The Van Dyke Show
Short-lived show about Matt Burgess and his father Dick, a Broadway star who retires and goes to live with Matt, who is running a small playhouse in rural Pennsylvania. Both men are stubborn, which makes Matt's wife Chris the arbitrator. Other characters are Doc Sterling, the stage manager; Jillian, Matt's secretary Jillian; and Matt's helper Eric.
- 1988-1988
- 1 season
- CBS
- Comedy
Short-lived show about Matt Burgess and his father Dick, a Broadway star who retires and goes to live with Matt, who is running a small playhouse in rural Pennsylvania. Both men are stubborn, which makes Matt's wife Chris the arbitrator. Other characters are Doc Sterling, the stage manager; Jillian, Matt's secretary Jillian; and Matt's helper Eric.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 1988
Episode 1
Opening Night
Wed, Oct 26, 1988
Episode 2
Dick Stops Smoking
Wed, Nov 2, 1988
Episode 3
My Favorite Person
Wed, Nov 9, 1988
Matt is feeling jealous of his father's popularity with the theater staff. His jealousy boils over when he reads an essay his young son wrote for school called "My Favorite Person" which he assumes is about himself, but is about his grandfather. He then resolves to be more fun, and less serious...which proves to be a disaster when Al is left in charge of the theater during the next evening's show starring a french mime. For one thing Al oversells the available tickets, gives the usher the night off to go on a date so he has to show everyone to their seats himself, and introduce the mime's various acts onstage. Matt sees this and realizes that if "they were both fun, they'd both end up starving" so he goes back to being himself.
Episode 4
Death Can Be Catching
Wed, Nov 16, 1988
Episode 5
Fatal Condo
Wed, Nov 30, 1988
Dick mistakenly thinks that his son and daughter-in-law want him to move out when he over-hears them speculating as to whether he is happy living with them.
Episode 6
The Benefit
Wed, Dec 7, 1988
Episode 7
The Revival
Sat, Sep 10, 1988
Episode 8
A Dark and Stormy Night
Sat, Sep 10, 1988
Episode 9
Chris' Old Flame
Sat, Sep 10, 1988
Episode 10
Dick Burgess: Between the Sheets
Sat, Sep 10, 1988