In the 1962 episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show titled “Hustling the Hustler,” Mary Tyler Moore (as Laura Petrie) lines up a pool shot and, to everyone’s shock, sinks three balls in a single stroke. The original plan was to cut in footage of a professional player making the shot—but Moore nailed it on her very first try. The genuine surprise on her face, along with Dick Van Dyke’s stunned reaction, turned the moment into an unscripted gem. Watching the two recover and improvise their way through t
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Mary Tyler Moore Accidentally Nails a Perfect Pool Shot on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1962)
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In the 1962 episode “Hustling the Hustler” of The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Tyler Moore (portraying Laura Petrie) was scripted to make a complex pool shot. The production team planned to film her initiating the shot and then cut to a professional executing it. However, Moore astonished everyone by successfully making the shot on her first attempt. The genuine surprise on her face, as well as Dick Van Dyke’s, was authentic, and they remained in character, allowing the take to be used in the final
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In the 1962 episode “Hustling the Hustler” of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Mary Tyler Moore was supposed to fake a pool shot for the camera to cut to a pro. Surprisingly, she made the shot in one take, adding an authentic comedic moment to the show. | Historyinmemes
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