Episode
The Dick Van Dyke Show: A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise
Overview
Rob nearly ruins his own surprise birthday party after Laura finds out Rob already knows! Laura stays up all night planning the party. The guests are hiding in the Petrie house!
Details
- Series
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 1963-04-24
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
A Surprise Surprise Is a Surprise is Episode 30 in Season 2 of The Dick Van Dyke Show. It aired on 1963-04-24. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 29: It's a Shame She Married Me
Rob meets Jim Darling who is an old flame Laura dated. Rob won't tell Laura he ran into Jim at the office, Rob tells Jim they can't make it to his party because Ritchie is sick. Jim then brings the party to the Petrie home. Rob wants Laura to wear a jacket so Jim won't fall in love with her again.
Episode 31: Jilting the Jilter
Sally gets engaged to Freddy White, a shady comedian who just wants her to write his act.
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Episode 28: Divorce
Rob gets in the middle of a marital dispute between Buddy and Pickles.
Episode 32: When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen
Ritchie gives Rob an idea for a comedy sketch, but Rob doesn’t know he saw it on The Uncle Spunky Show.
Episode 27: Racy Tracy Rattigan
Alan Brady is out of town so Tracy Rattigan is the host. Rob is going to have to fight to keep Laura. Rob doesn't like how fast things are going. Tracy loves driving Rob crazy, The gang writes the best show for Tracy.
Episode 26: I'm No Henry Walden!
Rob gets to meet Henry Walden at literary party but feels uncomfortable when he learns that he is the only comedy writer. The Hotels can't get their names right!
Episode 25: The Square Triangle
This week’s guest star on the Alan Brady Show turns out to be someone from Rob and Laura’s past—and they both have a reason to avoid him.
Episode 24: The Sam Pomerantz Scandals
Buddy and Sally are asked by Rob to help in a show for a friend of Rob's - Danny Brewster.
Episode 23: Give Me Your Walls!
Rob and Laura hire a painter who seems to want to do anything but paint their walls.
Episode 22: Don't Trip Over That Mountain
Laura is convinced that Rob will hurt himself on a ski trip, and when he actually does, Rob tries to hide his injuries rather than admit she was right.
Episode 21: My Husband Is a Check-Grabber
Rob wonders why Laura is angry with him, and learns she objects to his habit of picking up checks when they go out with their friends.
Episode 20: It May Look Like a Walnut!
In this classic, Rob has a dream - inspired by a late-night horror movie on TV - involving walnuts, missing thumbs, and a creature named Kolac.