July 19, 1960 –
The initial pilot for what would become The Dick Van Dyke Show, Head of the Family, premiered on this date.
Carl Reiner has said that he let this pilot sit for about a year after it didn’t sell, and then he showed it to Sheldon Leonard who told him he liked it and it had potential, but it “needs better actors, including you!“
The Haus of Dcaligari 