As I don't see as well as the average person, you might think I wouldn't appreciate such a physical comedy style. I think it helps that they use music to coordinate and emphasize the pratfalls and dancing around they act out on this show.
Carl Reiner created this program as a bit of an art imitating life piece. He worked as a comedy write as depicted by Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam. Mary Tyler Moore began her marvelous comedy career as Van Dyke's wife.
These black and white sketches of suburban New York life tickle with the absurdity of it all. Making us worry about the need for a skit idea or the trials of a housewife that just wants to please her husband. Laugh at their antics and see bits of our own life too.
Bandon, Coos Bay and North Bend all have copies of this DVD. These appear to be separate DVDs with different episodes. I did not watch the library copies. Any episode can stand on it's own. If after viewing you have something to add about these, please do.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
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