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The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by;
Jim Brent, Tom Alger
Randy Farb (rhfarb@yahoo.com)
references:
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THE NEW DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
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Cave Creek Enterprises, Inc.
for CBS
Produced by Carl Reiner (seasons 1-2)(1971-73)
Filmed in Phoenix, Arizona (seasons 1-2)
Filmed in Hollywood, California (season 3)

US Comedy series 1971-74     72 episodes x 30 min color
(3 seasons) release date 18Sept71

Season 1 1971-72 CBS Saturdays 9:00pm EST
Season 2 1972-73 CBS Sundays 9:00pm EST (Sept72 through Dec72)
CBS Sundays 7:30pm EST (Jan73 through Summer73)
Season 3 1973-74 CBS Mondays 9:30pm EST
starring
Dick Van Dyke as Dick Preston
Hope Lange as Jenny Preston

Season 1-2 supporting cast:
Marty Brill .... Bernie Davis (1971-73)
Nancy Dussault .... Carol Davis (1971-73)
Fannie Flagg .... "Mike" Preston (1971-73)
Michael Shea .... Lucas Preston #1 (1971-73)

Jean Marie as Patti (recurring)

Season 2 (1972-73) additional supporting cast:
David Doyle .... Ted Atwater (1972-73)
Wendell Burton .... Lucas Preston #2 (1973)

Season 3 (1973-74) supporting cast:
Henry Darrow .... Alex Montenez (1973-74)
Richard Dawson .... Richard Richardson (1973-74)
Barry Gordon .... Dennis Whitehead (1973-74)
Chita Rivera .... Connie Richardson (1973-74)
Barbara Rush .... Margot Brighton (1973)
Dick Van Patten .... Max (1973-74)

Angela Powell .... Annie Preston

Premise:
Dick Van Dyke plays an Arizona Disc Jockey who enjoys the simple life.
In the third and final season a change of format, production moves
to Hollywood, where Dick plays a Soap Opera Star.

Re-Runs Currently (2002) Airing on the Goodlife TV Network
Sundays 9:00 and 9:30 pm EST

####### The New Dick Van Dyke Show ###########
############# season 1 1971-72 ###############
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CBS Saturday Nights 9:00 pm Eastern
Produced by Carl Reiner
filmed in Phoenix, Arizona

Season 1-2 supporting cast:
Marty Brill as Bernie Davis (1971-73)
Nancy Dussault as Carol Davis (1971-73)
Fannie Flagg as "Mike" Preston (1971-73)
Michael Shea as Lucas Preston #1 (1971-73)

1.01 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: SMOKE RINGS
18Sep71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 16
Synopsis #1:
After demonstrating how to blow smoke rings on his talk show, Dick
(Dick
Van Dyke) becomes addicted to cigarettes.
Synopsis #2:
A chimpanzee cons TV talk-show host Dick into blowing smoke rings - and
a
no-smoking pledge.
(rerun: 11Aug02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30P NOST)

1.02 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: A STAR AIN'T BORN
25Sep71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 6
Guest cast:
Joan Huntington (as Ann Marsh)
Noam Pitlik (as the director)
Gordon Jump (as Father Stone)(to be verified)
Synopsis #1:
Most of the laughs in this show stem from Dick's screen test with a
glamorous leading lady. If it's a success: good-bye, Phoenix - hello,
Hollywood.
Synopsis #2:
Dick is nervous about a screen test for a role in a new series.
(CBS re-run: 25Dec71)
(rerun: 7Jul02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:30pm)

1.03 [--] The New Dick Van Dyke Show: MID-TERM DINNER
a.k.a. THE NEW GIRLFIEND
02Oct71 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 7
Director: Carl Reiner
Written by George Bloom
Guest cast:
Mabel Albertson (as Mother)
Michael Shea (as Lucas)
Ta-Tanisha (as Judy)
Barry Van Dyke (as Dan Preston)
Synopsis #1:
A gentle take-off on "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." The Prestons'
guest
list includes Dick's mom, son Lucas and Lucas's girlfriend Judy. The
family
doesn't know that Judy is black, but everybody knows that Dick's mother
is
an outspoken bigot.
Synopsis #2:
Lucas' new girlfriend is black, but his grandmother is a bigot.
(CBS re-run 25Mar72, Saturday 9:00pm)
(rerun: 14Jul02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:00pm)

1.04 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show:
THE BOOK a.k.a. EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z
9Oct71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 17
Guest cast:
Dave Ketchum (as Fred Ross)
Sarah Jane Miller (as Mrs. Kingby)
Carrie Beth (as Beth)
Synopsis #1: "The Book"
The subject of dirty books gets a comically literate treatment.
Synopsis #2 "Everything from A to Z"
Annie (Angela Powell) unwittingly takes a sex education book to
school for show and tell.
(rerun: 18Aug02, Goodlife Network, Sun 10:00P NOST)


1.05 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show:
THE TENNIS PARTNER a.k.a. THE TENNIS PRO
16Oct71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 19
Directed by John Rich
(Emmy winning director of the original Van Dyke series)
Guest cast:
Ted Bessell (as Skip Holloway)
Synopsis #1: "The Tennis Partner"
Playing a drunk - one of Van Dyke's best bits - caps an episode which
has
Dick becoming increasingly jealous of his wife's tennis partner.
Synopsis #2: "The Tennis Pro"
Jenny's (Hope Lange) tennis teacher makes Dick (Dick Van Dyke) green
with
jealousy. With Angela Powell.
(rerun: 25Aug02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00P NOST)



1.06 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show:
THE HOUSE a.k.a. A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME, YET
23Oct71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 18
Guest cast:
Tom Boswell (as O'Hare)
Sheila Page (as Mrs. Bunny O'Hare)
Hope Silvestri (as Mrs. Purvis)
Synopsis #1: "The House"
Buying a dream house can become a nightmare, as the Prestons
quickly discover. For starters, there's the little problem of selling
the
old digs.
Synopsis #2: "A House is not a home, yet"
Dick and Jenny (Dick Van Dyke, Hope Lange) decide to sell their
home when the house of their dreams becomes available.
Synopsis #3: "A House Is Not a Home Yet"
The Prestons buy their dream house, but Annie doesn't want to move.
(rerun: 18Aug02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30P NOST)


1.07 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE REPLACEMENT a.k.a THE SIDEKICK
30Oct71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 14
Director: Carl Reiner
Guest cast:
Steve Lawrence (as Danny Turner)
Pat McMahon (as Cheek-Eye the Sailor) (local Phoenix, Ariz. TV
personality)
Carl Reiner (as Himself)
Recurring Cast:
Marty Brill (as Bernie)
Nancy Dussault (as Carol)
Fannie Flagg (as Mike)
Synopsis 1:
Steve Lawrence appears as a dynamic singer who becomes Dick's talk show
sidekick. He's good maybe too good: Dick's afraid he might take over.
Lawrence sings "I've Gotta Be Me."
Director Carl Reiner appears briefly as himself. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Steve Lawrence plays an egotistical singer who helps
Dick on a marathon. He kept singing "I've Gotta Be
Me." [RF]
Synopsis #3:
Dick fears his popular new co-host will steal his job.
(rerun: 4Aug02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30P NOST)


1.08 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: QUEASY RIDER
(a.k.a "The Motorcycle")
6Nov71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 21
Guest cast:
Bob Anthony (as the Sheriff)
Clint Ritchie (as First cyclist)
Barry Van Dyke (as Second cyclist)
Synopsis 1:
Call him queasy rider. That's Dick as his mini-bike runs out of gas
somewhere on the blazing desert. Van Dyke's talent for solo comedy
makes the most of an abandoned cabin - and a can of peas. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Dick is going through a mid-life crisis and buys a motorcycle. He
becomes lost in the Arizona desert, and a biker played by Barry Van
Dyke
rescues him. [RF]
(rerun: 1Sep02 Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00pm Eastern)

