The Dick Van Dyke Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Dick Van Dyke Show centers on the personal and professional lives of Rob Petrie, a writer for the fictional "Alan Brady Show". The non-stop laughs revolved around Rob's relationships with with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell and Sally Rogers, and producer Mel Cooley. At home, we also got to chuckle (and sometimes cry) over Rob's antics involving his wife, son, and neighbors.

Series details

• Title: The Dick Van Dyke Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1961-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-06-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 3327

Cast and credited roles

• Dick Van Dyke — Robert 'Rob' Petrie
• Mary Tyler Moore — Laura Petrie
• Morey Amsterdam — Maurice B. 'Buddy' Sorrell
• Rose Marie — Sally Rogers
• Larry Mathews — Richard Rosebud 'Ritchie' Petrie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1961-10-03; final listed air date 1962-04-18; episode order: 30.
• Season 2: premiered 1962-09-26; final listed air date 1963-05-08; episode order: 33.
• Season 3: premiered 1963-09-25; final listed air date 1964-05-13; episode order: 32.
• Season 4: premiered 1964-09-23; final listed air date 1965-05-26; episode order: 32.
• Season 5: premiered 1965-09-15; final listed air date 1966-06-01; episode order: 31.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Dick Van Dyke Show on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.