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Thank you.
You know, every time I-I hear that opening theme, you know,
to the Van Dyke Show, all I can think of is
when Rob Petrie would come through that door,
is he gonna trip over the ottoman
or is he gonna be able to avoid it?
That's all I can think of.
Tonight, we are here to honor
a man that my father Carl Reiner said
was the most talented performer he ever knew,
Dick Van Dyke.
[cheering, applause]
And the reason he said that
is because Dick can do everything.
He can sing, he can dance, he can act.
As a physical comedian, he is in a class with Chaplin and Keaton.
You know, now-- Yes, you are.
-[laughter] -You are.
My father wrote a pilot
for what eventually became
the groundbreaking Dick Van Dyke Show.
Uh, initially, it was called Head of the Family,
but my dad was playing the lead part.
And when the show didn't sell,
uh, the producer Sh-Sheldon Leonard,
he said to my dad, "Look, you got a great script,
we just need to find a better actor to play you."
-[laughter] -So, my father went to see Dick
in his brilliant performance in Bye Bye Birdie
and said, "That's it. That's it.
I never, ever will find a better me than Dick."
Dick's talents, they're off the charts.
He's a walking, talking ray of sunlight
in a world that needs it now more than ever.
So tonight, friends, family and performers
who have been inspired by him have all come here to celebrate
a living legend, the best Carl Reiner there ever was,
-Dick Van Dyke. -[cheering, applause]
So, let's get the show started.
["Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" playing]
Ladies and gentlemen,
Jason Alexander!
[cheering, applause]
♪ Oh, you, pretty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you♪
♪ And in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ What we'll do, near, far, in our motor car♪
♪ Oh, what a happy time we'll spend♪
♪ Bang, bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ Our fine, four-fendered friend♪
♪ Bang, bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ Our fine, four-fendered friend♪
♪ Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ Oh, you, pretty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you♪
♪ And in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, what we'll do♪
♪ Near, far, in our motorcar♪
♪ Oh, what a happy time we'll spend♪
♪ Bang, bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ Our fine, four-fendered friend♪
♪ Bang, bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang♪
♪ Our fine, four-fendered friend♪
♪ A gentleman's got a walking stick♪
♪ A seaman's got a gaff♪
♪ And the Merry Men of Robin Hood♪
♪ They used their quarterstaff♪
♪ On the Spanish plains inside their canes♪
♪ They hide their ruddy swords♪
♪ But we make do with an old bamboo♪
♪ And everyone applauds♪
♪ One, two, three♪
♪ Four, five, six, seven, hey♪
♪ Me ol' bamboo, me ol' bamboo♪
♪ You better never bother with me ol' bamboo♪
♪ You can 'ave me 'at or me bumbershoot♪
♪ But you better never bother with me ol' bamboo♪
♪ When punting on the beautiful Thames♪
♪ You use a sturdy pole♪
♪ To protect their fair complexion♪
♪ Ladies use a parasol♪
♪ It's useful in the underbrush♪
-♪ To have a hefty spear♪ -♪ Right♪
♪ But what we do with an ol' bamboo♪
♪ Makes everybody cheer♪
♪ One, two, three, ho♪
♪ Me ol' bamboo, me ol' bamboo♪
♪ You better never bother with me ol' bamboo♪
♪ You can 'ave me 'at or me bumbershoot♪
♪ But you better never bother with me ol' bamboo♪
♪ One, two, three, four♪
♪ Five, six, seven, hey♪
♪ And a one, two, three, four♪
♪ And a five and six and a seven, ho♪
♪ Me ol' bamboo, me ol' bamboo♪
♪ You better never bother with me ol' bamboo♪
♪ You can 'ave me 'at or me bumbershoot♪
♪ But you better never bother with me ol' bamboo♪
♪ You better never bother with me ol' bamboo.♪
[cheering, applause]
Oh! Perfect.
[laughs]
Oh, gosh.
That was perfect.
♪
♪ Chim chiminy, chim chiminy♪
♪ Chim chim cheroo♪
♪ I does what I likes♪
♪ And I likes♪
♪ What I do♪
[laughter]
♪ Today I'm a screever♪
♪ And as you can see♪
♪ A screever's an artist♪
♪ Of highest degree♪
♪ And it's all me own work♪
♪ From me own memory.♪
What's the matter with the fella?
GRANDPA: Well, he's a bit of an eccentric, sir.
A genius, of course,
but definitely an eccentric.
[audience cheering]
[overlapping shouts]
DICK: A show is not an easy thing to put on.
Everybody thinks that show business is easy.
Well, I want to tell you something: it isn't.
Your Honor, I know this looks a little odd,
but I am a registered member of the bar.
I have a, uh, card here to prove it.
We're going to jail.
Hurry, hurry, hurry.
Get your tickets to the greatest carnival of them all.
Hey, kids, do you know who's in the booth?
It's the famous Dick Van Dyke.
Hey, move it or lose it.
♪ Like peas in a pod♪
♪ Or birds of a feather♪
♪ Alone or together, you'll find♪
♪ That we are two♪
♪ Of a kind.♪
Well, we're gonna give him a birthday party
he'll never forget.
♪
-[grunts] -Make a wish.
I wish I may--
I wish I might get it right
for just one night. [exhales sharply]
I don't remember wishing for that.
I just can't believe it.
ANNOUNCER: Up next, Zachary Levi
takes us on a jolly holiday
onDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic.
This is CBS.
I recognize that living room, too.
ARLENE: Isn't that cool? That's amazing.
-That same terrible painting. -[laughter]
I never did like that.
And they wouldn't take it down.
[laughs]
Is something supposed to happen?
Bert, what utter nonsense.
[sighs]
Why do you always complicate things
that are really quite simple?
Give my your hand, please, Michael.
Don't slouch.
One, two.
♪
And before long, you're on a jolly holiday.
♪ Ain't it a glorious day?♪
♪ Right as a mornin' in May♪
♪ I feel like I could fly♪
♪ Have you ever seen♪
♪ The grass so green♪
♪ Or a bluer sky?♪
♪ Oh, it's a jolly 'oliday♪
♪ With Mary♪
♪ Mary makes your 'eart so light♪
♪ When the day is gray and ordinary♪
♪ Mary makes the sun shine bright♪
♪ Oh, 'appiness is bloomin'♪
♪ All around 'er♪
♪ The daffodils are smilin'♪
♪ At the dove♪
♪ When Mary 'olds your 'and♪
♪ You feel so grand♪
♪ Your 'eart starts beatin' like a big brass band♪
[panting, sputtering]
♪ It's a jolly 'oliday with Mary♪
♪ No wonder that it's Mary that we love...♪
Hello.
Who are you, then?
Okay.
Do you know them?
Yeah, we'll just-- okay. All right.
I can't tell, are they waiting for penguins?
♪ Oh, it's a jolly 'oliday♪
♪ With Mary♪
♪ Mary makes your 'eart so light♪
♪ When the day is gray and ordi-neigh-ry♪
♪ Mary makes the sun shine bright♪
♪ Oh, 'appiness is bloomin' all around 'er♪
♪ The daffodils are smilin' at the dove♪
♪ When Mary 'olds your 'and♪
♪ You feel so grand♪
♪ Your 'eart starts beatin'♪
♪ Like a big brass band♪
♪ It's a jolly 'oliday with Mary♪
♪ No wonder that it's Mary that we love♪
♪ When Mary holds your hand♪
♪ You feel so grand♪
♪ Your heart starts beating like a big brass band♪
♪ It's a jolly holiday with Mary♪
♪ No wonder that it's Mary that we love♪
♪ No wonder♪
♪ That it's Mary that we love♪
♪ No wonder that it's Mary that we love.♪
-[laughs] -[cheering, applause]
[panting]
DICK: Great. Oh, my gosh.
-Sensational. -Love you. Happy birthday, Dick!
