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Step right up, it's time to celebrate a true entertainment icon! From his unforgettable comedic timing to his heartwarming musical performances, this living legend has brightened screens for decades. Join us as we explore some of the most cherished and memorable moments from a career that spans generations and continues to captivate audiences young and old. Get ready for a dose of pure joy and timeless talent that reminds us why he's one of a kind!
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00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most
00:09noteworthy or memorable moments from the life and career of Dick Van Dyke.
00:13Look there, a trackless jungle, just waiting to be explored.
00:20Number 10, that Coldplay video, All My Love.
00:25What is love? It's certainly the feeling of caring about the welfare and the life of
00:32the other person, as much as you care for yourself.
00:37Nobody ever accused the iconic Dick Van Dyke of sitting on his laurels as a performer.
00:41This living legend of Hollywood starred in this music video for the Coldplay song All
00:45My Love back in 2024.
00:47It's admirable how Dick Van Dyke risked a disconnect between Coldplay's audience and his own by
01:00producing and starring in the video, which displays some of the performer's classic career moments.
01:06The reverse proved to be true.
01:08Since All My Love felt so sincere and genuine in its execution, a nice bit of connective tissue
01:13between two different generations of artists with a palpable feeling of mutual respect.
01:18You've got all my love.
01:26Number 9, his variety show, Van Dyke and Company.
01:30We're going to try something a little bit different tonight on the show.
01:33I hope it works, but I need some help from the audience.
01:36Could I have four people who would volunteer to come down on stage with me?
01:41Variety shows were big business back in the 1970s, to the point where basically anybody
01:46could go on network TV with an all-singing, all-dancing comedic review.
01:50Some of these were Blink and You Miss Them affairs, including Dick Van Dyke's own variety show from 1976.
01:56I know what a lot of people out there are all saying.
01:58What is that old geezer doing back on television again?
02:02What does he want to do a variety show for?
02:04You know, hasn't he had enough by now?
02:06Well, believe me, the same question has popped into my mind.
02:10I ask myself, why do I want to stand out here in these hot lights in my best suit?
02:15This doesn't speak to a lack of quality for Van Dyke and Company, however,
02:19since the show earned critical praise back in its day for combining old-school Hollywood with the new.
02:24Legends like Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball appeared on Van Dyke and Company alongside younger talent
02:29like Chevy Chase and Andy Kaufman, who made his prime-time television debut on the show.
02:34All right, little Tex, are you ready, boys?
02:37Old Mike Donald had a point, E-I-E-I-O.
02:41Number eight, an absurdist cult classic, Cold Turkey.
02:45Our guest today is Dr. Royal Gunderson, noted specialist on things including non-smoking.
02:52Dr. Gunderson is here to tell us where we can find the release from tension, aggravation, and frustration.
03:00Two incredibly unique creative minds met back in 1971 on the set of Cold Turkey.
03:05This was a film written and directed by the legendary Norman Lear of all in the family fame,
03:10his only big-screen directorial credit.
03:13Dick Van Dyke leads an outstanding ensemble cast in Cold Turkey,
03:16which tells the story of a small town that's offered $25 million if the entire populace can stop smoking cigarettes for a month.
03:23Stop smoking?
03:25You might as well ask me to stop breathing.
03:29Well, you have that wrong, Mr. Stopworth.
03:32To continue smoking is to stop breathing.
03:35That's a very interesting play on words, Mr. Brooks.
03:40Lear's film received positive reviews from the likes of Roger Ebert and Vincent Canby,
03:45but was relegated to history's bin of obscurity.
03:47Luckily, word of mouth led to Cold Turkey earning a reputation as a cult classic.
03:52Don't reach for food when you need a smoke.
03:55Reach instead for that loving helpmate, that husband, that wife,
04:00and indulge your appetite there.
04:05Number 7.
04:06His Emmy nomination, The Morning After.
04:08You have had enough.
04:10Are you gonna be a wet blanket?
04:13Are you happy now, sweetheart?
04:19The made-for-television movie was another medium on the small screen that enabled a lot of unique stories to be told
04:25and delivered to a wide home audience.
04:27Dick Van Dyke was nominated for an Emmy Award back in 1974 for his work on one such TV movie, The Morning After.
04:34This tale of substance use disorder was a personal one for Van Dyke, who had sought treatment of his own concurrent with his work on the film.
