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Brian Damage · 10-03-2011, 01:33 AM

Why was that? Why no appearances from other Dick Van Dyke cast members?

Marvo301 · 10-03-2011, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Why was that? Why no appearances from other Dick Van Dyke cast members?

I think Mary Tyler Moore was trying to establish her own TV identity with TMTMS so she and her husband Grant Tinker made the decision not to have any TDVDS cast members appear on the show. Several people who had worked behind the scenes on TDVDS did direct episodes of TMTMS though. They are Jerry Paris and Alan Rafkin (who also were directors on TDVDS), John C. Chulay (assistant director on TDVDS), Marge Mullen (Script supervisor on TDVDS) and Jerry Belson (a writer on TDVDS).

Dianne3 · 10-03-2011, 07:07 PM

This is a similar situation to Little House on the Prairie.

Michael Landon's TV father from Bonanza, Lorne Greene, didn't appear on LHOTP. ML said it was because LHOTP came on not long after Bonanza went off the air and some viewers might mix the characters up. However, Lorne Greene guested on Highway to Heaven because by then more time had passed.

Brian Damage · 10-04-2011, 12:49 AM

I guess that does make sense....although a brief cameo from say Rose Marie Or Morey Amsterdam would've been epic!

Marvo301 · 10-04-2011, 01:20 AM

I would have loved to have seen Richard Deacon as Mel Cooley looking for a job at WJM!

Leigh Ann · 10-04-2011, 09:01 AM

I think the only TDVDS star to appear on TMTMS was Jerry Van Dyke. He played Mary's boyfriend, Wes, who was trying to make it as a comedian. Oh, and Jerry Paris did direct an ep or two also.

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10-03-2011, 07:07 PM	#3
Dianne3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 1,057	This is a similar situation to Little House on the Prairie. Michael Landon's TV father from Bonanza, Lorne Greene, didn't appear on LHOTP. ML said it was because LHOTP came on not long after Bonanza went off the air and some viewers might mix the characters up. However, Lorne Greene guested on Highway to Heaven because by then more time had passed.

10-04-2011, 12:49 AM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I guess that does make sense....although a brief cameo from say Rose Marie Or Morey Amsterdam would've been epic!

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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	I would have loved to have seen Richard Deacon as Mel Cooley looking for a job at WJM!

10-04-2011, 09:01 AM	#6
Leigh Ann Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 2,189	I think the only TDVDS star to appear on TMTMS was Jerry Van Dyke. He played Mary's boyfriend, Wes, who was trying to make it as a comedian. Oh, and Jerry Paris did direct an ep or two also.