The Dick Van Dyke Show is a gold-standard sitcom in the history of television … and it almost didn’t get off the ground.

Rob Petrie: It is pretty bad, isn't it, when a kid's birthday party becomes a status symbol? Rob Petrie: Aw, what kind of a party would it be if they can't eat the house along WITH the volcano? Laura ...

Rob Petrie: The only Dick and Betty Carter I know are Phil and Edna Greenbaum. Rob Petrie: This is getting to me. I think I'm a premature father. Rob Petrie: Wh-why didn't you tell me on the phone? Mr ...

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