I almost died doing this for you.
I'm out of shape!
But it's all good, it's all good.
Oh, wow, that was so much fun.
Come on, I didn't know Zach Levi had a British accent.
[laughter]
Listen, I got my love for classic TV from my grandmother.
When I was growing up in Missouri,
she and I would watch all the classics,
and I had a particular love for The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Probably because it was a show about television.
I mean, he brought you behind the curtain
of the making of a TV show,
and man, did he make it seem like the dream job.
I mean, sitting around cracking jokes, ordering coffee,
trying to get the other writers to actually do some work.
And then he would go home to his beautiful wife.
Rob Petrie had it made, man.
So many comedians and entertainers
look up to Dick Van Dyke.
For my money, there is no better way
to dive into his legacy
than by binging one of the best shows of all time,
a show that has paved the way for every sitcom
that followed in its footsteps.
Check it out.
[The Dick Van Dyke Showtheme playing]
WEIRD AL: The Dick Van Dyke Show was a legendary sitcom.
It broke so many barriers. I-I think it might've been
the first sitcom that-that mixd
workplace comedy with homelife.
Could we get down to work, please?
I have a very important lunch engagement.
ALEXANDER: They matured the sitcom.
They broadened it, they got it out of the house
and they said, "This can take place outside,
in the real world."
That was revolutionary.
-Isn't this a spiffy place? -Oh, boy...
[laughs]
Just feel that carpeting.
STEENBURGEN: To me, it was
a little insight, as a kid growing up in Arkansas,
of this world
of Los Angeles.
Oh.
You don't have Cheers if you don't have Dick Van Dyke.
You don't haveThe Office
if you don't have Dick Van Dyke.
You don't haveParks and Rec.
-What? -Rob, here's the phone...
-[whoops] -Right in the eye.
Dick Van Dyke cared about the women that he acted with.
He always was there to shine a light on them, as well.
BOTH: Why don't you join the group?
It's better than being a party poop.
-♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do♪ -♪ Obbligado♪
♪ Pizzicato♪
-♪ Guy Lombardo♪ -♪ Do, do, do, do, do♪
♪ It's the craziest...♪
Sally Rogers was an inspiration to women in comedy,
because we saw her working with the guys,
and giving as good as she got.
You'll notice they're mostly men?
-Who made up the list? -Who else?
I love that Sally Rogers hung with the fellas, honey.
She held her own, and that-that's what it takes.
All right, wait a minute, isn't anybody gonna ask me
-to turn around? -Yeah, turn around.
DOWNEY: From everything we now know in 2023,
and our expectations
of how women should appear on-screen,
it seems to me that The Dick Van Dyke Show
was ahead of its time.
I did love that Mary Tyler Moore wore pants
when all the other ladies
were still in the sort of '50s waisted dresses.
And she was also real and, um,
it wasn't so sugarcoated
as a lot of the female imagery I was growing up watching.
-[gasping] -[hissing]
ALEXANDER: WhatThe Dick Van Dyke Show did so brilliantly
is it was the first comedic
but sort of realistic marriage on television.
I love you and that is it.
HARRY SHUM JR.: It was more a team effort
on how to build a relationship,
build a family together.
Listen, don't worry about it anymore.
Oh, Rob, you're so understanding.
DOWNEY:The Dick Van Dyke Show was a real show
about real people.
They were always trying to find stories
for diverse characters.
Mrs. Peters, won't you come in?
DOWNEY: Carl Reiner, he was always
trying to push the needle on that.
I think The Dick Van Dyke Show is so legendary
because it's one of those few times where you
are able to get someone like Dick
and Carl Reiner on the page.
It's lightning in a bottle.
The important thing is she didn't lose.
-Huh? -Your job. [laughs]
The Dick Van Dyke Show was great then
and it's great now.
So, I am so happy to have spent some time with you guys.
And t-to celebrate this wonderful
career, life that you've had.
When you-- When they first told you
that we were gonna do this,
what-what was the thought that came in your head?
I saw an evening of interviews.
You know, sitting and talking, and answering ques--
I did not expect
this production worth Broadway.
Well, now, did you think that they were gonna ask you
to go and jump in there?
And-and do "Step in Time" or something like that?
See, the one thing those guys didn't do
-was jump over the stick at the end. -That's right.
-And you did that. -I did.
You did.
-On take 26. -[laughs]
I'm not kidding. Every take, one guy would miss.
Now, I remember that when you were doing, uh, Mary Poppins,
and you had to turn into a, like a penguin or something.
Remember that?
-Yes. -And they had that-- those pants
that you had to, you know,
you had to go like this.
-They were hard to dance in. -Yeah.
And, now, you-you did it so many times
and then you said, "They made me do it 100 times."
And you were sweating. I-- You didn't have to
fill out the pants there was so much water
that went into that.
Tell me, like, you know-- listen, I came down as a kid
I watched you guys doing the Van Dyke Showfor years--
and do you have a memory,
a specific memory or general memory
of the time that you spent on the Van Dyke Show?
-Uh, every moment of it was fun. -Yeah.
But that group, and your dad--
Uh, can I say a few words about your dad?
You can say as many as you want.
-It's your show! -[laughs]
You know, at 98 years, I've traveled a lot
and I've met a lot of people.
A lot of wonderful people.
But your dad, Carl Reiner,
was the finest human being I ever knew.
And I mean that. A lot of people,
you know, have their quirks, and their little neuroses and--
Your dad was the most evenly balanced
human being I ever met.
I never saw him upset.
He could've been a psychiatrist.
-[laughs] -He understood human behavior.
-He didn't charge you, though, did he? -No, he didn't, no.
You called him up! I remember you talking to him.
Oh, yeah, I learned so much from him as a human being.
-And a-also as an actor. -Yeah.
Because I wasn't much of an actor,
but I was better than he was.
[laughter] -Yeah, only him. We all thought so.
Your dad a-and another great man,
who's your other dad, Norman Lear.
-Yeah. -We just lost.
Both of them were the two greatest men I've ever known.
Yeah, yeah.
And it must've been something to be raised by him.
Yeah, yeah, no, I was lucky.
I was lucky that I had two role models like that.
-Yeah. -You know, like that.
You got a little talent, yourself.
-Well, a little talent, yeah, a little. -Oh, yes, very.
He directs and, you know--
So, now, the Van Dyke Show, and when it came on,
it was, uh, groundbreaking.
I mean, there'd never been-- There'd been sitcoms,
they always had the-the-- Just the person at home.
-You never knew what Ozzie did for a living. -That's right.
The guy on Father Knows Best, what did he do for a living?
Nobody knew what any-- This was the first show where
you saw the man at work, you saw him at home,
you saw them have a real sex life.
T-They were real human beings.
And so do you feel that-that the show, uh,
opened the door for a different kind of a sitcom?
I think it did. I think it did.
And then, of course, Norman I think took that...
took the ball with that.
What do you think of
when you want people to remember you by?
I, then it was...
it was a new kind of comedy,
in-in that you knew who everybody was.
But what I liked was the fact that
most people thought Mary and I were really married.
Right, right.
Which is partly Carl's writing and our acting together.
-The chemistry, yeah. -I always loved that.
Because there was a reality to it.
Yeah, yeah, it was.
All right, well, this has been nice.
I can't thank you enough.
It's great to see you, Dick.
I've known you since you were, what? 14?
-13, 14, yes. -Yeah.
-Thank you, Rob. -Goodbye.
Thank you so much.
-Thank you. -Yeah.
-Write me a sitcom. -[laughter]
Okay.
-Bye, Rob. -Great guy.
ANNOUNCER: Coming up, Skylar Astin and Amanda Kloots
delight us with "Put on a Happy Face."
And more great music.
All onDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic.
This is CBS.
When I watched Bye Bye Birdie for the first time,
I was so inspired by Dick Van Dyke's performance
as Albert Peterson.
