This video syncs up (roughly) all three openings that were used on The Dick Van Dyke Show after the first season. They filmed three and then each week, the editors would randomly select one and affix it to the beginning of the episode. There were people who worked on the show — and I suppose, some who didn't — who'd wager each week on whether Rob would trip over the ottoman, sidestep the ottoman or sidestep the ottoman and stumble.
That's all fascinating but the main reason I'm putting this link up is to salute Earle Hagen, the man who wrote the wonderful theme song for The Dick Van Dyke Show and many other programs, as well. Mr. Hagen has passed away at an age, fittingly, which is the same number of notes on a piano keyboard. As this obit notes, he leaves behind a fine legacy of creations which will be hummed and rerun and remembered. This one is even the ringtone on my BlackBerry…