List of The New Dick Van Dyke Show episodes
This is a list of episodes for the CBS television series The New Dick Van Dyke Show. All episodes were filmed in color.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 24 | September 18, 1971 | March 4, 1972 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 17, 1972 | March 25, 1973 | |
| 3 | 24 | September 10, 1973 | March 11, 1974 | |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1971–72)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Smoke Rings" | Carl Reiner | Carl Reiner | September 18, 1971 | |
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Dick demonstrates how to blow smoke rings to a chimpanzee who is appearing on his talk show. Unfortunately, Dick becomes addicted to smoking. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "A Star Ain't Born" | Marc Breaux | Gordon Farr & Arnold Kane | September 25, 1971 | |
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Goodbye Phoenix, hello Hollywood... maybe... but only if Dick can have a successful screen test with a glamorous leading lady. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Mid-term Dinner" | Carl Reiner | George Arthur Bloom | October 2, 1971 | |
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Reminiscent of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, the Prestons get a big surprise when Lucas' girlfriend shows up to dinner, and just happens to be black. The most surprised is Dick's mom, known for her bigotry. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Everything from A to Z" | Jay Sandrich | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | October 9, 1971 | |
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Annie unknowingly takes a dirty book with her to school, thus giving a whole new meaning to sex education. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Tennis Pro" | John Rich | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | October 16, 1971 | |
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Jenny takes tennis lessons, and Dick becomes green with jealousy. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "A House Is Not a Home, Yet" | John Rich | Warren S. Murray & Ed Scharlach | October 23, 1971 | |
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When the house of their dreams becomes available, the Prestons decide to move. Problems arise as they try to sell their old house and Annie decides she doesn't want to leave. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Replacement" | Carl Reiner | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | October 30, 1971 | |
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Dick gains a sidekick on his talk show. Soon, he begins to fear that the popular (and egotistical) singer will steal his job. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Queasy Rider" | George Tyne | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | November 6, 1971 | |
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Dick buys a motorcycle and, against advice from everyone, takes it out to the desert on a ride. When he runs out of gas and takes refuge in an old cabin, things take a turn for the worse. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Storm" | Carl Reiner | Carl Reiner | November 13, 1971 | |
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A storm descends on the Prestons' household, and they find themselves re-enacting Noah's ark. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Conductor and the Lady" | Stan Harris | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | November 20, 1971 | |
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When symphony conductor Paul Franz is a guest on Dick's talk show, Dick asks him on the air to come to their house for dinner, throwing Jenny into a panic and Dick into the dog house. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Off and Running" | Carl Reiner | Carl Reiner | November 27, 1971 | |
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In the pilot for the series, Dick and Jenny Preston have been married for 18 years and are the proud parents of two children, 10 and 16. With Dick's talk show doing well, they feel that their life is next to perfect, until unexpected news arrives: Jenny is pregnant. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Room with a View" | Carl Reiner | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | December 4, 1971 | |
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A misunderstanding causes Jenny to think Dick is building her a sewing room instead of the sauna he's planning on. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Linda, Linda, Linda" | Jay Sandrich | Gordon Farr & Arnold Kane | December 11, 1971 | |
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An ever-helpful Dick promises a young starlet a world record. To Jenny's dismay, the record is for the longest TV kiss. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Pepito of Mexico" | Carl Reiner | Carl Reiner | December 18, 1971 | |
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Someone's playing Robin Hood with the Prestons' items. Unfortunately, it seems to be an inside job. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Bernie Did It" | Marc Breaux | Steve Prisker | January 1, 1972 | |
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After fighting with his business manager, Dick must negotiate his own contract with the station manager. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Annie Get Your Bike" | Marc Breaux | Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | January 8, 1972 | |
