Funniest Episodes

All 158 installments of The Dick Van Dyke Show (now streaming on Hulu) provide at least one belly laugh. Here are four of the most hilarious mustsees. Go to Parade.com/show for more iconic episodes.

“IT MAY LOOK LIKE A WALNUT!” (season 2, episode 20)

PLOT The morning after watching a horror movie, Rob worries he is the last remaining earthling in a world under

Ìhi nyÕinVi ov ol>k }ÕiÃÌ ÃÌ>À >nnÞ Thomas) from a strange planet.

WHY IT WORKS In this Twilight Zone

«>Ào`Þ] ºÀi>l ÌÞ Ã ÌhÀoÜn oÕÌ Ìhi Ü n`oÜ]» 7>l`Àon Ã>Þð º/hiÀi½Ã Ãomithing odd and compelling about Rob dealing with something so offbeat.”

“THAT’S MY BOY??”

(season 3, episode 1)

PLOT oÀ > y>ÃhL>Vk i« Ão`i] ,oL recalls the time he became convinced he and Laura were given the wrong

L>LÞ Ìo Ì>ki homi vÀom Ìhi hoë Ì>l° WHY IT WORKS It builds to a twist ending—prompting one of the lon

}iÃÌ l>Õ}hà n à ÌVom h ÃÌoÀÞ° Ƃn` Ì } Ûià >LÃÕÀ` VonÌiÝÌ Ìo Ìhi >nÝ iÌÞ

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nÌo }ol`]» 7>l`Àon Ã>Þð

“NEVER BATHE ON SATURDAY”

(season 4, episode 27)

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ÃiVon` honiÞmoon°

WHY IT WORKS 7À ÌÌin LÞ ,i niÀ] Ì ºh>` Ìhi >Õ`>V ÌÞ Ìo h>Ûi > Li>ÕÌ vÕl «iÀvoÀmiÀ n>ki` n > L>ÌhÌÕL >n` ÃÕÀÀoÕn`i` LÞ LÕLLlià voÀ > h>lv hoÕÀ on niÌÜoÀk /6]» 7>l`Àon Ã>Þð

“COAST TO COAST BIG MOUTH”

(season 5, episode 1)

PLOT Ƃ j ÌÌiÀÞ >ÕÀ> >VV `inÌlÞ ÀiÛi>là on > n>Ì on>l }>mi ÃhoÜ Ìh>Ì Ƃl>n

À>`Þ Ã > ÌoÕ«ii Üi>À n} L>l`Þ° WHY IT WORKS This classic earned its ÜÀ ÌiÀà >n mmÞ° º ̽à > ÌoÕÀ `i voÀVi voÀ >ÀÞ /ÞliÀ ooÀi]» 7>l`Àon Ã>Þð º-hi h>à ÃÕVh Lil iÛ>L l ÌÞ Ìh>Ì Ìhi >Õ` inVi h>à im«>ÌhÞ voÀ hiÀ° /h>Ì

made it hilarious.”

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OCTOBER 3, 2021