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7 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT 'DIAGNOSIS MURDER'
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Did you know that Dick Van Dyke\'s mystery series links to Dick Tracy, Star Trek, Mannix, Mission: Impossible and Monk?
By: MeTV Staff Posted: Jan 27, 2016, 11:29AM
If Dick Van Dyke had retired in 1990, he would have left behind an untouchable legacy in television. He helped pioneer the modern sitcom on
. He had an Emmy-winning sketch comedy show in 1976 called
that featured Andy Kaufman. He became a regular on
That is just some of his work on television — we haven\'t even touched his movie career. Suffice it to say, Dick Van Dyke was an established legend when
premiered in 1993. Van Dyke headlined as the sleuthing doctor Mark Sloan. The mystery series ran for eight seasons, adding nearly 200 more hours of entertainment to Van Dyke\'s stellar resume.
is on MeTV. Here are some things you might not know about the long-running doctor-detective show.
The show perhaps would not exist without \'Dick Tracy\'.
At the start of the \'90s, Van Dyke was 65 and viewed as being on the decline of his career. Warren Beatty cast the comedy veteran in a darker role for his colorful comic-strip flick, turning him into the crooked D.A. Fletcher. Van Dyke\'s wonderful performance would lead to him being considered for the role of Mark Sloan.
It was a spin-off of \'Jake and the Fatman\' which was a spin-off of \'Matlock\'.
remains one of the most successful spin-offs of a spin-off, even logging more seasons than
\'s five. Andy Griffith would reprise his role of Matlock in the 1997 two-parter "Murder Two." We\'ll get more into guest appearances in a moment…
\'Diagnosis\' created pilots for at least seven spin-offs, none of which were picked up.
tried each season to spawn a spin-off with one or two nested pilots. This was at the behest of executive producer Fred Silverman. Some of the notable examples are "Sister Michael Wants You" in season one, which starred Delta Burke as a crime-solving nun, and "Retribution" in season five, a two-parter that featured Fred Dryer leading what would have been a new series called
, about two vice detectives, and one with Leah Remini as a lawyer.
Seven other members of the Van Dyke family appeared on the show.
was a family affair. Most obviously, Dick\'s son Barry Van Dyke (pictured) co-starred as Steve Sloan. Grandson Carey Van Dyke appears in a handful of episodes, as does his brother Shane. Oh, Barry\'s kids Wes and Taryn pop in, too. Jerry Van Dyke guests in an episode in season seven. Dick\'s daughter Stacy makes a rare appearance, as well.
It featured main characters from classic TV shows like \'Mannix\' and \'Mission: Impossible\'.
There were far more guest actors beyond the Van Dyke name. Dozens upon dozens of them. What was nifty was
\' habit of bringing in TV veterans to reprise their famous roles. Mike Connors revived his character Mannix in season four, in what was a sequel to the
role of Cinnamon Carter. Randolph Mantooth and Robert Fuller of
turned up in an episode about brushfires. It\'s a celebrity-spotting joy for fans of classic television.
It technically exists in the same fictional universe as \'Monk\'.
proved so popular that it spawned a series of eight mystery novels. Characters from the second book,
novelizations. Hence, all these fictional sleuths are in the same shared universe!
Five Star Trek actors guest star in one episode, and Betty White plays Dick Van Dyke\'s sister in another.
Oh, back to more guest stars and family matters. Betty White shows up as Dora Sloan, Mark\'s sister. In addition, the episode "Alienated!" tickles lovers of 1960s sci-fi by roping in George Takei, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett and Grace Lee Whitney from
(not to mention Wil Wheaton) alongside Bill Mumy of
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