Herbie J Pilato Reminds Us That ‘The New Dick Van Dyke Show’ Once was a Thing

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 2 of TVWriter™ Classic TV Day. Part 1 is below it…because, as strange as it may be, that’s how the interwebs work.)

The NEW Dick Van Dyke Show – 50 Years Later
by Herbie J Pilato

Ten years after The Dick Van Dyke Show debuted on CBS, October 3, 1961, The New Dick Van Dyke Show premiered on CBS, September 18, 1971. read article

Herbie J Pilato Wishes ‘The Smith Family’ a Happy 50th Anniversary

by Herbie J Pilato

The melodic opening theme music. The movie-stars-turned-sitcom-mom-and-dad. Dragnet meets Father Knows Best. One of TV’s first dramedies. Opie Taylor before Richie Cunningham.

The Smith Family, created by Edmund Hartman and Bob Sorrentino, had it all of that and more. read article