The Dick Van Dyke Show

Comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their "sick" son Richie with a babysitter while they attend a big party. Stacey Keach guest-stars.

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

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

Rob is determined to go on a business trip even though Laura wants him to see their son Richie "star" in a school play.

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

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

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

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

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

Rob fears he is no longer needed when his cowriters do a show without his help.

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

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.

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.

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

Six-year-old Richie asks his parents the inevitable "Where did I come from?" question. They recall the days before his birth.

Rob's sense of humor backfires when he decides to base a television skit on Laura's penchant for opening his mail.

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

Rob's forgotten loan turns into a forgotten debt, and a television script.

When his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies. Barry Livingston guest-stars.

Richie's expanding vocabulary starts to branch out in unexpected directions. William Schallert guest-stars.

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

Rob's paternal pride suffers a cruel shock when he finds out that his six-year-old son is ashamed of him.

Sally drags the entire production staff to a bowling alley, where she unveils a new song and dance. Jack Albertson guest-stars.

Serving on jury duty, Rob finds himself siding with the beautiful blonde defendant.

Romance enters Sally's life in the form of an insurance salesman named Leo Fassbinder.

Rob's bashful brother arrives in town and proves to be confident and outgoing only when he is sleepwalking. Jerry Van Dyke guest stars.

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.

Buddy convinces Rob that--like all American husbands--he is being dominated by a woman.

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