@@garyfrancis6193 Same here, I would love to marry Laura Petrie now (when she was on that show back in 1961 until 1965) now I'm at the age of 61 but I'm a happily married man for the last 20 years. She was hot!🔥🔥
Wow, look at all of those nasty comments. It's a 1960s sitcom, take it for what it is intended to be: an amusing, *fictitious* sitcom, not a real-life event.
Since Shakespeare, exquisite comic art quickly brings core truths to the surface and in bold relief! Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore are giving here a master class in comic performance.
If you go to see a movie from these days, people in the movie actually sat and talked to, because it is a movie. In here we can see talking but probably out of cameras people were reading or watching tv so don´t idealize it.
Rob is handsome, kind, funny, ambitious, talented, understanding, and sweet. He is also very naive around very attractive women. He is also a great father to his son Richie. He is in fact a rare breed. Of course I know Rob Petrie is a fictional character, but he has been imbued with human foibles by a great group of writers, that make him very human. As if women looking for husbands could actually find a guy like Rob out in the wild. Not bloody likely!!
Some of Them do know the prices. My grandpa was born in 1926 and still going strong. He told me a lot about prices back then But he said it just gradually went up everywhere every year. Crazy to think about for sure
So you mean the Petrie's front door? When they had parties people sat in it, including the school teacher who plays Cleopatra, and the man who was DVD's personal assistant and stand -in.
Doesn't she though? I sure wish women would go back to dressing elegantly. Plus this was HOME entertaining. What would Laura wear today for an informal gathering at home? Stretch pants? A hoodie? Old jeans and sneakers?
@@retroguy9494um, elegance meant crippling high heels, tight girdles, stockings with garter belts, hair practically cemented into place with hair spray, uncomfortable clip on earrings. . . she does look perfect, but when a man says he wishes women would go back to dressing that way, they're saying a bunch of other stuff, too.
People are so ridiculous. In that day men were the sole providers, their entire identity was tied to how well they could afford things. It was a disgrace & a shame if a wife needed to work. Times have changed! Get over yourselves!
"People are so ridiculous." They can be, as you yourself have proved. "In that day men were the sole providers, their entire identity was tied to how well they could afford things." I guess that you're forgetting about the many, many women who worked as nurses, teachers, hospitality workers, and so on, whether they needed to help support their families or not. And, one is sure that, if someone were to make a similarly gender-prejudiced statement against women, such as, "In the 1960's, women saw potential husbands as meal tickets," you would be quite upset. "It was a disgrace & a shame if a wife needed to work." A lot of people who are presently in their 80's and 90's (both male and female) would disagree with you. "Times have changed!" Indeed they have: no longer can women of your ilk continue to masquerade as noble fighters for people of their gender identity, while what they really seek is, to subsititute a Matriarchy for the Patriarchy. "Get over yourselves!" One suspects that your life would be much improved if you took your own advice. Unless you can demonstrate that it's better to be evil than to be good. And speaking of justifying evil, I see from your channel that your allegedly Christian self supports Israel against the Palestinians, despite all the atrocities committed by the former against the latter since 1948. I mean, do explain how the Palestinians deserve the intense genocide presently being inflicted upon them by the Zionists. (One supposes that, according to the logic of people such as you, the Native people who fought back against the European genocidal colonists in the Americas were also "terrorists.") You see, gender prejudice and genocide are related, because they're both manifestions of evil: so, if you can convince me that evil is better than good, I'll delete my comments.
@@ameliawilder28 You need to talk to your grandparents: perhaps they can set you straight. (Unless, of course, your grandmother is a misandrist like yourself.)
It’s called continuity. They couldn’t imagine a technology 60 years in the future that would allow millions to play these shows over as often as they wanted and spot the mistakes in continuity.
@@garyfrancis6193 Oh, I don't know about that. Desi Arnaz basically invented the rerun with his method of filming shows using the three camera system and the first rerun, which was I Love Lucy, was broadcast in 1955 as I recall. The Dick Van Dyke Show was filmed at Desilu Studios. So they must have had at least SOME inkling!
I coincidently discovered these interesting tidbits regarding this episode while researching the celebrated Catskills resorts and thought others also might be interested, enjoy: *According to Mr. Van Dyke, guest star Robert Vaughan was taken aback and slightly frustrated at the cast's loose and playful attitude toward rehearsals and last-minute script changes.* *Rob's joking trip itinerary ends at "Grossinger's in time for Hanukkah". In the 1950s and '60s, the Catskill Mountains resorts were so popular with New York City Jews that these resorts were called the 'Borscht Belt' or 'The Jewish Alps'. The stereotypical notion was that every Jewish family in NYC vacationed in the Catskills at least once a year.* *In the kitchen scene between Rob and Laura, the shadow of a moving camera can be seen several times throughout the scene. Rob's remark about his eight sinus cavities is a reference to the then-popular commercials for Dristan decongestant.*
*Feeling very inferior to Jim Darling, Rob tells his guests that he's going to take Laura on a long trip beginning in White Plains, New York, and ending at Grossinger's; Rob is assumably referring to Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in Liberty, NY. The resort was founded by Asher Selig Grossinger at the turn of the last century and was still going strong in 1963; the year of this episode. Grossinger made worldwide history for being the first resort to use artificial snow for its ski slopes back in 1952. By 1986 descendants of Grossinger sold off everything but the golf course which is still in active use.* *Robert Vaughn and Richard Deacon were both in "The Young Philadelphians."*
Interesting sort of. Meanwhile in 1963 I was 12 years old and don’t remember much except in October 1963 I was going home out the back door of the Jr/Sr high school and over the PA system I heard the school principal make an announcement that no Beatles haircuts would be allowed in school. I had no idea what thst was . A “ beetle” haircut? The next month the sssassination of JFK. The principal came on the PA system during English class and announced JFK had been shot. We were stunned. School was dismissed for the day. That was my first indication of how evil the world could be. The year before we had done “ duck and cover” drills. I had no idea what that was about or the Cuban Missile Crisis. My interests were Huckleberry Hound and I think some new comics some kids had at school called The Fantastic Four. They looked really exciting. I didn’t have money to buy any but I bet I saw FF#1. Then 15 cents . Now worth thousands of dollars and The Hulk and Iron Man when they first appeared. To parents they were “ junk” to be used to start the fire place.
