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Title: Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book: The Definitive History and Ultimate Viewer's Guide to Television's Most Enduring Comedy by Vince Waldron ISBN: 1-55783-453-9 Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Toe in the Faucet and other stories...
Comment: The other reviewers have pretty well covered it. This show was as good as it gets, and it never seems to date with time.
This book is an invaluable guide to the greatest show/series of all time, and represents oustanding value. The pairing of Dick and Mary was a stroke of genius, and the chemistry between them lifted this brilliantly conceived and well-written series onto another level. Remember the 'Nuts' episode?
Even the cutesy touches, such as the way Dick randomly tripped over or side-stepped the ottoman just added to the seemingly endless magic that was the Dick Van Dyke Show.
I had been itching to get my paws on this guide ever since I read Mary's autobiography After All, in which she rightly sings the show's praises - they both won Emmys of course - and this Definitive History illustrates just why it was out there on its own.
A wonderful book, and absolutely essential for the serious fan of this unique and unforgettable series.
Rating: 5
Summary: "DEFINITIVE" Is Right! A Fascinatingly-Detailed Volume!
Comment: This book features an amazing amount of insight into one of the very best television programs to ever grace the airwaves, "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
If you're an avid fan of this 1961-1966 CBS-TV program, trust me, you will NOT be able to stop turning pages until you've read the whole thing!
In each chapter, we learn new tidbits of behind-the-scenes information. There's info (including some brief biographical data) about every single member of the show's stellar cast.
For example: Did You Know .... that the audience laughter went on so long when Greg Morris & his on-screen spouse entered the Petrie home at the end of the episode "That's My Boy??" that the editor actually had to cut out some of the audience hysterics in order to fit the episode into the allowable timeframe? (Too bad, too. I'd love to have heard the WHOLE thing. A great episode indeed.)
The book also reveals the fact that Mary Tyler Moore stormed off the set in a huff one time, while doing the ultimately-classic episode, "Never Bathe On Saturday". She was upset because she was off-camera and talking through a door for most of the show. But, after seeing how funny the show worked as written, MTM felt bad about her tirade.
"Never Bathe On Saturday" features Dick's great line, after finding that the hotel bathroom door is locked: "Don't toy with me, you saucy wench." :) LOL!!!!
Plus there's a complete episode guide, with still more tidbits written within most of the episode descriptions.
I cannot imagine a more thorough and detailed Dick Van Dyke Show volume than this one. This book is a MUST for any fan of this highly-intelligent and magnificently-written TV program.
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome Book about An Awesome Classic TV Show!
Comment: This book is super awesome, it's just the best episode guide book ever written and I'm kind of partial since The Dick Van Dyke Show is my favorite classic TV show, I especially like the episode guide part which explained in a wonderful well written detail about each different episode, when they were made when they were originally shown on TV what they were about, who the guest actors were etc. I very strongly recommend this amazing book to any major Dick Van Dyke Show fan!
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Title:The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season Four ASIN: B0001IN0BC Publisher: Image Entertainment Pub. Date: 27 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $69.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $57.39 |
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Title:The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season Three ASIN: B00016XN48 Publisher: Image Entertainment Pub. Date: 24 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $69.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $60.89 |
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Title:The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season One (5 Disc Box Set) ASIN: B00009VRF0 Publisher: Image Entertainment Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $69.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $60.89 |
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Title:The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season Two (5 Disc Box Set) ASIN: B0000AUXVS Publisher: Image Entertainment Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $69.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $60.89 |
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Title:The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season Five ASIN: B00023B1WQ Publisher: Image Entertainment Pub. Date: 29 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $69.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $52.49 |
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