Series synopsis
The Dean Martin Show is an American comedy television series that premiered on NBC on September 16, 1965. It ended on April 5, 1974. It stars Dean Martin, Sid Caesar, Steve Landesberg and Soupy Sales.
The Dean Martin Show, also known as The Dean Martin Variety Show, is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by entertainer Dean Martin. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody."
Premise
The Dean Martin Show, also known as The Dean Martin Variety Show, is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by entertainer Dean Martin. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody."
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dean Martin as Self - Host
- Sid Caesar
- Steve Landesberg
- Soupy Sales
- Dom DeLuise
- Anna Moffo
- Peter Graves
- Lorne Greene
Supporting cast
- Mickey Rooney
- Polly Bergen
- Paul Winchell
- Avery Schreiber
- Kent McCord
- Arte Johnson
- Glenn Ford
- June Allyson
- Leslie Uggams
- Bill Cosby
- Ben Blue
- Carol Channing
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 10 seasons with 298 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 38 | August 6, 1965 | August 20, 1965 |
| Season 1 | 30 | September 16, 1965 | May 5, 1966 |
| Season 2 | 30 | September 15, 1966 | April 13, 1967 |
| Season 3 | 31 | September 14, 1967 | April 4, 1968 |
| Season 4 | 30 | September 19, 1968 | April 24, 1969 |
| Season 5 | 28 | September 18, 1969 | April 23, 1970 |
| Season 6 | 26 | September 17, 1970 | March 18, 1971 |
| Season 7 | 29 | September 16, 1971 | April 13, 1972 |
| Season 8 | 26 | September 14, 1972 | April 5, 1973 |
| Season 9 | 30 | September 13, 1973 | April 5, 1974 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Best of the Dean Martin Variety Show Volume 1 A compilation of the best of the Dean Martin Show. Guests included are: Lucille Ball, Bill Cosby, John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Rowan and Martin, Jonathan Winters, Phil Silvers and Frank Sinatra |
August 6, 1965 |
| 2 | Exclusive Interview with Angie Dickinson | |
| 3 | Exclusive Interview with Gail Martin Downey |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Frank Sinatra / Diahann Carroll / Jan & Dean Premiere Episode of The Dean Martin Show.Music:--Frank Sinatra sings ""Is It Love"" and ""September Song""--Dean Martin - ""Houston""--Jan & Dean - ""Little Old Lady From Pasadena""Also appearing:--Bob Newhart--Danny Thomas--Diahann Carroll--Steve Allen--Frankie Avalon--Joey HeathertonThe Sid and Marty Krofft puppets also appear. |
September 16, 1965 |
| 2 |
Episode #2 Music: --John Wayne and Dean Martin - ""Don't Fence Me In"" and ""Everybody Loves Somebody"" --Dean Martin - ""Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On"" --Peggy Lee - ""When a Woman Loves a Man,"" ""I'm Just Wild About Harry,"" ""Bill"" and ""Alright, Okay, You Win"" --Dean Martin (with the Krofft Puppets) - ""I've Got Your Number"" --Jack Jones - 'Sound of Music' medley (""Sound of Music,"" ""My Favorite Things"" and ""Climb Every Mountain"") --Shari Lewis - ""The Name Game"" --The Krofft Puppets - ""Tweedlee Dee"" Also: Rudy Cardenas (juggler) Walker Dare Wahl (comedian) |
September 23, 1965 |
| 3 |
Episode #3 --The Dave Clark Five - ""Catch Us If You Can"" and ""Having a Wild Weekend"" --Eddie Fisher - ""When I Was Young"" and ""Lady of Spain"" --Abbe Lane - ""Pass Me By,"" ""Let's Fall in Love"" and ""Hernando's Hideaway"" --Phyllis Diller --Dean Martin - ""Here Comes My Baby"" --Dean Martin (with the Krofft Puppets) - ""C'est Magnifique"" --Dean Martin, Eddie Fisher and John Bubbles - ""We Three"" --John Bubbles (singer-dancer) - ""Lady Be Good"" and ""When My Baby Smiles at Me"" --Kroft Puppets - ""I Enjoy Being a Girl"" |
September 30, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Second Season Premiere Music: --Dean Martin - ""Don't Let the Blues Make You Bad"" --Peggy Lee - ""You've Got Possibilities"" and ""The Shining Sea"" --Peggy Lee and Dean Martin - ""Good Morning"" --Dorothy Provine - ""Lorelei"" Also appearing: --Buddy Hackett --Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (comedy team) --Guy Marks |
September 15, 1966 |
| 2 |
Episode #32 Music: --Dean Martin - ""Somewhere There's a Someone"" --Dean Martin and Ken Lane - ""That Old Feeling"" --Dean Martin and Dom DeLuise - ""That's Amore"" --Dean Martin and Carol Lawrence - ""Somebody Loves Me"" --Carol Lawrence - ""Falling in Love with Love"" --Liberace - ""Mack the Knife"" --Gene Krupa (drummer with his jazz quartet) - ""Sing, Sing, Sing"" --Bob Newhart, Dean Martin, Liberace and Dom DeLuise - ""It's Better with a Union Man"" NBC repeated this show on April 20, 1967. |
