Carl Reiner once surprised Morey Amsterdam by including his gags in TDVDS - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 08-05-2024, 02:41 AM

https://www.metv.com/stories/carl-re...-van-dyke-show

Even before he was on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Amsterdam was an accomplished comedian.

forn · 08-10-2024, 07:10 PM

So Buddy Sorrell actually wrote part of the show.

biffbronson · 08-15-2024, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TMC

Even before he was on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Amsterdam was an accomplished comedian.

No doubt - he had his own TV series A FULL DECADE BEFORE the Van Dyke show on CBS and the DuMont Network -- 1948-1950...!!

forn · 08-16-2024, 04:00 PM

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No doubt - he had his own TV series A FULL DECADE BEFORE the Van Dyke show on CBS and the DuMont Network -- 1948-1950...!!

I did not know that, you learn something every day. I had to look it up, and noticed Art Carney was a regular on the show, as well as Vic Damone, who later appeared in an episode of TDVDS as Ric Vallone.

DJM77 · 08-16-2024, 09:36 PM

For those that have a Roku, The Morey Amsterdam Show is on a streaming service called Free Movie Classics. They have eight episodes. I watched them a while back.

stevea · 08-17-2024, 08:48 AM

It's interesting that, at the end of the article, the MeTV writer states that it's unknown whether he had a positive or negative view of the writers using his material.

In his position I'd have been honored. I'm guessing he was.

forn · 08-17-2024, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM77

For those that have a Roku, The Morey Amsterdam Show is on a streaming service called Free Movie Classics. They have eight episodes. I watched them a while back.

Is it any good?
I notice they have some episodes on YouTube as well.
It's nice to see things like this haven't disappeared completely, at least not yet.

DJM77 · 08-17-2024, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by forn

Is it any good?
I notice they have some episodes on YouTube as well.
It's nice to see things like this haven't disappeared completely, at least not yet.

I certainly didn't think it was great. It was okay, I guess.

forn · 08-18-2024, 11:33 AM

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I certainly didn't think it was great. It was okay, I guess.

Ouch. Lol, okay, fair enough.

forn · 08-19-2024, 07:33 PM

Last night I saw "The Square Triangle", season two, episode 25. Jaques Bergerac plays Jacques Savon, a guest on the Alan Brady Show, who had met Rob and Laura years earlier in France. Rob and Laura both think they were responsible for breaking up his marriage, but whatever.

Jacques meets Buddy and Sally, and shows his knowledge by telling them who they had worked for before. Jacques said that Buddy used to host an awful show called "Buddy's Band". I wondered if maybe this was a satirical reference the The Morey Amsterdam Show, where Morey played an emcee of a nightclub? Or maybe I'm reading too much into it.

08-05-2024, 02:41 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	Carl Reiner once surprised Morey Amsterdam by including his gags in TDVDS https://www.metv.com/stories/carl-re...-van-dyke-show Even before he was on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Amsterdam was an accomplished comedian.

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DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,553	For those that have a Roku, The Morey Amsterdam Show is on a streaming service called Free Movie Classics. They have eight episodes. I watched them a while back.
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08-10-2024, 07:10 PM	#2
forn Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2022 Posts: 290	So Buddy Sorrell actually wrote part of the show.

08-17-2024, 08:48 AM	#6
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,174	It's interesting that, at the end of the article, the MeTV writer states that it's unknown whether he had a positive or negative view of the writers using his material. In his position I'd have been honored. I'm guessing he was.

08-19-2024, 07:33 PM	#10
forn Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2022 Posts: 290	Last night I saw "The Square Triangle", season two, episode 25. Jaques Bergerac plays Jacques Savon, a guest on the Alan Brady Show, who had met Rob and Laura years earlier in France. Rob and Laura both think they were responsible for breaking up his marriage, but whatever. Jacques meets Buddy and Sally, and shows his knowledge by telling them who they had worked for before. Jacques said that Buddy used to host an awful show called "Buddy's Band". I wondered if maybe this was a satirical reference the The Morey Amsterdam Show, where Morey played an emcee of a nightclub? Or maybe I'm reading too much into it.