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The Dick Van Dyke Show

Too Many Stars

  • Episode aired Oct 30, 1963
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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S3.E6
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Dick Van Dyke and Richard Deacon in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
  • Comedy
  • Family
As director of the annual area variety show, Rob finds himself trapped between casting Laura as this year's leading woman (again) or a dazzlingly talented newcomer to the neighborhood.As director of the annual area variety show, Rob finds himself trapped between casting Laura as this year's leading woman (again) or a dazzlingly talented newcomer to the neighborhood.As director of the annual area variety show, Rob finds himself trapped between casting Laura as this year's leading woman (again) or a dazzlingly talented newcomer to the neighborhood.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
206
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  • Director
    • Jerry Paris
  • Writers
    • Sheldon Keller
    • Howard Merrill
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Dick Van Dyke
    • Rose Marie
    • Morey Amsterdam
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jerry Paris
  • Writers
    • Sheldon Keller
    • Howard Merrill
    • Carl Reiner
  • Stars
    • Dick Van Dyke
    • Rose Marie
    • Morey Amsterdam
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    Richard Deacon in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
    Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, and Jerry Paris in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
    Morey Amsterdam, Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Rose Marie in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
    Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
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    Dick Van Dyke, Morey Amsterdam, Richard Deacon, and Rose Marie in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
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    Top cast

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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
    • (credit only)
    Mary Tyler Moore
    Mary Tyler Moore
    • Laura Petrieas Laura Petrie
    Jerry Paris
    Jerry Paris
    • Jerry Helperas Jerry Helper
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    • Millie Helperas Millie Helper
    Sylvia Lewis
    Sylvia Lewis
    • Anita Lebostas Anita Lebost
    Eleanor Audley
    Eleanor Audley
    • Mrs. Billingsas Mrs. Billings
    Eddie Ryder
    • Howard Lebostas Howard Lebost
    Jerry Hausner
    Jerry Hausner
    • Delivery Manas Delivery Man
    Richard Deacon
    Richard Deacon
    • Mel Cooleyas Mel Cooley
    Frank Adamo
    • Man at auditionas Man at audition
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jerry Paris
    • Writers
      • Sheldon Keller
      • Howard Merrill
      • Carl Reiner
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    Storyline

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    In avoiding head councilwoman Mrs. Billings, Rob thinks he's finally gotten away from directing this year's New Rochelle Parents Council's annual variety show that he's done for the past several years. He doesn't mind directing or performing in the show but hates the audition process as Laura is the only really talented woman in the community and Rob doesn't like telling the other women that his wife, once again, has the lead in the show, but Mrs. Billings does eventually catch up with him, thanks to Laura, who likes that inside edge of having a husband who makes the casting decisions. It ends up being even more important this year as Buddy and Sally are providing material for the show - a musical comedy originally written for Alan Brady (who'll never do it since the lead role is for a female). Presuming she'll get the lead role as usual, Laura doesn't count on the fact that people with talent can sometimes move into new neighborhoods. Such is the case, leaving Rob, as director, to decide whether to cast Anita Lebost, the talented newcomer to the neighborhood, or his wife, who had always just assumed the role was going to be hers, till Anita came along. —Huggo
    • audition
    • off key singing
    • guitar
    • ventriloquist dummy
    • glass of water
    • 3 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Family
    • Certificate
      • TV-G
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      If one listens closely to the phrasing, ambience and vocal performance of Ann Morgan Guilbert's 'Sentimental Love Song (My Love Got A Smash in the Face)' during the auditions, it is evident that her's was one of the few examples of a live singing performance on the series, without being pre-recorded or dubbed.
    • Goofs
      Sally and Buddy's show, 'The Gold Rush Girl', is set in the Gold Rush days. Jerry dressed as an Indian chief and Mel as a Buffalo Bill type back this up, but the number that Rob, Laura and Anita perform dressed in penguin-formal black outfits and bowler hats - though cute - is entirely Broadway cabaret and Bob Fosse-esque and nothing to do with any aspect of the old west.
    • Quotes

      Millie Helper: [auditioning with a sentimental love song she wrote herself] "My heart got a smash in the face. That night I will never erase. You saw me standing 'neath the sun and the stars, and I was something to see, but you took hold of my aching heart and kicked it right in the knee. My heart has a terrible scar. I'll get you for this, wherever you are, but first I'll kill myself! I'm funny that way. But, seriously, darling - you're OK."

    • Soundtracks
      A Sentimental Love Song
      aka "My Heart Got a Smash in the Face" (uncredited)

      Performed by Ann Morgan Guilbert

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • 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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