The Dick Van Dyke Show

Comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their "sick" son Ritchie with a babysitter while they attetnd a big party.

Rob fears he is no longer needed when his co-writers do a show without his help.

Laura begins to worry when Rob has to work nights with a beautiful television star.

Laura matches up her pharmacist cousin, Thomas, with Rob's fireball cowriter, Sally, for a lopsided dinner party.

Rob suffers with guilt when he has to go on a business trip the night of his son's play.

While rummaging through Rob's old army equipment, Rob and Laura recall that he broke her foot the night they met.

Rob reluctantly agrees to take care of Buddy's dog for the weekend and creates a furor when he brings the animal home.

Rob invites an old Army pal home to dinner and begins to fear he has a jewel thief on his hands.

Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.

Rob invites 44 fellow PTA members to his television show, but forgets all about it until air time.

Rob and Richie find themselves more than a little lost when Laura briefly resumes her dancing career.

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.

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.

After Buddy leaves "The Alan Brady Show" for a job that falls through, Rob and Sally conspire to get him his old job back.

Buddy ignores Rob's efforts to collect an old debt.

A fancy dinner party for Rob's television sponsor and his wife is enlivened by the arrival of Rob's old Army buddy.

Unable to control her curiosity, Laura open's Rob's mail - much to her regret!

Rob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public.

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.

While his wife is away, Buddy moves in with the Petries and quickly wears out his welcome.

Richie's expanding vocabulary starts to branch out in unexpected directions.

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.

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.

Sally drags the entire production staff to a bowling alley, where she unveils a new song and dance.

Laura believes Rob, on jury duty, has been unfairly swayed by the beautiful blonde defendant.