
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.

Rob and Laura recall their courtship days when Rob almost lost Laura to another man.

Soon after Rob and Laura begin an art class, the instructor has designs on Rob.

Rob's dreams of inheriting a fortune seem dashed when he gets an old desk.

Rob almost earns $500 because the freckles on his back are in the shape of the Liberty Bell.