tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post7582375503026980790..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The best part about being Rob PetrieBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87683977880765342442013-12-06T20:05:21.918-08:002013-12-06T20:05:21.918-08:00I was about 15 when I saw the show about the artis...I was about 15 when I saw the show about the artist having painted Laura nude, although she posed with clothes. The nude Laura image wasn't shown, of course. I'm afraid my male friends and I spent much time imagining the unseen portrait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39362974969426691522013-11-16T20:52:51.153-08:002013-11-16T20:52:51.153-08:00jkinpa
several years ago I was living in a small ...jkinpa<br /><br />several years ago I was living in a small town and going to a hairdresser next to my office. I asked for and got a "Rob Petrie" haircut. I continued there and several months later the hairdresser told me she had suggested it to several men and now has at least two clients a week who want the "Rob Petrie"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10835009436861457092011-11-06T17:19:49.848-08:002011-11-06T17:19:49.848-08:00I just realized you have another connection with R...I just realized you have another connection with Rob Petrie...your Halloween/Matt's birthday rainout turned kiddie riot is just like the episode about Ritchie Petrie's birthday fiasco.<br />(which, incidentally, was the only one filmed without an audience...on the day of JFK's funeral).Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57968203865490664662011-11-06T11:59:18.675-08:002011-11-06T11:59:18.675-08:00Count me as another for whom Buddy was a role mode...Count me as another for whom Buddy was a role model. Not surprising, though, considering that Reiner based him largely on his dear friend (and my idol) Mel Brooks.cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34696045258592349372011-11-05T05:22:55.770-07:002011-11-05T05:22:55.770-07:00Johnny Walker...in his will, Shakespeare left his ...Johnny Walker...in his will, Shakespeare left his wife his "second-best bed", giving the top one to his daughter and son-in-law, figuring they would have more use for it.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78174196565136465292011-11-04T21:02:31.247-07:002011-11-04T21:02:31.247-07:00The DVD Show also made me want to be a sitcom writ...The DVD Show also made me want to be a sitcom writer. In particular, I wanted to be Morey Amsterdam. Instead I ended up in PR. Sad, huh?HogsAteMySisterhttp://hogsatemysister.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61278242203171145892011-11-04T17:09:27.665-07:002011-11-04T17:09:27.665-07:00Re: Chris mentioning that DVD sang his theme song ...Re: Chris mentioning that DVD sang his theme song -- the lyrics to the Earle Hagen theme were added afterward by Morey Amsterdam. Van Dyke and his Vantastix a cappella group sing it on their superb CD, "Put on a Happy Face." <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Face-Dick-Dyke-Vantastix/dp/B001FHFWSM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1320451690&sr=1-1Greg Ehrbarhttp://www.mousetracksonline.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38388046846150453802011-11-04T02:35:56.590-07:002011-11-04T02:35:56.590-07:00My favorite episode is the one in which Buddy stud...My favorite episode is the one in which Buddy studies for his long-missed Bar Mitzvah and proudly says "Mother, today I am a man."<br /><br />It made me cry as a child and it makes me cry as an adult.<br /><br />Happy Birthday to your son. I've no doubt that with a father like you that today he is a man, too.<br /><br />Mazeltov!David K. M. Klaushttp://davidkevin.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43214110199461241812011-11-03T19:08:05.413-07:002011-11-03T19:08:05.413-07:00Like Mary Stella above, it was Sally who made a bi...Like Mary Stella above, it was Sally who made a big impression on me. She was single working woman, which when I was growing up, was practically unheard of. Even more impressive, she didn't have a subservient position in the writing room. I think I really took her example to heart, and in large part it is because of her spirit that I work in a field mostly dominated by men (engineering) and am still holding my own after 30 years. Thanks, Rose Marie!BrigittaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465029942438386364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45096852326549260722011-11-03T11:55:42.220-07:002011-11-03T11:55:42.220-07:00About a year ago Dick Van Dyke played the 'Not...About a year ago Dick Van Dyke played the 'Not My Job' game on NPR's quiz show 'Wait Wait'. At the end, he sang the lyrics to the theme song for the show (did you know they existed?). A really funny ten minute segment, and his wit is sharp as a tack. You can listen to it here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130739954Chris Hobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957109900496187605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72552399068317883232011-11-03T09:48:17.797-07:002011-11-03T09:48:17.797-07:00I have always enjoyed this show, but in many ways ...I have always enjoyed this show, but in many ways it was a hybrid of two genres: the workplace comedy and the family comedy. Most other shows which tried to marry the two ended up dumping one part or the other after a while as it was really hard to integrate the two. (Think how Barney Miller's family was ditched pretty quickly.)<br /><br />But it worked because Rob's workmates were often over for dinner, because Milly & Jerry weren't too overused, and because Richie's life was not central to the plot. In an age before helicopter parents, kids were not the central interest of their parents' lives. They were just one aspect and weren't allowed to keep adults from having their own interests. <br /><br />People often comment on the casual parenting depicted in Mad Men, which is set exactly when The Dick Van Dyck Show was at its height. Richie is a boring character because this is a show about grownups and the entertaining lives they lead. Perhaps that's why we still enjoy it so much. It reminds us of a time when adults had lives of their own.Harkawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083121703954107594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81637423466103572072011-11-03T09:26:30.274-07:002011-11-03T09:26:30.274-07:00I read that book about Saturday Night Live, and I ...I read that book about Saturday Night Live, and I always doubted the accuracy of Alan Zweibel's anecdote. The DVD Show was never canceled -- Reiner and Van Dyke had agreed to end it after five years. The network did everything possible to change their minds. Zweibel's story makes it sound like Van Dyke became an alcoholic because the series ended unexpectedly. In actuality his alcohol problems were building for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36041249084415702252011-11-03T08:29:18.939-07:002011-11-03T08:29:18.939-07:00I think Dick Van Dyke is modest enough that he doe...I think Dick Van Dyke is modest enough that he doesn't want people to think he was a model of perfection. Maybe it's also worth noting that Van Dyke to this day is a big Democrat and was active in the civil rights movement, and Mary Tyler Moore is a fan of Bill O'Reilly. I wonder if Rob and Laura would have had political debates someday!