The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1

Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke), Sally Rogers (Rose Marie), Buddy Sorell (Morey Amsterdam), and Mel Cooley (Richard Deacon) are part of the staff of The Alan Brady Show. In the Season 1 premiere, Rob talks his wife Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) into leaving their sick son Richie (Larry Mathews) with a babysitter while they attend a party at the home of TV star Alan Brady (unseen and unheard in this episode, later played by Carl Reiner). While at the party Rob, Buddy and Sally are asked to entertain. When

Laura is concerned when Rob would rather sleep in on his day off than have breakfast with her. She wonders if Rob is losing interest in her. When he finally gets up, he dresses like a slob. Rob teases Laura when he finds a gray hair on her head. Rob can tell she's upset, but he does not know why. The next day, neighbor Millie Helper (Ann Morgan Guilbert) asks Laura what's wrong. Millie suggests that Laura bleach her hair blonde to get Rob's attention. At the office, Sally tells Rob that maybe he

Laura wonders why Sally isn't married. Rob says that Sally always frightens guys away because she's so out going. Laura thinks Sally would be a good match with her cousin Thomas Edson (Eddie Firestone), the lab technician. Rob is against Laura's matchmaking because Sally and Thomas are complete opposites. Laura wants to have the two over for dinner. When Rob asks her, Sally agrees to meet Thomas. That night a very timid Thomas arrives first. Sally shows up and starts right off with the jokes. Ro

Rob is on a flight back from Washington. He's sitting next to Bill (Jesse White), who sells ladies underwear. Rob tells Bill about how he had to choose between going to Washington as a talent scout for The Alan Brady Show and staying home to see Ritchie in the school play as "the main bunny." Flashback to Rob in the office with Buddy and Sally. Mel tells Rob about the trip to scout an up and coming female singer. Rob mentions Ritchie's play, but reluctantly agrees to go. At home, Rob tells Laura

Laura finds Rob's old Army coat and combat boots in their closet. Rob tells Ritchie that he broke Laura's toes with those boots. Laura used to dance with a USO show. Rob tells Ricthie how he met Laura. Flashback to when Rob was in the Army. Rob tells his Army buddy Sol Pomeroy (Marty Ingels) that he'll be the MC for the show that night. Rob sees Laura and is infatuated with her. He learns she's a dancer with the show and her name is Laura Meeker. Rob asks her out, but she wants nothing to do wit

Harrison B. Harding (Allan Melvin) stops by the office and claims he's an old Army buddy of Rob's from Camp Crowder. Rob pretends to recognize Harrison, but he really doesn't. He doesn't even remember the name. Harrison knows a lot about Rob and even knows Laura. Rob tries to get rid of Harrison, but winds up accepting a dinner invitation from him. Harrison says Rob will get to meet his wife Evelyn (June Dayton). Rob calls Laura, who says she's already started cooking dinner. Rob winds up inviti

Neighbors Jerry (Jerry Paris) and Millie Helper (Ann Morgan Guilbert) are making plans with Laura for their bridge game that night. Jerry stokes Laura's insecurities when he learns that Valerie Blake (Joan Staley), a physically attractive actress, will be the guest star on The Alan Brady Show. Jerry then says Rob will probably call saying he has to work late. At the office, Mel tells Rob, Sally and Buddy that Alan wants the sketch rewritten that night. Rob lets Sally leave because she has a date

Sally and Buddy are entertaining at a party that Rob and Laura are hosting. After Rob does a skit, Buddy and Sally asks Laura to dance and she has a great time. At work, Buddy warns Rob that Laura might want to get back into show business. Mel asks Rob if he would ask Laura whether she could serve as a temporary replacement for one of the show's dancers. Rob believes she'll turn it down. Rob calls her and Laura accepts the offer. Consequently, Rob takes over the household chores, for which he ha

Buddy and his wife Pickles are unable to bring their German Shepherd, Larry, with them on a three-day weekend. Buddy asks Rob to care for the dog, but Rob refuses because he doesn't think Laura would go for the idea. Somehow Buddy convinces Rob, because Rob tries to sneak Larry into the house. Rob overhears Laura and Ritchie talking about possibly going to Connecticut. Laura says that they have to discuss things with Rob that effect the family. When Rob tries to talk them out of the trip, Laura

Rob and Buddy are disagreeing over the jokes for the show. Buddy shows off his Meershatz pipe that he says Alan Brady gave him. Buddy was at Alan's home last night. Rob is envious and goes home. He tells Laura that Buddy's been getting gifts and dinner invitations from Alan all week. Rob thinks that as head writer, he should get some of Alan's appreciation. The next morning, Rob is not feeling well and Laura insists he stay home. Rob says he needs to protect his job. Rob calls Buddy and Buddy me

