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marshall. garry passed away this summer, and everybody got together to pay tribute. >> you can call me mrs. d. >> actually that's mrs. c from happy days, marion ross. she's one of the many stores from garry's shows, who honored him last month on the new odd couple. >> what does it mean to you now to be doing a tribute to him? >> it makes me want to cry right now because first of all, i can't believe that he's not here. he changed all our lives. >> your father was a very wealthy man. crazy, crazy wealthy. oh, wait. wrong file. >> ron howard, who was richie, showed up as a lawyer, and potsie and ralph mafl, anson williams and don most, gifted as patrons in a bar. >> some of our happiest days were working for that guy. >> is it therapeutic to get back together with everybody again and celebrate him? >> we were more than actors to him. we were his kids. >> garry's played matthew perry's dad on the show. in this special episode, his character passed away, and oscar and felix encountered his old pals. >> i was completely star struck. i watched every episode of happy days that ever was. >>

episode to honor the late garry marshall and so nice to remember him and while i was on set with them i got cindy to reveal secrets about her hit show 40 years after its premiere. >> one, two, three, four -- >> that famous opening was an idea of garry. he said, penny, teach cindy that little dance you did on the way to school with your chums. me said, action! i didn't get it. the up and down, schlameal, shlamazel. and the second take, he said that's good. we're out of here. >> laverne and shirley's very ffrst tv appearance was when they guest starred on the show as fonzi and richie's dates. >> when he first offered the show penny and i were writing together and he called the office and said i've got theso e twcharacters on "happy days" who date the fleet. >> so, shirl, what do you think of this kid? you've been with worst. >> he's nice and a tie, too. >> their ownnseries ran from the two were roommates who worked inna milwaukee brewery, but shirley didn't sound like a midwestern gal in the beginning. >> if you watch the first 13 episodes which i refuse to watch now, i've got this

lost a dear friend of 40 years. his name was garry marshall. he was my mentor and manager and he was a comedy icon. he used to say he wanted to be the recess in the school day of comedy. and i look around at all of you and say i am the recess of this conference. the reason i am here is because lenny bruce's mother fixed me up with him when i was in college. i want to go on and say i'm blonde. showbiz we have a term that is a director,/producer. an actor/waiter. when i retired from slope -- from show business i got involved with a lot of things. . was the u.n. observer gary said i was the original sitcom writer/nazi hunter. i guess i do fit in here. i just finished my memoir of being a woman in a man's world, of the beginning of feminism where comedy changes because hopefully as mary tyler moore -- another thing is unlike the link , i have encountered every icon of my generation. i am in politics, and always in the right place at the right time. it all worked out very well. we have to remember the times we are living in. i am much older than i look. where married couples were not

, and brady bunch mom, florence henderson. other icons who left us include director garry marshall, 60 minutes correspondent more i safer, author harper lee, first laden and actress nancy reagan, zsa zsa gabor, boxing legend muhammad ali. >> in hill wood, michelle polino, fox news. >> so many great ones, 4:52, boys health battle inspires christmas wish. >> how he's helping out other kids and making their day so much brighter. gah! look at us. we're rapidly losing credibility as handymen. mom washed our clothes. one wash with tide pods and we're right back where we started. we look like catalogue models! who trusts a clean handyman anyway? yeah! turns out it was just dirt left there by our old liquid detergent. that's gross! they had built up a respectable, dingy character over the past couple washes. we earned that dinge! look how good we look! we can't look this good! dinge is the dirt the bargain detergent can't get to. tide pods can. it's got to be tide. honey nut cheerios get their delicious taste from honest ingredients. like real delicious honey... and real oats. ok, that's still

cannot deny what got you there. garry marshall -- rest his soul -- gave me my professional life. >> wow. you worked hard to maintain it and turn it into other things, including -- which i love -- your series of books that you have really dedicated to helping other kids who may have experienced something you did as a child. >> you know what? we make them laugh first. and then they say, there's somebody else who feels the way i do, who has trouble spelling the way i now comes out in january. this one, "the foggy soggy compound" is out today. >> that's terrific. okay. you got a book -- i love the title of this coming out. "always watch out for the flying potato salad." >> yes. >> what does that mean? >> because little hank, he always get himself into trouble. he has made potato salad at his mother's deli. >> what's also with the foggy? he has to write a poem about nature. his mother said let's go camp out. the father says i'm going to stay in the motel. so they are staying in a tent. his father's at the motel. a storm comes up. blows that tent right off its mooring. hank saves the

brady bunch momdy florence henderson. other icons who left us include director garry marshall, 60 minutes correspondent morleyy safer, author harper lee, formee first lady and actress nancy reagan, zsa zsa gabore and boxing legend muhammed ali. ♪♪♪ >> reporter: in hollywood, michelle polino, fox news. >> unbelievable.. >> i don't know if it's becauseu people died -- a lot of peoplefo died very young this year or o mayb the year. it just seems like more bigoreig names.s. >> more pronounced this year. >> i'm also shocked david bowied died in january. i thought that was like twoas le months ago. i feel like this year has just been a whirlwind but i also feef like this has -- is this recordr in regards to like how manyan celebrities have passed away. aa >> online people are saying itt happens more frequently but it's just this year for some reasone maybe because they were youngere it feels like it's moreore pronounced as i said. sai i don't know.. >> record is the wrong word.or the number of deaths fromrom celebrity standpoint happened ii year. >> depressing.ress everyone wants

live my dream now. i'm having the most wonderful got you there. garry marshall, rest his soul, gave me my professional life. >> you worked hard to maintain it and turn it into other things, which i love a series of books to help other kids who may have experienced what you did as a child. >> we make them laugh first and then they say, there's somebody else who feels the way i do, has trouble spelling the way i do. that book on the screen comes out in january and this one, the foggy soggy camp-out is out today. >> you have a book, i love the title, always watch out for the flying potato salad. >> what does that mean? >> little hank, he always gets himself into trouble. he has made potato salad at his mother's delie. >> what about this? >> the foggy soggy camp-out, he has to write a his mother says, let's go camp out. the father says, i will stay in the motel. they are staying in a tent, his father is at the motel. a storm comes up, blows that tent right off its mooring, hank saves the day. >> oh. >> and has to write a poem about purple one of the only words in the english rhyme. >> i