Van Dyke and Company

Van Dyke and Company  - TV series (1975)

Original title

Van Dyke and Company

Released

10/30/1975

Origin country

US

Genre

Comedy

Production companies

Catspaw Productions

Status

Ended

Number of seasons

1

Number of episodes

12

Description

Short-lived variety show starring Dick Van Dyke and assorted guests. The show was best known for Dick's pantomime acting and a recurring skit about the dumbest family in the world, coincidently named "The Bright Family". Van Dyke & Co also featured appearances by the Los Angeles Mime Company.

Сезони

Specials

Specials

1 серій

30/10/1975

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Pilot

1. Pilot

30/10/1975

Season 1

Season 1

12 серій

30/10/1975

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Pilot Special

1. Pilot Special

30/10/1975

Mary Tyler Moore, Carl Reiner, Gabe Kaplan, Ike & Tina Turner

Premiere

2. Premiere

20/09/1976

Andy Kaufman played Mr. Andy, who won a fake contest on the show. Dick Van Dyke hosts a fake newscast and Andy Kaufman thinks he is a regular on the show.

John Denver

3. John Denver

07/10/1976

Featured ""The Bright Family"", a pantomime routine featuring the LA Mime Company, and an appearance by Andy Kaufman

The Spinners

4. The Spinners

14/10/1976

Dick Van Dyke featured guests ""The Spinners"", ""George Foreman"" and ""Freddie Prinze"". Featured skits were the regular Bright Family and Pantomime routines as well as a performance by the Spinners

Hal Linden, The Sylvers

28/10/1976

Carol Burnett, Sha Na Na

11/11/1976

Guest: Carol Burnett. Other appearances: the L.A. Mime Company, and Barry Van Dyke. Dick and Carol do a mime sketch about a carnival darts booth and a nearsighted customer. Andy Kaufmann does a lip-sync routine to Old MacDonald.

Harvey Korman, Lola Falana

18/11/1976

Freddie Prinze, George Foreman, The Spinners

Dick Van Dyke featured guests ""The Spinners"", ""George Foreman"" and ""Freddie Prinze"". Featured skits were the regular Bright Family and Pantomime routines as well as a performance by the Spinners

Sid Caesar, Donna Fargo

02/12/1976

Lucille Ball, The Lockers

09/12/1976

Lucy and Dick start with a physical comedy sketch set in "The New You Shop." Dick's monologue demonstrates the differences 'The Family Hour' has on programming. Lucy plays a fading TV star who won't allow Dick to tell her that her show is canceled. Andy Kaufman interrupts Dick and Lucy to do his impressions. Dick and Lucy play an elderly couple celebrating their 40th anniversary in a sketch where she continually tries to kill him to get her inheritance. Lucy and Dick are tourists trying to take the perfect photograph in a tropical setting. The Lockers perform a dance ...

Bobbie Gentry, John Byner

16/12/1976

In this Christmas special we have song numbers and skits including: a wife who's big husband comes home to find Dick and a friend with her alone, fighting Santa's, and a special gift under the Christmas tree -- Andy Kaufman.

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