The Dick Van Dyke Show: Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?

In my opinion, one of the best episodes in one of the best and most consistent sitcoms. Jackie Brewster (Jackie Bru-Bru) savaging Mel Cooley is one of TV's classic moments!

Or does the Jackie Brewster character seem like it was written for Phil "Sgt. Bilko" Silvers?

This is one of my favorite episodes--curiously, because it's so blatantly unrealistic, with the kind of plot picked right off the shelf of sitcom formulas. It's just so well-executed. I looked up Lennie Weinrib, who plays Jackie Brewster, and he seems to be a virtual unknown who did mostly voice-work in cartoons. I'm surprised he's not more famous. The episode depends on his exquisite timing and delivery.

then this one's for you. In an effort to get Buddy his job back, Rob hires a nightclub comedian specifically to insult Mel. The first time I saw that scene, I literally couldn't catch my breath, and it still makes me laugh out loud. Good episode.

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Season:Episode	Title	Runtime	Air Date	User Rating	Queue
Season 5					All
32	The Last Chapter	25:31	06/01/1966
31	The Gunslinger	24:44	05/25/1966
30	Long Nights Journey Into Day	25:23	05/11/1966
29	Love Thy Other Neighbor	25:12	05/04/1966
28	You Ought to Be in Pictures	25:15	04/27/1966
27	The Man from My Uncle	25:02	04/20/1966
26	Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac,...	24:20	04/13/1966
25	A Day in the Life of Alan Brady	25:26	04/06/1966
24	Talk to the Snail	25:18	03/23/1966
23	Bad Reception in Albany	24:52	03/09/1966
22	Buddy Sorrell Man and Boy	25:22	03/02/1966
21	Dear Sally Rogers	24:52	02/23/1966
20	Remember the Alimony	25:24	02/16/1966
19	The Bottom of Mel Cooley’s Heart	25:20	02/09/1966
18	The Curse of the Petrie People	25:24	02/02/1966
17	The Making of a Councilman	24:59	01/26/1966
16	I Do Not Choose to Run	25:14	01/19/1966
15	Who Stole My Watch	24:51	01/05/1966
14	Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work	25:27	12/29/1965
13	You're Under Arrest	25:05	12/15/1965
12	See Rob Write, Write Rob Write	24:44	12/08/1965
11	Body and Sol	25:06	11/24/1965
10	Go Tell the Birds and the Bees	25:35	11/17/1965
9	Viva Petrie	24:54	11/10/1965
8	Odd But True	25:10	11/03/1965
7	The Great Petrie Fortune	24:59	10/27/1965
6	Draw Me a Pear	25:36	10/20/1965
5	No Rice at My Wedding	25:21	10/13/1965
4	The Ugliest Dog in the World	25:12	10/06/1965
3	Uhny Uftz	24:27	09/29/1965
2	A Farewell to Writing	25:31	09/22/1965
1	Coast to Coast Big Mouth	25:25	09/15/1965
Season 4					All
Season 3					All
Season 2					All
Season 1					All

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