The star of one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1960s and of classic films such as "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," Dick Van Dyke pens a lively, heartwarming memoir of his multi-layered life.

Includes index.

Step in time -- The yawn patrol -- Special services -- The Merry Mutes -- Live on the air -- A seven-year contract -- Laugh lines -- Bye Bye Birdie -- Rob and Laura Petrie -- Showtime -- Canceled-- Business as usual -- A jolly holiday -- Family values -- Seeing stars -- Upsets and good-byes -- Never a dull moment -- Some kind of nut -- The new Dick Van Dyke -- The morning after -- Sailing away -- Another fine mess -- Divorce American style -- Em-va-zema -- Strong medicine -- The old man and the TV -- Diagnosis fun -- Curtain calls.