Although most of the comedy pilots that aired on this series were unremarkable, the notable exception was the first pilot for "Head of the Family" starring Carl Reiner as television writer Rob Petrie, Barbara Britton as his wife Laura and Jack Wakefield as the star of the "show", Alan Sturdy. The pilot tanked, but the network liked the concept, so it was rewritten and recast with Dick Van Dyke playing the lead role, Mary Tyler Moore as his wife and Reiner as the bullying series star Alan Brady, and called The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961).
Sylvia Miles portrayed Sally Rogers in "Head of the Family," but turned down the role in the re-worked Dick Van Dyke show, suggesting Rose Marie for the role.
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What was the official certification given to The Comedy Spot (1960) in the United States?
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