The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
That's My Boy???
Sep 25, 1963 · 25 min
Rob recounts the day he became convinced that they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital.
The Masterpiece
Oct 2, 1963 · 25 min
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
Oct 9, 1963 · 26 min
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
Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice
Oct 16, 1963 · 25 min
Rob and Laura must get remarried for legal purposes, but it provokes an argument that could derail their plans.
All About Eavesdropping
Oct 23, 1963 · 24 min
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
Oct 30, 1963 · 26 min
Rob is recruited to direct another talent show, but this time Laura faces competition as the star.
Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?
Nov 6, 1963 · 25 min
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
Uncle George
Nov 13, 1963 · 25 min
Rob’s Uncle George comes to visit in search of a wife.
Big Max Calvada
Nov 20, 1963 · 26 min
A gangster asks Rob and the gang to write an act for his no-talent nephew.
The Ballad of the Betty Lou
Nov 27, 1963 · 25 min
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,
Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
Dec 4, 1963 · 25 min
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
Dec 11, 1963 · 25 min
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
Dec 18, 1963 · 25 min
The staff has to plan a Christmas show.
The Third One from the Left
Jan 1, 1964 · 25 min
Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.
My Husband is the Best One
Jan 8, 1964 · 25 min
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
Jan 15, 1964 · 25 min
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 sto
The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
Jan 22, 1964 · 25 min
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 th
A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards
Jan 29, 1964 · 24 min
Rob and friends play poker with marked cards that Rob was using to teach Ritchie some magic tricks.
Happy Birthday and Too Many More
Feb 5, 1964 · 25 min
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
The Brave and the Backache
Feb 12, 1964 · 25 min
Laura wonders why Rob never wants to be alone with her.
The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth
Feb 19, 1964 · 25 min
Sally is famous overnight leaving Rob and Buddy to work alone.
My Part-Time Wife
Feb 26, 1964 · 25 min
Laura helps out at the office but drives Rob crazy while Sally is away.
Honeymoons Are for the Lucky
Mar 4, 1964 · 25 min
Rob recalls a time when he left Camp Crowder to spend his honneymoon with Laura.
How to Spank a Star
Mar 11, 1964 · 25 min
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
Mar 18, 1964 · 25 min
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
Mar 25, 1964 · 25 min
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
The Return of Edwin Carp
Apr 1, 1964 · 25 min
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
Apr 8, 1964 · 25 min
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
Apr 15, 1964 · 25 min
Rob ends up in jail after contacting an army buddy.
My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
Apr 22, 1964 · 25 min
Rob and Laura see Jerry go out with another woman.
I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
Apr 29, 1964 · 24 min
Rob goes to Buddy’s barber for a dubious treatment to prevent baldness.