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Cast:Dick Van Dyke
1925
American actor, entertainer, and comedian
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The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) 
The Alan Brady Show Presents (1963)      S3.E13
It's the first Christmas presentation of The Alan Brady Show where he turns the spotlight upon his talented staff to entertain the TV public.
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1963
12/18/1963
TV-G
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Director(s):
Jerry Paris
Writer(s):
Sam Denoff
Bill Persky
Carl Reiner
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Rob Petrie
Rose Marie / Sally Rogers
Morey Amsterdam / Buddy Sorrell
Larry Mathews / Ritchie Petrie
Mary Tyler Moore / Laura Petrie
Richard Deacon / Mel Cooley
Cornell Chulay / Girl 
Carl Reiner / Alan Brady
The Dick Van Dyke Show  (1961–1966) 



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The Town Santa Forgot (1993)
A spoiled brat sends a very long list to Santa Claus who misdelivers the gifts to a town with the same name as the boy, who learns it's better to give than receive.
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1993
12/03/1993
TV-G
TV Short Animated
23 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Robert Alvarez
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Narrator (voice)
Dick Van Dyke / Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
Miko Hughes / Young Jeremy Creek (voice)
Troy Davidson / Grandson (voice)
Julie McWhirter / Unknown (voice)
Haven Hartman / Little Swamp Girl (voice)
Ashley Johnson / Granddaughter (voice)
Melinda Peterson / Mrs. Creek (voice)
Phil Proctor / Mr. Creek (voice)
Neil Ross / Pout the Elf (voice)



AKA: The Town That Santa Forgot
The Town Santa Forgot  (1993)



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Coach (1989–1997) 
Christmas of the Van Damned (1993)      S6.E12
After finding fellow Van Dams in Minnesota, Luther attends a family reunion/Christmas party where everything goes haywire.
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1993
12/14/1993
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
23 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Sport
Director(s):
Craig T. Nelson
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Craig T. Nelson / Coach Hayden Fox
Jerry Van Dyke / Assistant Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam
Tim Bagley / Cousin Roy
Clare Carey / Kelly Fox
Pat Crawford Brown / Secretary
Lance Davis / Cousin Tom
Shelley Fabares / Christine Armstrong
Bill Fagerbakke / Dauber Dybinski
Rance Howard / Herman Van Dam
Noah Nelson / Delivery Boy



Coach  (1989–1997) 



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Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001) 
Santa Claude (1999)      S7.E11
Claude Campbell, the hospital's janitor, is looking forward to play Santa Claus again, but Mark diagnoses him with terminal cancer.
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1999
12/16/1999
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
A
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Director(s):
Nancy Malone
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Dr. Mark Sloan
Victoria Rowell / Amanda Bentley-Livingston
Charlie Schlatter / Dr. Jesse Travis
Barry Van Dyke / Steve Sloan
Leon Russom / Claude Campbell
Joanna Cassidy / Madison Wesley
Joyce Brothers / Dr. Hazeltine
Scarlett Pomers / Judy
Michael Ryan Way / Johnathan Anders
Anthony Gordon / 1st Homeless Guy



Diagnosis Murder  (1993–2001) 



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I Love Christmas (2001)
Another helping of seasonal nostalgia (following I Love a 70's Christmas) linked by Brian Blessed as Father Christmas. Included are 'The Railway Children', 'Some Mothers Do Ave Em', pantomimes and 'Thunderbirds'.
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2001
12/24/2001
Approved
TV Special
90 minutes
A
Genre:
Documentary
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Cast:

Raymond Allen / Self
Gerry Anderson / Self
Sylvia Anderson / Self
Peter Auty / Self
Ron Atkinson / Self
Liz Bee / Self
Howard Blake / Self
Brian Blessed / Father Christmas, Host /  Self
Ed Byrne / Self
Rhona Cameron / Self



I Love Christmas  (2001)



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The Danny Kaye Show (1963–1967) 
Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Williams, Charles Aznavour (1963)      S1.E13
In this Christmas-themed show, Danny welcomes as his guests Andy Williams, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. Danny and Dick are featured in a song-and-dance number, 'Puttin on the Ritz'. The featured comedy skit has Van Dyke portraying a tough as nails prosecutor locking horns with a seedy defense attorney during a murder trail were both lawyers play to television cameras in the courtroom.
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1963
12/18/1963
Approved
TV Series Episode
B
Genre:
Comedy
Musical
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Cast:

Danny Kaye / Self - Host
Charles Aznavour / Minor Role
Jamie Farr / Court Reporter
Sylvia Lewis / Trixie
Mary Tyler Moore / Minor Role
Sally Stevens / Singer
Dick Van Dyke / Self
Andy Williams / Self
Bess Flowers / Juror
The Danny Kaye Show  (1963–1967) 



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Fitzwilly (1967)
A butler and the staff of an eccentric aged philanthropist whose family wealth is exhausted engage in larceny and crimes to maintain her lifestyle and provide funds for her charitable activities. /// A butler helps finance his employer's charitable activities through a variety of illicit schemes, including a plan to rob Gimbels department store on Christmas Eve.
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1967
12/20/1967
Not Rated
Film
33 minutes
B
Genre:
Comedy
Romance
Director(s):
Delbert Mann
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