Rob gets upset that Ritchie keeps forgeting to pick up his toys. Rob tripped over one. Rob forgets what day it is. The next night, Rob and Laura are playing bridge with Jerry and Millie. Jerry reminds Rob that he invited the PTA to the next Alan Brady Show. Rob won't admit that he forgot to get the forty four tickets. Rob calls Mel, but he can only come up with four. Mrs. Billings (Eleanor Audley), of the PTA, comes by for the tickets. Rob says it would be better if he held onto them until the n

Mel introduces his jeweler cousin, Maxwell Cooley (Gavin MacLeod), to Rob, Sally and Buddy. Mel thought they may be interested in some of Maxwell's items. Sally and Buddy each buy something. Rob sees a very large and gaudy necklace. Maxwell says it's a copy of one belonging to Empress Carlotta. Rob's not sure Laura will like it, but he's fascinated by the history behind it. At home, Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob she hates it. Jerry really likes the necklace, but Millie doesn't. Laura tel

Laura calls the office and invites Buddy and Sally over for dinner. She wants Buddy to bring Pickles (Barbara Perry). Laura has a date for Sally, Ted Harris (Paul Tripp). He's the brother of a friend. That night, Laura notices how Buddy and Rob treat Sally as "one of the guys". And they do it in front of Ted. After everyone is gone, Laura tells Rob that he needs to treat Sally more like a lady. Rob realizes that Laura is right. The next day at the office, Sally wonders what's going on when Rob i

Rob tells Laura he was offered the head writer's job at "The Dan Howard Show". It would mean more money, but he turned it down because Dan's too hard to work for. The next day at the office, Buddy tells Rob and Sally that he went to see Dan Howard and will take the job. Buddy needs their help getting out of his contract with Alan. Mel would love to get rid of Buddy, but he says that Alan wants him. Mel does agree to help Rob and Sally make up a memo to Alan about Buddy's pure job performance. La

Rob is a little uncomfortable when Ritchie asks "Where did I come from?". Rob starts to tell the story. Flashback to days before Ritchie was born. Rob and Laura are in bed and Rob asks her how she feels. She tells him to go to sleep. Laura finds out that Rob is sleeping in his suit. The next morning, Millie calls Laura. Rob thinks Laura took a cab to the hospital when she isn't in the bedroom. He finds her in the kitchen. Several days later, Millie finds Rob's car running with no one in it. He w

Laura has a habit of opening Rob's mail. He doesn't mind her opening the mail as much as he minds her reading it before he can. They have a little fight and Laura apologizes. At the office, Rob tells Sally and Buddy about Laura's habit. Buddy thinks they should do a sketch about it. Sally says to make it about female curiosity. Millie and Jerry are over to watch The Alan Brady Show. Before it starts, Laura, not knowing the topic of the sketch, tells them that she was its inspiration. The wife in

Millie and Jerry are over watching The Alan Brady Show with Rob and Laura. The others enjoyed it, but Jerry says it was rotten. Jerry then claims he was joking. Rob tells Jerry he needs to be careful because one day someone will take him seriously and punch him. Officer Jack Bain (Peter Leeds) comes by. Jack says that he has some relatives coming to town and would like some tickets to the show. Jerry starts teasing and tells Jack tonight's show was rotten. Rob accidentally spills coffee on Jerry

Laura's going over the family's finances and finds a check made out to cash and endorsed by Buddy. It was a $25 loan, and Rob realizes that Buddy never paid him back. Rob feels funny about asking Buddy for the money because it's been six months. At the office, Buddy and Mel trade insults. Rob brought with him the check and tries showing it to Buddy. Rob drops some hints. Buddy winds up borrowing a dollar from Rob. At home, Rob lies and tells Laura that Buddy paid back the money. She is proud of

Rob and Laura are watching Alan Brady. On his show, Alan announces his annual search for the most talented child. He asks parents to send a picture of their child to him. Jerry comes by and hints to Rob about getting his daughter Ellen an audition. Rob's afraid if he helps Ellen, everyone in the neighborhood will want the same favor. Rob starts getting phone calls from other parents. Sally brings two kids from her neighborhood to the office. Mel thinks they should go through the same procedure a

Rob and Laura are surprised when Ritchie can actually read some words in the newspaper. Laura mentions that Ritchie has a new friend. Tommy Kirk just moved in nearby. Ritchie says Tommy is older and says words that Ritchie doesn't understand. At the office, Rob shows Buddy and Sally an encyclopedia for children that he bought for Ritchie. Laura calls Rob and tells him that Ritchie said a bad word while in the car. Laura didn't say anything to Ritchie and thinks they should just let it go. Rob th

