The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season One (5 Disc Box Set)

The Dick Van Dyke show is a clear example of a show so good, so well written and acted, it truly stands the test of time! I remember nights sitting in our living room with my dad, watching Dick Van Dyke. I am young enough I came to it in reruns, but still back in the 70s, and have watched it on and off over the decades. It’s never grown old. I know most of the episodes very well, but they’re still funny and still draw me to watch and enjoy.I’d grabbed the DVD set awhile back, but with Amazon having it streaming I’ve watched from time to time. A great deal had me buying season 1.If you’ve not seen Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and the company of outstanding performers, you’re missing out. This is a classic. The comedy, writing, acting, and storylines are part of our collective American entertainment history. We’ve lost all but Mr. Van Dyke, but their talent and star power remain here for us to continue to enjoy. I’ll always have memories attached, but I also come away from each episode enjoying it fully again and again.

I loved this set! I remember watching the Dick Van Dyke show as a kid and laughing so hard my stomach would hurt. I wondered how funny it would be to me now and I was happy to find that these episodes were just as funny to me now as they were back then. My 7 year old and 5 year old watched them with me and they were laughing also. Dick Van Dyke was such a great comedian, his timing is perfect and his physical comedy is brilliant. Mary Tyler Moore was the perfect comedic partner, she's just as brilliant in her own understated way.Maybe it's partly due to the fear and uncertainty after 9/11, or maybe it's just because I'm older now...but this world seems very bleak at times. There seems to be so much hatred, fear, uncertainty out there. It was very calming to me to watch a show that was full of good clean fun. Back in a time when families still ate dinner together, when neighbors actually knew each other and had dinner parties at each others houses, when children treated their parents/adults with respect and had no idea what "drugs" meant. Each episode was a nice pleasant escape. I ended up feeling a little more optimistic about the future after watching a few episodes.I'm going to order Season II. I'm sure these episodes will be just as funny.

Came not damaged when expected. Can't wait to watch.

The Dick Van Dyke show is all about Robert Petrie, played by Dick Van Dyke, a comedy writer that frequently has issues coming up with ideas for the TV show an at home with his wife and child. Mary Tyler Moore plays Van Dyke's wife, Laura Petrie. Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie are Petrie's co-writers, aiding him at work and often trying to assist with home issues. In the first season, it shows Robert Petrie standing up to his wife and his uncertainty in his job position. He tries to assist his writing staff find love and keep their jobs secure. These are classic TV episodes and are really awesome.

I've loved the Dick Van Dyke Show for as long as I can remember. Back when I was a child it was a staple for us at home. Considering the show began the year I was born it means that I primarily remember the reruns but that doesn't matter. This TV show remains as funny now as it was then. It just goes to show creative genius lives on no matter what.As far as the dvds in this collection, they're brilliantly done, clean and clear. I watched all 30+ episodes of season one over a weekend and will begin season 2 next weekend. I purchased all five seasons and so far it is turning out to be a wonderful experience. Don't miss out, these are terrific!

Okay, if the distortion were related to the transfer process, then it would be distorted exactly the same way every time, on every DVD player. The distortion that has really annoyed me is entirely digital and related to the DVD itself. On Disk #4 (Season 5), starting with "A Long Night's Journey Into Day," I could barely even view the episode for all the digital distortion. Also, the picture would freeze in a broken up mosaic -- sometimes the audio continued, sometimes not. Eventually the picture just blanked out altogether. I tried playing the DVD on another machine and had a little better success -- the distortions cleared up a bit. This is how I know it's related to the DVD and not the transfer process. So, I let the DVD player cool off. I cleaned the lens and the DVD carefully, and tried again. This time a little better. In fact, I got through "Journey" and the following episode with only a few glitches. But I still could not view "A Day in the Life of Alan Brady" at all. Every other DVD has been very good. A few artifacts that are clearly transfer related, but I can deal with those. But Disk #4 is very bad. I have asked Image Entertainment for a replacement but have heard nothing so far. (UPDATE: I heard from them only a short while after writing this review and they replaced Disk #4 at no charge. They have corrected the problem.) Otherwise, they have done an outstanding and terrific job of restoring these episodes and I can't thank them enough.

I grew up watching these as re-runs in the seventies, and now my kid's watch them (without any parental prompting). We have satellite TV with about 9 million channels but this show keeps getting watched over and over by my family. Why? Great writing and great acting, and no guilt due to obscenities. Season One features the bonus of Carl Reiner's pilot show that preceded the Dick Van Dyke Show. It's amazing how different (and unfunny)the original pilot show was. I won't go into more detail about the specific episodes of this set, since it's already been reviewed quite well, but I will say this: this set is a little on the expensive side and is not easy to find at many stores but buy it anyway-it's worth every penny and then some.

the Dick Van Dyke show is excellent. wish all the new ones on the air were the same.

I remember watching the 'D.V.D. Show' as a very young girl and knowing there was something very special about it. I later grew to enjoy the 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' and from that my love of America's best sitcom entertainment grew - Frasier, Friends, The Middle, Everyone Loves Raymond etc etc etc. Wonderful gentle humour from the 1960's.

Nur für Menschen die noch Tränen lachen können und wollen und deren American English nahezu perfekt ist.Schnelle, witzige Dialoge. Süffisante Anspielungen und viel Wortwitz und Wortspiele, die einen in den meisten Episoden wirklich laut lachen lassen.Zeitlos gut, obwohl aus den 1960er Jahren. Natürlich in S/W.Keine Untertitel, deswegen sollte echt gutes englisches Sprachverständnis vorhanden sein.Dick van Dyke besitzt ein unglaublich kommödiantisches Talent in Gestik, Mimik und Sprache. Solche Alroundtalente gibt es heute fast gar nicht mehr.Jede Epiosode ist ca 25 Minuten lang. Perfekt für all die, die noch eine Gutenachtgeschichte gucken wollen um dann mit einem Schmunzeln zu Bett zu gehen....

Excellent quality enhancement due to the digital remastering of these splendid episodes all featuring the late great Mary Tyler Moore.

This product met all our expectations! Dick van Dyke is a joy to watch. Mary Tyler Moore is delightful. The stories hold up even today.