@@garyfrancis6193 Oh dear God, how could they do such a thing?! (“ junk” to be used to start the fire place) My father did the same with so many of my childhood treasures; he took a bit too much pleasure in destroying them too!
Robert did act like a jerk. I get it’s a show. I understand that. All these other comments are “fans” who bash him. It’s a show folks lol. At the end of it. He realized Jim left the house and Rob was alone with Laura and a bedroom a few feet away. The true and obvious winner.
@@LauRa-re9un I'm old enough to remember that era. I can assure you that divorce existed back then. I had a number of school mates in the mid-60s whose parents were divorced.
@8:42..."Sally" has a *big mouth* . She heard "Rob" say he wasn't gonna tell "Laura". Why was it so important that she ask "Laura" what she was wearing?
Most wild situations on this show and Seinfeld were based on actual experiences of the show creators. My guess is that something like this probably happened to Carl.
Mr. Vaughn's "lackey," as you so rudely labeled him, was Frank Adamo, Dick Van Dyke's personal assistant, as well as an actor in his own right, not only on the DVD show, but he continued to be employed in various other DVD shows and movies. He lived to the age of 93, and died just last year in May.
Laura always seemed to be 'putting a steak on' when Rob came home for dinner. Not exactly inexpensive. They did have spaghetti and meatballs quite often, though. Laura did seem to have a lot of old boyfriends, for someone who admitted she was only 17 when she married Rob. Okay, let's not nitpick. Just gonna enjoy the show.
So why did Laura end it off with Jim? They obviously still like each other. If Laura married Jim, then Rob could've gotten a girl who actually liked and adored him. Since Rob isn't Laura's type, it's a win-win for them both.
That wasn’t the point, though, because this was a psychological purge for him. Seeing those broken dishes that represented his frustration - this purge couldn’t have been achieved by donating these dishes.
Then how would they have ended the show? Why do people come up with incredibly foolish endings to comedy shows that were great successes, using ideas from the 2020's for something in the 1960's?
They had a few of these episodes based on jealousy over the years. A few with Laura worried that Rob might be attracted to women being more common. I guess they decided to flip roles for variety with this one.
I think, and correct me if I’m wrong, but most of the episodes in all serasons are about Laura’s past loves. Writers, back then, didn’t care how insane the scripts were…Laura having married at 19, but was really 17, and having had so many love interests make her sound like a slut. It’s as though MTM’s contract made sure the series revolved around her. Rob found out she had a “thing” with this guy who was more successful than he was, and that would probably tear at a man’s ego (sounds like my dad, after he had a major upset in his business plan and my mom went to work, again…but my sister and I were adults, already).
It seemed to me that Robert Vaughan was taller and had a broader build. Maybe he just looked smaller next to Dick Van Dyke, who was tall and more broad-shouldered. Sort of like MTM being small and petite next to DVD, but tall and willowy as Mary Richards, on her own show. Optical illusions, I suppose. Cutest names on the party snack foods. I would type out the names, but I wouldn't be able to stop laughing. Okay, just one. Potato Poopies. Bwaa haa haa!!
Rob was a real jerk the entire evening and had the nerve to blame her for his actions. These days, EVERYONE acts like that and won't accept an ounce of responsibility for ANYTHING. Even if they cause an accident by blowing a red light!
He was apologizing and admitting it to her, and flattering her in the process. He was not serious that it was her fault....it was all his. Robert Vaughn played it with class too as a character. He knew Rob was insecure and just let it pass unmentioned.
Joanne Green, 'Potatoe Poopies' never really existed, they were making lite of the different cutesy and or corny names of the various products of the time.
Did others notice the servant served everyone champagne but walked away totally ignoring Mel even though he still had a glass on the tray. Mel looks frustrated then follows the waiter off-camera. Mel gets no respect!
In real life, if a woman acts so welcoming of an old flame and dresses in an alluring dress knowing he's coming over, any man would be jealous and paranoid. So would a woman if her man got all dressed up when his old flame came around. Human nature.
So Laura is pleasant and charming to a pleasant and charming man from her past. She also dresses attractively. I guess her gunny sack was at the cleaners. Meanwhile, we have Rob at his most obnoxious. Remember, Vaughn is his sponsor and Rob spends the evening taking childish, petty jabs at him. Also, his boss, Mel, is there. Fortunately, unlike Rob, Vaughn is an adult and graciously doesn't hold Rob crass behavior against him. Laura made a huge mistake.
