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From pratfalls to laugh-out-loud one-liners, you’ll love taking this quiz and remembering how The Dick Van Dyke show kept you in stitches.
There was quite a cast of characters in the show, what role did Dick Van Dyke play?
Bumbling business man
The head writer of a comedy/variety show produced in Manhattan
Dick Van Dyke played a head writer of a comedy/variety show produced in Manhattan.
The head writer of a comedy/variety show produced in New Rochelle
A bus driver living with his wife, Alice
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Mary Tyler Moore played what role?
Wife, homemaker, and retired USO dancer
Mary Tyler Moore was a wife, homemaker and retired USO dancer.
Wife, homemaker, and retired nurse
Secretary in Manhattan office
Third-grade school teacher in New Rochelle
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What character did the actor Morey Amsterdam portray?
Co-writer on the Dick Van Dyke Show
Alan Brady’s brother-in-law and producer
Co-writer on the Alan Brady Show
Morey Amsterdam portrayed one of the co-writers on the Alan Brady Show.
Ed Norton, friend of Ralph Kramden
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What was the name of the straight man that Buddy Sorrell insulted with comedic one-liners?
Robert Petrie
Melvin Cooley
Melvin “Mel” Cooley, the show’s producer, played the straight man to Buddy Sorrell’s insults.
Alan Brady
Sally Rogers
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Mel is constantly at odds with Buddy, who often makes insulting comments about Mel's baldness, to which Mel often responds by saying what?
"I'm rubber you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you!"
“You know I can fire you."
“Yechh!”
Mel often responds with a simple “Yechh!”
None of the above
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The scenes when the Petrie’s are at home are even more comedic when Rob and Laura interact with their neighbors. What are the names of the characters who live next door?
Millie and Jerry Helper
Millie and Jerry Helper were the Petrie’s neighbors.
Millie and Jerry Billings
Millie and Jerry Meehan
Stacey and Jerry Billings
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Alan Brady was the star of the fictional Alan Brady Show. This character would wear a type of accessory, what was it?
An ascot
A badge
A man purse
A toupee
Alan Brady wore a toupee.
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What did Rob and Laura name their son on the show?
Robert Petrie Jr.
Robert Petrie II
Richard or “Richie”
Rob and Laura named their son Richard or “Richie” Rosebud Petrie
The Rock
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Richie’s middle name, Rosebud, is an acronym for "Robert Oscar Sam Edward Benjamin Ulysses David." Why did they use an acronym?
Rob and Laura just couldn’t make up their mind on a single name, they wanted them all
So their son could use “Rosebud” instead of writing so many names on forms
They really like the last words uttered by Orson Welles in Citizen Kane
Rob and Laura wanted to please all the members of their families who suggested middle names
In the episode What's in a Middle Name? Rob and Laura wanted to please all the members of their families who suggested middle names.
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Not only did Carl Reiner play Alan Brady, he also did what for the show?
He was the creator of the show
He was a writer on the show
He was a producer on the show
All of the above
Carl Reiner was an actor, writer, producer and creator of the Dick Van Dyke Show.
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Stacey Petrie, Rob Petrie’s brother, was who in real life?
Dick Van Dyke’s actual brother
Stacey Petrie was played by Dick Van Dyke’s actual brother, Jerry Van Dyke.
Dick Van Dyke’s cousin
An actor named Johnny West
Carl Reiner’s son in law
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When having an episode of sleepwalking, what would happen to Rob Petrie’s quiet, shy brother?
Stacey would eat all the food in the refrigerator
Stacey would get into a car and “sleep drive”
Stacey would walk outside and continuing sleeping in the neighbor’s bushes
Stacey would become the banjo-playing life of the party
Stacey would become the banjo-playing life of the party.
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And who could forget “Pickles”? Surely not you! She was …
Buddy’s slightly nutty wife and former showgirl
Buddy’s slightly nutty wife and former showgirl was a character called Fiona Conway “Pickles” Sorrell
Sally’s prettier sister
Laura’s cousin, once removed who has a fondness for pickles
None of the above
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Boy has censorship changed. Back then what did Rob and Laura have in their bedroom?
A double bed
A bed for Laura and a couch that Rob slept on
The camera never showed the bedroom
They each had their own twin bed
In the early years of television it was forbidden for a couple to be in a double bed together, so Rob and Laura had twin beds with a table in-between them. They each slept on their own twin bed.
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“Oh, Rob!” is one of the most repeated lines from the Dick Van Dyke Show. Another one is “It’s just like my Aunt Agnes used to say…”. Who said the first line and who said the second?
Rob’s mother and Laura
Laura and Millie
Laura and Sally
Laura would say “Oh, Rob!” and Sally always talked about her Aunt Agnes.
Sally and Buddy
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Richie needed a friend around, what was the friend’s name?
Richie had an imaginary friend whose name he never mentioned
Richie’s best friend was Emilie
Richie’s best friend was Freddie
Richie’s best friend was Freddie, Millie and Jerry Helper’s son.
Richie didn’t have any friends during the series
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What was Jerry Helper’s occupation?
Doctor
Dentist
Jerry Helper was a dentist.
Salesman
None of the above
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Mrs. Billings was always pestering Rob to do this one thing, what was it?
Take her boxes and bags whenever she got out of her car
Fix the antenna on her house
Write and direct the Parent-Teacher Association fundraiser
Mrs. Billings always pestered Rob until he agreed to write and direct the annual fundraising show for the Parent-Teacher Association fundraiser.