04:41That's the tough part, is to say I am an alcoholic, isn't it?
04:45It really is. It's the hardest part of treatment.
04:47No matter how much help you have, the job is to get somebody to admit that they can't handle it, they have no control over alcohol.
04:54The Morning After doesn't offer a neat or tidy ending to the story of Van Dyke's character, offering up a realistic depiction of one man's struggle with alcohol and how it destroys his life.
05:05And they are never ever gonna come back in this house.
05:09Because no one ever does!
05:12No!
05:14No!
05:15No!
05:16Oh, you're...
05:18No!
05:20No!
05:26Alice, I'm a doctor.
05:29A doctor…
05:31Oh I'm proud of you Alfred!
05:33I never imagined you'd become a doctor.
05:37Dick Van Dyke proved, that he still had what it took to carry a weekly television program back in 1993.
05:42when he starred in this spinoff from the successful crime series Jake and the Fat Man.
05:47Diagnosis Murder utilized Van Dyke's inimitable charm to its best possible extent,
05:51as the show evolved from spinoff to television film to a full-blown successful series.
05:57Interesting.
05:59Ooh, I got something for you.
06:04Dolores, where'd you put that family album I brought in?
06:07Van Dyke made the show a family affair since it co-starred his real-life son Barry,
06:11and often saw other relatives of its lead making guest appearances.
06:15This mystery procedural retained Dick Van Dyke's notably clean style of comedy,
06:20while never coming across as hokey or uninteresting.
06:23It was just good television.
06:25Well, that's a good sign.
06:27Let me look at your eyes, Murray.
06:31Uh-huh.
06:34Oh, dear.
06:36Oh, it's very, very interesting.
06:39Number 5.
06:40The Old Bamboo.
06:41Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
06:42Oh, it's many slaves inside their caves, they hide their ruddy swords.
06:46But we make through a low bamboo, and everyone applause.
06:50One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
06:54Dick Van Dyke performed the Oscar-nominated title song for his 1968 hit Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
06:59This was just one of many moments from the film that helped go on to define Van Dyke's reputation as an A-list talent.
07:05Near, far, in a motor car, oh, what a happy time we'll spend.
07:10Bang, bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
07:11Our fine poor vendor friend.
07:14Elsewhere, his performance on the tune Me Old Bamboo showcased the actor's fancy footwork,
07:18as he delivered on the scene's challenging choreography with grace and charm.
07:23Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is almost always on everyone's shortlist of Dick Van Dyke movie classics.
07:27And it's easy to see why, too.
07:39Number four, Getting Dramatic.
07:42The comic.
07:43I know just what you're thinking.
07:46First time I saw myself on that screen, I hated it, too.
07:50I didn't hate myself.
07:51I thought it was great.
07:53Didn't you?
07:53Every actor wants to be a success, but what happens when lightning strikes in one place,
07:58and you also want to move elsewhere?
08:00Dick Van Dyke wisely escaped being typecast with 1969's The Comic,
08:05a movie directed by Carl Reiner that allowed for the funny man to get dramatic for a big screen role.
08:10I don't think you know what's funny anymore.
08:16I know what's funny, Al.
08:19That's funny.
08:21I want to take a little walk, Al.
08:22Well, if they want me, they can call me.
08:24It's the funeral of Van Dyke's character Billy Bright that sets the wheels of the comic into motion,
08:29as a flashback narrative allows Van Dyke to play multiple roles with varying moods.
08:33It was a film that didn't do well during its initial release,
08:36but has since been re-evaluated as a pivotal point for Dick Van Dyke's evolution as a performer.
08:42All that fathead had to say was stay in the frame.
08:45Stay in the frame?
08:46I saved that picture for him, didn't I?
08:48Well.
08:49Darn right.
08:51Do you know what I'm talking about?
08:52Number 3.
08:53His film debut, Bye Bye Birdie.
08:55What kind of a dump is this?
08:57Dump.
08:58Conrad.
08:58Let's humor him, partner.
09:00If he walks off the Sullivan show, we're sunk.
09:03Gotcha.
09:03Dick Van Dyke reprised his role for the original Broadway show, Bye Bye Birdie,
09:07for this 1963 film adaptation, his official debut for the big screen.
09:12The movie was a huge success, not only for Van Dyke, but also for co-star Anne Margaret,
09:17and featured now iconic numbers such as Put on a Happy Face.
