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The Dick Van Dyke Show - 3 Episodes - Roof Fell in/Teeth/Give Me You [VHS]

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These are a couple of the best episodes of one of the greatest television shows of all time. In "The Night the Roof Fell In," Rob and Laura have a horrible fight, that ends in Rob storming out of the house and sleeping in the garage. Okay, so that's not so pleasant. Well, then, as they each retell the story to their friends, we see it reenacted the way each told it--in Laura's version, Rob is a grumbling maniac, while she's June Cleaver on Prozac. And in Rob's he's a charming, dancing Fred Astaire, while she's the one who's grumbling. Great comedy as they both get to let loose and be thier funniest, most charming, and most dismal selves. In "Give Me Your Walls," Rob and Laura hire a painter who turns out to be a lot better at telling stories, making meals, and charging by the hour than he is at getting paint on the walls. Funny stuff from some funny people.

This videotape offers up three episodes from the second season of the classic television situation comedy "The Dick Van Dyke Show" all focusing on the domestic bliss of the Petries in New Rochelle rather than on writing for "The Alan Brady Show." First up is "The Night the Roof Fell In" (Episode 39, Writer: John Whedon, Aired November 21, 1962) which does the "Rashomon" bit as Rob (Dick Van Dyke) and Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) tell their own completely different versions of the fight that ended up with Rob storming out of the house. "A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own" (Episode 43, Writer: Carl Reiner, Aired December 19, 1962) has Rob completely convinced that Jerry (Jerry Paris) will never forgive him after he had another dentist do emergency work on his teeth. A simple idea, but nobody does guilt as well as Dick Van Dyke (except maybe Mary Tyler Moore). "Give Me Your Walls!" (Episode 53, Writer: Carl Reiner, Aired February 27, 1963) has Laura hiring a flamboyant artist (Vito Scotti) to paint the living room walls. However, the artist seems more interested in moving in with the Petries. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" benefited from pretty good writing and even better performances as this collection proves. Reiner had been a performer on "Your Show of Shows" and had originally crafted the show (called "Head of the Family" in the first pilot) around himself as the star. The first season of the show was the weakest because Reiner took a while to learn how to write for Van Dyke rather than for himself, which he certainly succeded in doing as the middle of these three episodes proves. This helps to explain why the second season was such a big improvement (and went from 80th place to 9th in the ratings)

This movie was the best movie I've ever seen in my whole life. Not only am I the biggest fan of Dick Van Dyke but the quality of the movie was great. Also, the episodes of the show really made sense they were great! I give him 5 stars! Keep up the good work Mr. Van Dyke!