Both are class acts.

No jokes about it being the "sag" awards?

I liked the fact he told the audience "I'm just the presenter."

My favorite 2 actors, Jimmy Stewart and Dick Van Dyke. Both class acts.

brigid_fitch: Saw it last night--touching. A bit awkward at the end when it was obvious nobody knew that she was done speaking and the poor thing couldn't move from the podium. They didn't show her walking to or from the podium & her right leg was shaking pretty badly as she stood there--I wonder if she can walk at all any more.

I didn't quite catch what DVD said to her as he kissed her & began leading her away. Something like, "I'll take care of you. I'll always take care of you." Got dusty in my house...

Pretty classy for an old Dyke.

Also.

don't you mean ' blank van blank'

at least DVD didn't trip over an ottoman getting to the stage...

*tripoverottoman*

Mary Tyler Moore used to be smokin hot. That is all.

brigid_fitch: Saw it last night--touching. A bit awkward at the end when it was obvious nobody knew that she was done speaking and the poor thing couldn't move from the podium. They didn't show her walking to or from the podium & her right leg was shaking pretty badly as she stood there--I wonder if she can walk at all any more.

I didn't quite catch what DVD said to her as he kissed her & began leading her away. Something like, "I'll take care of you. I'll always take care of you." Got dusty in my house...

I've seen the whole "Mary Tyler Moore's brave last days" headlines on the tabloids lately, so I predict she has a good 5-10 years left (she's currently 75). Also, holy crap Dick Van Dyke is 86!

Other Dick Van Dyke show people
Morey Amsterdam died in 1996
Rose Marie is 88
Larry Mathews is 56
Richard Deacon died in 1984

The Lone Talbot: Also, holy crap Dick Van Dyke is 86!

And still sharp as a tack. Who says alcoholism is bad for you?

stevetherobot: brigid_fitch: Saw it last night--touching. A bit awkward at the end when it was obvious nobody knew that she was done speaking and the poor thing couldn't move from the podium. They didn't show her walking to or from the podium & her right leg was shaking pretty badly as she stood there--I wonder if she can walk at all any more.

I didn't quite catch what DVD said to her as he kissed her & began leading her away. Something like, "I'll take care of you. I'll always take care of you." Got dusty in my house...

Pretty classy for an old Dyke.

Also.

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You know those legs were the unseen secretary in Peter Gunn?

The story is that her diabetes has taken quite the hold on her body -- that she can no longer feel her feet, hence can't really walk well. She uses a wheelchair when not on camera.

She's also lost her peripheral vision, which is why when Dick came up to her, she was startled. When he did come up to her, she said "oh, thank you!" and he said "leave it, it's really heavy" (meaning the award).

Dick has years on her, but she's a medical mess. Honestly, I only give her a year or two.

Love that woman.

"I'm what's left of Dick Van Dyke" is how he introduced himself.


So you think that you've got troubles?
Well, trouble's a bubble,
So tell old Mr. Trouble to "Get lost!".

Why not hold your head up high and,
Stop cryin', start tryin',
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed.

When you find the joy of livin'
Is lovin' and givin'
You'll be there when the winning dice are tossed.

A smile is just a frown that's turned upside down,
So smile, and that frown will defrost.
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed!

A sweet story--I'm glad it got greenlit.

This sentence made my head hurt--whaddya think?

Told to change her name, she quickly added Tyler, the middle name of both her and her father, George.

How about:

"Told to change her name, she quickly added Tyler, the middle name she shared with her father."

I was disappointed to learn a few years ago that she was such an ego bound biatch. I always liked the DVD/MTM show era version, when I guess the biatch motor was just starting to roar to life.

Does anyone have a link to the actual acceptance speech/presentation?
Can't find it anywhere.

Dick van Dyke is on my (very short) list of celebrities I'd like to meet one day.

I guess I should probably get on that soon.

Mary Tyler Moore is fine, but I much prefer Cock Von Wnbaplayer for the male lead.

Dick van Dyke is the greatest entertainer in history.

moparedtn: Does anyone have a link to the actual acceptance speech/presentation?
Can't find it anywhere.

Closest I could find. Her speech was very short.

(CNS) Posted Monday January 30, 2012- 11:00am

Mary Tyler Moore, who rose to fame as housewife Laura Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and became a household name as television news producer Mary Richards on the classic comedy "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award last night.

Moore, 75, was presented the award by her former television husband, Dick Van Dyke, at the SAG Awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium.

The actress/producer told the crowd there was a reason she became known as Mary Tyler Moore, instead of just Mary Moore.

"In 1955, I was 18 years old determined to make my father proud and prove to the sisters at Immaculate Heart High School that I would indeed amount to something," she said. "So I sought out the Screen Actors Guild in hopes of becoming a member, but there was a small problem. It seems there were six other Mary Moores on the SAG pages. Word came back, "Wanna work in the business? Change your name, sweetheart.'

"Change my name? Oh come on, no, I'm Mary. Mary Moore. Everybody is going to know my name. I can't change my name. Besides, what would my father say? I mean it's his name too."

Moore said it was then she realized she shared a middle name with her father -- George Tyler Moore.

"Tyler was my middle name too," she said. "I was Mary Tyler Moore. I spoke it out loud. Mary Tyler Moore. It sounded right. So I wrote it down on the form, and it looked right. It was right. SAG was happy, my father was happy. And tonight, after having the privilege of working in this business among the most creative and talented people imaginable, I too am happy, after all."

