A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Dean Martin Show holiday haul gathered by Time-Life from the archives of NBC
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BABY, IT‘S COLD OUTSIDE…But with a tray full of hot toddies poured from TV’s best variety show ever (see below), You’ve Got Dean To Keep You Warm.
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As those who’ve been following recent events know, in the Northeastern U.S., the weather outside’s been frightful (actually, horrific might be a more apt description). But for those seeking pleasurable diversion, there’s a lot about the new Dean Martin Show releases that’s so delightful.
Just last month, one of the star’s lesser-known Westerns, Something Big, gained new life on DVD. Now, with the approach of the December holidays, the elves in the Time-Life section of Santa’s workshop are bringing Dinophiles something even bigger.
Monday, October 30, saw the unveiling of The Best of Of The Dean Martin Variety Show: Dean’s Ultimate Collection, loaded with 17 discs holding all of the material that made up the first three DMS sets from Time-Life: 1) The Best Of The Dean Martin Variety Show (June 2011); 2) King of Cool (November 2011); and 3) The Dean Martin Variety Show UNCUT (May 2012).
But the true standout items in this new package are:
1) a first-time-on-home-video Christmas episode from the series’ 1968-69 season;
2) a bonus DVD, containing three DMS episodes, that was heretofore available only with the King of Cool sets sold by Costco; and
3) a condensed softcover version of the hardbound photo book previously introduced in 2011 with the Dean Martin: Cool Then, Cool Now CD compilation.
Those who’ve already purchased the first three Dean Martin Show collections from Time-Life and who want only the 1968 Christmas episode can buy the latter separately; it was released as a standalone disc on November 6.
Unfortunately, we’ve learned that T-L has no plans at this time to issue that King of Cool bonus disc by itself; so for now at least, the only way for diehard Dean devotees to get their hands on it is either to try to obtain it through Costco’s King of Cool collection, or bite the bullet and buy the Ultimate Collection — a decidedly pricey and prodigal option for those who already own the three DMS sets that comprise the bulk of the new 17-disc compendium. We hope that Time-Life will eventually make that bonus DVD available on its own for those of the company’s loyal customers who’ve already invested a substantial amount in the earlier Dean Martin Show treasuries.
As to what’s worthwhile about the musical content featured on that bonus disc, as well as on the 12/19/68 Christmas episode and the rest of the programs that constitute Dean’s Ultimate Collection, we offer the following detailed overview:
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Many were hoping that this would be the year that would finally witness the DVD debut of the 1967 Dean Martin Show episode known as “Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras”. But with rights to that particular holiday favorite unattainable at present, the yuletide celebration from the series’ very next season proves to be a welcome and fulfilling stand-in, with plenty of charm of its own.

JOY TO THE WORLD: Following a decorative opening sequence, Dean moves the party along with his customary yuletide icebreaker, “Marshmallow World”, assisted by the kind of Santa’s helpers one would anticipate meeting on his set — including familiar Dean’s Girl Jeri Jamerson (above left).
In a departure from the series’ normal routine, the festivities kick off not with Dean singing or doing a monologue, but with a rather elaborate production number one would more likely expect to see on the Jackie Gleason or Andy Williams shows than on Dean’s. Nevertheless, our host dives right into the spirit of the occasion — albeit with an arched eyebrow and a sense of bemusement — and plays a good sport as he allows himself to be made up as St. Nick, before yielding the stage to a panoply of dancing Santas, with backing vocals by Jack Halloran‘s choir.
And leave it to the program’s resident music-master, Lee Hale, to tap his encyclopedic knowledge of the pop canon in coming up with a less-than-commonplace, yet still catchy ditty for the opening set piece — “Be A Santa”, plucked from an even-then mostly-forgotten 1961 Broadway musical called Subways Are For Sleeping, which, despite its short run (205 performances), boasted a pedigreed score (music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green) and cast (among others, Orson Bean, Carol Lawrence and Phyllis Newman).
In fact, from a musical standpoint, the ’68 Christmas show delivers quite a few satisfying moments, including performances by Dean and The Golddiggers (both apart and together), Dennis Weaver, and the entire cast offering a selection of traditional carols.

JINGLE BELLES:Nice but never naughty, the winter ensemble of the 1968 Golddiggers treats viewers to a comfy rendition of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” (above), before snuggling up with Santa Baby (below) for the sort of sparkling medley that fans adore (and that we hope the generous Santas who package these DVDs will see fit to shower us with more of in the coming year — hint hint).
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Pictured below, huddled around Dean (l. to r.) Front row: Deborah McFarland, Debbie Thomason, Susan Lund, Lynn Steiner; Second row: Brenda Powell, Kathy Brimer, Kathy Wright, Peggy Hansen; Top row: Diana Liekhus, Lezlie Dalton, Pamela Beth, Nancy Bonetti
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An interesting footnote to this DVD reissue can be found at the end of the program, wherein a dizzying array of cameos by celebrities announcing charitable Christmas gifts for children includes several appearances that were clearly recorded during the 1970-71 season — two years after the ’68 Christmas episode first aired! To those who might wonder how this could be possible, the answer is supplied courtesy of Dean Martin historian John Chintala, who informs us that because Christmas Eve fell on a Thursday in 1970, the ’68 Christmas show was rerun that night, two years after its initial telecast, with several new cameos inserted. Thus, it’s obviously the tape of that rebroadcast, rather than the original ’68 airing, that’s been used as the master for this DVD release.

THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY: Dennis Weaver elicits smiles not only from the show’s cast and crew, but their children, as well, as he captures the attention of the lads and lassies, joining their parents in attendance, with an offbeat holiday entry penned by singer-songwriter Tom Paxton — the folksy “My Favorite Toy”. (visible in the background, l. to r.: Dean’s Girls Diana Lee and Kate Kahn, and The Golddiggers’ Pamela Beth)
The one lump of coal in this otherwise jolly Christmas stocking is the excision of Dean’s couch number, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”. Evidently, either the rights to the song couldn’t be secured at all, or else were simply too expensive to fit within the given budget. But if money was indeed the primary issue, we can’t help but wonder whether most prospective purchasers would have been willing to pay a little more in exchange for the chance to see their man croon that missing holiday tune.
Despite its absence, the remaining bill of fare served up by the ’68 Christmas show is still a feast. And compared to the famine that we Dean Martin Show fans endured for so long, every morsel doled out to us is a gift to treasure, no matter what time of year it arrives.

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL: The episode’s cast gathers ’round the tree for a finale of traditional Christmas carols.

As we’ve done with past DMS release from Time-Life, we herein present a list of the musical numbers from the 1968 Christmas show, denoting which ones were included on DVD. Since none have been previously reissued, the Guthy-Renker column in this instance remains blank.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 12/19/68 |
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Opening Production Number, sung by Jack Halloran’s Choir & featuring Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise, Bob Newhart, Dennis Weaver, Dean’s Girls & dancers dressed as Santa Claus: “Look At That Face”; “Be A Santa” |
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Dean Martin: “A Marshmallow World” |
Disc 1 |
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The Golddiggers: “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” |
Disc 1 |
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Dean Martin & The Golddiggers: Medley: “Daddy” / “True Love” / “We Wish You The Merriest” |
Disc 1 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 1 |
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Dean Martin: “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” |
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Dennis Weaver: “The Marvelous Toy” |
Disc 1 |
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Entire Cast: Medley of Christmas Carols: “Deck The Halls” / “Joy To The World” / “Silent Night” |
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Dean Martin: “Christmas Is For Kids” (sung over footage of Christmas toys) |
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Entire Cast: “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” |
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The Second Time Around
Having already reviewed and devoted considerable coverage to the first and third Dean Martin Show sets from Time-Life, we wanted to focus here on the sophomore collection — King of Cool — since we did not survey it in-depth at the time of its original release, and because its presence in the new Ultimate Collection boxed set includes that hard-to-come-by bonus disc, once marketed exclusively through Costco stores.
Before assessing King of Cool, we’d like to remind our readers that a complete review and rundown of the musical content from Time-Life’s first DMS set — The Best Of The Dean Martin Variety Show — can be found by clicking HERE.
And for a complete review and rundown of the musical content from Time-Life’s third DMS set — The Dean Martin Variety Show UNCUT — click HERE.

RETURN TO ME: The just-released 17-disc Dean’s Ultimate Collection bundles all three previous Dean Martin Show sets from Time-Life — including an enhanced King of Cool collection containing a 7th bonus DVD, until now available only through Costco stores.
Although it was The Golddiggers Super Site that broke the news of which episodes would be incorporated in Time-Life’s follow-up to its first Dean Martin Show collection, there were several reasons why we skipped reviewing the King of Cool package upon its initial release. For one, the same type of frustrating deletions of musical numbers — especially Dean’s — that plagued the maiden iteration also detracted from the second one, so there seemed little point in rehashing all of the factors attendant to that problem. In addition, Time-Life itself adopted a much more low-key approach to releasing the second edition, minus all of the promotional hoopla that accompanied the first, perhaps mindful of the severe criticism that greeted the heavy-handed edits of that initial effort.
The company redeemed itself substantially with the third set of Uncut episodes, and continues to make progress with the largely-intact ’68 Christmas Show. But with the King of Cool compilation now stepping up to the plate for another at-bat, via the Ultimate Collection, we thought it deserved a closer look.
As we indicated, most of Dean’s solo performances have been cut. Surviving are just a handful of his opening numbers and mid-show ballads, with two of the latter, as fate would have it, turning up on the bonus disc. The dearth of those couch songs is not only disheartening to fans, but something of a posthumous affront to the star of the show, given Lee Hale’s past acknowledgement that the couch song was the one number in each episode that Dean himself would pick.
As with the first T-L collection, the second one places a strong reliance on episodes with public domain tunes, in order to sidestep the often exorbitant costs of clearing copyrighted music for reuse on DVD. And of course, there’s no end to the exasperation caused by watching the credits at the end of each show roll over quick glimpses of segments chopped out of the abridged DVDs.
That said, we feel it important to re-emphasize that in the wake of vociferously negative reaction to the first two DMS collections, the folks at Time-Life, NBCUniversal and The Dean Martin Family Trust, to their great credit, have since gone a long way toward addressing and remedying these earlier shortcomings in subsequent releases.
Moreover, lest we leave the impression that the King of Cool set doesn’t possess enough entertainment value to justify its cost (whether by itself or as part of Dean’s Ultimate Collection), we want to stress that the package’s 21 episodes on 7 discs have a great deal to recommend them, not the least of which are some 128 musical numbers — a sizable percentage of which have never been released before on DVD, and in fact, haven’t been seen anywhere since they were originally telecast decades ago.
Among the highlights:

BIDIN’ MY TIME: The 1930 Gershwin classic is taken for a ride, both literally and comically speaking, in this Kerouacian update, driven by Dean and guest Shirley Jones (above) on Disc 2; but those who might be inclined to take the song’s title to heart, bypassing King of Cool in favor of waiting for what may lie ahead, would be leaving some priceless moments behind in the rear-view mirror.
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CRAZY RHYTHM: Barbara Eden (above) streams out of the genie’s bottle and back in time to the roaring ’20s for an energetic song-and-dance number, followed by a medley of flapper-fueled favorites with Dean (Disc 2, below).
