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I'm remembering seeing a TV promo for a Dick Van Dyke film in the late 1970s to early 1980s for a film about an alcoholic. I cannot find it here or at imdb.com and yet I distinctly remember that and also that there was some mention at the time that he had been moved to make it based on personal experience in overcoming alcoholism, which I also don't see mentioned here. Does anyone else remember this??[[User:BlueIris2|BlueIris2]] ([[User talk:BlueIris2|talk]]) 02:16, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
I'm remembering seeing a TV promo for a Dick Van Dyke film in the late 1970s to early 1980s for a film about an alcoholic. I cannot find it here or at imdb.com and yet I distinctly remember that and also that there was some mention at the time that he had been moved to make it based on personal experience in overcoming alcoholism, which I also don't see mentioned here. Does anyone else remember this??[[User:BlueIris2|BlueIris2]] ([[User talk:BlueIris2|talk]]) 02:16, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

==Bleeped out to read "Dick Van ****"==
In Minecraft, when I typed his name, [[dyke]] got bleeped out so people can't write about Dick Van Dyke. I wrote it in a book and I was in Minecraft PE 1.2.
[[Special:Contributions/172.58.6.140|172.58.6.140]] ([[User talk:172.58.6.140|talk]]) 13:34, 26 October 2017 (UTC)


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Writeup

he deserves one the size of Winston Churchill man this bloke is a legend. If I knew more about his biography I would contribute, but all I know is that he deserves a much bigger page about him.109.154.0.180 (talk) 11:19, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I porpoise this should be in the article: [1].John Z (talk) 13:46, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I tried changing the article because Dick Van Dyke television and films seemed to be going in two different directions and I tried to make them go in one direction. Also I tried to move "personal history" to the top of the article but these were blocked and changed back. My rationale wasn't to commit vandalism.70.125.135.72 (talk) 14:20, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

what's the reasoning behind deletions?

Why were the Music Man and Bye Bye Birdie references deleted?70.125.135.72 (talk) 17:08, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

short sentences as paragraphs

there's too many short sentences trying to be paragraphs. I'm going to move them together. I tried before but someone put them back. With all due respect I don't think one sentence can work as a paragraph. Also the I-5 killer reference should be a footnote in my opinion. It's an achievement of his son's that his son's office prosecuted the I-5 Killer, not Dick Van Dyke's.It's like talking about one thing and then changing the subject and then going back to the original topic. It just feels irrelevant.70.125.135.72 (talk) 04:18, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"emcee"

One of the references states he played the part of an "emcee". I wonder if this is accurate since thw role is actually that of "MC" master of ceromonies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.214.211.52 (talk) 20:50, 11 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your question could have been resolved by flipping open a dictionary. See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/emcee 71.192.115.15 (talk) 02:14, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Younger picture, please

He looks so old in this picture. This is because he is very old. Why not using a picture when he was in the prime in his life? When he was younger. 83.84.17.246 (talk) 13:53, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Because they're harder to get in the form we can use on Wikipedia. The older shots (where he's young) are likely to be non-free for use here, whereas, a Wikipedian can go to some public appearance this week and try to get a shot of him, and upload the result with appropriate licensing. He'll be even older in that shot, though... — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 19:38, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Quite true. There is, however, an alternative photo over at Commons which appears to have been taken about 10 years prior to the one we're currently using. It is here. Any strong opinions, one way or the other, about using that one instead? It would be great, I agree, to find a photo from the Mary Poppins days, but I don't see any that are clearly in the public domain. By all accounts he's a very nice man, so if anyone knows his address (or his agent's), he could probably be persuaded to supply one himself, along with permission to use it. DoctorJoeE talk to me! 20:08, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
We've already got that Dick_Van_Dyke_2_crop.jpg image in the article, so I wouldn't care to change anything involving them. If Dick's got older photos, it might not be up to him to give permission for use. I'd imagine they probably come from studios or professional photogs. (But don't let me hold anyone back.) — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 02:45, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm -- you would think I would have noticed that the other photo is already in the article -- senility is a terrible thing. RE: vintage photos, you're correct that he would not own the rights to those taken by movie studios, news photographers,or paparazzi. But celebrities and/or their publicists typically own the publicity photos that they send out with press releases and such, and I can't imagine why he would object to having one of those in the article -- if anyone knows how to contact him to ask. DoctorJoeE talk to me! 21:03, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

CBS Morning Show

Note 15 is backed by (the perhaps more definitive): http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=vandykedic. 184.60.38.240 (talk) 23:25, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Military Service

There is no way that he was in the "Special Air Services", not least of which, no such organization exists. It is Special Air Service (no plural). He also is not British and would not have been eligible. This needs to be corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.217.232.58 (talk) 18:26, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. --Musdan77 (talk) 18:36, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 23 December 2012

Dick Van Dyke's great grandson is Ryan Breen, who currently resides in Phoenix Arizona as a guitar teacher at a charter school.(Metropolitan Arts Institute) This is not a change request, but an add request. 174.17.215.174 (talk) 21:51, 23 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. TBrandley 23:53, 23 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

there were few comic sparks??

"This was the first time he had ever played second banana on television and there were few comic sparks between Van Dyke and Burnett. He left after three months."

This doesn't read well for an international audience on a encyclopedia. Is it you are trying to say there was little comic synergy between the two? And what is the basis for this. I can't tell, if this is just hearsay or there is a real reference that documents the lack of comic synergy between the two. Or is this a unsubstantiated conclusion based on the idea he left after three months? I don't even recall this at all, he guest starred on CB multiple times but I don't recall at all that DVD was a substitute for HC at all. Please a reference which supports this. Jtagchair (talk) 02:12, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You're right. I have removed the unsourced part and improved wording. Thanks. --Musdan77 (talk) 05:11, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Early years

Residents of Crawfordsville, Indiana have always claimed Dick and Jerry Van Dyke lived in their city before moving to Danville, Illinois. Does anyone have information about this?206.225.79.220 (talk) 15:05, 15 July 2015 (UTC) Bob Cox, Crawfordsville, IN[reply]

90th Birthyday

Why does his age say 90 when its not 13th for another little under 4 hours if by eastern time? Seems like a user changed it based on Euro or British time when he is not British and still 89. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.126.106.149 (talk) 01:09, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ages are calculated by the {{birth date and age}} template based on the UTC date. It is already December 13 UTC. General Ization Talk 03:01, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

S1 lead - veteran

" a World War II United States Army Air Corps veteran" - looking at S1 Lead... this seems quite wrong. Maybe in the lead. But not s1 and not the 1st thing. He is known for his comedic roles.Unfriend15 (talk) 00:22, 14 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

movie not listed

I'm remembering seeing a TV promo for a Dick Van Dyke film in the late 1970s to early 1980s for a film about an alcoholic. I cannot find it here or at imdb.com and yet I distinctly remember that and also that there was some mention at the time that he had been moved to make it based on personal experience in overcoming alcoholism, which I also don't see mentioned here. Does anyone else remember this??BlueIris2 (talk) 02:16, 6 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bleeped out to read "Dick Van ****"

In Minecraft, when I typed his name, dyke got bleeped out so people can't write about Dick Van Dyke. I wrote it in a book and I was in Minecraft PE 1.2. 172.58.6.140 (talk) 13:34, 26 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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