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3 October 1961Alan Brady is throwing a party at his penthouse for a few of the network executives and he wants the writing staff to attend. Unfortunately for Rob though Laura thinks Richie is on the verge of being sick and wants to stay home. Rob is certain he'll be okay and wants to get a babysitter but he's having a hard time convincing Laura.
10 October 1961Laura dyes her hair blonde when she suspects Rob is losing interest in her. This episode was actually the ninth to be filmed, and was moved up to second in broadcast sequence in order to showcase Mary Tyler Moore's rapid emergence as a comic actress.
17 October 1961After Rob gets home late from work because he has to drive Sally home Laura gets the idea to try and play matchmaker. Rob is against it but Laura thinks Sally would be a good match with her cousin Thomas, the lab technician. The two are polar opposites...Thomas is quiet, mild and meek and Sally is loud, brassy and full of jokes. The dinner is a disaster but can opposites attract?
24 October 1961Rob is torn between going to Washington, DC on business and attending Ritchie's school play.
31 October 1961While clearing out the bedroom closet, Rob finds his old army boots, bringing back memories of how he and Laura first met.
6 November 1961Harrison B. Harding stops by the office and claims he's an old Army buddy of Rob from Camp Crowder. Rob pretends to recognize Harrison, but he doesn't really recognize him (Harrison says he lost 57 pounds). Rob doesn't even remember anybody with that name. Rob tries to get rid of Harrison, but winds up inviting Harrison and his wife home for dinner. He then starts to suspect that Harrison is a con man with embarrassing results.
Season 1, Episode 7: Jealousy!
7 November 1961Jerry plants seeds of mistrust in Laura's mind when he learns that Valerie Blake, the beautiful movie star will be guesting on The Alan Brady Show. Laura doesn't listen to him until Rob begins a string of late night work sessions. Soon Laura's jealousy begins to grow and Rob will have to work just as hard to convince Laura that nothing is going on between he and Valerie Blake.
14 November 1961Complications ensue when Mel tells Rob that he wants Laura to dance on "The Alan Brady Show".
21 November 1961Buddy and his wife can't take their German Shepherd, Larry, with them on a three-day weekend. Buddy wants Rob to keep Larry for the weekend, but Rob refuses because he hasn't talked it over with Laura. The next time we see Rob, he's trying to sneak Larry into the house. Ritchie is afraid because he thinks that Larry is a wolf and Laura can't sleep because Larry is crying. What is Rob to do?
28 November 1961Rob's not as impressed with Buddy's new Meershatz pipe as he is with the fact that it was a gift from Alan Brady. Not just impressed but envious as well. After all, he is the head writer of the show and begins to feel as if he isn't needed. Getting sick and having to miss work for several days doesn't help his insecurities.
5 December 1961Rob complains about Ritchie's forgetfulness, but suddenly realizes he forgot to reserve 44 tickets for the PTA to see the show. Rob begs and borrows some tickets; Buddy and Sally try to steal some tickets for him. An unexpected twist occurs at the last moment.
12 December 1961Rob buys Laura a hideous necklace. Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she really feels about the necklace. Rob invites his parents to see the necklace and his mother has a surprising reaction.
19 December 1961Rob and Buddy treat Sally as "one of the guys", even in the presence of Sally's date. Laura wants Rob to treat Sally like a lady. Mel and Buddy get the wrong idea.
26 December 1961Buddy has a chance for a head writer job. Rob and Sally help Buddy get released from his contract to "The Alan Brady Show". The plan backfires, so Rob and Sally have to find an ingenious way to get Buddy re-hired.
3 January 1962Rob recalls the hilarious events leading up to Ritchie's birth when Ritchie asks the inevitable question.
10 January 1962Rob becomes annoyed when Laura begins opening his mail and reading it. He incorporates her into a sketch in which she opens a mysterious package containing a self-inflating raft, and now it's her turn to be angry for being portrayed on television as a "pathological snoopy-nose". Rob gets the last laugh when the self-inflating raft he ordered arrives and Laura, unable to control her curiosity, opens it.
17 January 1962Neighbor and friend Jerry Helper teases too much! Rob gets increasingly upset as Jerry jokes around the whole neighborhood that "The Alan Brady Show" was "rotten" this past week. Rob accidentally hits him in a restaurant, and hilarity ensues!