1.09 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE STORM
13Nov71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 22
Director & writer: Carl Reiner
Guest cast:
Paul Lambert (as Father Flanagan)
Jacqueline Scott (as Sister Bernadette)
Elliott Reid (as Elliott)
Synopsis #1:
Carl Reiner directed this episode about a bad storm and its Noah's
Ark results.
Synopsis #2:
Picture Noah and his ark. Now picture the Prestons frantically trying
to
shelter a bevy of friends and strangers stranded by a storm.
Synopsis #3:
Dick (Dick Van Dyke) mistakes his house guests for narcotics
smugglers.
(rerun: 1Sep02 Goodlife TV Network, Sunday 10:30pm Eastern)


1.10 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: THE CONDUCTOR AND THE LADY
(a.k.a "The Conductor")
20Nov71 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 20
Guest Cast:
Cesare Danova (as Paul Franz)
Frank Adamo (as Man)
Synopsis:
Jenny (Hope Lange) prepares an extravagant dinner for conductor Paul
Franz.
Synopsis #2:
Duck dinners and tuna fish provide the running gag as a symphony
conductor
keeps promising to dine with the Prestons-and failing to show.
(rerun: 25Aug02, Goodlife Network, Sun 10:30P NOST)

1.11 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: (possibly "Off and Running") (pilot?)
27Nov71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 1
Synopsis:
The plot idea that sold this series to CBS: how does an older couple
deal
with an unexpected pregnancy? Carl Reiner wrote and directed this show
about the Prestons' comic reaction to the situation.

1.xx [--] The New Dick Van Dyke Show: OFF AND RUNNING (pilot?)
SYNOPSIS: Jenny announces an addition to the Preston family of four.
(rerun 23Jun02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:00pm)

1.12 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: ROOM WITH A VIEW
04Dec71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 2
Guest cast:
Carmen Zapata (as Teela)
Herbie Faye (as Manny)
Synopsis #1:
Sauna bath or sewing room? A communications gap has Dick and Jenny
headed
straight for battle over the destiny of a spare closet.
Synopsis #2:
Dick is installing a sauna, but Jenny wants a sewing room.
(Rerun: 23Jun02, Goodlife TV Network, Fri 9:30pm)


1.13 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: LINDA, LINDA, LINDA (a.k.a. THE KISS)
11Dec71 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 13
Guest Cast:
Marcia Rodd (as Linda Gallo)
Colin McCleery (as the waiter)
Synopsis #1:
How a talk-show host can sever communications with his wife: Dick's
agreed
to accommodate a pucker-powered starlet who's out to break her own
kissing
record on local TV.
Synopsis #2:
Panic sets in after Dick promises an actress television's longest kiss.
Synopsis #3:
Dick agrees to help a starlet break her kissing record on TV.
(Rerun: 04Aug02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:00pm)

1.14 [--] The New Dick Van Dyke Show: PEPITO OF MEXICO
(possibly the same as "The Thief")
18Dec71 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 10
Guest Cast:
Carmen Zapata (as Teela)
Jose Estrada (as Pepito)
Synopsis #1:
Teela's nephew plays Robin Hood with the Prestons' belongings.
Synopsis #2:
A gentle mystery in the Preston house: somebodyıs taking items such as
Dickıs watch and wallet, and it looks like an inside job.
(rerun: 21Jul02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:30pm)

25Dec71 - Rerun (original air date 25Sep71)

1.15 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: BERNIE DID IT
01Jan72 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 3
Guest cast:
David Doyle (as Ted)
Doris Packer (as Darlene Foster)
Charles Nelson Reilly (as Walter)
Synopsis #1:
Ineptness is played for laughs as Dick fights with his manager - then
tries
to handle his own negotiations for a new contract.
Synopsis #2:
Dick tries to negotiate his own contract with the station manager.
(rerun: 30Jun02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:00pm)

1.16 [--] The New Dick Van Dyke Show: ANNIE GET YOUR BIKE
(a.k.a. "SIBLING RIVALRY")
08Jan72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 9
Guest cast:
Reta Shaw (as nurse)
Ronnie Schell (as Dr. Rosencranz, veterinarian)
Guy Stark (as Young Lucas)
Synopsis #1:
Feeling neglected when the baby arrives, Annie loses her appetite.
Synopsis #2:
One of the best shows in Dickıs old series followed the chaos that
broke loose when his wife went into labor. Same situation, different
calamities, in this flashback episode.
(rerun: 21Jul02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:00pm)

1.17 [--] The New Dick Van Dyke Show: WHAT IS YOUR HUSBAND DOING TOMORROW?
15Jan72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 5
Guest cast:
Darlene Feasel (as Miss Shirts)
Synopsis 1:
Suspicions of a pregnant wife - comically sparked by Dickıs inept
efforts to avoid mentioning the sexy models heıs seeing on business.
Synopsis 2:
A phone call makes Jenny suspicious when Dick misses dinner.
(rerun: 7Jul02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:00pm)


1.18 [--] The New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE BIRTH
22Jan72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8
Guest cast:
Gordon Jump (as Garriman)
Phoebe Noel (as Debbie)
Reta Shaw (as nurse)
Synopsis #1:
Dick must rush two expectant mothers to the delivery room.
Synopsis #2:
The birth of the Prestonsı baby caps comedy that finds Dick flustered
by
two expectant mothers: Jenny and an unmarried hitchhiker.
(re-run 14Jul02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:30pm)

1.19 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: THE SPLIT
29Jan72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 15
Guest cast:
Jolie Gorey (as Miss Phoenix University)
Synopsis #1:
Bernie and Carol temporarily split over whether to have children.
Synopsis #2:
Dick in the role of marriage mender: Carol wants a baby, Bernie
doesnıt-
and theyıre split up over their difference.
(re-run 11Aug02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00P NOST)

1.20 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE HARRY AWARD
05Feb72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 11
Guest cast:
Dick Van Patten (as Mr. Covington/Compton)
Ned Wertimer (as Don Morriss)
Fielding Greaves (as Emcee)
John Amos (as Mark Cooper)
Larry Hovis (as Stan Korbett)
Jim Spero (as Bill)
Synopsis #1:
Dick (Dick Van Dyke) receives an award, but the ceremony is being held
at a
restricted club.
Synopsis #2:
Dick's battle against bigotry centers on whether or not to attend an
awards
ceremony at a restricted golf club.
Synopsis #3:
"All in the Family" doesn't have a monopoly on comic bigotry...Dick's
dilemma is whether or not to attend an awards ceremony at a restricted
golf
club.
(CBS re-run 15Jul72)
(Rerun: 28Jul02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:00pm)

1.21 [--] The New Dick Van Dyke Show: PEOPLE'S CHOICE
12Feb72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 4
Guest cast:
David Doyle (as Ted)
Doris Packer (as Darlene)
Ralph Williams (as Martin)
Corinne Conley (as Simpson)
Synopsis #1:
The Prestons favor opposing school board candidates.
Synopsis #2:
Ingredients for TV talk-show disaster: opposing political candidates
and a
host whoıs been nagged and threatened into an insane brand of strict
neutrality.
(re-run 30Jun02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 9:30pm)


1.22 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: AFTER THE BALL IS OVER
19Feb72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 12
Guest cast:
Monte Markham
Synopsis #1:
Mike's (Fannie Flagg) ex-husband comes to town and wants to see her.
Synopsis #2:
Mike's ex-husband arrives, claiming to be a reformed character. [GTV]
Synopsis #3:
Mikeıs wondering. . .why has her skirt-chasing ex-husband (Monte
Markham)
returned to chase her?
(Rerun: 28Jul02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30pm Eastern)
Regular cast:
Fannie Flagg (as Mike)
Hope Lange (as Jenny)
Nancy Dussault (as Carol)
Marty Brill (as Bernie)


1.23 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: RUNNING BEAR AND MOSCOWITZ
(possible a.k.a "The Clothing Store" (imdb)
26Feb72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 23
Guest cast:
Herman Rudin (as Running Bear)
Herbie Faye (as Moscowitz)
Jason Clark (as First Man)
Suzanne Pelsang (as Woman)
Tina Louise (as Customer)
Barry Van Dyke (as Barry),
Dolly Hunt (as Older woman)
Dolores Clark (as Third woman)
Frank Adamo (as Man at counter)
Synopsis #1:
Jenny and Carol (Hope Lange, Nancy Dussault) venture into the
clothing business.
Synopsis #2:
Jenny and Carol clash over their newly founded business venture.
Synopsis #3:
Transform a butcher shop into an Indian boutique. Result: nonstop
clashes
between novice business women Jenny and Carol.
(rerun: 8Sep02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00pm)


