Episode

The Dick Van Dyke Show: When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen

Name: The Dick Van Dyke Show: When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen
Released: 1963-05-08
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeason 21963-05-08

Overview

Ritchie gives Rob an idea for a comedy sketch, but Rob doesn’t know he saw it on The Uncle Spunky Show.

Details

Series: The Dick Van Dyke Show
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 32
Air date: 1963-05-08
Runtime: 25 min

Episode context

When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen is Episode 32 in Season 2 of The Dick Van Dyke Show. It aired on 1963-05-08. The runtime is 25 min.

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Episode 26: I'm No Henry Walden! 1963-03-27 | 25 min 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 1963-03-20 | 25 min 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 1963-03-06 | 25 min 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! 1963-02-27 | 25 min 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 1963-02-20 | 25 min 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 1963-02-13 | 25 min 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.