The BEST episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show season 3
Every episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show season 3!
Considered to be one of television's classics, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" centers on the personal and professional lives of Rob Petrie, a writer for the fictional "Alan Brady Show". The non-stop laughs revolved around Rob's relationships with with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell and Sally Rogers, and producer Mel Cooley. At home, we also got to chuckle (and sometimes cry) over Rob's antics involving his wife, son, and neighbors.
#1 - That's My Boy?
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1963
All about about the day Richie came home from the hospital. With so much stuff to take home, and so many mix ups with the items of the Peters (a couple in another hospital room), Rob begins to wonder what else could have gotten mixed up.
#2 - The Third One from the Left
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1964
Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.
#3 - How to Spank a Star
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1964
Rob's favorite star guests on the Alan Brady show but starts causing problems right away.
#4 - My Husband is the Best One
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1964
A reporter interviews Rob for a cover story she's doing about Alan Brady. Laura also comes to the restaurant, and chimes in just a little too much.
#5 - I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/29/1964
Another classic; in this episode, Rob finds a hair or two in his brush; of course he assumes he's going bald. His barber (Ned Glass) tells him to use a concoction on his head, right before bed. The fact that it smells alot like salad dressing has an interesting effect on Rob's dreams that night.
#6 - The Alan Brady Show Presents
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1963
The staff has to plan a Christmas show.
#7 - All About Eavesdropping
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1963
While getting ready to go to Jerry and Millie's party, Rob and Laura overhear them on their kids' walkie talkies.
#8 - October Eve
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/8/1964
When Sally spots a painting in an art gallery, Laura's past comes back to haunt her.
#9 - My Part-Time Wife
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1964
Rob has to find a replacement for Sally while she's away. Each replacement they try is worse than the last ... but Rob would rather try anyone than follow Laura's suggestion that she fill in.
#10 - The Masterpiece
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1963
Rob, Buddy, Laura & Sally go to an auction. Rob shows Buddy & Sally how people use different gestures to make bids - unfortunately, while bidding is actually going on.
#11 - A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1964
Rob and friends accidentally play poker with marked cards that Rob was using to teach Richie some magic tricks.
#12 - Teacher's Petrie
Season 3 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/13/1964
Laura takes a writing class, but Rob becomes suspicious when the teacher seems to like her writing just a little too much.
#13 - The Pen Is Mightier Than the Mouth
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1964
Rob and Buddy help Sally write some jokes to go on a late night talk show, taking up most of their work day.
#14 - My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/22/1964
Rob and Laura see Jerry at a restaurant with a woman - who's not Millie.
#15 - Laura's Little Lie
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1963
When Rob asks Laura to sign some insurance forms, Laura does everything she can to avoid signing, as Rob becomes more and more suspicious.
#16 - Honeymoons Are for the Lucky
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1964
Rob recalls a time when he tried to get out of Camp Crowder to spend his honeymoon with Laura.
#17 - Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1963
While working out details for a joke, Rob hits himself on the head with a violin, causing temporary amnesia.
#18 - Big Max Calvada
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1963
Gangster Big Max Calvada asks Rob, Buddy, & Sally to write an act for his nephew.
#19 - Too Many Stars
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1963
Rob is roped into directing another PTA show for Mrs. Billings.
#20 - The Return of Edwin Carp
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/1/1964
Rob puts together an episode of the Alan Brady Show using old radio stars.
#21 - Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1963
Rob and Laura have trouble keeping their promises not to tell anyone that they may need to get legally married.
#22 - Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband is in Jail
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/15/1964
Rob ends up in jail after contacting an army buddy.
#23 - Scratch My Car and Die
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/25/1964
Rob buys a new car that he loves but won't let anyone touch, but an emergency forces Laura to use the car.
#24 - The Ballad of the Betty Lou
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1963
Rob and Jerry buy a boat, despite Laura's warning that it could impact their friendship.
#25 - The Plots Thicken
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/18/1964
Rob and Laura hope each other's parents don't find out that both sets of parents have bought burial plots for them.