Dick Van Dyke On DVD.....Waiting Patiently (1 Viewer)

[Charlie Essmeier]

I've got all 158 episodes on VHS, and I was still willing to pay the $799 that DVDonDVD.com was suggesting would be the price for the full set. It appears that that price point has vanished, and we're all grateful for that.

If the price is $60 or so per season, that's a lot better, and fine with me. If a season of this show sells for $60, then $29 for a season of Soap is way too much.

The studios are still trying to figure out just what the public wants in terms of what shows are available and what the public will pay for them. Remember, shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation used to sell on laserdisc for $20 per episode making even the $799 price originally quoted quite a bargain by comparison.

This show will sell. Will it sell as well as a season of Buffy, Friends or The Simpsons? Probably not. But blame the studio if they're expecting sales of that magnitude.

If they make the show available in its entirety, I'll be thrilled. After that, it's simply a matter of deciding whether or not to buy, a decision which this writer finds to be a no brainer.

Your mileage may vary.

Charlie

 

[David Von Pein]

...I will not get the set for the original price of $44.99...

Foul! I'd cry "Foul!"
(Makes me feel a bit better about not getting in on that price earlier. Tough break on that though. However, I'm guessing there's gonna be a "2-Season Set" for even a better bargain on the Van D. horizon. There's supposed to be anyhow.)

 

[David Von Pein]

...$799 that DVDonDVD.com was suggesting would be the price for the full set. It appears that that price point has vanished, and we're all grateful for that.

Oh no it hasn't vanished.
Point "#5" on the DVD Info page at www.dvdondvd.com still says they're estimating the $799 cost of the "Ottoman" set..........
>> "We intend to make the price of each disk and the collection reasonable. At this time, we're estimating a cost of $799 with easy monthly payment options available. For this price, you'll get all 158 episodes, the bonus disks, the special DVD Ottoman, and some additional collectibles. You will also be able to purchase the disks without the Ottoman in boxed sets, as well as individual disks, all at very reasonable prices."

 

[David Von Pein]

"Well...yesterday when I kissed you...and you said...Don't do that...and...the GRAY HAIR...and gen-er-al Yuck-i-nesssss!!!!"

How can anyone who loves great TV NOT want the upcoming DVD releases of The Dick Van Dyke Show?

 

[David Von Pein]

