My Obsession: The Dick Van Dyke Show

Was the Sixties sitcom a harbinger of horror?

"...September 30, 1964: Viewers of The Dick Van Dyke Show receive an unusual treat. Instead of..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Column by Joe Gibson

Come on, It's About Dick Van Dyke

"...letter to the editor last week and mentioning The Dick Monologues [“Postmarks,” March 28] – we’re grateful for the..."

March 30, 2008 Postmarks

Carl Reiner: The Interview

On 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' Mary Tyler Moore, and Mel

"...to one of his finest and funniest creations, The Dick Van Dyke Show: Classic Mary Tyler Moore Episodes...."

April 4, 2014 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

This well-worn premise still has some life in it.

"...Williams, Owen Wilson, Rebel Wilson, Ben Kingsley, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke and Steve Coogan...."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Night at the Museum

Amid crummy sight gags and predictable physical comedy, sputtering scenes, and the stale and watered-down Stiller in another nonsense story, Night at the Museum is at best a rotation of backdrops for a parade of visual effects.

"...Shawn Levy. Starring: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Ricky Gervais, Mickey Rooney, Paul Rudd, Owen..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Shawn Badgley

Bye Bye Birdie

"...Directed by: George Sidney. Starring: Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Paul Lynde, Jesse Pearson, Maureen Stapleton,..."

July 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Out-of-Print VHS Titles You might never find on DVD

"...Fitzwilly: Dick Van Dyke is the title butler to wealthy Miss..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

SXSW Film Review: Being Mary Tyler Moore

New documentary reminds us there was more than just The Flip

"...breakout and Emmy-winning run as Laura Petrie on The Dick van Dyke show as just another 60s cute sitcom,..."

March 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Exit Laughing: Carl Reiner, RIP

The brilliant comedian, writer, and director has died at age 98

"...Show of Shows, creator of and writer for The Dick Van Dyke Show (on which he also played star..."

June 30, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Stan & Ollie

Coogan and Reilly breathe tender life into the Hollywood icons

"...Dick Van Dyke, appearing in the 1974 BBC TV documentary..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...the chalk-drawing song-and-dance sequences performed by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, with classic anthropomorphic cartoon characters (the penguins..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Saving Mr. Banks

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this story about how Walt Disney convinced the prickly author of Mary Poppins to sell her creation to Hollywood.

"...world over. Singing chimney sweeps? Ghastly! Animated penguins? Never! Dick Van Dyke? Oh, the horror! The battle of wills..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Special Kaye

Vaudeville, Broadway, TV, film &ndash Kaye Ballard has done it all

"...Lucille Ball. One of my favorite people was Vivian Vance. Vivian Vance was truly brilliant. Never given the credit..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Target Markets

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

"...father Caractacus Potts (played by everyone's favorite fake Englishman, Dick Van Dyke) rescues a wrecked 1920s sports car. Of..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Please Give

The pleasure of Nicole Holofcener's film – which stars Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, and Amanda Peet – lies in the honesty of its conversations rather than its plot.

"...remembered as the next-door neighbor, Millie Helper, on The Dick Van Dyke Show, or perhaps in a different decade..."

June 11, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bittersweet Spotlight

Round Rock's Ellen Marlow is on Broadway (at the age of 10)

"...million Broadway adaptation of the 1968 film which starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts, the eccentric inventor of..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Clay Swartz

Nickelodeon for Your Thoughts

TV Eye

"...of Taxi (weeknights, 10pm), Newhart (weeknights, 10:30pm), and The Dick Van Dyke Show (weeknights, 11pm). I usually flip around..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The Dick Van Dyke Show premiered on Oct. 3, 1961. Van..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

TV Eye

TV Eye enters week three of no TV (okay, with an itty-bitty cheat)

"...Ever since The Dick Van Dyke Show, I've been fascinated with what happens..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...shows why it should never happen. All the more relevant now that we have had 11 nuclear "tests" in..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

TV Eye

For those who like their comedy spiked, raw, and still kicking, Trio unleashes a wickedly delicious treat

"...were only half the source of laughs on The Dick Van Dyke Show. More recently, The Larry Sanders Show..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Fantastic Fest: 'Buried'

How Ryan Reynolds became the man in the box

"...know what he was getting into. As the former Van Wilder put it, "It was a lot like dental..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...4:15pm, Stateside Mary Poppins D: Robert Stevenson; with Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Wynn, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Home Entertainment for the Holidays

Best bets for DVD and Blu-ray

"...of comedy and the business of show: Mel with Dick Cavett, with Johnny Carson, with David Susskind, with Mike..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Greezy Wheels shift their gears for a midnight ramble, Black Joe Lewis preps for the Chronicle's annual Hot Sauce Festival, American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny rewinds back to Austin, and the lineup for the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest is in

"...Fun Fun Fest, Nov. 8-9, in Waterloo Park, with Nirvana's Krist Novoselic in tow. The third annual event, produced..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Ally McBeal — Going Through Motions

"...if I can figure it out. Take L.A.Law's Grace Van Owen (Susan Dey) character and give her a healthy..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...show host Bob Barker will be 98 on 12/12/2021. Dick Van Dyke will be 96 on 12/13/2021. Actress Betty..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Review: Hello, Dolly!

One of the last great Golden Age musicals revived with panache

"...of Jesus Christ Superstar, or the curiosity before Dear Evan Hansen. With Dolly, we were returning to visit an..."

Jan. 22, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

Legerdemain Man Ray Anderson

The fact that magicians around the world revere the magic man of Esther’s Follies is no illusion

"...David Copperfield, Mark Wilson, David Williamson, Shimada, Nick Lewin, Dick Van Dyke, and Larry Wilmore (the magician/comedian/TV host/producer who..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...character in the "Sam Pomerantz Scandals" episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. Fontaine was a nondrinker in his..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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