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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.

In My Seventies, I Exercised To Stay Ambulatory. In My Eighties, I Exercise To Avoid Assisted Living.

When I Was A Kid, I Had Ambitions For Being A Television Announcer, Which Was Before Television Took Off, You Know, In The Late 40s. And Just Through Necessity, Going Out Looking For Work, I Was Starting To Sing, And Dance, And Act, And I Never Expected To Do That, Nor To Have Any Success At It At Least.

When I Started Having Kids, I Thought, 'i Don't Want To Do Anything They Can't Watch.'

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.