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The Dick Van Dyke Show

Show of Hands

  • Episode aired Apr 14, 1965
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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S4.E28
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  • E28
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Mary Tyler Moore and Larry Mathews in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
  • Comedy
  • Family
Rob and Laura have no choice but to wear gloves to an important community banquet due to an unusual accident while dying a costume for Ritchie's school play.Rob and Laura have no choice but to wear gloves to an important community banquet due to an unusual accident while dying a costume for Ritchie's school play.Rob and Laura have no choice but to wear gloves to an important community banquet due to an unusual accident while dying a costume for Ritchie's school play.
IMDb RATING
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198
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  • Director
    • Theodore J. Flicker
  • Writers
    • Joseph C. Cavella
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Dick Van Dyke
    • Rose Marie
    • Morey Amsterdam
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  • Director
    • Theodore J. Flicker
  • Writers
    • Joseph C. Cavella
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Dick Van Dyke
    • Rose Marie
    • Morey Amsterdam
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    Dick Van Dyke
    Dick Van Dyke
    • Rob Petrieas Rob Petrie
    Rose Marie
    Rose Marie
    • Sally Rogersas Sally Rogers
    Morey Amsterdam
    Morey Amsterdam
    • Buddy Sorrellas Buddy Sorrell
    Larry Mathews
    Larry Mathews
    • Ritchie Petrieas Ritchie Petrie
    Mary Tyler Moore
    Mary Tyler Moore
    • Laura Petrieas Laura Petrie
    Richard Deacon
    Richard Deacon
    • Mel Cooleyas Mel Cooley
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    • Millie Helperas Millie Helper
    Joel Fluellen
    • Roger Johnsonas Roger Johnson
    Henry Scott
    Henry Scott
    • Joe Clarkas Joe Clark
    Herkie Styles
    • Delivery Manas Delivery Man
    Frank Adamo
    • Dinner Guestas Dinner Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Dinner Guestas Dinner Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Jones
    • Dinner Guestas Dinner Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Smith
    Eddie Smith
    • Dinner Guestas Dinner Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Theodore J. Flicker
    • Writers
      • Joseph C. Cavella
      • Carl Reiner
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    With Alan called out of town to a sponsors' meeting, Mel asks Rob and Laura at the last minute to attend a formal awards banquet to accept an award on the show's behalf. The preparation for the evening starts out hectic enough with Laura also trying to finish a costume for Ritchie needed the next day, and Rob's tuxedo needing to be pressed but with the cleaners already closed. Things get even worse when Laura takes over the costume making job from Millie and puts her hands in a pot of black fabric dye, not realizing it's a permanent dye which won't wash off. While Laura is over at the Helpers hoping Jerry has something that can remove the dye from her hands (which he doesn't), Rob comes home. Thinking that he needs to help Ritchie, he too sticks his hands in the pot of dye. With the state of their hands, Rob is even more adamant than fashion-conscious Laura about not going to the awards banquet as the award is being given by the CIU: the Committee for Interracial Understanding. With Buddy and Sally unable to attend, Rob and Laura have to attend but resort to wearing gloves, which may be suitable for Laura, but not quite so for Rob. Once at the banquet, the awards motto "truth and understanding" may make Rob and Laura change their minds about the need for the gloves. —Huggo
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Family
    • Certificate
      • TV-G
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    • Trivia
      When the flower delivery man jokes that he thought Rob and Laura were members of the Mafia because their hands were dyed black, this refers to the fact that the criminal organization is sometimes known as "The Black Hand."
    • Quotes

      Rob Petrie: Nothing goes over worse at a formal dinner than the smell of sweaty bunny fur.

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Desilu Cahuenga Studios, 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Calvada Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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