How Each Dick Van Dyke Show Cast Member Died

The Dick Van Dyke Show is one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, and it’s memory lives on over 50 years after it’s initial airing. However, the same can’t be said for all of it’s main cast members. As with many classic pieces of media, many of the stars of the show have passed away in the time since the show initially ended it’s run.
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Among the main cast members of the show that have passed away are Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morley Amsterdam, Richard Deacon, Jerry Paris, and Carl Reiner. The first main cast member that passed away was Richard Deacon, who died of a heart attack in 1984. Two years later, Jerry Paris passed away from a brain tumor. Around a decade after that, Morley Amsterdam passed away.
Both Mary Tyler Moore and Rose Marie died the same year, in 2017. Mary Tyler Moore was 80, and Rose Marie was 94. Both actresses lived incredibly full lives, although Mary Tyler Moore was certainly suffering from health problems towards them end of hers. The last main cast member to have passed is Carl Reiner. Carl Reiner was The Dick Van Dyke Show’s creator, and his life served as the inspiration for the show’s plot. He died in 2020 of natural causes at the age of 98. Carl’s son, director Rob Reiner, survived him.
There are two main cast members from The Dick Van Dyke Show that remain alive, one of which is it’s titular star. Dick is still alive and thriving at the age of 95, having married a woman half is age in just the past decade. The other surviving cast member is former child actor Larry Mathews, who played Dick’s character’s son. Join Facts Verse as we explore how each Dick Van Dyke Show cast member died.
How Each Dick Van Dyke Show Cast Member Died

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[@jons.6216]

It's a shame there wasn't an inclusion of Ann Morgan-Gilbert as next door neighbor Millie Helper! She always did such fantastic comedy whenever appearing! Another note - the movie with Elvis was actually called "A Change of Habit", where Moore, Barbara Mcnair and Jane Elliott were nuns that posed as regular citizens in an inner city community.

[@feliciajenkins5041]

The cast of The Nanny honored her at least. RIP Yetta🥀.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

I loved the entire cast and always felt they were top shelf stars giving flawless performances, but even in my youth I felt Ann Morgan-Gilbert was the most intrinsically funny performer on the show. So I echo your sentiment 100%

[@maggietolbertson4841]

I agree with another poster - it's shameful that the actress who played Millie was not mentioned. I love the episode where Laura/Millie are alone at night and are freaked out by every little noise.

[@markcadieux3445]

Laura, Sally and Millie all died within about a year. Buddys last name was sorrEL, not SORRell. Rob's last name was PETrie not PEEtree.

[@marksimmons9262]

I agree. Did you know she played Fran Dresser's aunt on The Nanny?

[@marksimmons9262]

Would like to know what she was doing.between Van Dyke show and Nanny.

[@marksimmons9262]

@@markcadieux3445 English Major, right?

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

Jerry's parrot "Don't be nervous..... don't be nervous......... don't be nervous " ...... What else would he pick up in a dentist's office ? Too funny !

[@stargatedr]

I'm currently watching reruns and realized how I forgot how good this show really was...just can't stop watching all the episodes; currently on season 2 and counting.

[@manny4552]

I bought the whole series on dvd

[@trhansen3244]

I just started watching it about a month ago. Nearly done with season three. I think there was something going on between Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore.

[@roserinaldi1623]

I loved the Dick Van Dyke Show when it was new, and I love it even more now. I'm so glad Van Dyke is still alive.

[@scottburton9701]

"The Dick Van Dyke Show" is a certifiable classic!

[@WytZox1]

* Yet despite being close to being cancelled in 1st season, in its 2nd season the sitcom became a hit when Beverly Hillbillies was its lead in. ☺

[@manny4552]

I bought the whole series on dvd

[@docadams7099]

Just a beloved show. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" remains a real gem to this day. It is sad we've lost Mary Tyler Moore, Jerry Paris, Richard Deacon, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Carl Reiner, but we still have Dick Van Dyke and Larry Mathews, not to mention this great show.

[@trhansen3244]

It is sad but they left behind something that will be watched and enjoyed forever.

[@neilmccann5826]

I have fond memories of watching this show in my youth. My family would make a game of guessing whether in the opening scene, Rob would trip over the ottoman, or remember that it was there, and side-step it.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

Dick Van Dyke reports that some viewers would gamble on that game. Would he trip and roll ? Dance around it ? Or carefully step around it, only to trip over his own heel ? Takin all bets heeere !