Moore won four Emmy Awards for her work on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," which earned a total of 29 during its seven-year run. The show was developed by the production company MTM, which was formed by Moore and her then- husband, Grant Tinker.

MTM became the production house behind classic comedies such as "The Bob Newhart Show," "Newhart" and "WKRP in Cincinnati," along with the dramas "Hill Street Blues," "The White Shadow," which starred Howard as a high school basketball coach, and "St. Elsewhere."

On the big screen, Moore earned an Oscar nomination for her role as a mother coping with the death of her son and attempted suicide of another in "Ordinary People." She also appeared in films such as "Six Weeks" and "Flirting with Disaster."

"I love that woman," Dyke said in presenting the award. "I know everybody loves her, but I mean, I'm serious about it, and I saw her first. I love her, I always have.

"We all met her when she was 23 years old -- beautiful and bright and talented, and I said my now-famous line, "Do you think she can do comedy?' And we all had a kind of a front-row seat watching Mary discover little by little what she was capable of, and as it turns out ... she was Katherine Hepburn, she was Lucille Ball, she was Judy Garland, she was Ginger Rogers.

"She was one of the few performers, women, who could do a flat-out comedy scene, slapstick, and still be beautiful and feminine and adorable. She has one thing I've never told anybody. She is slightly psychic. She always knew what I was gonna do before I did it."

Moore was diagnosed with Type I diabetes in 1970, and has been a vocal and visible advocate for people living with the disease. She has been the international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation since 1984 and has repeatedly testified before Congress in support of increased funding for diabetes research.

"Mary Tyler Moore won our hearts as Laura Petrie and Mary Richards, our respect as her production company became synonymous with quality television, our awe as she tackled difficult subject matter in film and on Broadway, and our admiration as she turned her public recognition into a catalyst to draw attention to critical and deeply personal health and social issues," SAG President Ken Howard said.

"She truly embodies the spirit behind SAG Life Achievement Award, and we are honored to proclaim her as its 18th recipient."

kenny's mom: Told to change her name, she quickly added Tyler, the middle name of both her and her father, George.

He was a nice man, always raising money for the St Jude's Childrens' Hospital

rufus-t-firefly: "I'm what's left of Dick Van Dyke" is how he introduced himself.


So you think that you've got troubles?
Well, trouble's a bubble,
So tell old Mr. Trouble to "Get lost!".

Why not hold your head up high and,
Stop cryin', start tryin',
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed.

When you find the joy of livin'
Is lovin' and givin'
You'll be there when the winning dice are tossed.

A smile is just a frown that's turned upside down,
So smile, and that frown will defrost.
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed!

Ah, the Morey Amsterdam lyrics...

Rob Reiner once said he was kicked off the set of the DVD show because he grabbed MTM's ass.

/Lots of acronyms, I am very lazy.

Folks like Ms. Moore and Mr. van Dyke make me think there are some friendly, down-to-earth strains of thought running through Hollywood.

Plus, their sitcoms hold up well. You can watch a 40-year-old MTM show and except for telephones, typewriters and funny hair, it could have been filmed last week. It's not edgy humor, but it's solid.

I thought she was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes in '65 or so ... as late as '70???

Still that "still alive" is real damn impressive and shows what incredible strides have been made towards treating the disease. And she's done a whole lot for that cause, both directly and as inspiration (lost a close friend to it a quarter-century back)

They still look adorable together even after 50+ years.

MTM was a total hottie during the DVD Show days.

Huck And Molly Ziegler: Folks like Ms. Moore and Mr. van Dyke make me think there are some friendly, down-to-earth strains of thought running through Hollywood.

Plus, their sitcoms hold up well. You can watch a 40-year-old MTM show and except for telephones, typewriters and funny hair, it could have been filmed last week. It's not edgy humor, but it's solid.

Check out The Rockford Files on Netlfix. With the same caveat about fashion (the answering machine opening doesn't even make sense now), it is freaking great!

James Garner is a prototype Nathan Fillian.

They look like they could have done a True Lies type movie in 1965.

/Hot like Mary.

netringer: I heard some nostalgia musician sing it on NPR.

Yeah, that was DVD on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.

netringer: The song they used as the theme HAD lyrics, but i've never been able to find them.

Dick Van Dyke sang it on NPR recently. I can't remember what show. Maybe Bob Edwards?

Anyway, no time to Google right now, but someone will find it.

jaytkay: netringer: The song they used as the theme HAD lyrics, but i've never been able to find them.

Dick Van Dyke sang it on NPR recently. I can't remember what show. Maybe Bob Edwards?

Anyway, no time to Google right now, but someone will find it.

It was Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me and I'm pretty sure the lyrics were the same as rufus-t-firefly posted.

netringer: No. Van Dyke sings the Morey Amsterdam lyrics.

I see, I wasn't reading carefully. I didn't realize there were two lyrics.

GameSprocket: netringer: I heard some nostalgia musician sing it on NPR.

Yeah, that was DVD on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.

When Mo Rocca reacted to DVD offering to sing the song, all I could see was a sugar crazed child bouncing up and down in rapid succession with a giant grin on their face. I think this exchange perfectly summed up the call/interview:

Peter Sagal: You've appeared in such films as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and starred in the Dick Van Dyke Show. I have just one question. Will you be my dad?
DVD: No Peter I will not. But I can be your Grandpa.