Dick Van Dyke

Question: You reported last week that we will soon see Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy. That's the same character that Dick Van Dyke played on Diagnosis: Murder. I love Grey's, but could they not come up with a better, more original name?

Answer: Don't shoot the messenger, buddy.

Question: What was Laura Petrie's maiden name?

Answer: Oh, please, mortal. You think to test me not only with your question, but also with the omission of the specific show?

The maiden name of Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore), wife of Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) on The Dick Van Dyke Show, was Meehan.

Composer Richard Sherman (along with his brother Bob) has created some very memorable movie music, but none more magical than the jolly collection of songs in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins. Here, the 76-year-old Sherman tells TV Guide Online about the extra-packed Poppins 40th Anniversary DVD (out this week) and a musical legacy that's as sweet as a spoonful of sugar.

TVGO: One DVD treat is the three of you reminiscing around the piano.
Sherman: We were all very relaxed, but I was told not to ask Julie to sing because she is very self-conscious. She had an operation and now she can't sing those beaut read more