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Mar 22, 2013 · Today we look at the original pilot, then known as Head of the Family, which featured the show’s writer and creator as the star as well, with Carl Reiner as the original Rob Petrie, and compare...
- Ramsey Ess
- Contributor
Head of the Family: Directed by Don Weis. With Carl Reiner, Barbara Britton, Morty Gunty, Sylvia Miles. Rob is asked to write an amusing bulletin for the PTA bazaar.
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- Comedy
- Don Weis
- 1960-07-19
The Dick Van Dyke Show was preceded by a 1960 pilot for a series to be called Head of the Family, filmed at Gold Medal Studios, with a different cast, although the characters were essentially the same, except for the absence of Mel Cooley.
Jul 13, 2019 · The Dick Van Dyke Show was preceded by a 1960 pilot for a series to be called Head of the Family with a different cast, although the characters were essentially the same, except for the...
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- Realm of Reality
A pilot episode, “Head of the Family,” starring Reiner as Rob, did not catch on, but producer Sheldon Leonard (you know him as the bartender in It’s a Wonderful Life who threatens to throw ...
Sep 2, 2008 · Head Of The Family–Carl Reiner’s 1961 Sitcom Pilot. I just watched the pilot that ended up becoming the Dick Van Dyke show. It’s part of what Comcast offers on their Fancast page. Dick Van Dyke was nowhere to be seen, nor were Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie or Morey Amsterdam.
Brief Synopsis. The pilot for "The Dick Van Dyke Show." The story of Rob Petrie, head writer for "The Alan Sturdy Show." The episode relates Rob's efforts to prove to his son, Richie, that he holds an important job when Richie is kidded because his father is only a television writer.