It wasn't around at that time---but why buy mismatched dishes at a thrift store when new dishes didn't cost much back then exponential to "Rob's" salary?
I don't think there was Goodwill in those days, and if there was it was for extremely poor people. People don't entertain in homes the way they once did, and often if they do paper party goods are used, either because of convenience, or the party has a theme and paper goods for every occasion can be purchased.
I don’t see anyone saying it was a bad episode. I think what was off putting was what a jerk Rob was being. It seemed out of character but Dick van Dyke did it very convincingly. You forget he was acting as they all were playing parts.
Oh, PLEASE! It's a COMEDY, one of the most highly rated sit coms of all time, and everything was scripted by Carl Reiner, the creator of the show. None of the ACTING was anything to do with anyone's real life personality. Grow up, watch the show, and enjoy it without "nervousness." How childish and silly can one be, for pity's sake!
@@saran3214 He could do that without blaming her and putting her at fault. The words 'I am sorry' are not in his vocabulary. If he wanted to be a paranoid jackass who can't appreciate what he has and needs her to fawn over him and tell him, maybe he doesn't deserve to have her.
@@preetakumar6593 He called himself every derogatory thing he could. He said he was rude insecure paranoid and that he had embarrassed and humiliated himself. He owned up for what he did. He effectively said he was sorry. A genuine apology is where you state what you did wrong. I can't believe you actually thought he was blaming Laura.
@@saran3214 Because he starts off blaming her. He essentially faults her for not stopping him and validating him, for not telling him that it's alright if he isn't as rich as the other fellow and as well off. Those are things she shouldn't have to validate him for. She married him and stayed with him for all these years. It shows he isn't secure in his marriage. She does not have to babysit him, he's an adult who can take responsibility for his own stupid behaviour (which shouldn't have occurred in the first place).
@@preetakumar6593 Yeah, you already said that. Again. He was being sarcastic about himself. He said his behavior was appalling. He was much harder on himself than she was being. Think about how the scene would go if it were the way you want it. Rob says sorry for how I acted. Laura says it's ok. Then what? I don't know why you would watch it again since you did not like it. And Rob apologized, you want him on his knees begging forgiveness? Laura wouldn't like that.
I love DVD and MTM and this show which I watched and loved as a kid-- Dick seems like he's really slurring his words in this-- in fact he's acting like he's drunk-- wonder what that was about? Edit-- never mind-- just read about his alcohol problem.... too bad.
I thought she was going to be alone with him and talk a little. Women were so oppressed those days that I don´t think I could watch another chapter of this. I like Dick Van Dike but this is too sexist. Fortunately, thanks to all the generations of women that came after her, we are free now. She was always in the house, and always with the husband, no other man can even talk to her without the husband being there. Awful and boring.
I REALLY hate Rob's cruelty and sucky behavior. He overreacts to everything. Laura deserves so much better. His insecurity is sickening. He transfers his crap onto her: true narcissism
Everybody has a flaw of some kind…I don’t know if you’ve noticed but a lot of episodes are about her past love life but it’s the Dick van Dyke show. It was as though they were enticing MTM to stay on the show.
A "true" narcissist would never admit he did anything wrong. Rob is "human" and admitted his behaviour was wrong and afterwards asked Laura for support in the best way he knew how.
Insecure I would agree with. However a narcissist would never admit he was wrong in any way. Rob showed some true vulnerability at the end and knew his behaviour was inappropriate. A narcissist would never do that.
You're very clearly showing yourself to be an unobservant, rather lacking in intelligence person with that statement. The show was scripted---DVD followed the script written for him by Carl Reiner and his writing staff. He was not, and is not, "insecure, controlling, narcissistic," as you, in your holier-than-thou, highly judgmental attitude have judged him to be. HE WAS FOLLOWING AND ACTING ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPT HE WAS GIVEN!!!! It goes to show what a great actor Dick Van Dyke is when he made himself so believable that some...thing....nearly 60 years later can actually believe that SCRIPTED character was real. Please use your brain, assuming you have a functioning one, for something besides your nasty attitude!
Considering that "Aunt Bee" was in her mid 50s at the time the DVD show was made, and "Rob" was in his mid 30s, that wouldn't have worked well at all. And it's all scripting, not DVD actually being paranoid. But you know that....probably.
@@jb6712 Sure it would have! This was the early '60's. May December romances happened all the time. The only thing was, it was reversed. It was usually an older man with a younger woman. Look at Bing Crosby's movies from the 1950's for instance. He was in his 50's but he always won the girl who was in her early 20's!
And I'm still watching Dick VanDyke to this day❗ A living legend❤
The writing on this show was amazing.
sarcastic?
@@angelos5408 Not in my opinion. This is still the best show in TV history.
@@tomshea8382Yes!!!! 😊 ❤ It's so awesome. I've rewatched all the episodes like 5 times. Lol 😂
@@angelos5408 Sarcastic? Why would you ask that? I love this show.
Mary looks wonderful!
Good and funny stories with morals
I still can't get over the fact that Mel And Buddy were good friends in real life and would often come up with the insults Buddy hurls at Mel.
That’s called acting.
😂
That's what real friends do!
Laura Petrie was one of the most perfect and beautiful wives in television history.
