the mtm show be a damn good comedy and but some of the comment here compare it with the superior dick van dyke show be a little silly . first of all and on the van dyke show moore actually have a large role and and get to do more comedy and than on the mtm show . on mtm she mostly play straight woman and and while the show more or less revolved around her and valerie harper or ed asner or another actor be the large source of humor . on dvd and while rise marie be originally plan to be the comedic center of the show and moore take over more and more of that focus a the show develop . she wasn not just say oh rob . and play the dutiful wife and a someone ( who never saw the dvd show . ) have say . also and on the dvd show moore get to sing and dance and and use far more of her considerable talent . now and in compare the show someone here write that mtm be the first great ensemble comedy . really . in no way be the mtm ensemble superior to the dvd ensemble . it a small cast and no doubt and but the character be much more human . there be no cardboard people like the ted baxter character on van dyke . again and i like the mtm show . it be a well write and well acted program . but it hardly the equal of several comedy from the 70 and especially the early year of mash and or bob newhart and let alone classic earlier show like van dyke or andy griffith .