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This flashback episode focuses on the calamities that ensue when Jenny goes into labor. Also, Annie feels ignored because of the baby's arrival; and Lucas falls off his new bike, breaking his nose. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "What Is Your Husband Doing Tomorrow?" | Alan Rafkin | Martin A. Ragaway | January 15, 1972 | |
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Jenny becomes suspicious when Dick keeps missing dinner. Is he seeing gorgeous models for business or pleasure? | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Birth" | Stan Harris | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | January 22, 1972 | |
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The alternative title to this episode could have been: Jenny and the Unmarried Hitchhiker. Dick must deal with them both on the way to the hospital for the birth of the Prestons' third child. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "The Split" | Marc Breaux | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | January 29, 1972 | |
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Dick plays marriage counselor when Bernie and Carol split up over the issue of having children. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Harry Award" | Jay Sandrich | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | February 5, 1972 | |
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Dick is being honored with an award; unfortunately, the ceremony is being held at a restricted golf club. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "People's Choice" | Marc Breaux | Laurence Marks | February 12, 1972 | |
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Jenny and Dick find themselves on opposite ends of the school board election. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "After the Ball Is Over" | Jay Sandrich | Steve Pritzker | February 19, 1972 | |
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Mike's ex-husband returns and the chase in on. Is he really reformed? | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Running Bear and Moskowitz" | George Tyne | Bill Persky & Sam Denoff | February 26, 1972 | |
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When Jenny and Carol go into business together, their husbands warn them that friends should not share a business. For once, maybe their husbands are correct. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Telethon" | Marc Breaux | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | March 4, 1972 | |
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When the talent for the television station's telethon doesn't show up, it's up to Dick and the gang to carry it off. | ||||||
* Unknown
Season 2 (1972–73)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 25 | 1 | "The Former Mr. Preston" | Bill Persky | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | September 17, 1972 | |
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A guest on Dick's talk show claims to be Jenny's first husband. | ||||||
| 26 | 2 | "The Needle" | Peter Baldwin | Elias Davis & David Pollock | September 24, 1972 | |
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In a flashback episode, Dick and Jenny recall the hotel they spent the night in on the way to an important wedding, and the needle Dick got stuck in his leg. | ||||||
| 27 | 3 | "The Great Prestoni" | George Tyne | Elias Davis & David Pollock | October 1, 1972 | |
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The office is robbed after hours and Dick must make a daring escape from the crooks — with hilarious results. | ||||||
| 28 | 4 | "Sobriety Test" | Bill Persky | Martin Cohan | October 8, 1972 | |
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Dick agrees to a drinking test for his show, to show the evils of drinking. But while under the influence, he says a few things about marriage that Jenny does not find funny. | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | "Bernie's House" | Jay Sandrich | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | October 15, 1972 | |
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When the house next to the Prestons' comes up for sale, it's hard for them to admit they don't want Bernie and Carol to buy it. | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | "Headaches" | Jay Sandrich | Elias Davis & David Pollock | October 22, 1972 | |
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Dick's persistent headaches lead him to seek psychiatric help. | ||||||
| 31 | 7 | "The Game" | Lee Philips | Bob Howard | November 5, 1972 | |
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Bernie comes up with a game show he is sure will be a winner for the network, if he can only sell the idea. | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | "Who Do You Want to Be?" | Carl Reiner | Carl Reiner | November 12, 1972 | |
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An episode of Dick's show requires the gang to pretend to be people from history: Dick as Mark Twain and Fred Astaire, Jenny as Lena Horne, Carol as Barbra Streisand and Mike as Ladybird Johnson. | ||||||
| 33 | 9 | "Chef Mike" | Harvey Korman | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | November 19, 1972 | |
