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Starring Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore
Season 3 (CBS) (1963-64)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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CBS Wednesdays 9:30 pm
32 new episodes  (Prod. nos. 63-94 inc.)

3.1 [63] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THAT'S MY BOY?
Prod.no. 64
25Sep63 CBS Wed
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Written by Bill Pesky & Sam Denoff
Directed by John Rich
Featuring:
Jerry Paris, Ann Morgan Guilbert,
Amzie Strickland, Greg Morris, Mimi Dillard
Richard Deacon
Rob recalls the hectic days after Richie was born, when he was
sure the hospital had given him and Laura the wrong baby.

3.2 [64] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE MASTERPIECE
Prod. no. 65
2Oct63 CBS Wed
Rob and Laura return home from an auction with two mysterious objects d'art.

3.3 [65] The Dick Van Dyke Show: LAURA'S LITTLE LIE
Prod. no. 66
9Oct63 CBS Wed
Written by Carl Reiner and Howard Merrill
Directed by John Rich
Featuring:
Charles Aidman
Complications arise when Laura confesses to Rob that she lied
about her age on their marriage certificate.

3.4 [66] The Dick Van Dyke Show: VERY OLD SHOES, VERY OLD RICE
Prod. no. 67
16Oct63 CBS Wed
Rob and Laura learn they are not legally married and make  plans to elope.

3.5 [67] The Dick Van Dyke Show: ALL ABOUT EAVESDROPPING
Prod. no. 63
23Oct63 CBS Wed (aired out of prod. sequence)
Written by Sheldon Keller & Howard Merrill
Directed by Stanley Cherry
Featuring:
Jerry Parris, Ann Morgan Guilbert
Through Richie's toy intercom, Rob and Laura tune in on a
conversation at the Helpers' and almost lose two friends.

3.6 [68] The Dick Van Dyke Show: TOO MANY STARS
Prod. no. 69
30Oct63
Rob finds he has "too many stars" on his hands when he tries to direct a show for the Parents' Council.

3.7 [69] The Dick Van Dyke Show: WHO AND WHERE WAS ANTONIO STRADIVARIUS?
Prod. no. 70
6Nov63
Rob finds himself at a party in a strange town, swaying to the
bossa nova with a breathless young woman who adores him.

3.8 [70] The Dick Van Dyke Show: UNCLE GEORGE
Prod. no. 68
13Nov63
Rob's Uncle George arrives in town and asks his nephew to find him a wife.

3.9 [71] The Dick Van Dyke Show: BIG MAX CALVADA
Prod. no. 71
20Nov63
An underworld figure involves Rob, Sally, and Buddy in an unusual
writing assignment. Jack Larson guest-stars.

3.10 [72] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE BALLAD OF THE BETTY LOU
Prod. no. 72
27Nov63
Rob and Jerry invest in a sailboat and find they have embarked on a disastrous venture.

3.11 [73] The Dick Van Dyke Show: TURTLES, TIES AND TOREADORS
Prod. no. 73
4Dec63
Rob feels like a hero when he hires a maid for his overworked wife, Laura.

3.12 [74] The Dick Van Dyke Show:
THE SOUND OT THE TRUMPETS OF CONSCIENCE  FALLS DEAFLY ON A BRAIN
THAT HOLDS ITS EARS ... OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT!"
Prod. no. 74
11Dec63
Rob thinks he has witnessed two crooks running from the scene of a crime.

3.13 [75] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE ALAN BRADY SHOW PRESENTS
Prod. no. 76
18Dec63
The entire Alan Brady staff presents a Christmas show instead of
the script turned in by the show's writers. Carl Reiner guest-stars.

[--] 25Dec63 - no details  - Pre-Empted for Christmas Programing

3.14 [76] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE THIRD ONE FROM THE LEFT
Prod. no. 75
1Jan64
A young chorus girl on "The Alan Brady Show" falls desperately in love with Rob.

3.15 [77] The Dick Van Dyke Show: MY HUSBAND IS THE BEST  ONE
Prod. no. 77
8Jan64
Rob gets into trouble at work after Laura interferes in an interview he is giving on Alan Brady.

