"The Dick Van Dyke Show" The Ghost of A. Chantz (1964)

Director:

Jerry Paris

Writers:

Sam Denoff (written by)
Bill Persky (written by)

TV Series:

"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961)

Original Air Date:

30 September 1964 (Season 4, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

After a mix up by Mel for reservations at a lodge, Rob, Laura, Sally and Buddy are forced to spend a frightening night in a cabin that has not been used in years and is rumored to be haunted. |

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Lou Costello | Writer | New York City New York | New Rochelle New York | Army

Cast

Dick Van Dyke	...	Robert 'Rob' Petrie
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Laura Petrie
Morey Amsterdam	...	Maurice B. 'Buddy' Sorrell
Rose Marie	...	Sally Rogers
Richard Deacon	...	Melvin 'Mel' Cooley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maurice Brenner	...	Mr. Little
Ed McCready	...	Cameraman
Milton Parsons	...	Caretaker

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Trivia:

This was the first episode that Rose Marie appeared in after the untimely death of her husband, Bobby Guy, on May 27, 1964. Filming took place on August 11 and Rose Marie appears to be slightly careworn.

Quotes:

Robert 'Rob' Petrie: You uh gonna go to bed with your shoes on?
Maurice B. 'Buddy' Sorrell: You know I can't run in my bare feet.
Robert 'Rob' Petrie: Buddy, we've been here all evening and not one strange thing has happened.
Maurice B. 'Buddy' Sorrell: Oh no, how about that fireplace?
Robert 'Rob' Petrie: I told you it's probably a live ember buried in the coals.
Maurice B. 'Buddy' Sorrell: Yeah, or a dead body buried under the floor.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Candid Camera" (1960/I)