Absolutely. I wanted to marry her. Of course I was 12 .
@@garyfrancis6193 Same here, I would love to marry Laura Petrie now (when she was on that show back in 1961 until 1965) now I'm at the age of 61 but I'm a happily married man for the last 20 years. She was hot!🔥🔥
By "perfect" you mean a perfect balance of beautiful vulnerability and willful verve?
@@billboyle1588 Yes.
Didn't hurt that she waited on him hand and foot. @@billboyle1588
I remember my Dad and Mom cleaning up after parties.. After this kind
A great sitvcom!!! They just don't make them as good as this one!!!
Loved this series. Thank you for uploading
More blast from the past .... young Robert Vaughan (Man from U.N.C.L.E.)
Beautiful Laura! The great Robert Vaughn in this one! (Man from UNCLE)!😁👍
FDR and Woodrow Wilson!
The ending where Rob blames Laura for his foolishness is classic DVD!
If I could be granted one wish it would definitely be to have a beautiful loving wife who looks like Mary Tyler Moore.
Great memories. Good TV.
😊 i love it when Dick Van Dyke says ' yuickk' hehe
I ❤ Dick Van Dyke.
Wow, look at all of those nasty comments. It's a 1960s sitcom, take it for what it is intended to be: an amusing, *fictitious* sitcom, not a real-life event.
Yea dude what's up with that? Reading the comments, I thought I had just watched a Trump or Biden video! 🤣
It’s fiction?
Since Shakespeare, exquisite comic art quickly brings core truths to the surface and in bold relief! Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore are giving here a master class in comic performance.
This one isn’t amusing. There’s a dud every once in a while.
No one in those comments, knows what humor means, apparently. I love this show. 😊❤ It's probably my favorite old comedy show ever. 😊
One of best episodes ever!
John 3.16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.❤❤❤
🙏🏻
Amen. I love this sitcom. The only thing missing is for them to talk about God.
God is fake
those beautiful dresses!
Before cell phones, people actually sat and talked to each other, no looking down checking phones.
You can still do that now. Though I’m watching this on a phone 😅
If you go to see a movie from these days, people in the movie actually sat and talked to, because it is a movie. In here we can see talking but probably out of cameras people were reading or watching tv so don´t idealize it.
Still life was meaningless as now
Why?
I married a beautiful woman who could have had her pick of several guys. Some who have done very well financially. I feel like Rob sometimes.
That show got to me, too.
Trust me.
We're not alone.
If she is with you, she loves you. It should actually make you feel great, because out of all the guys, she chooses to spends her days with you.
Stop wasting time being insecure and give your wife what she deserves: unconditional love and respect
Rob is handsome, kind, funny, ambitious, talented, understanding, and sweet. He is also very naive around very attractive women. He is also a great father to his son Richie. He is in fact a rare breed. Of course I know Rob Petrie is a fictional character, but he has been imbued with human foibles by a great group of writers, that make him very human. As if women looking for husbands could actually find a guy like Rob out in the wild. Not bloody likely!!
Being respected, listened to, and loved is everything.
Original 60's furniture...Wow! Worth a squillion bucks nowadays. [2024]
Laura has a stunning walk
Wow. Robert Vaughn. Another great episode.
I wish I could make a dinner like Laura mentioned for under $0.70.. pretty sure that would cost at least $20 for ingredients. 😭😭
Even with inflation, it would only be about $7. The rest is all prices being raised for pure profit.
Dinner was 87 cents which would be around $30 today
The ironic thing is chicken wings are now one of the most expensive part of the chicken these days
Mtm is so amazing and gorgeous. I drooled over her and wished to god I could have her for my wife
He is 99 years old today!
Laura, omg
That’s a girl you empty your bank account for 🤣
At the end, Rob confesses his paranoia, and it's a Wonderful scene of forgiving.
The man from U.N.C.L.E.
They'd freak if they knew the prices of food today! I recall dad griping during 1969, thinking gas was high at 36 cents a gallon.
Some of Them do know the prices. My grandpa was born in 1926 and still going strong. He told me a lot about prices back then But he said it just gradually went up everywhere every year. Crazy to think about for sure
I'd like to have a chair like the one near the door. I don't think I've ever seen anyone sit in it. I like that style.
So you mean the Petrie's front door? When they had parties people sat in it, including the school teacher who plays Cleopatra, and the man who was DVD's personal assistant and stand -in.
Robert Vaughn was SO handsome, right through his life, clear until his death.
He also made a pretty good FDR AND Woodrow Wilson!
But I'm amazed at how YOUNG he looks here!
He died?
Handsome ah no. Not remotely.
He also made two wonderful appearances in Columbo. 😊
Laura looks incredibly gorgeous with that sexy dress 👗 😍
I agree. Had a long-time crush on Mary Tyler Moore.
Doesn't she though? I sure wish women would go back to dressing elegantly. Plus this was HOME entertaining. What would Laura wear today for an informal gathering at home? Stretch pants? A hoodie? Old jeans and sneakers?
@@retroguy9494um, elegance meant crippling high heels, tight girdles, stockings with garter belts, hair practically cemented into place with hair spray, uncomfortable clip on earrings. . . she does look perfect, but when a man says he wishes women would go back to dressing that way, they're saying a bunch of other stuff, too.
