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Kristen · 04-07-2004, 09:17 PM

I can't believe I never posted on this thread! LOL! Here are my favorites (In no particular order, of course!)

"Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth"
"That's My Boy??"
"Never Bathe on Saturday"
"Where Did I Come From?"
"Oh How We Met on the Night That We Danced"
"100 Terrible Hours"
"My Blonde-Haired Brunette"
"Honeymoons Are For the Lucky"

There are probably more, but those come to mind right away. You can tell I'm a big fan of the flashback episodes, LOL.

calvertfan · 04-08-2004, 03:03 AM

Without thinking too hard of all I have seen and making a list, I'll just nominate one - "The Two Faces of Rob"

I saw it last week and almost died laughing!

algebra74 · 05-29-2004, 02:43 PM

"A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards"

hank18 · 05-29-2004, 04:19 PM

Lots of votes for "Long Night's Journey..." so I'll add mine, too. Also "The Meershatz Pipe," "The Life and Loves of Joe Coogan," "All About Evesdropping," and, of course, "It May Look Like a Walnut."

Lolac · 05-29-2004, 08:24 PM

"Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth."

Lolac

Dorothys BestPal · 05-29-2004, 08:43 PM

I have to add one of my all time favorites- "Obnoxious,Offensive,Egomaniac, etc".

Lolac · 05-29-2004, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by Dorothys BestPal
I have to add one of my all time favorites- "Obnoxious,Offensive,Egomaniac, etc".

I love that one!

Lolac

David VP · 05-31-2004, 01:11 AM

I find the following episodic adventures featuring Rob & Laura & Company have a very high "rewatchability factor". And, thanks to the excellent Digital Versatile Discs from Image Entertainment & Paul Brownstein Productions (and Mr. Douglas Denoff), they can be watched till the cows come home with no worries about degradation.

..........

"A Nice, Friendly Game Of Cards" -- "Cheating! In the suburbs!"

"Punch Thy Neighbor" -- "Robert Petrie wrote a show ... Supposed to be funny ho-ho-ho ... Look how far this man has gotten ... Writing shows that are really rotten!"

"All About Eavesdropping" -- "ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE!" .... "Right!"

"Harrison B. Harding..." -- "You mean Evelyn weighed 90 pounds?" .... "YOU REMEMBERED!"

"Never Bathe On Saturday" -- "Don't toy with me, you saucy wench."

"Ray Murdock's X-Ray" -- "Rob, go to your room!!"

"The Impractical Joke" -- "Sometimes the lead and terminal wires come unhooked -- or "loose", as we say."

And so many more .........

algebra74 · 05-31-2004, 02:14 PM

I agree that there are some episodes that I can watch endlessly, as David VP stated. There are some episodes, however, that I can only watch one or two times, without becoming bored with the episode. Some of these include the Suprise episode (can't think of the actual name) and "The Impractical Joke". I think that these episodes have a one-time viewing factor, due to the fact of "suprise" in these episodes that repeated viewing degrades the original viewing. What do you think?

Petrie Malone · 05-31-2004, 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by algebra74
I agree that there are some episodes that I can watch endlessly, as David VP stated. There are some episodes, however, that I can only watch one or two times, without becoming bored with the episode. Some of these include the Suprise episode (can't think of the actual name) and "The Impractical Joke". I think that these episodes have a one-time viewing factor, due to the fact of "suprise" in these episodes that repeated viewing degrades the original viewing. What do you think?

I have to agree with you algebra74 that some episodes in sitcoms have a one-time viewing appeal, although IMO, that's not the case with TDVDS. Still, there are some DVDS episodes I want to watch more times than others. I guess you could call it "rewatichiblity." Some episodes have a high "rewatchibilty factor" while others not as much. It's not to say we don't enjoy all 158 DVDS episodes, just that we prefer to watch some more often than others.

Kurt

David VP · 05-31-2004, 09:05 PM

I disagree strongly with algebra regarding "Impractical Joke" (despite its "surprise" factor). I find that ep. very "rewatchable".