♪
I played Albert Peterson in my high school production.
His comfort and his ease in all the musical numbers
was so inspiring to me.
There was such a silliness to it,
he's such a mama's boy, as am I.
Uh, so that resonated with me.
♪
I've studied so much from Dick Van Dyke.
He just has such an influence on me as a performer,
and performers everywhere.
♪ Just put on a happy face.♪
Happy birthday, Dick. It is such an honor
to be in your presence and to perform for you.
I hope I do it justice.
And here's to more years of magic.
♪ Everything is rosy♪
♪ Since I found my Rosie...♪
Same old words.
♪ With a girl like Rosie♪
♪ How could I be blue...♪
Same eight bars. Now what?
♪ Hand in hand we'll mosey♪
♪ Me and little Rosie♪
♪ We will be so cozy♪
♪ By a fire built for two...♪
Oh, Albert, you're too much.
♪ Oh, I once heard a poem that goes♪
♪ A rose is a rose is a rose♪
♪ But I don't agree♪
♪ Take it from me♪
♪ There's one rose sweeter than any that grows♪
♪ And that's my Rosie.♪
[cheering, applause]
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentleme, please welcome Jane Seymour.
So, I would go to the local grocery store,
pushing a trolley,
and coming towards me, I saw Dick Van Dyke.
Well, of course, I wondered if it was really him.
But then people would surround him
and he'd suddenly break out into a little song and dance.
[laughter]
Anyway, I thought it was amazing.
But anyway, I went back the next day
and he was back again and I said, "Well, what's going on?"
And he said, "Oh, my wife always needs something.
She sends me out every day."
He loved it.
He turned the grocery store into a stage.
He also, by the way,
does the most amazing Halloween haunted house you've ever seen.
It's a full-on production.
And I saw him a couple of weeks ago there
and, oh, my God, it was so cool.
Tonight is a wonderful celebration of Dick Van Dyke,
an entertainer who has the incredible ability
to make audiences of all ages smile.
And not just with his work on-screen.
He has devoted so much time to charities
and helping other people over the years.
His greatest gift is the happiness he shares.
I've had the pleasure of working with him
and spending time with him,
and he's just as caring as a costar,
a neighbor and a friend.
The smiles that he's created and the hearts that he's touched,
it would be impossible to count.
Now, to carry on that tradition,
performing "Put on a Happy Face"
from Dick's breakout Broadway show
Bye Bye Birdie,
are Skylar Astin and Amanda Kloots.
[cheering, applause]
♪
♪ Gray skies are gonna clear up♪
♪ Put on a happy face♪
♪ Brush off the clouds and cheer up♪
♪ Put on a happy face♪
♪ Take off the gloomy mask of tragedy♪
♪ It's not your style♪
♪ You look so good that you'll be glad♪
♪ You decided to smile♪
♪ Pick out a pleasant outlook♪
♪ Stick out that noble chin♪
♪ Wipe off that full-of-doubt look♪
♪ Slap on a happy grin♪
♪ And spread sunshine all over the place♪
♪ Just put on a happy face♪
♪
♪ Put on a happy face♪
♪
♪ Put on a happy face♪
♪ And if you're feeling cross and bickerish♪
♪ Don't sit and whine♪
♪ Think of banana splits and licorice♪
♪ And you'll feel fine♪
♪ I knew a girl so gloomy♪
♪ She'd never laugh or sing♪
♪ She wouldn't listen to me♪
♪ Now, she's a mean old thing♪
♪ So spread sunshine all over the place♪
♪ And put on a happy face♪
♪ And if you're feeling cross and bickerish♪
♪ Don't sit and whine♪
♪ Think of banana splits and licorice♪
♪ And you'll feel fine♪
♪ I knew a girl so gloomy♪
♪ She'd never laugh or sing♪
♪ She wouldn't listen to me♪
♪ Now she's a mean old thing♪
♪ So spread sunshine♪
♪ All over the place♪
♪ And put on a happy face♪
♪
♪ Put on a happy face.♪
[cheering, applause]
Can I just say, performing for you, Mr. Van Dyke,
was a dream come true for both of us.
Thank you so much for having us
be a part of this special event tonight.
ASTIN: Yes, we are both such huge fans.
Dick Van Dyke has put so much love out into the world
that it is no surprise so many of his friends and family
wanted to share their love with him.
Let's take a look at some happy birthday wishes
from some of them right now.
Dick, Martin Short here.
And I just want to say happy, happy birthday,
you genius, brilliant lovely man.
There's no bigger influence in my career, without question.
I have stolen from you so repeatedly
that it is beyond comprehension.
I used to put "DVD" beside, uh,
certain lines in a script.
And it would just mean "do Dick Van Dyke."
Happy birthday, Dick. I'm very proud of you.
Not only for living so long,
but for singing and dancing at the drop of a hat.
Unfortunately, now you're a little too old
to pick up that hat,
but you're still-- [chuckles]
you're still doing it and you're still sweet
and I love you.
And happy birthday.
Love you so much, Dick.
You have inspired me throughout my life.
I remember seeing you on The Dick Van Dyke Show
when I was a kid.
And you're just the real deal.
I've followed your career,
we knew each other casually,
what a great birthday and what a great time of your life.
You've got much more to look forward to.
Because if you have, maybe I have.
Take care, my friend. I look forward to seeing you.
You are a legend.
You are one of the reasons
I got into comedy in the first place.
And you are part of my childhood.
Wishing you a very, very happy 98th birthday.
All my love.
You have not only been an inspiration
for performers like me,
but a glowing beacon of joy
across multiple generations, for people around the world.
And your longevity speaks to the timelessness
of your hard work, your charm,
and of course, your talent.
You are my hero.
And I'm so happy to be one of the many, many, many people,
well, three quarters of the world, probably,
celebrating your birthday.
It's no wonder that you've lived to this ripe old age
with so many years ahead of you.
You've been fueled by your own joy.
And we're all so grateful for it.
Happy birthday once again.
And thank you.
Both Finneas, my brother, and I grew up watching you,
my parents grew up watching you.
You've literally bridged the gap for so many generations
for families all over the world
and are the epitome of happiness.
You have no idea how much your songs and your films
have filled our home and our childhood memories.
We love you so much.
I feel so honored to be making this video for you right now.
Happy birthday.
ANNOUNCER: Next, Amber Riley with an unforgettable performance
of "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
asDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic continues.
This is CBS.
♪ Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-ee♪
♪ When you're with a sweep♪
♪ You're in glad company♪
♪ Nowhere is there a more happier crew♪
♪ Than them what sings chim chim cher-ee♪
♪ Chim cher-oo♪
♪ Chim chiminey chim chim♪
♪ Cher-ee chim cher-oo.♪
[cheering, applause]
ANNOUNCER: Please welcome Harry Shum Jr.
♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious♪
♪ If you say it loud enough♪
♪ You'll always sound precocious♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious.♪
[cheering, applause]
SHUM JR.: Sorry.
Dancing to the iconic
"Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious"
is bucket list material,
and I got to do it in front of Dick Van Dyke.
So I hope I did it justice.
So, Dick Van Dyke is a master at storytelling
through movement.
He fully embodies his character through his physicality.
He gets up from a chair with grace.
He tilts his head with purpose,
and he twitches his eyebrow with style.
Every movement feels both perfectly choreographed
and 100% spontaneous.
And no movie showcases that more than Mary Poppins.
It is one of my all-time favorite movies,
and I memorized all the songs and all the moves.
And there are so many iconic moments.
That's why the film has been delighting audiences
for over 50 years, and winning over new fans
from every generation.
I know I couldn't wait to show it to my daughter.
So right now we're about to see one of the biggest,
most unforgettable songs from the film
in a special performance from my friend and Gleealum.
Here is Amber Riley performing "Chim Chim Cher-ee."
