TV Land sets 'Dick Van Dyke' tribute

'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'At one minute when primetime comedy is developing a comeback, it's fitting that TV Land is mounting a 50th anniversary salute now to most likely probably the most lengthy lasting sitcoms ever: ''The Dick Van Dyke Show.'' From Monday through Friday, the cabler will run prime segs of ''Dick Van Dyke'' from 6-9 p.m., to commemorate the show's March. 3, 1961, bow on CBS (inside the Tuesday 8:30 p.m. slot sandwiched by ''Gunsmoke'' reruns and ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''). You will see considered a noon-9 p.m. marathon on Saturday or sunday just before the show forms into its regular 7 p.m. weeknight slot. The story of techniques Carl Reiner found his experience utilized by Sid Caesar to create ''Dick Van Dyke's'' central character, TV author Make the most of Petrie, known. But what's not broadly known is the fact every one of these years later, the show remains possessed by its four original partners: Reiner, Dick Van Dyke as well as the estates of Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard. They've had a good amount of choices to promote over time -- ''Dick Van Dyke's'' 158 episodes is a jewel inside a major studio library -- however they haven't been tempted. ''I was always afraid terrible things happens in it,'' Reiner told Variety. ''We always aspired to function as show's parents.'' Consequently, the demonstrate that has not been in the distribution for nearly any time period has proven to become a enjoyable allowance for your partners, too for WME. William Morris Agency infamously developed a fortune inside the sixties round the prosperous partnership of Thomas and Leonard, and people packaging costs continue being needing to pay returns. It absolutely was WMA's late biz matters maven Ruth Englehardt who emerged while using ''Dick Van Dyke'' holding company moniker of Calvada Prods., with different mash-from Carl, Leonard, Van Dyke and Danny. As the quantity of program-hungry platforms is ongoing to develop lately, the partners maintained vintage TV specialist Paul Brownstein to cope with distribution rights. ''Dick Van Dyke'' would be a standard feature of Nick at Nite and TV Land inside the eighties and 1990's, but happen to be in the Viacom cablers for quite some time. The completely new pact was completed within days the other day allowing TV Land to mark the show's golden anni. Incorporated within the deal, ''Dick Van Dyke'' segs is going to be getting a aficionado and polish and transfer with a high-def format. ''I'm very proud these incredible talents entrusted their family members jewels in my opinion,'' Brownstein mentioned. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com