Okay, so she had a little help-talented writers, directors, and costars. But basically that classic, independent, funny, vulnerable character, Sally Rogers of The Dick…more
Rose Marie(on the special Inside TVLand - The Dick Van Dyke Show): They said you're to go over to Desilu and read for a new show called The Dick Van Dyke Show. I said "What's a Dick Van Dyke?" I said "Who have you got for the third writer?" They said "We haven't picked him yet." I said, "What about Morey Amsterdam?" I went home and called him up and said "They're going to call you to be in a show called The Dick Van Dyke Show." He said "What's a Dick Van Dyke?" I said "I don't know, but we're gonna be in it."