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A COUPLE OF SWELLS: (above) Dapper Dean and beautiful Barbara McNair lend a high tone to “Bummin’ Around” (Disc 1).
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MOONLIGHT SERENADE: Dean and Edie Adams duet on “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon” (Disc 1).
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IT MUST BE HER: Vikki Carr lays it on the line with “If I Were Your Woman” (above), before joining Dean to declare that “Rainbows Are Back In Style” (Disc 2, below); and in an earlier episode from 1966 on Bonus Disc 7, she and Dean exchange glances on “Them There Eyes” (further below).
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ROCK THE BOAT: The Dingaling Sisters sail “On The Good Ship Lollipop” (Disc 1) in a way that Shirley Temple probably never contemplated, but with a cargo full of talent and enough motion to stir even the calmest ocean (above, l. to r.: Lynne Latham, Tara Leigh, Taffy Jones, Michelle DellaFave).
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REMINISCING: (above) On the last episode of The Dean Martin Show’s freshman season, guest Liberace joins the program’s host for a musical retrospective of the year gone by (Disc 1).
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FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: On Volume 4 of Guthy-Renker’s Dean Martin Show anthology, Greg Garrison mentions that it was not until the final episode of the series’ first season that Dean actually sang his signature theme, “Everybody Loves Somebody”, all the way through. However, the clip shown in conjunction with that observation is, in fact, taken not from the last episode of the first season, but from the final show of the second season. But on the Season One finale featured on Disc 1 of Time-Life’s King of Cool set, we get to see the authentic footage of the first time that Dean (above, with Ken Lane) sang “Everybody Loves Somebody” in its entirety on his show — a tradition that continued for the next five seasons of his series’ run.
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NOW IS THE HOUR: Kate Smith offers dramatic renditions of a pair of tunes from the late ’60s (above); teams with Dean for a medley of school-related songs (below); and brings down the house at the show’s end with her trademark delivery of “God Bless America” — all on the 3/20/69 episode contained on Disc 2.
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TALKIN’ (OR, MORE ACCURATELY, SINGIN’) BASEBALL: Root, root, root for the home team, which in this final inning of the March 30, 1967 ball game, fields (above, l. to r.) Eddie Fisher, Dean, Abbe Lane and Gene Barry (Disc 3). Earlier in the same stadium, Abbe strikes a more elegant pose on her version of the Edith Piaf classic “Milord” (below).
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DANDY: Dean was certainly no fan of rock ‘n roll, but a mellow ditty like Herman’s Hermits’ “There’s A Kind Of Hush” (Disc 3) could find a soft, comfortable spot within the show’s milieu.
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MAS QUE NADA: Well-known to regular DMS viewers, but also with a huge international following of her own, Caterina Valente, born in Paris of Italian heritage and capable of singing in 6 different languages, brings the cool swing and gentle sway of Brazilian bossa nova to the 12/15/66 episode, first with “So Nice,” the vocal variation on Walter Wanderley’s 1966 hit instrumental “Summer Samba” (above); then with Dean on a cover of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s 1963 evergreen, “One Note Samba” (below) — all on Disc 3.
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MAKE ‘EM LAUGH: Funny? Sure. But as connoisseurs of dance know, Donald O’Connor’s showbiz strengths extended far beyond yuks, as he demonstrates with a serious display of terpsichorean skill (above), before settling in with Dean for some lighter musical moments (below) — all on Disc 3.
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WE CAN WORK IT OUT: Who but The Dean Martin Show’s Musical Director, Lee Hale, could blend a standard such as “Almost Like Being In Love” from the 1947 musical Brigadoon with the 1971 soft rock hit “Sooner or Later”, originated by The Grass Roots, and make it work in such smooth accord as an exuberant cross-generational medley for Dean and The Dingaling Sisters (above, l. to r.: Lynne Latham, Tara Leigh, Michelle DellaFave, Taffy Jones) to open the 10/28/71 episode, seen on Disc 4.
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MAMA SAID, THERE’LL BE DAYS LIKE THIS: Rather than one of their more recognizable hits, Diana Ross and The Supremes chose “Mother Dear” for their one and only solo performance on The Dean Martin Show, included on Disc 4.
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TEARS OF A CLOWN: (above) Only the hardest of souls would be able to keep from getting at least a little misty-eyed watching Dean cheer up a forlorn Imogene Coca with a heart-rending version of “When You’re Smiling” on the 3/24/66 episode (Disc 4).
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THREE LITTLE SISTERS named Laverne, Patty, and Maxene Andrews (l. to r. above), whose vocals were closely associated with the boogie-woogie sound of popular music in the early 1940s, update their repertoire with a pair of high-energy hits from the ’60s on the 12/9/65 episode of The Dean Martin Show (Disc 5).
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PUT ON A HAPPY FACE: Carol Lawrence (above) delivers an impassioned solo on “Funny Face”, before affecting a friskier mien with Dean on “Baby Face” (below).
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CHANCES ARE that Johnny Mathis aficionados will love his rendition of “I’m In Love For The Very First Time” on Disc 5 (above).
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I‘M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE: And in that vein, “I’ll Take Love,”proclaims Robert Goulet (above) on the 12/8/66 episode (Disc 6).
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THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: Deana Martin makes her TV singing debut, as well as her first appearance on her father’s series, on the December 8, 1966 episode (Disc 6), with the two cozying up on “Side By Side” (above). She then returns on the 1/28/71 episode (also Disc 6), this time joined by two of her siblings, plus a flock of other celebrity offspring (below, l. to r., Front row: Desi Arnaz, Jr., Meredith MacRae, Dean Paul Martin, Billy Hinsche; Back row: Maureen Reagan, Frank Sinatra Jr., Deana Martin, Gail Martin, Lucie Arnaz).
