Q 01/05

Which network aired The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966?

A) CBS

B) NBC

C) ABC

D) DuMont

Answer · why

A) CBS

Carl Reiner created it from his own life as a TV comedy writer, and played the show-within-the-show's star, Alan Brady, a blend of Milton Berle and Ja...

Q 02/05

How many episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show were made over its five seasons?

A) 86

B) 100

C) 130

D) 158

Answer · why

D) 158

All were shot in black and white before a live audience at Desilu Studios, which was unusual for a sitcom of the era.

Q 03/05

What was the title of the 1960 pilot in which Carl Reiner himself played Rob Petrie?

A) Man of the House

B) The Alan Brady Show

C) Head of the Family

D) Meet the Petries

Answer · why

C) Head of the Family

Barbara Britton played Laura, Morty Gunty was Buddy and Sylvia Miles was Sally. Sheldon Leonard liked the script but told Reiner to recast the lead.

Q 04/05

Which future late-night host was a finalist for the role of Rob Petrie before Dick Van Dyke got it?

A) Jack Paar

B) Johnny Carson

C) Steve Allen

D) Merv Griffin

Answer · why

B) Johnny Carson

Sheldon Leonard chose Van Dyke after seeing him on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie, the role that won him a Tony in 1961.

Q 05/05

What does Rob Petrie do for a living?

A) Head writer for a TV comedian

B) Advertising copywriter

C) Dentist in New Rochelle

D) Newspaper columnist

Answer · why

A) Head writer for a TV comedian

He runs the writers' room of The Alan Brady Show in New York with Buddy Sorrell and Sally Rogers, then commutes home to New Rochelle.