The BEST episodes written by Bill Persky

That's My Boy?
star
8.62
68 votes

#1 - That's My Boy?

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 1

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.

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The Ghost of A. Chantz
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8.58
66 votes

#2 - The Ghost of A. Chantz

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 2

Rob, Buddy, Laura, and Sally spend the night in a creepy cabin.

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My Mother Can Beat Up My Father
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8.23
64 votes

#3 - My Mother Can Beat Up My Father

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 1

When a drunk gets too rowdy at a bar, Laura's talent for judo surfaces.

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The Gunslinger
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8.03
63 votes

#4 - The Gunslinger

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 5 - Episode 31

As Jerry is extracting a tooth, Rob dreams that he lives in the old west and is a sheriff who has to save the town from Big Bad Brady.

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Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye
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7.89
18 votes

#5 - Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye

That Girl - Season 1 - Episode 2

Ann Marie leaves the safety and comfort of her parent's home to live on her own in New York. But she has a visit from her mother who is threatening to move in with her!

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Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth
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7.73
66 votes

#6 - Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 5 - Episode 1

A TV show host gets Laura to reveal some information she wishes she hadn't.

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I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
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7.70
63 votes

#7 - I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 31

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.

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The Alan Brady Show Presents
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7.69
66 votes

#8 - The Alan Brady Show Presents

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 13

The staff has to plan a Christmas show.

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My Sister's Keeper
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7.60
5 votes

#9 - My Sister's Keeper

That Girl - Season 3 - Episode 19

Ann gets a job in another soda commercial, but she has to have her singing voice dubbed by someone else. Her voice double, Rose Cassinetti, helps Ann out and Ann tries to do something good for her. She doesn't know that Rose is a nun.

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One Hundred Terrible Hours
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7.58
62 votes

#10 - One Hundred Terrible Hours

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 30

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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The Ugliest Dog in the World
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7.55
62 votes

#11 - The Ugliest Dog in the World

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 5 - Episode 4

Rob finds a dog for a sketch on The Alan Brady Show. After the dog's part is cut, Rob is stuck with the Ugliest Dog in the World.

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What's in a Name?
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7.38
8 votes

#12 - What's in a Name?

That Girl - Season 1 - Episode 11

Ann's agent thinks that she needs a new name for an excellent acting career.

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October Eve
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7.17
65 votes

#13 - October Eve

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 28

When Sally spots a painting in an art gallery, Laura's past comes back to haunt her.

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My Part-Time Wife
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7.16
64 votes

#14 - My Part-Time Wife

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 22

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.

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Three Letters from One Wife
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7.15
62 votes

#15 - Three Letters from One Wife

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 9

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.

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The Impractical Joke
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6.83
63 votes

#16 - The Impractical Joke

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 16

After Buddy plays a practical joke on Rob, Rob tells him that he'll get even.

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The Last Chapter
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6.80
65 votes

#17 - The Last Chapter

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 5 - Episode 32

Rob finally finishes his memoire after 5 years. As Laura begins to read it, we see flashbacks from all the previous shows, starting from when Rob met Laura.

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The Masterpiece
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6.78
64 votes

#18 - The Masterpiece

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 2

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.

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The Redcoats Are Coming
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6.74
65 votes

#19 - The Redcoats Are Coming

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 20

Rob offers to hide rock and roll stars The Redcoats at his home.

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The Pen Is Mightier Than the Mouth
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6.70
63 votes

#20 - The Pen Is Mightier Than the Mouth

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 21

Rob and Buddy help Sally write some jokes to go on a late night talk show, taking up most of their work day.

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My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
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6.70
63 votes

#21 - My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 30

Rob and Laura see Jerry at a restaurant with a woman - who's not Millie.

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Stacey Petrie (2)
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6.66
62 votes

#22 - Stacey Petrie (2)

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 18

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.

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The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail
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6.65
62 votes

#23 - The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 8

Rob and the gang go to perform at a prison, but their prison uniform costumes cause confusion.

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Bupkis
star
6.63
62 votes

#24 - Bupkis

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 24

Rob can't figure out how an old song he wrote is being played as a radio commercial.

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Big Max Calvada
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6.40
65 votes

#25 - Big Max Calvada

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 9

Gangster Big Max Calvada asks Rob, Buddy, & Sally to write an act for his nephew.

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The Man from Emperor
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6.35
63 votes

#26 - The Man from Emperor

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 5

Rob is offered a job at a "men's" magazine but Laura isn't crazy about like the idea.

The Case of the Pillow
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6.21
61 votes

#27 - The Case of the Pillow

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 21

Rob takes a pillow salesman to court after buying pillows that smell like chickens.

The Plots Thicken
star
6.02
65 votes

#28 - The Plots Thicken

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 25

Rob and Laura hope each other's parents don't find out that both sets of parents have bought burial plots for them.

The Clip Show
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6.00
1 votes

#29 - The Clip Show

Kate & Allie - Season 5 - Episode 24

The series' 100th episode is celebrated with clips from past shows.

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The Death of the Party
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5.95
62 votes

#30 - The Death of the Party

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 12

After golfing against Laura's wishes, Rob tries to hide the fact he is sick as he helps Laura prepare a party.

The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears
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5.89
63 votes

#31 - The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 12

Rob thinks he's just seen the suspects of a recent jewelry store holdup and wrestles with his conscience about informing the police.

The Lady and the Babysitter
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5.53
63 votes

#32 - The Lady and the Babysitter

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4 - Episode 3

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.

Happy Birthday and Too Many More
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5.02
62 votes

#33 - Happy Birthday and Too Many More

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3 - Episode 19

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.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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0.00
0 votes

#34 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Kate & Allie - Season 5 - Episode 6

While Kate and Dennis take old clothes to Goodwill, Allie rushes across town to pay Jennie's school fees but l eaves her purse in the cab and is left stranded and penniless in Manhattan.

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