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The Worst Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show

Every episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show!

Worst episode
S1E28 The Bad Old Days
6.2350 votes
Best episode
S2E20 It May Look Like a Walnut!
9.2727 votes
Top season
Season 3
7.7avg
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2d 18h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 28 - The Bad Old Days
    6.2/10(350 votes)

    S1:E28

    Rob starts to feel like he does too much housework when Buddy warns him about the decline of the American male.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 9 - Viva Petrie
    6.4/10(315 votes)

    S5:E9

    Maria (the Petrie's maid) tells Manuel Luis Rodriguez to go to the Petrie's because Maria feels that Rob can find him a job, but the only Manuel can do is be a bullfighter.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:John Whedon

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  3. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 27 - Racy Tracy Rattigan
    6.5/10(329 votes)

    S2:E27

    Alan Brady is out of town so Tracy Rattigan is the host. Rob is going to have to fight to keep Laura. Rob doesn't like how fast things are going. Tracy loves driving Rob crazy, The gang writes the best show for Tracy.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  4. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 23 - The Twizzle
    6.6/10(448 votes)

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 8 - Uncle George
    6.6/10(326 votes)

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 28 - You Ought to Be in Pictures
    6.7/10(311 votes)

    S5:E28

    Rob gets a movie role, but he has to kiss a woman. Laura makes sure that nothing else happens.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Jack Winter

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  7. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 19 - Happy Birthday and Too Many More
    6.7/10(310 votes)

    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:Bill Persky, Sam Denoff

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  8. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 6 - Romance, Roses and Rye Bread
    6.8/10(318 votes)

    S4:E6

    Sally finds a secret admirer turns out to be an unwanted suitor in the shape of DelI proprietor, Bert Monker. With middle-age loneliness the only thing they have in common, can she let him down gently?

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Garry Marshall, Jerry Belson

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  9. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 31 - Jilting the Jilter
    6.8/10(312 votes)

    S2:E31

    Sally gets engaged to Freddy White, a shady comedian who just wants her to write his act.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 21 - The Boarder Incident
    6.9/10(327 votes)

    S1:E21

    Buddy's wife is out of town, so Rob invites Buddy to stay at his house for the duration. Disaster ensues.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 11 - Body and Sol
    6.9/10(319 votes)

    S5:E11

    Rob tells Buddy and Sally of the time he became the middle weight champion of his Army Camp.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Kleinschmitt

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  12. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 14 - Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk
    6.9/10(307 votes)

    S4:E14

    Neil Schenk comes looking for a job while Rob returns an old favor.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Garry Marshall

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  13. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 19 - Boy #1, Boy #2
    6.9/10(304 votes)

    S4:E19

    Laura & Millie drive Rob crazy when their sons are cast in a commercial.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Martin Ragaway

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  14. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 11 - Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
    7.0/10(325 votes)

    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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  15. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 16 - I Do Not Choose to Run
    7.0/10(313 votes)

    S5:E16

    Rob gives a speech at council meeting that will land him a nomination for city councilman of New Rochelle.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Kleinschmitt

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  16. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 17 - The Making of a Councilman
    7.0/10(312 votes)

    S5:E17

    Rob decides to quit running for his seat on the New Rochelle city council after meeting the opponent running against him because of his experience.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Kleinschmitt

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  17. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 4 - Washington vs. the Bunny
    7.1/10(390 votes)

    S1:E4

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    Directors:John Rich, Robert Butler
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  18. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 Episode 16 - The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
    7.1/10(348 votes)

    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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  19. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 8 - Like a Sister
    7.1/10(329 votes)

    S2:E8

    Rob thinks Rick Vallone isn't right for Sally and tries to make him drunk (Sally hates drunks) and asks Rick to fall in love with Laura. Laura is always to smart for Rob and he realizes love is too hard to break.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  20. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 29 - It's a Shame She Married Me
    7.1/10(314 votes)

    S2:E29

    Rob meets Jim Darling who is an old flame Laura dated. Rob won't tell Laura he ran into Jim at the office, Rob tells Jim they can't make it to his party because Ritchie is sick. Jim then brings the party to the Petrie home. Rob wants Laura to wear a jacket so Jim won't fall in love with her again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sheldon Keller

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  21. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 Episode 28 - Divorce
    7.1/10(308 votes)

    S2:E28

    Rob gets in the middle of a marital dispute between Buddy and Pickles.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  22. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 26 - Anthony Stone
    7.1/10(308 votes)

    S4:E26

    Rob and Buddy find out that Sally's date is married.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 Episode 10 - Go Tell the Birds and Bees
    7.1/10(300 votes)

    S5:E10

    Alberta Nelson shines in a small part as Miss Reshovsky, the concerned elementary schoolteacher of note. Rob and Laurie Petrie are also asked to the principal's office to discuss their son.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 Episode 10 - The Meershatz Pipe
    7.2/10(368 votes)

    S1:E10

    Rob's not as impressed with Buddy's new Meershatz pipe as he is with the fact that it was a gift from Alan Brady. Not just impressed but envious as well. After all, he is the head writer of the show and begins to feel as if he isn't needed. Getting sick and having to miss work for several days doesn't help his insecurities.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Carl Reiner

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  25. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 4 Episode 8 - The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail
    7.2/10(355 votes)

    S4:E8

    Rob has to perform at prison, just as he is about to perform Rob is thought to be an inmate of the jail.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Bad Old Days" is the worst rated episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. It scored 6.2/10 from 350 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by Unknown, it aired on April 4, 1962. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Viva Petrie".

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