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S4 E4 A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat

Comedy

TV-G

25m

Oct 13, 1964

Rob's friendship with Jerry is almost destroyed in a feud over a neighbor's crabgrass.

Season 4, 32 Episodes

My Mother Can Beat Up My Father,

Laura proves herself more proficient than Rob in the art of self-defense.

The Ghost of A. Chantz,

Rob, Laura, Sally and Buddy spend a frightening night in a haunted cabin at a mountain resort.

The Lady and the Baby Sitter,

Rob and Laura are unaware that their teenage babysitter has a crush on Laura.

A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat,

Rob's friendship with Jerry is almost destroyed in a feud over a neighbor's crabgrass.

The Man from 'Emperor',

When Rob is offered a job as a humor consultant at a magazine for man-about-town, he runs into trouble with Laura.

Romance, Roses and Rye Bread,

Sally is romanced by a secret admirer when the owner of a delicatessen delivers flowers with her sandwich.

Rob and Laura are on their way to visit the doctor when they are trapped in a stalled elevator with a man who attempts to rob them.

The Alan Brady Show Goes To Jail,

The 'Alan Brady' writers entertain at a prison and Rob gets locked up with the inmates.

Three Letters from One Wife,

Rob puts his job at risk when he convinces Alan Brady to host a cultural documentary program.

Pink Pills and Purple Parents,

Laura takes two of Millie's prescription pills and suffers disastrous side effects.

It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise,

Rob tries to get a raise for Buddy and Sally from Alan Brady's tight-fisted accountant.

The Death of the Party,

Rob struggles to hide his flu symptoms at a family party rather than admit Laura was right to warn him about golfing in damp conditions.

My Two Showoffs and Me,

Mel wants a magazine reporter to watch the writers at work, but Rob thinks they'll all end up performing for the reporter instead of getting anything done.

Stretch Petrie vs. Kid Schenk,

Rob is once again forced to thwart another scheme of his old but manipulative friend, Neil Schenk.

Brother, Can You Spare $2500?,

Rob receives a ransom demand of $2,500 for his lost television script.

The Impractical Joke,

Rob resorts to psychological warfare to get even with a practical joker.

Stacey Petrie: Part I,

Fresh out of the Army, Stacey Petrie arrives to open his nightclub and marry his fiancée whom he's never met.

Stacey Petrie: Part II,

Stacey Petrie tries to save his new business from closing and his romance from ending.

Boy #1, Boy #2,

Millie and Laura become two terrible stage-mothers when Rob agrees to hire Ritchie and Freddie for a commercial.

The Redcoats Are Coming,

Rob agrees to have a popular British singing duo spend the night at his home when they appear on 'The Alan Brady Show.'

The Case of the Pillow,

Rob takes a shady salesman to court for selling Laura smelly feather pillows.

Young Man with a Shoehorn,

Buddy and Rob run a shoe store they've invested in after chasing off its only full-time salesman.

Girls Will Be Boys,

Rob and Laura are in a quandary over how Ritchie can protect himself from a girl who's been persistently beating him up at school.

When Rob learns that a song he co-wrote in the army is a radio hit, he starts a fight with an old buddy over authorship rights.

Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home,

Rob recalls the time he and Jerry tried to buy the same house.

Sally's new boyfriend is secretive about what he does for a living. But Rob and Buddy uncover a shocking secret about him that will only cause heartache.

Never Bathe on Saturday,

The Petries' second honeymoon becomes a disaster when Laura's toe gets caught in a bath spout.

Rob and Laura have no choice but to wear gloves to an important community banquet after accidentally dying their hands black.

Alan needs Rob's help improving a script for his Broadway debut.

One Hundred Terrible Hours,

Rob recalls his first meeting with Alan Brady during a stay-awake marathon for his disc-jockey job.

Br-rooom, Br-rooom,

Laura isn't happy when Rob buys himself a motorcycle.

There's No Sale Like Wholesale,

Rob and Laura learn that buying a fur coat wholesale can be trouble when their 'connection' is Buddy Sorrell.

Details

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Comedy

TV-G

5 Seasons

26m

One of television's most celebrated shows, 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' follows the misadventures of comedy writer Rob Petrie. Starring the legendary Dick Van Dyke and Emmy Award winner Mary Tyler Moore.

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