Prime VideoThe Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
Overview
The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Peacock
PhiloBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoPeacockPhiloDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The show's central focus on apolitical domestic and workplace humor, resolving conflicts through individual effort and communication within existing social structures, positions it as neutral. It consciously avoids explicit promotion or critique of specific political ideologies.
The Dick Van Dyke Show, a product of its early 1960s era, featured a predominantly white cast with no intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative consistently presented traditional identities in a neutral to positive light, focusing on the everyday lives of a white, heterosexual, middle-class couple without engaging in critical portrayals or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The show subtly portrays Christian cultural norms and holidays (e.g., Christmas) as part of the characters' positive, family-oriented lives, aligning with general societal virtues without explicit religious focus.
Buddy Sorrell's Jewish identity is consistently depicted with warmth and humor, contributing to his endearing character without ever being a source of ridicule or negativity from the show's narrative.
The Dick Van Dyke Show, a classic sitcom from the 1960s, does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. Consistent with television programming of its time, the show's narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and traditional family dynamics, resulting in no LGBTQ+ representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Dick Van Dyke Show is an original sitcom from the 1960s, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. All characters were created for the show, meaning there are no instances of characters being portrayed with a different gender than previously established in a prior canon.
The Dick Van Dyke Show is an original television series from 1961–1966. As the initial source material, there were no pre-existing characters with established races to be altered. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.4
7.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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