45 Years Ago Today: "The Dick Van Dyke Show" Ended - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-07-2011, 01:54 AM

September 7th, 1966 - The final episode of the original "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was aired on CBS-TV

Marvo301 · 09-07-2011, 02:04 AM

They went out exactly the way they wanted to - on top of their game! They were still making quality TV and probably could have carried on for 2 or 3 more seasons (in fact Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam wanted to continue). But Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke wanted to end the show while it was still popular. And besides Dick and Mary Tyler Moore both had offers on the table to act in movies and Carl Reiner had offers to write and produce movies so they were ready to move on to other challenges. So they left us with a legacy of 5 excellent seasons of quality television which to this day bring us laughter, fun, and enjoyment!

goodolddays · 09-07-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

September 7th, 1966 - The final episode of the original "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was aired on CBS-TV

This is interesting.... Why would they end a series in September of all times ?

Benno123 · 09-07-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by goodolddays

This is interesting.... Why would they end a series in September of all times ?

The final episode aired in late May or June, but then the show had summer reruns. The final scheduled prime time broadcast was September 7, 1966.

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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	They went out exactly the way they wanted to - on top of their game! They were still making quality TV and probably could have carried on for 2 or 3 more seasons (in fact Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam wanted to continue). But Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke wanted to end the show while it was still popular. And besides Dick and Mary Tyler Moore both had offers on the table to act in movies and Carl Reiner had offers to write and produce movies so they were ready to move on to other challenges. So they left us with a legacy of 5 excellent seasons of quality television which to this day bring us laughter, fun, and enjoyment!
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