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What's in a Middle Name?

Comedy

25

Nov 6, 1962

Rob has some explaining to do when son Ritchie learns that his middle name is Rosebud.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 32 episodes

Never Name a Duck,

Ritchie adopts two baby ducks and Rob faces the task of making him understand the consequence of trying to keep pets that may be happier living in the wild.

25m Sep 25, 1962

The Two Faces of Rob,

To prove that a wife cannot always recognize her husband on the telephone, Rob disguises his voice and asks Laura on a date.

26m Oct 2, 1962

The Attempted Marriage,

Rob recalls his and Laura's attempts to get married when Ritchie brings up the subject.

26m Oct 9, 1962

Bank Book 6565696,

Rob is puzzled when he discovers Laura's secret bank account.

26m Oct 16, 1962

Hustling the Hustler,

Rob doesn't know what he's in for when he invites Buddy's charming, pool hustling brother over for a friendly game of billiards.

25m Oct 23, 1962

My Husband Is Not a Drunk,

A hypnotist visits a Petrie dinner party where Rob accidentally picks up a post-hypnotic suggestion.

25m Oct 30, 1962

What's in a Middle Name?,

Rob has some explaining to do when son Ritchie learns that his middle name is Rosebud.

25m Nov 6, 1962

Like a Sister,

When Ric Vallone guest stars on 'The Alan Brady Show,' Rob grows increasingly concerned that Sally is falling for the star.

26m Nov 13, 1962

The Night the Roof Fell In,

Rob and Laura recount vastly different versions of a marital spat that sends Rob storming out of the house.

26m Nov 20, 1962

The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally,

Rob suspects that Buddy and Sally may be moonlighting for another comedy show or having an affair.

26m Nov 27, 1962

A Bird in the Head Hurts,

Ritchie claims he keeps being attacked by a giant woodpecker.

26m Dec 4, 1962

Gesundheit, Darling,

Rob begins to worry after neighbor Jerry suggests Rob's recent sneezing fits are psychosomatic expressions of repressed rage at Laura.

26m Dec 11, 1962

A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own,

Rob feels that he has betrayed his dentist friend, Jerry Helper when he lets another dentist work on his teeth.

26m Dec 18, 1962

Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra,

While directing the annual variety show, Rob becomes frustrated by spousal jealousies as he tries to pair the perfect 'Cleopatra' to 'Mark Antony' for the lead roles.

26m Dec 25, 1962

The Cat Burglar,

After a string of burglaries in the neighborhood, the Petrie home is pillaged. But the police are baffled as it happened.

26m Jan 1, 1963

The Foul Weather Girl,

Laura sees a weather girl as a threat to her marriage.

25m Jan 8, 1962

Will You Be My Wife?,

Rob recounts the wrath he encountered when he broke his engagement with his hometown sweetheart, Dorothy after he and Laura became engaged.

25m Jan 15, 1962

Ray Murdock's X-Ray,

Rob finds himself in hot water after giving a television interview in which he unwittingly portrays his wife Laura as a nut.

25m Jan 22, 1963

I Was a Teenage Head Writer,

Rob leaves the show after Mel rejects his script and is upset when Buddy and Sally don't join him.

26m Jan 29, 1963

It May Look Like a Walnut,

Rob and Laura watch a scary movie only to find certain details of that movie coming true the following day.

25m Feb 5, 1963

My Husband Is a Check-Grabber,

Laura tries to break Rob of his expensive habit of picking up the check.

26m Feb 12, 1963

Don't Trip Over That Mountain,

To his regret, Rob ignores Laura's warning to be careful on the slopes during his first skiing excursion.

25m Feb 19, 2013

Give Me Your Walls,

The Petries hire a painter who ends up painting much more than just their living room.

25m Feb 26, 1963

The Sam Pomerantz Scandals,

Rob, Laura, and the office gang put together a variety show to help out an old friend.

25m Mar 5, 1963

The Square Triangle,

Rob plans to make himself scarce when he hears French heartthrob and old acquaintance, Jacques Savon, is Alan's guest star.

26m Mar 19, 1963

I'm No Henry Walden,

Rob finds himself very out of place at a dinner party for celebrated literati.

25m Mar 26, 1963

Racy Tracy Rattigan,

Tracy Rattigan, the show's guest host while Alan Brady is on vacation, is a charming but incorrigible flirt.

26m Apr 2, 1963

Divorce,

Rob finds himself caught in the middle after Buddy announces he is going to divorce Pickles.

24m Apr 9, 1963

It's a Shame She Married Me,

Laura's old flame re-enters the Petries' lives as Alan Brady's newest sponsor.

25m Apr 16, 1963

A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise,

Rob drives himself beyond distraction trying to figure out whether Laura is going to throw him a surprise party for his birthday.

25m Apr 23, 1963

Jilting the Jilter,

Sally gets a marriage proposal from an opportunistic comedian who wants her to write his material.

26m Apr 30, 1963

When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen,

Rob finds himself in hot water after inadvertently lifting a comedy idea from another show.

25m May 7, 1963