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Later in the same program, Deana (above left) vies with Lucie Arnaz (right) for the affections of Frank Jr. (center), as they sit and sing “Side By Side By Side”.
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In two other musical performances from the 1/28/71 episode, Dean Paul Martin (above right) jams with Dino, Desi & Billy bandmates Billy Hinsche (left) and Desi Arnaz Jr. (center) on “Lady Love”…
…while Meredith MacRae, Gail Martin, and Maureen Reagan (l. to r. below) put their own delicious spin on the cheeky “Triplets” number made famous by Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray and Jack Buchanan in the 1953 MGM musical The Band Wagon.
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BE A PERFECT SLEEPER: Joey Heatherton’s sultry romp through “Nice ‘N’ Easy” on Bonus Disc 7 (above) is not only a sensual treat in and of itself, but undoubtedly also provided her with invaluable preparation for her future role as spokeswoman for Serta mattresses.
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DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME: Although they already made a splash on the Guthy-Renker volumes, segments with Ella Fitzgerald (above, Discs 1 & 5), Louis Armstrong (below, Disc 5) and Ginger Rogers (further below, Bonus Disc 7) are nonetheless engaging enough to appeal to both Dino debutants and those up for a second go-round.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU: Long-time, sharp-eyed viewers of The Dean Martin Show will have fun recognizing some familiar names and faces popping up in unexpected places in the King of Cool collection. On the 5/5/66 episode, the man behind the music on Dean’s series, Lee Hale (above left), steps in front of the camera to play straight-faced foil to singer-comedienne Dorothy Loudon (above right) and her looney advances.
Meanwhile, for Golds and Dings fans, a couple of early appearances by future Dingaling Sisters will surely ring a bell: Helen Funai, who was a dancer on Dean’s series during its first two seasons before returning as a Dingaling Sister in Season 8, can be seen in the two stills below from Disc 1, first with Vic Damone, and then with other members of Dean’s cleanup squad…
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…while Lynne Latham (below left) takes part in the kickline on the 10/16/69 program (Bonus Disc 7), two years prior to her initiation into the Dingaling sorority.
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As was true of T-L’s first and third DMS collections, the second installment comes with well-documented liner notes, save for one error and one omission. Regarding the former: The lineup for the 3/24/66 episode, included on Disc 4, lists the instrumental played by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass as being “Winds Of Barcelona”. In point of fact, the band did perform that song on the episode in question, but it’s cut from the DVD. What’s actually shown is the other number that the Brass did on that occasion: “Bittersweet Samba”.

A TASTE OF HONEY flavors the 3/24/66 episode, as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass blow away the crowd with “Bittersweet Samba” (Disc 4).
As for what’s missing from the liner notes, that turns out to be a most agreeable surprise — an Easter egg in the form of one-third of the “Welcome To My World” medley from the close of the 10/22/70 episode. The portion retained is of Dean and The Golddiggers harmonizing on “Look For The Silver Lining”, and it’s actually the tune’s second appearance in this collection; Dean also sings a solo version of it on the 3/3/67 episode. But while there’s no disputing that it’s a lovely composition, there should also be no doubt as to why it made it past the executioner’s axe twice: Having been published before 1923, it’s in the public domain.

MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY: It seemed as though that was the attitude toward the “Welcome To My World” medleys when the Guthy-Renker volumes were put together, as not a single one of the lush, beloved closing segments from The Dean Marin Show’s 6th season made it into those earlier DMS compilations. The first breakthrough on this front came with inclusion of at least a portion of the medley from the 10/22/70 episode on Disc 4 of the King of Cool set (surrounding Dean above, clockwise l. to r.: Melissa Stafford, Tara Leigh, Patricia Mickey); and as we’ve previously reported, the first full-length WTMW medley was presented in its entirety on Disc 3 of last spring’s Uncut collection; so we can only hope that more will follow.
In Your Easter Bonnet — Without All The Frills Upon It

SHAKING THE BLUES AWAY: Nipsey Russell and The Dingaling Sisters (above, l. to r.: Helen Funai, Michelle DellaFave, Jayne Kennedy, Lindsay Bloom) shake up a storm as part of the 4/12/73 episode’s salute to the 1948 MGM musical Easter Parade on Disc 6. But nothing can shake the feeling that something’s missing on DVD from the way the segment was originally broadcast. And indeed, something essential IS missing — namely, clips from the film itself, which were so deftly interspersed with fresh takes on the material by The Dean Martin Show’s cast — the same format employed week in and week out for every MGM musical tribute at the close of each episode during the DMS’ 8th season.
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Below: The full cast at the conclusion of the Easter Parade finale (l. to r., Front row: Dom DeLuise, Kay Medford, Dean, Nancy Sinatra, William Conrad, Nipsey Russell; Back row: Helen Funai, Michelle DellaFave, Jayne Kennedy, Lindsay Bloom).

As Lee Hale has noted, Irving Berlin loved Dean’s show and always granted it permission to use his songs — which likely accounts for the composer’s estate giving its okay to the reuse of his tunes from Easter Parade for the King of Cool collection. But considering the fact that the Guthy-Renker DVDs managed to include tributes from two other MGM musicals WITH clips from the films intact, why is there no footage from Easter Parade on this set?
