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The Dick Van Dyke Show

My Blonde-Haired Brunette

  • Episode aired Oct 10, 1961
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
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Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
  • Comedy
  • Family
Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading.
IMDb RATING
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337
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  • Director
    • John Rich
  • Writer
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Dick Van Dyke
    • Rose Marie
    • Morey Amsterdam
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  • Director
    • John Rich
  • Writer
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Dick Van Dyke
    • Rose Marie
    • Morey Amsterdam
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    Dick Van Dyke
    Dick Van Dyke
    • Rob Petrieas Rob Petrie
    Rose Marie
    Rose Marie
    • Sally Rogersas Sally Rogers
    Morey Amsterdam
    Morey Amsterdam
    • Buddy Sorrellas Buddy Sorrell
    Mary Tyler Moore
    Mary Tyler Moore
    • Laura Petrieas Laura Petrie
    Larry Mathews
    Larry Mathews
    • Ritchie Petrieas Ritchie Petrie
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    • Millie Helperas Millie Helper
    Benny Rubin
    Benny Rubin
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    • Director
      • John Rich
    • Writer
      • Carl Reiner
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    Storyline

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    A series of events occur that make Laura believe that Rob no longer sees her as the beautiful, young and lovable wife she hopes she still is. These events include Rob wanting to sleep in on his day off instead of waking up to eat breakfast with her, Rob being irked by her romantically playful attempts to wake him up, Rob not caring how he looks around her, Rob calling her his "old lady", and Rob pulling out a white hair from her head. Rob eventually sees that Laura is upset, but she won't tell him why if he doesn't know. Rob asks Buddy and Sally for advice, they collectively coming to the conclusion that Rob perhaps is not paying enough attention to her and not telling her often enough that he loves her. Laura turns to Millie, who thinks that Laura has to spice up their marriage every once in while by doing something different and daring, like dying her hair blonde. Once Laura does the deed, she's sorry she did it for more than one reason and tries to hide the fact of her new bleached state before Rob comes home and sees his new and perhaps not better wife. —Huggo
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    • reference to marilyn monroe
    • reference to harpo marx
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Family
    • Certificate
      • TV-G
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    • Trivia
      Although "My Blonde-Haired Brunette" (when Laura dyes her hair blonde) was the ninth episode filmed during the first season, it was the second episode to be aired. Carl Reiner was so impressed with Mary Tyler Moore's rapid development that he wanted to showcase her in an episode as soon as possible.
    • Goofs
      Sally asks Rob if he has a single brother, and Rob says that his brother is married. However, Stacey, Rob's brother (whom we meet later in the season) is not married and indeed does develop an on-again/off-again relationship with Sally.
    • Quotes

      Robert 'Rob' Petrie: [cheerfully] Hello, honey. How's my old lady?

      Laura Petrie: [offended] What did you say?

      Robert 'Rob' Petrie: How's my old lady?

      Laura Petrie: Well, I don't know. I haven't spoken to your mother lately, but I'M fine.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Desilu Cahuenga Studios, 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Calvada Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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