For those uninformed individuals who don't want to take the time to do a Google Search for the episodes in questions, here are the 62 episodic adventures of Rob & Laura & Company that we'll be treated to come October 21st, plus the "Head Of The Family" pilot that sold the show to CBS (all pristine [we pray ] and all uncut!).......
Season One:
1. The Sick Boy And The Sitter (Aired: 10/3/1961)
2. My Blonde-Haired Brunette (10/10/1961)
3. Sally And The Lab Technician (10/17/1961)
4. Washington vs. The Bunny (10/24/1961)
5. Oh, How We Met On The Night That We Danced (10/31/1961)
6. Harrison B. Harding Of Camp Crowder, Mo. (11/6/1961)
7. Jealousy! (11/7/1961)
8. To Tell Or Not To Tell (11/14/1961)
9. The Unwelcome House Guest (11/21/1961)
10. The Meerschatz Pipe (11/28/1961)
11. Forty-Four Tickets (12/5/1961)
12. Empress Carlotta's Necklace (12/12/1961)
13. Sally Is A Girl (12/19/1961)
14. Buddy, Can You Spare A Job (12/26/1961)
15. Where Did I Come From? (1/3/1962)
16. The Curious Thing About Women (1/10/1962)
17. Punch Thy Neighbor (1/17/1962)
18. Who Owes Who What? (1/24/1962)
19. The Talented Neighborhood (1/31/1962)
20. A Word A Day (2/7/1962)
21. The Boarder Incident (2/14/1962)
22. Father Of The Week (2/21/1962)
23. The Twizzle (2/28/1962)
24. One Angry Man (3/7/1962)
25. Where You Been, Fassbinder? (3/14/1962)
26. I Am My Brother's Keeper (3/21/1962)
27. The Sleeping Brother (3/28/1962)
28. The Bad Old Days (4/4/1962)
29. Sol And The Sponsor (4/11/1962)
30. The Return Of Happy Spangler (4/18/1962)
Second Two:
31. Never Name A Duck (9/26/1962)
32. The Two Faces Of Rob (10/3/1962)
33. The Attempted Marriage (10/10/1962)
34. Bank Book 6565696 (10/17/1962)
35. Hustling The Hustler (10/24/1962)
36. My Husband Is Not A Drunk (10/31/1962)
37. What's In A Middle Name? (11/7/1962)
38. Like A Sister (11/14/1962)
39. The Night The Roof Fell In (11/21/1962)
40. The Secret Life Of Buddy And Sally (11/28/1962)
41. A Bird In The Head Hurts (12/5/1962)
42. Gesundheit, Darling (12/12/1962)
43. A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own (12/19/1962)
44. Somebody Has To Play Cleopatra (12/26/1962)
45. The Cat Burglar (1/2/1963)
46. The Foul Weather Girl (1/9/1963)
47. Will You Two Be My Wife? (1/16/1963)
48. Ray Murdock's X-Ray (1/23/1963)
49. I Was A Teenage Head Writer (1/30/1963)
50. It May Look Like A Walnut (2/6/1963)
51. My Husband Is A Check Grabber (2/13/1963)
52. Don't Trip Over That Mountain (2/20/1963)
53. Give Me Your Walls (2/27/1963)
54. The Sam Pomerantz Scandals (3/6/1963)
55. The Square Triangle (3/20/1963)
56. I'm No Henry Walden (3/27/1963)
57. Racy Tracy Ratigan (4/3/1963)
58. Divorce (4/10/1963)
59. It's A Shame She Married Me (4/17/1963)
60. A Surprise Is A Surprise Is A Surprise (4/24/1963)
61. Jilting The Jilter (5/1/1963)
62. When A Bowling Pin Talks, Listen (5/8/1963)

 

[george kaplan]

I'm buying this regardless of the price, and only pray that we'll get the rest. While there are some great episodes in the first two seasons, the first season in particular has some weak entries.

 

[David Von Pein]

George ..... I'm practically positive we'll see Seasons 3-5, regardless of the sales figures for S.1 and S.2.

Heck, the DVD "creative team" has been working on these gorgeous re-masters since, what, early 2001 (??)....I doubt that all that effort will just waste away on a shelf somewhere, do you?

I imagine all 158 episodes have already been re-mastered, since it's been over 2 years since the project began (for what was supposed to be an October 3, 2001 release date, for the 40th anniversary of the premiere episode, "The Sick Boy And The Sitter").

 

[R. Kay]

Heck, I'd prefer DVD releases of virtually ALL older (1950s/1960s) TV series over a lot of the crappola that's gracing our boob-tubes in the 21st century!

I'm totally not knocking the quality of the show. Its an awesome show! I'm knocking the fact that the company releasing Dick Van Dyke is shooting themselves in the foot with their price point!

Sure, they'll be some buyers for this set (the hardcores. the wealthy fan.), but there's no way they're going to profit on it because of the price, and because of this, future volumes will be in doubt!

MTM had a much bigger fan base and nobody was willing to pay for that!