1.24 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE TELETHON
04Mar72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 24
Co-producer: Bernie Orenstein
Guest Cast:
Bernie Orenstein (as Professor Hunt)
David Doyle (as Ted Atwater)
Synopsis #1:
Dick is made responsible for the success of the station's charity
telethon.
Synopsis #2:
A telethon spotlights the regulars: Dick in a series of comic
vignettes;
Carol (Nancy Dussault) singing "They Didn't Believe Me"; Bernie (Marty
Brill) with a comedy monologue; and Mike (Fannie Flagg) spoofing
the song "Say That We're Sweethearts Again."
(rerun: 8Sep02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30pm)

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Spring & Summer re-runs
11Mar72 Rerun, original air date 18Sep71
18Mar72 Rerun, original air date 09Oct71
25Mar72 Rerun, original air date 02Oct71
01Apr72 Rerun, original air date 06Nov71
08Apr72 Rerun, original air date 23Oct71
15Apr72 Rerun, original air date 30Oct71
22Apr72 Rerun, original air date 12Feb72
29Apr72 Rerun, original air date 20Nov71
06May72 Rerun, original air date 27Nov71
13May72 Rerun, original air date 04Dec71
20May72 Rerun, original air date 01Jan72
27May72 Rerun, original air date 18Dec71
03Jun72 Rerun, original air date 11Dec71
10Jun72 Rerun, original air date 08Jan72
17Jun72 Rerun, original air date 15Jan72
24Jun72 Rerun, original air date 22Jan72
01Jul72 Rerun, original air date 29Jan72
08Jul72 Rerun, original air date 19Feb72
15Jul72 Rerun, original air date 05Feb72
22Jul72 Rerun, original air date 04Mar72
29Jul72 Rerun, original air date 02Oct71
05Aug72 Rerun, original air date 25Sep71
12Aug72 Rerun, original air date 06Nov71
19Aug72 Rerun, original air date 23Oct71
26Aug72 Rerun, original air date 16Oct71
02Sep72 Preempted for Pro Football Game
09Sep72 Rerun, original air date 26Feb72

####### The New Dick Van Dyke Show ###########
############# season 2 1972-73 ###############
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CBS Sunday Nights 9:00 pm Eastern (through Dec 1972)
CBS Sunday Nights 7:30 pm Eastern (starting 7Jan73)
Produced by Carl Reiner
filmed in Phoenix
Season 2 (1972-73) supporting cast:
David Doyle as Ted Atwater (1972-73)
Wendell Burton as Lucas Preston #2 (1973)

2.01 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE FORMER MR. PRESTON
17Sep72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 28
Guest cast:
Dick Van Patten (as Bill Ellsworth)
Synopsis #1:
Dick (Dick Van Dyke) gets a big surprise when a guest on the show
turns out to be Jenny's (Hope Lange) ex-husband.
Synopsis #2:
Dick's TV show becomes the setting for a marital expose when an
upcoming guest claims to be Jenny's first husband.
Synopsis #3:
A marital expose-on camera. Thatıs whatıs in store for Dickıs TV talk
show, and the host isnıt smiling. Dick is Jennyıs second husband,
according to an upcoming guest who claims to be her first.
(rerun: 22Sep02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30pm)

2.02 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE NEEDLE
24Sep72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 43
Synopsis #1:
A needle gets stuck in Dick's leg, and he places himself under the care
of
a young doctor and his nurse (Teresa Graves).
Synopsis #2:
Dick, the best man, arrives at a wedding in a nurse's uniform.
Synopsis #3:
Dick as maid of honor? Thatıs the comic angle in this flashback tale
that
features comic Albert Brooks as a dippy doctor, ³Laugh-Inıs² Teresa
Graves
as a hippie nurse and former ³Tarzan² Mike Henry as a desk clerk.
Guest Cast:
Mike Henry (as Desk Clerk)
Regular Support Cast:
Marty Brill (as Bernie)
Nancy Dussault (as Carol)
(re-runs 7Mar02/17Nov02, Goodlife TV Network)

2.03 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: THE GREAT PRESTONI
01Oct72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 46
Guest Cast:
Arthur Batanides, Hal Williams (as Burglars)
Tom Richards (as Officer)
Regular Support Cast:
Marty Brill (as Bernie)
Nancy Dussault (as Carol)
Fannie Flagg (as Mike)
Synopsis #1:
Two burglars imprison Dick in his office.
Synopsis #2:
Locked in his office by thieves, Dick escapes to the ladies' room.
Synopsis #3:
Dick has the spotlight all to himself in ³The Great Prestoni.²
Imagination
and a limber body are his only hope after two burglars imprison him in
his
11th-floor office.
(re-runs 15Mar02/24Nov02 Goodlife TV Network)


2.04 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: SOBRIETY TEST
08Oct72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 27
Directed by Bill Persky
Guest cast:
Bernie Kopell (as Jackson)
Sarah Jane Miller (as Mavis)
Synopsis #1:
Dick's tipsy on-air comments about marriage aggravate a quarrel.
Synopsis #2:
Dick airs his marital problems on his show.
Synopsis #3:
Dick may be getting high TV ratings but heıs losing points at home.
Behold
a drunken talk-show host publicly airing his marital problems.
(rerun: 22Sep02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00pm)

2.05 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: BERNIE'S HOUSE
15Oct72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 31
Guest cast:
Jane Dulo (as Phyllis)
Regular Cast:
David Doyle (as Ted)
Synopsis #1:
Dick and Jenny (Dick Van Dyke, Hope Lange) don't want Bernie and
Carol (Marty Brill, Nancy Dussault) to buy the house next door.
Synopsis #2:
He's a fine manager but as a neighbor Bernie could be disastrous.
That's Dick's problem when the house next door goes up for sale.
Synopsis #3:
Nine to five is OK, but having manager Bernie for a round-the-clock
neighbor could be disastrous. Thatıs the Prestonsı problem when the
house
next door goes up for sale.
(CBS re-run 15Apr73, Sunday 7:30pm)
(re-run: 06Oct02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00pm)

2.06 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: HEADACHES
22Oct72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 30
Guest cast:
Ross Elliott (as Dr. Sanders)
Bernie Orenstein (as Dr. Goodwin)
Synopsis #1:
Dick seeks psychiatric help for mysteriously recurring headaches.
Synopsis #2:
Dickıs session with a psychiatrist is the comic highlight of a tale
that
finds him looking for the reason behind a persistent headache.
(rerun: 29Sep02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30pm)

29Oct72 Preempted for CBS Movie "Yellow Submarine"

2.07 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: THE GAME
05Nov72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 32
Guest cast:
Suzy Pelsang (as contestant)
Synopsis #1:
Dick and Bernie propose a new game show to the station manager.
Synopsis #2:
Seltzer bottles, whipped cream pies, and Bernie as emcee-how can this
game
show possibly make it? Watch the chaos as Bernieıs brain child hits the
air waves.
(rerun: 06Oct02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30pm)

2.08 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?
12Nov72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 25
Guest cast:
Elliott: Elliott Reid (as Elliott)
Brenda Niana (as Karrie)
Synopsis #1:
Dick's staff imitates the people they'd most like to be on his show.
Synopsis #2:
Fantasy with a Carl Reiner touch: his script has everyone playing his
favorite personality. . .Dick as Mark Twain and Fred Astaire, Jenny as
Lena
Horne, Carol as Barbra Streisand and Mike as Ladybird Johnson.
(rerun: 15Sep02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00pm)


2.09 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: CHEF MIKE
19Nov72 CBS, Sunday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 45
Directed by Harvey Korman (of "The Carol Burnett Show.")
Guest cast:
Sid Melton (as Arnie)
George Dutro (as the stage manager)
Neal Walk (of the Phoenix Suns, cameo appearance)
Synopsis #1:
Mike gets her own cooking show, but doesn't know any recipes.
Synopsis #2:
Mike's culinary skills are tested when she gets her own cooking show.
Synopsis #3:
A star is born...almost. Mike has a job as a TV chef; now she must
learn
how to cook.
(reruns: 14Mar02/ 24Nov02, Goodlife TV Network)