24 January 1962Rob remembers $25 he lent Buddy. Laura doesn't think he will collect. Rob is too embarrassed to remind Buddy and tries many ways to drop hints to Buddy. Buddy remembers something that Rob overlooked.
31 January 1962"The Alan Brady Show" announces its annual search for the most gifted youngster, and parents are asked to send a picture of their child. All of the stage mothers in Rob's neighborhood want him to get their children private auditions. And all of Sally's neighbors. And all of Buddy's neighbors. The final straw is parents who have just moved into the neighborhood and Rob is uncharacteristically mean.
7 February 1962Ritchie is starting to learn some new words. He says a bad word to Laura in the car. She thinks ignoring it is the best course, but Rob wants to have a "man-to-man" talk with Ritchie. Rob also wants to confront the family that he assumes is responsible for Ritchie learning the bad words, but that could prove embarrassing.
14 February 1962Buddy's wife Pickles is away for 3 weeks to take care of her mother. Buddy can't stay at home because he's too lonely. Rob discovers that Buddy has been sleeping overnight at work and insists he move into his guest room. Sally warns against it. Either Buddy and his dog Larry are keeping Rob and Laura awake, or Rob and Laura aren't letting Buddy stay up late.
21 February 1962Rob is Father of the Week at Ritchie's school. Ritchie is afraid that Rob will embarrass him. How can Rob show a class of first graders what a comedy writer does (what's he gonna do... type)?
28 February 1962Sally drags the entire gang to a bowling alley when she discovers a new dance sensation that's sure to sweep the nation. This episode has the dubious honor of being one of the least favorite among the cast.
7 March 1962Rob gets called for jury duty. Unbeknownst to Rob, Laura attends the trial. The defendant is a exotic dancer. Is she really innocent as only Rob believes? Is Rob going to be in a lot of trouble when he gets home?
14 March 1962Sally doesn't have a date for her birthday. Then an old friend from high school (Leo Fassbinder) calls and Sally invites Leo to her apartment for a quiet evening. Rob, Laura, Buddy and Mel think Leo is just a made up friend and plan to bring a loud party to Sally's apartment.
21 March 1962Rob's brother Stacey has a two week furlough and sends Rob a telegram that he's coming for a visit. Rob (whom Stacey calls "Burford") isn't thrilled. He explains to Laura that his shy brother has a problem.
28 March 1962Rob's shy brother Stacey has a problem. He's a somnambulist! And Stacey's a great performer when he's asleep. How can Rob get Stacey to perform a great audition for Alan Brady while Stacey is awake?
4 April 1962Buddy laments the decline of the American male and yearns for the "good old days". Rob starts to feel he does too much housework. He has a nightmare about the bad circumstances of the "old days".
11 April 1962Rob faces a dilemma when a rambunctious old army pal must be told he cannot attend a special dinner party that the Petries are throwing to make an impression with an Alan Brady Show sponsor.
18 April 1962
26 September 1962Ritchie becomes very attached to two baby ducks that were left over from a show and adopts them. Rob faces the task of making Ritchie understand the consequence of trying to keep pets that may be happier living in the wild.
3 October 1962Did Rob prove a husband can fool his wife by disguising his voice, or is Laura just playing along? Though Rob's Italian accent as suave Dr. Benno Benetti sounds more like Bela Lugosi, Laura makes a phone date with the charming imaginary physician. Which is more important to Rob, pride in his comic gifts, or faith in Laura's fidelity ?
10 October 1962Rob recalls his and Laura's attempts to get married when Ritchie brings up the subject.
17 October 1962
24 October 1962
31 October 1962Rob and Laura lure a hunky hypnotist pal (Charles Aidman) over to dinner as single bait for the ever-desperate Sally, along with Buddy and the Halpers. Millie begs him to mesmerize her, and he ends up putting everyone in the living room under. Buddy pretends to be hypnotized into instantly yo-yoing from falling-down drunk to stone sober and back whenever bells ring. But Rob, watching intently from the kitchen, really is hypnotized into a blotto Jeckyl/Hyde act - unbeknown to anyone, so the Svengali doesn't take the rubber-legged comedy writer's spell off.
7 November 1962Rob recalls how Ritchie got his middle name, Rosebud, when Ritchie brings up the subject.
14 November 1962When handsome Ric Vallone is the guest star on the Alan Brady Show, Rob grows increasingly concerned that Sally is falling madly for the star, who is unaware of this complication.
