The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3, Episode 20 - The Brave and the Backache - Full Episode

[@tonyarceneaux286]

This episode proves how great 😃 Dick Van Dyke is at physical comedy.

[@CamilleGG451]

OMG Yes!!! (he's so great at it, always reminds me of how miserable it is to have your back out! 😆)

[@piehound]

Never could resist that sassafras tea.

[@bethb8276]

Loved that face Rob made, eyes crossed mouth wide open! 😂

[@CamilleGG451]

Oh yeah... that one is a classic! 🤣🤣

[@SuperMike1955]

And, another thing: I regard this show as one of the best shows of the 1960’s.

[@carriepoppy]

It's one of the best shows of the Holocene.

[@sweetcountrylivinginmichigan]

Love this show!

[@caroldannenberg9778]

This show is so great!

[@SuperMike1955]

The video quality of all of these shows has been outstanding. The details of the clothes and the sets are so vivid. I’m sure the tv sets back in the day never displayed the quality we now see.

[@CamilleGG451]

Yes! So nice!!

[@flyingo]

The show was filmed on Kodak 5231 film, better known as Plus-X - just about the best black & white film of all time. Low contrast and fantastic details. I’m a film nerd, so I thought I’d share that.

[@SuperMike1955]

@ I used to work at prop house in Hollywood for over 40 years beginning in 1978. I have recognized props on The Dick van Dyke show that’s still in the inventory.

[@EverTheTwain]

@@SuperMike1955 get out

[@gurujr]

So so happy KZbin has Dick Van Dyke reruns running throughout my video browsing. I can watch them any time and remember what it was like in the sixties again when I was a kid. Nothing ever too controversial. The only thing controversial was Rob and Laura sleeping in separate beds as a married couple.

[@lynndenault8198]

Brilliant - physical comedy by Dick.

[@MrMenefrego1]

How right you are!

[@tonyarceneaux286]

@@MrMenefrego1 I agree 💯.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

@@MrMenefrego1 Ken Berry 🍓 dances too.

[@Wonderpattypatty]

💯 agree with all of you!!

[@CamilleGG451]

And the guy's like a rubber band! So incredibly flexible. That's certainly helped him stay in great shape in his old age I'm sure!

[@LindaCarlson-nf1cl]

There's DVD's Boris Karloff impression! Love it!

[@StephanieJ777]

Dick Van Dyke’s physical comedy reminds me of Jim Carrey. Dick Van Dyke was first though and always purposely wholesome.❤

[@sunnyscott4876]

No way. Sorry. Jim Carrey was just chewing up the scenery. He was always making faces and mugging for the camera. Dick Van Dyke is a genius and his brand of physical comedy has no comparison.

[@randilevson9547]

Jim Carrey was too slapstick. Too out there. More like Jerry Lewis, without the talent. Jim was a rubber-faced clown. Dick Van Dyke had a sophisticated brand of comedy that was always situation-appropriate. Genius.

[@CamilleGG451]

I think all three are/were quite talented in their own ways and appreciate all the laughs they've given us! ☺

[@danomalley2473]

"Well, what do YOU think?" This whole show is comedy gold.

[@mikarose9405]

Loved the show as a kid but now so appreciate the skillful acting from everyone on the show but especially Dick Van Dyke. He was just incredible!

[@daviddriver2692]

I soooooooooo Loveeeeeeee these characters/stars!!!!!😅

[@randilevson9547]

Tony Daniels, the choreographer, was played by Ken Berry. He was married at that time to Jackie Joseph, who had a couple of small roles on the DVD show. She was a cute dippy brunette on a couple of DVD episodes.

[@James-dt7ky]

I think Ken was in F-Troop.

[@susannaCdonovan23]

He also played in Mayberry RFD.

[@laurabarajas-serrato5920]

Ken later divorced Jackie and she and other divorced wives of male celebrities, formed "The Divorced Wives Club". They made many appearances on talk shows over the years at the height of their notoriety. The basis of the group was how they literally supported their spouses during the lean years and when the men achieved stardom, the wives were dumped. The movie, "The First Wives Club", was loosely based on this premise.

[@robyncooperramsey8323]

Thanks for uploading these!

[@LoneWombat2126]

I know the look of how you walk after being somewhere with such uncomfortable beds! When we used to go visit family in Egypt, the beds aren’t really mattresses, but just a firmly stuffed cushion…which KILLS our backs. The best sleep we got was when we traveled to somewhere special within Egypt, typically in or near the Sinai Peninsula, and the hotels, made more for European tourists, had such nice, more comfy and closer to home soft beds. 😅😂❤ We always came back home a little crooked, between the hard beds and even couches and then the long uncomfortable flight home…it usually took a week or two to fully normalize again. 😅

[@MrMenefrego1]

Although I cringe when I see Dick Van Dyke contorting his lanky body during his physical comedy routines; (I cringe because of a birth defect that causes extreme pain during movement), he is so brilliant that I quickly forget my pain and just focus on enjoying his physical comedic genius! That man has earned every accolade he has ever received!

