The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 4, Episode 4 - A Vigilante Ripped My Sports Coat - Full Episode

[@MrMenefrego1]

A few minutes into this show, I realized this episode speaks directly to our America in the 21st century. When Rob said Dr. Helper's jacket button offended him and that he had no right, legally, morally, or ethically, to rip it off, it hit me; there is a segment of American society today who believe that they can do as they please to those who do not agree with their views. These people believe that legally, morally, or ethically their views are the only views that matter, and anyone who disagrees with them is fair game! In all of my decades on this earth, I have never seen America in such a heartbreaking condition. There was once a time when Americans had the Right of Freedom of Speech, sadly, it's long gone now, along with many other Rights.

[@daleupthegrove6396]

Freedom of Speech is still here. When these entitled crybabies grow tired of getting hit in the head every time they act up things will return to normal.

[@thomasmagnum3588]

For some reason, it is the left, the liberals, the progressives who seem to be most threatened , offended, insulted by free speech these days - and will do anything in their power to silence and oppress those who disagree with them politically. Now we even have Big Tech collaborating with government institutions , to ensure election of Democrat politicians. I left the USA last year and retired in Latin America. this was not the country I grew up in - the hatred, the division, social media, cable news; so much negativity, too stressful to endure. Life is too short.

[@karengarr8370]

Jeff DiGiusto, I agree. And thank you for your comment

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@karengarr8370 Thank you, my friend!

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@garyfrancis6193 It is evident from my comment; there is no need to be obstinant.

[@felicia7756]

A friend of mine had planted wild flower seeds in her front lawn, lawn area was small n when they all grew out n bloomed they looked beautiful, there was a couple neighbors who complained though, .of course

[@garyfrancis6193]

What’s “n”?

[@thunderridge4830]

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[@CaptChrispy]

"Watch it, you're gonna get a breadstick up your nose." Haha!

[@judypasqualone3819]

Excellent fall over that ottoman. He was always so limber. Love him! ❤

[@LoneWombat2126]

You can sew a button back on easily, and no one would notice…but you can’t really repair what Jerry did to Rob’s jacket. Also, that’s the reason why you also put the date on an invitation…to avoid such confusion and hard feelings.😅

[@kennethmanzi1659]

@20:00, I loved when Rob told Jerry, I think you're sick!!!...sounds fresh in 2024!!

[@KM-nw7be]

The days when a neighbor kid would babysit. I got ~50c/hour in 1972. Parents went out as a couple and enjoyed themselves. We kids had fun without them.

[@Wonderpattypatty]

Ironing in high heels 👠

[@Karen-nn6kg]

There are at least a half dozen episodes that showcased Jerry as being very toxic to the Petries'. Really interesting on the part of the writers.

[@marinazagrai1623]

Laura Petrie is such a better role for MTM than Mary Richards. She is a much happier person in this show.

[@catbriggs8362]

Totally agree. Absolutely the best role she ever played.

[@danielasuncion9991]

A neat, one woman show would have been Laura Petrie and Mary Richards meeting.

[@Karen-nn6kg]

Agree! Mary Richards, although a liberated, single woman was, ironically, portrayed as less confident and more of a pushover. Laura Petrie was more formidable.

[@ChristmasChris77]

Me and my friend used to predict what they would do or say on The Dick Van Dyke show back in 1993 when it came on Nick at Nite

[@JimmyCarreyFan]

3:14 missed joke I think sally: hey, how'd you rip the pocket? rob: I didn't rip the pocket sally: what happened? your handkerchief explode? rob: no my neighbor did buddy: jerry exploded?? rob: no, he ruined my jacket!

[@stephenstumbke1721]

I agree with Rob

[@MrGlobaldave1]

Why cant we all just get along.....and since this aired we now have irritating, pain in the ass, life ruling - HOA's !!!

[@sateeshmaharaj9730]

The biggest goof, Millie irons in high heels 👠.

[@mrsh2167]

In no universe was Rose Marie fat

[@marinazagrai1623]

mrs…you see how far back this dieting goes, shaming us for our bodies (unless the teenager, since that’s when it starts, has no clue how to eat the right way…is therefore a little pudgy).

[@saran3214]

​@@marinazagrai1623 Not shame. Self respect so you keep your weight at a healthy limit, as Sally did.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@@saran3214 Obviously, online, we can’t tell anything about the other person…but I’ll say I was in HS in the mid 80s, and there was shaming for girls who were not the ideal weight (I was an immigrant so no one looked at me, which is fine) and it wasn’t overt; the heavier girls were shunned from the hip groups. You know how teens are. As women, there were diets during the 90s… it seems every month something was new. The fact that the script included Sally being on a diet in many episodes shows the trend, and not for health reasons. It’s a little complicated.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

Someone being above a size 8 is not fat.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@@xxwhispersxx2856 Absolutely not…I am 5’8” and never overate, and was a size 8 as at 19yr of age. Trends in women’s shapes are always contrary to the way real women look, and are based on idealized shapes. I tried myself to get into modeling but I had to go down to less than 100, and I had no death wish.

