Hi,

I have heard and read that "The Dick Van Dyke Show" had adult humor in it. How? Like what are some examples?

Thanks,

Tommy

Can I please see your I.D. first? :lol:

Can I please see your I.D. first? :lol:


haha real funny.

Some of the plot points have been a bit risquee. I'm surprised they got away with "The Man From 'Emperor''--- it's a miracle it got passed the censors. 'Emperor' is implied to be a men's magazine, and is not too popular with the wives (especially Laura). Rob was considering a job offer there to be a consultant on the humor section of the magazine, but still, Laura was jealous of all the pretty girls that'd be around him all the time. By today's standards, this situation wouldn't phase any of the viewing audience; but back then was much different. Much more prudish (at least television wise). Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had a very long struggle with CBS just 10 years before VAN DYKE when she was pregnant and it would have to become a plotline for the show as well (she couldn't keep filming otherwise). However, 'Emperor' did make it to the airwaves, but that really did surprise me after recently watching it on disc. The most risquee line came in the form of a name: The head of the magazine's secretary was named Felatia!

A plotline that did cause some controversy was the infamous "wrong baby" episode where Rob thinks him and Laura brought the wrong kid home from the hospital. It turns out that the other couple was black and the baby that Rob and Laura had in their possession was not! Laura also suspected Rob of cheating on her I believe in a couple of episodes. And Rob was faced with the difficult task of talking to Ritchie about "Where He Came From" in an early episode. All in all, though, THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW is good, clean, family entertainment.

and there's a scene in the episode "HARRISON B. HARDING OF CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI" that's never shown in syndnication, but it's on the DVD. It's the episode where a man shows up claiming to know Rob, but Rob doesn't remember him. Somehow, he ends up inviting him and his wife to their house that night and Rob and Laura come to the conclusion that he's out to rob them. (at the end it turns out that he's an old army buddy of Robs)
Anyway, there's a scene where he and his wife are talking to Richie in the living room, and Rob and Laura are listining in the kitchen. They ask Richie "Do you have any brothers and sisters"? and Richie says "Not yet, but I will someday. Daddy promised"! Rob turns to Laura and says "I've been meaning to talk to you about that".

There's an episode where Rob comes home, locks the door, and tells Laura, "Where's Richie, I don't want him walking in on us"
Laura repiles quite suggestively with a smile, "What do you have in mind ?"

there's also that scene at the end of the first episode where they're in the kitchen, and Rob asks Laura how she knew something. Laura says in a soft "feminine" voice "Darling, I've told you-I'm a woman" turns and walks toward the bedroom, walking "sexily". Rob looks at the camera, smiles, and says "YEAAA"! and walks out after her.

The most risquee line came in the form of a name: The head of the magazine's secretary was named Felatia!




The secretary's name is Felicia not Felatia! Felicia is a very common woman's name and there is no hidden meaning to it whatsoever!!
You all are seeing way too much in some of these plot lines.

Lolac
:p

LOL @ Felatia.

How about the episode where Rob proposes to Laura (in the army jeep).... After she says "yes," and they kiss, Rob says, "Wow !" Then...

Laura: Rob, when do you want to ?

Rob (looking shocked): Wanna what ?

Laura: Get married.

Rob: Oh.... :lol:

I just saw the ep where Rob, Laura, Buddy, and Sally are stuck in the "haunted" cabin. They split up to go to bed - the ladies in the bedroom, and the guys in the living room. When Rob & Laura say good night, they kiss lovingly. Then Buddy & Sally look at each other, shake hands and say good night. Then Sally says, "That's the story of my life!" as she walks to the bedroom.

All in all, though, THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW is good, clean, family entertainment.

True, nothing a kid can't watch (maybe the walnuts or ghost of A. Chantz would scare them), but the show is definitely written for adults, not kids.

Some of the plot points have been a bit risquee. I'm surprised they got away with "The Man From 'Emperor''--- it's a miracle it got passed the censors. 'Emperor' is implied to be a men's magazine, and is not too popular with the wives (especially Laura). Rob was considering a job offer there to be a consultant on the humor section of the magazine, but still, Laura was jealous of all the pretty girls that'd be around him all the time. By today's standards, this situation wouldn't phase any of the viewing audience; but back then was much different. Much more prudish (at least television wise). Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had a very long struggle with CBS just 10 years before VAN DYKE when she was pregnant and it would have to become a plotline for the show as well (she couldn't keep filming otherwise). However, 'Emperor' did make it to the airwaves, but that really did surprise me after recently watching it on disc. The most risquee line came in the form of a name: The head of the magazine's secretary was named Felatia!

