The series marked the first time the real-life father-son actors worked together. The Van Dyke Show premiered on CBS in October 1988.
Creator Carl Reiner was originally Rob Petrie before CBS chose to replace him and rename the show The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Van Dyke also starred in the television series The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971-1974), The Van Dyke Show (1988), Diagnosis: Murder (1993–2001) and Murder 101 (2006–2008).
He became a household name with the award-winning sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show. Created by Carl Reiner and loosely based on Reiner’s own experiences as a writer, the show aired from 1961 to 1966.
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