<br /><br />Mr. Waldron, if you're checking back in, I have the earlier edition of your book and it's terrific.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79771824364415165962011-11-03T08:23:28.553-07:002011-11-03T08:23:28.553-07:00How bizarre. I was thinking about Jerry Belson jus...How bizarre. I was thinking about Jerry Belson just before I opened up this post to read it.Eduardo Jencarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393598179614372710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83094486598358060752011-11-03T04:48:46.635-07:002011-11-03T04:48:46.635-07:00Among the many high points of this show was the ba...Among the many high points of this show was the bantering between Morey Amsterdam and Richard Deacon as Buddy Sorrell and Mel Cooley. I am also in the camp of finding the kid annoying.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9484311271579499052011-11-02T23:03:47.263-07:002011-11-02T23:03:47.263-07:00@Paul Duca "Someone once told Dick Van Dyke t...@Paul Duca "Someone once told Dick Van Dyke that he modeled his life after Rob Petrie's as closely as possible. He reminded the man that it also included becoming an alcoholic"<br /><br />That was a story from Alan Zweibel in the Doug Hill/ Jeff Weingrad "Saturday Night Live: A Backstage History" book- Zweibel thanked Van Dyke for being an inspiration and He responded with (roughly) "After 5 years the show was cancelled and I became an alcoholic"j gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344477864811187740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19460687802934319892011-11-02T22:41:40.514-07:002011-11-02T22:41:40.514-07:00you think the BATMAN workload was something? They ...<i>you think the BATMAN workload was something? They were making two (and sometimes three) episodes of PEYTON PLACE 52 weeks a year.</i><br /><br />Ah, that explains their "Andy Warhol's Sleep" tribute week.Dan Tedsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452847576600692673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76948482883797028422011-11-02T20:37:04.849-07:002011-11-02T20:37:04.849-07:00If Annie never needed therapy before, this may pus...If Annie never needed therapy before, this may push her over the edge...<br /><br />danTedson...you think the BATMAN workload was something? They were making two (and sometimes three) episodes of PEYTON PLACE 52 weeks a year.<br /><br /><br />Someone once told Dick Van Dyke that he modeled his life after Rob Petrie's as closely as possible. He reminded the man that it also included becoming an alcoholic.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44940250512065443142011-11-02T18:42:13.605-07:002011-11-02T18:42:13.605-07:00Happy Birthday, Matt!
"Not everyone in the c...Happy Birthday, Matt!<br /><br />"Not everyone in the cast was twentysomething and hot."<br /><br />Louis De Palma (short, bald, mid-30's going on 50) made me laugh more in Taxi - before he opened his mouth - than anything "Two Broke Girls" (20's, gorgeous) ever came out with.Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61545654368028744792011-11-02T18:21:45.866-07:002011-11-02T18:21:45.866-07:00*dons Cliff Clavin hat*
Actually it was standard ...*dons Cliff Clavin hat*<br /><br />Actually it was standard in Shakespeare's time for married couples to have *three* beds. One each to sleep in, and a "marital" bed.<br /><br />We may laugh when we watch those old shows now, but maybe they were onto something...Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84816308731403984092011-11-02T17:58:42.722-07:002011-11-02T17:58:42.722-07:00Great post Ken! My wife loves the Dick Van Dyke sh...Great post Ken! My wife loves the Dick Van Dyke show and makes me watch it on the fn network every night. I had to read your post to her out loud. A timeless classic!Jim McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862837273998592888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72415293067258855102011-11-02T17:17:26.607-07:002011-11-02T17:17:26.607-07:00Carl Reiner isn't 89. He's timeless.Carl Reiner isn't 89. He's timeless.Pumpkinheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58560645805580848852011-11-02T16:48:38.691-07:002011-11-02T16:48:38.691-07:00Loved the TDVDS. Yeah, the kid wasn't great, b...Loved the TDVDS. Yeah, the kid wasn't great, but most kids in three-camera sitcoms aren't great - they come across as "stagey". There are a few exceptions, of course, but I think kids come across much more naturally in single-cam shows (shot without an audience).<br /><br />Anyone remember DVD's 1970s show with Hope Lange as his wife? It was also created/produced by Carl Reiner. It was a pretty decent show on its own merits, but just paled in comparison to the original.Chrispynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72320630835328243592011-11-02T16:21:08.840-07:002011-11-02T16:21:08.840-07:00I prefer the shows with Sam Denoff and Bill Persky...I prefer the shows with Sam Denoff and Bill Persky's names on it, but all the writers were good.<br /><br />Ironically, while Rob and Laura slept in twin beds, Herman and Lily shared theirs. Standards and Practices must not have a problem with monsters having sex.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34492597955614399302011-11-02T15:41:08.199-07:002011-11-02T15:41:08.199-07:00I love the Dick Van Dyke Show. I think Rose Marie ...I love the Dick Van Dyke Show. I think Rose Marie was great in that ensemble. As a kid, most women I knew were housewives, teachers, nurses like my mother, secretaries or worked in stores. Sally Rogers was a television writer! That made a huge impression. She also more than held her own on a team of men.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.com