[cheering, applause]
♪
♪ Chim chiminey, chim chiminey♪
♪ Chim chim cher-ee♪
♪ A sweep is as lucky♪
♪ As lucky can be♪
♪ Chim chiminey, chim chiminey♪
♪ Chim chim cher-oo♪
♪ Good luck will rub off♪
♪ When I shake hands with you♪
♪ Or blow me a kiss♪
♪ And that's lucky, too♪
♪
♪ Now as the ladder of life♪
♪ Has been strung♪
♪ You might think a sweep's♪
♪ On the bottommost rung♪
♪ Though I spend my time♪
♪ In the ashes and smoke♪
♪ This old wide world♪
♪ There's no happier bloke♪
♪ Chim chiminey, chim chiminey♪
♪ Chim chim cher-ee♪
♪ A sweep is as lucky♪
♪ As lucky can be♪
♪ Oh, chim chiminey, chim chiminey♪
♪ Chim chim cher-oo♪
♪ Good luck will rub off♪
♪ When I shake hands with you♪
♪ Oh, blow me a kiss♪
♪ And that's lucky, too.♪
[cheering, applause]
ANNOUNCER: And now, Tony Danza.
Hello, Dick.
[cheering, applause]
Arlene, so nice to see you.
Yeah, look, classic movies, groundbreaking sitcoms.
Nobody falls over an ottoman like this guy. Forget it.
I mean, he's done it all, Broadway too.
I mean, he does it all, too.
He sings, he dances, he's a great actor.
He's a magician, he's a writer.
I hear he cooks. I mean, it's crazy.
But from his sitcom to Bye Bye Birdie
to his incredible crime-solving work
on Diagnosis: Murder,
he's been an inspiration to me.
And to know him, and to get to call him a friend
is an honor that I treasure,
and I want you to know that, Dick.
I'm very so just honored to be here.
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy, I just want you to know.
Oh, and by the way, if you get a chance
to work out with him in the gym,
you better be ready to do some sit-ups.
[laughs]
And on top of all of that, he truly is a great man.
He really is, he's, uh-- as we say in Brooklyn--
he's a stand-up, knock-around guy.
That's what we say.
Oh, hey, Dick, a spotlight.
♪
♪ A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down♪
♪ The medicine go down, the medicine go down♪
♪ Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down♪
♪ In a most delightful way♪
♪
DICK: Yeah!
Thank you, Dick. Thanks for all the magic.
And once again, happy birthday.
You can lay 'em down, buddy.
So when they tell you that you're finished,
and your chance to dance is done,
that's the time to stand, to strike up the band
and tell 'em that you've just begun.
♪
Dick Van Dyke is timeless.
I think, generationally, there's this unspoken sense
of respect.
Was that from the-- Is that from the top?
I just think the roles he played...
There was something universal
about the comedy and the laughter.
Honey, will you remind me never to forget anything again?
Oh, Rob!
SIWA: His energy is timeless.
He has created something that
people have been afraid to do.
His work is just so...
inside the outside of the box.
SHUM JR.: Anything he's put out that may seem old,
that may seem vintage,
this is something that each generation wants to pass down.
LEVI: There's something really great
about being able to be a part f
formative childhood memories.
When you're with Mary Poppins,
suddenly you're in places you've never dreamed of.
BEHRS: I have an 18-month-old daughte.
My Spotify Wrapped this year
is really just O.G. Dick Van Dyke. [laughs]
Because she just loves "Jolly Holiday"
and all of that, and loves to watch the clips.
And I just feel it's so nostalgic
from my childhood, and now being able to, like,
gift it to my daughter.
It's echoed through generations of families.
And it's not many entertainers that you can say that about.
He's a total professional.
He's got to be one of the nicest chaps around.
DANZA: You see somebody that speaks to you.
You hear that voice all through the rest of--
You don't lose that.
I really think he has
that kind of effect on you.
He reminds me a little bit of Fred Astaire.
He makes everything he does-- Dick-- so effortless.
And you feel, oh, I can do tha.
I can be funny. I can do pratfalls, you know?
-Did I-- I did good. -Of course you did.
Kings live and die.
I know actors today who
really don't know the work of Laurence Olivier
or Marlon Brando.
They know Dick Van Dyke.
And that is beyond royalty.
I can't name another human being
who's achieved it.
ANNOUNCER: Next, Rita Ora does her best Julie Andrews
with "Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious"
asDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic continues.
This is CBS.
♪ Oh, it's a jolly holiday with Mary♪
♪ Mary makes your heart so light♪
♪ When the day is gray and ordinary♪
♪ Mary makes the sun shine bright♪
♪ Oh, happiness is blooming all around her♪
♪ The daffodils are smiling at the dove.♪
[cheering, applause]
ANNOUNCER: And now, please welcome Ted Danson.
I've been walking around with the silliest grin
on my face all day knowing I'm gonna be here with you
to help celebrate your 98th birthday.
That's astounding. Sorry.
Back to you, teleprompter.
I-I grew up in Arizona without a TV.
My mom wouldn't allow one in the house.
Guess I showed her.
But when I was a freshman in college,
I found an old black and white TV on the street,
and I hauled it up to my dorm room,
and I crawled out on the roof,
tapped into some teacher's antenna, stole his signal.
And I turned it on-- and this is the truth--
literally, the first thing I saw on my very first TV
was Dick tripping over the ottoman
in a sequence of The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Ha! I'll be darned.
I was hooked. I was hooked.
Even before I became an actor,
I was mesmerized by your-your physical comedy.
Some people have music in their bodies,
Dick has comedy.
Later on I was blessed to spend time with him
when he played my father on Becker.
And it was probably the worst show we ever did
because none of us wanted to rehearse.
All we did was, "Come on, tell us one more story, Dick.
One more story."
Anyway, I've got to sit next to you here.
Um...
Are you still running that bar?
No, no.
[laughter]
No, I-I became a doctor and went off
and did some CSIs. I don't know,
I've done so many careers.
-It's good to see you, Ted. -Yeah, you, too.
-Yeah. -You, too.
Thank you, Arlene. Thank you so much,
'cause I know you put this together
and were a big force behind it.
Did you have to twist his arm?
No. To be in the spotlight, no.
Are you having fun?
-Oh, my God, I'm stunned by this. -Good.
I thought I was gonna answer a few questions.
This is a Broadway show. I'll never forget this.
Oh, that's great.
The ottoman. Tripping over the ottoman.
Did you ever hurt your-- You are so known
for your physical pratfalls and comedy...
No, I never hurt myself. I did hurt myself
a couple of times in other--
But I never hurt myself doing that.
But the funny thing is I found out
there was a lot of gambling going on
whether I'd fall over the thing or not.
People would bet whether I would or wouldn't.
And they had all kinds of copies of when...
And I didn't realize that.
-I was causing gambling. -Hollywood!
Hollywood, it's a dirty, dirty town.
Uh, speaking of pratfalls and injury
and taking care of yourself, I have a gymnasium story as well.
'Cause we worked out together at a gym in Malibu,
and you'd be there early in the morning,
and you would be lifting weights on some machine,
and then you would literally get up and do a dance step
and a twirl and a this and a that
to the next machine.
And you went all throughout the entire gym doing that.
And I came up to you and I said,
"What is your secret for staying in shape?"
And you said, "I work out for an hour, lifting weights.
"I go home and I swim for an hour,
and then I go back to bed and sleep for an hour."
That's right.
-That clearly works. -A nap is very important.
-Your afternoon nap. -Yes.
-Yes.
I got that part down, trust me. [chuckles]
-It gets easier, doesn't it? -Yeah.
Right now, another one of your fans is here, uh,
to perform her version of one of your most beloved songs.
I've practiced this word:
Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious.
Yes! Here is Rita Ora.
Oh. Yay, Rita.