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Mike is given her own cooking show, but she only knows how to cook one thing. | ||||||
| 34 | 10 | "Ashes and Urns" | Peter Baldwin | Elias Davis & David Pollock | November 26, 1972 | |
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Dick's mother brings her father's ashes over to the house so they can scatter them according to his wishes, but somehow during the night the ashes disappear. | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | "Old Dick and Jenny" | Lee Philips | Warren S. Murray & Ed Scharlach | December 3, 1972 | |
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A sexy new divorced neighbor among other things make Dick and Jenny each wonder if the other one still sees them as attractive. | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | "Big Time Baby" | Harvey Korman | Warren S. Murray | December 10, 1972 | |
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A network exec drops some hints that Dick's show may be moving to New York. | ||||||
| 37 | 13 | "Blood Is Thicker Than Oatmeal" | Carl Reiner | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | December 17, 1972 | |
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Annie gets a part in a commercial opposite Dick. | ||||||
| 38 | 14 | "The Jailbird" | George Tyne | Elias Davis & David Pollock | December 24, 1972 | |
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On his way home Christmas Day, Dick gets caught speeding and doesn't have enough money to get out of jail. When he calls Bernie to bail him out, he too gets a ticket and Christmas doesn't look very merry. | ||||||
| 39 | 15 | "Dick and the Baby" | Norman S. Powell | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | January 7, 1973 | |
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Dick is left in charge of the baby when Jenny and Annie head out of town, but it seems he mislaid Chrissy at the grocery store. | ||||||
| 40 | 16 | "My Friend, the Public Enemy: Part 1" | George Tyne | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | January 14, 1973 | |
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The Prestons' new neighbors are fast becoming great friends and even allow Dick to buy stock in their tool company. But when it becomes known to Dick that the company is a mafia front, things get a little scary. | ||||||
| 41 | 17 | "My Friend, the Public Enemy: Part 2" | George Tyne | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | January 21, 1973 | |
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Hoping they've sent the children away to a safe place, Dick and Jenny try to figure out how save themselves from the mafia. | ||||||
| 42 | 18 | "Pot Luck" | Jerry Paris | Gordon Farr & Arnold Kane | January 28, 1973 | |
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Dick's mother mistakes marijuana cigarettes for her legal ones. | ||||||
| 43 | 19 | "The 10th Honeymoon" | Lee Philips | Carl Reiner | February 4, 1973 | |
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Every time Dick and Jenny try to take a second honeymoon, Dick suffers some kind of injury and they can't go. So when he pulls a muscle right before they are leaving for a week in paradise, he decides not to tell Jenny. | ||||||
| 44 | 20 | "Will Baby Make Three?" | Bill Persky | Elias Davis & David Pollock | February 18, 1973 | |
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Carol and Bernie want to adopt a baby, but Carol gets more than a little nervous and accidentally gets a little tipsy. | ||||||
| 45 | 21 | "The Power of the Bleep" | Lee Philips | Michael Elias, Arnie Kogen | February 25, 1973 | |
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When Dick's show is censored, he walks off of the set. Will Jenny be able to stand having him at home? | ||||||
| 46 | 22 | "You Gotta Have Class" | George Tyne | Susan Silver | March 4, 1973 | |
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Mike falls for her creative writing teacher, not knowing he's already married. | ||||||
| 47 | 23 | "Big Brother Is Watching You" | Jay Sandrich | Bernie Orenstein & Saul Turteltaub | March 18, 1973 | |
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When Dick's brother arrives with a new lady, Bernie recognizes her as a nude dancer. | ||||||
| 48 | 24 | "Guess Who's Coming to Seder" | George Tyne | Elias Davis & David Pollock | March 25, 1973 | |
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Carol, a Catholic, has to pretend to be Jewish so that Bernie's mother won't be upset. | ||||||
* Unknown
Season 3 (1973–74)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 49 | 1 | "Those Who Care" | Alan Rafkin | Carl Reiner, Elias Davis, Michael Elias, and David Pollock | September 10, 1973 | |
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When Dick gets offered a part on a popular soap opera, the Prestons leave their home in Arizona for California. | ||||||
| 50 | 2 | "Dennis Takes a Wife" | Noam Pitlik | Carl Reiner and Michael Elias | September 17, 1973 | |
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A neurotic script writer falls for the Prestons' houseguest. | ||||||
| 51 | 3 | "One of the Boys" | Norman S. Powell | Jeff Harris & Bernie Kukoff | September 24, 1973 | |
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Dick has all of his friends over for a poker game but, as the host, he's torn between the game and the baby. | ||||||
| 52 | 4 | "Dick in Deutsch" | George Tyne | Elias Davis & David Pollock | October 1, 1973 | |