[@patricezappa-porter5011]

one of my fav episodes is when Rob decides that they have the wrong baby. when the other parents arrive at the door, they are a black couple and the look on Rob's face is priceless and Greg Morris was great, he seemed to really get a kick out of it.

[@kcenzer4128]

Favorite Episode in Year Three was Larry Mathews singing "Little Drummer Boy" in the Dick Van Dyke Christmas Show. He was only 7 or 8 at the time and he was a BRILLIANT child performer.

[@g.leegander]

I cracked up everytime I saw Dick Van Dyke unassumingly enter his house, briefcase in hand having ended another day at the office, step down into their sunken living room and flip-trip over the couch because Laura had decided to rearrange the furniture!

[@puppycat58]

What happened to Jerry's wife Millie Helper played by Anne Morgan Gilbert... she passed away too....

[@merrittn6397]

I googled it she passed in June 2016, so FV needs to do better

[@jamesmccully9584]

She also played Grandma Yetta on The Nanny

[@romandelcorro5521]

They had Jerry Van Dyke (Dick's brother) who played "Stacey" as Rob's brother in several episodes. He also starred in a brief series "My Mother the Car" and of course "COACH" He unfortunately passed away in 2018 of a heart attack..

[@BFA100]

The last name of Petrie on that show is pronounced PET like in "pet" REE.

[@gerroldmayfield3346]

And Morey Amsterdam was Buddy "Sor-RELL" not "SOR-rell".

[@avenger1888]

Thank you. I was wondering if anyone else caught the mis pronunciation of Dick Van Dyke's character's last name. As others pointed what about Millie Helper the Petrie's neighbor and parent of Richie's friend. F.V needs to do an edit of this video.

[@gerroldmayfield3346]

@@avenger1888 That makes you think they've never actually watched the show.

[@markgolden504]

I have a feeling the narration is done mechanically.

[@sandreawhite7534]

That drove me crazy.

[@darodg1]

I always laughed about the comments about Ritchie being in the closet on the show because he was not in every episode. My favorite Dick Van Dyke episode was the one with Danny Thomas as an Alien. My second favorite is were Laura couldn't resist opening Rob's mail and Rob set her up with a inflatable raft.

[@carolhensley9060]

That was my fav too!

[@chrisdecanio1055]

You forgot Ann Morgan Guilbert. She played Millie Helper and, passed on @ 87 in 2016.

[@robertdragoff6909]

From what I heard at the time of Mary Tyler Moore's passing, Carl Reiner heard that Mary wasn't in too good a shape (she was in a coma) so he asked someone to go to Mary's bedside and whisper in her ear, it's okay Mary, you've done well, it's ok for you to go. Eerily enough not long after that she passed. Of course it's probably an urban legend, but who knows......

[@trhansen3244]

She was truly wonderful on this show. And I still have two seasons to go. She and Dick Van Dyke had some real chemistry. The kind I think went well beyond the show itself.

[@amyreynolds3619]

God bless Dick Van Dyke.

[@billybob6087]

Facts Verse......PLEASE...Stop changing the time and/or date that you post vids.....Thank you....

[@maggietolbertson4841]

This show is a classic. Watch 1 episode and you would know how to pronounce their names correctly. It's Pet-tree not Pee-tree.

[@gerroldmayfield3346]

Try using an announcer who knows how to actually pronounce the characters' names.

[@lesliebest5562]

Exactly! 😡

[@hobbgreen4529]

@@lesliebest5562 im guessing he never watched the show , lol .

[@loreebrew38]

I've watched reruns since I was a teenager in the 70's. I could probably recite every episode. So many favorites, I couldn't list them all. Anne,, who played Millie was awesome and when she was much older she did a fantastic job playing Fran Dresher's grandma on "The Nanny".

[@FactsVerse]

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[@loreebrew38]

​@@FactsVerse I just love "My Three sons". The first five years were best. Once William Farley left due to bad health, the show was still really good for about one more year. But that's just me. Fred Mac Murray was excellent and was what every kid wanted for a Dad, at least back then. Lucille Ball had a new show several years after "I love Lucy". It was called "The Lucy Show." She played a widow with two kids and Vivian Vance played her best friend and border as Vivian Baxter who had a son and was divorced. It was almost like watching the best of "I Love Lucy" only without Ricky and Fred.

[@michaelougarezos8963]

enjoyed this segment very much. thank you

[@robertdragoff6909]

You left out the lady who played Jerry the Dentist’s wife, Millie. She was on TV forever The last role she played was Fran Drescher’s Grandmother on the Nanny….

