Of course we all have the dvd's, but you can watch all 6 public domain eps of TDVDS, as well as other classics on your laptop or PC from this website:
http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/DickVanDykeShow/FullEpisodes/index.html

Steve

How did those six episodes become public domain? That's interesting.

Lolac
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How did those six episodes become public domain? That's interesting.

Lolac
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I've tried to track down the specifics before, and came up with nothing, Lolac. I've heard it was due to a "clerical error". According to Wikipedia.org, "For reasons that are unclear, six episodes from the second season have lapsed into the public domain..."
I'm sure this had to be a blow to Carl, Dick, Danny, and Sheldon.

Steve

That's happened to other shows, too. There are certain eps of Andy Griffith and Bonanza that have slipped into the public domain for some reason.

I bought a DVD at CVS Pharmacy for 1 dollar that had four of the six shows that are on that web site.

Give me your walls

A man's teeth are not your own

The night the roof fell in

Never name a duck

Do they use the original theme song on the DVD you bought at CVS? Usually they can't do that on the public domain eps.

Yea, it is the original theme song just like this youtube video of the opening credits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIyjLxwk-s

It also says Canadian Home Video Rated G

2006 Double D Distribution.

Many older shows have random episodes in the public domain. Petticoat Junction has 7, The Andy Griffith Show has 16, and TDVDS has six just off the top of my head. Probably the most significant amount of episodes of a particular TV show in the public domain is OZZIE AND HARRIET. As Mill Creek proved when they released their monumental OZZIE set, there are at least 100 of those shows floating around in PD. Another show that the PD studios can milk alot out of is THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. LOVE THAT BOB, BURNS AND ALLEN, THE JACK BENNY SHOW, THE RED SKELTON SHOW, and virtually every other 50s TV show (sans THE HONEYMOONERS and I LOVE LUCY) are available as well.

And then there are those same 6 episodes of the Three Stooges that you can find on a million differents tapes and DVDs.

Yeah, PD shows are a dime a dozen. I've bought a few, but they're not great quality or anything close to it.