[@tonyarceneaux286]

I did a comment like that.

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@tonyarceneaux286 What do you mean?

[@tonyarceneaux286]

@@MrMenefrego1 I was referring to his dancing ability to help his comedy timing.

[@CamilleGG451]

Ooo- so sorry about the condition you have 😔. So great to have positivity like comedy to help us along isn't it....Wishing you comfort here from San Francisco to wherever you may be! 😊

[@LoneWombat2126]

As my mom and I have found with all of my big health crises, that laughter is a good therapy, sometimes even better than the best medication available! I remember one hospital stay, my sister bringing my I Love Lucy DVDs to watch, but I wasn’t the on,y one who enjoyed them…every nurse who came in for vitals or whatever got a good laugh at something she said or did! Never underestimate the value of good clean comedy like this and I Love Lucy…laughter is what keeps the doctors away…and sometimes the pain too.

[@karensterton9780]

I remember doubting this until it happened to me! I couldn't stand for hours! Love this show

[@carmelaszymanski8232]

Tea..Great Gesture..Heals all for a Real Warm HUG..

[@jb6712]

Coffee's vastly superior in taste, though.

[@shorty7363]

​@@jb6712 Coffee is disgusting 🤮 and tea is sooo good!🫖🥰

[@marylorvick5390]

I'd forgotten what a fantastic episode this was! Now that I'm old, I totally get the last lines of the show!

[@LoneWombat2126]

My mom and I tease each other sometimes when we get going griping about all our aches and pains, and have stop the, “oh, you think that’s bad…well I…” competition about whose pain is/was worse….and it typically ends with something like that, talking like we left our dentures in the bathroom or something. 😂😂

[@anitagootee8474]

9:48 Best line delivery 😄

[@CamilleGG451]

Lol the baby line?! 😂😂

[@LoneWombat2126]

I know a little too well the feeling of being so far past pain that it’s more like the twilight zone of agony. Also, with my three year old niece, I understand the pain of sitting down on some toy book, box, etc. that she leaves wherever!😂 Omg, he had his own, but legit Dr. Phil! 🤣

[@conniegonzalez2729]

If Rob can bend his knees, why can't he sit up on the sofa? LOL 😂

[@bettycogswell9851]

love it.

[@patttyannhudson]

If you didn't have a crush on DVD just like MTM did he was the cutest

[@williameggleton414]

"But why do you have to be so healthy for a weekend at Lake Minni Hoohaha?" Well where I live in Australia, we have a Minnehaha Falls.

[@shorty7363]

"What do you think Rob?" and he makes gobs of money asking just that! Maybe I should consider psychiatry for a career!

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

Ha, you'd think, but psychiatrists are paying off student loans until they are old age. You have to go through actual medical school first.

[@shorty7363]

@@xxwhispersxx2856 Well I know that. I wasn't being serious.😄😘

[@hollybigelow5337]

That is a pretty funny comment, but I’ve been thinking about it, and it’s amazing how many professionals I have worked with that DIDN’T ask that obvious question and didn’t listen, and I’m realizing actually checking in with the patient and really listening is maybe a lot harder than it sounds and a lot more important than many people realize, especially in the medical profession full of incredibly egotistical people who believe they know everything even before they gather any evidence. Really checking in with people and really listening is a lost art that is hard to master.

[@nancyhowell4505]

​@@hollybigelow5337 Maybe because people don't get to the point? Run-on sentences? 🤷‍♀️

[@Mmdmade]

Perfect. Ask Sally to work extra when she is clearly sick.

[@MichelleMott]

Millie looks great in that grey skirt with the large buttons. She and Sally are my fave characters. Ken Berry sure looks young!

[@ThrowbackDrummer]

1:54 the real question is where is Jerry going everyday on the train? His office is at his house.

[@leestamm3187]

His primary office is in downtown New York. The small, 1 chair office in his house is for the New Rochelle locals.

[@ThrowbackDrummer]

@ really? I’ve watched this show over and over again and never knew that! Thanks! Did they mention it at some point?

[@leestamm3187]

@@ThrowbackDrummer In "My Neighbor's Husband's Other Life," reference is made to his downtown office. Also, in "The Gunslinger," Jerry works on Rob's teeth in his downtown office, with highrise buildings visible out the window.