 

[David Von Pein]

BULLETIN / UPDATE / WAKE THE KIDS & NEIGHBORS!! ...........
It appears (unless DVD Empire is in error) that Image Entertainment has had second thoughts on the MSRP of the Van Dyke sets.
Empire shows (as of today) a $10 DECREASE in the MRP, back down to where it was last month ($59.99)!! OK by me!
And: Season 2 is up for Pre-Order too.
PLUS: Empire is listing some really cool-sounding features for both Season 1 and Season 2! ..........
Bonus "Head of the Family" Pilot Episode Starring Carl Reiner!
Cast Retrospective Interviews and Featurettes with Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie
CBS Promo Spots
Excerpt from the 1961-1962 Emmy Awards Footage
Cheer Commercial Spots
Commentaries by Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke for 2 Episodes
Still Galleries and Cast Bios and More!
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Interview Segments with Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore
"Mary Tyler Moore Remembers 'Bank Book 6565696'"
Joy Commercials
"The Cast Remembers Jerry Paris"
"Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam Remember Buddy and Sally"
1963-1964 Emmy Awards Footage featuring David Jansen, the cast of The Beverly Hillbillies, Fred MacMurray and more!
"The Making of 'It May Look like a Walnut!'"
"Stump the Stars" Program Excerpt with the Dick Van Dyke Cast
Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke Commentaries for 2 Episodes
Rose Marie, Ann Gilbert and Larry Matthews Commentaries
Still Galleries and Cast Bios and More!
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[Kajs]

Sounds Awesome!

 

[David Von Pein]

Sounds Awesome!

Indeedy!

Considering the multiplicity of special features, the supposed painstaking effort being undertaken to ensure a great transfer, and the first-rate packaging (from the looks of it), this current price point is MORE than reasonable, in my estimation! Do you not agree?

 

[Bill Burns]

Wholeheartedly.
(If I left it at that, this would be my shortest post to date; my enthusiasm for these is such, I'm at a loss for words ).
to Image and, as always, to those in front of and behind the cameras of The Dick Van Dyke Show.

 

[David Von Pein]

The only thing that'd make it better, from a pre-release look of things, would be the inclusion of the many outtakes/bloopers that exist for the show. (Carl Reiner vetoed the inclusion of such material on the DVDs :frowning
I have an (unauthorized) collection of Van Dyke Show outtakes (approx. 24 minutes' worth) on VHS called "From The Cutting Room Floor; Volume 1". Anybody else have this tape?
Short of having the clips on pristine DVD, this VHS of outtakes is priceless IMO. Some great stuff on it. It is SO obvious when looking at some of these clips that everybody connected with the show was having a blast doing it. Too bad these cannot be included on a future season on Digital Disc.

 

[David Von Pein]

And remember, Kurt, Bill B., et al ......
Keep checking Amazon too for a lower price on these sets. They'll probably re-trace their steps toward last month's price of $44.99 per season, wouldn't ya think? (Free S&H on the sets to boot. )

 

[David Von Pein]

Joy Commercials

Cool beans! Old '60s ads! Love 'em!
I wonder, though, if we'll be treated to any of the cast commercials (on set) featuring the show's main sponsor, Kent Cigarettes? (Kent, as you may have suspected, "satisfies best"!)

 

[Seymour Uranowitz]

"Stump the Stars" Program Excerpt with the Dick Van Dyke Cast

It's been ages since I've seen this show, which I loved as a kid. I was getting these sets anyway, but this bonus makes it all the harder to wait...

 

[David Von Pein]

Still Galleries and Cast Bios and More!

Now my V.Dyke curiosity is piqued still again, as I contemplate (in angst) what the "and More" will actually represent.

 

[David Von Pein]

"and More"

...And More...
....And Moore....
.....And More Moore.....
......And Still More Mary Tyler Moore......
(I'll take it!!!)

 

[David Von Pein]

Update...........
Today, Amazon added Season 2 to its website, but at the $69.99 MSRP still. ????
DVD Empire, when it added S.2, claims the sets have been lowered in price by Image to $59.99 each.
Now I'm wondering if Empire was in error.
Empire still has it @ the lower figure.
Can anyone confirm?

 

[Scott_J]

David, Image should be announcing their full October slate of releases (including the DVD sets) around the 1st of the month, so if not Friday, probably Monday we should find out the real info on these sets.