Van Dyke and Company Season 1, Episode 8: Freddie Prinze, George Foreman, The Spinners

Pilot Special

Mary Tyler Moore, Carl Reiner, Gabe Kaplan, Ike & Tina Turner

60 min

Premiere

Andy Kaufman played Mr. Andy, who won a fake contest on the show. Dick Van Dyke hosts a fake newscast and Andy Kaufman thinks he is a regular on the show.

60 min

John Denver

Featured ""The Bright Family"", a pantomime routine featuring the LA Mime Company, and an appearance by Andy Kaufman

60 min

The Spinners

Dick Van Dyke featured guests ""The Spinners"", ""George Foreman"" and ""Freddie Prinze"". Featured skits were the regular Bright Family and Pantomime routines as well as a performance by the Spinners

60 min

Hal Linden, The Sylvers

60 min

Carol Burnett, Sha Na Na

Guest: Carol Burnett. Other appearances: the L.A. Mime Company, and Barry Van Dyke. Dick and Carol do a mime sketch about a carnival darts booth and a nearsighted customer. Andy Kaufmann does a lip-sync routine to Old MacDonald.

60 min

Harvey Korman, Lola Falana

60 min

Sid Caesar, Donna Fargo

60 min

Lucille Ball, The Lockers

Lucy and Dick start with a physical comedy sketch set in "The New You Shop." Dick's monologue demonstrates the differences 'The Family Hour' has on programming. Lucy plays a fading TV star who won't allow Dick to tell her that her show is canceled. Andy Kaufman interrupts Dick and Lucy to do his impressions. Dick and Lucy play an elderly couple celebrating their 40th anniversary in a sketch where she continually tries to kill him to get her inheritance. Lucy and Dick are tourists trying to take the perfect photograph in a tropical setting. The Lockers perform a dance ...

60 min

Bobbie Gentry, John Byner

In this Christmas special we have song numbers and skits including: a wife who's big husband comes home to find Dick and a friend with her alone, fighting Santa's, and a special gift under the Christmas tree -- Andy Kaufman.

60 min

Tom Smothers, Jim McKay, Sha Na Na

60 min