Buddy's wife Pickles is away for 3 weeks to take care of her mother. Rob and Sally discover that Buddy's been sleeping in the office. Buddy can't stay at home because everything there reminds him of Pickles. Rob tells Buddy he can move into his guest room. Sally doesn't think it's a good idea. Buddy arrives at the house with a lot of luggage, his cello and his dog Larry. Buddy accidentally breaks Laura favorite china cups. Buddy and Larry are keeping Rob and Laura awake at night. Larry chews up

Laura finds a note in Ritchie's pants that states Rob is "Father of the Week" for Ritchie's class. Rob's supposed to be at school the next afternoon. Laura calls Rob and tells him the news. Rob tells her that he'll rearrange things at work. Ritchie tells Laura that he doesn't want Rob to go. Rob will talk about being a comedy writer and Ritchie doesn't think that is interesting. Plus he won't have anything to show the class. When Rob gets home, Laura tells him how Ritchie feels. Laura still thin

Sally comes by and introduces singer Randy Twizzle to Rob and Laura. Randy also invented a new dance called the Twizzle. Sally wants to get Randy on Alan's show. Randy says the dance and song are nothing special. Sally has Buddy and Mel come by. They all go to the bowling alley where Randy performs. There's a large crowd of people dancing while Randy sings. Mel immediately signs him to the show. Rob notices that Randy doesn't seem that excited. It's two days before the show. Sally and Buddy come

Rob gets called for jury duty. Rob wants to get out of writing next week's script and is happy to serve. Without Rob knowing it, Laura and Sally arrive in the courtroom. The defendant, Marla Hendrix (Sue Ane Langdon), enters with her attorney, Mr. Berger (Dabbs Greer). The Bailiff (Doodles Weaver) announces Judge George M. Tyler (Howard Wendell). Marla is accused of trying to smuggle diamonds into the country. Marla is a beautiful, but not-so-bright, former exotic dancer. Laura notices that Rob

Sally, Buddy and Pickles are at Rob and Laura's house for dinner. Sally tells Ritchie that her birthday is next Friday. Ritchie asks her how old she is and why she isn't married. After everyone leaves, Laura feels bad that Sally has to go home to an empty house. At the office, Rob and Buddy suggest they get together for Sally's birthday. Mel tells her that a man came by looking for her. Mel didn't get a name. At her apartment, Sally gets a call from an old friend from high school, Leo Fassbinder

Laura calls Rob at the office and tells him he got a telegram from his brother Stacey (Jerry Van Dyke). Stacey has a two week furlough and is coming for a visit. Stacey asks to have Rob book him a hotel room. Laura learns that Stacey calls Rob "Burford". Laura wants Stacey to stay in the guest room. At home, Rob tells Laura how shy Stacey is. Just then Stacey shows up and he's anything but shy. Rob explains to Laura that his shy brother has a problem. He is a sleepwalker who's the life of the pa

Rob and Laura come home to find Stacey entertaining Jerry Helper. Rob tells Jerry that Stacey is a sleepwalker. Something Jerry says gives Rob the idea to record Stacey while he's entertaining so he can hear what he's like. After he wakes up, Rob plays Stacey the tape. Stacey can't come up with that same energy. Stacey thinks Rob should call off the audition. Rob wants to have another party and have Alan Brady over. Rob remembers that Saturday is Alan's poker night. At the office, Mel helps Rob

At the office, Rob, Sally and Buddy are working on a sketch about the turn of the century. Buddy says that was a great time to live. The men were in charge back then. Men nowadays are henpecked. Rob claims that he says no to Laura a lot. That night Jerry comes by and asks Rob if he wants to go bowling. Laura guilt's Rob into staying home. Laura asks Rob to bring in the laundry from outside. Jerry teases Rob. Rob starts to feel he does too much housework. He complains to Laura, but she thinks he'

Rob is expecting Henry Bermont (Roy Roberts) and his wife Martha (Isabel Randolph) for dinner. Henry is an important sponsor of the show. Rob's old Army buddy, Sol Pomeroy (Marty Ingels), unexpectedly stops by. Sol is passing through on his way to Connecticut. Rob would love for Sol to spend the weekend. Rob is worried because he doesn't think that Sol and Henry are very compatible. Sol is excited when he hears about the dinner party. Sol misunderstands Rob when he tries to subtly tell him he wo

At a men's tie store, Laura strikes up a conversation with the clerk. When Laura mentions that her husband is a comedy writer, the clerk asks his name. Laura says it's Robert Petrie. The clerk says he knows Rob and gave him his first job in show business. He gives Laura a clue as to who he is. At home, Rob thinks the clerk could be Happy Spangler (Jay C. Flippen). Rob goes to the store and speaks with Happy. Happy tells Rob how he wound up selling ties. To repay Happy, Rob would like to find him