shmooshy t1_jd96izu wrote on March 22, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Reply to comment by PixelPervert in TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone

Just a few days ago I watched a documentary on Amazon about Rose Marie who played Sally—she really wanted the show to have one more season and do it in color. Her husband used to film rehearsals with a color home movie camera, so there is some silent footage of them on set (in casual clothes, hair in curlers, etc). None of the decor is the color you think it is! I highly recommend the Rose Marie documentary—her life is like an encyclopedia of 20th century entertainment.