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How "The Dick Van Dyke Show" took inspiration from its leading man

Season 39 Episode 8 | 54s

Carl Reiner, the creator of "The Dick Van Dyke Show," incorporated Dick Van Dyke's love of physical comedy into his main character's "awkward, bumbling man" persona.

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