The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961-1966 · 5 seasons · 158 episodes
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S1
S2 1-30
S2 31-32
S3 1-30
S3 31-32
S4 1-30
S4 31-32
S5 1-30
S5 31-32
E1
7.3
7.4
6.8
9.1
7.7
8.0
8.0
9.0
7.7
E2
8.1
8.3
7.7
8.1
7.7
8.9
7.4
7.5
7.5
E3
7.4
7.8
7.7
7.6
8.3
E4
7.1
7.5
7.7
7.4
7.6
E5
7.6
7.5
8.7
7.3
7.3
E6
7.4
8.2
7.6
6.8
7.9
E7
7.6
7.9
8.0
7.7
8.2
E8
7.7
7.2
6.6
7.2
7.3
E9
7.4
7.8
7.6
8.2
6.4
E10
7.2
7.4
7.6
8.5
7.1
E11
7.6
7.5
7.0
7.8
6.8
E12
7.8
7.6
7.6
7.8
7.3
E13
7.6
7.3
7.8
7.4
7.7
E14
7.7
7.9
7.6
6.9
7.3
E15
8.5
7.7
7.9
7.4
7.4
E16
8.9
7.4
7.1
8.5
6.9
E17
7.5
7.4
8.3
7.2
7.0
E18
7.7
7.9
7.9
7.2
8.0
E19
7.4
7.9
6.7
6.9
8.0
E20
7.2
9.2
7.4
8.0
7.4
E21
6.9
7.6
7.5
7.8
7.5
E22
7.6
8.3
7.8
7.6
7.5
E23
6.6
7.3
7.7
7.3
7.4
E24
8.1
7.3
7.7
7.5
7.6
E25
7.3
7.3
7.6
7.8
7.8
E26
7.5
7.9
7.9
7.1
8.7
E27
7.6
6.6
7.6
8.6
8.3
E28
6.3
7.1
8.4
7.8
6.7
E29
7.6
7.1
7.7
7.5
7.1
E30
7.2
8.4
7.5
8.5
8.5
Avg
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.6
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The Quality Arc
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Episode Engagement
Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
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66 Standouts
17 Infamous
34 Hidden Gems
41 Forgettable
Top Standout: S2E20 It May Look Like a Walnut
Most Infamous: S1E28 The Bad Old Days
Best Hidden Gem: S4E9 Three Letters from One Wife
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 4 dominates (3/10)
- 1 S2E20 It May Look Like a Walnut
- 2 S3E1 That's My Boy??
- 3 S5E1 Coast to Coast Big Mouth
- 4 S1E16 The Curious Thing About Women
- 5 S4E2 The Ghost of A. Chantz
- 6 S3E5 All About Eavesdropping
- 7 S5E26 Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc.
- 8 S4E27 Never Bathe on Saturday
- 9 S1E15 Where Did I Come From?
- 10 S4E10 Pink Pills and Purple Parents
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 1 dominates (2/5)
- 158 S1E28 The Bad Old Days
- 157 S5E9 Viva Petrie
- 156 S3E8 Uncle George
- 155 S2E27 Racy Tracy Rattigan
- 154 S1E23 The Twizzle
158 Total Episodes
9.2 Highest Rating
6.3 Lowest Rating
2.9 Range