Dick van Dyke and that foot stool....

[GEORGE]

Betty (Elizabeth.A...@dartmouth.edu) wrote:
: In article <2lil5q$i...@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
: fe...@dartmouth.edu (Ted Schuerzinger) writes:

: > In article <2lhvlo$8...@netnews.alf.dec.com>
: > burd...@oass.enet.dec.com () writes:
: >
: > > A silly question perhaps, but -
: > >
: > > When did the intro to the Dick van Dyke change from him tripping over the
: > > foot stool to him walking around it? Was it on a season change and what
: > > year?
: > >
: > > I don't know the answer.
: >
: > I suppose I should watch more "Nick at Nite", but I don't know the answer.
: > I know that in the last season (1965-66) he walked around the ottoman.
: > Also, the first season (61-62) showed 8x10 glossies of the actors instead
: > of the ottoman scene.

: I have watched Nick at Night with this question in mind, but there
: doesn't seem to be a pattern. Nick at Night shows them in order, but
: I'm sure I've seen him trip one night, and walk around it the next.

: Betty

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I heard that Carl Reiner, during the second season, randomly alternated
between the ottoman tripping opener and the safely bypassing the ottoman
opener in order to get people to watch the show, just to find out whether
Rob trips or not.

Tom George
Amherst College

[Dick Sidbury]

In article <2lio4v$k...@pyrps5.eng.pyramid.com>, mwe...@pyrps5.eng.pyramid.com (Michael M. Welch) writes:

|> I don't know the answer, either, but I was just wondering . . . how
|> come Buddy and Sally have made it from work to Rob's house before Rob? 8-)
|> And in the one where he does sidestep the ottoman, how come he starts
|> shaking hands with them like they haven't seen each other in 5 years. I
|> guess they're probably so enthusiastic because they're offering him con-
|> gratulations on getting past the ottoman. 8-)
|>
|>
|> - Michael
|>
|> --
|> Michael Welch
|> mwe...@pyramid.com

My daughter, an avid NICK at NITEer, says that since Rob is the HEAD writer he
has to stay at the office later. Or maybe he had to go pick up dessert. Or maybe
he's not really Rob, maybe he's a tyloite(?) trying to fool them. -- well maybe not,
because he had thumbs when he shook their hands.

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[Gary Levine]

In article <2lhvlo$8...@netnews.alf.dec.com> burd...@oass.enet.dec.com () writes:
>When did the intro to the Dick van Dyke change from him tripping over the
>foot stool to him walking around it? Was it on a season change and what year?

The first season's shows opened with still pictures. The second, third,
and fourth opened with the famous trip. The final season had him
sidestepping the trap.

gary
G.LE...@PDNIS.PARADYNE.COM
please don't use the "r"eply feature
it doesn't seem to know me

[C0...@vmcms.csuohio.edu]

In article <2lqst4$7...@pdn.paradyne.com>

I fell into this thread kind of late I'm sure, so if this question has
already been answered forgive me....
but concerning THAT footstool....
WHY did he fall over it???
Did Dick happen to trip over and they just decided to use it on the
show or what??
I bought the Dick Van Dyke show book hoping it would answer this
long plagueing question but I don't think it was mentioned...
Does anyone out there know??

Or has Dr. Wil Miller speculated that Laura put the footstool in
his path, or maybe Buddy or Sally put it there so Rob would hurt himself
and they could be the head writer??!!!
Dr. Wil help me :)

C0...@VMCMS.CSUOHIO.EDU

[j...@panix.com]

BTW, the "footstool" was an "Ottoman".