Re-watching "Three Letters From One Wife," I remembered that this was one of the episodes that I always thought of when it came to the characters on the Dick Van Dyke Show. This episode really nailed the characters. There was a depth to Rob, Laura, Millie, Alan, and even Mel that wasn't always seen. There were also some hilarious, laugh out loud moments as well. The script was so on point, so clever, and so witty that I was absolutely positive that it had to have been written by Carl Reiner.
It wasn't.
It was the team of Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had taken over the job of Script/Story Consultants from Reiner after writing several great scripts of their own earlier in the show's run. They wrote this fantastic script - and they should be recognized for this tremendous bit of sitcom magic.
And the cast clearly loved the script, too. They all made the most of their lines and put a ton of energy and enthusiasm into their performances.
A lot of people forget to mention Persky and Denoff when talking about the writing on the Dick Van Dyke show (including Dick Van Dyke himself a little too often). Yes, Carl Reiner wrote a lot of the iconic episodes, but Persky and Denoff also contributed several great scripts as well, helping to cement The Dick Van Dyke Show as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time (if not THE greatest)!
This script was just one that really stood out for me as it hit all the marks you'd expect a Dick Van Dyke script to hit - and it hit them all dead center!
It wasn't.
It was the team of Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had taken over the job of Script/Story Consultants from Reiner after writing several great scripts of their own earlier in the show's run. They wrote this fantastic script - and they should be recognized for this tremendous bit of sitcom magic.
And the cast clearly loved the script, too. They all made the most of their lines and put a ton of energy and enthusiasm into their performances.
A lot of people forget to mention Persky and Denoff when talking about the writing on the Dick Van Dyke show (including Dick Van Dyke himself a little too often). Yes, Carl Reiner wrote a lot of the iconic episodes, but Persky and Denoff also contributed several great scripts as well, helping to cement The Dick Van Dyke Show as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time (if not THE greatest)!
This script was just one that really stood out for me as it hit all the marks you'd expect a Dick Van Dyke script to hit - and it hit them all dead center!