Its absence not only leaves yet another gaping hole in one of Dean’s shows on DVD, but fails to take advantage of what one would think could have been a mutually rewarding cross-promotional opportunity that’s as old as the shows themselves. Here’s what we mean:
When the clips were originally used on Dean’s series, they were furnished by MGM in exchange for a promotional announcement at the end of each program, touting one of the studio’s new, upcoming theatrical releases. But even though it might not have been realized at the time, of far greater long-term value to MGM than a quick plug for its largely forgettable modern flicks was the hefty exposure being given to some of the finest gems in the company’s library, via The Dean Martin Show. Suddenly, millions of viewers too young to have seen the studio’s musicals when they were first issued were discovering them on prime-time network television — a process that yielded a whole new generation of admirers. In fact, it was this very showcase that helped spur a latter-day revival of interest in these vintage titles, culminating in the That’s Entertainment series of motion pictures, which celebrated the Lion’s golden age musicals on a grand scale and raked in fresh coin for cash-strapped MGM in the 1970s.
Today, with technology that enables anyone who wants to buy and own those musicals to do so, a potentially even more synergistic opportunity exists for cross-promoting The Dean Martin Show’s salute to MGM Musicals with DVD and Blu-Ray releases of those films, the distribution rights to which are now held by Time Warner. So it’s hard to see why retention of clips from those movies in DMS releases wouldn’t represent smart marketing and a win-win for all parties concerned.
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GLOW LITTLE GLOW WORM, GLOW: In interviews, Dean, like many crooners of his generation, always cited Bing Crosby as his major professional influence. Yet in his commentary on the Guthy-Renker volumes, Greg Garrison recounts how Dean once told him that it was actually The Mills Brothers’ Harry Mills (above), more than Crosby, that shaped his own performing style.
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While both showbiz vets doubtless had a significant impact, lending some weight to the Mills side of the equation is a segment on the 10/16/69 episode, seen on Bonus Disc 7, in which Dean attests to how Harry Mills gave him some sage advice early on in his career, and goes on to provide living proof of it, with an on-stage recreation of his first gig with The Mills Brothers in his hometown of Steubenville, Ohio (below: Dean with Harry Mills; and further below: Dean is flanked by Herbert and Donald Mills on the left and Harry Mills on the right).



For those considering a purchase of the Ultimate Collection boxed set, King of Cool helps round out the package. And for those who might have passed on it when it first came out, Time-Life’s second DMS outing is definitely worth a second look.
At the same time, with fresh servings of The Dean Martin Show on DVD promised for the year ahead, we hope that the recent trend of offering fewer episodes at a time, each with more meat on its bones (i.e., more musical content), will continue. It’s a recipe that should keep both preparers and consumers of these precious, tasty delicacies well-sated long past the holidays and beyond.

Finally, once again, we present a Sondheimian (that is, a side-by-side-by-side) comparison of the musical segments featured in the 21 King of Cool episodes, contrasting what was on their original NBC broadcasts with what’s contained on the Time-Life DVDs and with what can be gleaned from the now-discontinued Guthy-Renker volumes, all with the aim of helping Dean Martin fans understand not simply what’s been left out of both T-L and G-R’s disc reissues, but more importantly, how they can fill in some of the gaps in their own collections.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 5/5/66 (Last Show of the 1st Season) |
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Dean Martin: “That Old Clock On The Wall” |
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Guy Marks: “Granada” (a comical version of the song, followed by a monologue) |
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Liberace: “Clair de Lune” (piano recital) |
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Dean & Liberace (in place of Ken Lane) at The Piano: Song Parodies |
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Dean Martin: “The Last Time I Saw Paris” |
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Liberace: “The Poor People Of Paris” (instrumental) |
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Dean Martin & Liberace: “I Love Paris” |
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Dean Martin, Liberace & Guy Marks: “Lovely To Look At” (comical version, sung as an introduction to comedienne Dorothy Loudon) |
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Dorothy Loudon: Musical Comedy Segment in which she sings “Every Little Movement (Has A Meaning All Its Own)”, “If You Talk In Your Sleep Don’t Mention My Name” and “I Just Can’t Make My Eyes Behave” to a phalanx of tuxedoed gents that includes The Dean Martin Show’s Musical Director, Lee Hale, and Choral Director, Jack Halloran |
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Dean Martin & Liberace: Medley that applies special lyrics to the melodies of several w.k. standards — “After The Ball” / “And The Band Played On” / “Pretty Baby” / “Hallelujah” / “Rigoletto” / “Makin’ Whoopee” / “Ain’t We Got Fun” — in reviewing the highlights of the first season of Dean’s series. |
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Dean Martin: “Everybody Loves Somebody” (marking the first time in the series’ run that he sang the full version of the song, in what would become a tradition on the final show of the season for the first six years of the series) |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3/16/72 |
Time-Life |
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Dean Martin & Barbara McNair: “Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again” / “Pennies from Heaven” |
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The Dingaling Sisters: “On the Good Ship Lollipop” |
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Dean Martin & The Dingaling Sisters: Medley: “Mean to Me” / “Why Can’t You Behave?” |
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Dean Martin: “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing” |
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Barbara McNair: “Something’s Comin’ On” |
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Dean Martin and Barbara McNair : “Bumming Around” |
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Dean Martin: “Pardon” |
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Dean Martin & The Dingaling Sisters: Musical Questions |
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Entire Cast: “Records ‘Round and ‘Round” Finale (comical lip-synching to vintage pop recordings) |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3/16/67 |
Time-Life |
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Dean Martin: “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” |
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Edie Adams: “If Love Were All” ; “Gotta Dance” |
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Dean Martin & Edie Adams: “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon” |
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Dean Martin & Red Buttons: “Thank Heaven For Little Girls” |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 1 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “Born To Lose” |
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Ella Fitzgerald: “Hallelujah, I Love Him So”; “You’ve Changed” |
