It debuted on CBS on October3,1961, and ran until June1,1966, making The Dick Van Dyke Show one of the longest-running sitcoms in the history of American television. Carl Reiner was the brains behind the show's conception, and its cast included Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, and Mary Tyler Moore. It focused on the professional and personal life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie and his family. Reiner, together with Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, was responsible for producing the show. Earle Hagen was the composer of the show's theme song and the accompanying music. The series was honored with fifteen Emmy Awards. On TV Guide's list of the 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time, the episodes "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" and "It May Look Like a Walnut" were listed at number 8 and number15, respectively, in 1997. It was voted number 13 on TV Guide's list of the 50 greatest television shows of all time in the year 2002.
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It debuted on CBS on October3,1961, and ran until June1,1966, making The Dick Van Dyke Show one of the longest-running sitcoms in the history of American television. Carl Reiner was the brains behind the show's conception, and its cast included Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, and Mary Tyler Moore. It focused on the professional and personal life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie and his family. Reiner, together with Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, was responsible for producing the show. Earle Hagen was the composer of the show's theme song and the accompanying music. The series was honored with fifteen Emmy Awards. On TV Guide's list of the 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time, the episodes "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" and "It May Look Like a Walnut" were listed at number 8 and number15, respectively, in 1997. It was voted number 13 on TV Guide's list of the 50 greatest television shows of all time in the year 2002.
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