I still can’t understand how they could drink coffee after dinner and sleep just fine! 😅
I was just thinking that the other night, lol
Right?! When I was still drinking caffeine, I would have my last cup of coffee at 6 PM and still be awake by 2 AM.😳
Wombats can't metabolize caffeine
@@sateeshmaharaj9730 😏🤷♀️😜😂
😂 Thanks for keeping it light.
Some of the comments here are so negative. People dressed up in this time period - they did not dress sloppy like today.
People are so ridiculous. In that day men were the sole providers, their entire identity was tied to how well they could afford things. It was a disgrace & a shame if a wife needed to work.
Times have changed! Get over yourselves!
Only because they didn't think women should have careers. Even if a woman had one, they weren't treated well.
"People are so ridiculous."
They can be, as you yourself have proved.
"In that day men were the sole providers, their entire identity was tied to how well they could afford things."
I guess that you're forgetting about the many, many women who worked as nurses, teachers, hospitality workers, and so on, whether they needed to help support their families or not.
And, one is sure that, if someone were to make a similarly gender-prejudiced statement against women, such as, "In the 1960's, women saw potential husbands as meal tickets," you would be quite upset.
"It was a disgrace & a shame if a wife needed to work."
A lot of people who are presently in their 80's and 90's (both male and female) would disagree with you.
"Times have changed!"
Indeed they have: no longer can women of your ilk continue to masquerade as noble fighters for people of their gender identity, while what they really seek is, to subsititute a Matriarchy for the Patriarchy.
"Get over yourselves!"
One suspects that your life would be much improved if you took your own advice.
Unless you can demonstrate that it's better to be evil than to be good.
And speaking of justifying evil, I see from your channel that your allegedly Christian self supports Israel against the Palestinians, despite all the atrocities committed by the former against the latter since 1948.
I mean, do explain how the Palestinians deserve the intense genocide presently being inflicted upon them by the Zionists.
(One supposes that, according to the logic of people such as you, the Native people who fought back against the European genocidal colonists in the Americas were also "terrorists.")
You see, gender prejudice and genocide are related, because they're both manifestions of evil: so, if you can convince me that evil is better than good, I'll delete my comments.
@@ameliawilder28 You need to talk to your grandparents: perhaps they can set you straight.
(Unless, of course, your grandmother is a misandrist like yourself.)
Now it would rather be a shame if wife doesn't work.
@ameliawilder28 Sally literally has a career and no one treats her badly for that but ok... 🙄
LOVE THIS SERIES TRUE COMEDY!!
I still (after all these years, of watching this) felt embarrased for Rob as he made a boob of himself; in front of everyone. lol
Heartbreaking to see them smashing Franciscan Desert Rose china!!!
In reality, it's made of candy, not actual china; it's a prop.
Now you can find vintage Desert Rose in most vintage/antique stores. Love it! I've also seen beautiful jewelry made out of small broken pieces.
@@MrMenefrego1how do you know?
Laura had two different maiden names on the show. MEEHAN and MEAKER.
Yep, I remember her saying (when she first met Rob) that her name was Laura Meeker (or Meaker).
It’s called continuity. They couldn’t imagine a technology 60 years in the future that would allow millions to play these shows over as often as they wanted and spot the mistakes in continuity.
@@garyfrancis6193 Oh, I don't know about that. Desi Arnaz basically invented the rerun with his method of filming shows using the three camera system and the first rerun, which was I Love Lucy, was broadcast in 1955 as I recall. The Dick Van Dyke Show was filmed at Desilu Studios. So they must have had at least SOME inkling!
There was a triple murder at the time done by a man named Alphonso Meeker, they changed her maiden name in the next episode.
@@sharksport01 Really? Wow I didn't know that! Thanks for that bit of trivia dude! 👍
"Cordless" telephone in the kitchen. lol
there was a cord
it was wrapped around the phone in front when she hung up
@@stevegottenbass Good eye.
@@deormanrobey892 the best is the blooper in the BUPKIS episode where DVD dials the radio station, grins, then opens the phonebook to lookup number
I coincidently discovered these interesting tidbits regarding this episode while researching the celebrated Catskills resorts and thought others also might be interested, enjoy:
*According to Mr. Van Dyke, guest star Robert Vaughan was taken aback and slightly frustrated at the cast's loose and playful attitude toward rehearsals and last-minute script changes.*
*Rob's joking trip itinerary ends at "Grossinger's in time for Hanukkah". In the 1950s and '60s, the Catskill Mountains resorts were so popular with New York City Jews that these resorts were called the 'Borscht Belt' or 'The Jewish Alps'. The stereotypical notion was that every Jewish family in NYC vacationed in the Catskills at least once a year.*
*In the kitchen scene between Rob and Laura, the shadow of a moving camera can be seen several times throughout the scene. Rob's remark about his eight sinus cavities is a reference to the then-popular commercials for Dristan decongestant.*
*Feeling very inferior to Jim Darling, Rob tells his guests that he's going to take Laura on a long trip beginning in White Plains, New York, and ending at Grossinger's; Rob is assumably referring to Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in Liberty, NY. The resort was founded by Asher Selig Grossinger at the turn of the last century and was still going strong in 1963; the year of this episode. Grossinger made worldwide history for being the first resort to use artificial snow for its ski slopes back in 1952. By 1986 descendants of Grossinger sold off everything but the golf course which is still in active use.*
*Robert Vaughn and Richard Deacon were both in "The Young Philadelphians."*
Interesting sort of. Meanwhile in 1963 I was 12 years old and don’t remember much except in October 1963 I was going home out the back door of the Jr/Sr high school and over the PA system I heard the school principal make an announcement that no Beatles haircuts would be allowed in school. I had no idea what thst was . A “ beetle” haircut? The next month the sssassination of JFK. The principal came on the PA system during English class and announced JFK had been shot. We were stunned. School was dismissed for the day. That was my first indication of how evil the world could be. The year before we had done “ duck and cover” drills. I had no idea what that was about or the Cuban Missile Crisis. My interests were Huckleberry Hound and I think some new comics some kids had at school called The Fantastic Four. They looked really exciting. I didn’t have money to buy any but I bet I saw FF#1. Then 15 cents . Now worth thousands of dollars and The Hulk and Iron Man when they first appeared. To parents they were “ junk” to be used to start the fire place.
