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List of The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes

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List of The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes

The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom starring Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie, Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie, Morey Amsterdam as Buddy Sorrell, Rose Marie as Sally Rogers, and Richard Deacon as Mel Cooley.

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The series ran for five seasons on CBS, lasting 158 half-hour episodes. Creator/writer Carl Reiner had told the cast from the beginning that if the show made it through five seasons, that would be its maximum run.

Series overview

At present, all five seasons have been released on DVD by Image Entertainment.

Season 1 (1961–1962)

  • The first season's opening credits of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of photos featuring the show's characters, and the names appear onscreen in white text against a black background.
  • This season consisted of 30 episodes.
  • The first season's closing credits consisted of a profile of Dick Van Dyke against a gray background.
  • This is the first season to use the CBS "Shutter Eye" logo. This would remain in use until Season 4.

    • Season 2 (1962–1963)

  • The opening credits of The Dick Van Dyke Show were replaced with two different openings which were used until the end of the series in 1966. Both feature the main cast members which are announced during the sequence. Taking place at the Petrie home, one opening has Rob tripping over the ottoman, the other has him sidestepping it. These were shuffled for TV viewers to decide for themselves if Rob was going to trip or not.
  • Starting with "It May Look Like A Walnut", the episode's title was featured at the end of the opening scene.
  • Larry Mathews was absent.
  • Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam were absent for one episode.
  • The closing credits were changed in this season, using the same profile of Dick Van Dyke.
  • This would be John Rich's final season as the director.
  • This season consisted of 32 episodes.

    • Season 3 (1963–1964)

  • Bill Persky and Sam Denoff became two of the show's writers, continuing in that role until the end of the series in 1966 (and who would later go on to create That Girl).
  • The closing credits were changed in this season, using the same profile of Dick Van Dyke.
  • This season consisted of 32 episodes.

    • Season 4 (1964–1965)

  • Season 4 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 32 episodes.
  • The closing credits were changed in this season, using the same profile of Dick Van Dyke.
  • Larry Mathews was absent.
  • This is the last season to use the CBS "Shutter Eye" logo. It has been in use since Season 1.

    • Season 5 (1965–1966)

  • Season 5 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 32 episodes.
  • The closing credits were changed in this season, using the same profile of Dick Van Dyke.
  • This is the only season to have the CBS in Color logo at the start of this season.

    • References

    List of The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes Wikipedia
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