The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season Two

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season Two, 1962-1963. A goofy husband/father writes for a TV show.

Created by Carl Reiner. Directed by John Rich (13 episodes), Jerry Paris (10), Al Rafkin (2), Hal Cooper (2), Coby Ruskin (2), Claudio Guzman (1), Sheldon Leonard (1) & James Niver (1). Written by Reiner (22 episodes), Sheldon Keller (3), Howard Merrill (3), Martin A. Ragaway (2), Ronald Alexander (2), Ray Allen Saffian (1), Harvey Bullock (1), John Whedon (1), Lee Erwin (1), Bill Idelson (1), Ray Brenner (1) & Jack Guss (1). Starring Dick Van Dyke.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 3/4 (Good)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Not as funny as the first season. There are a handful of great episodes, and quite a few stretches of mediocre writing. But even at its worst it's still fun to watch, thanks to the cast.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.5/4 (Okay)

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season One

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season One, 1961-1962. A goofy husband/father writes for a TV show.

Created by Carl Reiner. Directed by John Rich (23 episodes), Sheldon Leonard (3), Robert Butler (2) & James Komack (2). Written by Reiner (19 episodes), David Adler (3), Walter Kempley (2), Norm Liebmann (2), Ed Haas (2), Jack Raymond (1), Arnold Peyser (1), Lois Peyser (1), Leo Solomon (1), Ben Gershman (1) & John Whedon (1). Starring Dick Van Dyke.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 3/4 (Good)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent). Great performances; okay acting.
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Hilarious, but too sitcom-y. I guess that's unavoidable with an early 60's sitcom. I just wish this cast was in a variety show instead. The best parts are when they stop the plot for a few minutes and just put on an act of some sort.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.4/4 (Okay)