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When Dick and Jenny win a trip to Germany, things go from bad to worse when a mix up in rooms almost get Dick arrested for immoral behavior. | ||||||
| 53 | 5 | "Mrs. Ferguson" | Jerry Paris | Steve Gordon | October 8, 1973 | |
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One of Dick's fans confuses TV with reality and begins to think that he is a real doctor and will only allow him to care for her. | ||||||
| 54 | 6 | "I'll Cry Today" | Jay Sandrich | Elias Davis & David Pollock | October 15, 1973 | |
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Dick goes to the dentist, but the laughing gas has some unusual effects. | ||||||
| 55 | 7 | "The Young Surgeons" | Bill Persky | Elias Davis & David Pollock | October 22, 1973 | |
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This flashback episode has Dick describing his first acting job to his co-workers. | ||||||
| 56 | 8 | "She Kisses Like a Dead Mackerel" | George Tyne | Pamela Chais | October 29, 1973 | |
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A cold, wet, drunk and very jealous Jenny makes an unseemly comment about Dick's co-star that gets picked up by the press. | ||||||
| 57 | 9 | "Preston Al Naturale" | Jerry Paris | Elias Davis & David Pollock | November 12, 1973 | |
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An Italian director thinks Dick would be perfect for his new movie, but Dick isn't so sure when he discovers he'll have to do a nude scene with a sexy Italian actress. | ||||||
| 58 | 10 | "Turning Pro" | Alan Rafkin | Richard Baer | November 19, 1973 | |
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Lucas visits his parents and has some interesting plans. He's leaving school to become a professional bowler. | ||||||
| 59 | 11 | "Exit Laughing" | Norman S. Powell | Elias Davis & David Pollock | November 26, 1973 | |
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Dick's Uncle Jackie comes for a visit and ends up dying, which sets off a family battle over how the funeral should be conducted. | ||||||
| 60 | 12 | "What Your Best Friend Doesn't Know" | Jerry Paris | Elias Davis & David Pollack | December 3, 1973 | |
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Dick's old friend can't memorize his lines. | ||||||
| 61 | 13 | "Mr. Dazzle" | Jerry Paris | Elias Davis & David Pollack | December 17, 1973 | |
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Dick has a chance to do a commercial that pays well and could lead to other jobs, but it's a cheesy ad for a toilet bowl cleaner. | ||||||
| 62 | 14 | "He Who Steals My Friends" | Alan Rafkin | Elias Davis & David Pollock | December 31, 1973 | |
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Richard and Connie introduce Dick and Jenny to friends of theirs, and the two couples hit it off so well the Richardsons begin to feel jealous. | ||||||
| 63 | 15 | "The Back Break Kid" | Noam Pitlik | Dennis Klein | January 7, 1974 | |
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An eager actor puts Dick in a back brace while they're rehearsing. Will the young stud take over Dick's job while he recovers? | ||||||
| 64 | 16 | "Balzac, Come Home" | Noam Pitlik | Ronny Pearlman | January 14, 1974 | |
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The Prestons babysit, then lose, Margot's spoiled dog. | ||||||
| 65 | 17 | "The Hickey" | Carl Reiner | Mark Elias, Carl Reiner & Frank Shaw | January 21, 1974 | |
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An ambitious young actress gives Dick something more than he bargained for — a hickey. | ||||||
| 66 | 18 | "House Guests" | Alan Rafkin | Elias Davis & David Pollock | January 28, 1974 | |
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Company comes and stays and stays and stays, and tempers start to fly. | ||||||
| 67 | 19 | "The Pregnancy" | Noam Pitlik | Mark Elias, Carl Reiner & Frank Shaw | February 11, 1974 | |
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When Jenny thinks she might be pregnant, Dick has a dream that he and the guys at work are the ones expecting. | ||||||
| 68 | 20 | "Man of Medicine" | Noam Pitlik | Steve Gordon | February 18, 1974 | |
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Dick quits his job when a producer promises him the lead in a show that hasn't sold yet. | ||||||
| 69 | 21 | "Commercial Housewives" | Peter Baldwin | Dick Clair & Jenna McMahon | February 25, 1974 | |
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Jenny gets a chance to do a commercial, but it doesn't go over well. | ||||||
| 70 | 22 | "A Fake Matisse Is Better Than a Real Anzelowitz" | Jerry Paris | Carl Reiner & Michael Elias | March 4, 1974 | |
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Jenny buys a painting for $75 that she is convinced is a Matisse, but the art dealer appears to be dragging his feet on the decision. | ||||||
| 71 | 23 | "We Met at Mama Lombardi's" | Bud Molin | Mark Elias, Carl Reiner & Frank Shaw | March 11, 1974 | |
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This flashback episode tells the story of how Dick and Jenny met and how they almost ended up hating one another. | ||||||
| 72 | 24 | "Lt. Preston of the 4th Cavalry" | Jerry Paris | Sybil Adelman & Barbara Gallagher | N/A | |
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Annie accidentally walks in on her parents while they are making love. | ||||||
* Unknown