2.10 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: ASHES AND URNS
26Nov72 CBS Sunday 9:00pm
Prod. no. 42
Guest cast:
Mabel Albertson (as Mother)
Carmen Zapata (as Teela)
Synopsis #1:
Dick (Dick Van Dyke) is asked to care for his father's ashes, but he
panics when the ashes disappear.
Synopsis #2:
The urn is in the dishwasher - but where's Grandpa? Dick's frantically
trying to find the cremation ashes before his mom learns they're
missing.
(reruns: 1Mar02/10Nov02, Goodlife TV Network)

2.11 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: OLD DICK AND JENNY
03Dec72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 40
Guest cast:
Woodrow Parfrey (as Eli)
Stephanie Tamasauckas (as Betsy Martin)
Jean Marie (as Patti) regular cast member?
Angela Powell (as Annie)
Synopsis #1:
Dick and Jenny (Dick Van Dyke, Hope Lange) fear their marriage is
growing
stale, so they each start make-overs.
Synopsis #2:
Dick and Jenny feel "old" and decide to do something about it.
Synopsis #3:
Treadmills, gadgets and a crash course in calisthenics: Dick and Jenny
are
trying to look 20, feel 30 and forget theyıre over 40.
(reruns: 22Feb02 Fri /03Nov02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)

2.12 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: BIG TIME BABY
10Dec72 CBS, Sunday (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 35
Directed by Harvey Korman (directing debut)
Guest Cast:
Harold Gould (as Danny Everson)
Burke Rhind (as Ted Donovan)
Brenda Elder (as Judy)
Synopsis #1:
A tantalizing hint from a network big-wig ... and the Prestons
are all fired up over moving the show to New York.
Synopsis #2:
A network uses Dick as leverage in a talk show host's negotiations.
(CBS re-run 13May73, Sunday 7:30pm)
(rerun: 20Oct02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00pm)

2.13 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: BLOOD IS THICKER THAN OATMEAL
17Dec72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 26
Guest cast:
Ronnie Schell (as Henry)
Stephanie Tamasauckas (as Wilhelmina)
Synopsis #1:
Annie (Angela Powell) is furious when Dick does a commercial with
another little girl.
Synopsis #2:
Father-daughter dilemma: Annieıs on the warpath after Dick hires
another
girl to play his daughter in an oatmeal commercial.
(rerun: 15Sep02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30pm)

2.14 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: THE JAILBIRD (Christmas Episode)
24Dec72 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 47
Guest Cast:
Bernie Orenstein (as George Spencer)
Lloyd Gough (as Officer Jack Brown)
Jim Spero (as Officer Hickman)
Dave Leahy (as Joe)
Jenny Yates (as Mary)
Synopsis:
Dick, Bernie and Carol (Dick Van Dyke, Marty Brill, Nancy Dussault) are
taken off Santa's list when they land in jail Christmas Eve.
Synopsis #2:
Christmas behind bars in a Nevada jail. . .thatıs Dickıs fate unless he
can
scrape up $100 for a speeding fine.
(Rerun: 21Mar02/01Dec02, Goodlife TV Network)

31Dec72 Re-run ("The Great Prestoni" from 01Oct72)

2.15 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: DICK AND THE BABY
7Jan73 CBS, Sunday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 48
Guest cast:
Tiffany Graff (as Chrissy)
Chuck Jones (as the announcer)
Barry Van Dyke (as the first intern)
Howard Stern (as the second intern)
Synopsis #1:
Dick (Dick Van Dyke) drops the ball when he runs home to see a
game and leaves the baby in a store.
Synopsis #2:
Football nuts will understand how Dick could lose his baby in a
supermarket while rushing to watch a game. More madness: he's
trying to find the kid without missing any of the action. Dick's son
Barry
appears briefly as an intern.
(CBS re-run 22Jul73)
(rerun: 22Mar02/01Dec02, Goodlife TV Network, Fri)


2.16 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show:
THE NEW NEIGHBORS (CBS title) Part 1 (of 2)
(a.k.a. MY FRIEND, THE PUBLIC ENEMY)(GTV title)
14Jan73 CBS Sunday (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 33
Guest cast:
Buddy Lester (as Johnny)
Dick Curtis (as Harry)
Edward Andrews (as Peter Nellis)
Synopsis: #1
Dick (Dick Van Dyke) discovers his likeable new neighbor is in
business with the mafia.
Synopsis #2:
Dick invests in the company of a friendly neighbor, who's a mobster.
Synopsis #3:
Wall Street woes for dick, who fancies himself a market wizard until
his ³blue chip investment² involves him with the syndicate. First of
two
parts.
Synopsis #4:
Dick worries about his family when his neighbor is a mobster.
(rerun: 13Oct02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00pm)


2.17 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show:
THE NEW NEIGHBORS (CBS title) Part 2 (of 2)
(a.k.a. MY FRIEND, THE PUBLIC ENEMY)(GTV title)
21Jan73 CBS Sunday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 34
Guest cast:
Buddy Lester (as Johnny)
Dick Curtis (as Harry)
Gordon Jump (as FBI agent)
Synopsis #1:
Shades of "Mission: Impossible" - Dick's frantic attempts to escape a
mobster. Conclusion of a two-part story.
Synopsis #2:
After being threatened by the mafia, Dick and Jenny (Dick Van Dyke,
Hope Lange) get Mike (Fannie Flagg) to take the children away.
(rerun: 13Oct02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30P NOST)

2.18 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: POT LUCK
28Jan73 CBS Sunday 7:30pm (original CBS airdate)
Prod. no. 44
Guest cast:
Mabel Albertson (as Mrs. Preston)
Angela Powell (as Annie)
Sandy Kenyon (as Sergeant)
Frank Adamo (as Dr. Simmons)
Regular Support Cast:
Michael Shea (as Lucas)
Synopsis #1:
Dick's mother accidentally smokes some marijuana, and the police
book her on narcotics possession.
Synopsis #2:
Dick's (Dick Van Dyke) mother mistakes a box of cigarettes containing
marijuana for her legal ones.
Synopsis #3:
Going to pot? Dick's family is well on the way after son Lucas brings
home marijuana and Dick's mom smokes some by mistake. Next up:
the police, who book her on narcotics possession.
(re-runs 8Mar02/17Nov02 Goodlife TV Network)


2.19 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE 10TH HONEYMOON
04Feb73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 41
Guest cast:
Cesare Danova (as Francois)
Bobby Ball (as Jean)
Regular Support Cast:
Fannie Flagg (as "Mike")
Jean Marie (as Patti) (regular?)
Synopsis #1:
Dick and Jenny's (Dick Van Dyke, Hope Lange) vacation in the South Sea
is
nearly ruined when he injures himself.
Synopsis #2:
Dick attempts to conceal his physical ailments so that Jenny can enjoy
their vacation.
Synopsis #3:
A Van Dyke specialty: sight-gag comedy as Dick tries to conceal a
multitude
of pulled muscles so that Jenny can enjoy their tropic-isle second
honeymoon.
(reruns: 28Feb02/10Nov02, Goodlife TV Network)


11Feb73 - Preempted for Peanuts special "Play It Again, Charlie Brown"

2.20 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: WILL BABY MAKE THREE?
18Feb73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 39
Guest cast:
Corrine Conley (as Mrs. Coleman)
Noam Pitlik (as Chuck)
Regular Support Cast:
Nancy Dussault (as Carol)
Marty Brill (as Bernie)
Fannie Flagg (as "Mike")
Synopsis #1:
Bernie and Carol's (Marty Brill, Nancy Dussault) plans to adopt may
blow up
when she gets drunk at the interview.
Synopsis #2:
The adoption bureau interviews a nervous Carol and Bernie.
Synopsis #3:
Carol and Bernie anticipate a meeting with an adoption agency.
Synopsis #4:
Adoption traumas plague Bernie and Carol, hopeful parents turned
nervous
thanks to champagne, an overdose of tranquilizers and an upcoming
meeting
with an adoption agency.
(re-runs: 21Feb02 Thur/ 03Nov02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)


