Happy 50th Anniversary to 'The Dick Van Dyke Show!' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 10-03-2011, 12:06 AM

October 3rd, 1961 - "The Dick Van Dyke Show" debuted on CBS-TV

Marvo301 · 10-03-2011, 12:47 AM

Happy 50th anniversary to Carl Reiner, the cast, and the crew of "The Dick Van Dyke Show"! Thank you for 158 of the greatest sitcom episodes ever produced! Rest in peace Morey Amsterdam, Richard Deacon, and Jerry Paris.

Brian Damage · 10-03-2011, 01:14 AM

I have to ask (and I am Sure it has been asked before) what was the deal with Dick and the couch???

Marvo301 · 10-03-2011, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I have to ask (and I am Sure it has been asked before) what was the deal with Dick and the couch???

Actually the deal was with Dick and the ottoman. They filmed two different versions of the opening credits. One where Dick trips over the ottoman and another where he deftly steps around the ottoman. These two versions of the opening credits were alternated in random fashion so every week when viewers tuned in they didn't know if they would see Dick trip over the ottoman or step around it.

10-03-2011, 12:06 AM	#1
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10-03-2011, 12:47 AM	#2
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10-03-2011, 01:14 AM	#3
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I have to ask (and I am Sure it has been asked before) what was the deal with Dick and the couch???