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Dick Van Dyke Show 1: Best of (B&W)Rating:
Release Date: 29 June, 2004 Retail Price: $9.99 OUR Price: $5.99 You SAVE: $4.00! Cast: |
Dick Van Dyke Show 1: Best of (B&W) Reviews
This is What Classic TV is All About ! ! !
If you want to know why the Dick Van Dyke Show is a classic, watch the four episodes on this DVD. The scripts are clever, attention-getting, and hold your interest for the duration. Each character's role is cast in such a way that they "look the part." And the timing is paced in a cadence that flows naturally with the give and take of the sitcom format.
In "Never Name a Duck," Rob has to teach Richie about appropriate love. Like attracts like could be considered a theme. In "Bank Book 6565696" we learn how assumptions in marriage can lead to conflict. Buddy's uncouth brother Blackie makes an appearance in "Hustling the Hustler," and tries to convinced his older sibling that he has put his old ways behind him. Rob learns the price of overconifidence in the show also.
And finally in "The Night the Roof Fell In," marital miscommunication is comedically viewed. We literally "see" both sides of a story. The happy couple is reunited in the end and realize being right isn't nearly as important has having someone to love who loves you back.
This is feel good TV for myriad reasons. There's a clear sense of what is right, appropriate and acceptable. People care about each other. Strenthening positive relationships is reinforced continually. This is uplifting entertainment suitable for everyone.
4 Banner Episodes, Including The First Show! Plus The Pilot!
Image Entertainment has produced five single-disc "Best Of" volumes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" for fans of this timeless 1960s situation comedy who might not want to dive head-first into the more costly full-season DVD boxed sets.
Each one of these five separately-available DVDs contains four Van Dyke Show episodes. Now we all know that these type of "Best Of" dealies are not going to please everybody. Each fan has his or her own "favorites" list. However, in the case of "The Dick Van Dyke Show", it'd be hard to get a "bad apple", in my opinion. Nearly *all* of the 158 episodes during the program's 5-year duration on the air are "favorites" as far as I'm concerned. Overall, I think fans of the show should be pleased with the episodes that Image has selected from the Van Dyke Show archives for these five "Best Of" DVD-Video discs.
This first volume has the following episodes ...........
1.) "The Sick Boy And The Sitter" (From Season 1 [Premiere Episode]; Air Date: 10/03/1961).
2.) "Big Max Calvada" (From Season 3; Air Date: 11/20/1963).
3.) "Coast-To-Coast Big Mouth" (From Season 5; Air Date: 09/15/1965).
4.) "Dear Sally Rogers" (From Season 5; Air Date: 02/23/1966).
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Picture quality is virtually perfect for all the above episodes, thanks to the great-looking Film-to-DVD transfers used by Image and Paul Brownstein Productions.
There's even a batch of "Bonus" features on each of these "Best Of" volumes, making these value-priced discs even a better bargain! ..... Extra bonuses for Volume 1 include the complete "Pilot" episode for "The Dick Van Dyke Show", called "Head Of The Family" -- which stars Carl Reiner as Rob Petrie. There are also some interview clips with members of the cast and crew, plus a video clip (in color) from the 1966 Emmy Awards telecast.
Plus: There's a text "bio" feature ("Meet The Cast"), along with a trivia game ("The Ottoman Tripper"). In addition, this disc contains a "Play All" option, for continuous playing of all four episodes back-to-back.
More data about this DVD..............
DVD Region Code -- "Zero".
Subtitles -- None.
Aspect Ratio -- Full Frame (1.33:1).
Audio -- Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (English only).
Insert? -- Yes.
Packaging -- Keep Case.
So, if you have a hankerin' to watch Rob & Laura and the rest of the gang from "The Dick Van Dyke Show", but don't want to invest in the full-season sets, then pick up one or two (or better yet, all five!) of these nicely-done discs featuring "The Best Of The Dick Van Dyke Show"!
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