[@ThrowbackDrummer]

@ thank you! I’m gonna rewatch those episodes and look out for it

[@jmax3245]

If Jerry was Westchester's best dentist why is he on a morning train to Manhattan ?

[@joycepiantes8383]

Been there, done that with my back

[@doloresgray3668]

I hurt just watching him!

[@jackkircher1755]

Why would Jerry ride a train every day of his dental practice is at home?

[@doloresgray3668]

It is? I never knew that.

[@djr6876]

Yep, he had a little at home office. Perhaps he had a larger practice in the city, too? I remember Donna Reeds Dr. hubby worked at home, but some episodes had him going to the hospital.

[@Rippypoo]

I would say that that's a goof.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@@djr6876 Writers abck then didn’t think the viewing public would catch their errors. It was definitely not a goof on the part of these writers (as some have suggested).

[@marinazagrai1623]

The writers didn’t think oeople would notice these details…we have more practice watching sitcoms on TV so we would notice these discrepancies. I think during the 60s people were not watching so much TV so these details would wash over them.

[@randilevson9547]

How did Rob drive home from work with a back that wouldn't bend?

[@davidhirthler7124]

Love Phil Nevins, a cool doctor.

[@caroledwards3289]

I like salt water taffy. ❤

[@karensterton9780]

From now on, check who directed the episode, and you'll find that the best were Jerry Paris!

[@LoganStargazer]

... and Mary Tyler Moore as "The Beaver".

[@bubbagreensmith7174]

Lake Sissimanunu ……🤣😂😆

[@normgardner4560]

Ken Berry - Mayberry RFD!!!

[@jb6712]

He was in "F Troop" long before that.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

@@jb6712 And Mama's Family.

[@pattipurcell6382]

He needed back pain relaxer

[@evalehde3869]

How did he drive home?

[@randilevson9547]

They don't put toy prizes in boxes of Corn Flakes. There would not have been a mini fire engine in that box. That cereal is too serious. The "treasure chest" cereal mini-box assortment has cute names, much like the party snacks assortment from another episode had cute names. Must have been the same writers.

[@mf-qi8gn]

They put toys in thr corn flakes (and other cereals) back in the 60s. I was always looking for it in the box before my brother did.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

Looks like Ken Berry 🍓 from Mama's Family was in this episode.

[@bethb8276]

He also played in some Andy Griffith shows.

[@debrahelmlinger6256]

3 seasons of Mayberry R.F.D.

[@lrhb1172]

He was also Captain Parmenter on F Troop. 😂

[@kristabrewer6736]

He was the STAR of Mayberry R.F.D

[@carolbrown6971]

how did he drive home?

[@thomasmagnum3588]

He was on the train….with Jerry…..and the psychiatrist……standing up ?

[@marthaworc7873]

Are those prints of Rembrandt paintings on the wall of the psychiatrist?

[@carmelaszymanski8232]

What do you think? I don't know what do you think? I don't know WHAT ANYONE THINKS.. YOU?

[@marinazagrai1623]

This is the third season and Rob has been working for 8yrs? Did the writers ever use real dates? I discovered why my mom never liked swimming underwater as I used to and she finally told me that someone held her underwater when she was a kid.

[@jb6712]

No, they didn't use "real" dates, no really sit-com did. It's all imagination, meant for nothing but entertainment, not to be entirely realistic. In an interview he did a few years ago, the late Carl Reiner said that he refused to use any events that would give the show a definable timeline. He also never thought the show would go into syndication, nor that reruns were a possibility, so there was no need for flow and continuity, which meant he could come up with various situations (often, but not always, out of his own life) and then exaggerate them for comedic effect.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@@jb6712 This is the reason for watching shows and movies that make more sense when they were created than watching them for nostalgia (I wasn’t born then, later) for let’s say better times (I know there were major problems but in general, less BS).

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@jb6712 That is fascinating! You've got all kinds of interesting stuff in your noggin! 😉

[@bmyra]

I assume when the DVD show started his character had worked for Brady for years. Why is that confusing?

[@somecallmeTim-wi6pr]

You understand they can't show you every single day of every year of a character's life right? There were multiple episodes where they showed Rob and Laura just starting out, and Rob just starting at the Allen Brady Show. Coming up with "been at the show for eight years" is called establishment. It adds depth to the characters. You absolute buffoons

[@glenngrinter6818]

Decades network edits out Barley Bupkis, not sure why.😳

[@whatok4508]

John 3:16 for God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life❤❤❤

[@pepeboy234]

It takes 3 to 5 days to incubate a cold, so he would not get a cold from Sally the same day or next day.

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

Laura still looks gorgeous bent over

[@thestones8022]

even better,,,, she got talent...lol

[@lynndenault8198]

seriously? This isn't some "men's" chat.