2.21 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE POWER OF THE BLEEP
25Feb73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 38
Guest cast:
Tom Richards (as Mailman)
Regular Support Cast:
David Doyle (as Ted Atwater)
Synopsis #1:
Dick (Dick Van Dyke) quits his job after a segment of his show dealing
with
sex is censored.
Synopsis #2:
Dick turns into a pest when he walks off his show because of a
censorship
incident.
Synopsis #3:
David Boyle, the martini-drinking Mr. Fitzgerald in ³Bridget Loves
Bernie,²
has a brief bit as a censorship-happy station manager in a story that
finds
Dick quitting his job and becoming a household pest.
(re-runs: 15Feb02 Fri/ 27Oct02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)


2.22 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: YOU GOTTA HAVE CLASS
4Mar73 CBS Sunday 7:30pm (original network airdate)
Prod. no. 37
Guest cast:
Robert Brown (as Prof. Shea)
Jimmy Caesar (as Vernon Fields)
Synopsis #1:
Swooning student meets dashing professor: Mike's in for quite an
education thanks to a poetry class being taught by the man of her
dreams.
Synopsis #2:
Mike (Fannie Flagg) is shocked to find the professor she's dating is
married.
(rerun: 27Oct02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00P NOST)

11Mar73 - Preempted for Peanuts special "There's No Time for Love,
Charlie
Brown"

2.23 [--] New Dick Van Dyke: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
18Mar73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 36
Guest cast:
Jerry Van Dyke
Barbara Rhoades (as Charlene)
Frank Adamo (as stage manager)
Synopsis #1:
Surprise! Dickıs brother (Jerry Van Dyke) is about to learn how his
shapely
fiancée earns a living.
Synopsis #2:
When Dick's brother arrives with his fiancee, Bernie (Marty Brill)
recognizes her as a nude dancer.
(rerun: 20Oct02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:30pm)

2.24 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO SEDER?
25Mar73 CBS airdate, Sunday
Prod. no. 29
Written by Elias Davis & David Pollock
Guest cast:
Fritzi Burr (as Rachel)
Herbie Faye (as Isaacs)
Synopsis #1:
A Jewish mother, a gentile wife and a problem for Bernie: how to keep
mama from finding out he has married a Catholic.
Synopsis #2:
Carol (Nancy Dussault) pretends to be Jewish so Bernie's (Marty Brill)
mother won't be upset.
(rerun: 29Sep02, Goodlife TV Network, Sun 10:00pm)

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Spring & Summer Re-runs

01Apr73 Rerun, original air date 08Oct72
08Apr73 Rerun, original air date 24Sep72
15Apr73 Rerun, original air date 15Oct72
22Apr73 Rerun, original air date 18Dec71-from first season
(Note: above is correct, rerun from prior year-mystery of missing
wallet and watch)
29Apr73 Rerun, original air date 17Sep72
06May73 Rerun, original air date 22Oct72
13May73 Rerun, original air date 10Dec72
20May73 Rerun, original air date 03Dec72
27May73 Rerun, original air date 26Nov72
03Jun73 Rerun, original air date 17Dec72
10Jun73 Rerun, original air date 14Jan73
17Jun73 Rerun, original air date 21Jan73
24Jun73 Rerun, original air date 04Feb73
01Jul73 Rerun, original air date 27Nov71-from first season
08Jul73 Rerun, original air date 28Jan73
15Jul73 Rerun, original air date 18Sep71-from first season
22Jul73 Rerun, original air date 07Jan73
29Jul73 Rerun, original air date 20Nov71-from first season
05Aug73 Rerun, original air date 08Jan72-from first season
12Aug73 Rerun, original air date 02Oct71-from first season
19Aug73 Rerun, original air date 11Dec71-from first season
26Aug73 Rerun, original air date 15Jan72-from first season
02Sep73 Rerun, original air date 01Oct72

####### The New Dick Van Dyke Show ###########
############# season 3 1973-74 ###############
############## (format change) ###############
24 episodes listed
Prod. nos. 8351-8374 inclusive
CBS Monday Nights 9:30 pm Eastern
filmed in Hollywood
Dick Van Dyke now plays a Network Daytime Soap Opera Star

Season 3 (1973-74) supporting cast:
Henry Darrow as Alex Montenez (1973-74)
Richard Dawson as Richard Richardson (1973-74)
Barry Gordon as Dennis Whitehead (1973-74)
Chita Rivera as Connie Richardson (1973-74)
Barbara Rush as Margot Brighton (1973)
Dick Van Patten as Max (1973-74)

3.01 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THOSE WHO CARE
10Sep73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8359 (no. 57, Prod. order)
(copyright date 10Sep73)
Directed by Alan Rafkin
Guest cast:
Barbara Rush (Margot Brighton, entry - new season 3 regular)
Carl Reiner (as the announcer)
Synopsis #1:
An admiring actress gets Dick a regular job on a soap opera.
Synopsis #2:
Dick moves to Hollywood, where he lands an acting job on a TV serial.
Barbra Rush plays the predatory leading lady who tries to land him.
Synopsis #3:
A middle-aged man with a newborn career-thatıs Dick, trying to make it
as a Hollywood actor after his Phoenix talk-show is cancelled. For the third
season starters: a leading lady with a propensity for promiscuity.

3.02 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: DENNIS TAKES A WIFE
(or "Dennis Takes a Life"?)
17Sep73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8363 (no. 61, Prod. order)
(copyright date 17Sep73)
Directed by Noam Pitlik
Synopsis #1:
A TV writer falls madly in love with the Prestons' house guest.
Synopsis #2:
A tender tale of a neurotic in love. Itıs scriptwriter Dennis whoıs
going ga-ga over Dickıs new house guest, and so far heıs only seen a
photo of the girl.
(Re-run 12May02, Goodlife TV Network)

3.03 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: ONE OF THE BOYS
24Sep73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8362 (no. 60, Prod. order)
Directed by Norman S. Powell
Synopsis #1:
Dick and the baby have the boys over for poker
Synopsis #2:
A poker put-on with a potful of laughs. Dickıs new house is the scene
of a nice little card game, but donıt bet on the host. Heıs trying to deal
and bet-and baby-sit.
(Re-run 5May02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)

3.04 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: DICK IN DEUTSCH
01Oct73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8358 (no. 56, Prod. order)
(copyright date 1Oct73)
Directed by George Tyne
Guest Cast:
Harold Gould (as Kurt)
Bea Silvern (as Helga)
Sorrell Booke (as Otto)
Synopsis 1:
In Germany, Dick finds a strange woman and her boyfriend in his room.
Synopsis 2:
Flashbacks recall Dick's struggle with the language barrier while
vacationing in Europe.
Synopsis #3:
Scrambled reservations mean no accommodations for the dismal beginning
of the Prestonsı European vacation. Flashbacks tell the story as Dick
tries to break the language barrier and find a vacant room.
(Re-run 19Apr02 Fri, Goodlife TV Network)

3.05 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: MRS. FERGUSON
08Oct73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8364 (no. 62, Prod. order)
(copyright date 8Oct73)
Directed by Jerry Paris
Guest cast:
Ruth McDevitt (as Mrs. Ferguson)
Joyce Van Patten (as Henrietta)
Synopsis #1:
An elderly fan of Dick's TV show believes he is a real doctor.
Synopsis #2:
What every actor doesnıt want-a lonely old fan barging into his home.
Whatıs worse: now the woman wants to visit Dickıs set.
(Re-run 12May02, Goodlife TV Network)

3.06 [--] New Dick Van Dyke show: I'LL CRY TODAY
15Oct73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8352 (no. 50, Prod. order)
(copyright date 15Oct73)
Directed by Jay Sandrich
Guest Cast:
Regis Cordic (as Dr. Simpson)
Beecy Carlson (as Receptionist)
Synopsis 1:
A visit to the dentist is an emotional roller coaster for Dick (Dick
Van Dyke) when the laughing gas has an unusual effect.
Synopsis 2:
Dick Van Dyke uses his arsenal of facial expressions in this comedy
about misery. He has plenty to be miserable about, including a fight with
Jenny and a visit to the dentist.
(Re-run 29Mar02 Fri, Goodlife TV Network)

