Can you ace this true or false quiz about The Dick Van Dyke Show?

Which of these are "little lies" and which are "odd but true"?

 

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Groundbreaking sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show continues to inspire comedy writers and entertain audiences to this day. Its blend of workplace humor and family farce, not to mention the occasional dream sequence or flashback, holds up to any modern comedy series.

Here are 12 statements about the iconic show. Can you tell which ones are true and which ones aren't?

  1. Dick Van Dyke's character is named Dick Petrie.
  2. The show was originally called 'Head of the Family.'
  3. The show was partly based on Carl Reiner's experiences on Sid Caesar's 'Your Show of Shows.'
  4. The show ran for seven seasons.
  5. By the end of the series, the Petries had two children.
  6. Dick Van Dyke's real-life brother, Jerry, played his brother on the show.
  7. The series is somewhat meta in that Dick Van Dyke plays a television actor in the show-within-the-show.
  8. Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore both won multiple Primetime Emmy Awards for their roles on the show.
  9. Besides variety and sketch shows, 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was Dick Van Dyke's first time acting on television.
  10. Mary Tyler Moore was only 24 when the show started.
  11. The neighbor character, Jerry Helper, is a chiropractor.
  12. The very last episode of the series is called "The Gunslinger" and involves a Western-themed dream sequence.

Can you ace this true or false quiz about The Dick Van Dyke Show?

Your Result...

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72 Comments

Coldnorth 37 months ago
One wrong again. Just can’t get them all right
EllisClevenger 41 months ago
You got 9 out of 12
You had perfect form on that quiz! Great job!
Missed #8, #10, and #12
EllisClevenger 45 months ago
You got 10 out of 12
You had perfect form on that quiz! Great job!
Missed #8 and #12
EllisClevenger 48 months ago
You got 11 out of 12
You had perfect form on that quiz! Great job!
Missed #8
anthony 50 months ago
10/12.Only did this good because I have been binge watching during the pandemic.Otherwise I would have been lucky to get 2/12/.
MarianneCoon 51 months ago
Missed last one as I thought The Gunslinger was the last.
The Gunslinger was the last one filmed, but was aired second-to-last on May 25, 1966. The Last Chapter was the last one aired (as a clip show) on June 1, 1966, but filmed before The Gunslinger.
Coldnorth MarianneCoon 37 months ago
That is the one I got wrong
EllisClevenger 51 months ago
You got 10 out of 12
You had perfect form on that quiz! Great job!
Missed #8 and #12.
BillPfu 51 months ago
When are we going to receive MeTV in Denver co.
bewest169 51 months ago
The episode with Jerry Van dyke is one of the shows best as a comic he was the best of the two
ndebrabant 51 months ago
You got 12 out of 12
You had perfect form on that quiz! Great job!
BrentwoodJon 51 months ago
10/12 I thought The Gunslinger was the last.
It lasted more than 5 years I'm still watching it on Sunday nights
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