Take care of her poodle
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In 1997, the episodes "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" and "It May Look Like a Walnut" were ranked at 8 and 15 respectively on what list?
TV Guide’s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time
In 1997, the episodes "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" and "It May Look Like a Walnut" were ranked at 8 and 15 respectively on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Reader’s Digest 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time
The Hollywood Reporter’s Greatest Sitcoms of All Time
None of the above
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And the awards kept coming. In 2002, the show itself (not an episode) was ranked at what number on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time?
The number one spot
13th
In 2002, the Dick Van Dyke show was ranked at 13th on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time!
22nd
The last spot, 50th
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As recently as 2013 The Dick Van Dyke Show earned more accolades, it was ranked at 20 on a list of The 60 Best Shows. Who gave this ranking?
The Emmy Awards
The Greatest Shows on Earth
The Dick Van Dyke show is a classic, it was ranked at 20 on the TV Guide Magazine’s The Greatest TV Shows on Earth.
The Sitcom Spectacular Award Show
The Nickelodeon Award Show
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What was the Petries’ address in New Rochelle?
248 Bonnie Meadow Road
148 Meadow Road
148 Bonnie Meadow Road
The correct answer is 148 Bonnie Meadow Road.
248 Bonnie Road
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When did The Dick Van Dyke Show run?
1961 – 1966
The correct answer is 1961-1966.
1959 - 1964
1961- 1965
1960 - 1967
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The opening sequence changed from one season to the next. What changed?
The theme music changed
The pictures in the family room changed
Instead of Rob Petrie falling over the ottoman, he sidesteps it
Instead of Rob Petrie falling over the ottoman, he sidesteps it.
All of the above
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Time for favorite scenes! In what show did Rob take apart his phone, then was asked to take the phone outside and 'scream like a chicken!'
“The Chicken is Calling”
“Listen to This”
“Strut and Scream Like a Chicken”
“The Impractical Joke!”
The correct answer is “The Impractical Joke!” Later in the scene Rob had Buddy believing he was in trouble with the IRS. The IRS man told Buddy to copy the tax forms then “Put both forms in a paper bag, swing it over your head and scream like a chicken". Once again using the famous line.
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More favorite scenes. In the show “Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth” what happens?
Millie and Laura discover the baby monitor is picking up to their husband’s conversation
Laura Petrie tells the world Alan Brady is bald
A game show host get Laura to tell a TV audience that Alan Brady is bald.
Richie says his first word, “Rosebud”
None of the above
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In the episode with Danny Thomas as a guest called "Walnuts", what happens?
Rob has a dream - inspired by a late-night horror movie on TV - involving walnuts, missing thumbs, and a creature named Kolac.
In the episode with Danny Thomas as a guest called "Walnuts”, Rob has a dream - inspired by a late-night horror movie on TV - involving walnuts, missing thumbs, and a creature named Kolac.
Rob eats too many walnuts and gets walnut poisoning
Richie eats a puzzle piece thinking it was a walnut and they take Richie to the hospital
Laura’s mouth and face swells as she discovers she is allergic to walnuts
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Last question on favorite scenes, in “The Curious Thing About Women”, what visual gag was central to the episode?
A cup with holes in it
A self-inflating raft
In “The Curious Thing About Women” Rob becomes annoyed when Laura opens his mail and reads it. He incorporates her into a sketch in which an actress portraying Laura opens a mysterious package containing a self-inflating raft. Later in the scene Laura is caught red-handed opening a self-inflating raft that Rob ordered.
Blood stains made of strawberry jelly
An overstuffed closet
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What were some of the most memorable things about Laura Petrie?
Her bouffant hairstyle
Her Capri pants
Her designer tops
All of the above
All of the above made Laura Petrie, Lauri Petrie.
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What character traits made Sally Rodgers the unforgettable Sally?
She never could remember where she left her keys.
She was always on the lookout for a husband
She quotes her Aunt Agnes in Cleveland
Only “B” and “C”
Sally was always on the lookout for a husband and she quoted her Aunt Agnes constantly.
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Speaking of Sally, what was the name of Sally’s occasional and nerdy boyfriend?
Sherman Glimsher
Woodrow Glimsher
Herman Glimsher
Sally mentioned having dated a Woodrow Glimscher, presumably a relative of Herman, until Woodrow's overbearing mother arranged for her to date Herman Glimsher instead. The answer is Herman Glimsher.
None of the above
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A smile would come to your face when the wise-cracking delivery boy would come into a scene. Who played the delivery boy?
Jamie Farr
Herbie Fayne
Both A and B
The delivery boy was originally played by Jamie Farr. Subsequently, the character was given the name Willie, and Herbie Faye played the role.
Neither A or B
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How did the series end?
Laura becomes an associate producer in a small television newsroom
Rob finally finishes the manuscript for his book, triggering flashbacks to memorable events in the Petries' lives
The last episode has Rob finally finishing the manuscript for his book --a collection of favorite moments from the five-year run--which Alan Brady agrees to adapt as a TV series.
Richie goes to college
None of the above
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The show was loosely based on Carl Reiner experiences when he worked as a writer on 'Your Show of Shows'. This sense of autobiography even stretched to what other parts of the show?
The Petries' New Rochelle address
The Petries’ immediate family
None of the above
“A” and “B”
The Petries' New Rochelle address was Reiner's own, save for a single digit. And his immediate family also had one son, Rob Reiner. The answer is both “A” and “B”.
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