Dick Van Dyke paid a heartfelt tribute to his former on-screen wife Mary Tyler Moore.
I got to be on hand and watch her grow into the talent she became.
She was just the best, Dyke said.
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I dont know what made her comic timing so great.
But Mary just picked it up so fast.
She had us all laughing after a couple of episodes.
She just grabbed onto the character and literally turned us into an improv group, it was so well-oiled.
That show was the best five years of my life.
[Mary Tyler Moore] fell into the hands of great writers.
It was a milestone, that show, Van Dyke said.
It kicked off an awful lot of enthusiasm in a lot of women.
She got it moving!
For me, it was a payoff moment, he recalled.
Outside of her family, I dont think there was anyone more proud of her than I was.
Just to watch her grow was such a thrill for me.
She left an imprint on television comedy.
Van Dyke also tweeted a simple but sweet note about Moore: There are no words.
She was THE BEST!
We always said that we changed each others lives for the better.
Read Dykes full tribute to Moore atTHR.