A plotline that did cause some controversy was the infamous "wrong baby" episode where Rob thinks him and Laura brought the wrong kid home from the hospital. It turns out that the other couple was black and the baby that Rob and Laura had in their possession was not! Laura also suspected Rob of cheating on her I believe in a couple of episodes. And Rob was faced with the difficult task of talking to Ritchie about "Where He Came From" in an early episode. All in all, though, THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW is good, clean, family entertainment.

Interesting, the wrong baby plot line was used again on The Jeffersons in the episode where George and Louise put Jessica in some kind of contest against Lionel and Jenny's wishes, then they end up bringing home a Chinese baby.

Some of the plot points have been a bit risquee. I'm surprised they got away with "The Man From 'Emperor''--- it's a miracle it got passed the censors. 'Emperor' is implied to be a men's magazine, and is not too popular with the wives (especially Laura). Rob was considering a job offer there to be a consultant on the humor section of the magazine, but still, Laura was jealous of all the pretty girls that'd be around him all the time. By today's standards, this situation wouldn't phase any of the viewing audience; but back then was much different. Much more prudish (at least television wise). Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had a very long struggle with CBS just 10 years before VAN DYKE when she was pregnant and it would have to become a plotline for the show as well (she couldn't keep filming otherwise). However, 'Emperor' did make it to the airwaves, but that really did surprise me after recently watching it on disc. The most risquee line came in the form of a name: The head of the magazine's secretary was named Felatia!

A plotline that did cause some controversy was the infamous "wrong baby" episode where Rob thinks him and Laura brought the wrong kid home from the hospital. It turns out that the other couple was black and the baby that Rob and Laura had in their possession was not! Laura also suspected Rob of cheating on her I believe in a couple of episodes. And Rob was faced with the difficult task of talking to Ritchie about "Where He Came From" in an early episode. All in all, though, THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW is good, clean, family entertainment.the
"wrong baby" episode ("THAT'S MY BOY") didn't cause controversy; CBS was afraid it would be offensive to blacks (this was 1963)

Also, there is an episode entitled "Never Bathe on Saturday" where Laura gets her big toe stuck in the faucet of the bathtub? Well, earlier on in the show they get into the room together and are snuggling a bit on a chair and and Rob looks around the room and glances at the big king size bed and says, "There sure are a lot of neat places in here..." and the audience erupts in laughter.

But I agree - I would consider myself an expert on the show and I can't imagine anything that would offend or that a child would even "get" in that way.

What makes this one of my all time favorite shows, is that for a 60s show it was very realistic in terms of plots and jokes. That may have come across as adult humor if you compare it to other shows on at the time. Such as Barney Fife shooting off is gun without drawing it and never getting hit. The most unrealistic thing on DVD was that they sleep in separate beds!

All these examples here are really, really tame. And I agree with Lolac that people are reading way too much into these episodes. CBS at that time was not into doing anything in the least bit controversial. ABC, on the other hand, was a low-rated network and could afford to take risks. There is a first-season episode of Bewitched that did have some head-turning dialogue, discussed in this thread: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=342473


That said, several years later things began to change at CBS and they did start trying to shake things up with shows like All in the Family. And Dick Van Dyke's own 1970s follow-up series, The New Dick Van Dyke Show had lots of adult plot lines that never would have made it on the original show.

The more things change...the more they stay the same. If The Dick Van Dyke Show were on the air today, our ultra sensitive politically correct TV censors would insist that the show be titled The Penis Van Lesbian Show.:happyface

:rolleyes:

This place sure draws 'em....

Don't kill the messenger.

A few times Laura does some dancing that may be considered provocative (or more appropriate for a Night Club) - Laura in general has a nice shape ! never mind when she dances ... !

A few times Laura does some dancing that may be considered provocative (or more appropriate for a Night Club) - Laura in general has a nice shape ! never mind when she dances ... !


YUP ! more of a Night Club sexy dance than just dancing in the living room with friends present , (very provocative dance for sure) thank you Mary !

not to mention Mary wearing form fitting sweaters a lot ! thank you again !

In an interview with the writer, Carl Reiner, he says Sally wanted to know why more episodes were not about Sally and Reiner told her because the audience wants to see more of Mary's beautiful legs ! thank you 3x

In The Purple Pills episode, Laura meets Rob's parents for the first time and takes too many of Millie's anxiety pills, drinks wine on top of it and collapses.

In The Purple Pills episode, Laura meets Rob's parents for the first time and takes too many of Millie's anxiety pills, drinks wine on top of it and collapses.

similar to my mom when I was growing up (sad & funny too)

in the episode HARRISON B. HARDING OF CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI in one scene Harrison Harding and his wife are talking to Richie in the living room while Rob and Laura are spying on them from the kitchen. Harrison Harding asks Richie "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"" and Richie says something like "Not yet, but I will someday. Daddy promised." In the kitchen Rob looks at Laura and says "I've been meaning to talk to you about that."
Of course though, he could have meant adoption or something.