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PixelPervert t1_jd8n47x wrote

Reply to comment by shmooshy 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

Comment deleted. I don't know where I read it but I saw somewhere that says he was. My mistake!

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shmooshy t1_jd8nth6 wrote

Fair enough, so many early TV comedy guys were Jewish (like Jack Benny, Sid Caesar, etc)…somehow you picked the one who was not!

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