21 November 1962
28 November 1962Rob suspects that Buddy and Sally may be moonlighting for another comedy show.
5 December 1962Ritchie claims that he keeps being attacked by a giant woodpecker.
12 December 1962Laura begins to suspect Rob may be allergic to her when he starts sneezing uncontrollably whenever he's near her.
19 December 1962
26 December 1962While directing the annual variety show sponsored by his talented neighbors, Rob becomes frustrated by spousal jealousies as he tries to pair the perfect "Cleopatra" to "Mark Anthony" for the lead roles.
2 January 1963Rob pursues a mysterious cat burglar in the middle of the night when several neighbors are victimized. The Petries themselves are robbed that same night, then Rob solves the mystery the following day when an arrest is made.
9 January 1963Rob sneaks in and plants a big kiss on Laura, only to find it isn't Laura at all, but an old flame of his from high school who's in New York for an audition.
16 January 1963Rob recounts the wrath and fury he encountered when he broke his engagement with his hometown sweetheart, Dorothy, after he and Laura became engaged.
23 January 1963Rob Petrie is lured onto Ray Murdock's "X-Ray," a provocative TV talk show, despite the warnings of Rob's concerned co-workers. The oily, inveigling Murdock (Gene Lyons, the Police Commissioner on "Ironside") assures Rob he's just intrigued to offer his viewers a unique glimpse into the inner workings of such a comedic genius - he only grills guests with something to hide. The show's that evening, so a flattered Rob heads straight from work. After all, what could nice guy Rob reveal in a 5 minute softball interview ?
30 January 1963
6 February 1963A terrifying science-fiction TV program grips Rob, while Laura cowers under her bed covers, trying in vain to ignore the show and its blood-chilling music. When the show ends, Laura's curiosity overwhelms her, so she lets Rob torture her by acting out the tale of Kolak, a visitor from the planet Twilo, who resembles Danny Thomas, and deploys walnuts to destroy Earth's technological capacity, by excising all earthlings' thumbs and imagination. Rob awakes in the morning to a living room strewn with walnuts, and an eerily calm Laura preparing scrambled walnuts for Rob's breakfast. Is Rob dreaming, is Laura having her revenge, or is the valiant comedy writer the only one who can save the planet from descending into the pit of man's fears ?
13 February 1963
20 February 1963
27 February 1963
6 March 1963
20 March 1963
27 March 1963
3 April 1963
Season 2, Episode 28: Divorce
10 April 1963
17 April 1963
24 April 1963
1 May 1963
8 May 1963Rob submits a sketch about a talking bowling pin which Alan Brady loves, but trouble arises when it is revealed that a rival comedian has already used that same material.
25 September 1963During a flashback about his early days as a parent, Rob recounts why he believed that Laura and he had brought home a baby belonging to someone else.
2 October 1963
9 October 1963
16 October 1963
23 October 1963
30 October 1963
6 November 1963
13 November 1963
20 November 1963
27 November 1963
4 December 1963
11 December 1963
18 December 1963
1 January 1964
8 January 1964
15 January 1964
22 January 1964
29 January 1964
5 February 1964
12 February 1964Rob Petrie suspects his illness is psychosomatic when he develops sudden and severe back pains after he and his wife Laura have made plans to spend a weekend at Lake Sissy Manoonoo.
19 February 1964
26 February 1964
4 March 1964
11 March 1964
18 March 1964
25 March 1964
1 April 1964This is one of the very best episodes from this series mainly due to the appearances of Richard Haydn, Bert Gordon and Canadian-born Arlene Harris, all of whom recreate great comedic routines from their actual radio-stage careers which they were noteworthy for. Look for this one in the reruns.
8 April 1964Laura tries to conceal the fact that there is a nude painting of her entitled "October Eve" hanging in a New York art gallery. She eventually recalls the circumstances under which eccentric artist Serge Carpenta depicted her posing in the all-together.
15 April 1964
22 April 1964
29 April 1964
13 May 1964
23 September 1964When Laura and Rob are accosted by a drunk in a downtown bar, Laura surprises Rob by using a judo throw that flattens the man. Rob begins to feel inadequate as the "protector" of his household and sets out to prove a point with Laura.
30 September 1964After a mix up by Mel for reservations at a lodge, Rob, Laura, Sally and Buddy are forced to spend a frightening night in a cabin that has not been used in years and is rumored to be haunted.
