This coming Tuesday, CBS is offering up a reunion special for my all-time favorite TV series, The Dick Van Dyke Show. Early reviews are not great but I don't care. I'll be watching. As I've written many times (like here), I really loved the show and got into my main line of work at least in part because of the inspiration it provided. Like most of you, I wish they'd done this special years ago when more of the cast members were with us and Mr. Van Dyke was still spry enough to trip over the ottoman a few more times. Apparently, such a special was talked about and talked about, and something always prevented it from happening, so we only had our memories and (of course) the comic books. I'm glad they're finally doing it and I'm unsurprised that Rob and Laura are still together.
One of the things I liked about the show was that their union seemed not only solid but filled with genuine affection. My least favorite episodes were the ones where one was jealous of some flirtation involving the others. It's not that I didn't want to see that but I didn't believe those little spats…didn't believe their marriage was so fragile that it could be an issue if a chorus girl kissed Rob or if Laura encountered an old boy friend. I also didn't believe the twin beds. Anyway, I'll be watching the show Tuesday and if you'd like a preview, there are some clips and interviews over on this page.