3.07 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE YOUNG SURGEONS
22Oct73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8351 (no. 49, Prod. order)
(copyright date 22Oct73)
Directed by Bill Persky
Guest cast:
Noam Pitlik (as the director)
John Erwin (as Jeff)
Jerry Bishop (as the assistant director)
Dave Ketchum (as Fred)
Fredricka Weber (as Joyce)
Synopsis #1:
Dick (Dick Van Dyke) captivates Max and Dennis (Dick Van Patten, Barry
Gordon) with a story about one of his first acting jobs.
Synopsis #2:
If you have ever wondered how an actor manages to memorize all those
lines, hereıs a flash back with Dick to his first job in Hollywood, when
he landed a tongue-tripping role on on "Medical Center."
(CBS re-run 8Apr74)
(Re-run 28Mar02 Thur, Goodlife TV Network)

3.08 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: SHE KISSES LIKE A DEAD MACKERAL
29Oct73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8368 (no. 66, Prod. order)
(copyright date 29Oct73)
Directed by George Tyne
Synopsis #1:
A jealous Jenny (Hope Lange) repeats Dick's comment on his co-star's
kisses.
Synopsis #2:
A slip of the lip, and Dick is in hot water. He compared his leading
ladyıs kisses to those of a dead mackerel. Barbara Rush returns as
Margot Brighton, the actress of whom he spoke; Pamela Mason plays the TV
reporter whom makes hay of the remark.
(Re-run 26May02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)

[--] 05Nov73 - Preempted for Carroll OıConnor Special "Three for the Girls"

3.09 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: PRESTON AU NATURALE
12Nov73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8353 (no. 51, Prod. order)
(copyright date 12Nov73)
Directed by Jerry Paris
Synopsis #1:
An Italian director wants Dick to do a nude scene with an actress.
Synopsis #2:
A famous Italian director is offering Dick a part that could be the
perfect antipasto to a movie, but a nude scene is required.
(Re-run 04Apr02 Thur, Goodlife TV Network)

3.10 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: TURNING PRO
19Nov73 CBS airdate, Monday 9:30pm
Prod. no. 8360 (no. 58, Prod. order)
(copyright date 19Nov73)
Directed by Alan Rafkin
Guest cast:
Teri Garr (as waitress)
Synopsis 1:
Lucas returns home to inform his parents he wants to leave college to
be a pro bowler.
Synopsis 2:
Lucas asks permission to give up college for professional bowling.
Synopsis #3:
It's like making a seven-ten split...Dick's trying to talk son Lucas
out of quitting school to become a professional bowler.
(Re-run 26Apr02 Fri, Goodlife TV Network)

3.11 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: EXIT LAUGHING
26Nov73 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8366 (no. 64, Prod. order)
(copyright date 26Nov73)
Directed by Norman S. Powell (the son of Joan Blondell and the late
Dick Powell)
Guest cast:
Joan Blondell (as Dickıs Aunt Louise)
Fran Ryan (as Mom)
Guy Raymond (as Uncle Jackie)
Synopsis #1:
Dick's uncle, an old vaudeville performer, requests a fun funeral.
Synopsis #2:
Joan Blondell stars as Dickıs Aunt Louise, a former tassles dancer who
wants Dick to honor her late husbandıs request for a "fun funeral."
(Re-run 19May02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)


3.12 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: WHAT YOUR BEST FRIEND DOESN'T KNOW
03Dec73 CBS airdate (originally scheduled for 12Nov73)
Prod. no. 8367 (no. 65, Prod. order)
(copyright date 3Dec73)
12Nov73, CBS Monday
Directed by Jerry Paris
Guest Cast:
Eddie Bracken
Maria (Marla?) Adams (as Gloria/ Brenda)
Margaret Avery (as Pam/Nurse Wilkinson)
Synopsis 1:
The tippling substitute for a sick actor can't remember his lines.
Synopsis #2:
Eddie Bracken, who cavorted through many musicals and comedies in the
Œ40s,
plays an old friend who fills in for an ailing actor on Dickıs daytime
serial. Thereıs just one hitch: he canıt memorize lines.
(Re-run 26May02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)

[--] 10Dec73 - Preempted for the "Perry Como Christmas Special"

3.13 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: MR. DAZZLE
17Dec73 CBS airdatem Monday 9:30pm
Prod. no. 8354 (no. 52, Prod. order)
(copyright date 17Dec73)
Directed by Jerry Paris
Guest cast:
Richard Dreyfuss (as Tony Injijikian)
Richard Dawson (as Richard)
Synopsis #1:
Dick is caught on the horns of an actorıs dilemma. Should he take the
lead in a low-paying stage musical, or star in a lucrative TV commercial -
as the personification of a toilet bowl cleaner?
Synopsis #2:
Dick does a toilet freshener commercial instead of "The Music Man."
(Re-run 05Apr02 Fri, Goodlife TV Network)

[--] 24Dec73 - Re-run ("Those Who Care," from 10Sep73)

3.14 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: HE WHO STEALS FRIENDS
(a.k.a. " He Who Steals My Friends")
31Dec73 CBS airdate, Monday
Prod. no. 8356 (no. 54, Prod. order)
(copyright date 31Dec73)
Directed by Alan Rafkin
Guest Cast:
David Huddleston (as Gordon)
Maureen Arthur (as Ginger)
Alan Rafkin (as Lieutenant Farraday)
Regular Support Cast:
Richard Dawson (as Richard)
Chita Rivera (as Connie)
Synopsis #1:
The neighboring Richardsons are beginning to get those old "left-out
blues":
Two of their best friends are neglecting them to pal around with
the Prestons.
Synopsis #2:
Preparations for surprise anniversary party involve painful deception.
(Re-run 12Apr02 Fri, Goodlife TV Network)

3.15 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE BACK BREAK KID
07Jan74 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8370 (no. 68, Prod. order)
(copyright date 7Jan74)
Directed by Noam Pitlik
When Dick injures his back, he worries another actor will replace him.
Synopsis #2:
Dick, who would break his back to keep his TV job, nearly has to after
a
fight scene lands him in a neck brace. Barry Van Dyke (Dickıs son)
plays
the eager actor who put him there and could easily take over his part.
Thea: Mary Layne, Windecker: R.L. Armstrong
(Re-run 2Jun02 Sun, Goodlife Network)


3.16 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: BALZAC, COME HOME
14Jan74 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8371 (no. 69, Prod. order)
(copyright date 14Jan74)
Directed by Noam Pitlik
Guest cast:
Barbara Rush (as Margot Brighton)
George Dutro (as chauffeur)
Synopsis #1:
Dogsitting, the Prestons lose Margot's (Barbara Rush) pampered dog, and
replace it.
Synopsis #2:
Dick lands in the doghouse when he agrees to baby-sit for his leading
ladyıs pooch, a pampered Yorkie with a delicate disposition and
frequent
urges to go out.
(Re-run 9Jun02 Sun 9:00pm , Goodlife TV Network)

3.17 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE HICKEY
21Jan74 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8374 (no. 72, Prod. order)
(copyright date 21Jan74)
Directed by Carl Reiner
Guest cast:
Candy Clark (as Pamela Sherry)
Barry Van Dyke (as Tash Howard)
Valerie Curtin (as nurse)
Len Ross (as Fred)
Synopsis #1:
A young actress on Dick's show gives him her calling card, a hickey.
Candy Clark (³American Graffiti²) stars as Pamela Sherry, an ambitious
young actress who wants to be a star.
Synosis #2:
A young actress on Dick's show gives him her calling card, a hickey.
(Re-run 16Jun02 Sun 9:30pm , Goodlife TV Network)

3.18 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: HOUSE GUESTS
28Jan74 CBS airdate
Pord. no. 8361 (no. 59, Prod. order)
(copyright date 28Jan74)
Directed by Alan Rafkin
Synopsis #1:
The Preston's quarrelsome houseguests ruin their party.
Synopsis #2"
Joan Hotchkis (³My World and Welcome to It²) and George Furth, author
of the Broadway hit ³Company,² star as overbearing house guests who soon
push the Prestons to the brink of committing guesticide.
(Re-run 5May02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)

