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.

Last Updated: 9/21/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
The Ghost of A. Chantz
star
8.58
67 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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4 1/2
star
8.23
64 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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My Mother Can Beat Up My Father
star
8.23
65 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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Pink Pills and Purple Parents
star
7.85
65 votes

#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.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
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Never Bathe on Saturday
star
7.59
61 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Carl Reiner
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One Hundred Terrible Hours
star
7.58
62 votes

#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.

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Baby Fat
star
7.46
61 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise
star
7.19
63 votes

#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.

Directors: Peter Baldwin
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Three Letters from One Wife
star
7.15
62 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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Show of Hands
star
7.15
62 votes

#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.

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Girls Will Be Boys
star
7.11
61 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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My Two Show-Offs and Me
star
7.05
61 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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Young Man With a Shoehorn
star
7.00
63 votes

#13 - Young Man With a Shoehorn

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/24/1965

Rob and Buddy invest in Uncle Lou's shoe store.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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The Impractical Joke
star
6.83
63 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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The Redcoats Are Coming
star
6.74
65 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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Stacey Petrie (1)
star
6.68
62 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Carl Reiner
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Stacey Petrie (2)
star
6.66
62 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail
star
6.65
62 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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Bupkis
star
6.63
62 votes

#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.

Directors: Lee Philips
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The Man from Emperor
star
6.35
63 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Your Home Sweet Home is My Home
star
6.33
63 votes

#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.

Directors: Lee Philips
Brother, Can You Spare $2500?
star
6.27
62 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Boy #1, Boy #2
star
6.23
62 votes

#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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
The Case of the Pillow
star
6.21
61 votes

#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.

Directors: Howard Morris
The Death of the Party
star
5.95
63 votes

#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.

Directors: Alan Rafkin