The more I go through the seasonal DVDs, I'm noticing more eps. in my "rewatchable often" category coming from the 1st and 2nd seasons, rather than S.3 or 4. But, ALL the eps. are good IMO.

cathyg321 · 01-01-2010, 06:05 AM

Off the top of my head, I nominate: "Coast to Coast BIG mouth." The scene is Alan's office with the wigs on the styrofoam heads when Laura came in there was hilarious. I don't know how Carl managed to do that without cracking up... totally!

PGood97041 · 08-01-2010, 01:47 AM

Love that I'm finally getting to do this, pick my top The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes!
I knew I couldn't do just a top 10, but I was surprised how easy the top 20 I came up with were for me to pick. As many people have said, I like virtually all of the remaining episodes, but these were the ones I really loved. They're in no particular order, but they do have common themes, as I'll point out at the end:

It May Look Like a Walnut
The Man from My Uncle

Coast to Coast Bigmouth
My Blonde-Haired Brunette
Never Bathe on Saturday
The Curious Thing About Women
October Eve
Long Night's Journey Into Day

Oh How We Met The Night That We Danced
Where Did I Come From?
The Attempted Marriage
That's My Boy?
Pink Pills and Purple Parents

A Word A Day
A Bird in the Head Hurts
Girls Will Be Boys
Go Tell the Birds and the Bees

The Plots Thicken
The Curse of the Petrie People

All About Eavesdropping

----

OK, obviously there's the "Mary" group; probably my favorites of all-time.
There's the "flashback" group; very memorable, provided depth.
There's the "Ritchie" group; loved watching Rob and Laura try to figure things out.
There's the "parents" group; who can't identify with dealing with the folks?
There's the "spoofs", "Walnut" and "Uncle"; "Walnut" the most memorable show they did, to me.
And I just threw in "Eavesdropping" to get to 20, but although the intercom is a stock plot nowadays, there was great emotion between the couples.

Anyway, I found it odd that while I loved Buddy, Sally, Mel, Alan and "the office", and there was a scene or two set there in virtually every show, and I loved that Rob's work life was a big part of the show, none of the "just office" eps cracked my list. I think they were all GOOD episodes (loved the jokes), but they got pushed down for me by the great "Mary" eps, and the flashback eps, and the family eps!!!!

falseeyelashes · 08-26-2010, 11:49 AM

I like making top tens for these things. So, my top 10 episodes are:

Laura's Little Lie
Ghost of a Chantz
Honeymoons are for the Lucy
Never Bathe on a Saturday
That's My Boy???
Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced
The Night the Roof Fell In
Where Did I Come From?
October Eve
My Part Time Wife

04-07-2004, 09:17 PM	#16
Kristen Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 4,042	I can't believe I never posted on this thread! LOL! Here are my favorites (In no particular order, of course!) "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" "That's My Boy??" "Never Bathe on Saturday" "Where Did I Come From?" "Oh How We Met on the Night That We Danced" "100 Terrible Hours" "My Blonde-Haired Brunette" "Honeymoons Are For the Lucky" There are probably more, but those come to mind right away. You can tell I'm a big fan of the flashback episodes, LOL.
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04-08-2004, 03:03 AM	#17
calvertfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 15, 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 72	Without thinking too hard of all I have seen and making a list, I'll just nominate one - "The Two Faces of Rob" I saw it last week and almost died laughing!

05-29-2004, 02:43 PM	#18
algebra74 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 337	"A Nice, Friendly Game of Cards"

05-29-2004, 04:19 PM	#19
hank18 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 17, 2002 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 126	Lots of votes for "Long Night's Journey..." so I'll add mine, too. Also "The Meershatz Pipe," "The Life and Loves of Joe Coogan," "All About Evesdropping," and, of course, "It May Look Like a Walnut."

05-29-2004, 08:24 PM	#20
Lolac Dolce far niente, Carissima! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 02, 2003 Location: Fairfax Station, VA Posts: 1,487	"Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth." Lolac

05-29-2004, 08:43 PM	#21
Dorothys BestPal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 25, 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 132	I have to add one of my all time favorites- "Obnoxious,Offensive,Egomaniac, etc".

