Fans have a wide variety of ways to celebrate legendary entertainer Dick Van Dyke‘s 100th birthday on December 13, 2025, from in-person events to marathons of his most popular films. Now, they can add another option: Catchy Comedy will be airing 100 episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, beginning on Saturday, December 13 at 6 am EST, and ending on Monday, December 15 at 2 am EST. As the legendary comedy show ran for five seasons and 158 episodes, this marathon will be airing nearly two-thirds of the series’ complete run — making it perfect both of those just discovering the show and for longtime fans.

Premiering in 1961, The Dick Van Dyke Show starred Van Dyke as Rob Petrie, who juggled life as head writer on The Alan Brady Show with his responsibilities at home with wife Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) and son Ritchie (Larry Mathews).

Series creator Carl Reiner based The Dick Van Dyke Show on his own experiences working on Sid Caesar‘s variety show, Your Show of Shows. According to Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal, Reiner used to ask The Dick Van Dyke Show‘s writers “‘What happened at your house this week?’” which lent the show a realism and relatability rarely seen in sitcoms at the time. The series won 15 Primetime Emmys over the course of its run, including multiple performance awards for both Van Dyke and Moore, and Outstanding Comedy Series.