Posted on January 30, 2017
Ottoman that Dick Van Dyke Tripped Over Found Burning on Highway Shoulder
A 54-year old ottoman that was featured in the opening scene of one of America’s most popular 1960’s television shows was mysteriously found burning yesterday on the shoulder of Interstate 70 near Terre Haute, Indiana.
Ottoman featured in opening scene of the Dick Van Dyke Show burns on shoulder of I-70
“I recognized it right away,” said 69-year-old motorist Turley Mudd of Greenup, Illinois, referring to the footstool that actor Dick Van Dyke tripped over during the opening scenes of his namesake sitcom. “It was even in black-and-white just like the show was,” said Mudd.
26-year-old Indiana State Patrol officer Cupcake Waxbury said investigators are on the case, but are hampered by the fact that no one on the force had ever heard of the show. “That’s really his name?” she asked incredulously.
