The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3

During a flashback about his early days as a parent, Rob recounts why he believed Laura and he brought home a baby belonging to someone else.

Rob's unguarded gestures at an auction have him unwittingly bidding on and winning an ugly clown painting that covers another work beneath, perhaps a masterpiece.

Rob would like to know why Laura disappears every time his insurance agent Ed Rubin comes over or calls. Laura is forced to confess to Rob that she lied about her age on their marriage certificate and that she was 17 instead of the 19 that she claimed to be. Rob has to now find out whether he and Laura are still legally married. 

Rob and Laura must go out of town to make their marriage legal without their friends finding out, but a marital squabble before Judge Krata might prevent it.

Having unintentionally eavesdropped on the Helpers, Rob and Laura become infuriated just prior to attending their dinner party, making for a seriously disquieting evening.

As director of the annual area variety show, Rob finds himself trapped between casting Laura as this year's leading woman (again) or a dazzlingly talented newcomer to the neighborhood.

After receiving a bump on the head at the office, Rob develops temporary amnesia and winds up at a swinging party in New Jersey with no idea how he got there.

When Uncle George comes for a visit, they try to fix him up with Herman's mother only to have him flip for Sally.

A man with suspected underworld connections asks Rob, Sally and Buddy to write a comedy routine for his untalented nephew - a favor they fear for their lives to either decline or accept.

Rob and Jerry's friendship is sorely tested when they buy a boat together.

Rob hires a maid through the classifieds and ends up with a woman fresh from Barcelona who speaks no English, has a broken arm, and expects to work as a live-in.

Rob struggles between his civic duty and fear for his family's safety when he believes he can identify the two robbers in a jewelry store holdup.

The Alan Brady Show puts on a special Christmas themed episode full of musical numbers and Christmas fun.

Rob becomes the victim of undying gratitude and amorous attentions when he elevates a talented young chorus girl to a featured role on the show.

Rob's job is threatened, and his work relationships throttled, by a news article praising him more than Alan for the success of The Alan Brady Show, all thanks to Laura.

A suave bachelor moves in next door, and Rob and Laura compete as matchmakers. Rob sets him up with Sally, and Laura arranges a date with her clumsy but sophisticated cousin.

By pure chance, the tall, handsome, stud bachelor Rob meets at the golf course used to write love sonnets to Laura, which she kept.

A social game of poker turns sour when it's discovered Rob has been playing with a marked deck. 

Rob makes a lot of trouble for himself when he decides to hold Ritchie's birthday party at home rather than at an amusement park -- for sixty three screaming kids.

Rob consults a psychiatrist to determine whether a series of mysterious ailments is psychosomatic.

Buddy and Rob are left writing the script without Sally when she becomes a hit as a regular guest on late night talk show.

With Sally away, Laura wants to help Rob at the office. He resists, but his inability to find even remotely adequate help forces him to relent, and sparks fly when her success outshines his security.

Rob recalls the hectic time of his Army marriage to Laura, and their trouble getting away for a honeymoon.

A sultry, yet manipulative guest star has Mel replaced by Rob as producer for her appearance on the Alan Brady Show, much to Rob's discomfort.

The Petrie's parents fight over where Laura and Rob should be buried. They have to decide which burial plot to choose without upsetting their in-laws.

Laura dreads telling Rob about the big passenger side scratch she found on their brand new car when she went shopping in it.

Alan Brady is on vacation so Rob arranges for Edwin Carp and other stars of the golden era of radio comedy to guest on a tv special.

Laura once commissioned an artist for a portrait of herself. The painter took artistic license, rendering her nude and now has the painting on display in an art gallery for all to see.

Note: This episode was colorized and shown on CBS-TV on December 22, 2017, and again on July 3, 2020 to mark the passing of Carl Reiner as it was one of his favorite episodes of the series.

With Laura out of town for a few days, Rob tries to figure out what to do in his spare time. Eventually, he looks in on an old Army buddy, who is at a nightclub. Unfortunately, it results in confusion that ultimately lands Rob behind bars.

Rob and Laura spot their neighbor Jerry at a fancy restaurant with a pretty blonde. They suspect him of having an affair, and his lack of candor seems to confirm their fears. They try to squirm out a confession and save his marriage.

Fearing he may be going bald, Rob tries a dubious homemade remedy formulated by Buddy's barber.

Laura takes a creative writing course, and the teacher extols Laura's writing abilities. Rob infers from this unwarranted attention that Mr. Caldwell is using Laura to meet him. In fact, Mr. Caldwell's interest is only in Laura.