[@darlenemorris9550]

I adore this show and watch it on KZbin. My favorite episode was when Mary accidentally told that Mr Brady wore a toupee.

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you love the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

Mary Tyler Moore was an absolute smoke-show in the 60’s.

[@gerroldmayfield3346]

If that means she was hot, I totally agree!

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

@@gerroldmayfield3346 😂 It does.

[@jenniferhanses]

Dick Van Dyke is a national treasure. If you haven't seen it, I do recommend checking out his guest cameo doing Step in Time on Broadway. I would say he shared his longevity with his castmates. Based on what you've said, many of them lived into their 80s and 90s. Those are pretty good runs by my measure. Personally, I also really lived Richard Decon. He was the embodiment of the pencil pushing antagonist is many TV shows and films. He found his spot as a character actor, and he played it well.

[@bobriedel3277]

I'm just here to see how many "Facts" they get wrong, as usual.

[@carolpassarelli5424]

Had to love this show,the comedy alone

[@dogcowrph]

Tim has such a great voice.

[@rockeerockey6941]

Buddy "SORE-RELL"

[@litachambers3456]

That was "Change of Habit" not Heart.

[@freeguy77]

Right after the series was canceled, I remember Mary appearing in the film "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (1967), with Julie Andrews. A shame Mary wasn't 'Millie,' as that was her best friend (and neighbor) in The DVD Show. Mary played Miss Dorothy Brown, with Julie Andrews as Millie. This video left out Ann Morgan Guilbert, who provided such great support as Laura's best friend, confidante, and plotter, just as Vivian Vance superbly did with "I Love Lucy." Two of the best sitcoms in tv history, and both broke new ground in the creation and performing of sitcoms!

[@aidaabdur-rashid6616]

I really liked the episode on The DVD Show called, “A Show of Hands”-especially during the time it aired. At the height of Civil Rights movement in this country. It was done with sensitivity and respectfully, but didn’t lose the humor of the situation. As an adult and African-American I’ve grown more fond of it through the years.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for sharing this, Aida!

[@aidaabdur-rashid6616]

@@FactsVerse My pleasure ! Thank-you !

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

That episode and the one where Rob thought they had brought the wrong baby home ( featuring Greg Morris ) showed how hip and progressive the show insisted on being. No one can criticize this show on any level. It was just that good

[@georgewilson1184]

Buddy made the show a hit my favorite episodes were ghost of Chance And Buddy taking his Bar Mitzvah and when Rob sees a UFO out the office window and the one where Buddy & Sally are doing weekend shows at Herbies Hiawatha Lodge

[@feliciajenkins5041]

Rose Marie was on a episode of ER that was absolutely heartbreaking 🥀. I liked Morey on the Match Game.

[@ShirleyDeeDesigns]

One of my favorite episodes is in season 1 when Laura and Rob tell Ritchie about when he was born. I think it was called Where Did I Come From. Maybe Dick Van Dyke has lived so long because he is in comedy. There is a verse in the Bible that says a merry heart does good like a medicine. I need to start laughing more!

[@dogcowrph]

MTM was always that beautiful girl next door.

[@TheEllmad]

I also agree w the others who posted about “Millie” she was an amazing actress who brought a lot to the show! He also is mispronouncing Petrie - anyone who was a fan of the show knows how it should be pronounced - one of my favorite shows was the practical joke show ❤

[@antoinec822]

Sad so many classic show have majority or all of the cast deceased. The oldest tv show where the entire cast is still alive the Love Boat.

[@Lucy-gu8uk]

I'm watching this on May 30. Gavin McLeod just died two days ago.

[@antoinec822]

@@Lucy-gu8uk I know. Looks like I spoke to soon on this.

[@justafan6535]

Morey will forever be missed

[@FactsVerse]

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[@melissaweintraub5854]

He always remembered to “Roll, Dick, Roll” and that a walnut is not just a walnut!

[@suev4056]

Laughter must be the key to long life!

[@punkinpatch1856]

We named a dog Berferd and a cat Pickles. Such a great show

[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

To this day, MTM was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen.

[@3dartistguy]

You forgot to Ann Morgan Gilbert who played Millie, Laura’s next door neighbor married to Jerry Paris’s Jerry, the crazy dentist. she died to 2016.

