OT- RIP Jerry Van Dyke
Saddened to hear of the passing of Jerry Van Dyke at age 86 yesterday. Best known for his portrayal of lovable Defensive Coordinator Luther Van Dam on "Coach", Jerry was nominated for 4 Emmys during the show's run.
RIP Jerry, I will be binge watching episodes of Coach in your honor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/obituaries/jerry-van-dyke-dead.html
January 7th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
Luther made Coach the great show that it was. RIP JVD.
January 7th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 10:52 AM ^
Still 86 is pretty good innings, apparently Jerry and his wife were in a car accident in 2015 and not been in the best health since then.
January 7th, 2018 at 10:51 AM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 10:54 AM ^
One of my all time favorite horrible shows...My Mother the Car. The concept? A woman is reincarnated as a 1928 Packard which is driven by her son. Who thinks of this stuff? Better still, who finances it?
January 7th, 2018 at 10:59 AM ^
kept trying to buy, or otherwise obtain, the car
a 1928 Porter
January 7th, 2018 at 11:07 AM ^
Just checked Wikipedia. It was Porter. Discovered that some real talent was involved in the show. Allan Burns and James L. Brooks. Guess they had to get Mother out of their system.
January 7th, 2018 at 4:39 PM ^
Good luck
January 7th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 10:59 AM ^
Great show, Luther and Dauber were awesome. RIP Jerry
January 7th, 2018 at 10:57 AM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 11:07 AM ^
Minnesota State was a ficitious university at the time of the show's run; eventually 2 colleges in MN were re-named.
The show's creator, Barry Kemp, is an Iowa alum; hence the nod to Hayden Fry in naming Coach as Hayden Fox. The show's theme song (and Screaming Eagles fight song) was played by the Iowa marching band.
Bill Fagerbakke, who played Special Teams assistant coach Dawber, is the voice of Patrick on "Sponge Bob."
Shelley Fabares, who played Coach's girlfriend and eventual wife Christine Armstrong, was a teen actress and singer. She had a #1 hit in 1962, "Johnny Angel."
Apparently NBC was considering a Coach revival a couple of years ago. I'm sort of glad it fell through. It was a great series and ended in a great way - let it be NBC. Edit: Shelley is alive but not in excellent health; the reboot would have killed off her character.
January 7th, 2018 at 11:26 AM ^
Nitpick: the Iowa State marching band played the Coach theme/fight song.
January 7th, 2018 at 11:10 AM ^
RIP - One of my favorite character actors as a child. My Mother the Car was my favorite show on television when I was in first grade. I have not been able to sit through an episode of the show as an adult.
January 7th, 2018 at 11:32 AM ^
My Mother The Car debuted on NBC on September 14, 1965, four days before Mel Brooks' Get Smart also debuted on NBC -- and it was quite a contrast for the Peacock Network to have one of the best comedy shows and one of the worst (if not the worst) running during the same season.
January 7th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
"Coach" was a great show, and Luther was arguably the character that made it as great as it was. I actually heard yesterday afternoon while watching a few episodes of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" on one of the many retro stations, a show on which Jerry Van Dyke once made a guest appearance. Still, Luther Van Dam is far and away the role that I'll remember first when I hear his name.
I'll watch some "Coach" today - I have the box set. The kids really need to see the "Pencil Trick" episode.
RIP Jerry Van Dyke.
January 7th, 2018 at 11:36 AM ^
The episode where Luther trades in the plane tickets to an away game for the train; and the episode where Luther and Hayden attend the conference in Memphis.
January 7th, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 11:14 AM ^
On a side note, flautist Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) passed away, as well. Got the chance to see him with the Moodies in 1996, and he was awesome.
January 7th, 2018 at 2:21 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 11:19 AM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 11:23 AM ^
One of the few roles that Craig T Nelson wasn't a asshole and was likable
January 7th, 2018 at 11:53 AM ^
Loved him in Coach
January 7th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
Was the funniest Dyke I have ever seen. Great character actor.
January 7th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 12:46 PM ^
For those of us who are ancient, he was Dick Van Dyke's (Rob Petri) sleepwalking brother who was extremely shy when awake and crazy wild when asleep. Continuously played Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey on the banjo.
January 7th, 2018 at 8:12 PM ^
but I remembered after a little thought. Life of the party when asleep and did not know it. Great show.
January 7th, 2018 at 2:38 PM ^
Since we are doing some trivia on Jerry Van Dyke. Kelly Jean Van Dyke , his daughter was an adult fim star . She acted under the name Nancee Kelly . She also appeared in a few episodes of My Mother The Car , when she was 8 .
Sadly she took her own life in 1991
January 7th, 2018 at 4:19 PM ^
January 7th, 2018 at 9:53 PM ^
was always a fan of his. RIP Jerry.
January 8th, 2018 at 3:49 AM ^
I never watched coach but I always loved him on the Dick Van Dyke show!
January 8th, 2018 at 7:37 AM ^