Disc 1 (“Hallelujah, I Love Him So” only) |
Vol. 7 (“Hallelujah, I Love Him So” only) |
Dean Martin & Ella Fitzgerald: Medley: “For You” / “I’d Climb The Highest Mountain” |
Disc 1 |
Vol. 7 |
Finale: Dean, Dom DeLuise, Edie Adams & Red Buttons: Medley of Children’s Songs: “I Don’t Want To Play In Your Yard” / “Playmates” |
Disc 1 (edited) |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 9/23/71 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin & Vikki Carr: “Proud Mary” / “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans” |
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The Dingaling Sisters: “I Got Love” |
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Dean Martin & The Dingaling Sisters: Medley: “Real Live Girl” / “Thank Heaven For Little Girls” |
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Vikki Carr: “If I Were Your Woman” |
Disc 2 |
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Dean Martin & Vikki Carr: “Rainbows Are Back In Style” |
Disc 2 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 2 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “Detroit City” |
Disc 2 |
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Dean Martin & Cast: Finale |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3/20/69 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Not Enough Indians” |
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Barbara Eden: “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate” |
Disc 2 |
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Dean Martin & Barbara Eden: Medley: “Stumbling” / “Jada” / “At Sundown” / “Diga Diga Doo” |
Disc 2 |
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Times Square Two: “Hello, Hawaii, How Are You” |
Disc 2 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 2 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “Young At Heart” |
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Vol. 23 |
Dean Martin & Dean’s Girls: Musical Questions |
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Kate Smith: “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever”; “As Long As He Needs Me” |
Disc 2 |
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Dean Martin & Kate Smith: School Days Medley: “School Days” / “The Farmer In The Dell” / “Mary Had A Little Lamb” / “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” / “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” / “Little Annie Rooney” / “Barnacle Bill The Sailor” |
Disc 2 |
Vol. 21 |
Dean Martin, Kate Smith, Barbara Eden, Mickey Rooney, Norm Crosby & Chorus: Patriotic Medley: “Yankee Doodle Dandy” / “God’s Country” / “My Old Kentucky Home” / “Back Home In Indiana” / “Yankee Doodle” / “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans” / “California, Here I Come“ / “Stars And Stripes Forever” / “You’re A Grand Old Flag” |
Disc 2 (“Way Down Yonder In New Orleans” & “California, Here I Come“ cut |
Vol. 23 (complete) |
Kate Smith: “God Bless America” |
Disc 2 |
Vol. 23 |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 9/24/70 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Heart Over Mind” |
Disc 2 |
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Shirley Jones: “On the Road” |
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Dean Martin & Shirley Jones: “Bidin’ My Time” |
Disc 2 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 2 (song parodies cut) |
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Kenny Rogers and The First Edition: “Tell It All, Brother” |
Disc 2 |
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Dean Martin & Kenny Rogers and the First Edition: “Hey, Good Lookin’“ |
Disc 2 |
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Dean Martin: “Turn the World Around” |
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Dean Martin & The Golddiggers: “Welcome To My World” Medley: “Everything is Beautiful” / “Gentle on My Mind” / “Little Green Apples” |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3/30/67 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Baby Face” |
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Vol. 20 |
Abbe Lane: “I Love Paris” & “Milord” |
Disc 3 (“Milord” only) |
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Dean Martin & Abbe Lane : “C’est Magnifique”; “C’est Si Bon” |
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Gene Barry: “Sherry” (includes a pas de deux w. Wisa D’Orso) |
Disc 3 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 3 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “Paper Doll” (sung to a toy doll) |
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Herman’s Hermits: “Dandy”; “There’s A Kind Of Hush” |
Disc 3 (“There’s A Kind Of Hush” only) |
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Dean Martin & Herman’s Hermits: “Mairzy Doats” |
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Dean Martin: “Look For The Silver Lining” |
Disc 3 |
Vol. 3 |
Eddie Fisher: “People Like You”; “I Will Wait for You” |
Disc 3 (“I Will Wait for You” only) |
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Dean Martin, Abbe Lane, Eddie Fisher, Gene Barry: Baseball Medley: “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” / “O’Brien to Ryan to Goldberg” / “Bless Them All” |
Disc 3 (“O’Brien to Ryan to Goldberg” cut) |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 12/15/66 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Nobody’s Baby Again” |
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Don Cherry: “Married” |
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Dean Martin & Don Cherry: “The Glory of Love”; “Gotta Travel On” |
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Vic Damone: “She Loves Me” |
Disc 3 |
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Dean Martin & Vic Damone: “Ciao Compare” |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 3 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “Home” |
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Caterina Valente: “So Nice” (a.k.a. ““Summer Samba”) |
Disc 3 |
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Dean Martin & Caterina Valente: “One Note Samba” |
Disc 3 |
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Dean Martin, Caterina Valente, Vic Damone, Sid Caesar, Don Cherry: International Medley: “Auf Wiedersehen” / “Yankee Doodle Dandy” / “Funiculi Funicula” |
Disc 3 |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/26/67 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “I’m Gonna Change Everything” |
Disc 3 |
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Donald O’Connor dances to “España Cañi” |
Disc 3 |
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Dean Martin & Donald O’Connor: Workout Medley: “The Lady’s In Love With You” / “They Didn’t Believe Me” / “My Buddy” / “He’s A Ladies’ Man” |
Disc 3 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 3 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “I’m Confessin’ That I Love You” |
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Nancy Ames: “Pow, Pow, Pow”; “Fly Me to the Moon” |
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Dean Martin & Nancy Ames: Medley |
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Dean Martin, Nancy Ames, Donald O’Connor, Jonathan Winters: “To The Movies We Go” Finale |
Disc 3 |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/22/70 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home |
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Patricia Crowley: “Rockin’ Ghost” |
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Dean Martin & Patricia Crowley: Positive Song Medley: “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” / “You Mustn’t Feel Discouraged” / |
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Dean Martin & The Golddiggers: “Hallelujah” |
