I Was The Worst Game Show Host

Hope Is Life's Essential Nutrient, And Love Is What Gives Life Meaning

Longevity In My Family's Been Pretty Good. And My Grandparents Were Pretty Spry At Their Age, So I Figured I'd Probably Stay Skinny And Fairly Agile. I Used To Do Old Men All The Time In Sketches. And There Used To Be An Organization Called The Gray Panthers. And They Would Send Me, Oh, Terrible Letters About Making Fun Of Old People. And I Would Just Always Say, "i'm Playing The Old Person I Intend To Become!"

One Day In '61, I Was Looking In The Santa Monica Phone Book For A Number, And There It Was: Stan Laurel, Ocean Avenue In Santa Monica. I Went Over There And Spent The Afternoon With Them. And Pumped Him With Questions. I Must Have Driven Him Crazy. I Spent A Lot Of Happy Hours At Stan's House On Sundays Just Talking About Comedy.

I Know Friends Of Mine Who Have Never Changed Their Mind About Anything In Their Lives, Despite Evidence From All Directions. And I Think If You Can Keep An Open Mind And Some Understanding, That Helps You Stay Young.

I Think, The 'van Dyke Show' And 'mary Poppins' Are Two Of The Best Periods Of My Life. I Had So Much Fun, I Didn't Want It To End.