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The Dick Van Dyke Show

Rob Petrie is the head writer for the television sketch comedy, the Alan Brady Show, starring the egotistical Alan Brady. Rob's appointment started off as being a controversial one, especially to his two co-writers, the more experienced Buddy Sorrell and Sally Rogers, who end up becoming his friends regardless. Rob has to balance his New York City work life with his New Rochelle home life with wife Laura Petrie, who he met while he was in the army and she a dancer with a USO troupe, and their young son Ritchie. Although largely content in her roles as housewife and mother, Laura on occasion aspires to her former dancer life, which places added complications into the marriage.

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Dick Van Dyke
Rob Petrie
Mary Tyler Moore
Laura Petrie
Rose Marie
Sally Rogers

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Episode 1

Coast to Coast Big Mouth

Wed, Sep 15, 196530 mins

Rob manages to get tickets for Laura and Millie to attend the filming of the nationally broadcast "Pay as You Go!" game show, whose host, Johnny Patrick, is renowned for getting his guests flustered. Through a series of incidents, Laura gets chosen as one of the contestants, news of which gets back to Rob at the office. Rob, Buddy, Sally and even Alan and Mel all decide to watch the live broadcast to see what Johnny will get Laura to do or say. They only manage to watch Laura's introduction, where she says only the right and nice things about Alan and the show. What they don't see is the end of the broadcast where Johnny manages to make Laura drop a bombshell of secret news specifically about Alan. When Rob finds out, he and Laura just hope that by a miracle Alan doesn't find out; but, later sure that Alan knows what Laura said on national television, both Rob and Laura take different approaches to make amends and/or protect Rob's job.

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Awards

  • 1965 - Golden Globe - Best TV Star - Female - winner
  • 1964 - Golden Globe - Best TV Show - Comedy - winner
  • 1962 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - winner
  • 1963 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor - winner

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