@@garyfrancis6193 Oh dear God, how could they do such a thing?! (“ junk” to be used to start the fire place) My father did the same with so many of my childhood treasures; he took a bit too much pleasure in destroying them too!
Not to mention the gorgeous Paul Newman, in that film.
If this was season 2 the year was 1961-1962
MTM was amazing!
Robert did act like a jerk. I get it’s a show. I understand that. All these other comments are “fans” who bash him. It’s a show folks lol. At the end of it. He realized Jim left the house and Rob was alone with Laura and a bedroom a few feet away. The true and obvious winner.
Laura didn´t have a chance. Divorce didn´t exist in those days. We´ll never know what she really thought. So no winners here.
@@LauRa-re9un I'm old enough to remember that era. I can assure you that divorce existed back then. I had a number of school mates in the mid-60s whose parents were divorced.
@8:42..."Sally" has a *big mouth* . She heard "Rob" say he wasn't gonna tell "Laura". Why was it so important that she ask "Laura" what she was wearing?
It's.a.comedy.show.
Potato poopies, how cute, they don't sound very appetizing
They couldn't use brand names on the show, so they came up with names that were sort of descriptive of the junk snacks available back then.
They looked like Cheetos to ME!
LOL
They have a man come in once a month to do the woodwork?
Jeepers!
That's how you know you've "made it"..
But they have cheap dishes.
Most wild situations on this show and Seinfeld were based on actual experiences of the show creators. My guess is that something like this probably happened to Carl.
All TV sitcoms are written in that way. Everybody Loves Raymond paid 10 thousand dollars for each utilized episode idea.
I assume you mean that Carl was the wealthy guy who lost a woman to another guy! LOL
vaughns lackey is in a lot of episodes, usually has one or two lines.
He was important to Dick Van Dyke.
He worked on most episodes, because he was training to be his double in case Dick was sick (I found out in a bio). He was a manservant for Vaughan.
Mr. Vaughn's "lackey," as you so rudely labeled him, was Frank Adamo, Dick Van Dyke's personal assistant, as well as an actor in his own right, not only on the DVD show, but he continued to be employed in various other DVD shows and movies. He lived to the age of 93, and died just last year in May.
@@jb6712 You are 100% correct! 👍 Dick himself is 97 now. God bless him! Hope he makes it to 100!
@@jb6712 Frank Adams sounds familiar but I can’t place him.
Laura always seemed to be 'putting a steak on' when Rob came home for dinner. Not exactly inexpensive. They did have spaghetti and meatballs quite often, though. Laura did seem to have a lot of old boyfriends, for someone who admitted she was only 17 when she married Rob. Okay, let's not nitpick. Just gonna enjoy the show.
So why did Laura end it off with Jim? They obviously still like each other. If Laura married Jim, then Rob could've gotten a girl who actually liked and adored him. Since Rob isn't Laura's type, it's a win-win for them both.
It’s hard to believe that at one point in time chicken wings were viewed as undesirable
"Boy...That sounds...cheap!!
The dishes could have been given away to Salvation Army. Some people don't care about a few chips.
They could have also given it to goodwill
Seriously?
That wasn’t the point, though, because this was a psychological purge for him. Seeing those broken dishes that represented his frustration - this purge couldn’t have been achieved by donating these dishes.
In reality, it's made of candy, not actual china; it's a prop.
Then how would they have ended the show? Why do people come up with incredibly foolish endings to comedy shows that were great successes, using ideas from the 2020's for something in the 1960's?
They had a few of these episodes based on jealousy over the years. A few with Laura worried that Rob might be attracted to women being more common. I guess they decided to flip roles for variety with this one.
ROBERT VAUGHN FROM TV SERIES STYLE POLICEMAN AND ESPIONAGE CALLED THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E
The potato poopie is featured in a number of episodes.
Rob has never been so insecure and immature in any of the episodes as he is in this one.
I think, and correct me if I’m wrong, but most of the episodes in all serasons are about Laura’s past loves. Writers, back then, didn’t care how insane the scripts were…Laura having married at 19, but was really 17, and having had so many love interests make her sound like a slut. It’s as though MTM’s contract made sure the series revolved around her. Rob found out she had a “thing” with this guy who was more successful than he was, and that would probably tear at a man’s ego (sounds like my dad, after he had a major upset in his business plan and my mom went to work, again…but my sister and I were adults, already).
