The Dick Van Dyke Show

Comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their "sick" son Ritchie with a babysitter while they attend a big party.

Rob fears he is no longer needed when his co-writers do a show without his help.

Laura begins to worry when Rob has to work nights with a beautiful television star.

Laura matches up her pharmacist cousin, Thomas, with Rob's fireball co-writer, Sally, for a lopsided dinner party.

Rob is torn between going to Washington, D.C., on business and attending Ritchie's school play.

While clearing out the bedroom closet, Rob finds his old army boots, bringing back memories of how he and Laura first met.

Rob reluctantly agrees to take care of Buddy's dog for the weekend and creates a furor when he brings the animal home.

Rob invites an old Army pal home to dinner but begins to fear he has a jewel thief on his hands.

Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.

Rob invites 44 fellow PTA members to his television show, but forgets all about it until air time.

Complications ensue when Mel tells Rob that he wants Laura to dance on "The Alan Brady Show."

Rob and Buddy treat Sally as "one of the guys", even in the presence of Sally's date. When Laura wants Rob to treat Sally like a lady, Mel and Buddy get the wrong idea.

Rob buys Laura a hideous necklace but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she really feels about it. When Rob invites his parents to see the necklace, his mother has a surprising reaction.

When Buddy has a chance for a head writer job, Rob and Sally help Buddy get released from his contract. The plan backfires, so Rob and Sally have to find a way to get Buddy re-hired.

Buddy ignores Rob's efforts to collect an old debt.

Rob faces a dilemma when an old army pal must be told he cannot attend a special dinner party that the Petries are throwing for a sponsor of "The Alan Brady Show."

Unable to control her curiosity, Laura opens Rob's mail and she instantly regrets it!

Rob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public.

Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the inevitable question.

While his wife is away, Buddy moves in with the Petries and quickly wears out his welcome.

Ritchie's expanding vocabulary starts to branch out in unexpected directions.

When his show announces a talent contest, Rob finds himself besieged by the parents of neighborhood prodigies.

Rob's paternal pride suffers a cruel shock when he finds out that his six-year-old son is embarrassed to admit how his Dad makes a living.

Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance sensation that's sure to sweep the nation.

Laura believes Rob, on jury duty, has been unfairly swayed by the beautiful blonde defendant.