[@katherinelworkman2847]

I like this KZbin channel you made! I hardly ever commented but you must have said Mary Tyler Moore's name 50 or 60 times-you've yet to say rosemarie's full name????🤦 Distracted with trying to remember this wonderful woman's name.,🤭

[@markashby3264]

It is noteworthy that Jerry Paris the actor who played the neighbor went on to direct almost every episode of Happy Days.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

Tte Walnut episode of Dick Van Dyke inspired Jerry Paris to do the Mork from Ork episode of Happy Days. Cause & effect can be subtle

[@Cubicnoir]

Just like Wanda Vision

[@romanumeralz]

Wrong

[@timgordon3039]

Loved it when Laura said...oh rob1111

[@The1s2a3r]

when Rob bought a motorcycle Lol

[@stevennunamaker3355]

My favorite episode was when Richie get the pet duck I laughed so hard my chest started hurting

[@FactsVerse]

We remember that episode too! Thank you so much for bringing back memories. What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

[@pwhudnall]

Someone has to play Cleopatra is my favorite episode I play it and it always makes me laugh no matter how many times i watch it and the song is great that Mary/Laura sang also.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

Bob Crane ( Colonel Hogan ) "I have just arromed from rive" lmao

[@carolgreenway5840]

What happened to.the actress who played Millie, Jerry’s wife. I know she was on “The Nanny” but that’s all I know.

[@sandreawhite7534]

I was stunned when I found out that was her. She was amazing in both roles.

[@MrThesper]

She was also on "Seinfeld" in the 90s playing a neighbor of Jerry's parents in Florida.

[@jonsumner5899]

Well this show was amazing how did it stay so successful well it was ahead of its time. In fact I've always said if there's ever a show that deserves some reboot it's Dick Van Dyke show. This show ended way too early and and deserves to come back it was a real mistake to ever let the show go. The show didn't even get 10 seasons and it really deserved to run 20 seasons

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you love the show. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. If we may ask, which episode did you like the best?

[@warrendewson1385]

Dick Van Dyke is still alive.

[@markgolden504]

Why does the announcer keep mispronouncing names?

[@judilehman1481]

Character names are misprounced. Film with Elvis was "Change of Habit" in 1969 not 1970. Ann Morgan Guilbert as Millie Helper was left out.

[@frogger1952]

Not only that, they only mentioned Jerry Paris in passing. Jerry Paris directed many of the episodes and became an in demand TV director. He discovered Robin Williams and first cast him on a TV show. You would think that would inspire more than just one sentence.

[@TuesdayWells27]

Ghost of a chantz chantz

[@joann.5041]

This was also MY favorite episode, where they all spend the night in a haunted cabin!

[@katarinakrnjevic8183]

Dick Van Dyke is so iconic .Dick and Mary were good in their roles and they are definitely tv legends. Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie were good in their roles they should get more leading roles during their lifetime.

[@FactsVerse]

Absolutely, we feel the same way! Thank you for sharing your sentiments and for watching our content. What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

[@katarinakrnjevic8183]

@@FactsVerse you can keep doing same as before , other chanels don't cover pre 80s celebrities so much

[@bobbylaguardia6680]

You forgot Ann Guilbert

[@pamelahicks517]

I love this show and never get tired of watching it.

[@freeguy77]

Same here. One of the funniest things I ever heard was Mary's hilarious changing of Dick Van Dyke's name, his first and surname to a sex-related synonym: Penis von Lesbian! Always cracked me up thinking about it. She had a way for words doing that, probably when she was feeling goofy one day, and told it to someone who reported it.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

I want to believe that Mary was ribald enough to make that wise-crack. I love baudy, riske gals and that would open a whole new chapter on fantasies for me. Lmao

[@freeguy77]

@@sciencedavedunning3415 Bawdy and Risque is the spelling for the words. Mary was the sexiest actress on television as Laura Petrie. She lost some of it when she got her own series 4 years later at 33 in Sep '70. Still attractive, but time, the ensemble cast, and writing for each character in that series diluted her sex appeal and gift for comedic situations that she had as Laura.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

@@freeguy77 Thank you for spelling corrections. Mon face, eet is red. Thank you also for insights for which I have no counter argument

[@stephenchinitz7175]

There are so many episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show that I loved that it is hard to pick it a favorite. If I had to choose I suppose that it would be between the episode where Laura gets her toe caught in a hotel bathtub faucet or one of the later episodes called “Uny Ufts”. I still laugh out loud when I see these shows. I can’t find the series in syndication anywhere. Any suggestions?

[@pcpegala6333]

I watch it on Decades channel 99 in Las Vegas, NV...this and the Mary Tyler Moore show - I love them both...just so very funny!

[@docadams7099]

It's on the Decades TV channel. It airs in the evening.