[applause]
♪ It's supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious♪
♪ If you say it loud enough♪
♪ You'll always sound precocious♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle-diddle, um diddle-ay♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle- diddle, um diddle-ay♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle-diddle, um diddle-ay♪
-Hello, there. -♪ Um diddle-diddle-diddle, um diddle-ay♪
♪ Because I was afraid to speak♪
♪ When I was just a lad♪
♪ Me father gave me nose a tweak♪
♪ And told me I was bad♪
♪ But then one day I learned a word♪
♪ That saved me achin' nose♪
♪ The biggest word you ever heard♪
♪ And this is how it goes♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious♪
♪ If you say it loud enough♪
♪ You'll always sound precocious♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle-diddle, um diddle-ay♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle- diddle, um diddle-ay♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle-diddle, um diddle-ay♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle- diddle, um diddle-ay♪
♪ He traveled all around the world♪
♪ And everywhere he went♪
♪ He'd use his word and all would say♪
♪ There goes a clever gent♪
♪ When dukes or maharajas♪
♪ Pass the time of day with me♪
♪ I say me special word♪
♪ And then they ask me out to tea, ooh♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious♪
♪ If you say it loud enough♪
♪ You'll always sound precocious♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle-diddle, um diddle-ay♪
♪ Um diddle-diddle- diddle, um diddle-ay♪
You know, you can say it backwards,
which is "dociousaliexpilistic- fragicalirupus,"
but that's going a bit too far, don't you think?
♪ So when the cat has got your tongue♪
♪ There's no need for dismay♪
♪ Just summon up this word♪
♪ And then you've got a lot to say♪
♪ But better use it carefully♪
♪ Or it could change your life♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic♪
♪ Expialidocious♪
[whispers]: ♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious♪
♪ Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious.♪
[cheering, applause]
[laughs]
Bravo!
ORA: Whoo!
That's a workout.
[Tchaikovsky's "Russian Dance" plays]
ANNOUNCER: Beth Behrs and Tichina Arnold get us into the holiday spirit
with one of Dick and Mary's iconic scenes on
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic.
This is CBS.
I am so happy
I nailed "Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious"
and got the words right! Whew!
Thank you, Sir Van Dyke.
When people talk about Dick Van Dyke,
they always use the same word: Magic.
They're talking about his performances,
his spirit, his effect on his fans and other performers.
The even put the word "magic"
in the title of this show.
But when I talk about magic and Dick Van Dyke,
I'm talking about the literal talent he has as a magician.
One of the things that truly sets him apart as a magician
is he always adds something to the illusion itself,
a character or his own comedic flair.
It's funny that when he played
the world's oldest magician
back in 1966, he was pretending to be
about as old as he is right no.
As a friend, his energy and warmth is just as magical,
but that's something that comes really naturally to him.
And though I couldn't live up o his abilities as an actor
or singer, dancer,
I've always been inspired
and moved by his passion for magic.
[cheering, applause]
♪ It's that time of year♪
♪ When the world falls in love♪
♪ Every song you hear♪
♪ Seems to say♪
♪ Merry Christmas♪
♪ May your New Year's dreams♪
♪ Come true♪
♪ And this song of mine♪
♪ In three-quarter time♪
♪ Wishes you and yours♪
♪ The same thing too♪
♪ And we'll dress the house with holly bright♪
♪ And sprigs of mistletoe♪
♪ We'll trim the Christmas tree tonight♪
♪ And set the lights aglow♪
BOBBIE GENTRY: ♪ We'll wrap our gifts with ribbons gay♪
♪ And give them out on Christmas day♪
BOTH: ♪ But everything we do and say♪
♪ Our gladness we will show♪
♪ Merry Christmas♪
♪ May your New Year's dreams♪
♪ Come true♪
♪ And this song of mine♪
♪ In three-quarter time♪
♪ Wishes you and yours♪
♪ The same thing too.♪
[cheering, applause]
♪
It's the holiday season,
and one of my favorite traditions
is watching the iconic "Alan Brady Presents"
Christmas episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show,
and you might be able to guess
which section is my favorite,
and my holiday style inspiration.
[doorbell rings]
Ooh, well, who could that be?
[groans]
-Tichina? -Really?
You're not Santa. I'm Santa.
No, Beth,
I told you months ago that I was gonna
wear this outfit.
I even wore this outfit
before they even invited me.
-What? -You have to change.
Uh, no way, girl.
[bell rings]
Ow, ow, ow. Okay, okay.
Thank you. You look cute, though.
You do, too.
-Ooh, I love your hair. -Thank you.
Let's see what Mary Tyler Moore left in here.
[shouts] Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Uh, okay. Now, Beth, get up.
Wait. Okay. Wait. Wait.
You should never go in someone else's closet.
-Wait, this reminds me. -What?
What did you get me for Christmas?
Um, uh...
I got you, uh...
You can have, uh...
What? What can I have?
You can have this.
-♪ -You can... You can have, uh...
You didn't get me anything, did you?
-No, you can have, um... -What? What can I have?
Is it under your hoop skirt?
♪ You can have yourself a merry little Christmas♪
♪ Let your heart be light♪
♪ From now on all troubles will be out of sight♪
♪ Have yourself a merry little Christmas♪
♪ Make the Yuletide gay♪
-Okay. -♪ Next year♪
♪ All our troubles will be miles away♪
♪ Here we are, back in olden days♪
♪ Happy golden days of yore♪
♪ Faithful friends who are dear to us♪
♪ Will be near to us once more♪
♪ Someday soon we all will be together♪
♪ If the fates allow♪
♪ Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow♪
Kick ball change. Kick ball change. Kick ball change.
♪ So have yourself a merry little Christmas♪
-♪ Now♪ -♪ Now.♪
-Ow. -Thank you.
[cheering, applause]
-We love Dick! -We love Dick!
[audience laughs]
-Van Dyke! -Van Dyke!
ARNOLD: We got to go. Go, go, go, go!
[applause]
-[laughs] -That was so cute.
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Roma Downey.
[applause]
Nobody brings families together
like Dick Van Dyke.
He's spent his entire career
making entertainment that he was proud to watch
with his own family,
which meant the list of films that he turned down
was probably far longer
than the list of roles that he took.
Walt Disney actually hired Dick for Mary Poppins
not just because of his singing and dancing,
but because Walt heard him say
that the world needed more family entertainment.
When Dick's hit show Diagnosis: Murder
tried to push the needle into edgier territory,
he pushed back.
He wanted a show that everyone could enjoy,
and consequently, it went on to last 178 episodes
and became his longest-running show ever.
[applause]
Dick didn't just make family entertainment,
he liked making entertainment with his family.
He worked with his own children and his brother
any chance that he could get,
and he was proud and happy to do so.
And it's really, really great to see
so many of Dick's beautiful family here with us tonight.
[applause]
So many years ago,
I had the pleasure to guest star on Diagnosis: Murder,
and I also enjoyed working on
one of Dick's family-friendly films,
alongside my own daughter Reilly,
and it was a magical experience
that we'll always cherish.
Dick Van Dyke is an extraordinary fellow,
a very special and a very kind person,
and I am proud to call him a friend.
And I've always been a fan, Dick.
And now I know that I'm not alone.
Right now, we have some more messages from people
who truly love Mr. Dick Van Dyke.
[applause]
Hi, I'm Mark Hamill and I want to wish
the happiest of birthdays
to the incomparable national treasure--
no, international treasure--
that is Dick Van Dyke.
You have inspired me
since I was a kid,
and you continue to inspire me.
I just think you are extraordinary
and I'm wishing you all the best.
And I want to see you for another 98 years.
With much love...
congratulations.
What little girl didn't love Mary Poppins?
That was one of my all-time favorites.
Whenever that movie would come on,
I would transform my living room into a stage,
trying to imitate Dick's dance moves,
trying to get some of that infectious energy he has.