[@thestones8022]

@@lynndenault8198 OR GHOULS COMMENT SECTION EITHER EQUAL RIGHTS FREEDOM OF SPEECH EXPRESSION EXCEPT WHEN YOU DONT LIKE IT TUNE OUT GO TO A SAFE SPACE AND CRY...

[@BAMovin]

@@thestones8022 You got that worked up from her comment? Screaming & insulting her? Looks like you need a safe space, a couch talking to a psychiatrist.

[@carmelaszymanski8232]

Oh my..

[@Rebecca-qn8xe]

Maybe because they live on the east coast near New York City and it's better to take a bus or a cab then to drive cuz it's too crowded

[@mehmetokay7073]

Lake Cissemanunu

[@thestones8022]

lake sissy manunu....

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

millie says jerry talks to a psychiatrist everyday on the commuter train on the way to work. but jerry's dental office is in his house! they established that on several episodes. so, just where is jerry going everyday on the train? that rapscallion. is he having an affair with sally's aunt agnes?

[@leestamm3187]

It was mentioned several times in the course of the series that Jerry also had an office downtown. The home office was just a chair and sink he used for family and neighbors.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

@@leestamm3187 ... that's my point. they aren't consistent. in one episode jerry's office is downtown and in another its in his house. its no big deal. just something i noticed recently. its still one of the best sitcoms ever produced.

[@leestamm3187]

@@cjmacq-vg8um He had offices both places. No inconsistency at all.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

@@leestamm3187 ... NO HE DIDN"T! that's my point. it depends on the episode. i have a question for you. why do only IDIOTS and MORONS respond to my comments? you're only legit response could've been - i know, right. but no. i get idiots who have to trash me for making simple, FACTUAL and innocuous observations. why is that it?

[@kathrynoneill5862]

Did this air after President Kennedy's death ? I'm just wondering because they were all wearing black. Or was it because of Rose Marie i had heard thad her husband had died.

[@normgardner4560]

Typical shrink........what do YOU think Rob?? That will be $200.00 Rob!!!

[@jb6712]

Dream world you live in---a psych doc friend charges $250 for 45 minutes. I've never utilized his services, but he was telling me what the "going rates" are for 2023, and they're likely going up soon. Doesn't pay to have any mental issues in the 21st century---the financial constraints only exacerbate the issues!

[@jeangruen833]

QUIT INTERRUPTING!! 😑

[@carmelaszymanski8232]

I rather have pop poopies.??🤔🤔🤔

[@randilevson9547]

Beth Jarrett (MTM's cold-mother character in the excellent film, "Ordinary People") didn't want her son (Timothy Hutton) to see a psychiatrist (Judd Hirsch), for fear of uncovering some uncomfortable facts about her family. Laura Petrie took a similar stand in this DVD episode. A stretch, I know, but an interesting connection. So sue me for over-analyzing.

[@CamilleGG451]

Omg that's true! 😄Very good connection there!

[@kennethmanzi1659]

My op...they should've started the MTM show with Laura instead of Mary, being in the future and finally divorced from Rob???

[@ronaldmayle1823]

Back when women's whole life revolved around what their husbands did for a living. I want to yell at the TV, "Go out and make yourself proud by getting your own job." And why did married couples sleep in separate beds?

[@garyfrancis6193]

Film and TV morality code passed in the 1930’s

[@christineisabel7827]

Yes morality code, I Love Lucy they slept in separate beds also.

[@ronaldmayle1823]

@@christineisabel7827 Talk about "woke."

[@jb6712]

Back in the 1950s and 60s it wasn't necessary for a woman to go out and work if her husband had a well-paid, successful job himself. Just because YOU don't, doesn't mean someone else can't stay home and be a wife and homemaker, particularly when they want(ed) it.

[@ronaldmayle1823]

@@jb6712 That's true, but these 1950 shows never showed the real world where the husband dies, or gets divorced or loses his job. That's why it's important for women to have job skills, so she doesn't have to survive working at McDonald's.

[@pepeboy234]

Laura is wearing a creepy communist cross pendant

[@markcadieux3445]

How do you know it's not a creepy christian cross pendant? Back then the communist threat was real. She wouldn't have done that.

[@Karen-nn6kg]

Wrong party. The.Iron Cross was initially Prussia then lastly associated with Nazi Germany

[@philipr.6090]

It's a Maltese Cross, originally associated with a Catholic chivalric and military order, the Knights Hospitaller, a group that provided hospital and medical care for pilgrims during the crusades. As a modern symbol, it stands for caring, protection and sacrifice. It predates communism by many centuries and has nothing to do with it.