[@j.6770]

If Rob and Laura went to a restaurant, what did Richie have for dinner ?

[@hemlo7494]

The two black bananas, which he apparently shared with Billy.

[@kennethmanzi1659]

@@hemlo7494 and a dead rat...

[@sateeshmaharaj9730]

The kid was only a prop.

[@munkustrap2]

Whatever they left for the babysitter to feed him. Kind of a weird question. Must not be a parent...or at least a parent who's gone out on a date with their spouse.

[@joeharris3878]

They had yogurt back then ! I didn't know about it until maybe 1980, at age 25....

[@EdwardTCBlake]

Boy can you imagine Rob's reaction to Twitter?

[@judypasqualone3819]

That jacket clearly is not one of Rob’s. Too big. Meant for the ripping of pockets! 😃

[@kathrynoneill5862]

They left Richi alone and Jerry didn't lock the door on his way out.

[@hemlo7494]

He was with Billy, who would help him with his pain.

[@garyfrancis6193]

10:40 “ could have walked across the lawn and rung the doorbell”. I became aware a few years ago how often Americans get past participles for irregular verbs wrong. I can see here they eere doing it 60 years ago. This is conditional Present Perfect in Past Subjunctive Mood for describing an imaginary situation.

[@felicia7756]

You can't kill crab grass, that's why it's there and beautiful grass isn't 🙂

[@davidross5593]

Im sad they didnt straighten out the invitation misunderstanding. We know Mel sent it and it got to Jerry late. Jerry thinks Rob sent it late but Rob actually didnt send it.

[@evalehde3869]

I had that same thought!

[@johnfd0210]

"Richie" is what, 10? And they left him home alone (with his friend)...with nothing to eat but black bananas?

[@quitequiet1]

The belcher was probably the babysitter who was much older than Richie.

[@thebrinx9632]

@@quitequiet1 I think he was the older boy that had a crush on Laura (in a later episode).

[@aprils376]

Many kids, including myself, were left home alone because we had discipline and knew what to do and not to do. My Sister and I did fight, so it was not perfect, but it was ok to be left alone in the 1980s and 1990s.

[@hollybigelow5337]

I agree with the person who says "the belcher" was a babysitter, not simply a friend. However, now that I think of it when I was 8 years old my parents signed me up to get my babysitting certificate, and I often watched my younger siblings. My parents had rules about it. First, they wanted me to know what I was doing, which is why they had me get my certificate. Second, until I turned I think it was 12 I was only allowed to babysit for a total of an hour, but a couple could easily have dinner in an hour. At 10 I could easily see them making an exception for 2 hours as well, which is VERY doable for dinner. And while they didn't say or show it, I suspect they got proper food for Ritchie as well. Perhaps they let him eat something that he would enjoy eating for dinner that the adults wouldn't consider eating for dinner like breakfast cereal. Or maybe they ordered pizza. The way they were discussing not having anything to eat sounded more like a, "this is a perfect excuse for us to have date night," discussion rather than a "if we order pizza for our son and the babysitter we no longer have an excuse to eat out," discussion. Or maybe Ritchie had already eaten at a friend's house. Or perhaps they were planning on ordering something for Ritchie at the restaurant and bringing it home for him to eat later. It was very common to leave kids home that young back in the day, but I will admit it was generally protocol to make sure the kids had something to eat, and Rob and Laura have a history of following protocol, so I'm convinced there was a solution to the food problem for Ritchie even if they didn't both to get into the unnecessary details of what Ritchie ate.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

She always fed Richie before she fed Rob.

[@jhomen2003]

The problem. US the edut if this skips the part where the delay on mailing tge invitation has been left out. Sinducayion of these showneant sometimes the plot development is cut to show more commercials.

[@SamiLo2]

It wasn’t left out. Mel mailed it because he found it in Rob’s coat

[@munkustrap2]

​@@SamiLo2 You understood that??? You have my admiration.

[@Tmanaz480]

​@@munkustrap2... Years of working in customer service taught me to translate.

[@earnold1896]

Buddy was kind of annoying. Total overkill.

[@davidross5593]

Your comment is kind of annoying. I love it Buddy insults Mel and Mel is infuriated. But it is fine acting. They were actually great friends.

[@kristabrewer6736]

You're right, Buddy WAS annoying. His insults to Mel were WAY overdone! but I still liked him

[@earnold1896]

​@davidross5593 ...it got tiresome and the jokes were lame.

[@kathydethman7218]

I still don't get the deal with the invitations. Never liked Jerry's character, too childish.

[@Kate-ui5kc]

The 1960s version of today's HOA terrorists