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Season 3 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 32
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 3 (1963-1964)

The Dick Van Dyke Show That's My Boy??? 3x01 That's My Boy???
Rob recalls the frenetic days after Richie was born, and how he came to believe he'd brought the wrong baby home, "because he didn't look the same in the crib." In fact, he did bring ...
Sep. 25, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Masterpiece 3x02 The Masterpiece
Rob, Laura, Sally and Buddy go to an auction to purchase a painting for Alan. Suave Rob tries to explain to Sally and Buddy how to bid, and in doing so bids on an extremely ugly pa ...
Oct. 02, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show Laura's Little Lie 3x03 Laura's Little Lie
Laura doesn't want to sign some insurance forms, because if she does it forces her to choose between fraud, and revealing a secret she does not want Rob to learn: that she was only ...
Oct. 09, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice 3x04 Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice
Having learned they're not legally married, Dick and Laura plan to "remarry" but circumstances conspire to make this difficult since they cannot reveal just why they need to get re ...
Oct. 16, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show All About Eavesdropping 3x05 All About Eavesdropping
Dick and Laura plan to spend time with their neighbors the Helpers, but inadvertently hear them over the intercom saying some unkind things. The Petries arrive angry but cannot admit ...
Oct. 23, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show Too Many Stars 3x06 Too Many Stars
Rob grows tired of the complications of directing a play for the Parents' Council and tries to resign, but there is no one else to do the job. Laura finds her dancing skills eclipsed ...
Oct. 30, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius? 3x07 Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?
Rob is struck on the head with a violin and loses his memory. Unaware of who he is or what he should be doing, he embarks on a new life...
Nov. 06, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show Uncle George 3x08 Uncle George
Rob's eccentric uncle visits. He's looking for a wife, and he may have found one - Sally! But despite her interest in getting married, she's not so interested in Uncle George, leaving ...
Nov. 13, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show Big Max Calvada 3x09 Big Max Calvada
Rob, Buddy and Sally have to write a comedy routine for a man named Kenny Dexter. Trouble is, Kenny's the nephew of Max Calvada, a mobster! When they see Kenny try to perform, they ...
Nov. 20, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Ballad of the Betty Lou 3x10 The Ballad of the Betty Lou
Wise words: never enter into a business arrangement with a friend unless you don't mind losing that friend. It nearly comes to that when Rob and Jerry purchase a sailboat together, ...
Nov. 27, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors 3x11 Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
Rob hires a Spanish maid, Maria. When she breaks her arm and can't work she faces deportation, so Rob tries to find her another job.
Dec. 04, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears 3x12 The Sound of Trumpets of Conscience Falls Deafly on a Brain That Holds Its Ears
Rob sees two people running away from the site of a robbery. He agrees to testify but keeps remembering new details to add. Eventually, he learns that the people he saw weren't the ...
Dec. 11, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Alan Brady Show Presents 3x13 The Alan Brady Show Presents
After developing a script for Alan's Christmas special, the writing staff winds up abandoning it and performing themselves.
Dec. 18, 1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Third One from the Left 3x14 The Third One from the Left
Dancer Joan Delroy, a guest on Alan's show, falls for Rob, who has to explain that he's married and not the sort who fools around.
Jan. 01, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show My Husband is the Best One 3x15 My Husband is the Best One
A reporter from "Newstime" magazine interviews Rob about the Alan Brady show. Rob modestly downplays his own contributions and sings the praises of his fellow writers, but Laura adds ...
Jan. 08, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer 3x16 The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer
Laura and Rob try to set their friend Arthur up with a wife, introducing him to Sally and a woman named Donna Palmer. But each of the Petries has a different idea who Arthur should ...
Jan. 15, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Life and Love of Joe Coogan 3x17 The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
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 ...
Jan. 22, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards 3x18 A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards
Rob and friends play poker with marked cards that Rob was using to teach Ritchie some magic tricks.
Jan. 29, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show Happy Birthday and Too Many More 3x19 Happy Birthday and Too Many More
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). ...
Feb. 05, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Brave and the Backache 3x20 The Brave and the Backache
Laura wonders why Rob never wants to be alone with her.
Feb. 12, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth 3x21 The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth
Sally is famous overnight leaving Rob and Buddy to work alone.
Feb. 19, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show My Part-Time Wife 3x22 My Part-Time Wife
Laura helps out at the office but drives Rob crazy while Sally is away.
Feb. 26, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show Honeymoons Are for the Lucky 3x23 Honeymoons Are for the Lucky
Rob recalls a time when he left Camp Crowder to spend his honneymoon with Laura.
Mar. 04, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show How to Spank a Star 3x24 How to Spank a Star
Rob's favorite star Paula Marshall wants to guest on the show but causes problems for everybody.
Mar. 11, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Plots Thicken 3x25 The Plots Thicken
Rob and Laura's familes fight over where Laura be buried. They end up having 3 burial plots to choose from.
Mar. 18, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show Scratch My Car and Die 3x26 Scratch My Car and Die
Rob has a new car that he loves and won't let anyone touch. When Laura takes Ritchie to school she gets a scratch on the car! When Rob finds out he wants to sue the person who did ...
Mar. 25, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Return of Edwin Carp 3x27 The Return of Edwin Carp
Rob tries to get Edwin Carp to guest on a tv special.
Apr. 01, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show October Eve 3x28 October Eve
Laura's past comes back to haunt her in form of painting that is at an art gallery.
Apr. 08, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband is in Jail 3x29 Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband is in Jail
Rob ends up in jail after contacting an army buddy.
Apr. 15, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life 3x30 My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life
Rob and Laura see Jerry go out with another woman.
Apr. 22, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All 3x31 I'd Rather Be Bald Than Have No Head at All
Another classic; in this episode, Rob finds a hair or two in his brush; of course he assumes he's going bald. A visit to his barber (Ned Glass) hardly reassures him. The barber tells ...
Apr. 29, 1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show Teacher's Petrie 3x32 Teacher's Petrie
The teacher falls in love with Laura.
May. 13, 1964
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Season 3 Characters

