"The Dick Van Dyke Show" Don't Trip Over That Mountain (TV Episode 1963) Poster

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Cometh the Fall
hellraiser712 October 2021
This episode is an honorable mention, there's not a whole lot I can say about this one, this one is mainly all physical comedy but with some verbal humor mixed into it.

It's just funny seeing Rob in a very broken state, really liked Dick's physical performance I'll admit it hurt me just looking at him. We see the extent of his hurt state, from how he walks where it looks like he can barely move an inch, let alone just doing the simplest things like moving his finger, but also just plain talking as we see him just unhappy in his condition, yeah, I wouldn't be in a rosy mood myself if this happened to me.

Of course, Rob foolishly is trying to cover his injuries up just so he won't admit that Laura was right in her intuition but also fear that Laura will hug him which is a habit whenever she's really worried. It's funny how much Rob is trying to cover up, one moment when Laura is wearing a rather provocative outfit, from that moment I don't know what more painful the injuries or the inability to ahem preform.

This is also a little suspenseful because on one hand we almost want Rob to somehow cover up successfully, but on the other hand we all know the jig is already up it's only a question of when just like a snow avalanche, it will all come crashing down.

As an old saying goes, "Where in it pride, cometh the fall." Rob fell alright hard.

Rating: 3 and a half stars.
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9/10
It's tough to be married to a know-it-all.
planktonrules19 November 2023
Rob would like to go skiing, but his worry-wart wife insists he should not go, as skiing is dangerous. Rob insists he'll be fine and goes anyway...only to end up getting hurt! Not wanting to let Laura 'win', Rob decides the best thing to do is pretend he's okay and pray that the pain will somehow disappear...anything to admit that Laura's intuition was right.

This episode allows Dick Van Dyke to show his acting, as without yelling, he manages to show a LOT of pain and emotions with his face...sort of like pantomime. He's quite good and the show is very funny. The only reason I don't score this one higher is that the notion of Laura being a worrier was used several other times.
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