The BEST episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show season 4
Every episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show season 4!
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 - The Ghost of A. Chantz
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1964
Rob, Buddy, Laura, and Sally spend the night in a creepy cabin.
#2 - 4 1/2
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1964
Rob tells Buddy and Sally the story of how they became friends with a convict.
#3 - My Mother Can Beat Up My Father
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1964
When a drunk gets too rowdy at a bar, Laura's talent for judo surfaces.
#4 - Pink Pills and Purple Parents
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1964
In a flashback to when they were first married, Laura is nervous about meeting Rob's parents. Millie gives her some pills that could help her relax, but Laura doesn't really want to try them.
#5 - Never Bathe on Saturday
Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/31/1965
Laura and Rob plan to spend a romantic weekend in the city and see a play, until Laura runs into a little problem at the hotel.
#6 - One Hundred Terrible Hours
Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/5/1965
In a flashback episode, Rob does a stunt on his radio show where he tries to stay awake for 100 hours - right before being asked to interview with Alan Brady.
#7 - Baby Fat
Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/21/1965
Alan Brady is rehearsing for a Broadway show, but the script needs work, so he asks Rob to help punch it up - without the author's knowledge.
#8 - It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1964
Rob tries to help get a raise for Buddy and Sally but finds that hard to do after talking with Alan Brady's accountant.
#9 - Three Letters from One Wife
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1964
Rob writes an episode of another show, but after presenting the script to Alan, isn't sure whether he really wants him working on it.
#10 - Show of Hands
Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/14/1965
When Rob and Laura are asked to fill in for Alan Brady at a banquet in his honor, they run into a mishap at home with a pot of dye.
#11 - Girls Will Be Boys
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/3/1965
Richie keeps getting beat up at school, and Rob and Laura have to figure out why he won't defend himself.
#12 - My Two Show-Offs and Me
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1964
When a writer comes to do a piece on the Alan Brady Show, Rob is worried about how Buddy and Sally will act in front of her.
#13 - Young Man With a Shoehorn
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/24/1965
Rob and Buddy invest in Uncle Lou's shoe store.
#14 - The Impractical Joke
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/13/1965
After Buddy plays a practical joke on Rob, Rob tells him that he'll get even.
#15 - The Redcoats Are Coming
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/1965
Rob offers to hide rock and roll stars The Redcoats at his home.
#16 - Stacey Petrie (1)
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/20/1965
Sally is asked to help Rob's brother Stacey (Jerry Van Dyke) go out on a practice date.
#17 - Stacey Petrie (2)
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/27/1965
Stacey finally meets the girl he's been corresponding with while he was in the army - except he's been signing someone else's name.
#18 - The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1964
Rob and the gang go to perform at a prison, but their prison uniform costumes cause confusion.
#19 - Bupkis
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1965
Rob can't figure out how an old song he wrote is being played as a radio commercial.
#20 - The Man from Emperor
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1964
Rob is offered a job at a "men's" magazine but Laura isn't crazy about like the idea.
#21 - Your Home Sweet Home is My Home
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/17/1965
A flashback episode about Rob and Laura's long search to find their house, with Millie and Jerry looking too.
#22 - Brother, Can You Spare $2500?
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1965
Rob,Buddy, & Sally have just spent 11 hours finishing a script, but on his way home, Rob is so tired, that he leaves the only copy at Grand Central Station.
#23 - Boy #1, Boy #2
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1965
Laura & Millie drive Rob crazy when their sons are cast in a commercial.
#24 - The Case of the Pillow
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/17/1965
Rob takes a pillow salesman to court after buying pillows that smell like chickens.
#25 - The Death of the Party
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1964
After golfing against Laura's wishes, Rob tries to hide the fact he is sick as he helps Laura prepare a party.