[Year of first publication] 1961 [Character(s)] Buddy Sorrell [Work] The Dick Van Dyke Show [Creator] Carl Reiner [Country of publication] United States [Details] When Reiner pitched the show, he was told to make it "accessible to the public" and so the ethnic backgrounds of the characters were initially glossed over with Sorrell's Jewish background not being discussed until last seasons of the show.[72] [Media] 
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