"The Dick van Dyke Show" BFS Region 0 NTSC vs Image Entertainment Region 0 NTSC

(aka ""The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show" or "Head of the Family")

created by Carl Reiner
USA 1961-1966

As far as I m concerned one of the defining moments of sitcom television was launched with the premiere of The Dick van Dyke Show in 1961. I wasn't even born then, but have seen every episode numerous times in syndication growing up. Dick van Dyke's physical comedy is a blueprint for the likes of Jim Carrey in today's culture. The casting including Mary Tyler Moore worked with such chemistry that it is hard not to fall into the off-beat anecdotal fun-loving stories of comedy writer Rob Petrie, his wife Laura, son Ritchie, neighbors Millie and Jerry, co-workers Buddy, Sally and Mel and boss Alan Brady. TV is no longer as wholesome and innocent as this fantastic time-capsule of the 60's. out of

TV Pilot: October 3rd, 1961 - USA

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DVD Comparison:

BFS Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Image Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC

(BFS Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Image Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Distribution	BFS Entertainment Region 0 - NTSC	Image Entertainment Region 0 - NTSC
Runtime	2:31:05	Approx 11 hours of TV + Extras
Video	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 3.38 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.95 NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s
Bitrate: BFS NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Image
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 1.0)	English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Subtitles	None	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Bfs Entertainment & Multimedia Aspect Ratio: Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Six Episodes DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001 Keep Case Chapters (2 each episode) - 12 total	Release Information: Studio: Image Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Black & White, Box set • 33 episodes on five discs: Never Name a Duck, The Two Faces of Rob, Bank Book 6565696, The Attempted Marriage, Hustling the Hustler, What's in a Middle Name? My Husband Is Not a Drunk, Like a Sister, The Night the Roof Fell In, The Secret Life of Buddy and Sally, A Bird in the Head Hurts, Gesundheit Darling, A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own, Somebody Has to Play Cleopatra, The Cat Burglar, The Foul Weather Girl, Will You Two Be My Wife?, Ray Murdock's X-Ray, I Was a Teenage Head Writer, My Husband Is a Check-Grabber, It May Look Like a Walnut, Don't Trip Over That Mountain, Give Me Your Walls!, The Sam Pomerantz Scandals, I'm No Henry Walden, The Square Triangle, Racy Tracy Rattigan, Divorce, It's a Shame She Married Me, A Surprise Is a Surprise Surprise, Jilting the Jilter, When a Bowling Pin Talks Listen, All About EavesdroppingCarl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke commentaries for 2 episodes • Rose Marie, Ann Gilbert and Larry Matthews commentaries for selected episodes • Interview segments with Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore • "Mary Tyler Moore Remembers 'Bank Book 6565696'" • Joy commercials • "The Cast Remembers Jerry Paris" • "Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam Remember Buddy and Sally" • 1963-1964 Emmy Awards footage featuring David Jansen, the cast of The Beverly Hillbillies, Fred MacMurray and more! • "The Making of 'It May Look like a Walnut!'" • "Stump the Stars" program excerpt with the Dick Van Dyke cast • Still galleries and cast bios and more! • Full-screen format • Number of discs: 5 DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003 Boxset with 5 slipcases Chapters 4 for each episode = 132 total
Comments:	Not much parity in this comparison. The BFS version entitled "Six Classic Episodes" came out a few years back and is great, IF Image Entertainment didn't produce these two stunning boxsets. The image quality is no contest with IE winning quite easily. The sound is pretty good on both. I absolutely adore this show with its strong fundamental values and physical comedy. There are no Extras on the BFS, but a boatload on the Image Entertainment. For those that just want a sampling of Dick van Dyke and not go whole hog ($$$) then the BFS edition with its poorer quality should suffice. For true die-hard fans then the Image boxsets ( season 1+2 available) are a must. - Gary W. Tooze

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(BFS Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Image Entertainment - Region 0 - NTSC - RIGHT)