Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic

I have probably been a fan my whole life. He is certainly one cool dude. Heard a couple of songs I hadn't heard before. Mary Poppins & Chitty Chitty Bang are two of my favorites. I have only seen part of the Dick Van Dyke Show and found it very entertaining. I vaguely remember the variety show he had. I loved Diagnosis Murder, which they didn't feature much. I didn't realize Jason Alexander could sing. It would have been nice to hear from his children & grandchildren. As for Julie Andrews, she doesn't sing anymore due to a botched operation she had after doing Victor/Victoria on Broadway. It makes me sad. I'm a big fan of hers too.

Dick Van Dyke is beloved, the consummate professional, a very nice person. He needed all his acting skills to sit through this 'tribute' and keep smiling. If you find a bunch of screeching, plastic personalities, massaging their egos, vying for dominance in the presence of a truly great performer, then you'll enjoy this truly awful nonsense. It is an example of overblown Hollywood. CBS is not so much honouring Dick Van Dyke but giving itself an ego boost. The banshee like rendition of "Chim Chim Cher-ee" was a prime example of someone selling themselves rather than offering a tribute to a great man. Was it really necessary to present an 'all female' version of "Step in Time" from someone who made up fake rumours about her own pregnancy? How is that a tribute to an honest man - a YouTube 'personality' no less - really.

What an absolutely wonderful show. Perfectly assembled, great numbers, so full of joy. Sometimes when you watch shows like this the entertainers that appear seem to be going through the motions, just looking for personal publicity. But in this case was absolutely clear how much they appreciated being there it was just so dripping with good cheer. Dick Van Dyke's happiness at being there was just overwhelming. A day later I'm still enjoying it. He has brought so much ,entertainment (even Diagnosis Murder!) to our lives for 60 years. He has outlived all of greats he ever knew, but still manages to have a joyful outlook. Outstanding!

Dick Van Dyke is without a doubt one of the greatest entertainers to ever grace the big or small screens. I grew up idolizing him in Mary Poppins, and I'm sure everyone has a similar story about one of his iconic roles or another. In this TV special, a musical tribute is given to Van Dyke on his astounding 98th birthday--and it is truly magical! The basic format of this CBS special is a series of musical tributes from the likes of Zachary Levi, Rita Ora, Amber Riley, JoJo Siwa, and Jason Alexander (to name just a few) set to his many classic TV/movie song numbers. Interspersed are clips from Van Dyke's illustrious career, as well as video tributes and live interviews with the man himself. Because Dick was involved in so many iconic properties, every note and word is moving. It is also a joy to see Van Dyke's reaction to the proceedings! His energy at 98 is quite literally unmatched and he is equal parts excited and touched here. Every time the camera turns to him, there is a smile on his face that lights up the entire venue. Despite only being alive for half (if that) of Dick Van Dyke's storied career, I was as moved as anyone, I think, by this tribute. My childhood came to life in the Mary Poppins numbers, and I was able to see the entire breadth of Dick's body of work. There is not a person alive today I couldn't recommend "98 Years of Magic" to!

Dick van dyke is one of my favorite actors ever. But CBS ruined this otherwise great tribute to dick van dyke by having jojo sewa on here she is far from wholesome family friendly entertainment. Otherwise excellent show. Great to see dicks contemporaries talking about him. The musical tributes were excellent and great to hear dick sing, his voice is still really good. I hope he does some more acting my favorite show is diagnosis murder and chitty chitty bang bang. Dick has inspired so may people and so many people laugh. It's to bad Julie Andrews wasn't there live and they could've done a number together.