7 October 1964
14 October 1964
21 October 1964
28 October 1964
Season 4, Episode 7: 4 1/2
4 November 1964
11 November 1964
18 November 1964
25 November 1964Rob recalls when Laura took a tranquilizer prescribed for Millie before meeting Rob's parents for the first time, with disastrous results.
2 December 1964
9 December 1964
16 December 1964
30 December 1964
6 January 1965
13 January 1965Rob is victimized by one of Buddy's practical jokes and vows to get even through psychological warfare. Meanwhile Buddy eventually becomes a victim of a practical joke set up by the same gentleman who actually pulled the initial prank on Rob.
20 January 1965
27 January 1965
3 February 1965
10 February 1965Rob agrees to have a popular British singing duo spend the night at his home when they appear on the Alan Brady Show. There's one catch: he's sworn to secrecy and cannot tell anyone about it for fear of touching off a frenzy very similar to what the Beatles were capable of doing at that time.
17 February 1965
24 February 1965
3 March 1965
Season 4, Episode 24: Bupkis
10 March 1965
17 March 1965
24 March 1965Sally falls head over heels over handsome, suave Anthony Stone, whom she met while on vacation in Jamaica. All is not what it seems as Rob and Buddy uncover a shocking secret about Sally's new boyfriend that will only cause heartache.
31 March 1965In a flashback, Rob and Laura recount to Millie why a romantic overnight getaway that evening was abruptly cut short. The couple's second honeymoon starts off well enough in their hotel suite until Laura takes a bath and Rob playfully paints a "David Niven-ish" mustache on his lip. Rob is assisted by a wisecracking hotel staff, including a surly maid, a detective and a bellboy. It finally takes a gunshot to the bathroom door lock and a locksmith to extricate Laura from her predicament.
14 April 1965Rob and Laura have no choice but to wear gloves to an important community banquet because of an unusual accident involving dying a costume for Ritchie's school play.
Season 4, Episode 29: Baby Fat
21 April 1965
5 May 1965
12 May 1965
26 May 1965
15 September 1965Laura accidentally spills the beans on a nationally televised talk show that Alan Brady is bald.
22 September 1965
Season 5, Episode 3: Uhny Uftz
29 September 1965
6 October 1965
13 October 1965
20 October 1965
27 October 1965
3 November 1965
10 November 1965
17 November 1965
24 November 1965
8 December 1965
15 December 1965Rob is questioned by the police regarding a fracas in a barroom where a woman was injured. Rob finds himself in a jam when his accounting of his whereabouts during the fight doesn't hold water.
29 December 1965
5 January 1966
19 January 1966
26 January 1966
2 February 1966
9 February 1966
16 February 1966
23 February 1966
2 March 1966A preoccupied Buddy Sorrell begins begging off early from work and making surreptitious phone calls from the office, so his co-writers Sally and Rob wonder what's going on. When Buddy again says he needs off early to go to his mother's place in Brooklyn, instead Sally spots Buddy in Manhattan. Rob talks with Buddy's seldom-seen wife Pickles - she thinks he's at his mom's too. Rob and Sally speculate whether Buddy's seeing a psychiatrist about his sour marriage, or is he putting Pickles on the side, for a sweetheart?
9 March 1966
23 March 1966
6 April 1966
13 April 1966
20 April 1966
27 April 1966
4 May 1966
11 May 1966
25 May 1966While anesthetized in Jerry's dentist's chair for a tooth extraction, Rob dreams he's a sheriff in the Old West and has a showdown with Big Bad Brady. This was the last episode to be filmed, and virtually everyone associated with the show in any way has a cameo appearance.
1 June 1966Rob informs Laura that he finally finished his autobiography and shows her the manuscript. As she begins to read it, a series of flashbacks from earlier episodes is seen, including Rob's marriage proposal, their attempts at getting married, Ritchie's birth, and when Rob thought they'd brought home the wrong baby. Rob then leaves to deliver the manuscript to his publisher, tripping over the ottoman one last time as he heads out the door. The tag scene finds the entire cast gathered in the Petrie's living room, where Rob announces that although the publisher hated his manuscript, Alan Brady loved it and plans to produce it as a television series as soon as his own series ends, whenever that may be. He will play Rob while Rob, Buddy and Sally will write it. The episode ends with Rob and Laura sharing one final kiss for the cameras before fading into television history.
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