Gesundheit, Darling 

The Petries start quarreling after neighbor Jerry suggests Rob's recent sneezing fits are psychosomatic expressions of repressed rage at Laura. Worse yet, could Rob have become allergic to Laura?

Director:

John Rich

Writers:

Carl Reiner, Carl Reiner (created by)

Stars:

Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dick Van Dyke	...	Rob Petrie
Rose Marie	...	Sally Rogers (credit only)
Morey Amsterdam	...	Buddy Sorrell (credit only)
Larry Mathews	...	Ritchie Petrie
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Laura Petrie
Jerry Paris	...	Jerry Helper
Ann Morgan Guilbert	...	Millie Helper
Sandy Kenyon	...	Allergist

Storyline

Rob has had several sneezing bouts throughout the evening. Based on a newspaper article he read, Jerry believes Rob's sneezing is a psychosomatic condition brought about by anger, the most probable cause of that anger - based on the events of the evening - being Laura. Laura too begins to believe that Rob is angry with her. It becomes a vicious cycle where Rob gets angrier the more Laura believes Rob is mad at her, which is made all the worse by Rob continuing to sneeze. After getting allergy tests done and speaking to his doctor, Rob gets it into his head that he really is allergic to Laura, whether it be psychosomatic or physiological, especially as he only seems to be sneezing at home around her. Could it be so?

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Plot Keywords:

allergy | allergy test | allergic reaction | man hugging a man | electric razor | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 1962 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Calvada Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second of two successive shows where modern psychology becomes a villain, complicating life needlessly in the Petrie household rather than easing it.

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Goofs

As to pets, Rob tells his doctor he has a catfish in an aquarium. Three episodes earlier, in The Night the Roof Fell In, he had two goldfish in an aquarium.

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Quotes

Laura Petrie: Oh, Rob...

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