The most acclaimed comedy of TV's golden age, comes to life in this fun-filled and impeccably researched book, the first and only authorized biography of television's most influential comedy. Readers are afforded full backstage access at the making of one of America's most beloved comedies in a book that's packed with exclusive behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the show's entire cast and crew, including Carl Reiner, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews, and, of course, Dick Van Dyke himself. Illustrated with more than 150 rare photos--many of them never before published--this indispensable companion to also features the first and only complete viewer's guide to all 158 episodes of the show, including Carl Reiner's , the pilot film that started it all. Written in an engaging style by the Emmy-winning writer and journalist Vince Waldron, really is the definitive book on television's definitive comedy show.