The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book - The Definitive History and Ultimate Viewer's Guide to Television's Most Enduring Comedy - 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)

The 50th anniversary of the most acclaimed TV comedy of the 1960s is celebrated in the Golden Anniversary edition of The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book, a newly revised and updated look at the timeless television classic. The first and only authorized "biography" of The Dick Van Dyke Show, this thick volume - packed with rare photos and exclusive backstage anecdotes from Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and the rest of the show's cast and crew - puts you behind the scenes at the making of one of America's most beloved TV comedies. Author Vince Waldron whisks the reader from noisy Hollywood sound stages to exclusive Madison Avenue boardrooms - and back again - for an insider's look at the nail-biting history of the most groundbreaking TV comedy of its era. This suspenseful showbiz saga reveals how The Dick Van Dyke Show rose from its humble origins as a sitcom vehicle for a struggling actor named Carl Reiner to become one of the most popular and critically lauded TV shows of all time. Celebrate 50 remarkable years with America's first family of television with the Golden Anniversary edition of The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book