Season 5 Breakdown

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

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The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 5 (1965-1966)

The Dick Van Dyke Show Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth 5x01 Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth
Alan Brady is upset now that Laura has let out his secret on a nation wide TV game show, that Alan wears a toupee.
Sep. 15, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show A Farewell to Writing 5x02 A Farewell to Writing
Rob plans to spend his vacation time writing a novel, but gets a case of writer's block.
Sep. 22, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show Uhny Uftz 5x03 Uhny Uftz
Rob believes he has seen a flying saucer while alone in his office and thinks he has tracked it down, just above his office.
Sep. 29, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Ugliest Dog in the World 5x04 The Ugliest Dog in the World
Rob is left in charge of an ugly dog which he is suppose to write a skit for. But after the bit is left out of the show, Rob is left with the dog to bring home with him.
Oct. 06, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show No Rice at My Wedding 5x05 No Rice at My Wedding
Rob tells the story of a time when he and Laura were dating and how he almost lost her in a raffle to a man named Clark Rice.
Oct. 13, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show Draw Me a Pear 5x06 Draw Me a Pear
Laura asks Rob to join her in an art class and then becomes jealous when the female teacher shows him extra attention.
Oct. 20, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Great Petrie Fortune 5x07 The Great Petrie Fortune
Rob goes on a treasure hunt after finding an old home movie in which his uncle Hezekiah mentions that there may be a family fortune hidden somewhere.
Oct. 27, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show Odd But True 5x08 Odd But True
Rob is offered $500 from a newspaper after Ritchie discovers that his freckles create the shape of the Liberty Bell.
Nov. 03, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show Viva Petrie 5x09 Viva Petrie
The Petrie's maid Maria, suggests that bullfighter Manuel Luis Rodriguez, ask Rob for a job as a handyman. But it quick to see that Manuel hasn't a clue of how to do the job.
Nov. 10, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show Go Tell the Birds and Bees 5x10 Go Tell the Birds and Bees
The Petrie's are called into the school psychologist's office after Ritchie tells some wild stories of the birds and the bees.
Nov. 17, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show Body and Sol 5x11 Body and Sol
Rob recalls his glory days as the middle weight boxing champion in the Army camp.
Nov. 24, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show See Rob Write -- Write, Rob, Write 5x12 See Rob Write -- Write, Rob, Write
Laura is inspired to write a children's story to go with the pictures she sees at the Butcher Shop. But after Rob questions her about being able to finish what she started, the gauntlet ...
Dec. 08, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show You're Under Arrest 5x13 You're Under Arrest
Rob heads off to a drive in movie after having an argument with Laura, and then is arrested for assaulting an old woman.
Dec. 15, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work 5x14 Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work
As the Alan Brady Show is set to go on hiatus, Rob recalls the time when he was out of work, with no home and Laura was pregnant with Ritchie.
Dec. 29, 1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show Who Stole My Watch? 5x15 Who Stole My Watch?
Rob's accusations against all his friends after his new expensive watch disappears, has them all angered and offended.
Jan. 05, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show I Do Not Choose to Run 5x16 I Do Not Choose to Run
Rob is asked to run for city council after making a speech at a council meeting, but is unsure of whether he wants the job.
Jan. 19, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Making of a Councilman 5x17 The Making of a Councilman
Rob wants to back out of the race for city council after meeting his opponent in which he believes is better suited for the job.
Jan. 26, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Curse of the Petrie People 5x18 The Curse of the Petrie People
Rob gives Laura a family heirloom which tells the Petrie family history, but destroys it after it drops into a garbage disposal. Now she needs to repair it before Rob's mother comes ...
Feb. 02, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart 5x19 The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart
Mel takes Rob's advice and stands up to Alan Brady after he is chastised for not telling Alan about a change in the script. But the meeting does not go so well when Mel gets fired. ...
Feb. 09, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show Remember the Alimony 5x20 Remember the Alimony
Rob and Laura recall the time they spent in Mexico and how they almost filed for a $10 divorce.
Feb. 16, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show Dear Sally Rogers 5x21 Dear Sally Rogers
While on the The Stevie Parsons Show, Sally mentions that she is looking for a husband, unaware of the flood of responses she would receive.
Feb. 23, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show Buddy Sorrell, Man and Boy 5x22 Buddy Sorrell, Man and Boy
Sally and Rob are in search of what secret Buddy is hiding. They come to the conclusion that he is either having an affair or seeing a psychiatrist. Fact is he has been preparing for ...
Mar. 02, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show Bad Reception in Albany 5x23 Bad Reception in Albany
Rob and Laura head to Albany to attend a wedding. Alan had asked Rob to watch a fashion show to get an idea for a sketch, causing him to scurry to find a television set in time to see ...
Mar. 09, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show Talk to the Snail 5x24 Talk to the Snail
Rob applies for a job working with a annoying ventriloquist and his puppet of a obnoxious snail, after discovering that Alan plans on cutting down his writing staff.
Mar. 23, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show A Day in the Life of Alan Brady 5x25 A Day in the Life of Alan Brady
When Rob and Laura set up an anniversary party for Jerry and Millie, it unwittingly turns into a Alan Brady documentary.
Apr. 06, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc. 5x26 Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc.
A script containing insults towards Alan Brady accidentally gets delivered to his office. The gang decide they must break in and get the script back before Alan sees it and they are ...
Apr. 13, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Man from My Uncle 5x27 The Man from My Uncle
The government wants to use the Petrie's home as a surveillance outpost to spy on their neighbor's home.
Apr. 20, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show You Ought to Be in Pictures 5x28 You Ought to Be in Pictures
Rob becomes the world's worst actor when he is given a role in a low budget movie, featuring an Italian bombshell actress.
Apr. 27, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show Love Thy Other Neighbor 5x29 Love Thy Other Neighbor
Millie becomes insanely jealous when the Petrie's spend time with their new neighbors, the Stagg's.
May. 04, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show Long Night's Journey into Day 5x30 Long Night's Journey into Day
Rob an Jerry decide to go on a fishing trip, leaving Laura and Millie alone in their homes. Being Laura's first night by herself, she begins to hear all sorts of noises and calls Millie ...
May. 11, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Gunslinger 5x31 The Gunslinger
As Rob is put to sleep while Jerry removes his tooth, he begins to dream about his family and friends all living in the days of the wild west.
May. 25, 1966
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Last Chapter 5x32 The Last Chapter
Rob recalls the events from his life as he wrote in his autobiography, causing Alan Brady to purchase the rights to use as a premise for a TV series.
Jun. 01, 1966
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Season 5 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
Alan Brady played by Carl Reiner
Bartender played by Lee Krieger
Sol Pomerantz played by Allan Melvin
Man played by Ed Rice (II)
Hezekiah Petrie played by Dick Van Dyke
Laura Meehan played by Mary Tyler Moore
Clark Rice played by Van Williams
Dr. Gormsley played by Peter Hobbs
Mr. Howard played by Philip Ober
Forrest Gilly played by Tom D'Andrea
Manuel Rodriguez played by Joby Baker
Leslie Merkle played by Michael Constantine
Leland Ferguson played by Dan Tobin
Lincoln Goodheart played by Wally Cox
Killer Cooley played by Richard Deacon

