Nobody told Dick Van Dyke you can't go home again.
Sixty years after he graduated from Danville (Ill.) High School, Van Dyke returned over the weekend to be honored by the community he left to become a television star.
"A lot of memories are popping into my head," the 78-year-old said. "It's just incredible, the sights, the sounds, the smells."
Van Dyke watched a student production of "Bye Bye Birdie," a play he appeared in on Broadway just before he starred in "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
He took the stage with the students, singing and dancing with them.
"It has been amazing to know that one of my idols will be sharing the stage with us," said Johnny Howard, a high school student who's playing the same role in "Bye Bye Birdie" that Van Dyke played on Broadway. "It's a dream come true to me."
Van Dyke also attended a reception and a tribute to him, which former classmates, family members and friends attended.
"I never got this much attention in high school," he said.