Dick Van Dyke returns to the small screen in a show that your Granny wants to see as a double feature with Matlock. However, snarky I may sound it’s always great to see Van Dyke do his thing.
What the back of the box says:
A light-hearted potion of twists and tourniquets, incisions and intrigue, this collectible six-disc set of Diagnosis Murder™: Season Two is just the right mix for every fan of medicine and mystery.”
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When you get down to it, one of the reasons I enjoyed Night at the Museum so much was the presence of Dick Van Dyke (in a change of role for him), Mickey Rooney, and Bill Cobb. Van Dyke is a television icon and it’s always good to see him on the small screen again. He assembles a fine cast to carry out his detective work/doctoring. Small screen veteran Scott Baio is all charm as Dr. Stewart, Delores Hall is a good foil for Van Dyke as his sassy nurse, and he even finds employment for his son Barry playing his son Steve (talk about typecasting). The mysteries aren’t very complicated but Van Dyke and cast are charmers as they work their way through them.
Diagnosis Murder is presented in fullscreen as they were originally aired on television. Sadly, there are no special features. An interview or commentary with Van Dyke (either of them) or Scott Baio would’ve been most welcome. Especially Baio since his character wouldn’t make the season three retooling. Not to mention that the dreaded “some music has been changed for this home entertainment version” is present on each of the cases.
Diagnosis Murder isn’t too hard to figure out, but it is great to see Dick Van Dyke on the case again.
Diagnosis Murder - The Second Season is now available at Amazon . As of yet, there is not a release date for the UK. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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