Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Once More unto the Hamlet in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“See Rob Write, Write Rob Write.” By Lawrence J. Cohen and Fred Freeman. Perf. Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke. Dir. Jerry Paris. The Dic...
Monday, August 24, 2026

Four Words from Macbeth in an Episode of Deep Space Nine—Mark II

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“Apocalypse Rising.” By Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Perf. Avery Brooks and Rene Auberjonois. Dir. James L. Conway.  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Se...
Monday, August 17, 2026

Inexplicable (or at least unexplained) Shakespeare in The Silent Passenger

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The Silent Passenger . Dir. Reginald Denham. Perf. John Loder, Peter Haddon, Aubrey Mather, Lilian Oldland, Annie Esmond, and Austin Trevor...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

A Final, Subtle Use of Shakespeare in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“Young Man with a Shoehorn.” By Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall. Perf. Mary Tyler Moore and Ann Morgan Guilbert. Dir. Jerry Paris. The Dick ...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

We Circle Back to Ritchie as Hamlet in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“Boy #1, Boy #2.” By Martin Ragaway. Perf. Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, and Mary Tyler Moore. Dir. Jerry Paris. The Dick Van ...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Lady Macbeth and Porky Pig in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“Stacey Petrie: Part I.” By Carl Reiner. Perf. Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, and Morey Amsterdam. Dir. Jerry Paris. The Dick Van Dyke Show . Se...
Friday, July 3, 2026

The Dick Van Dyke Show Offers One Possible Way of Performing "To Be or Not To Be" in Charades

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“The Death of the Party.” By Bill Persky and Sam Denoff. Perf. Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Willard Waterman, and Jane Dulo. Dir. Alan R...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

As You Like It-ish Line in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise.” By Jay Burton and Ernest Chambers. Perf. Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam. Dir. Peter Baldwin....
Monday, June 29, 2026

Alan Brady Might Play Hamlet Next in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“Three Letters from One Wife.” By Bill Persky and Sam Denoff. Perf. Dick Van Dyke and Ann Morgan Guilbert. Dir. Jerry Paris. The Dick Van Dy...
Friday, June 26, 2026

“Shakespeare” in Prison in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail.” By Bill Persky and Sam Denoff. Perf. Dick Van Dyke, Don Rickles, Robert Strauss, Ken Lynch, Arthur Banta...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Hopeful Allusions to Juliet and Romeo and Cleopatra and Caesar in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“Romance, Roses and Rye Bread.” By Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson. Perf. Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, and Sid Melton. Dir. J...
Monday, June 22, 2026

Allusions to Two Female Romantic Leads for the Price of One in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“The Lady and the Baby Sitter.” By Bill Persky and Sam Denoff. Perf. Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. Dir. Jerry Paris. The Dick Van Dyke...
Friday, June 19, 2026

The Quality of Mercy in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband is in Jail.” By Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall. Perf. Dick Van Dyke, Herkie Styles, and Jackie Joseph. Dir....
Thursday, June 11, 2026

An Intimation and Implication from Romeo and Juliet in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“The Life and Love of Joe Coogan.” By Carl Reiner. Perf. Dick Van Dyke and Michael Forest. Dir. Jerry Paris. The Dick Van Dyke Show . Season...
Friday, May 29, 2026

A Casual Allusion to One of Gertrude's Speeches in The Dick Van Dyke Show

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“My Husband is the Best One.” By Martin Ragaway. Perf. Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, and Carl Reiner. Dir. Jerry Paris. The Di...