The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 2, Episode 4 - Bank Book 6565696 - Full Episode

[@MrMenefrego1]

It's so sweet how the writers have Laura and Rob always attempting to accomplish loving things for one another.

[@sexobscura]

Isn't it just😍

[@davidcarlson2152]

When everything is owned jointly, nothing belongs to you personally. My Mother and Father had 14 book cases, all filled with _his_ books, including the solid-wood book case at the foot of her bed. For her 85th birthday I suggested that we empty the one near her bed, put a big ribbon on it and make it a present for her to put only her things in, and I think she appreciated that more than anything else we could have done for her.

[@l.5832]

Even in a marriage there is joint property and personal possessions. My tampons were NOT my husband's and his shaver was not mine. My gifts given to me by my late father belonged to ME and the gifts given to my husband by his late father was HIS. One does not need to relinquish themselves to be in a marriage.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

@@l.5832 Big difference between feminine hygiene products and money tho. If you came into a marriage with money (ie a dowry or your own money) back then, that money immediately became your husband's.

[@l.5832]

@@xxwhispersxx2856 Ok...my husbands TOOLS were his, My sewing patterns and figurines were mine. A healthy marriage acknowledges PERSONAL possessions and JOINT possessions. A person need not lose their identity when in a marriage.

[@l.5832]

@ :41 I love Laura's dress!!!

[@michaelparks6120]

Have the toaster fixed ? Imagine...fixing an appliance....how quaint.

[@mrsbluesky8415]

Nowadays everything is thrown away because they’re so cheaply made. Meanwhile I still use my mom’s hand mixer which is about 60 yrs old and going strong !

[@michaelparks6120]

@@mrsbluesky8415 Nice. Yes most things made today are not meant to last. High quality design and craftsmanship are not important considerations anymore. It's really quite sad 😥

[@MrMenefrego1]

​@@mrsbluesky8415 On that note, until everything went from analog to digital, I was still using my family's American-made 25' Zenith TV, manufactured in Glenview, Illinois back in 1975; with a built-in 'ZOOM' feature! 👀(it's the TV that is curved to fit a corner) Incidentally, it functions just fine, I have an old VCR hooked up to it, and I use it to watch old tapes. (BTW., Your "Mrs. Blue Sky" moniker reminds me of that beautiful old ELO song 'Mr. Blue Sky' 😁)

[@HansDelbruck53]

Planned obsolescence has been a business model since the 1920s when light bulb manufacturers decided to limit the life-span of their products in order to steadily increase sales. I guess you could call it greedy, but it did serve to decrease unemployment.

[@poetcomic1]

When I lived outside St. Louis in the fifties and early sixties as a boy, there was an older widower who had rundown little repair shop with shelves from floor to ceiling. People left everything from toasters to lawn mowers and this man, who loved to tinker fixed it all for a few dollars each. He was one of the most content men I ever met.

[@CaptChrispy]

They had a bit in the MTM Show that mirrored this on having Murray's wife saving money to buy him a car.

[@gemoftheocean]

$367 in 1962 when this was filmed = $3,664 and some odd cents in 2022 money.

[@scotnick59]

Boy Howdy! Dough was really worth something back then

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@scotnick59 Aggravatingly, the U.S. dollar has lost 90% of its value since 1961.

[@HansDelbruck53]

I seem to remember it was $378.16, equivalent to $3741.23 today. And that 89 cent baseball cap would cost $8.80.

[@buddybates3247]

Who ever keeps raising the prices? knows that makes more homeless. Check the record's for yourself. Now imagine them rolling back the prices but not the wages. Not as crazy as it seems?✌💖

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@HansDelbruck53 You "seem to remember"; you didn't Google it then? 🤣🤣

[@frankmcfarlane-e8m]

well done version of the "it was for your birthday" schtick...i was hoping for better Carl, but i loved it anyway

[@Lili-xq9sn]

Clearly written when JFK was at his zenith.

[@amierichan7231]

What exactly in the script makes you say that? Just curious. . .

[@matthewwallack601]

@@amierichan7231the name of the car

[@kristabrewer6736]

OBVIOUSLY he was acting! Normal people would have sneezed LONG before he did

[@stephenstumbke1721]

Oh Rob you are silly sometimes

[@frankmcfarlane-e8m]

a cashmere shirt costs thousands today

[@James-dt7ky]

All married couples should sleep in separate beds. :)

[@marinazagrai1623]

It’s funny that when Laura’s past love life isn’t the topic, she ends up a bit silly. The writers aren’t always consistent with the characters. I love the show, but don’t blame me…I have a degree in Arts which involves a lot of literature and endless analysis.

[@kablouielouie]

The death of art is domination by the mind.

[@noname-qw9td]

As someone who has a degree in Arts which involves such literature and analysis then you should be aware that the story is never linear. Such also the likes of The Simpsons, I Love Lucy; whereby in both shows their house layouts are completely different, and the fact that entertainment is to be enjoyed. Not analysed.

[@mrtimo3822]

Who.. Cares?

[@bluecamus5162]

I agree that occasionally the characters are written inconsistently. Those are usually the only episodes I don't especially like. Best example is "It's a Shame She Married Me" in which Rob suddenly becomes a very envious, jealous, insecure kid. Usually the writing is the best in early television, but they occasionally miss the mark.

[@jmax3245]

It sems unlikely SOMEONE could save enough $$$ from household budget to buy a car ..even in the 1962 ..hey but its sweet

[@sunnyscott4876]

Did you watch the video? And yes, it's (it is) sweet.

[@gracecash833]

You know rob shouldn’t take that long to sneeze it’s all an act

[@JesusismyRock773]

The sneezing bit at the beginning was a bit much.

[@kristabrewer6736]

I just basically said the same thing!

[@joycepiantes8383]

Sometimes, the slapstick was a bit much .

[@kablouielouie]

Slapstick rocks.

[@maizie9454]

the shows dated

[@jeangruen833]

QUIT INTERRUPTING!!! 🙁