Van Dyke and Company
1975 · 1 season · 12 episodes · Ended · NBC
Comedy
TMDB 6.0 · 2 votes
Short-lived variety show starring Dick Van Dyke and assorted guests. The show was best known for Dick's pantomime acting and a recurring skit about the dumbest family in the world, coincidently named "The Bright Family". Van Dyke & Co also featured appearances by the Los Angeles Mime Company.
Episodes
- S01E01Pilot Special1975-10-3060m
Mary Tyler Moore, Carl Reiner, Gabe Kaplan, Ike & Tina Turner
- S01E02Premiere1976-09-2060m
Andy Kaufman played Mr. Andy, who won a fake contest on the show. Dick Van Dyke hosts a fake newscast and Andy Kaufman thinks he is a regular on the show.
- S01E03John Denver1976-10-0760m
Featured ""The Bright Family"", a pantomime routine featuring the LA Mime Company, and an appearance by Andy Kaufman
- S01E04The Spinners1976-10-1460m
Dick Van Dyke featured guests ""The Spinners"", ""George Foreman"" and ""Freddie Prinze"". Featured skits were the regular Bright Family and Pantomime routines as well as a performance by the Spinners
- S01E05Hal Linden, The Sylvers1976-10-2860m
- S01E06Carol Burnett, Sha Na Na1976-11-1160m
Guest: Carol Burnett. Other appearances: the L.A. Mime Company, and Barry Van Dyke. Dick and Carol do a mime sketch about a carnival darts booth and a nearsighted customer. Andy Kaufmann does a lip-sync routine to Old MacDonald.
- S01E07Harvey Korman, Lola Falana1976-11-1860m
- S01E08Freddie Prinze, George Foreman, The Spinners1976-11-2560m
Dick Van Dyke featured guests ""The Spinners"", ""George Foreman"" and ""Freddie Prinze"". Featured skits were the regular Bright Family and Pantomime routines as well as a performance by the Spinners
- S01E09Sid Caesar, Donna Fargo1976-12-0260m
- S01E10Lucille Ball, The Lockers1976-12-0960m
Lucy and Dick start with a physical comedy sketch set in "The New You Shop." Dick's monologue demonstrates the differences 'The Family Hour' has on programming. Lucy plays a fading TV star who won't allow Dick to tell her that her show is canceled. Andy Kaufman interrupts Dick and Lucy to do his impressions. Dick and Lucy play an elderly couple celebrating their 40th anniversary in a sketch where she continually tries to kill him to get her inheritance. Lucy and Dick are tourists trying to take the perfect photograph in a tropical setting. The Lockers perform a dance ...
- S01E11Bobbie Gentry, John Byner1976-12-1660m
In this Christmas special we have song numbers and skits including: a wife who's big husband comes home to find Dick and a friend with her alone, fighting Santa's, and a special gift under the Christmas tree -- Andy Kaufman.
- S01E12Tom Smothers, Jim McKay, Sha Na Na1976-12-3060m
