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debm55

(55,889 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2025, 11:59 AM Dec 13

Happy 100th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke. Loved your show and the role of Bert in Mary Poppins.

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Happy 100th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke. Loved your show and the role of Bert in Mary Poppins. (Original Post) debm55 Dec 13 OP

The Catchy Comedies channel is having a Dick Van Dyke marathon this weekend. House of Roberts Dec 13 #1

Oh thank you very much for letting me know, House of Roberts. debm55 Dec 13 #2

loved him in chitty chitty bang bang. AllaN01Bear Dec 13 #3

Agree, Bear debm55 Dec 13 #8

Happy Birthday! SocialDemocrat61 Dec 13 #4

Yes, Happy Birthday to a man that brought a smile to my face as a child. debm55 Dec 13 #5

Thank you Dick for "Divorce American Style" justaprogressive Dec 13 #6

He wasn't in Fun with Dick and Jane SocialDemocrat61 Dec 13 #13

Must have been thinking of Divorce American Style justaprogressive Dec 13 #15

Danville's pride and joy. Happy Birthday to my hometown boy. Emile Dec 13 #7

Yay!! 2naSalit Dec 13 #9

PBS had a show on him last night DinahMoeHum Dec 13 #10

On your suggestion, I went to the link and just finished watching. Thank you very much, DinahMoeHum. debm55 Dec 13 #14

I saw a perfect meme buzzycrumbhunger Dec 13 #11

Agree with you buzzycrumbhunger. debm55 Dec 13 #12

He is a treasure. Mad_Dem_X Dec 14 #16

House of Roberts

(6,399 posts)

1. The Catchy Comedies channel is having a Dick Van Dyke marathon this weekend.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:08 PM

Dec 13

100 hours of shows to celebrate his 100th birthday.

debm55

(55,889 posts)

2. Oh thank you very much for letting me know, House of Roberts.

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:10 PM

Dec 13

AllaN01Bear

(28,617 posts)

3. loved him in chitty chitty bang bang.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:12 PM

Dec 13

debm55

(55,889 posts)

8. Agree, Bear

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:36 PM

Dec 13

SocialDemocrat61

(6,872 posts)

4. Happy Birthday!

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:18 PM

Dec 13

debm55

(55,889 posts)

5. Yes, Happy Birthday to a man that brought a smile to my face as a child.

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:27 PM

Dec 13

justaprogressive

(6,306 posts)

6. Thank you Dick for "Divorce American Style"

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:31 PM

Dec 13

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(corrected the film)

SocialDemocrat61

(6,872 posts)

13. He wasn't in Fun with Dick and Jane

Reply to justaprogressive (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:45 PM

Dec 13

George Segal played Dick in the original.

justaprogressive

(6,306 posts)

15. Must have been thinking of Divorce American Style

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #13)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 04:21 PM

Dec 13

OOOps right you are!

Emile

(40,668 posts)

7. Danville's pride and joy. Happy Birthday to my hometown boy.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:33 PM

Dec 13

2naSalit

(100,083 posts)

9. Yay!!

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:53 PM

Dec 13

He made it!

And still moving around pretty well for his age, still has his wits about him! One of my all time favorite comedians. Most memorable for the Dick Van Dyke Show, that will always be a timeless classic of a show.

DinahMoeHum

(23,373 posts)

10. PBS had a show on him last night

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 01:13 PM

Dec 13

on the American Masters series.

https://www.pbs.org/video/starring-dick-van-dyke-vuwz7y/

debm55

(55,889 posts)

14. On your suggestion, I went to the link and just finished watching. Thank you very much, DinahMoeHum.

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:48 PM

Dec 13

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,655 posts)

11. I saw a perfect meme

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 01:13 PM

Dec 13

… and somehow didn’t snag it, but in essence, it suggested we should all trip over an ottoman to celebrate.

He was definitely a frontrunner in modeling a real husband and father in an era where “manliness” was not so gentle. Happy bday, Dick!

debm55

(55,889 posts)

12. Agree with you buzzycrumbhunger.

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Sat Dec 13, 2025, 01:54 PM

Dec 13

Mad_Dem_X

(10,131 posts)

16. He is a treasure.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 07:55 AM

Dec 14

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