. >>> here's something you may not know, garry marshall was good friends with alan thicke. they were neighbors and garry was a groomsman when alan married tanya in 2005 and "e.t." got an invite and it's just one of the memories that we have with the growing pains dad. >> it's my main goal in life, i suppose, on my way out the door beloved, remembered and appreciated. >> the 69-year-old canadian--orn actor died of a ruptured aorta. he'd been playing hockey with his son carter. his death was a surprise because he seemed to be in good shape. more ttan anything, alan will be remembered as america's dad. >> oh, come on, mag. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before the show premiered. while alan was the biggest name he'd been on game shoos and he had his own talk show, "thicke of the night." >> we had a very attractive 15-year-old cast member, a guy named kirk cameron who will probable be a thump, thump, thump, thump, heartthrob within months. ♪ show me that smile again >> to my dying day, if that's the last thing on my epitaph, that

. >>> here's something you may not know, garry marshall was good friends with alan thicke. they were neighbors and garry was a groomsman when alan married tanya in 2005 and "e.t"" got an invite and it's just one of the memories that we have with the growing pains dad. >> it's my main goal in life, i suppose, on my way out the door beloved, remembered and appreciated. >> the 69-year-old canadian-born actor died of a ruptured aorta. he'd been playing hockey with his son carter. his death was a surprise because he seemed to be in good shape. more than anything, alan will be remembered as america's dad. >> oh, come on, mag. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before . >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 befori. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before . >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of >> yeah, come on, maggie.efor. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 befor

garry marshall. >> garry brought the original odd couple to tv. penny played jack klugman's secretary. in the reboot he served as a consultant and stole the show playing matthew perry's dad. >> hello, son. >> i can only imagine how honored you all are to be doing this tribute episode. >> he was always around pitching jokes at every table read. he helped design the sets. we just listened to everything he said. >> sorry for your loss. >> thank you. >> he's in there? >> in the episode after oscar's dad passes away, he and felix go on a road trip to scatter his ashes. along the way, they meet many tv icons. >> oscar, oscar. your dad was the sweetest guy. gave me my first job. babysitting you. >> cindy told me she was shocked when she learned in july that garry was gone. >> penny called me, and she said, garry's sick. i think he's dying. and i didn't believe her. i thought it was a joke. then he passed the next -- that night he passed. someone brought me this picture of penny, me, and garry and henry, and i just burst out crying because it was like he'

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 sindh they little dance you did on the way to school with your chums. we did it once, and i didn't get it. the up and down, schlameal, should lamazel. and the second take, he said that's good. we're out of here. >> laverne and shirley's very first tv appearance was when they guest starred on the show as fonzi and richie's dates. >> when we were first offered the show penny and i were writing together and he called the office and said i've got these two characters 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 own series ran from 1976 to 1983. the two were roommates who worked in a 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

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 even allowed to be

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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 day. >> w

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 2016 to just be b over. over. >> yeah. one d

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. >> interesting. >> there is no other word that rhymes with purple, smyrp