Disc 4 |
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Engelbert Humperdinck: “My Wife, The Dancer” (featuring Golddigger Wanda Bailey as the dancer) |
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Dean Martin & Engelbert Humperdinck: “Crosby, Sinatra & Me” |
Disc 4 (Engelbert’s impressions of Crosby, Sinatra & Dean and a few bars of “Release Me”, as well as Dean’s impression of Engelbert, cut) |
Vol. 8 (complete, except for a few bars of “Release Me”) |
Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 4 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean & Leo DeLyon: “Blue Skies” (comical rendition) |
Disc 4 |
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Dean Martin: “I Cried For You” |
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Dean Martin, Engelbert Humperdinck & Dom DeLuise: “Three Coins In The Fountain” (comic version, w. dancing by Golddigger Wanda Bailey) |
Disc 4 |
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Dean Martin, Engelbert Humperdinck, Patricia Crowley, Dom DeLuise, The Golddiggers: “Everybody’s Got A Song” (singing impressions and parodies) |
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Dean Martin & the Golddiggers: “Welcome To My World” Medley: “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever” / “It’s Been A Blue, Blue Day” / “Look For The Silver Lining” |
Disc 4 (“Look For The Silver Lining” only) |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/28/71 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin & The Dingaling Sisters: “Sooner or Later” / “Almost Like Being In Love” |
Disc 4 |
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The Dingaling Sisters: “Fool On The Hill” |
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Dean Martin & The Dingaling Sisters: Medley: “Embraceable You” / “You Took Advantage Of Me” |
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Elaine Stritch: “Someday My Prince Will Come” (comic version, w. assists from Ernest Borgnine & Dean Martin) |
Disc 4 |
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Dean Martin: “La Vie En Rose” |
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Dean Martin & The Dingaling Sisters: Musical Questions |
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Dean Martin & Cast: “Records ‘Round and ‘Round” Finale (comical lip-synching to vintage pop recordings) |
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Vol. 21 |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3/24/66 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “I’m Gonna Change Everything” |
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The Step Brothers (dance act) perform, and are then joined by Dean for some additional fancy footwork |
Disc 4 |
Vol. 6 |
Imogene Coca: “People” (performed in pantomime, with her vocals on the soundtrack) |
Disc 4 |
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Dean Martin: “When You’re Smiling” (sung to Imogene Coca) |
Disc 4 |
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Dean & Ken at the Piano |
Disc 4 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “I Don’t Know Why” |
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Diana Ross and The Supremes: “Mother Dear” |
Disc 4 |
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Dean Martin & Marty (a Krofft Puppet): “Side by Side” |
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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass: “Bittersweet Samba” / “Winds of Barcelona” |
Disc 4 (“Bittersweet Samba” only) |
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Jane Morgan: “Downtown”; “More” |
Disc 4 (“Downtown” only) |
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Dean Martin, Jane Morgan, Imogene Coca, Diana Ross and The Supremes: Love Medley: “Love Makes the World Go ‘Round” / “I’m in the Mood for Love” / “Our Language of Love” / “Fools Fall In Love” / “Let There Be Love” / “Careless Love” / “Hooray for Love” / “Down with Love” / “It’s Love” / “Love Is The Sweetest Thing” / “Love” / “Love Is A Simple Thing” / “Love Is Just Around The Corner” / “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing” / “Love Is The Reason” |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 12/9/65 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Singing the Blues” |
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The Andrews Sisters: Medley: “A Lot Of Livin’ To Do” / “My Favorite Things” |
Disc 5 |
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Dean Martin & The Andrews Sisters: Medley: “Don’t Fence Me In” / “Apple Blossom Time” |
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Carol Lawrence: “Funny Face” |
Disc 5 |
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Dean Martin & Carol Lawrence: “Baby Face” |
Disc 5 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 5 (song parodies cut) |
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Line Renaud: “Lui et Moi” (“Side by Side”) |
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Louis Armstrong: “Someday”; “So Long, Dearie” |
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Dean Martin & Louis Armstrong: Medley: “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody” / “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South” / “Mississippi Mud” / “Down By The Riverside” / “Swanee” / “Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey” / “Gotta Travel On” / “Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight” / “When The Saints Go Marching In” |
Disc 5 (“Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody”, “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South”, “When The Saints Go Marching In” only) |
Vol. 23 (complete medley) |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3/10/66 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “My Kind of Girl” |
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Special Edition Vol. |
The Young Americans: “Pass Me By” |
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Dean Martin & The Young Americans: “Under The Lollipop Tree” |
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Johnny Mathis: “I’m In Love For The Very First Time”; “Lost In The Stars” |
Disc 5 (“I’m In Love For The Very First Time” only) |
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Dean Martin & Johnny Mathis: “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” |
Disc 5 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 5 (1 song parody included, 1 cut) |
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Dean Martin: “What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry” |
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Dean Martin & Shelley Berman: “Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey” |
Disc 5 |
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Ella Fitzgerald: “That Old Black Magic” |
Disc 5 |
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Dean Martin & Ella Fitzgerald: Gershwin Medley: “S’ Wonderful” / “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off” / “How Long Has This Been Going On?” / “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” / “Nice Work If You Can Get” / “They All Laughed” |
Disc 5 (last 3 songs cut) |
Vol. 1 (complete medley) |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 9/26/68 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Rainbows Are Back in Style” |
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Patricia Crowley: “All I Need Is The Boy” |
Disc 5 |
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Dean Martin & Patricia Crowley: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 5 (1 song parody included, 1 cut) |
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Dean Martin: “That Old Time Feeling” |