3.16 [78] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE LADY AND THE TIGER AND THE LAWYER
Prod. no. 79
15Jan64
When a handsome bachelor, Arthur Stanwyck, moves in next door, Rob and Laura become matchmakers.

[--] 22Jan64 - no details

3.17 [79] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE LIFE AND LOVE OF JOE COOGAN
Prod. no. 80
22Jan64 CBS Wed
Laura meets her old love, a young man who has entered the priesthood.

3.18-[80] The Dick Van Dyke Show:  A NICE FRIENDLY GAME OF CARDS
Prod. no. 81
29Jan64
Inadvertently using a deck of marked cards, Rob wins at poker and almost loses a few friends.
Ed Platt guest-stars.

3.19 [81] The Dick Van Dyke Show: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND TOO MANY MORE
Prod. no. 78
5Feb64
When Laura and Rob give Richie a birthday party, 63 screaming moppets make a shambles of the Petrie house.

3.20 [82] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE BRAVE AND THE BACKACHE
Prod. no. 82
12Feb64
Rob consults a psychiatrist to determine whether a series of
mysterious ailments is psychosomatic. Ken Berry guest-stars.

3.21 [83] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAT THE MOUTH
Prod. no. 83
19Feb64
Rob and Buddy find themselves overworked and overwrought when
Sally becomes a television personality overnight.

3.22 [84] The Dick Van Dyke Show: MY PART-TIME WIFE
Prod. no. 84
26Feb64
When Laura fills in for Sally at the office, she does such a
perfect job that Rob almost loses his mind.

3.23 [85] The Dick Van Dyke Show: HONEYMOONS ARE FOR THE LUCKY
Prod. no. 85
4Mar64
Rob recalls the hectic time of his Army marriage to Laura, and
the difficulty in obtaining a three-day pass for their honeymoon.

3.24 [86] The Dick Van Dyke Show: HOW TO SPANK A STAR
Prod. no. 86
11Mar64
At the insistence of a domineering guest star, Rob takes over as producer of "The Alan Brady Show."

3.25 [87] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE PLOTS THICKEN
Prod. no. 87
18Mar64
A family crisis develops when Rob's and Laura's parents compete
to get the couple committed to their respective cemetery plots.

3.26 [88] The Dick Van Dyke Show: SCRATCH MY CAR AND DIE
Prod. no. 88
25Mar64
A scratch on Rob's new car causes a domestic crisis at the Petrie house.

3.27 [89] The Dick Van Dyke Show: THE RETURN OF EDWIN CARP
Prod. no. 89
1Apr64
Rob rounds up three notable personalities from the old days of
radio for an Alan Brady "special."

3.28 [90] The Dick Van Dyke Show: OCTOBER EVE
Prod. no. 90
08Apr64 CBS Wed
Written by Bill Persky and Sam Denoff
Directed by Jerry Paris
Featuring:
Carl Reiner, Richard Deacon
Howard Wendell, Genevieve Griffin, Frank Adamo
A painting of Laura returns to haunt her. Although she posed
fully clothed, the artist took the liberty of "undraping" her.

3.29 [91] The Dick Van Dyke Show:  DEAR MRS. PETRIE, YOUR HUSBAND IS IN JAIL
Prod. no. 91
15Apr64
When Rob looks up an old Army buddy at a honky-tonk nitery,
the result is a confusion-packed night that finally lands him in jail.

3.30 [92] The Dick Van Dyke Show:  MY NEIGHBOR'S HUSBAND'S OTHER LIFE
Prod. no. 93?
(airdate possibly 22Apr64)
Rob and Laura suspect the worst when they spy their friend
Jerry Helper dining out with a beautiful blonde.

3.31 [93] The Dick Van Dyke Show:  I'D RATHER BE BALD THAN HAVE NO HEAD AT ALL
Prod. no. 92?
29Apr64
Rob thinks he's going bald and tries a barber's secret recipe
which consists of ingredients usually reserved for a salad.

3.32 [94] The Dick Van Dyke Show: TEACHER'S PETRIE
Prod. no. 94
13May64
Rob is sceptical when Laura's new writing teacher thinks she shows promise.

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