air date: 1962-12-12

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob, Laura, Jerry & Millie are playing cards, when Jerry thinks Rob might be sneezing because he keeps losing a game. Rob thinks he could be allergic to Laura. Rob goes to the doctor to find out he could be allergic to his wife!

  • Poster for A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own

    A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own 0.0

    Air date: 1962-12-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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. Rob tries not to show his teeth. Jerry isn't mad at Rob.

  • Poster for Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra

    Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra 8.5

    Air date: 1962-12-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for The Cat Burglar

    The Cat Burglar 0.0

    Air date: 1963-01-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob & Laura read about a cat burglar and wants his picture in the paper. A noise is heard & Rob takes the gun but can't find the bullets! Laura puts them in her Jewelry box!

  • Poster for The Foul Weather Girl

    The Foul Weather Girl 0.0

    Air date: 1963-01-09

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 how far they go back in high school and she is single. Laura gets mad when Rob works nights with Janie, She begins to thank Mel and not Rob.

  • Poster for Will You Two Be My Wife?

    Will You Two Be My Wife? 0.0

    Air date: 1963-01-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 Army: go on a honeymoon with Laura, or travel back to Danville to tell his former fiancée Dorothy that he was marrying someone else.

  • Poster for Ray Murdock's X-Ray

    Ray Murdock's X-Ray 0.0

    Air date: 1963-01-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob goes on an interview show, where he is tricked into describing Laura as a nut.

  • Poster for I Was a Teenage Head Writer

    I Was a Teenage Head Writer 0.0

    Air date: 1963-01-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob recalls the day he became head writer of the Alan Brady Show, and his first day of work with Buddy and Sally.

  • Poster for It May Look Like a Walnut!

    It May Look Like a Walnut! 9.5

    Air date: 1963-02-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: In this classic, Rob has a dream - inspired by a late-night horror movie on TV - involving walnuts, missing thumbs, and a creature named Kolac.

  • Poster for My Husband Is a Check-Grabber

    My Husband Is a Check-Grabber 0.0

    Air date: 1963-02-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 friends.

  • Poster for Don't Trip Over That Mountain

    Don't Trip Over That Mountain 0.0

    Air date: 1963-02-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 admit she was right.

  • Poster for Give Me Your Walls!

    Give Me Your Walls! 0.0

    Air date: 1963-02-27

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob and Laura hire a painter who seems to want to do anything but paint their walls.

  • Poster for The Sam Pomerantz Scandals

    The Sam Pomerantz Scandals 0.0

    Air date: 1963-03-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Buddy and Sally are asked by Rob to help in a show for a friend of Rob's - Danny Brewster.

  • Poster for The Square Triangle

    The Square Triangle 5.0

    Air date: 1963-03-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 avoid him.

  • Poster for I'm No Henry Walden!

    I'm No Henry Walden! 0.0

    Air date: 1963-03-27

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 get their names right!

  • Poster for Racy Tracy Rattigan

    Racy Tracy Rattigan 4.0

    Air date: 1963-04-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 how fast things are going. Tracy loves driving Rob crazy, The gang writes the best show for Tracy.

  • Poster for Divorce

    Divorce 0.0

    Air date: 1963-04-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Rob gets in the middle of a marital dispute between Buddy and Pickles.

  • Poster for It's a Shame She Married Me

    It's a Shame She Married Me 0.0

    Air date: 1963-04-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 they can't make it to his party because Ritchie is sick. Jim then brings the party to the Petrie home. Rob wants Laura to wear a jacket so Jim won't fall in love with her again.

  • Poster for A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise

    A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise 0.0

    Air date: 1963-04-24

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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 are hiding in the Petrie house!

  • Poster for Jilting the Jilter

    Jilting the Jilter 0.0

    Air date: 1963-05-01

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sally gets engaged to Freddy White, a shady comedian who just wants her to write his act.

  • Poster for When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen

    When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen 0.0

    Air date: 1963-05-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Ritchie gives Rob an idea for a comedy sketch, but Rob doesn’t know he saw it on The Uncle Spunky Show.

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