Garry Marshall tributes you may not have heard of

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Did you know that the following stars were in Diagnosis Murder episode 5.23 Food Fight, which aired in 1998?

* Erin Moran
* Pat Morita
* Conrad Janis - Mindy's father on Mork and Mindy
* Don Most
* David L. Lander - Squiggy
* Leslie Easterbrook - Rhonda Lee from later seasons of Lavern & Shirley

How does Gary Marshall tie in to Diagnosis Murder starring Dick Van Dyke, you may ask?

I'm not sure if Mr. Marshall had any direct ties to the show, but he was a writer on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

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Mathew Perry from Friends starred as Oscar Madison in a new Odd Couple. Gary Marshall played Oscar's father from time to time. When Mr. Marshall passed in 2016, they paid tribute to him in season 3 (ep 3.04 Taffy Days) of this series that guest starred...

* Marion Ross
* Don Most
* Anson Williams
* Ron Howard
* Pam Dawber - Mindy from Mork and Mindy
* Cindy Williams - Shirley
* Penny Marshall - Lavern as well as Oscar's secretary in the original Odd Couple

By the way, I LOVED this new Odd Couple. The guy playing Felix was previously from Reno 911 and was absolutely spot on for the role.

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was a writer on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Marshall also had small roles in a few episodes including "Body and Sol" and "The Gunslinger."