Vince Waldron, author of The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book

TVC 751.1: From September 2016: Ed, Tony and Donna welcome Vince Waldron, Emmy Award-winning writer and the author of The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book, Deluxe Expanded Archive Edition: The Definitive History of Television's Most Enduring Comedy Series, everything you wanted to know about the most acclaimed comedy series of TV's golden age, as seen through the eyes of the cast and crew, including Carl Reiner, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews, and, of course, Dick Van Dyke himself. Calendar year 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of the premiere of the Van Dyke show. Topics this segment include how creator Carl Reiner originally conceived the show as a vehicle for himself; how Dick Van Dyke came to be cast as Rob Petrie; how Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam joined the cast; and why the Van Dyke show is the best ensemble TV series ever made.