[@freeguy77]

@@docadams7099 Airs in the early afternoon, also, with 2 episodes in the 2p-3p CT hour.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

The naked lady with her toe caught in the bathtub faucet was 'lifted' from George Axelrod's Broadway hit "The Seven Year Itch" . Marilyn Monroe's character tells the story about herself in the movie version which drives horny Tom Ewell nuts. Lucille Ball lifted the bit as well . Axelrod also wrote "How to murder your wife" movie starred Jack Lemmon , "Goodbye Charlie" movie starred Tony Curtis.

[@darlenemorris9550]

KZbin!!!

[@jer6151]

You never mentioned series regular Ann Morgan Gilbert. What happened to her?

[@jamesmccully9584]

She also played Grandma Yetta on The Nanny

[@trwent]

I loved watching Rose Marie on Hollywood Squares for many years. I actually think she was the funniest regular on the show, much funnier than either Paul Lynde or Charlie Weaver.

[@FactsVerse]

Us too! Thanks for bringing back memories. Which episode of the show appealed to you the most?

[@freeguy77]

The narrator made another big error. Mary's son Richard, 24, did not die of a self-inflicted wound (i.e., suicide) in Oct. 1980. it was an accident, so not a true suicide. The small shotgun had a hair trigger, and it took so little pressure to shoot it, the coroner ruled his death accidental in his handling it. The gun was later removed from the market. Eerily, Mary's film "Ordinary People" was released 3 weeks earlier, about a mother grieving over her son who dies in an accidental death. And, of course Ritchie Petrie was her tv son's name, very close to her own real son, born in 1956, just one year after Larry Mathews ('Ritchie') was born in 1955, starting the series at only 5 with the pilot filmed on Fri. Jan. 20, 1961, same day of Kennedy's inauguration. He is now the only other survivor, at 66 (Aug. 15, same date in the year as Rose Marie), her birth year was 1923, two years before Dick's birth on Dec. 13, 1925.

[@frogger1952]

But it was a self inflicted gun shot wound, just not an intentional self inflicted gunshot wound. The gun was removed from the market, then later re sold after the manufacturer made changes to the hair trigger. In the early DVD shows, Laura's maiden name was Meeker after her real life husband's name. Then after MTM divorced Meeker, the show changed her character's maiden name to Meehan,

[@freeguy77]

@@frogger1952 Self-inflicted implies suicide, but it was not a suicide! So, that term is misleading when said using it to someone without further explanatory detail.

[@donaldchappell1569]

I agree with 'puppycat58' in asking why Millie Helper, Anne Morgan Gilbert, was not discussed????????????????? She was certainly a main and valued cast member!

[@frogger1952]

She had great comedic timing and delivery. I always wondered why she didn't get more roles after DVD.

[@michaelsanders339]

Why no mention of the passing of the actress that played Millie helper?

[@justtracie8636]

You should have a channel called, " How they died"

[@anntagen414]

What about Millie? Ann Morgan Guilbert!

[@kaninma7237]

Good video, but the name is Pet-rie, not Pee-tree.

[@MrNb22]

oof the pronounciation of Petrie is killing me here

[@BadRadBR]

Ahh, Tim Blane! Did he ever even see the show??

[@rosetteyacoub8889]

The movie with Elvis was called , Change of Habit, not change of heart

[@kayodephillips5435]

Love this show

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show! Which episode is the most memorable for you?

[@louturco8025]

HEY DOPE WHAT ABOUT MILLY HELPER !!!

[@jonkingdon3499]

I appreciate that you honor the show. Not to be too picky but you mispronounced the names Petrie and Sorrell in your narration. I also ci cur with so many other that you should not have overlooked Ann Morgan Guilbert (Millie) who has been in 83 different shows

[@mikelee3557]

If I'm not mistaken it was change of habit not change of heart

[@jamesmccully9584]

You are right.

[@jamesmccully9584]

Mary played a nun

[@marshasmith1808]

What about Jerry's wife on the show?

[@retrogamingnmore2513]

Mary Tyler Moore was a very beautiful woman

[@jackkircher1755]

Far too many people mispronounce the last name of DVD's character. You and they say PEETREE when it is properly pronounced PE- (like in pebble) tree. If you watched the show youvare reporting abiut, you would KNOW that. I watched most of the episodes numerous times. Dick was a master of physical comedy qnd did it well in many episodes. The chemistry between the two was unusually magical. Mary wasn't a very physical person so all rhoe romantic scenes between them only appeared genuine. I just learned recently that Mary had a son named Richie and her TV son was also given the sane name.

