I suppose I am becoming something of a completist here. But let me explain the plot—and that will explain the single Shakespeare-related word in this episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Rob has written a more serious part for Alan Brady to play on a different show. Alan has many misgivings, and Rob worries for his job if the show doesn't go well. But Rob and Laurie's neighbor Millie mails a bunch of letters (from different pseudonyms) declaring how great the show was. But she mailed them before something happened to delay the broadcast.
Chaos ensues.
Later, the show is broadcast, and we join the watch party at the very end:
You can hear the chatter about how well Alan Brady did and how "He'll probably want to play Hamlet.”
Again, it's not much, but it's Shakespeare. The character of Hamlet stands in for drama of a serious nature—contrasted with the lighter mode of comedy. That's not entirely fair, but that's what we get here!
Links: The Episode at IMDB.
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