Happy birthday, Dick Van Dyke.
Your friend Judd Apatow here.
I've spent my entire life trying to be you.
Well, trying to be Robert Petrie.
But instead, did I turn into Sally?
Did I turn into Buddy?
No. I turned into Mel Cooley.
Thank you for being
one of the greatest pioneering giants
of the comedy world,
of the acting world.
Your influence is far and wide,
and will last forever for me and so many others.
Hi, we're Penn and Teller,
and Dick Van Dyke is not a magician,
but he's totally magic.
Uh, I mean, uh, he's always been supportive of magic,
supportive of all the variety arts,
but most important, Dick Van Dyke is television.
When you're trying to picture American television,
if you're not picturing Dick Van Dyke,
you're not picturing real American television.
Hiya, Dick, it's Lin Miranda.
Thank you for the decades of incredible work,
from Bye Bye Birdie to Mary Poppins.
And thank you for your incredible friendship
over the years.
You're the greatest.
Every time I'm in a theater, I think of you.
Cheers.
ANNOUNCER: Coming up, more performances honoring Dick Van Dyke.
This is CBS.
[bowls chiming]
What can I say about the great Dick Van Dyke?
His contribution to my life and to the world
are nothing less than divine.
[bowls chime "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"]
And so...
[bowls chime "Happy Birthday Song"]
Happy 98th birthday, Maestro.
Now I'm going to eat the rest of that mushroom
and speak to the fairies.
Wow!
We all love Dick Van Dyke as an entertainer,
but he had another talent
that no one has talked about tonight.
He was always trying to keep us safe.
That's right, he wasn't just a star of stage and screen.
He was also a PSA superstar.
So if you ever thought about
sticking a Christmas tree into a fireplace,
Dick Van Dyke would like to have a word with you.
Oh! [laughs]
Sure glad there's no fire in here.
Or out here.
I worry about fires this time of year.
What with all this ribbon and wrapping paper
and boxes around.
Don't ever throw any of this stuff in the fireplace.
Throw it away.
And your tree, be sure and check the lights
and keep it watered, too, because a dried-out tree
can go up in flames quicker than you can say, "Ho, ho, ho."
So, have a happy holiday. Ho, ho, ho. [laughs]
[cheering, applause]
ANNOUNCER: Please welcome Derek Hough.
Growing up, I remember watching Dick Van Dyke dance
and act and sing and thinking,
"I have to do that."
Every time he graced a stage or screen,
he created magic.
It wasn't just that he was a triple threat,
I was inspired by the joy he brought
to every moment and every move.
And that's something I have strived for in my career.
Dick created a-a beautiful roadmap for me,
and he helped pave the way for every performer
who has ever dreamed of doing it all.
And I have to say, I have devoted my life to dance,
so the fact that he never took a dance lesson
before Mary Poppins is a true testament
to how unbelievably gifted he is.
He dances with a fluid grace,
yet incredible precision.
His technique draws on a combination of jazz,
tap, ballet,
and he drops in and out of styles seamlessly.
Not only never missing a beat,
but seeming to embody the music with every movement.
Even describing his style or his technique
limits just how much fun he is to watch.
He has influenced generations,
inspired millions.
Dick Van Dyke has always been
the man with the moves.
How does a dancer become a legend?
It's reasonable that somebody should doubt
my ability to dance.
Well, I just will, for you doubting Thomases,
lay down a little...
[cheers and applause]
HOUGH: How do they kick off an iconic journey?
DICK: Never even thought about that,
I think, until I was in my 30s.
I auditioned for Bye Bye Birdie on Broadway.
I sang a little Ray Bolger song
and did a little soft-shoe.
And he just said, "You've got it."
♪ Why look so awfully tragic?♪
♪ Put on a happy face...♪
I said, "I don't dance."
He said, "We'll teach you."
And he did.
HOUGH: When Dick Van Dyke
burst onto the scene...
...he took dancing on-screen to the next level.
♪ I like to dance, and it looks like this...♪
[cheering, applause]
♪ I like to dance, and it looks like this♪
♪ Ugh♪
♪ I like to pop and lock♪
♪ And hit you with a little bit of robot...♪
HOUGH: He inspired everyone who laid eyes on him.
♪ Lyrical ridiculousness...♪
DICK: I learned to dance,
and it was like learning to fl.
I've been dancing ever since. [laughs]
HOUGH: And never stopped.
My older son, Gabriel, who is now 31,
but when he was two,
he fell in love with "Me Ol' Bamboo."
And he would watch and try and imitate.
Three weeks later, he would hae
the best little two-year-old version
of "Me Ol' Bamboo" you've ever seen.
♪ We feel like dancing...♪
HOUGH: And we hope he never will.
♪ Like dancing.♪
I got a few steps left in me.
I had the honor of working with Dick a few years ago
when we performed "Step in Time."
And during the part where the lyrics say,
"Kick your knees up,"
I thought we'd be doing a little toe-tap,
and I'd be walking him down to the end of the stage,
but I was very, very wrong.
I-- He was getting those knees up,
and I was like, "Okay! Okay, Dick. He's still got it."
And-and you would not believe
how much the crowd went wild for him.
I honestly have never heard an applause as loud
as when I opened that door and Dick came out on-stage.
Now, right now, another huge fan is here to put her spin
on the iconic rooftop dance from Mary Poppins.
With an all-female version of "Step in Time,"
give it up for JoJo Siwa.
[cheering, applause]
♪
♪ Step in time, step in time♪
♪ Come on, mateys, step in time♪
♪ Step in time♪
♪ Step in time, step in time, step in time♪
♪ Step in time, never need a reason, never need a rhyme♪
♪ Step in time, you step in time♪
♪ Kick your knees up♪
♪ Kick your knees up, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme♪
♪ Kick your knees up, step in time♪
♪ Round the chimney♪
♪ Round the chimney, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason♪
♪ Never need a rhyme, round the chimney♪
♪ Step in time, flap like a birdie♪
♪ Flap like a birdie, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason♪
♪ Never need a rhyme, flap like a birdie♪
♪ In time, up on the railing♪
♪ Up on the railing, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme♪
♪ Up on the railing, step in time♪
♪ Over the rooftops, over the rooftops, step in time♪
♪ Over the rooftops, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme♪
♪ Step in time, over the rooftops♪
-♪ Over the rooftops♪ -♪ Link your elbows♪
♪ Link your elbows, step in time♪
♪ Link your elbows, link your elbows, link your elbows♪
♪ Step in time, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason♪
♪ Never need a rhyme♪
♪ Step in time♪
♪ You step in time♪
♪
♪ It's the master♪
♪ It's the master, step in time♪
-♪ It's the master, step in time♪ -♪ What's all this?♪
♪ What's all this? What's all this? What's all this?♪
♪ What's all this? What's all this?♪
♪ Link your elbows, step in time♪
♪ Kick your knees up, step in time♪
♪ Kick your knees up, kick your knees up♪
♪ Kick 'em.♪
-Oh, my God. [laughs] -Fantastic.
-Amazing. -Whoa.
Gorgeous.
You forgot to click your heels.
-[cheers and applause] -[Dick laughing]
Wow. Wow.
-Just great. -All you.
-Fantastic. -Thank you.
Thank you for everything you've done.
Kind of reminds me of how much fun I had in my life.
[laughter]
We-we had a lot of fun.
-[laughter] -It's just great. Thank you.
-Thank you. -Everything right on the money.
Oh, it's just so exciting to see it.
It reminds me of what a good time I had.
I'm so blessed by this evening.
Just-- I-I can't tell you.
Uh, it'll be a month before this sinks in,
of what's happened to me tonight.
I was just gonna do some interviews, I thought.
-[laughter] -And I'm... I'm just blown away.
Nobody ever had this before, that I know of.
-Well, nobody's been you before. -I-I'm just...
