Van Dyke and Company Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy

Van Dyke and Company

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy

Dick's guests include Carl Reiner, Gabe Kaplan, and Ike and Tina Turner. Mary Tyler Moore also appears in duplicate to congratulate Dick and reminisce about their 1960s sitcom 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'.

Director

Art Fisher

Writers

Allan Blye (writing supervisor) | George Burditt (written by) | Bob Einstein (writing supervisor) | Bob Illes (written by) & 4 more

Producers

Allan Blye | Bob Einstein

Editor

Danny White

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 20, 1976

Release date

Sep 20, 1976 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Dick Van Dyke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Tyler Moore Self Self See fewer	Ordinary People (1980)
Carl Reiner Self Self See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Gabe Kaplan Self Self See fewer	Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Tina Turner Self - Music Guest Self - Music Guest See fewer	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Ike Turner Self - Music Guest Self - Music Guest See fewer	Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Richard Kiel Ventriloquist / Self Ventriloquist / Self See fewer	Moonraker (1979)
Lynne Lipton Self Self See fewer	Thundercats Ho! The Movie (1987)
Lois January Self Self See fewer	The Pace That Kills (1935)
Jack Nicklaus Self Self See fewer	Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
John Wheeler Self Self See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Chevy Chase Self Self See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Andy Kaufman Self Self See fewer	Taxi (1978)
Flip Wilson Self Self See fewer	Flip (1970)