Love Thy Other Neighbor 

A new neighbor turns out to be Laura's old school chum whose friendship predates Millie's friendship and leaves Millie feeling left out.

Director:

Jerry Paris

Writers:

Dale McRaven, Carl Kleinschmitt

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 (credit only)
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Laura Petrie
Jerry Paris	...	Jerry Helper
Ann Morgan Guilbert	...	Millie Helper
Suzanne Taylor	...	Mary Jane Staggs (as Sue Taylor)
Joby Baker	...	Fred Staggs

Storyline

Purely out of coincidence, Mary Jane Staggs née Gibbs, a friend of Laura's from their grammar school days, moves in next door to the Petries with her husband, Fred Staggs. When Millie first meets Mary Jane at the Petrie house, she feels like a third wheel with Laura and Mary Jane so preoccupied about catching up after all these years. Feeling slighted and jealous of Mary Jane's friendship with Laura, Millie tries to get Jerry to feel the same way about Rob's subsequent friendship with Fred. Jerry refuses to until he finds out that Rob, having four free tickets to a new Broadway show, gave the two extras to Fred and Mary Jane (which Rob only did as he knew Jerry would hate the show). Rob and Laura come to realize that Jerry and Millie are jealous of their friendship with the Staggs and, thus, try to figure out ways to make the Helpers not feel like they are becoming the lost neighbors (while also not pandering to what Rob considers their childish behavior). Through it all, Rob and ...

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | new neighbor | electric drill | blowing a raspberry | tape recorder | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is a parody of the biblical commandment to "Love Thy Neighbor".

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Goofs

Rob says the Casear Salad is from Italy. The Caesar Salad was created in Mexico by a Mexican chef, and the salad is little-known in Europe.

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Quotes

[a horn-like sound is heard]
Laura Petrie: What was that?
Rob Petrie: That's stereo feedback - the mating call of two hi-fi bugs who just found each other.
Laura Petrie: And you mated 'em.

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Connections

References Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour (1948)

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Desilu Cahuenga Studios, 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, 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