September 22, 1966 |
| 3 |
Episode #33 Show # 33 Music: --Dean Martin - ""My Heart Cries for You"" --Duke Ellington (with band) - ""Do Nothing till You Hear from Me,"" ""Don't Get Around Much Anymore,"" ""Mood Indigo,"" ""Caravan"" and ""Satin Doll"" --The Andrews Sisters - ""What Now, My Love?"" and ""That's How Young I Feel"" --The Andrews Sisters and Dean Martin - medley of Andrew Sisters songs. (Please see ""Recap"") --Lainie Kazan - ""Porgy, I Is Your Woman"" and ""I Loves You, Porgy"" --Frank Gorshin (with dancers) - ""The Riddler"" Also appearing: --Tom Conway |
September 29, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode #61 Show #61 - 3rd Season Premiere Music:--Dean Martin - ""Welcome to My World"" and ""The Birds and the Bees"" --Juliet Prowse - ""The Very Soft Shoes"" --Dean Martin, Jimmy Stewart and Orson Welles - ""Personality"" --Orson Welles and Dean Martin - ""Brush Up Your Shakespeare"" --Jimmy Stewart and Dean Martin - ""Ragtime Cowboy Joe"" |
September 14, 1967 |
| 2 |
Episode #62 Guests:--Rosemary Clooney --Buddy Hackett --Minnie Pearl --David Steinberg |
September 21, 1967 |
| 3 |
Episode #63 Guests: --Flip Wilson --Don Rickles --Roy Rogers and Dale Evans --Petula Clark |
September 28, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lena Horne / Zero Mostel / Buddy Ebsen Fourth Season PremiereMusic:--Dean Martin - ""Gentle on My Mind"" & ""If I Was a Millionaire""--Lena Horne - ""Live for Life"" and ""Make the Man Love Me"" --Lena Horne and Dean Martin - ""The Two of Us""--Buddy Ebsen - ""Ballin' the Jack"" --Buddy Ebsen & Dean Martin - ""Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean""--Zero Mostel - ""Show Me a Rose"" --Zero Mostel and Dean Martin - ""A Couple of Swells"" Also: --Shecky Greene (comedian) --Barbara Heller |
September 19, 1968 |
| 2 |
Orson Welles / Edgar Bergen / Patricia Crowley Music:--Dean Martin - ""Rainbows Are Back in Style"" and ""That Old-Time Feeling"" --Dean Martin and Patricia Crowley - ""Baby, It's Cold Outside"" --Patricia Crowley - ""All I Need Is the Boy""--Orson Welles, Jack Gilford, Dean Martin and Patricia Crowley - ""Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"" Also appearing: --Edgar Bergen --Stanley Myron Handelman |
September 26, 1968 |
| 3 |
Lorne Greene / Juliet Prowse / Barbara Heller Guests: --Lorne Greene --Juliet Prowse --Barbara Heller --Sammy Shore --Don DeLuise |
October 3, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
5th Season Premiere: Goldie Hawn; Dennis Weaver Music: --Dean Martin - ""Do You Believe This Town?"" --Goldie Hawn - ""Star"" --Dennis Weaver - ""Ya Got Trouble"" Also: --Dom DeLuise |
September 18, 1969 |
| 2 |
Episode #122 Music: --Dean Martin - ""Here Comes My Baby"" and ""By The Time I Get To Phoenix"" --Elke Sommer - ""Strip Polka"" and ""Just A Little Lovin'"" --Charles Nelson Reilly - ""Dear Mr. Martin"" Also: --David Janssen --Don Rice (comedian) |
September 25, 1969 |
| 3 |
Episode #123 Music: --Dean Martin - ""Rainbows Are Back in Style"" and ""That Old-Time Feeling"" --Sebastian Cabot - ""Here's to You"" --Caterina valente - ""Volga Boatman"" and ""It Only Takes a Moment"" --The Golddiggers - ""It's Fun to Be Young"" Also: --Bob Newhart --Stanley Myron Handelman |
October 2, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode #148 Show 148 |
September 17, 1970 |
| 2 |
Episode #149 Show 149 |
September 24, 1970 |
| 3 |
Episode #150 Show 150 |
October 1, 1970 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode #174 Show 174 |
September 16, 1971 |
| 2 |
Episode #175 Show 175 |
September 23, 1971 |
| 3 |
Episode #176 Show 176 |
September 30, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode #200 Show 200 |
September 14, 1972 |
| 2 |
Episode #201 Show 201 |
September 21, 1972 |
| 3 |
Episode #202 Show 202 |
September 28, 1972 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode #241 Guests: Ronald Reagan Jack Benny Jonathan Witners Kris Kristofferson Rita Coolidge |
September 13, 1973 |
| 2 |
Episode #242 Show 242 |
September 20, 1973 |
| 3 |
Episode #243 Guests: Ed McMahon Ernest Borgnine Dionne Warwick Charo Pat Buttram |
September 27, 1973 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 16, 1965 |
| Last aired | April 5, 1974 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |