The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV Series
1961–1966
TV-G
30m

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8.4/10

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Sitcom Slapstick Comedy Family

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

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

12K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,312

100

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 15 Primetime Emmys
- 27 wins & 24 nominations total

Episodes158

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Trivia
Carl Reiner asked network censors for permission to show Laura and Rob sleeping in one large bed together, reasoning (quite sensibly) that he and his wife did so in real life. The permission was denied, and the Petries are always depicted sleeping in nearby twin beds (as was the custom of TV series of the era; "Bewitched" and "The Munsters" being the exceptions to the rule).

Goofs
In the first season, Rob calls his wife Laura but the odd time, calls her Laurie.

Quotes
Rob Petrie: [Sally, Buddy, Rob and Laura are staying in a haunted cabin, all four are in the same bed because they are scared of the ghost] It's been over two hours and nothing strange or unusual has happened.
Sally Rogers: Oh, really? What do you call four grown people sleeping in the same bed with their clothes on?

Crazy credits
The most famous image of the opening credits is of Van Dyke falling over an ottoman as he enters his living room. However, a second version, showing him sidestepping the piece of furniture instead, was also used. The two openings were filmed back to back and were used randomly throughout the last four seasons of the series. The first season used a completely different opening credits sequence featuring still pictures.

Connections
Edited into Diagnosis Murder: Obsession: Part 2 (1998)

Still Funny After All These Years

This was the sitcom that broke the mold when it came to the head of the household actually having a profession and showing him at work. For many years before this show premiered, you would always here about "dad" being at work but you would never hear what kind of work he did. In some cases you would even see them at home all the time (eg. Ozzie Nelson). This was the first show where you got to see the main character interact with his co-workers as well as his family at home. And very often the two would meet, especially in the classic episode "Coast to Coast Blabbermouth" when Laura almost cost Rob his job by revealing that Alan Brady wore a toupee. This show is just as funny today as it was when it first premiered in 1961.