00:30:40 Christmas card
00:49:35 Good old fashioned CHR
01:16:15 "'twas the night before CHR"
01:16:45 Christmas / Jingle Bells
01:18:00 Christmas Eve
Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Claude R. Fitzwilliam
Barbara Feldon / Juliet Nowell
John McGiver / Albert
Edith Evans / Miss Victoria Woodworth
Harry Townes / Mr. Nowell
John Fiedler / Morton Dunne
Norman Fell / Oberblatz
Cecil Kellaway / Buckmaster
Stephen Strimpell / Byron Casey
Anne Seymour / Grimsby



Fitzwilly  (1967)



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The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–1974) 
The Jailbird (1972)      S2.E14
On his way home on Christmas Day, Dick gets caught speeding and doesn't have enough money to get out of jail. When he calls Bernie to bail him out, he too gets a speeding ticket.
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1972
12/24/1972
Approved
TV Series Episode
B
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
George Tyne
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Dick Preston
Hope Lange / Jenny Preston
Marty Brill / Bernie Davis
Fannie Flagg / 'Mike' Preston
Nancy Dussault / Carol Davis
Lloyd Gough / Officer Jack Brown
Dave Leahy / Joe
Bernie Orenstein / George Spencer
Angela Powell / Annie Preston
Jim Spero / Officer Hal Hickman



The New Dick Van Dyke Show  (1971–1974) 



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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
Bob Newhart hosts a retrospective of The Ed Sullivan Show(1948), featuring many brief glimpses of the nearly endless parade of musical and comedic talents that graced the stage over the more than 22 years of the show's run, including many anecdotes.
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1992
12/20/1992
Approved
TV Special
120 minutes
B
Genre:
Comedy
Musical
Director(s):
Jeff Margolis
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Bob Newhart / Self - Host
The Amin Brothers / Themselves - Comedy Act (archive footage)
The Animals / Themselves - Vocalists (archive footage)
Paul Anka / Self
Arthur Ashe / Self (archive footage)
Gene Autry / Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
Lauren Bacall / Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Baird Puppets / Themselves (archive footage)
Laverne Baker Hotep / Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
The Beatles / Themselves - Vocalists (archive footage)



Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'  (1992)



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Buttons, A New Musical Film (2018)
Follow the heartwarming journey of two orphan girls whose only wish is to find a home for Christmas. With a little help from their guardian angels (Dick Van Dyke and Dame Angela Lansbury), they discover miracles can happen when you believe.
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2018
12/08/2018
PG
TV Movie
115 minutes
B
Genre:
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Tim Janis
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Alivia Clark / Annabelle (Buttons)
Kate Winslet / Narrator (voice)
Robert Redford / Narrator (voice)
Dick Van Dyke / The Angel
Abigail Spencer / Annabelle (Adult)
Paul Greene / Mr. Hill
Reilly Anspaugh / Sister Mary
Julia Burrows / Sarah Kingsley
John de Lancie / Doctor Johnson
Angela Lansbury / Rose



AKA: Buttons: A Christmas Tale
Buttons, A New Musical Film (2018)



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What a Way to Go! (1964)
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
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1964
06/26/1964
Approved
Film
111 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Romance
Director(s):
J. Lee Thompson
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

00:24:15 Dean Martin Christmas line
00:27:50 MC
00:27:55 MC
00:28:00 It's Christmas
00:28:05 Dick Van Dyke Christmas is business
Cast:

Shirley MacLaine / Louisa May Foster
Paul Newman / Larry Flint
Robert Mitchum / Rod Anderson, Jr.
Dean Martin / Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley
Gene Kelly / Pinky Benson
Robert Cummings / Dr. Victor Stephanson
Dick Van Dyke / Edgar Hopper
Reginald Gardiner / Painter
Margaret Dumont / Mrs. Foster
Lou Nova / Trentino



What a Way to Go!  (1964)



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Dick Tracy (1990)
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
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1990
06/15/1990
PG
Film
105 minutes
C
Genre:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Director(s):
Warren Beatty
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Warren Beatty / Dick Tracy
Charlie Korsmo / Kid
Michael Donovan O'Donnell / McGillicuddy
Chuck Hicks / The Brow
William Forsythe / Flattop
Ed O'Ross / Itchy
Glenne Headly / Tess Trueheart
Seymour Cassel / Sam Catchem
Charles Durning / Chief Brandon
Madonna / Breathless Mahoney



Dick Tracy  (1990)



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Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001) 
Murder in the Family (1996)      S4.E12
Sloan's daughter escapes the wrath of her abusive trucker husband who ends up dead.
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1996
12/12/1996
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
C
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Director(s):
Vincent McEveety
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Dr. Mark Sloan
Victoria Rowell / Amanda Bentley-Livingston
Charlie Schlatter / Dr. Jesse Travis
Michael Tucci / Norman Briggs
Barry Van Dyke / Steve Sloan
John Capodice / Dan Wolpert
Wanda De Jesus / Detective Emma Lopez
Mark Hutter / Bruce Hilton
Anne Lockhart / Andrea Rivers
Erin Beaux / Ricky Williams