Robert Vaughn!
A funny episode until the blame shifting and dish breaking at the end.
It seemed to me that Robert Vaughan was taller and had a broader build. Maybe he just looked smaller next to Dick Van Dyke, who was tall and more broad-shouldered. Sort of like MTM being small and petite next to DVD, but tall and willowy as Mary Richards, on her own show. Optical illusions, I suppose. Cutest names on the party snack foods. I would type out the names, but I wouldn't be able to stop laughing. Okay, just one. Potato Poopies. Bwaa haa haa!!
He was only 5'9 and Dick was 6'1. Makes me feel better because I was only 5'9.
Rob was a real jerk the entire evening and had the nerve to blame her for his actions.
These days, EVERYONE acts like that and won't accept an ounce of responsibility for ANYTHING. Even if they cause an accident by blowing a red light!
He was apologizing and admitting it to her, and flattering her in the process.
He was not serious that it was her fault....it was all his.
Robert Vaughn played it with class too as a character. He knew Rob was insecure and just let it pass unmentioned.
What were potato poopies@?
They looked like the candy we call "majsbågar" in Sweden ...
@@AlexandraK1 What are the ingredients of "majsbågar"?
Joanne Green, 'Potatoe Poopies' never really existed, they were making lite of the different cutesy and or corny names of the various products of the time.
@@MrMenefrego1 Well, I think they contain corn, and then they are covered with cheese "dust" ... Like cheezeballs, or whatever they're called :)
@@AlexandraK1 probably like cheezies.
Que pena que no esta en español
No te perdiste de nada. Totalmente machista la serie.
The waiter in this episode has been in so many episodes what's his name?
Frank Adams. He was also DVD's personal assistant and stand in.
@@Karen-nn6kgFrank Adamo, not Adams. Looks like auto-complete messed it up.
@@leestamm3187 bingo. I was.
@@Karen-nn6kg #@&*! auto-complete! 😆
The remarks Rob did..i thought it would be nice forLaura would call in private.
I was a young boy when this show was new, but even then I knew MTM was a babe.
Esa gente no sabe bada de comedia buen programa
Rob, was not having a good night with his mouth and attitude.
Rob was terrible but Jim should have just shown up and accepted their hospitality, and not brought a servant in dispensing wine he brought in.
Did others notice the servant served everyone champagne but walked away totally ignoring Mel even though he still had a glass on the tray. Mel looks frustrated then follows the waiter off-camera. Mel gets no respect!
@@mickdino6583lol. Yes. It’s part a running joke. He gets left out a lot. Especially around Alan Brady.
Though Jim said he's bringing the party with him so I actually expected him to come with wine and stuff.
@@mickdino6583You are right, it is at 16:08 sharp eyes!
@@mickdino6583Mel...the Rodney Dangerfield of this and many other episodes.
In real life, if a woman acts so welcoming of an old flame and dresses in an alluring dress knowing he's coming over, any man would be jealous and paranoid. So would a woman if her man got all dressed up when his old flame came around. Human nature.
In FAKE life too if you watched this episode! LOL
So Laura is pleasant and charming to a pleasant and charming man from her past. She also dresses attractively. I guess her gunny sack was at the cleaners. Meanwhile, we have Rob at his most obnoxious. Remember, Vaughn is his sponsor and Rob spends the evening taking childish, petty jabs at him. Also, his boss, Mel, is there. Fortunately, unlike Rob, Vaughn is an adult and graciously doesn't hold Rob crass behavior against him. Laura made a huge mistake.
Laura could be in a sweatshirt and pants and still be alluring. The dress was appropriate for the occasion.
I like how they can't afford good dishes, but they have an accountant... Have they ever heard of goodwill?
It wasn't around at that time---but why buy mismatched dishes at a thrift store when new dishes didn't cost much back then exponential to "Rob's" salary?
its all in fun .enjoy.
@@jb6712 “ exponential “?
@@jb6712 Actually it was... Started in 1902: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwill_Industries
I don't think there was Goodwill in those days, and if there was it was for extremely poor people.
People don't entertain in homes the way they once did, and often if they do paper party goods are used, either because of convenience, or the party has a theme and paper goods for every occasion can be purchased.
Potato poopies!
I haven't seen the episode yet but all the comments saying that it was a bad episode it's making me nervous 😪
I didn't get it
Who stole the watch
I don’t think the ones saying it was a bad episode watched this. The worst episode for me is the one with the walnuts.
I don’t see anyone saying it was a bad episode. I think what was off putting was what a jerk Rob was being. It seemed out of character but Dick van Dyke did it very convincingly. You forget he was acting as they all were playing parts.
Oh, PLEASE! It's a COMEDY, one of the most highly rated sit coms of all time, and everything was scripted by Carl Reiner, the creator of the show. None of the ACTING was anything to do with anyone's real life personality. Grow up, watch the show, and enjoy it without "nervousness." How childish and silly can one be, for pity's sake!
Robs jealousy is too excessively annoying
Rob's jealousy angers me because he has no reason to be insecure in his marriage for any reason!
Watching this again after a month, I am still appalled by Rob having the gall to blame Laura for his rudeness and insecurity.
No, he was admitting he behaved badly. But so did Jim.