05-31-2004, 01:11 AM	#23
David VP Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 29, 2004 Posts: 310	I find the following episodic adventures featuring Rob & Laura & Company have a very high "rewatchability factor". And, thanks to the excellent Digital Versatile Discs from Image Entertainment & Paul Brownstein Productions (and Mr. Douglas Denoff), they can be watched till the cows come home with no worries about degradation. .......... "A Nice, Friendly Game Of Cards" -- "Cheating! In the suburbs!" "Punch Thy Neighbor" -- "Robert Petrie wrote a show ... Supposed to be funny ho-ho-ho ... Look how far this man has gotten ... Writing shows that are really rotten!" "All About Eavesdropping" -- "ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE!" .... "Right!" "Harrison B. Harding..." -- "You mean Evelyn weighed 90 pounds?" .... "YOU REMEMBERED!" "Never Bathe On Saturday" -- "Don't toy with me, you saucy wench." "Ray Murdock's X-Ray" -- "Rob, go to your room!!" "The Impractical Joke" -- "Sometimes the lead and terminal wires come unhooked -- or "loose", as we say." And so many more .........

05-31-2004, 02:14 PM	#24
algebra74 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 337	I agree that there are some episodes that I can watch endlessly, as David VP stated. There are some episodes, however, that I can only watch one or two times, without becoming bored with the episode. Some of these include the Suprise episode (can't think of the actual name) and "The Impractical Joke". I think that these episodes have a one-time viewing factor, due to the fact of "suprise" in these episodes that repeated viewing degrades the original viewing. What do you think?

05-31-2004, 09:05 PM	#26
David VP Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 29, 2004 Posts: 310	I disagree strongly with algebra regarding "Impractical Joke" (despite its "surprise" factor). I find that ep. very "rewatchable". The more I go through the seasonal DVDs, I'm noticing more eps. in my "rewatchable often" category coming from the 1st and 2nd seasons, rather than S.3 or 4. But, ALL the eps. are good IMO.

01-01-2010, 06:05 AM	#27
cathyg321 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 31, 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 103	Off the top of my head, I nominate: "Coast to Coast BIG mouth." The scene is Alan's office with the wigs on the styrofoam heads when Laura came in there was hilarious. I don't know how Carl managed to do that without cracking up... totally!

08-01-2010, 01:47 AM	#28
PGood97041 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 747	Love that I'm finally getting to do this, pick my top The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes! I knew I couldn't do just a top 10, but I was surprised how easy the top 20 I came up with were for me to pick. As many people have said, I like virtually all of the remaining episodes, but these were the ones I really loved. They're in no particular order, but they do have common themes, as I'll point out at the end: It May Look Like a Walnut The Man from My Uncle Coast to Coast Bigmouth My Blonde-Haired Brunette Never Bathe on Saturday The Curious Thing About Women October Eve Long Night's Journey Into Day Oh How We Met The Night That We Danced Where Did I Come From? The Attempted Marriage That's My Boy? Pink Pills and Purple Parents A Word A Day A Bird in the Head Hurts Girls Will Be Boys Go Tell the Birds and the Bees The Plots Thicken The Curse of the Petrie People All About Eavesdropping ---- OK, obviously there's the "Mary" group; probably my favorites of all-time. There's the "flashback" group; very memorable, provided depth. There's the "Ritchie" group; loved watching Rob and Laura try to figure things out. There's the "parents" group; who can't identify with dealing with the folks? There's the "spoofs", "Walnut" and "Uncle"; "Walnut" the most memorable show they did, to me. And I just threw in "Eavesdropping" to get to 20, but although the intercom is a stock plot nowadays, there was great emotion between the couples. Anyway, I found it odd that while I loved Buddy, Sally, Mel, Alan and "the office", and there was a scene or two set there in virtually every show, and I loved that Rob's work life was a big part of the show, none of the "just office" eps cracked my list. I think they were all GOOD episodes (loved the jokes), but they got pushed down for me by the great "Mary" eps, and the flashback eps, and the family eps!!!!

08-26-2010, 11:49 AM	#29
falseeyelashes Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2010 Location: UK Posts: 9	I like making top tens for these things. So, my top 10 episodes are: Laura's Little Lie Ghost of a Chantz Honeymoons are for the Lucy Never Bathe on a Saturday That's My Boy??? Oh How We Met the Night That We Danced The Night the Roof Fell In Where Did I Come From? October Eve My Part Time Wife