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1. The Sick Boy and the Sitter
October 3, 1961
Comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their "sick" son Ritchie with a babysitter while they attetnd a big party.
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2. The Meershatz Pipe
November 28, 1961
Rob fears he is no longer needed when his co-writers do a show without his help.
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3. Jealousy
November 7, 1961
Laura begins to worry when Rob has to work nights with a beautiful television star.
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4. Sally and the Lab Technician
October 17, 1961
Laura matches up her pharmacist cousin, Thomas, with Rob's fireball cowriter, Sally, for a lopsided dinner party.
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5. Washington vs. the Bunny
October 24, 1961
Rob suffers with guilt when he has to go on a business trip the night of his son's play.
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6. Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced
October 31, 1961
While rummaging through Rob's old army equipment, Rob and Laura recall that he broke her foot the night they met.
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7. The Unwelcome Houseguest
November 21, 1961
Rob reluctantly agrees to take care of Buddy's dog for the weekend and creates a furor when he brings the animal home.
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8. Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, MO
November 6, 1961
Rob invites an old Army pal home to dinner and begins to fear he has a jewel thief on his hands.
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9. My Blonde-Haired Brunette
October 10, 1961
Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.
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10. Forty-Four Tickets
December 5, 1961
Rob invites 44 fellow PTA members to his television show, but forgets all about it until air time.
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11. To Tell or Not to Tell
November 14, 1961
Rob and Richie find themselves more than a little lost when Laura briefly resumes her dancing career.
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12. Sally Is a Girl
December 19, 1961
Rob is accused of being a Don Juan when he takes his wife's advice and stops treating co-writer Sally as one of the boys.
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13. Empress Carlotta's Necklace
December 12, 1961
Rob proudly presents Laura with a huge, horrible necklace, but she cannot bring herself to tell him that it is an atrocity. Gavin MacLeod guest-stars.
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14. Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
December 26, 1961
After Buddy leaves "The Alan Brady Show" for a job that falls through, Rob and Sally conspire to get him his old job back.
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15. Who Owes Who What?
January 24, 1962
Buddy ignores Rob's efforts to collect an old debt.
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16. Sol and the Sponsor
April 11, 1962
A fancy dinner party for Rob's television sponsor and his wife is enlivened by the arrival of Rob's old Army buddy.
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17. The Curious Thing About Women
January 10, 1962
Unable to control her curiosity, Laura open's Rob's mail - much to her regret!
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18. Punch Thy Neighbor
January 17, 1962
Rob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public.
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19. Where Did I Come From?
January 3, 1962
Six-year-old Richie asks his parents the inevitable "Where did I come from?" question. They recall the days before his birth. John Rich's favorite show of the season.
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20. The Boarder Incident
February 14, 1962
While his wife is away, Buddy moves in with the Petries and quickly wears out his welcome.
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21. A Word a Day
February 7, 1962
Richie's expanding vocabulary starts to branch out in unexpected directions.
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22. The Talented Neighborhood
January 31, 1962
When his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies. Van Dyke's two young sons, Barry and Chris, have bit parts.
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23. Father of the Week
February 22, 1962
Rob's paternal pride suffers a cruel shock when he finds out that his six-year-old son is embarrassed to admit how his Dad makes a living.
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24. The Twizzle
February 28, 1962
Sally drags the entire production staff to a bowling alley, where she unveils a new song and dance.
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25. One Angry Man
March 7, 1962
Laura believes Rob, on jury duty, has been unfairly swayed by the beautiful blonde defendant.
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26. Where You Been, Fassbinder?
March 14, 1962
Romance enters Sally's life in the form of an insurance salesman named Leo Fassbinder.
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27. The Bad Old Days
April 4, 1962
Buddy convinces Rob that he, like all American husbands, is henpecked.
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28. I Am My Brother's Keeper
March 21, 1962
Rob's bashful brother arrives in town and proves to be confident and outgoing only when he is sleepwalking. Jerry Van Dyke guest stars.
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29. The Sleeping Brother
March 28, 1962
Rob's talented, sleepwalking brother manages to audition successfully for "The Alan Brady Show" even while wide-awake. Jerry Van Dyke guest-stars. Carl Reiner makes his first appearance as Alan Brady in this episode.
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30. The Return of Happy Spangler
April 18, 1962
Rob makes the mistake of trying to help the old-time radio comedy writer who gave him his first break.
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31. Head of the Family
December 31, 1969
Pilot episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show", orginally titled "Head of the Family"
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