09:20Wipe off the full-of-doubt look, slap on a happy grin, and spread sunshine all over the place.
09:31Just put on a happy face.
09:35Bye Bye Birdie helped Van Dyke prove himself as a viable movie star,
09:39enabling him to transition from success on the small screen to a career with more varied options being made available,
09:45options that would see Dick Van Dyke be gainfully employed for the rest of his life.
09:49When love is right, then what could be wrong?
09:54Life is one sweet, beautiful song to me.
10:00Number 2.
10:01Chim Chim Chirree, Mary Poppins.
10:03Chim Chimany, Chim Chimany, Chim Chim Chirree,
10:06a sweet bitch as lucky, as lucky can be.
10:10Chim Chimany, Chim Chimany, Chim Chirree,
10:13good luck we rub off when I shikes hands with you.
10:16Back-to-back hits were in the cards for Dick Van Dyke back in the early 60s,
10:20with Mary Poppins following up Bye Bye Birdie in 1964.
10:24Granted, Van Dyke himself has long apologized for the,
10:27let's go with broad, approach he took for the Cockney accent in Mary Poppins.
10:32However, there's also no denying how songs like Chim Chim Chirree
10:35went on to define Dick Van Dyke's career from the early 60s,
10:38right on through to the modern day.
10:40On the rooftops of London.
10:46Coo.
10:47What a sight.
10:49His cameo in 2018's Mary Poppins Returns
10:52served as a reminder of his timeless appeal.
10:55And a delightful tribute from Derek Hough
10:57during the wonderful world of Disney, Disneyland 60,
11:00shows Dick Van Dyke's lasting impact on generations of fans.
11:04Every reason, every line, step in time, you step in time.
11:08Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
11:19Being revealed as the gnome, the masked singer,
11:22an emotional reveal.
11:24Well, we definitely know you can sing, and Nicole, you are in tears.
11:28Link, I love you so much.
11:32We love you.
11:33The whole world loves you so much.
11:35It's an honor to have you on our show.
11:38His and Tim Conway's dance goes awry.
11:41The Carol Burnett Show.
11:42A chaotic and funny sketch.
11:44Doing his own stunts, Night at the Museum,
12:04Van Dyke gives life to Cecil, the security guard.
12:06A few years into the job, the three of us realized that like everything else in this museum,
12:11we got new life at night.
12:13Sundown to sunrise, we felt young again.
12:16A soap star in his 90s, Days of Our Lives.
12:20Van Dyke received a Daytime Emmy Award at 98.
12:22I'm the oldest nominee in history.
12:27I can't believe it.
12:31I've been playing an old man all my life.
12:34If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
12:38A rare villain role, Dick Tracy.
12:41Chewing the scenery as a corrupt DA.
12:44I am a candidate for mayor.
12:46If you can't control Detective Tracy, you'll just have to take him off duty.
12:50Or I'll have to prosecute him and take you off duty.
12:53Tracy, Tess is out.
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13:11Number 1.
13:12An Iconic Opening
13:13The Dick Van Dyke Show
13:14Starring Dick Van Dyke
13:17The relationship between Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore
13:23wasn't just notable for the pair's on-screen chemistry during The Dick Van Dyke Show.
13:27It also spoke to how both actors helped legitimize the sitcom
13:31as a medium for compelling and entertaining storytelling.
13:34I couldn't have been more proud.
13:36And I learned such an important lesson from Dick.
13:39Which was?
13:40Well, now it'll sound like I'm complimenting myself,
13:42which was surround yourself with the best.
13:45And the better they are, the better you'll be.
13:48The Mary Tyler Moore Show's 70s setting
13:50may have benefited from being able to deal with more mature themes,
13:54but it was the Dick Van Dyke Show that helped make both stars back in the early 60s.
13:58The show's all-time classic opening,
14:01where Van Dyke trips over an ottoman,
14:02has been parodied by everything from Family Guy to WandaVision over the years.
14:07Almost always with love, affection, and appreciation for the Dick Van Dyke legacy.
14:12I wish I could remember how that came about.
14:14whether I think probably we were clowning on the set one day.
14:18And I did some kind of a fall,
14:19and he decided to incorporate it.
14:22What are some older classic shows or performers
14:24that continue to resonate with younger generations?
14:27Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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