Van Dyke and Company (1975)

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1 Season

October 30, 1975

English

Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Creator

Byron Paul

Network

NBC

Episodes

Pilot Special

Oct 30, 1975

60 min

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

Premiere

Sep 20, 1976

60 min

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

Oct 7, 1976

60 min

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

The Spinners

Oct 14, 1976

60 min

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

Oct 28, 1976

60 min

No description available.

Carol Burnett, Sha Na Na

Nov 11, 1976

60 min

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

Nov 18, 1976

60 min

No description available.

Freddie Prinze, George Foreman, The Spinners

Nov 25, 1976

60 min

Sid Caesar, Donna Fargo

Dec 2, 1976

60 min

No description available.

E10

Lucille Ball, The Lockers

Dec 9, 1976

60 min

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 ...

E11

Bobbie Gentry, John Byner

Dec 16, 1976

60 min

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.