[@pattineal7375]

Not PEETREE. The name is PET-REE. You would have known this if you'd seen any episodes.

[@christinemiller5844]

Dick Van Dyke was one of those few and by that I don't I 1or 2 people who was put on this earth to help other other people, as many other actresses and actors were! They brought us out of ourselves,( where many like to do!) They made us think and realize that we can do anything if we just try and keep trying! Those (the words keep trying), have been lost! But, I sure hope there are people who just keep on trying, no matter what! Sadly I was not one of those people! But, God has seen fit to just keep on trying with me! I know he will if you just ask him¡!!!!

[@briandriscoll8857]

Petrie not Peetree Sorrell not Sorroll

[@billywillis4390]

It's Petri with a short e. And Buddy's last name as Sorell Sor-ell. Get the names right.

[@dannytoon7040]

You forgot. Milly, the next door neighbor friend of Mary and Dick, you forgot to talk about her, important character, so forgetting her, means you didn't do your work and you forgot Dick Van Dike brother he was on the show also. Otherwise thanks.

[@daviddriver2692]

Forgot to mention millie

[@margaretpotter]

To be the narrator, you should know how to pronounce the last names of the main characters.

[@chuckmclaughlin5579]

My favorite all time comedy series. But you'd think a fan would know how to pronounce Rob and Laura's last name correctly. It's PET-tree, not PEE-Tree.

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you love the Dick Van Dyke Show! Which episode appealed to you the most?

[@frogger1952]

I caught that too. What's funny is that the mispronouncing of the name is a running gag in the series.

[@fossrampant5826]

How is it that you got the pronunciation of two of the main characters in the show you are profiling wrong? Petrie like 'pet', not 'Pete', and Sorrell with emphasis on the second syllable, not like the herb 'sorrel'.

[@richardlawson4317]

The show was 'smart' and opened up some taboos. I never missed it. There is a story that Dick heavily resented his show being on the same night as the Beverly Hillbillies. I don't know if that is true, but I don't blame him.

[@freeguy77]

The conservative time (1961-66) had one old taboo: no married couples could sleep in the same bed. Twin beds was the rule, same with the older tv series, for example, "The Donna Reed Show" (1958-66), and even "All in the Family" (1971) had Archie and Edith sleeping in twin beds.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

Twin bed rule no longer in effect by the time of Bob Newhart show. Hooray ! Mary's Capri slacks ruffled some white collar feathers, but started a new fashion paradigm. I recall an episode where Archie Bunker had to share his marital bed with "meathead".....I. don't remember twin beds at all

[@freeguy77]

@@sciencedavedunning3415 The Donna Reed Show (1958-66), The DVD Show (1961-66) were two that had twin beds for those TV married couples. Same for Lucy and Ricky in I Love Lucy (1951-57). Outrageously dumb, and the public knew it.

[@duffbaker9554]

@@freeguy77 True, but not as outrageously dumb as these days when you think about all of the nonsense currently going down..

[@pxn748]

Pehtree not Peetry, for God's sake how do you not know that!

[@wrbergner]

Dick Van Dyke was a heavy drinker at the time and was so after the show went off the air. While it's not flattering today, you could say it was the alcohol that preserved him all these years and allowed everyone to be awarded with his incredible and astonishing acting and dancing abilities.

[@DH-ve5bl]

@ Bill B It wasn’t the alcohol that saved him, it was getting OFF the alcohol that saved him. Something tells me that you’re not a Van Dyke fan anyway.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

Mary's health was that which suffered from her alcoholism. Dick was very lucky by comparison.

[@frogger1952]

@@DH-ve5bl He went public with his alcoholism many years ago on the Dick Cavett show. He and Mary were functional alcoholics....always showed up on time and knew their lines. Both very professional.

[@dianeroshong3991]

Know your facts better Rob and Laura’s last name is pronounced Pet tree watch a couple of the shows.

[@rfmbell758]

The narrator misspronounced Dick van Dyke's last name character on the show. Very disrespectful considering how good the show was etc...

[@BrokenneckYgor]

Sadly melvyn a zambo, who played a man slow walking down the hallway in a episode is no longer with us

[@davidburke2697]

PET-TREE

[@marynowak9551]

Their last name, Petrie, is pronounced like pet not pee. Buddy Sorrell is pronounced Sore EL.

[@berniecasey7592]

Such a Lovely woman Mary

[@salinagrrrl69]

With all her troubles MTM smoked 55/70 drags/day.