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Season 5 Videos

05x07 The Great Petrie Fortune
05x07 The Great Petrie Fortune (24:59)

05x05 No Rice at My Wedding
05x05 No Rice at My Wedding (25:21)

05x28 You Ought to Be in Pictures
05x28 You Ought to Be in Pictures (25:15)

05x12 See Rob Write, Write Rob Write
05x12 See Rob Write, Write Rob Write (24:44)

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Season 5 Quotes

05x17 - The Making of a Councilman Season 5 / Episode 17: - The Making of a Councilman

Rob Petrie: I didn't know that.
05x10 - Go Tell the Birds and Bees Season 5 / Episode 10: - Go Tell the Birds and Bees

Rob Petrie: It's just that, Rich, there's a little confusion about what you're tellin' the kids at school; I'd like to clear it up if I can.
Ritchie Petrie: Oh, you mean about the babies and all that stuff.
Laura Petrie: Yeah, that... that's right, dear.
Ritchie Petrie: But I didn't tell 'em what you told me not to tell.
Rob Petrie: Well, who told you what to tell 'em?
Ritchie Petrie: Nobody. I made it up.
Laura Petrie: You made it up?
Ritchie Petrie: Yeah. Grampa's story about Mr. Cabbage was silly.
Rob Petrie: Well, right, right.
Ritchie Petrie: And your story about the eggs and everything made a lot of sense.
Rob Petrie: Of course it did.
Ritchie Petrie: But you said I shouldn't tell that story to anybody.
Rob Petrie: Right again.
Ritchie Petrie: So I had to make one up.
Laura Petrie: Well, why, Rich? Why did you have to make up ANY story?
Ritchie Petrie: Because the kids like me to tell stories - and I'm good at it, like Daddy.
Rob Petrie: How do you like THAT?
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Season 5 Trivia

  • Episode 20 - The title is based on the cry of the Texans after the massacre at the Battle of the Alamo, "Remember the Alamo!"
  • Episode 31 - Although it was not the last episode broadcast, this was actually the last episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" ever filmed. The final episode that was broadcast, "The Last Chapter," was mostly a "clip show" of snippets taken from earlier episodes, with a short epilogue that was filmed
  • Episode 28 - The title is based on the song "You Ought to Be in Pictures" by Dana Suesse and Edward Heyman.
  • Episode 22 - Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During Buddy's Bar Mitzvah ceremony, he mentions his mother, wife, and friends. But as the camera pans the congregation, Pickles (his wife) is not present. Neither is Pickles present in the group shot at the end.
  • Episode 30 - The title comes from the movie Long Day's Journey Into Night.

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