
Considered to be one of television's classics, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" centers on the personal and professional lives Rob Petrie, a writer on the fictional Alan Brady Show. He's happily married to former dancer Laura, and they have a young son, Ritchie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work -- where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley -- or at home.
Laura's toe becomes stuck in a bathtub spout.
Just before they are due at a formal banquet, Rob and Laura mistakenly dye their hands black.
Rob helps his boss, Alan Brady, by rewriting a play starring the comic.
Rob finds himself at a party in a strange town, dancing with a young woman.