List of The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes explained

The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom. The series ran for five seasons on CBS, lasting 158 half-hour episodes, all filmed in black-and-white. 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.^[1]

Series overview

All five seasons have been released on DVD by Image Entertainment.^[2]

Cast

• Dick Van Dyke as Robert "Rob" Simpson Petrie
• Rose Marie as Sally Rogers
• Morey Amsterdam as Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell
• Larry Mathews as Richard "Ritchie" Rosebud Petrie
• Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie

Recurring

• Richard Deacon as Melvin "Mel" Cooley
• Ann Morgan Guilbert as Mildred "Millie" Helper
• Jerry Paris as Dr. Gerald "Jerry" Helper
• Carl Reiner as Alan Brady (seasons 4-5)

Episodes

Season 1 (1961–1962)

• Season 1 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 30 black-and-white half-hour episodes airing on CBS.

Season 2 (1962–1963)

• Season 2 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 32 black-and-white half-hour episodes.
• Beginning with this season, The Dick Van Dyke Show introduced a new opening sequence, which consisted of two (later three) versions, which were filmed after filming "The Two Faces Of Rob." The opening credits featuring photographs of the show's characters, and the text reading their names onscreen were discontinued. The opening credits took place in the Petrie's living room: one has Rob tripping over the ottoman, and the other has him sidestepping the ottoman. At some point, a third opening started appearing. In this third version, Rob sidesteps the ottoman, but then trips over his feet, only to be set upright by the character Sally Rogers.^[3] These versions remained in use, interchangeably between episodes, until the show's run ended on June 1, 1966.
• Beginning with the episode "It May Look Like a Walnut", the episode title began appearing onscreen.

Season 3 (1963–1964)

• Season 3 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 32 black-and-white half-hour episodes.
• Recurring Character Debuts: Stevie Parsons (Richard Schaal).

Season 4 (1964–1965)

• Season 4 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 32 black-and-white half-hour episodes.
• The 100th episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show (Romance, Roses and Rye Bread) airs.

Season 5 (1965–1966)

• Season 5 of The Dick Van Dyke Show consisted of 32 black-and-white half-hour episodes.

References

1. Web site: Dick Van Dyke discusses the finale of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG . YouTube . 2011-01-13 . 2022-05-20.
2. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Dick-Van-Dyke/416 DVD release info
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPsofhzu9f0