[--] 04Feb74 - Preempted for Mitzi Gaynor Special
"A Tribute to the American Housewife"

3.19 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: THE PREGNANCY
11Feb74 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8372 (no. 70, Prod. order)
(copyright date 11Feb74)
Directed by Noam Pitlik
Guest cast:
Kres Mersky (as Dr. Gooding)
Synopsis #1:
A 4am yen for pepperoni pizza raises the fascinating possibility that
Jenny may be pregnant again.
Synopsis #2:
Believing Jenny (Hope Lange) to be pregnant, Dick dreams he is carrying
a baby.
(Re-run 9Jun02 Sun 9:30pm , Goodlife TV Network)

3.20 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: MAN OF MEDICINE
18Feb74 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8369 (no. 67, Prod. order)
(copyright date 18Feb74)
Directed by Noam Pitlik
Guest cast:
Pat Harrington
Mark Gordon (as Phil)
Synopsis #1:
Dick quits his show when Max can't get the contract he promised.
Synopsis #2:
Comic Pat Harrington stars as a wheeling dealing producer whoıs
promising Dick the moon to sign up on a series that isnıt even sold.
(Re-run 2Jun02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)


3.21 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: COMMERCIAL HOUSEWIVES
25Feb74 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8357 (no. 55, Prod. order)
(copyright date 25Feb74)
Directed by Peter Baldwin
Guest Cast:
Sorrell Booke (as Herbie Vincent)
Patty Regan (as Lorraine)
Barry Van Dyke (as slate man)
Recurring Cast: Chita Rivera, Richard Dawson.
Synopsis #1:
Jenny (Hope Lange) suffers from stage fright when she appears in a
commercial.
Synopsis #2:
Jenny is getting the jitters. A TV producer wants to make a commercial
out
of her off-the-cuff endorsement of a spot remover.
(Re-run 18Apr02 Thur, Goodlife TV Network)

3.22 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: FAKE MATISSE
(aka "A Fake Matisse is better than a Real Anzelowitz")
04Mar74 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8365 (no. 63, Prod. order)
(copyright date 4Mar74)
Directed by Jerry Paris
Guest cast:
Herbie Faye (as Meyer Anzelowitz)
William Glover (as Geoffrey St. Susan)
Dick Balduzzi (as Luchino Leonardo)
Synopsis #1:
Jenny (Hope Lange) thinks she's bought an original Matisse for $75.
Synopsis #2:
Jenny wonders who is being taken by whom. Several art experts are
showing
an uncommon interest in that so-called Matisse she bought for $75 at a
swap
meet.
(Re-run 19May02 Sun, Goodlife TV Network)

3.23 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: ME MET AT MAMA LOMBARDARI'S
(a.k.a. "Meet Me at Mama Lombardariıs")
11Mar74 CBS airdate
Prod. no. 8373 (no. 71, Prod. order)
(copyright date 11Mar74)
Directed by Bud Molin
Guest cast:
Frank Campanella (as Dominic)
Synopsis #1:
Dick recalls his first, inauspicious meeting with Max and Jenny.
Synopsis #2:
Dick gets his just deserts in this flashback story about the first time
he met Jenny and Max. It happened in an Italian restaurant where Jenny was
a waitress. Max was a customer, and Dick was the irritating host of a
candid radio show that probed the limits of peopleıs patience.
(Re-run 16Jun02 Sun 9:00 pm, Goodlife TV Network)

[--] 18Mar74 Preempted for
³A Salute to James Cagney² from the American Film Institute

3.24 [--] New Dick Van Dyke Show: LT. PRESTON OF THE 4th CAVALRY
Prod. no. 8355 (no. 53, Prod. order)(copyright date 18Mar74)
18Mar74 originally scheduled for this date -
pre-empted due to subject matter
Directed by Jerry Paris
Synopsis:
An embarrassed Annie accidentally walks in on her parents making love.
(Re-run 11Apr02 Fri, Goodlife TV Network)
Note: CBS censors possibly considered the topic to "hot" and this episode
was NOT aired on CBS.

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Summer Reruns on CBS (25Mar74-02Sep74)
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25Mar74 - Re-run ("Those Who Care" from 10Sep73)
01Apr74 - Re-run ("Dennis Takes a Wife" from 17Sep73)
08Apr74 - Re-run ("The Young Surgeons" from 22Oct73)
15Apr74 - Re-run ("The Pregnancy" from 11Feb74)
22Apr74 - Re-run ("He Who Steals Friends" from 31Dec73)
29Apr74 - Re-run ("She Kisses Like a Dead Mackerel" from 29Oct73)
06May74 - Preempted for Americaıs Junior Miss Pageant
13May74 - Re-run ("One of the Boys" from 24Sep73)
20May74 - Re-run ("Dick in Deutsch" from 01Oct73)
27May74 - Re-run ("Iıll Cry Today" from 15Oct73)
03Jun74 - Re-run ("Preston au Naturale" from 12Nov73)

10Jun74 - Re-run ("A Fake Matisse is Better Than a Real Anzelowitz -
04Mar74)
17Jun74 - Re-run ("Balzac, Come Home" from 14Jan74)
24Jun74 - Re-run ("Commercial Housewives" from 25Feb74)
01Jul74 - Re-run ("Man of Medicine" from 18Feb74)
08Jul74 - Re-run, original air date 07Jan74
15Jul74 - Re-run ("Turning Pro" from 19Nov73)
22Jul74 - Re-run ("Meet Me at Mama Lombardariıs" from 11Mar74)

29Jul74 - Preempted for CBS News Special Impeachment of President
Nixon
05Aug74 - Re-run ("Exit Laughing" from 26Nov73)
12Aug74 - Re-run ("What Your Best Friend Doesnıt Know" from 03Dec73)
19Aug74 - Re-run ("The Hickey" from 21Jan74)
26Aug74 - Re-run ("Mr. Dazzle" from 17Dec73)
02Sep74 - Re-run ("Mrs. Ferguson" from 08Oct73) - Last Show of the
Series