@@saran3214 He could do that without blaming her and putting her at fault. The words 'I am sorry' are not in his vocabulary. If he wanted to be a paranoid jackass who can't appreciate what he has and needs her to fawn over him and tell him, maybe he doesn't deserve to have her.
@@preetakumar6593 He called himself every derogatory thing he could. He said he was rude insecure paranoid and that he had embarrassed and humiliated himself. He owned up for what he did. He effectively said he was sorry. A genuine apology is where you state what you did wrong. I can't believe you actually thought he was blaming Laura.
@@saran3214 Because he starts off blaming her. He essentially faults her for not stopping him and validating him, for not telling him that it's alright if he isn't as rich as the other fellow and as well off. Those are things she shouldn't have to validate him for. She married him and stayed with him for all these years. It shows he isn't secure in his marriage. She does not have to babysit him, he's an adult who can take responsibility for his own stupid behaviour (which shouldn't have occurred in the first place).
@@preetakumar6593 Yeah, you already said that. Again. He was being sarcastic about himself. He said his behavior was appalling. He was much harder on himself than she was being. Think about how the scene would go if it were the way you want it. Rob says sorry for how I acted. Laura says it's ok. Then what? I don't know why you would watch it again since you did not like it. And Rob apologized, you want him on his knees begging forgiveness? Laura wouldn't like that.
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I love DVD and MTM and this show which I watched and loved as a kid-- Dick seems like he's really slurring his words in this-- in fact he's acting like he's drunk-- wonder what that was about? Edit-- never mind-- just read about his alcohol problem.... too bad.
Ohhh my youth ... Laura Petrie or Emma Peel. Hell .. Laura Petrie AND Emma Peel. Sighhh.
They could save a lot of money if they would fire that accountant. Only rich people need one.
I never found Buddy funny just annoying.
I love him, he is a hoot!
I love Buddy, he's hilarious!
I never cared for him either, but I liked him in the episode, "Ghost of A Chance". He had the best part.
SCRIPT....it was all SCRIPT, not real life!
Buddy is ALOT funnier than Jerry (who was just a jerk).
Love this show growing up... I still hawe sexual fantasy's about Laura...she was all women...
This would of been a really show in color.
oh no it wouldn't!!
I thought she was going to be alone with him and talk a little. Women were so oppressed those days that I don´t think I could watch another chapter of this. I like Dick Van Dike but this is too sexist. Fortunately, thanks to all the generations of women that came after her, we are free now. She was always in the house, and always with the husband, no other man can even talk to her without the husband being there. Awful and boring.
Wow - what a jackass. But familiar - the worst my husband ever did to me was say that I should have reminded him when he forgot something.
Boy did you get lucky in the husband department 🏆
I REALLY hate Rob's cruelty and sucky behavior. He overreacts to everything. Laura deserves so much better. His insecurity is sickening. He transfers his crap onto her: true narcissism
He doesn't hit her or anything.
Everybody has a flaw of some kind…I don’t know if you’ve noticed but a lot of episodes are about her past love life but it’s the Dick van Dyke show. It was as though they were enticing MTM to stay on the show.
In spite of it, he's a good man.
Marina Gallant, You do realize that 'Rob' and 'Laura' are fictional characters and that this is a TV sitcom, not reality?
A "true" narcissist would never admit he did anything wrong. Rob is "human" and admitted his behaviour was wrong and afterwards asked Laura for support in the best way he knew how.
I hate this episode.
Why?
🙄
Not funny
HAHAHAHAHA it was one of the best ones!
I thought it was very funny
@@molliwilson5639 yes, it was!
Insecure, controlling, narcissism. A terrible episode.
Other than that, he's alright.
Insecure I would agree with. However a narcissist would never admit he was wrong in any way. Rob showed some true vulnerability at the end and knew his behaviour was inappropriate. A narcissist would never do that.
You're very clearly showing yourself to be an unobservant, rather lacking in intelligence person with that statement. The show was scripted---DVD followed the script written for him by Carl Reiner and his writing staff. He was not, and is not, "insecure, controlling, narcissistic," as you, in your holier-than-thou, highly judgmental attitude have judged him to be.
HE WAS FOLLOWING AND ACTING ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPT HE WAS GIVEN!!!!
It goes to show what a great actor Dick Van Dyke is when he made himself so believable that some...thing....nearly 60 years later can actually believe that SCRIPTED character was real.
Please use your brain, assuming you have a functioning one, for something besides your nasty attitude!
@@jb6712 well, dah! I was commenting on the character, not Dick van Dyke!
@@jb6712 I think she's referring to Rob Petrie not Dick Van Dyke.
Another episode where Rob acts like a jerk. Not very funny.
rob needs to find a woman who's more his speed, like aunt bee or aunt harriet from batman.
Considering that "Aunt Bee" was in her mid 50s at the time the DVD show was made, and "Rob" was in his mid 30s, that wouldn't have worked well at all. And it's all scripting, not DVD actually being paranoid. But you know that....probably.
@@jb6712 Sure it would have! This was the early '60's. May December romances happened all the time. The only thing was, it was reversed. It was usually an older man with a younger woman. Look at Bing Crosby's movies from the 1950's for instance. He was in his 50's but he always won the girl who was in her early 20's!
Uh, this is not real… MTM was paired with him because they were an unlikely couple … hence the humorous situations..
@@molliwilson5639 Where did you get that information? I'd like to read up on it!