We've covered a small reference to Hamlet and a general Shakespeare joke in The Dick Van Dyke Show, and now we get a stronger connection to the plot of a Shakespeare play.
In this episode, Laura Petrie (Mary Tylor Moore's character) is castigated by Rob Petrie (played by Dick Van Dyke) for opening his mail and reading it.
Actually, it's more that she opens it and reads it and then summarizes its contents for him. He describes how he feels by way of an analogy:
Links: The Episode at IMDB.
Yes, "A couple of mixed-up teenagers run away from home and end up dead" is a pretty good thirteen-word summary of Romeo and Juliet . . . but a little something is lost along the way.
We're not yet at the point where the show is ready to quote direction from Shakespeare, but the time may come. I'll keep you updated!
Links: The Episode at IMDB.
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