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 Ottoman Trip Over

"The Dick Van Dyke Show" first began

Without a clever opening.

To rescue came the ottoman

Over which would be a tripping

Or not be a tripping by Dick.

And viewers would make bets upon,

Each week's show a guess which one pick,

First for T.V. phenomenon.

Dick actually did the stunt of

Trip over the ottoman, cuz

Buster Keaton, who Dick did love,

Taught Dick the "drop and roll" that was.

So most famous ottoman be

Ever in T.V. history.