The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1
Episodes
The Sick Boy and the Sitter
Oct 3, 1961 · 25 min
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 for Rob though Laura thinks Richie is on
My Blonde-Haired Brunette
Oct 10, 1961 · 25 min
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. Laura tells him he got about 7 seconds worth of sleep! (She s
Sally and the Lab Technician
Oct 17, 1961 · 25 min
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!
Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced
Oct 31, 1961 · 25 min
While clearing out the bedroom closet, Rob finds his old army boots, bringing back memories of how he and Laura first met.
Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.
Nov 6, 1961 · 25 min
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 come to dinner, Rob thinks Harri
Jealousy!
Nov 7, 1961 · 26 min
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 Show. Laura doesn't listen to him unt
To Tell or Not to Tell
Nov 14, 1961 · 26 min
Rob wonders if Laura will go back into show business after someone is ill.
The Unwelcome Houseguest
Nov 21, 1961 · 25 min
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, but Rob refuses because he hasn't talke
The Meershatz Pipe
Nov 28, 1961 · 26 min
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 impressed but envious as well. After all, he is the head
Forty-Four Tickets
Dec 5, 1961 · 26 min
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 a taping of The Alan Brady Show Mrs. Billings (Eleanor Audley) p
Empress Carlotta's Necklace
Dec 12, 1961 · 26 min
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 to see the necklace, his mother has a surpri
Sally Is a Girl
Dec 19, 1961 · 26 min
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 what trouble she causes! Rob hopes Laura's
Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
Dec 26, 1961 · 25 min
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 Sally write a memo to Alan to encourage him to f
Where Did I Come From?
Jan 3, 1962 · 25 min
Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the inevitable question.
The Curious Thing About Women
Jan 10, 1962 · 25 min
Rob uses Laura's habit of opening his mail as the basis for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show.
Punch Thy Neighbor
Jan 17, 1962 · 25 min
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 ask for tickets that show was bad.
Who Owes Who What?
Jan 24, 1962 · 26 min
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 is mad because he missed the punch. Rob tries to figure out
The Talented Neighborhood
Jan 31, 1962 · 26 min
The Alan Brady Show is looking for talented kids and Rob is asked to get auditions for practically every kid in the neighborhood.
A Word a Day
Feb 7, 1962 · 26 min
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 course, but Rob wants to have a "man-to-man" talk with Ritch
The Boarder Incident
Feb 14, 1962 · 26 min
Buddy's wife is out of town, so Rob invites Buddy to stay at his house for the duration. Disaster ensues.
Father of the Week
Feb 21, 1962 · 26 min
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 be bored listening to his dad talk about come
The Twizzle
Feb 28, 1962 · 26 min
Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance sensation that's sure to sweep the nation.
One Angry Man
Mar 7, 1962 · 26 min
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 Rob believes? Is Rob going to be in a
Where You Been, Fassbinder?
Mar 14, 1962 · 26 min
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 a quiet evening, but Rob, Laura, Budd
I Am My Brother's Keeper
Mar 21, 1962 · 25 min
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 for Stacey to see if he will make it on the sho
The Sleeping Brother
Mar 28, 1962 · 26 min
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 a great audition for Alan Brady whil
The Bad Old Days
Apr 4, 1962 · 25 min
Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.
Sol and the Sponsor
Apr 11, 1962 · 25 min
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 to make an impression with an Alan Brady Sho
The Return of Happy Spangler
Apr 18, 1962 · 26 min
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 Buddy and Sally write the show but doesn't feel he ca