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DVD The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
Before The Dick Van Dyke Show, suburbia was never portrayed on television as a haven of sophistication. We never followed Ozzie Nelson to work. And we never, ever fantasized what Ward and June Cleaver did behind closed doors. But Your Show of Shows veteran Carl Reiner's groundbreaking series broke the staid, sitcom mold. Just consider Mary Tyler Moore's Laura Petrie, the ravishing wife of Dick Van Dyke's comedy writer, Rob Petrie. "I'm just a housewife," she proclaims in the episode "To Tell or Not to Tell," just before breaking into an incendiary bossa nova in the Petrie living room. In "The Return of Happy Spangler," she is jokingly identified as Jackie Kennedy. But the comparison is apt. She's got style (those capri pants scandalized the show's sponsors!), she's got grace, and when Moore came into her own as a gifted comedienne, she took her stock character to dizzy new heights. The Dick Van Dyke Show boasted a peerless ensemble, gold-standard writing, and characters who became icons: Son Ritchie (played by Larry Matthews), man-hungry Sally Rogers (Rose Marie), old school "human joke machine" Buddy Sorrell (Morey Amsterdam), and tyrannical boss Alan Brady (Reiner).
Incredibly, the show was nearly canceled after its first season. Executive producer Sheldon Leonard championed the series, and CBS moved the Petries to follow the top-rated Beverly Hillbillies. The rest is television history. Unlike the high-concept Hillbillies, the more sophisticated Dick Van Dyke Show's appeal was in its more grounded situations and three-dimensional characters, each of whom were given ample opportunities to shine. Rob's deft and daft juggling of his glamorous career and harried home life inspired some of the best episodes, but at the heart of this series' timeless appeal was the palpable chemistry between Rob and Laura, as witness their sudden embrace at the moving conclusion of "The Square Triangle." A pop culture benchmark, The Dick Van Dyke Show is must-own television. --Donald Liebenson
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The D.V.D. show on DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First of all I would like to apologise for the bad pun but I couldn't help myself!! I don't own this set but I am a huge fan of the show.
Simply the best TV show ever!
I first started watching The Dick van Dyke Show in the mid to late 1960's when it was already in syndication. My brother and I used to rush into the house during summer vacations, stopping whatever game we might be playing, to watch the show at 11:00 (or was it 11:30) AM. In the 80's with the first video recorders. I began taping each episode when they started running on Nick at Night. The shows were still unbelievably fresh and funny. Now, my brother has the episodes on DVD, and I am happy to say, his son (12 yrs old) loves this show, too. It is timeless because it is simply the best TV show ever.
The Dick van Dyke Show revisited
I grew up with this show, have enjoyed it in reruns, actually taped every episode and was delighted when it came out on DVD. It is a timeless program for all ages. I love it!
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