"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961) TV series 1961-1966

Creator:

Carl Reiner

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

3 October 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Comedy Sketch | Musical Number | Marriage | Television Writer

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 20 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Dick Van Dyke	...	Robert 'Rob' Petrie (158 episodes, 1961-1966)
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Laura Petrie (153 episodes, 1961-1966)
Rose Marie	...	Sally Rogers (131 episodes, 1961-1966)
Morey Amsterdam	...	Maurice B. 'Buddy' Sorrell (131 episodes, 1961-1966)
Richard Deacon	...	Melvin 'Mel' Cooley (108 episodes, 1961-1966)
Larry Mathews	...	Richard Rosebud 'Ritchie' Petrie (70 episodes, 1961-1966)

Also Known As:

All in a Day's Work (USA) (working title)
Double Trouble (USA) (working title)
Full House (USA) (working title)
Head of the Family (USA) (working title)
The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA) (rerun title)

Runtime:

30 min (158 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Calvada Productions

Trivia:

For reasons that are unclear, six episodes from the second season have lapsed into the public domain. These are the six episodes: "The Dick Van Dyke Show: Never Name a Duck (#2.1)" (1962), "The Dick Van Dyke Show: Bank Book 6565696 (#2.4)" (1962), "The Dick Van Dyke Show: Hustling the Hustler (#2.5)" (1962), "The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Night the Roof Fell In (#2.9)" (1962), "The Dick Van Dyke Show: A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own (#2.13)" (1962), and "The Dick Van Dyke Show: Give Me Your Walls! (#2.23)" (1963).

Quotes:

Laura Petrie: Well, do you remember that it was you who was responsible for Ritchie's ending up with a middle name, Rosebud?
Rob Petrie: No, all I can remember is that our parents were pretty unreasonable.
Laura Petrie: They certainly were. But you still didn't have to do what you did.
Rob Petrie: Honey, you forget something - your parents threatened to boycott the baby! I did the only thing I could possibly do to make them all happy.
Laura Petrie: Well, let's see if you can make Ritchie happy with Rosebud for a middle name.
Rob Petrie: Don't worry, I will.
Laura Petrie: Well, if you do, I'll...
Rob Petrie: You'll what?
Laura Petrie: I'll kiss you so hard your teeth will rattle!
Rob Petrie: Good enough! And listen, do a couple of things for me, will you?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Mary Tyler Moore Hour: (#1.4)" (1979)

Great comedy,great chemistry

I am too young to remember the show's original run,but I have gotten to know it through the years through it's reruns.What we have here is a great comedy through all aspects,physical(especially on the part of Dick Van Dyke),as well as spoken.The jokes are well timed and well delivered, giving this series a well deserved labeling of classic television comedy series.The cast is filled with comedic geniuses and legends.Hats off to Mary Tyler Moore(she looked great even then),who cut her teeth well on this series,more than preparing her for the series that bared her name in later years.Also worthy of note is the fact that they played it smart and called it quits with the series while still on top of their game,and before the show ran dry as many good shows unfortunately have done over the decades.To Dick and all the gang,I salute you!