Rob Petrie played by Dick Van Dyke
Sally Rogers played by Rose Marie
Buddy Sorrell played by Morey Amsterdam
Ritchie Petrie played by Larry Mathews
Laura Petrie played by Mary Tyler Moore
Mel Cooley played by Richard Deacon
Millie Helper played by Ann Morgan Guilbert
Jerry Helper played by Jerry Paris
Waiter played by Johnny Silver
Alan Brady played by Carl Reiner
Delivery Man played by Jerry Hausner
Benny Joey played by Herkie Styles
Paula Marshall played by Lola Albright
Patrolman Nelson played by Bernie Hamilton
Millie Crumberbacher played by Ann Morgan Guilbert
Mr. Holdecker played by Howard Morris
Graciella played by Sallie Jones
Mr. Caldwell played by Bernard Fox
Ed Rubin played by Charles Aidman
Uncle George played by Denver Pyle
Edwin Carp played by Richard Haydn
Arthur Stanwyck played by Anthony Eisley
Maria played by Miriam Colon

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Season 3 Videos

03x21 The Pen Is Mightier Than the Mouth
03x21 The Pen Is Mightier Than the Mouth (25:15)

03x08 Uncle George
03x08 Uncle George (25:33)

03x18 A Nice Friendly Game of Cards
03x18 A Nice Friendly Game of Cards (24:24)

03x17 The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
03x17 The Life and Love of Joe Coogan (25:17)

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Season 3 Quotes

03x18 - A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards Season 3 / Episode 18: - A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards

Robert 'Rob' Petrie: Look, Richie, when you cheat to win, that's naughty, but when you cheat to lose, that's... ridiculous.
03x13 - The Alan Brady Show Presents Season 3 / Episode 13: - The Alan Brady Show Presents

Sally Rogers: [in song] I am a fine musician, I practice every day / And people come from miles around just to heard me play...
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Season 3 Trivia

  • Episode 09 - Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Rob (Dick Van Dyke) flubs a line when trying to tell Max that his nephew isn't ready to play the Diamond Club. He accidentally says, "The Diamond Spot is...is one of the tops spots around."
  • Episode 01 - The surprise reveal at the end of this episode caused the longest laugh by the studio audience in the show's history. It lasted several minutes, and most of it had to be edited out of the finished show.
  • Episode 07 - The inspiration for this show, in which Rob gets temporary amnesia from a blow on the head and ends up at a party in New Jersey, came from a real-life event involving Dick Van Dyke's father, Cookie Van Dyke. According to the younger Van Dyke, his father was at a Fourth of July
  • Episode 21 - The title is based on the proverb: "The pen is mightier than the sword."
  • Episode 13 - Another episode that was filmed without an audience was the Christmas episode "The Alan Brady Show Presents" due to the fact that it had several complicated scene and costume changes.

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