The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 3, Episode 26 - Scratch My Car and Die - Full Episode

[@ss-mb5cy]

I ❤ LOVE THIS SHOW! I'm a 1963 born baby. I'm an old soul. I don't care how many times I've seen the same episode it's like I'm seeing it for the first time!!! Brilliant... Writing & Acting NEVER to B seen again in this day & age!🇺🇸

[@karensterton9780]

Me too! Born in '62, and my little sister and I watched every episode! I also copied Laura's EXCELLENT fashion (I shopped at thrift stores for vintage clothes)♥️

[@anncorsaro224]

Me too! Although I was born in 1950. I watch them like it’s the first time too. The best!❤️❤️❤️

[@dawnwesolowski8049]

Me too! I was born in 1956, love these reruns! Love both these actors! DICK& MARY!

[@margokronzer4985]

Did you know that Dick Van Dyke is still alive in his 90s?! Attributes his long life 262 avengers schedule of making herself wake up early starting the day with green and orange juice and exercising each and every day no matter how he feels making sure making sure to keep a light-hearted attitude.

[@randilevson9547]

As far as I am concerned, the best automobile that Dick Van Dyke ever drove was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, from the wonderful movie of the same name. Of course, that car could grow wings, and fly, over oceans and mountains. Let's see Rob Petrie's Tarantula do that!!

[@MrGlobaldave1]

My favorite movie! I built the model of that car & have the movie record album & VHS ( WOW - Just hit me.... - not sure anybody will understand what I just wrote? ) 😏

[@kurtarron6482]

Yes, it was my favorite movie too, until I found out just how true that movie really is. So sad

[@Wonderpattypatty]

I was born in the 70s. One of my fave movies of all time!!!

[@daleupthegrove6396]

"What could go wrong?" NEVER SAY THAT!!! "The trouble with bucket seats is everybody's got a different size bucket."

[@homegown1234]

I "NEVER would say that at all!"

[@robbernath]

As far as speculating what real car Rob would've bought around this time (1964), Fiat made a Spider convertible that was probably what the "Tarantula" was supposed to be. It was reasonably priced at around $2,500-3,000 at the time, which would've fit the Petrie household budget pretty well. Today, one of those cars would sell for - in really nice condition - for between $30,000 and $60,000, according to J.D. Power.

[@homegown1234]

My first new car back in 1972 cost about "$3,000, which was a Chevy Vega. Everyone made fun of it but it was all I could afford and I had to make payments and finally finished paying for it back in 1977. It was heaven when I finished paying for it, despite what that car sounded like "green hornet" which people made fun. However, when one doesn't make enough and help support family. It is a wonder I managed on 1/2 of my income to pay for that car, I am lucky I was able to have a car to begin with. I never forgot the car because I saved for years just to have a down payment of $700 and $200 for car insurance. I was in my 20s to have the good fortune to have a car because it meant "independence." It still worked well even when I sold it for $300 to my friend's daughter who she wanted her to have a car back in 1979. I teared up thinking about that car because it was tough for me but I managed to take good care of that car and never damaged it at all.

[@pathough2100]

Good research!

[@EricBoston1992]

My thoughts as well. I think the James Dean tragedy occurred while he drove a Spyder, in ~1957. It’s hard to forget that model. So I figured “Tarantula” was the show’s way of implying that Rob got a slick, sporty “Spyder” type car, while sidestepping any potential legal issues by using a fictional model name. - Pretty common practice. I remember the 2000’s Nickelodeon show “Drake & Josh” using the name “Mountain Fizz” or something, instead of Mountain Dew. Brands will often pay shows or films for ‘product placement’ of their trademark-name products, to elevate the status of the brand and/or product. BUT those are calculated decisions to cultivate particular images, impressions, feelings/emotions, and/or psychological associations with their product. So those are decisions that brands typically want to make for themselves. Even if unsolicited/unauthorized usage of their product would garner extra public attention (for free), allowing that would entail risks that their carefully cultivated brand image becomes skewed by the influence of 3rd-parties. - Imagine if you release a new line of stylish luxury shoes, pay a substantial amount to have James Bond or someone wear them in a film, & spend several years cultivating a suave & masculine image. THEN, in a TV episode, your shoe is portrayed as Carlton Bank’s or Steve Urkel’s favorite shoe… 🤦‍♂️ & all of a sudden, people start to think of your shoes as dorky or uncool. Anyway, I’m 32, but Dick Van Dyke Show is prob in my top 5 fav TV series, at least top 10. This is one of the shows I’ll let my future children watch (since I prob won’t trust Hollywood & cable TV with my children’s minds anymore). So I have all 5 seasons on DVD. 😎📺 - The corporate entertainment industry shoehorns too much ideological, political, & social/cultural agendas into films & shows these days. Part of what makes The Dick Van Dyke Show so great is that wholesome, healthy, & normal it is. But then again, the mid-20th century was still a time when sanity, normalcy, & healthy family values prevailed. Not so much anymore… ☹️

[@Wonderpattypatty]

The way Laura drags Ritchie into his room with his breakfast and all!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MichelleMott]

Men used to think all women in general couldn't drive well. This kind of plot was popular with old sitcoms because of that fact. Millie was a hoot.

