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Starring Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore
Season 5 (CBS) (1965-66)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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references:
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########### The Dick Van Dyke Show ############
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CBS Wednesdays 9:30 pm
32 new episodes (Prod. nos 127-158)

5.01 [127] The Dick Van Dyke Show: COAST TO COAST BIG MOUTH
(c)1965 Prod. no. 128
15Sep65 CBS Wed
Written by Bill Persky and Sam Denoff
Directed by Jerry Paris
Featuring:
Richard Deacon, Ann Morgan Guilbert
Dick Curtis (as Johnny Patrick)
and:
Carl Reiner
Laura blurts out a top secret on a national television quiz show--
that comedian Alan Brady wears a toupee.
 
5.02 [128] The Dick Van Dyke Show: A FAREWELL TO WRITING
Prod. no 1D(127)
22Sep65
Rob sets out to write a book during his vacation, but has trouble getting started.

5.03 [129] The Dick Van Dyke Show: UHNY UFTZ
Prod. no. 129
29Sep65
Rob sees a flying saucer and tracks it to its lair--the office above his own.

5.04 [130] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE UGLIEST DOG IN THE WORLD
Prod. no. 4D(130)
6Oct65
Rob and Laura try to find a permanent home for an ugly little mutt from the dog pound.

5.05 [131] The Dick Van Dyke Show: NO RICE AT MY WEDDING
Prod. no. 131
13Oct65
Rob and Laura recall their courtship days, when Rob almost lost Laura to another man.

5.06 [132] The Dick Van Dyke Show: DRAW ME A PEAR
Prod. no. 132
20Oct65
Rob and Laura enroll in an art class--and the beautiful instructress has designs on Rob.

5.07 [133] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE GREAT PETRIE FORTUNE
Prod. no. 133
27Oct65
Rob's dreams of inheriting a fortune are dashed until he realizes the intangible worth of an old photograph.

5.08 [134] The Dick Van Dyke Show: ODD BUT TRUE
Prod. no. 134
3Nov65
Rob is offered $500 because the freckles on his back are in the shape of the Liberty Bell.

5.09 [135] The Dick Van Dyke Show: VIVA PETRIE
Prod. no. 135
10Nov65
Rob and Laura have an unusual houseguest, a bullfighter named Manuel who installs himself as a handyman.

5.10 [136] The Dick Van Dyke Show: GO TELL THE BIRDS AND THE BEES
Prod. no. 10D(136)
17Nov65
When Richie spins a few fantastic stories for his friends, his parents wind up in the school psychologist's office.

5.11 [137] The Dick Van Dyke Show: BODY AND SOL
Prod. no. 11D(137)
24Nov65
Rob recalls the time he defended his title as middleweight champion of the Army camp.

[--] 1Dec65 - no details

5.12 [138] The Dick Van Dyke Show: SEE ROB WRITE--WRITE, ROB, WRITE
Prod. no. 138
08Dec65 CBS Wed 9:30pm
Rob and Laura become rivals when each writes a story for children.

5.13 [139] The Dick Van Dyke Show: YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
Prod. no. 13D(139)
15Dec65
Rob goes out to cool off after a quarrel with Laura and winds up in trouble with the law.

[--] 22Dec65 - no details

5.14 [140] The Dick Van Dyke Show: FIFTY-TWO FORTY-FIVE OR WORK
Prod. no. 140
29Dec65
Rob recalls the time he was out of work with a new home, no
furniture, and a pregnant wife.
James Frawley guest-stars.

5.15 [141] The Dick Van Dyke Show: WHO STOLE MY WATCH?
Prod. no. 141
5Jan66
Rob loses his friends as well as his watch when the friends learn they're all under suspicion.

[--] 12Jan66 "Bad Reception in Albany" (postponed to 9Mar66 ?)

5.16 [142] The Dick Van Dyke Show: I DO NOT CHOOSE TO RUN
Prod. no. 143
19Jan66
Rob can't make up his mind when asked to be a candidate for the city council.
Arte Johnson guest-stars.

