The WORST episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show
Every episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show!
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 - Jilting the Jilter
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/1/1963
Sally may have found a fella but he wants to take Sally away from The Alan Brady Show, so she can write for him.
#2 - Viva Petrie
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1965
Maria (the Petrie's previous maid) tells her friend Manuel to go to the Petrie's so that Rob can help him find him a job.
#3 - I Do Not Choose to Run
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1966
Rob gives a speech at council meeting that impresses the nominating committee for city councilman of New Rochelle.
#4 - Br-rooom, Br-rooom
Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/12/1965
Rob's new motorcycle causes him more problems than he bargained for.
#5 - The Making of a Councilman
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/1966
Rob wonders if he has enough experience to run for city councilman, after meeting his opponent.
#6 - Happy Birthday and Too Many More
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1964
Laura & Rob have to decide when to have Richie's birthday party, and what to do for it, because most weekends are already booked with other kids' extravagant parties.
#7 - Uncle George
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1963
Uncle George drops by the Petries, looking for a wife, and Sally tries to fix him up with Herman Glimpscher's mom. But Uncle George has other ideas.
#8 - Love Thy Other Neighbor
Season 5 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/4/1966
After Laura and Rob spend some time with their new neighbors, Jerry and Millie feel left out.
#9 - Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1963
Rob hires a Spanish maid, but when she arrives, not only does she not speak English, but she has a broken arm.
#10 - Anthony Stone
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/24/1965
Rob and Buddy are suspicious when Sally won't tell them much about her new fella.
#11 - The Boarder Incident
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1962
Buddy's wife is out of town, so Rob invites Buddy to stay at his house for the duration. Disaster ensues.
#12 - Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1964
An old army buddy comes looking for a job and hopes Rob will return an old favor.
#13 - There's No Sale Like Wholesale
Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/26/1965
Rob learns a lesson after letting Buddy get him a deal on a fur coat for Laura.
#14 - Where You Been, Fassbinder?
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/14/1962
An old high school friend visits Sally on her birthday.
#15 - The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1964
Laura wants to setup a new bachelor neighbor with her cousin, but Rob wants to set him up with Sally.
#16 - The Lady and the Babysitter
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1964
Roger, Richie's Babysitter wants Laura's help with a girl that he likes. Little does she know who the girl turns out to be.
#17 - The Brave and the Backache
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1964
Laura wonders why Rob never wants to go away on a romantic weekend with her.
#18 - Give Me Your Walls!
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/27/1963
The Petries hire an Italian painter to paint their walls.
#19 - Don't Trip Over That Mountain
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/20/1963
Rob hurts himself on his first skiing trip with Jerry - just as Laura predicted.
#20 - The Bad Old Days
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/4/1962
Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.
#21 - Romances, Roses, and Rye Bread
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1964
Sally gets roses every day from a secret admirer, but when he lets her know who he is, he doesn't get quite the response he was hoping for.
#22 - It's a Shame She Married Me
Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/17/1963
Rob gets envious when he learns that sponsor Jim Darling is an old beau of Laura's.
#23 - The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1963
Rob thinks he's just seen the suspects of a recent jewelry store holdup and wrestles with his conscience about informing the police.
#24 - Racy Tracy Rattigan
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/3/1963
British actor 'Racy' Tracey Rattigan is filling in as substitute host for The Alan Brady Show - and he seems to have an interest in Laura.
#25 - A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1964
A disagreement over a neighbor's lawn almost breaks up Rob and Jerry's friendship.