-ARLENE: Yes. -It just makes me...
fill my heart.
I just love it.
It's the least we could do.
You've filled everybody's hearts with joy
-throughout all the years. -[laughs] Thank you, sweetheart.
SIWA: You have no idea what you've done for the world,
and it's gonna live on for generations
and generations and generations.
I didn't know I was gonna live on for generations.
[laughter]
Thanks, CBS.
-That was awesome. -[cheering, applause]
SIWA: Thank you very, very much.
ANNOUNCER: Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic continues.
This is CBS.
♪ Step in time, step in time♪
♪ Come on, mateys, step in time♪
♪ Step in time♪
♪ Step in time, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme♪
♪ Step in time, you step in time♪
♪ Kick your knees up♪
♪ Kick your knees up, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme♪
♪ Kick your knees up, step in time♪
♪ Round the chimney♪
♪ Round the chimney, step in time♪
♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme♪
♪ Round the chimney, step in time.♪
[applause]
ANNOUNCER: Now, here is "Weird Al" Yankovic.
[cheering, applause]
[The Dick Van Dyke Showtheme playing]
[screams]
I said, no ottomans!
I'm okay. I'm okay.
Safety hazard. I'm sorry about that. Sorry.
Anyway, hey, how you doing?
Uh, I am so incredibly thrilled and honored to be here tonight
celebrating one of the greatest human beings on the planet,
Mr. Dick Van Dyke.
[cheering, applause]
Now, obviously, I loved his iconic TV show,
but I-I think I might be an even bigger fan
of his work on the big screen.
From 1964, when he did Mary Poppins,
to 2018, when he did
Mary Poppins.
[laughter]
WEIRD AL: Well, Mary Poppins Returns, the sequel.
Great movie.
I remember... I remember sitting there
in the theater, watching Dick Van Dyke,
at age 92,
jump on top of a desk and dance his heart out,
and I-I just remember thinking,
"What are you doing? You're gonna break your hip!
Get down off of there!"
It scared me to death, Dick. Don't do that.
Anyway, we are on a facsimile of this TV show set here,
so let me drop a little TV show trivia on you.
Did you know that the original theme song
for The Dick Van Dyke Show had lyrics?
It's true, it did. Now,
I know I'm kind of the "parody guy,"
but, I promise, this is not a bit.
Uh, these lyrics were actually written
by the great Morey Amsterdam.
And it goes almost exactly like this...
[clears throat]
[vocalizing]
We love you, Dick.
[cheering, applause]
Great.
Yeah.
That's great. [laughs]
If there was an official history of television,
I'd like to think that Dick and I
might have passages back-to-back.
We both had shows on CBS,
and I always felt like, well, in a way,
my show picked up where his left off.
I'll always remember one sketch we did
on his great variety show Van Dyke and Company.
I was playing this very old woman,
and he was playing this very old man,
who was obsessed with the art of origami.
Ancient Japanese art of paper folding.
I noticed, as the old lady,
a bit of writing,
and I unfolded the paper to read it,
destroying this poor old guy's life's work. [chuckles]
You know there's...
something written on here.
Did you know that?
I open that up...
[audience laughing]
...see what-what it says.
Can't read it, though, too good, unless...
unless you open it up.
That was all there was to it. It was supposed to be
a quick bit before a commercial,
but, get this, Dick, out of the blue,
hauls off and punched me in the gut.
I wish you hadn't have done that.
[audience laughs]
BURNETT: It was a complete surprise.
So, I came back
with a jab to his chin,
and it escalated
from there until we were-- now get this,
we hadn't discussed it, it wasn't rehearsed,
we were in slow motion.
And we were slowly
rolling around on the floor,
knocking each other out,
knocking over props.
These two old codgers brawling,
and, I swear, I swear,
the entire thing was improvised.
We hadn't planned it,
but Dick and I were-- I-I don't know,
just connecting... [sighs]
on this magical level.
The same comedic wavelength.
I mean, it was, it was pure joy.
[audience laughing]
Dick, I guess now we are those old codgers.
But I like to think both of us have a lot more vim and vigor
than they did.
And you are just as vibrant and full of life
and comedic talent as ever.
And I'm so happy to call you a friend.
Happy birthday, Dick.
Love you.
[cheering, applause]
-ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, Brad Garrett. -Thank you.
You know, it's not every day that you get to share this stage
with someone who's not only a television icon
but also signed the Declaration of Independence.
[laughter]
Uh, it is such an honor
to be here tonight surrounded by iconic sets
from Dick Van Dyke's career, including in the spot
where so many of my favorite comedic moments took place,
the living room of The Dick Van Dyke Show.
I remember it like it was yesterday,
and I thank you for that.
I would like to discuss with you,
uh, the development of comedy in this country today.
♪
And I'm very happy to report to you
that it's reached a level of sophistication
of which we can all be very, very proud.
Dick Van Dyke is a master of physical comedy.
BURNETT: Dick Van Dyke is one of the best comedians ever
to grace the screen.
Yeah!
His gifts are enormous.
Not only funny but he's very physical.
Today's modern-day comedian comes out
in front of his audience with a relaxed manner
and approaches them intellectually with a stool
or a chair, and talks with them in a relaxed...
He created his own language of physical comedy.
You know, there's lots of physical comedians,
but Dick's brand of physical comedy,
that together guy who loses it,
the good-hearted klutz,
the sort of nervous Nell in a sort of
well-put-together package, is his brand.
DANSON: He was so joyously,
effortlessly, enthusiastically funny
that he-he did open, open it up for the rest of us.
HAMILL: He's so unique a performer.
The control he has over his body,
he can undulate and improvise goofy movements,
which is astonishing.
SEYMOUR: Dick's ability to wiggle,
and whatever he did with his body,
was, you know, he's like a Gumby. [chuckles]
ASTIN: Throughout his career, Dick Van Dyke kind of pulled
from Stan Laurel to influence his own style of comedy
that he's invented.
And I try to pull from Dick and those influences as well.
-Where are you, S... -I'm out here, Ollie.
Oh!
His coordination, his timing,
I don't think anyone has done it better.
ASTIN: Doing theatre and film,
there is so much environment in the actual room,
and I feel like that's somethig that Dick Van Dyke
did so well, um...
Just using a prop or something that's there
or maybe another person's mistake
to make it doubly magical.
It's like two wrongs actually could make a right
-in that situation. -Oh! [exhales]
You know, he's that everyman that we can relate to,
and he's a genius on top of it.
ALEXANDER: You never see a guy trying to be a craftsman,
you just see a kid at play,
and so he's intoxicating.
♪ When you find the joy of living is loving and giving♪
-♪ You'll be there when the winning dice are tossed♪ -♪ Are tossed♪
♪ A smile is just a frown that's turned upside down♪
-♪ So smile, and that frown will defrost♪ -♪ Defrost♪
♪ And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed♪
♪ Ba-doo-boo, yeah.♪
[cheering, applause]
Yeah.
[laughs]
-Love you guys. -That was great.
ANNOUNCER: More celebrity surprises ahead
whenDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic continues.
This is CBS.
♪ A gentle breeze♪
♪ From Hushabye Mountain♪
♪ Softly blows♪
♪ O'er Lullaby Bay♪
♪ It fills the sails♪
♪ Of boats that are waiting♪
♪ Waiting to sail♪
♪ Your worries away...♪
♪ A gentle breeze♪
♪ From Hushabye Mountain♪
♪ Softly blows♪
♪ O'er Lullaby Bay♪
♪ It fills the sails♪
♪ Of boats that are waiting♪
♪ Waiting to sail♪
♪ Your worries away♪
♪ The winds of night♪
♪ So softly are sighing♪
♪ Soon they will fly♪
♪ Your troubles to sea♪
♪ So close your eyes♪
♪ On Hushabye Mountain♪
♪ Wave goodbye♪
♪ To cares of the day♪
♪ Watch your boat♪
♪ From Hushabye Mountain♪
♪ Sail far away♪
♪ From Lullaby♪
♪ Bay.♪
[cheering, applause]
[speaking inaudibly]
-Happy birthday. -DICK: Wonderful.
