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Carl Reiner looks back at casting the late actress as Laura Petrie. When I had to cast Mary, the part of Laura, I was at my wits-end. I had auditioned literally 23 or 27 girls and I told Sheldon Leonard, our executive producer, 'I don't know what I'm looking for. Reiner, 94, said executive producer Danny Thomas suggested he call Moore, who had auditioned for him in the past. At first, Moore had been "reluctant" to audition for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" because she had failed two auditions earlier that week, Reiner said. From to , Moore portrayed Laura, the stay-at-home mom to Richie and wife to Rob [Van Dyke], who was head writer for a fictional television variety show called "The Alan Brady Show. They were a couple from the moment they kissed in the main title.

He told The Washington Post that he had been speaking to Cate Blanchett when he saw Silver walk by, compelling him to introduce himself. Right when I sat down, he was sitting next to me. He said, 'Hi, I'm Dic,'" Silver told the publication. In , Van Dyke's partner of thirty-plus years, actor Michelle Triola, died of lung cancer in the home they shared together, the Los Angeles Times reported. Van Dyke told HuffPost that during the year after Triola died, Silver would visit him after work to bring him food, cook, do his dishes, and check up on him.

All episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show provide at least one belly laugh—but a handful remain iconic to this day. Here are 10 of the most hilarious must-see episodes, all of which are now streaming on Hulu. Plot: In the first of what would become many instances, Laura worries that the spark is gone from the Petrie marriage. Become a blonde.