"It May Look Like a Walnut" (February 6, 1963) It's not the first "weird" episode that a sitcom ever did, but it's probably the most famous: the second-season installment of The Dick Van Dyke Show where it departed from the usual formula and became a sci-fi B-movie. It turns out to be a dream, of course, but you actually aren't sure until the final moments, and it's still one of the stranger sequences you'll ever see on a mainstream sitcom. This episode is not all that gay but it is the first of two pitches for our next Patreon-exclusive show. Should we do a whole ten-episode season of the weirdest episodes ever? We will be putting it up to vote after next week's episode, the other choice, is live. Listen to the mini-episode about the Dick Van Dyke Show's debatable semen joke — and watch the scene here. Check out our sponsor, Spaces! And join our spaces for Gayest Episode Ever and Cartoons That Made Us Gay. Stuff to listen to: Our previous Dick Van Dyke episode about the "seaman" joke The new Halloween episode of Singing Mountain We Love Trash The Square Roots podcast Stuff to watch: Head of the Family, the failed Dick Van Dyke pilot The Tiny Toons parody of Dick Van Dyke (with Elmyra Tyler Moore) Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited My Sister Eileen Stuff to read: Robert David Sullivan's essay on this Dick Van Dyke Show episode Buy the new issue of Beyond Sunset here. Go shop at our TeePublic store! Follow: GEE on Facebook • GEE's Facebook Group • GEE on Twitter • GEE on Instagram • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! We even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This episode's art was designed by Ian O'Phelan. This is a TableCakes podcast.