Andy Kaufman, true to form for this unique performance artist / comic, is not credited in the opening title sequence nor in the closing voice over credits. This was likely to lend veracity to his continual habit of "crashing" and interrupting Van Dyke's guests.
In a 1965 appearance on "Art Linkletter's House Party" Lucille Ball said that "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was her favorite television program but it took 11 years for Van Dyke and Ball to collaborate. This is the first time Ball and Van Dyke have acted opposite each other, although the two had appeared as guests on "Salute To Stan Laurel" in 1965. A week before her appearance on "Van Dyke & Company," Dick Van Dyke appeared on "CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years" talking of Lucy's skill at pantomime (something both were adept at an demonstrate here) from the set of his show. In 2001, Van Dyke co-hosted "I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special."
Genealogists claim that Lucy and Van Dyke are 10th cousins, once removed.
This episode of "Van Dyke & Company" was aired by MeTV on August 6, 2017 (Lucy's birthday). The entire series is available on DVD from MPI Video. Bonus features include audio from Van Dyke as a guest on "Let's Talk to Lucy," Ball's 1964-65 radio show. For this episode, only Andy Kaufman's Elvis impersonation has been omitted, likely due to royalty restrictions.
On December 15, 1976, less than a week after this episode of "Van Dyke & Company" aired, Lucille Ball was on the dais for "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast" of Danny Thomas.