ANNOUNCER: Please welcome Mary Steenburge.
[cheering, applause]
What a beautiful rendition of that song.
Thank you, Rufus.
Hello, everyone.
I'm honored to be here tonight
to celebrate Dick Van Dyke on his 98th birthday.
And as you heard from my husband,
we're all huge Dick Van Dyke fans in our house.
In his case, it's tied in to watching Dick
on Ted's very first television.
And in my case, I'm sitting next to my best friend Tommy Alford
watching Mary Poppins
in the Park Theatre in North Little Rock, Arkansas,
in the summer of 1964.
It is also remembering that later that afternoon,
we grabbed our mamas' mops
and turned Tommy's little carport into our chimney world.
And we were convinced that we were almost as good
as you and Julie doing our own version of "Chim Chim Cher-ee."
And then I grew up to be an actor
who's still full of wonder
at being in the same business as you, Dick.
I just want to say that I've admired how,
with such grace,
you've always shone a light on
the women that you work with,
and we love you for it.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
[applause]
I'd know that silhouette anywhere.
Mary Poppins!
It's nice to see you again, Bert.
I met my friend Dick Van Dyke for the first time
at the beginning of rehearsals forMary Poppins.
It was a very hot
early September, if I recall correctly,
and the Disney team had built a big stage
outdoors on the backlot of the studio,
and created a roof for shade
from a giant tarpaulin.
As I arrived on that very first day,
Dick was already working with the choreographers
and the dancers.
Now, their energy
was staggering to me.
They were young, fit as can be,
and really gorgeous to look at.
I'd never made a movie before.
And I'd given birth to my lovely daughter Emma
merely six weeks earlier,
and I quickly realized that I had better
pull my socks up and get in shape.
I found it pretty daunting, I can tell you.
Dick could not have been kinde, more genuinely sweet,
and helpful.
I like to think that we did bond instantly.
Mary Poppins, you look beautiful.
Do you really think so?
Cross me heart, you do.
Like the day I met you.
You look fine too, Bert.
The first dance we learned together
was for the "Jolly Holiday" sequence.
And when we began our arm-in-arm walk,
his long legs kicked up so hig,
way above mine, and I simply burst out laughing.
I treasure every one of the countless times
that he made me collapse with the giggles.
It was so delightful to watch him
imitating the animated penguin,
or attempting to ride the pony from the carousel,
becoming a magical chimney sweep.
Actually, it was a very happy film,
for, I think, the entire company.
Goodbye, Mary Poppins.
Don't stay away too long.
Later, Dick and I worked together again
on a television special, which was also great fun.
I'm extremely proud,
but also somewhat horrified
to say that we've been friends for over 60 years now.
Where did the time go?
I'm not able to see Dick as much as I'd like,
but whenever we do get together,
it's as if our friendship picks up exactly
where we left it.
I've always felt that Dick has as much magic in him
as his character Bert in Mary Poppins.
He lives life
as though it were an amazing adventure,
and has brought so much joy to so many.
When I think of the contribution he's made to all our lives,
throughout the years-- his art,
his incredible talent,
his completely original style--
I can honestly say there is truly no one else
quite like him.
He is totally unique.
How lucky I was to have him by my side
for my first venture in Hollywood.
My dear friend,
that first reading on the backlot at Disney
feels like yesterday, really.
I'm happy to know that you can still kick up those long legs,
as spritely as ever.
I could not be more delighted
to be here, wishing you the happiest of birthdays,
and blowing you a kiss.
And I'm sending a very big hug.
See you soon, Dick.
♪ Let's go...♪
ANNOUNCER:Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic continues.
This is CBS.
♪ Someone to care for, to be there for♪
♪ I have you two♪
♪ Someone to do for, muddle through for♪
♪ I have you two♪
♪ Someone to smile once in a while with♪
♪ Whenever you're lonesome♪
♪ I've a happy lot♪
♪ Considering what I've got.♪
ANNOUNCER: Welcome back Jason Alexander.
♪ With tuppence for paper and string♪
♪ You can have your own set of wings♪
♪ With your feet on the ground♪
♪ You're a bird in flight♪
♪ With your fist holding tight♪
♪ To the string of your kite♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh♪
♪ Let's go fly a kite♪
♪ Up to the highest height♪
♪ Let's go fly a kite♪
♪ And send it soaring♪
♪ Up through the atmosphere♪
♪ Up where the air is clear♪
♪ Oh, let's go fly a kite♪
Old-school, Bert.
♪ When you send it flyin' up there♪
♪ All at once, you're lighter than air♪
♪ You can dance on the breeze♪
♪ Over houses and trees♪
♪ With your fist holding tight♪
♪ To the string of your kite♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh♪
♪ Let's go fly a kite♪
♪ Up to the highest height♪
♪ Let's go fly a kite♪
♪ And send it soaring♪
♪ Up through the atmosphere♪
♪ Up where the air is clear♪
♪ Oh, let's go♪
♪ Fly a kite♪
-♪ Let's go fly a kite♪ -♪ Let's fly♪
-♪ Up to the highest height♪ -♪ Up high♪
-♪ Let's go fly a kite♪ -♪ Let's try to♪
-♪ And send it soaring♪ -♪ Send it soaring♪
-♪ Up through the atmosphere♪ -♪ Up where♪
-♪ Up where the air is clear♪ -♪ The air♪
♪ Oh, let's go♪
♪ Fly a kite.♪
Wow! Unbelievable, my friend. [laughs]
Great.
Thank you, thank you.
What an amazing evening.
So many wonderful performers
finally able to sing the songs
that Dick Van Dyke introduced to the world.
I even got to do kite choreography,
and I didn't have to do "Step in Time."
That's a dream come true.
That's a win for everybody.
Dick, you have done so much more than
joyfully reach the remarkable age of 98.
You have achieved immortality, my friend.
Your work touched everyone on this stage
and everyone watching when we were just little children.
And our love for you has never changed.
I can pretty much assure you
that our children and our grandchildren
and their children will continue to watch
and delight and wonder.
We thank you and we love you, Mr. Van Dyke.
[chuckles] And the world is going to keep on
loving you for generations to come.
DICK: You were pretty good in
-Merrily We Roll Along. -ALEXANDER: Thank you, brother.
[laughs]
I do hope that we were able
to give back just a fraction of the joy
that you've given all of us over the years.
And before we go, there is one song
that we haven't done yet. We can't leave this one out.
It's the most important one of all,
so everybody, if you want to join me, please,
in "Happy Birthday."
Oh.
-♪ -[applause]
♪ Happy birthday to you♪
♪ Happy birthday, happy birthday♪
♪ Happy birthday to you♪
-One more time. -♪ Happy birthday to you♪
-[screams] -♪ Happy birthday to you♪
♪ Happy birthday, happy birthday♪
♪ Happy birthday to you.♪
[cheering, applause]
Happy birthday, Dick.
[cheering, applause]
Happy birthday, my friend.
[cheering continues]
And, Arlene, thank you so much.
From all of us here, good night.
-Thank you. -Hey-o!
[cheering, applause]
DICK: Can I say something?
This night would've been the top of anyone's life.
I mean, this is the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
I wish that... that, uh, Mary and Morey
and Sally could've been here.
I hope they saw it, 'cause they deserve it
just as much as I do.
I can't tell you how much fun it was
to do this show
and to see this.
It brought back so many memories.
And such performances.
This was a total surprise to me,
and I'll never forget it.
I won't probably realize it until the morning, but...
[laughs] But thank you.
God bless you.
We love you, Dick!
[cheering, applause]
Thank you.
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