Unlike another popular TV show of the time -- " The Fugitive " -- the "Dick Van Dyke Show" left the air not with a ban...

An extended dream sequence that's a parody of the classic Western, " High Noon " -- complete with a nice imitation of Gary Coo...

Jerry and Millie feel threatened by the Petries' new neighbors, who seem to be replacing the Helpers in Rob's and Laura's affect...

Rob has a chance to star in a movie made by an old Army buddy -- but turns out to have no acting ability. Adamo sighting: Waiter at rest...

In an earlier blog entry , I noted the unlikely configuration of the Petries' house. The episode " The Man from My Uncle " hig...

A G-Man establishes a stake-out in the Petrie house, where Rob's attempts to become part of the mission almost ruin it. Food note: L...

Rob, Laura, Sally, and Buddy break into Alan's office -- and then his home -- to try to retrieve a script that contains insults they for...

Rob and Laura must combine an anniversary party for Millie and Jerry with a filmed documentary about Alan Brady. Adamo sighting: As usua...

In " Talk to the Snail ", Alan Brady states that his show is ranked #7. Mel corrects him, indicating the show is #17. Is that good...

Thinking that Alan Brady is about to cut the writing staff, Rob, Buddy, and Sally consider taking a job writing for a puppet. Jelly Bean...

Laura spends a nervous evening at home alone, as Rob, Richie, and the Helpers go on a fishing trip without her. Millie contributes to her ...

One of the most unusual episodes of the series. It does have the normal quota of laughs, but concludes with a solemn depiction of Buddy'...

More than four years after the first episode utilizing the theme of Sally being single -- and hating it -- here is the final episode repeat...

The final Army days flashback of the series takes place not at Camp Crowder, but at Rob's later post in Anchor, Texas; eight miles fro...

Rob, Buddy, and Sally encourage Mel to stand up to Alan Brady -- with disastrous results. Quotes: --- Rob: “Buddy, you want us to l...

Laura inherits the Petrie family heirloom: A large gold brooch shaped like the continental United States, with gemstones marking the cities ...

The final two-part episode of the series. Rob is asked to run for New Rochelle City Council -- but he's not sure he's up to the jo...

Rob and Laura are in Albany for a wedding -- but first, Rob must scramble to find a television somewhere in his hotel so he can watch a show...

Rob's new birthday watch goes missing -- and he may lose all his friends, who resent being treated as suspects. Mary Tyler Moore exh...

Rob recalls the time he was laid off from his writing job with the Brady show, right after he started working there -- and with bills to pay...

Rob is the chief suspect in a crime for which he has no alibi. Quotes: --- Rob: “Look, I’m gonna have to get back up to New Rochell...

Rob and Laura write competing versions of a children's story. Quotes: --- Rob: “It was a bright sunny day. The sky was blue, th...

This is the last of the Camp Crowder flashback episodes (though there is one more flashback to Army days, it does not take place at Crowder)...

Richie gets himself, Rob, and Laura in trouble by telling his schoolmates stories about where babies come from. Quotes: --- Laura:...

In an earlier post , I listed some of the annoying characters encountered by Rob and Laura. It's time for an update: Neil Schenk -- Rob...

The Petries are reluctant hosts to a visitor from Spain, who claims to be a bullfighter. This is a sequel of sorts to the episode "...

When Richie and his friend Freddie use a marker to connect the freckles on the back of a sleeping Rob, the result is an outline of the Liber...

Rob inherits a roll-top desk from his great-uncle Hezekiah -- along with a mystery that, if solved, might lead to a more valuable inheritanc...

Rob and Laura take an evening painting class; the pretty instructor has designs on Rob. Adamo sighting: An art student who paints still ...

Many long-running TV shows eventually " jump the shark ". Did the DVD Show ever do so? Season 5 had some excellent episodes: ...

Yet another flashback to Rob's Army days; and yet another former beau of Laura's. Clark Rice is played by Van Williams , who just...

In a parody of "My Fair Lady" ( the movie version of which had been released the previous year ), Rob and Laura temporarily adopt ...

Working at the office at 3am, Rob sees a flying saucer out the window. Fictional product note: To stay awake, Rob takes an over-the-coun...

Laura carelessly reveals, on a widely-viewed TV program, the long-kept secret that Alan Brady is bald. The first episode of the 5th an...

Rob spends a few days in a  remote cabin in an attempt to finish the novel he's been working on for years; but he develops an acute case...

Buddy infuriates Sally with his incessant claims that he can get anything at wholesale prices -- including a fur coat for Laura. Quotes:...

Rob buys a "Geronimo" motorcycle -- against Laura's wishes. Rob's bike, which he called "Big Red", was a v...

Alan is about to star in a Broadway play -- but is disappointed that the play doesn't have enough laughs. He asks Rob to ghost-write som...

Rob and Laura accidentally dye their hands black -- just hours before they're due at a dinner celebrating racial understanding. Quot...

Rob tells a magazine interviewer about the time he was working as a radio DJ -- and got an interview with Alan Brady for his writing job. ...

During Rob and Laura's weekend getaway at an expensive Manhattan hotel, Laura takes a bath -- with unexpected consequences. This epi...

Frank Adamo was DVD's assistant and stand-in on the show. From the early days of the series, he was often used as an extra (it seems ...

Sally seems to have met her dream man: Handsome, wealthy, and devoted to her. But there's a problem... and then another problem... A...

Rob explains to his tax accountant why he pays Jerry $37.50 a year. There are a number of continuity issues around the Petries' home...

Unfortunately, the song written by Rob and his Army pal "Sticks" Mandalay failed to chart -- apparently selling fewer than 1,000 c...

Rob is surprised to hear, on the radio, a song he wrote years earlier while in the Army. Quotes: --- Laura: “Darling, how much is a...