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The Best Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3

Every episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3!

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The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 1 - That's My Boy???
    9.1/10(583 votes)

    #1 - That's My Boy???

    S3:E1

    Rob recounts the day he became convinced that they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 2 - The Masterpiece
    8.1/10(347 votes)

    #2 - The Masterpiece

    S3:E2

    Rob unwittingly bids on a painting at an auction, and when he gets it home, he uncovers another painting underneath that looks like a Grant Wood.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 3 - Laura's Little Lie
    7.7/10(324 votes)

    #3 - Laura's Little Lie

    S3:E3

    Are Rob and Laura married? This episode brings up that question as Rob asks Laura to sign insurance forms that Laura never signed. Laura does everything she can to hide a mistake Rob doesn't know about. Rob is tired of ""losing his wife"" He finds out he married a 17 year-old Laura.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  4. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 4 - Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice
    7.7/10(320 votes)

    #4 - Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice

    S3:E4

    Rob and Laura must get remarried for legal purposes, but it provokes an argument that could derail their plans.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  5. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 5 - All About Eavesdropping
    8.7/10(462 votes)

    #5 - All About Eavesdropping

    S3:E5

    Rob and Laura overhear Jerry and Millie complaining about them on the kid’s walkie-talkies, which makes for a cold dinner party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sheldon Keller

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  6. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 6 - Too Many Stars
    7.6/10(333 votes)

    #6 - Too Many Stars

    S3:E6

    Rob is recruited to direct another talent show, but this time Laura faces competition as the star.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Sheldon Keller

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  7. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 7 - Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?
    8.0/10(360 votes)

    #7 - Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?

    S3:E7

    While working on a joke, Rob should be going to Alan's house to talk about the joke. After hitting himself on the head with a violin (a real one) Rob goes to a party. The party is in Red Hook, New Jersey!

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  8. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 8 - Uncle George
    6.6/10(309 votes)

    #8 - Uncle George

    S3:E8

    Rob’s Uncle George comes to visit in search of a wife.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 9 - Big Max Calvada
    7.6/10(352 votes)

    #9 - Big Max Calvada

    S3:E9

    A gangster asks Rob and the gang to write an act for his no-talent nephew.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 10 - The Ballad of the Betty Lou
    7.6/10(302 votes)

    #10 - The Ballad of the Betty Lou

    S3:E10

    The Ballad of Betty Lou, Is episode seventy-two, In which Rob and Jerry buy a boat, That really got their goat, 'Cause just as Laura predicted, As the Wisard of Id did, Their friendship was tested, But as soon as they rested, All was fine, So cast off the Line! - [email protected]

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Martin Ragaway

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  11. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 11 - Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
    7.0/10(311 votes)

    #11 - Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors

    S3:E11

    Rob hires a maid who turns out to have broken arm, speaks only Spanish, and is expecting a live-in position.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:John Whedon

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  12. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 12 - The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears
    7.6/10(304 votes)

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

    S3:E12

    Rob thinks he has seen the suspects in a jewelry store robbery, but is afraid to go to the police.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

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  13. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 13 - The Alan Brady Show Presents
    7.8/10(377 votes)

    #13 - The Alan Brady Show Presents

    S3:E13

    The staff has to plan a Christmas show.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

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  14. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 14 - The Third One from the Left
    7.6/10(297 votes)

    #14 - The Third One from the Left

    S3:E14

    Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:John Whedon

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  15. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 15 - My Husband is the Best One
    7.9/10(315 votes)

    #15 - My Husband is the Best One

    S3:E15

    Rob is interviewed by a reporter, but the resulting story gives him a little too much credit for comfort at the office, thanks to Laura’s input.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Martin Ragaway

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  16. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 16 - The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
    7.1/10(333 votes)

    #16 - The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer

    S3:E16

    Laura tries to setup Arthur with a wife she invites Sally & Donna on two different days. Laura really wants Donna date Arthur, when Donna & Arthur hit it Rob does everything to stop the date by locking Donna in the bathroom! Rob feels Sally won't have a chance with Arthur, Rob and Laura wonder who Arthur picked for his date, he picks his former wife who he married twice!

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Garry Marshall, Jerry Belson

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  17. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 17 - The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
    8.3/10(389 votes)

    #17 - The Life and Love of Joe Coogan

    S3:E17

    Rob meets Laura's old flame Joe Coogan at the country club, Rob tells Laura he met Joe and Laura thinks he looked in her shoebox where her pomes are kept. (The pomes are kept in the basement) What Laura doesn't know is the Sonnets give a clue as to what Joe does for a living. Laura & Millie play Golf with Father Joe Coogan. Laura invites Joe to dinner along with Buddy & Sally only to get a big shock.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  18. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 18 - A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards
    7.9/10(323 votes)

    #18 - A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards

    S3:E18

    Rob and friends play poker with marked cards that Rob was using to teach Ritchie some magic tricks.

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Ernest Chambers

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  19. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 19 - Happy Birthday and Too Many More
    6.7/10(296 votes)

    #19 - Happy Birthday and Too Many More

    S3:E19

    Laura & Rob are deciding when to have his party day should it be 3 weeks after or before Ritchie actual date of birth? Laura says she will have the party at Dizzy Land (not Disney Land). Rob & Laura forget the Gardner has come and have the party inside (with 63 kids!) because the garden needed to be fertilized!

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

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  20. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 20 - The Brave and the Backache
    7.4/10(296 votes)

    #20 - The Brave and the Backache

    S3:E20

    Laura wonders why Rob never wants to be alone with her.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Sheldon Keller, Howard Merrill

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  21. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 21 - The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth
    7.5/10(302 votes)

    #21 - The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth

    S3:E21

    Sally is famous overnight leaving Rob and Buddy to work alone.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

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  22. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 22 - My Part-Time Wife
    7.8/10(316 votes)

    #22 - My Part-Time Wife

    S3:E22

    Laura helps out at the office but drives Rob crazy while Sally is away.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

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  23. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 23 - Honeymoons Are for the Lucky
    7.7/10(317 votes)

    #23 - Honeymoons Are for the Lucky

    S3:E23

    Rob recalls a time when he left Camp Crowder to spend his honneymoon with Laura.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  24. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 24 - How to Spank a Star
    7.7/10(320 votes)

    #24 - How to Spank a Star

    S3:E24

    Rob's favorite star Paula Marshall is due to guest on the Alan Brady show but her demands cause problems for everybody.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Bill Idelson, Nathaniel Curtis

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  25. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 25 - The Plots Thicken
    7.6/10(297 votes)

    #25 - The Plots Thicken

    S3:E25

    The Petrie's parents fight over where Laura and Rob should be buried. They have to decide which burial plot to choose without upsetting their in-laws.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Carl Reiner, Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"That's My Boy???" is the best rated episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" season 3. It scored 9.1/10 based on 583 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/25/1963. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Masterpiece".