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Series · 1975–1976Ended

Van Dyke and Company

6.0·1 season·12 episodes·60 min avg.

Short-lived variety show starring Dick Van Dyke and assorted guests. The show was best known for Dick's pantomime acting and a recurring skit about the dumbest family in the world, coincidently named "The Bright Family". Van Dyke & Co also featured appearances by the Los Angeles Mime Company.

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Pilot Special
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Oct 30, 1975

Mary Tyler Moore, Carl Reiner, Gabe Kaplan, Ike & Tina Turner

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Premiere
Sep 20, 1976

Andy Kaufman played Mr. Andy, who won a fake contest on the show. Dick Van Dyke hosts a fake newscast and Andy Kaufman thinks he is a regular on the show.

03
John Denver
Oct 7, 1976

Featured ""The Bright Family"", a pantomime routine featuring the LA Mime Company, and an appearance by Andy Kaufman

04
The Spinners
Oct 14, 1976

Dick Van Dyke featured guests ""The Spinners"", ""George Foreman"" and ""Freddie Prinze"". Featured skits were the regular Bright Family and Pantomime routines as well as a performance by the Spinners

05
Hal Linden, The Sylvers
Oct 28, 1976
06
Carol Burnett, Sha Na Na
Nov 11, 1976

Guest: Carol Burnett. Other appearances: the L.A. Mime Company, and Barry Van Dyke. Dick and Carol do a mime sketch about a carnival darts booth and a nearsighted customer. Andy Kaufmann does a lip-sync routine to Old MacDonald.

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Harvey Korman, Lola Falana
Nov 18, 1976
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Freddie Prinze, George Foreman, The Spinners
Nov 25, 1976

Dick Van Dyke featured guests ""The Spinners"", ""George Foreman"" and ""Freddie Prinze"". Featured skits were the regular Bright Family and Pantomime routines as well as a performance by the Spinners

09
Sid Caesar, Donna Fargo
Dec 2, 1976
10
Lucille Ball, The Lockers
Dec 9, 1976

Lucy and Dick start with a physical comedy sketch set in "The New You Shop." Dick's monologue demonstrates the differences 'The Family Hour' has on programming. Lucy plays a fading TV star who won't allow Dick to tell her that her show is canceled. Andy Kaufman interrupts Dick and Lucy to do his impressions. Dick and Lucy play an elderly couple celebrating their 40th anniversary in a sketch where she continually tries to kill him to get her inheritance. Lucy and Dick are tourists trying to take the perfect photograph in a tropical setting. The Lockers perform a dance ...

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Bobbie Gentry, John Byner
Dec 16, 1976

In this Christmas special we have song numbers and skits including: a wife who's big husband comes home to find Dick and a friend with her alone, fighting Santa's, and a special gift under the Christmas tree -- Andy Kaufman.

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Tom Smothers, Jim McKay, Sha Na Na
Dec 30, 1976

Cast

5 credited
Andy Kaufman
Self
Richard Kiel
Self
Bob Einstein
Producer
Pat Proft
Self
Dick Van Dyke
Self - Host

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