This episode has been deemed by critics as arguably the best Dick Van Dyke episode, which is saying a lot because there were so many quality episodes during the show's original 5 year run. The episode later won an Emmy that year and deservedly so. The funny and ironic thing about this episode is that Dick Van Dyke takes a backseat in it and it's still is laugh out loud funny. It's more of a tour de force for both Mary Tyler Moore and Carl Reiner. Most people know the premise of the episode anyway, but I'll recap.
Laura goes on a game show and the game host tricks her into revealing Alan Brady's biggest secret, that he is bald! Fearing the wrath that Rob might face with the egotistical Alan Brady, Laura tries to do damage control by coming to Rob's job to apologize to a ticked-off Brady, who is surrounded by his now useless wigs!
What makes this episode so great is that Laura and Alan hardly interacted before up until that point. To see the banter between them in the office scene is great. And of course the classic line Laura said about "There must be some needy bald people" as a suggestion of what to do with the wigs was classic. This scene we find out was important in MTM career, as she went on to star in The Mary Tyler Moore show and her character on that show had to interact with Lou Grant similar to how she interacted in this episode.
Not really talked about enough is the scene where Laura reveals to Rob what happened. Of course, Rob so is mad and fearful of what Alan might do to him, that he accidently reveals another secret about Alan, that he got a nose job! Sally and Buddy didn't really have any special moments in this episode. All in all, a classic episode!!
Laura goes on a game show and the game host tricks her into revealing Alan Brady's biggest secret, that he is bald! Fearing the wrath that Rob might face with the egotistical Alan Brady, Laura tries to do damage control by coming to Rob's job to apologize to a ticked-off Brady, who is surrounded by his now useless wigs!
What makes this episode so great is that Laura and Alan hardly interacted before up until that point. To see the banter between them in the office scene is great. And of course the classic line Laura said about "There must be some needy bald people" as a suggestion of what to do with the wigs was classic. This scene we find out was important in MTM career, as she went on to star in The Mary Tyler Moore show and her character on that show had to interact with Lou Grant similar to how she interacted in this episode.
Not really talked about enough is the scene where Laura reveals to Rob what happened. Of course, Rob so is mad and fearful of what Alan might do to him, that he accidently reveals another secret about Alan, that he got a nose job! Sally and Buddy didn't really have any special moments in this episode. All in all, a classic episode!!