The Dick Van Dyke Show/Trivia: Difference between revisions
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* [[Directed by Cast Member]]: Jerry Paris took over as the show's chief director during the third season, leading to his acting role in the show being cut down.
* [[Executive Meddling]]:
** Carl Reiner wrote the role of Rob Petrie for himself (sensibly, considering the show was based on his experiences writing ''Your Show Of Shows''), but the studio rejected him in the role and instead cast Dick Van Dyke. In fact, there exists a pilot of Carl in the role of Rob Petrie called "Head of the Family". It actually aired in the summer of 1960. The whole cast - including Reiner - consider this a rare case of ''
* [[Harpo Does Something Funny]]: Writers would occasionally leave space for Dick Van Dyke to fill in as he saw fit.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Along with providing the voice (and later body) of Alan Brady, Carl Reiner can often be heard as a TV announcer in episodes such as the one in which Rob tries to watch a broadcast of ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' but is annoyed by the number of commercial interruptions.
* [[Marathon Running]]: Nick@Nite's ''The Dick Van Dyke Collection''.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: Jerry Van Dyke appears in a few episodes as Rob's brother Stacey.
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