David Van Deusen, author of From Fandom to Friendships
Original Airdates: Oct. 9-11, 2026
TVC 751.3: Ed welcomes back David Van Deusen, longtime archivist for The Dick Van Dyke Show and the writer and producer of The Dick Van Dyke Show: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary, a fully authorized, feature length documentary that provides an oral history of the Van Dyke show. David’s new eBook, From Fandom to Friendships: My Adventures with “The Dick Van Dyke Show” Cast, not only recounts the many lifelong friendships David has cultivated with the people who brought us the Van Dyke show (including Rose Marie, Carl Reiner, and Dick Van Dyke himself), but provides an inside look at the making of the show. From Fandom to Friendships is available exclusively at TheWalnutTimes.com or Payhip.com/theotherdvd
In this segment, David talks to Ed about the writing brilliance of Carl Reiner, the physicality of Dick Van Dyke, and why the Van Dyke show has always appealed to him as a viewer.
David Van Deusen: The “other” DVD
Original Airdates: Oct. 9-11, 2026
TVC 751.4: David Van Deusen, longtime archivist for The Dick Van Dyke Show, shares a few stories of his visits to the homes of Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke; how the many friendships he cultivated with Van Dyke show personnel began with Rose Marie; and the power of the Walnut Times coffee mug. (The Walnut Times was the Van Dyke show newsletter that David edited and published for twenty years.) David’s new eBook, From Fandom to Friendships: My Adventures with “The Dick Van Dyke Show” Cast, is available exclusively at TheWalnutTimes.com or Payhip.com/theotherdvd
David Van Deusen and Dick Van Dyke
Original Airdates: Oct. 16-18, 2026
TVC 752.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with David Van Deusen, longtime archivist for The Dick Van Dyke Show and the author of From Fandom to Friendships: My Adventures with “The Dick Van Dyke Show” Cast, a fun new eBook that not only recounts the many lifelong friendships David has cultivated with the people who brought us the Van Dyke show (including Rose Marie, Carl Reiner, and Dick Van Dyke himself), but provides an inside look at the making of the show. From Fandom to Friendships is available exclusively at TheWalnutTimes.com or Payhip.com/theotherdvd
In this segment, David shares a few memories of his friendship with Dick Van Dyke, including the time when Van Dyke not only spotted David in the studio audience during a break while taping an interview on The Rachael Ray Show, but publicly acknowledged David on the air once taping resumed.