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

I love this episode

[@bettycogswell9851]

Thanks for these. Love it.

[@christinadobbs6877]

Dick Van Dyke actually OWNED a Tarantula...

[@saran3214]

Directed by the great Howard Morris A.K.A Ernest T Bass.

[@suzannelindsay2247]

Love this episode 😂

[@optombomber2980]

When I first watched this episode I thought he said “doggoneit!” But the closed captions said “THAT GIRL!” 14:17 lol

[@optombomber2980]

lol I love the way he sounded pissed 24:22

[@rhonda7070]

As many times as I've seen this episode, this is the first time I wanted Laura to chomp that finger shaking in her face. 🤣

[@pattipurcell6382]

Cute And Ritchie is still playing outside in the car by himself

[@james-dd5hh]

The suit on Sally is so chic.

[@morganm9040]

You felt like you knew all about this car, but you never saw it.

[@elizabethellenfritzben739]

I scratched my husband's car today. Not even a scratch. It was a SCRATCH!! And his name is Rob

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

12:19, He wasn't even trying to scare the Pooper-Dinkle outta her

[@somecallmeTim-wi6pr]

Yes that's what makes it funny.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@somecallmeTim-wi6pr Okay

[@dsscam]

"Oh Rob!" There were rental cars back then. Rent a car for Laura in AM and you're set to drive your car to work to show off to Buddy and Sally. Problem solved.

[@sf-dn8rh]

Who's not had a car scratched and wanted to do what rob did

[@Jesuslovesyouyou]

John 3.16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only son, so that whoever believes in Him, will never die but have everlasting life ❤❤❤❤

[@MrMenefrego1]

Speaking of Dick Van Dyke and cars ... In Dick Van Dyke's book 'My Lucky Life In & Out Of Show Business So far, he mentioned owning a Corvette around 1961 and a Jaguar around 1964 but no Tarantula. Sadly, the 'Vette was torn in half by a snowplow, and the Jag's engine seized up. - As far as his *1964 Tarantula* is concerned, The only one that I am aware of is the Ford Mustang Tarantula; it's a rare custom job; but those weren't manufactured until the early 2000s. The only other sports car of the 1960s era that even comes close to Dick's '64 Tarantula would be the 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Roadster; conceivably, that could be what the writers were alluding to? 🤔

[@randilevson9547]

The best car that Dick Van Dyke ever drove was the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, in the movie of the same name. Of course, that car could fly.

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@randilevson9547 Thanks for that great reply! I really should have thought of that car! Shame on me and my old Boomer brain. 😜

[@destry232]

Hi Jeff, Have a look at this clip taken at Stan Laurel's funeral in February 1965. It shows Dick Van Dyke's Jaguar you mentioned.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn3OYp-vjcRsgqs&ab_channel=Laurel%26Hardy

[@tiffanyspencer1082]

He wrecked the Jag tho. Said he lost control of it on a sharp curve, flipped it, somehow landed right side up and walked away with a minor concussion and shredded suit

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@tiffanyspencer1082 Which Jaguar do you mean; he has owned many.

[@optombomber2980]

Pause and play 0.25x slow motion and you can see a little bit of saliva come right out of his mouth lol 24:27

[@Tmanaz480]

Propspotting: Tonight's episode features a cameo appearince from the TreasureCraft cookie jar.

[@macdadstromboli2762]

Cars with ashtrays. Those were the days for sure!

[@danielasuncion9991]

Remember: Each seat in a movie theater, had its own ashtray!

[@kai223noa6]

The 2022 car I leased has a cigarette lighter.

[@julienielsen3746]

Wing windows.

[@Jesuslovesyouyou]

Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

[@Jesuslovesyouyou]

Psalm 34:18 NLT “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. ”

[@brbrknndy]

Laura didn't dent the car. She went into the market and someone else dented it. The same thing could have happened to Rob. Not a problem.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

He would have blamed her tho.

[@cacatr4495]

*scratch, not "dent." A scratch is only to the paint/finish, while a dent is into the metal/body.

[@homegown1234]

It happened to me when this stupid woman at the grocery store hit my car and I could hear the bang noise as I came out of the store and I was in tears. Since my car wasn't even a year old. Even my own sister allowed someone to smoke inside my car and that girl burned a hole in the backseat carpet. I was so angry. It doesn't pay to loan out your car to those that never had to save up and pay for a car to begin with.

[@garyfrancis6193]

I guess if you used the demonstrative pronoun “ this” she must be right beside you.

[@heidikickhouse-]

With his obsession with the car's pristine state, his mistrust of her driving, and all those warnings and instructions? Of course it was going to be her fault! You were probably smart enough not to have married a blamer. Trust me, almost any random thing can be a wife's fault.