Diagnosis Murder  (1993–2001) 



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The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) 
The Sick Boy and the Sitter (1961)      S1.E1
Alan Brady is throwing a party at his penthouse for a few of the network executives and he wants the writing staff to attend. Unfortunately for Rob though Laura thinks Richie is on the verge of being sick and wants to stay home. Rob is certain he'll be okay and wants to get a babysitter but he's having a hard time convincing Laura.
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1961
10/03/1961
TV-G
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
M
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Director(s):
Sheldon Leonard
Writer(s):
Carl Reiner
Christmas Elements:

00:00:10 Rob, Sally, Buddy entertaining - mention of Christmas
Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Rob Petrie
Rose Marie / Sally Rogers
Morey Amsterdam / Buddy Sorrell
Mary Tyler Moore / Laura Petrie
Larry Mathews / Ritchie Petrie
Richard Deacon / Mel Cooley
Barbara Eiler / Dotty
Eleanor Audley / Party Goer
Mary Lee Dearring / Janie
Michael Keith / Sam



The Dick Van Dyke Show  (1961–1966) 



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The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) 
Talk To The Snail (1966)      S5.E24
When Rob, Sally and Buddy have to dig through building trash containers for a lost script, Rob finds a network memo to Alan Brady saying he must fire one writer. Rather than be split up, they seek a new gig together.
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1966
03/23/1966
TV-G
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
M
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Director(s):
Jerry Paris
Writer(s):
Jerry Belson
Garry Marshall
Carl Reiner
Christmas Elements:

00:00:10 Christmas present (Alan's picture) w / Henry Gibson
00:00:20 Christmas mentioned at Rob's house
Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Rob Petrie
Rose Marie / Sally Rogers
Morey Amsterdam / Buddy Sorrell
Mary Tyler Moore / Laura Petrie
Richard Deacon / Mel Cooley
Carl Reiner / Alan Brady
Paul Winchell / Claude Wilbur
Henry Gibson / Doug Bedlork
The Dick Van Dyke Show  (1961–1966) 



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Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street (1992)
Dr Mark Sloan cannot believe that his former student Dr Drummond, an ambitious cosmetic surgeon, has committed suicide. Assisted by his team of hobby detectives, pathologist Amanda Bentley and junior doctor Jack Parker, Sloan tries to investigate the case. He finds out that Drummond and his senior partner, Dr Stern, had used plastic surgery to create a double of rich banker and benefactor Gantry, who is expected to make a major donation to the community hospital. Does Gantry also plan to have his double assassinated in order to vanish with the money himself?
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1992
05/01/1992
Approved
TV Movie
136 minutes
M
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Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Doctor Mark Sloan
Stephen Caffrey / Dr. Jack Parker
Cynthia Gibb / Dr. Amanda Bentley
Barry Van Dyke / Det. Steve Sloan
Mariette Hartley / Kate Hamilton
Peter Scolari / Dr. Zach Drummond
David Warner / Dr. Lloyd Stern - plastic surgeon
Kerrie Keane / Maggie Drummond
George Hamilton / J.D. Gantry /  Harry Lennox
Ron White / Webber Lyman /  John Harwin



Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street (1992)



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Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001) 
Many Happy Returns (1994)      S2.E1
When accountant Ernie Pitt abandons Mark on his IRS audit, Mark goes to confront him. Mark is found leaning over Ernie's dead body and is accused of his murder, which means he has to answer to an IRS agent and a homicide detective.
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1994
09/16/1994
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
45 minutes
M
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Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Dr. Mark Sloan
Scott Baio / Dr. Jack Stewart
Victoria Rowell / Amanda Bentley-Livingston
Michael Tucci / Norman Briggs
Delores Hall / Nurse Delores Mitchell
Barry Van Dyke / Steve Sloan
Holland Taylor / Agent Gretchen McCord
Craig Wasson / Atty. Avery Decker
Kelly Mullis / Nadine
Sam Anderson / Ernie Pitt



Diagnosis Murder  (1993–2001) 



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Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001) 
Woman Trouble (1994)      S2.E3
ter a public confrontation, Robert Stanton's wife and mistress conspire to kill him and dispose of his body. When Robert fails to show for a medical appointment, Mark convinces Steve to investigate their complicated relationship.
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1994
09/30/1994
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
45 minutes
M
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Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Dick Van Dyke / Dr. Mark Sloan
Scott Baio / Dr. Jack Stewart
Victoria Rowell / Amanda Bentley-Livingston
Delores Hall / Nurse Delores Mitchell
Barry Van Dyke / Steve Sloan
Sally Kellerman / Irene Stanton
Ben Masters / Robert Stanton
Janet Julian / Melanie
Raymond O'Connor / Peter Kincaid
Victoria Jackson / Marilyn Kramer



Diagnosis Murder  (1993–2001) 



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