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Head of the Family

Name: Head of the Family
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1960-07-19
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Carl Reiner, Barbara Britton, Morty Gunty

Episode aired Jul 19, 1960
30m

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5.8/10

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Comedy

Rob is asked to write an amusing bulletin for the PTA bazaar. Richie is having a difficult time explaining to his friends just what his father does at work and he's taking out his frustratio... Read allRob is asked to write an amusing bulletin for the PTA bazaar. Richie is having a difficult time explaining to his friends just what his father does at work and he's taking out his frustration on his father. Laura thinks it would be a good idea for Rob to take Richie with him to t... Read allRob is asked to write an amusing bulletin for the PTA bazaar. Richie is having a difficult time explaining to his friends just what his father does at work and he's taking out his frustration on his father. Laura thinks it would be a good idea for Rob to take Richie with him to the office for a day so he can see first hand what his dad does. Rob is skeptical this will... Read all

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On the Dick Van Dyke Show DVD collection, this pilot is included with it, and in an interview with Carl Reiner he states that he let this pilot sit for about a year after it didn't sell, and then he showed it to Sheldon Leonard who told him he liked it and it had potential, but it "needs better actors, including you!" As it came into being there was concern over Dick Van Dyke being cast as Rob Petrie as he was a stage actor, and it was Danny Thomas who suggested that they get the "girl with three names", Mary Tyler Moore to play Laura, the rest is history.

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Edited into The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered (1994)

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Featured review

7/10

Cannot be missed if you can find it

Wow I had never seen this before, and loved every minute. Tonight on the Catchy Comedy channel they were showing this little seen pilot episode of the "Dick Van Dyke Show", with the only actor I recognized being the late Carl Reiner. I loved seeing this pilot with them saying Petrie different, and even different actors playing the beloved Sally and Buddy. But I do feel having Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam were so much the better choice their interactions really made the show a lot better. I think all the changes that were made make the show so much better, even the character of Ritchie. Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore are also such improvements as Rob and Laura in the show with Carl taking up the reins as Alan, and the great addition that was not in the pilot was Richard Deacon as Mel.