[@Jesuslovesyouyou]

Romans 8.38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord

[@optombomber2980]

Funny song 12:03

[@paulamathews1518]

I just thought why did she take in her car in, on a day when she had the carpoolLOL

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

I never heard of a Tarantula car

[@jb6712]

They couldn't do product placement back then, so no actual brand names could be used. It was a takeoff of the Masarati Spyder car, which was a genuine sports car, very small, lots of different colors, very expensive...a 2004 Spyder is for sale online right now for $33,000, which is rather high for such a small vehicle...and sits very low to the ground.

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

@@jb6712 I know that, I wish they made a car called the tarantula

[@randilevson9547]

No such animal.

[@Tmanaz480]

It's called fiction. The houses in New Rochelle don't have 20 foot ceilings, either. Brace yourself, but there was never an Alan Brady Show either.

[@littletimyw7195]

Hi, thank you for sharing this series. Do you plan to share those episodes of this series that were colorized by any chance? I would like to see them in color.

[@GaryBetterton]

DO NOT COLORIZE!!!!!!! NEVER!!!!!!!

[@littletimyw7195]

@@GaryBetterton We see the world in color, not black and white. If there had been no technological limitations in the past, all films would have been shot in color. And a colorized film is more realistic than a black and white film, for the simple reason that in reality those black and white tones are false (they are not the original colors, the colors in colorized films are also false, but which ones are closer to reality? I am fond of black and white films, more for nostalgia than anything else. But the colorization of films gives a new life to the movies, a new excuse to see them again in a different way with colors as close as possible to the real ones. And it encourages new generations (who don't like black and white) to watch classics in color. If you don't like colorized movies, don't watch them, but allow those who want to enjoy them to do so.

[@michaelpdawson]

You can't sue a dog!

[@megankumamoto3645]

7:47 13:03 16:11

[@jonasbelon9379]

Terancala? Not the spider!

[@jb6712]

Tarantula. And product placement wasn't permitted in the 1960s, so they made up a takeoff name of the Masarati Spyder.

[@joycepiantes8383]

How could she take the car for a carpool? It only has two bucket seats.

[@hifijohn]

that part never made much sense a bunch of kids in a two seater??!!

[@brbrknndy]

Laura Petry; a woman that will wear high heeled shoes even at home doing housework. Ouch !! What a woman. I don't wear high heeled shoes (except kitten heals) even at special events. Sometimes I make an exception at very special events but I don't understand a woman, even in the 60s wearing very high heeled shoes all of the time.

[@22Steamboat]

She wears flats in other episodes…and also later in this episode.

[@garyfrancis6193]

I don’t wear kitten heels either.

[@cbpaddingtonbear2606]

My sister loves stiletto heels. Go figure. That's way worse then a block heel

[@brbrknndy]

@@cbpaddingtonbear2606 That's like standing on your toes.

[@missydevore6385]

It’s television 😅

[@sarahc3295]

A borderline "Rob hating" episode... still have my very first vehicle of nearly 20 years and still don't understand what the big deal is all about having a new vehicle. Besides, modern vehicles (had to drive a 3 year old rental car for a couple weeks) have so many bells and whistles on them that I'm surprised I didn't shoot out the dashboard! So much unnecessary extra stuff to keep up with!

[@sarahc3295]

And don't get me started on Rob's hat!

[@jb6712]

That only speaks to your personal lack of understanding of modern technology. I'd far rather have my now-15 year old Chevy than to have the first car I ever owned (a 1966 Buick) BECAUSE of the "bells and whistles." Today's cars are far safer than the older ones, especially with the safety features that are mandatory in all vehicles.

[@poetcomic1]

@@sarahc3295 "It's not funny, its BRITISH."

[@Jesuslovesyouyou]

Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords, and everyone will bow on their knees and say it on the last day, no matter what. Jesus loves you so so much and wants to save you from this world and eternal suffering in hell. He will bring peace and joy that is unexplainable and beautiful. Pray to Him and surrender to Him, ask Him to change you and give you faith and trust and He will, God never turns away a true prayer. Romans 10.9 Romans 8.38-39 I love you, Jesus our God loves you more. ❤ ❤ ❤

[@missydevore6385]

&& Jim a in in

[@jimwells3872]

What has religiosity to do with this humorous episode?

[@NortelGeek]

Good episode, but Jerry Paris was a better director by far.

[@garyfrancis6193]

Better than who?

[@jeangruen833]

"Get a sitter for a quick sit." Very childish! 😑

[@jeangruen833]

QUIT INTERRUPTING!! 😐

[@jeangruen833]

Very childish in this episode!! 😑

[@sunnyscott4876]

One of the few episodes that isn't really funny.

[@rhonda7070]

As I've been watching these, it's interesting this time around that Rob annoys me unless he's doing his physical/verbal comedy. The character himself is often a hysterical type, falling all over himself for women, unable to assert himself when he really needs to, etc. In this episode, Laura was afraid to tell him because of his irrational temper. (I think I'm just grumpy and old this time around!)

[@jeangruen833]

Rob acts so childish and stupid. 😐

[@optombomber2980]

Oh no poor rob lol 16:23

[@Jesuslovesyouyou]

Psalm 34:18 NLT “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. ”

[@garyfrancis6193]

And Tarantulas. That’s in the New Rochelle version.