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Episodes Listed in Production Order/Goodlife TV Order
season 1 (1971-72)
Prod. no. 1 OFF AND RUNNING (pilot)
Prod. no. 2 ROOM WITH A VIEW
Prod. no. 3 BERNIE DID IT
Prod. no. 4 PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Prod. no. 5 WHAT IS YOUR HUSBAND DOING TOMORROW?
Prod. no. 6 A STAR AIN'T BORN
Prod. no. 7 MID-TERM DINNER
Prod. no. 8 THE BIRTH
Prod. no. 9 ANNIE GET YOUR BIKE (a.k.a. SIBLING RIVALRY)
Prod. no. 10 PEPITO OF MEXICO (a.k.a."The Thief")
Prod. no. 11 THE HARRY AWARD
Prod. no. 12 AFTER THE BALL IS OVER
Prod. no. 13 LINDA, LINDA, LINDA (a.k.a. THE KISS)
Prod. no. 14 THE REPLACEMENT (a.k.a THE SIDEKICK)
Prod. no. 15 THE SPLIT
Prod. no. 16 SMOKE RINGS
Prod. no. 17 THE BOOK a.k.a. EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z
Prod. no. 18 THE HOUSE a.k.a. A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME, YET
Prod. no. 19 THE TENNIS PARTNER a.k.a. THE TENNIS PRO
Prod. no. 20 THE CONDUCTOR AND THE LADY
Prod. no. 21 QUEASY RIDER
Prod. no. 22 THE STORM
Prod. no. 23 RUNNING BEAR AND MOSCOWITZ (a.k.a "The Clothing Store")
Prod. no. 24 THE TELETHON
season 2 (1972-73) 
Prod. no. 25 WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Prod. no. 26 BLOOD IS THICKER THAN OATMEAL
Prod. no. 27 SOBRIETY TEST
Prod. no. 28 THE FORMER MR. PRESTON
Prod. no. 29 GUESS WHO'S COMING TO SEDER?
Prod. no. 30 HEADACHES
Prod. no. 31 BERNIE'S HOUSE
Prod. no. 32 THE GAME
Prod. no. 33 THE NEW NEIGHBORS (CBS title) Part 1 (of 2)
(a.k.a. MY FRIEND, THE PUBLIC ENEMY)(GTV title)
Prod. no. 34 THE NEW NEIGHBORS (CBS title) Part 2 (of 2)
(a.k.a. MY FRIEND, THE PUBLIC ENEMY)(GTV title)
Prod. no. 35 BIG TIME BABY
Prod. no. 36 BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
Prod. no. 37 YOU GOTTA HAVE CLASS
Prod. no. 38 THE POWER OF THE BLEEP
Prod. no. 39 WILL BABY MAKE THREE?
Prod. no. 40 OLD DICK AND JENNY
Prod. no. 41 THE 10TH HONEYMOON
Prod. no. 42 ASHES AND URNS
Prod. no. 43 THE NEEDLE
Prod. no. 44 POT LUCK
Prod. no. 45 CHEF MIKE
Prod. no. 46 THE GREAT PRESTONI
Prod. no. 47 THE JAILBIRD
Prod. no. 48 DICK AND THE BABY
season 3 (1973-74) 
Prod. no. 8351 (no. 49, Prod. order) THE YOUNG SURGEONS
Prod. no. 8352 (no. 50, Prod. order) I'LL CRY TODAY
Prod. no. 8353 (no. 51, Prod. order) PRESTON AL NATURALE
Prod. no. 8354 (no. 52, Prod. order) MR. DAZZLE
Prod. no. 8355 (no. 53, Prod. order) LT. PRESTON OF THE 4th CAVALRY (not aired)
Prod. no. 8356 (no. 54, Prod. order) HE WHO STEALS FRIENDS
Prod. no. 8357 (no. 55, Prod. order) COMMERCIAL HOUSEWIVES
Prod. no. 8358 (no. 56, Prod. order) DICK IN DEUTSCH
Prod. no. 8359 (no. 57, Prod. order) THOSE WHO CARE
Prod. no. 8360 (no. 58, Prod. order) TURNING PRO
Prod. no. 8361 (no. 59, Prod. order) HOUSE GUESTS
Prod. no. 8362 (no. 60, Prod. order) ONE OF THE BOYS
Prod. no. 8363 (no. 61, Prod. order) DENNIS TAKES A WIFE
Prod. no. 8364 (no. 62, Prod. order) MRS. FERGUSON
Prod. no. 8365 (no. 63, Prod. order) FAKE MATISSE
Prod. no. 8366 (no. 64, Prod. order) EXIT LAUGHING
Prod. no. 8367 (no. 65, Prod. order) WHAT YOUR BEST FRIEND DOESN'T KNOW
Prod. no. 8368 (no. 66, Prod. order) SHE KISSES LIKE A DEAD MACKERAL
Prod. no. 8369 (no. 67, Prod. order) MAN OF MEDICINE
Prod. no. 8370 (no. 68, Prod. order) THE BACK BREAK KID
Prod. no. 8371 (no. 69, Prod. order) BALZAC, COME HOME
Prod. no. 8372 (no. 70, Prod. order) THE PREGNANCY
Prod. no. 8373 (no. 71, Prod. order) ME MET AT MAMA LOMBARDARI'S
Prod. no. 8374 (no. 72, Prod. order) THE HICKEY

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It took a while to find an audience, but when it did, The "original" Dick Van Dyke
Show (1961-66) jumped into the Nielsen top ten and stayed there for most
of the five years it was on the air. When the comedian quit the highly
successful series in 1966, he left at the top of his game - Dick Van Dyke,
Mary Tyler Moore, the writers, and the show itself all won Emmys that last
season.

In 1970, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS to huge ratings.
This signalled a major shift in America's viewing habits - away from the
zany sitcoms (like 'Bewitched') that ruled the late Sixties, and towards
the more sophisticated comedy "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was noted for.
CBS naturally approached Van Dyke about doing a new series for the network.
The star was interested, but he was living in the Arizona desert and didn't
want to commute to LA. CBS agreed to film the show in Phoenix, and had
facilities built especially to acommodate Van Dyke's desire to work near
his home. They figured a Mary Tyler Moore/Dick Van Dyke hour of programming
would be unbeatable and worth the investment.

The new show would have a familiar feel about it, Carl Reiner was signed
to be the producer and he would be responsible for many of the scripts,
just as he had been on the original series. "We want to avoid caricature
and sustain character." Reiner told Life magazine in 1971, "You can always
make an audience laugh with a bucket of water over someone's head, but
that's not what we're doing here." With the former producer and star of
the long-running 'Dick Van Dyke Show' both coming back, and Hope Lange
('The Ghost and Mrs. Muir') sensibly cast as the wife, the Tiffany network
felt confident it had a sure winner.

Indeed, this series was a satisfying updating of the original show
without being too heavy-handed about it. The setting was still television,
but now they could poke fun at local TV, fertile ground for comedy. On the
new show Dick Van Dyke played Dick Preston, a Phoenix talk show host.
Also in the cast: Hope Lange as his wife Jenny, Angela Powell as their
daughter Annie, Marty Brill as Dick's manager, Fannie Flagg as Dick's
sister Mike, as well as David Doyle, Michael Shea and Nancy Dussault.

"The New Dick Van Dyke Show" took it's place on CBS's powerhouse 1971
Saturday Night line-up - 'All in the Family', 'Funny Face' were the
lead-ins, and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' followed. But while all three
of the other shows were solidly entrenched in the top ten, ratings dipped
two full ratings points when the Van Dyke show aired. CBS wanted to cancel,
but the network had signed a minimum pay or play three-year contract with
the star. It was unheard of at the time, but CBS had been anxious to get
Dick Van Dyke back on the air.

In the fall of 1972, now relegated to Sunday nights after the disastrous
'Sandy Duncan Show', the Van Dyke show really floundered in the ratings
but still managed to deliver consistently entertaining episodes every week.
Fanny Flagg was especially funny, she was a great under-utilized character
actress that popped up (all too rarely) in the Seventies. I once heard
someone say: "Fanny Flagg and 'Gone with the Wind' mean more to me than
Jesus Christ and the Bible!" - for whatever that's worth.

During the second season, Hope Lange voiced unhappiness with her role on
the series because most of the show's action took place in the workplace.
The actress complained that she had nothing to do but ask Dick "How was
your day?" every week at the end of the show. The network was unhappy as
well - with the ratings - and they considered canceling the show and
buying out Dick Van Dyke's contract.

Then an odd thing happened. Late in the second season, network censors
rejected a scene in an episode that had Dick and Jenny's daughter walking
in on them while they were having sex. All of this happened off camera,
of course. The result was a funny and very human scenario, and producer
Carl Reiner insisted the scene stay. CBS refused to air the episode as it
stood, so Reiner quit, promising never to produce another television show
again. (A promise he didn't keep - he produced and starred in the failed
sitcom 'Good Heavens' in 1976). Reiner next tried his hand at movies -
his first project (`The Jerk' starring 70's variety show veteran Steve
Martin) was a huge smash hit.

With new producers for the third season in 1973, the production and
setting of 'The New Dick Van Dyke Show' was moved to Hollywood. The
entire supporting cast (except for the wife and kid) was dropped, as
Dick became a network soap-opera actor, portraying 'Doctor Fairmont' on
'Those Who Care'. New regulars included: Richard Dawson, Chita Rivera
(as the neighbors), Barry Gordon, Dick Van Patten, Barbara Rush and
Henry Darrow as the folks who worked on the fictional soap-opera.
The new format gave the Dick Van Dyke a chance to do broader comedy,
the scripts continued to be strong, and the supporting players worked
well together. Now seen on Monday nights after 'Gunsmoke' and 'Here's Lucy',
the show's ratings were at respectable levels as well. Maybe not great,
but the network was suddenly in a bind now.

Lucille Ball announced in 1973 that she was retiring from series
television. She had been the network's Monday night comedy anchor for
eleven years. Now CBS saw 'The New Dick Van Dyke Show' as a strong
asset - after three years the show had proven it could deliver a solid
audience as well as prestigious Emmy nomination. To the network's great
disappointment, Dick Van Dyke decided the daily grind of a sitcom wasn't
worth it without Carl Reiner, and announced he was leaving again for the
desert.

 
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