"The Alan Brady Show Presents" is one of the stranger episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" because its format is completely different. It also is a big singing and dancing extravaganza...which are the sorts of episodes I really, really hate. I know that the stars of this show are talented, but I really just want the sitcom not the talent show...not singing and not dancing.
The program begins with Alan on his show. Apparently it's a Christmas episode and instead of his usual shtick, he has Rob come onto the show and host it! Huh? But before this takes place, you see a brief flashback about how this TV show was created and why.
As for the acts, some of them are clever...some are godawful. I was pleasantly surprised by Richard Deacon's voice...he sang pretty well and I liked that song. That was a plus. I was not thrilled with the last two musical numbers...they were rather cringeworthy. Regardless what you think about all this, however, is that it's NOT "The Dick Van Dyke Show"! It's like a child who is excited for Christmas but when they open up their presents, it's all underwear!