5.17 [143] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE MAKING OF A COUNCILMAN
Prod. no. 144
26Jan66
Rob agrees to run for office but realizes he'd prefer to vote for his brainy opponent.

5.18 [144] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE CURSE OF THE PETRIE PEOPLE
Prod. no. 145
2Feb66
Rob's parents give a family heirloom piece of jewelry to Laura,
who accidentally drops it in the garbage disposal.

5.19 [145] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE BOTTOM OF MEL COOLEY'S HEART
Prod. 20D(146)
9Feb66
When Mel Cooley takes Rob's advice and stands up to Alan Brady, he is promptly fired.
Carl Reiner guest-stars.

5.20 [146] The Dick Van Dyke Show: REMEMBER THE ALIMONY
Prod. no. 21D (147)
16Feb66
Rob and Laura recall the time they filled in an application for a $10 divorce.
Bernie Kopell guest-stars.

5.21 [147] The Dick Van Dyke Show: DEAR SALLY ROGERS
Prod. no. 22D(148)
23 Feb 66 ( see 18May66)
Sally advertises for a husband on a national television show as a gag and is flooded with fan mail.

5.22 [148] The Dick Van Dyke Show: BUDDY SORRELL--MAN AND BOY
Prod. no. 23D(149)
2Mar66
Symptoms and evidence indicate that Buddy is either seeing a psychiatrist or having an affair.

5.23 [149] The Dick Van Dyke Show: BAD RECEPTION IN ALBANY
   9 Mar66  (postponed from 12Jan66?) 
Prod. no. 142
While out of town for a cousin's wedding, Rob has to locate
a television set to watch a special show. He wears a tuxedo
with fur lapels for the occasion.
 
5.24 [150] The Dick Van Dyke Show: TALK TO THE SNAIL
Prod. no. 25D(151)
23Mar66
Believing that comedian Alan Brady plans to cut down his writing
staff, Rob applies for a job with a ventriloquist.

5.25 [151] The Dick Van Dyke Show: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ALAN BRADY
Prod. no. 26D(152)
6Apr66
The Petries' anniversary party for the Helpers turns into a television documentary for Alan Brady.
Carl Reiner guest-stars.

5.26 [152] The Dick Van Dyke Show: OBNOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE, EGOMANIAC, ETC
Prod. no. 27D(153)
13Apr66
Rob and his writers are in big trouble for adding insults to an
Alan Brady script. Carl Reiner guest-stars.

5.26 [153] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE MAN FROM MY UNCLE
Prod. no. 28D(154)
20Apr66
The Petrie home becomes a command post when government agents put a neighbor's home under surveillance.

5.28 [154] The Dick Van Dyke Show: YOU OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES
Prod. no. 29D(155)
27Apr66
Rob is cast opposite a gorgeous Italian actress in a low-budget
film and turns out to be the screen's worst lover.

5.29 [155] The Dick Van Dyke Show: LOVE THY OTHER NEIGHBOR
Prod. no. 156
4May66
Rob and Laura are dismayed by Millie Helper's jealousy of their new neighbors.

5.30 [156] The Dick Van Dyke Show: LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY
Prod. no. 24D(150)
11May66
Laura spends a harrowing night alone in the house when the rest of the family goes off on a fishing trip.

[--] 18May66  - some sources say #5.21 "Dear Sally Rogers" aired on this date.

5.31 [157] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE GUNSLINGER
Prod. no. 32D(158)
25May66;
The Petries and their friends are transported to the Wild West
when Rob dreams he is a frontier sheriff. Carl Reiner guest-stars.

5.32 [158] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE LAST CHAPTER (final episode )
Prod. no. 31D(157)
1Jun66
Rob's autobiography conjures up scenes from the past and leads
Alan Brady to buy the book for a television series.
Carl Reiner guest-stars.

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