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"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961): :  -- Pilot episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show", orginally titled "Head of the Family"
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961): Season 5: Episode 32 -- Rob's autobiography conjures up scenes from the past and leads Alan Brady to buy the book for a television series.
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961): Season 5: Episode 31 -- The Petries and their friends are transported to the Wild West when Rob dreams he is a frontier sheriff.
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961): Season 5: Episode 30 -- Laura and Millie spend a harrowing night alone when Rob and Jerry go off on a fishing trip.
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961): Season 5: Episode 29 -- Rob and Laura are dismayed by Millie Helper's jealousy of their new neighbors.

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Release Date:
3 October 1961 (USA) more
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Plot:
The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home. full summary
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 20 wins & 15 nominations more
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Great comedy,great chemistry more (33 total)

Cast

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Dick Van Dyke ... Robert 'Rob' Petrie (158 episodes, 1961-1966)

Mary Tyler Moore ... Laura Petrie (153 episodes, 1961-1966)
Rose Marie ... Sally Rogers (131 episodes, 1961-1966)

Morey Amsterdam ... Maurice B. 'Buddy' Sorrell (131 episodes, 1961-1966)
Richard Deacon ... Melvin 'Mel' Cooley (108 episodes, 1961-1966)
Larry Mathews ... Richard Rosebud 'Ritchie' Petrie (70 episodes, 1961-1966)
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Also Known As:
All in a Day's Work (USA) (working title)
Double Trouble (USA) (working title)
Full House (USA) (working title)
Head of the Family (USA) (working title)
The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA) (rerun title)
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30 min (158 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Laura Petrie: Well, do you remember that it was you who was responsible for Ritchie's ending up with a middle name, Rosebud?
Rob Petrie: No, all I can remember is that our parents were pretty unreasonable.
Laura Petrie: They certainly were. But you still didn't have to do what you did.
Rob Petrie: Honey, you forget something - your parents threatened to boycott the baby! I did the only thing I could possibly do to make them all happy.
Laura Petrie: Well, let's see if you can make Ritchie happy with Rosebud for a middle name.
Rob Petrie: Don't worry, I will.
Laura Petrie: Well, if you do, I'll...
Rob Petrie: You'll what?
Laura Petrie: I'll kiss you so hard your teeth will rattle!
Rob Petrie: Good enough! And listen, do a couple of things for me, will you?
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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Great comedy,great chemistry, 15 October 2002
Author: SmileyVision from United States

I am too young to remember the show's original run,but I have gotten to know it through the years through it's reruns.What we have here is a great comedy through all aspects,physical(especially on the part of Dick Van Dyke),as well as spoken.The jokes are well timed and well delivered, giving this series a well deserved labeling of classic television comedy series.The cast is filled with comedic geniuses and legends.Hats off to Mary Tyler Moore(she looked great even then),who cut her teeth well on this series,more than preparing her for the series that bared her name in later years.Also worthy of note is the fact that they played it smart and called it quits with the series while still on top of their game,and before the show ran dry as many good shows unfortunately have done over the decades.To Dick and all the gang,I salute you!

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