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    Comedy TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    New Dick Van Dyke Show, The

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    An attempt by CBS to emulate the sixties success of The Dick Van Dyke Show. The new show saw family man Dick Preston, his wife Jenny (Hope Lange) and their children Annie (Angela Powell) and Lucas (Michael Shea) living in a ranch-style house on Hayes Creek Road in Carefree, Arizona.

    Annie Preston is nine years old and attends Camelback Grammar School. She appeared in a television commercial with Dick for a product called Cicely’s Instant Oatmeal. Dick calls Annie “Pumpkin”.

    Lucas Preston is 16 years old. He attends an unnamed high school, presumably some distance from his home as he lives on campus. He is a young Romeo and seems to have a never-ending supply of girlfriends.

    The family cat is named Mr Rosenbloom after Annie’s music teacher.

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    Dick is the host of The Dick Preston Show, a 90-minute talk-variety show produced by KXIU-TV in Phoenix. Dick’s sister, ‘Mike’ (Fannie Flagg) – short for Michelle – is his booking agent and secretary. Bernie Davis (Marty Brill) is Dick’s agent and business manager, and Carol Davis (Nancy Dussault) is Bernie’s wife.

    In season three, Dick moves to Hollywood to take the role of Dr Brad Fairmont in a Daytime soap called Those Who Care.

    New characters include the soap’s producer, Max Mathias (Dick Van Patten); the director, Alex Montez (Henry Darrow); and the writer, Dennis Whitehead (Barry Gordon). Margot Brighton (Barbara Rush) is the star of the show, playing Dr Susan Allison.

    The Prestons now live in Tarzana at 747 Bonnie Vista Road where their neighbours are Richard Richardson (Richard Dawson) – an actor who stars in a television series called Harrigan’s Hooligans – and his wife, Connie (Chita Rivera).

    The New Dick Van Dyke Show was written and produced by Carl Reiner who had conceived the original Dick Van Dyke Show (and co-starred as Alan Brady).

    Dick Preston
    Dick Van Dyke
    Jenny Preston 

    Hope Lange
    Bernie Davis 

    Marty Brill
    Michelle ‘Mike’ Preston 

    Fannie Flagg
    Carol Davis 

    Nancy Dussault
    Annie Preston 

    Angela Powell
    Lucas Preston 

    Michael Shea
    Ted Atwater 

    David Doyle
    Dennis Whitehead 

    Barry Gordon
    Max Mathias 

    Dick Van Patten
    Alex Montez
    Henry Darrow
    Richard Richardson
    Richard Dawson
    Connie Richardson
    Chita Rivera
    Margot Brighton 
    Barbara Rush

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