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Bolt_EV t1_jd8dem7 wrote
Reply to comment by OhLookASquirrel 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
The Dick Van Dyke Show was bankrolled by it then network, NBC, but Sheldon Leonard, it's main producer used Danny Thomas' production company as its production service company.
Bolt_EV t1_jd8dn7w wrote
Reply to 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
Carl Reiner wrote the original pilot, known as "Head of the Family" and named the main character Rob, after his son, Rob Reiner