The Dick Van Dyke Show (Season 3)

That's My Boy??? (Episode 1) 9.0

Air date: 1963-09-25

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob recounts the day he became convinced that they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital.

The Masterpiece (Episode 2) 7.0

Air date: 1963-10-02

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 Wood.

Laura's Little Lie (Episode 3) 4.0

Writer: Carl Reiner

Air date: 1963-10-09

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 everything she can to hide a mistake Rob doesn't know about. Rob is tired of ""losing his wife"" He finds out he married a 17 year-old Laura.

Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice (Episode 4) 5.0

Writer: Carl Reiner

Air date: 1963-10-16

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob and Laura must get remarried for legal purposes, but it provokes an argument that could derail their plans.

All About Eavesdropping (Episode 5) 8.0

Writer: Sheldon Keller

Air date: 1963-10-23

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob and Laura overhear Jerry and Millie complaining about them on the kid’s walkie-talkies, which makes for a cold dinner party.

Too Many Stars (Episode 6) 7.0

Writer: Sheldon Keller

Air date: 1963-10-30

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob is recruited to direct another talent show, but this time Laura faces competition as the star.

Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius? (Episode 7) 7.0

Writer: Carl Reiner

Air date: 1963-11-06

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 violin (a real one) Rob goes to a party. The party is in Red Hook, New Jersey!

Uncle George (Episode 8) 4.0

Air date: 1963-11-13

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob’s Uncle George comes to visit in search of a wife.

Big Max Calvada (Episode 9) 5.0

Air date: 1963-11-20

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A gangster asks Rob and the gang to write an act for his no-talent nephew.

The Ballad of the Betty Lou (Episode 10) 5.0

Writer: Martin Ragaway

Air date: 1963-11-27

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 predicted, As the Wisard of Id did, Their friendship was tested, But as soon as they rested, All was fine, So cast off the Line! - [email protected]

Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors (Episode 11) 4.0

Writer: John Whedon

Air date: 1963-12-04

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob hires a maid who turns out to have broken arm, speaks only Spanish, and is expecting a live-in position.

The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears (Episode 12) 3.5

Writer: Sam Denoff

Air date: 1963-12-11

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob thinks he has seen the suspects in a jewelry store robbery, but is afraid to go to the police.

The Alan Brady Show Presents (Episode 13) 6.5

Writer: Sam Denoff

Air date: 1963-12-18

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: The staff has to plan a Christmas show.

The Third One from the Left (Episode 14) 8.0

Writer: John Whedon

Air date: 1964-01-01

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.

My Husband is the Best One (Episode 15) 8.0

Writer: Martin Ragaway

Air date: 1964-01-08

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 input.

The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer (Episode 16) 7.0

Writer: Garry Marshall

Air date: 1964-01-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Laura tries to setup Arthur with a wife she invites Sally & Donna on two different days. Laura really wants Donna date Arthur, when Donna & Arthur hit it Rob does everything to stop the date by locking Donna in the bathroom! Rob feels Sally won't have a chance with Arthur, Rob and Laura wonder who Arthur picked for his date, he picks his former wife who he married twice!

The Life and Love of Joe Coogan (Episode 17) 7.0

Writer: Carl Reiner

Air date: 1964-01-22

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 where her pomes are kept. (The pomes are kept in the basement) What Laura doesn't know is the Sonnets give a clue as to what Joe does for a living. Laura & Millie play Golf with Father Joe Coogan. Laura invites Joe to dinner along with Buddy & Sally only to get a big shock.

A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards (Episode 18) 6.0

Writer: Ernest Chambers

Air date: 1964-01-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob and friends play poker with marked cards that Rob was using to teach Ritchie some magic tricks.

Happy Birthday and Too Many More (Episode 19) 7.0

Writer: Sam Denoff

Air date: 1964-02-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Laura & Rob are deciding when to have his party day should it be 3 weeks after or before Ritchie actual date of birth? Laura says she will have the party at Dizzy Land (not Disney Land). Rob & Laura forget the Gardner has come and have the party inside (with 63 kids!) because the garden needed to be fertilized!

The Brave and the Backache (Episode 20) 5.0

Writer: Sheldon Keller

Air date: 1964-02-12

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Laura wonders why Rob never wants to be alone with her.

The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth (Episode 21) 6.0

Writer: Sam Denoff

Air date: 1964-02-19

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Sally is famous overnight leaving Rob and Buddy to work alone.

My Part-Time Wife (Episode 22) 5.0

Writer: Sam Denoff

Air date: 1964-02-26

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Laura helps out at the office but drives Rob crazy while Sally is away.

Honeymoons Are for the Lucky (Episode 23) 7.5

Writer: Carl Reiner

Air date: 1964-03-04

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob recalls a time when he left Camp Crowder to spend his honneymoon with Laura.

How to Spank a Star (Episode 24) 7.0

Writer: Bill Idelson

Air date: 1964-03-11

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob's favorite star Paula Marshall is due to guest on the Alan Brady show but her demands cause problems for everybody.

The Plots Thicken (Episode 25) 7.5

Writer: Carl Reiner

Air date: 1964-03-18

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Scratch My Car and Die (Episode 26) 6.0

Writer: John Whedon

Air date: 1964-03-25

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 car! When Rob finds out he wants to sue the person who did it.

The Return of Edwin Carp (Episode 27) 4.0

Writer: Carl Reiner

Air date: 1964-04-01

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 tv special.

October Eve (Episode 28) 7.0

Writer: Sam Denoff

Air date: 1964-04-08

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Laura's past comes back to haunt her in form of painting that is at an art gallery.

Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband is in Jail (Episode 29) 5.0

Writer: Garry Marshall

Air date: 1964-04-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob ends up in jail after contacting an army buddy.

My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life (Episode 30) 4.0

Writer: Carl Reiner

Air date: 1964-04-22

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob and Laura see Jerry go out with another woman.

I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All (Episode 31) 9.0

Writer: Sam Denoff

Air date: 1964-04-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rob goes to Buddy’s barber for a dubious treatment to prevent baldness.

Teacher's Petrie (Episode 32) 4.0

Writer: Garry Marshall

Air date: 1964-05-13

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: The teacher falls in love with Laura.