Trip into the living room of comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) along with his lovely wife, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), wisecracking co-workers (Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, Carl Reiner) and nutty neighbors. Winner of 15 Emmy Awards, THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW is consistently ranked among the top TV comedies of all-time and renowned for its top-notch cast and stellar writing.
This special collection includes 20 classic episodes personally selected by show creator and comedy genius Carl Reiner! Episodes: Never Name a Duck, The Attempted Marriage, Hustling the Hustler, A Bird in the Head Hurts, Gesundheit, Darling, Will You Two Be My Wife?, Ray Murdock's X-Ray, Don't Trip Over That Mountain, The Sam Pomerantz Scandals, Divorce, Laura's Little Lie, Very Old Shoes Very Old Rice, The Life and Love of Joe Coogan, The Plots Thicken, The Return of Edwin Carp, Pink Pills for Purple Patients, Baby Fat, No Rice at My Wedding, A Day in the Life of Alan Brady, Obnoxious Offensive Egomaniac Etc.
Image Entertainment has announced that ' The Dick Van Dyke Show - Carl Reiner's Favorites' - a 2-disc collection of 20 episodes specially picked out by the show's creator (who was also in the cast as Rob's boss, Alan Brady) - will be coming to DVD on May 1st. It's presented as originally aired, with black-and-white full frame video and English mono audio, and it's priced at $24.98 SRP. A great introduction to this legendary show for anyone who's never seen it before! Here's the cover of the box, which uses key artwork seen on a previous DVD title but colors the background differently:

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