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Dean Martin, Orson Welles, Jack Gilford, Patricia Crowley, Dean’s Girls: “Everybody Ought To Have A Maid” |
Disc 5 |
Vol. 21 |
Dean Martin, Patricia Crowley, Jack Halloran’s Choir: “Orange Colored Sky” |
Disc 5 |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 4/12/73 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise, Nipsey Russell: “Somebody Stole My Gal” |
Disc 6 |
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Dean Martin & Nancy Sinatra: Medley of “Happy” songs |
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William Conrad: Medley of Anthony Newley songs |
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The Dingaling Sisters: “Love is Surrender” |
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Dean Martin & Nancy Sinatra: “Where Or When” |
Disc 6 |
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Dean Martin & William Conrad: Medley of songs about Girls |
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Dean Martin & Cast: “At The Movies” Finale pays tribute to the MGM musical Easter Parade (1948) |
Disc 6 (“Steppin’ Out With My Baby”, “A Couple of Swells”, and all clips from the MGM movie, cut) |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 12/8/66 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Cold Cold Heart” |
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Robert Goulet: “I’ll Take Romance” |
Disc 6 |
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Dean Martin & Robert Goulet: “Breezin’ Along with the Breeze” |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 6 (1 song parody included, 1 cut) |
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Dean Martin: “The Things We Did Last Summer” |
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Gisele MacKenzie: “Mrs. Worthington” |
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Dean Martin & Gisele MacKenzie: Medley |
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Dean Martin: “You Are My Lucky Star” |
Disc 6 |
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Dean Martin & Deana Martin (making her TV singing debut): “Side by Side” |
Disc 6 |
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Dean Martin, Robert Goulet, Gisele MacKenzie, Jonathan Winters: “Silent Movie” Finale |
Disc 6 |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 1/28/71 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “On A Slow Boat to China” |
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Celebrity Offspring (Meredith MacRae, Frank Sinatra Jr., Maureen Reagan, Deana Martin, Gail Martin, Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz, Jr., Dean Paul Martin, Billy Hinsche): “Applause” Medley”: “Applause, Applause” / “Applause” |
Disc 6 |
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Dean Martin & Celebrity Offspring: “Love Is The Reason” |
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Frank Sinatra Jr., Deana Martin, Lucie Arnaz: “Side By Side By Side” |
Disc 6 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Disc 6 (song parodies cut, but Dean sings “Sonny Boy”, interspersed w. sarcastic commentary by Kay Medford as Ken’s mother) |
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Dean Martin: “Mean to Me” |
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Dino, Desi and Billy: “Lady Love” |
Disc 6 |
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Meredith MacRae, Gail Martin & Maureen Reagan: “Triplets” |
Disc 6 |
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Dean Martin, Bob Newhart, Celebrity Offspring: “Everybody’s Got A Song” (singing impressions and parodies) |
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Dean Martin & The Golddiggers: “Welcome To My World” Medley: “Street of Dreams” / “Memories Are Made of This” / “The Very Thought of You” |
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Note: The three episodes listed below on Bonus Disc 7 are available ONLY on the King of Cool sets sold by Costco and those packaged with the 17-DVD Dean’s Ultimate Collection.
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/6/66 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Today Is Not the Day” |
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Vikki Carr: “You’re Gonna Hear from Me”; “Before The Parade Passes By” |
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Dean Martin & Vikki Carr: “Them There Eyes” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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Dean’s Girls dance around George Gobel to “St. Louis Blues” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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George Gobel: “That Old Irish Mother Of Mine” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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Dean Martin & George Gobel: “There’s A Hole In The Bucket” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Bonus Disc 7 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “Stars Fell On Alabama” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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Dean Martin & Phil Harris: “Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
Vol. 2 |
Old-Time Medley Finale: Dean Martin, Vikki Carr, Phil Harris, George Gobel, Dean’s Girls: “Old Songs” / “Barney Google” / “Row, Row, Row” / “Who Takes Care Of The Caretaker’s Daughter?” / “In The Evening By The Moonlight” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/16/69 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin: “Singing the Blues” |
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Vol. 27 |
Joey Heatherton: “Nice ‘N’ Easy” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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Dean Martin & Joey Heatherton: Medley: “London Bridge Is Falling Down” / “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” / “The Farmer in the Dell” / “Surrey With The Fringe On Top” / “A Tisket, A Tasket” / “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Bonus Disc 7 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin: “Where The Blue And Lonely Go” |
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Dean & Dean’s Girls “Sing-on” Orson Bean |
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The Mills Brothers: “Paper Doll” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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Dean Martin & The Mills Brothers: “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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Entire Cast: “Here We Go Again” Finale |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 12/16/71 |
Time-Life |
Guthy-Renker |
Dean Martin & Ginger Rogers: “Too Marvelous For Words” |
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Ginger Rogers Medley: “That’s How Young I Feel /” “Ain’t She Sweet” / “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” / “Brazil” / “Change Partners And Dance” / “Sing, Sing, Sing” |
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Vol. 9 (last part w. “Sing, Sing, Sing” & “That’s How Young I Feel” only |
Dean Martin & Ginger Rogers: “Dancing” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
Vol. 9 |
The Dingaling Sisters: “Girl Talk” |
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Dean Martin & The Dingaling Sisters: Medley: “I Only Have Eyes For You” / “You Do Something To Me” |
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Dean & Ken at The Piano |
Bonus Disc 7 (song parodies cut) |
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Dean Martin & The Dingaling Sisters: Musical Questions |
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Dean Martin & Ginger Rogers: “Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered” |
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Dean Martin: “The Tips Of My Fingers” |
Bonus Disc 7 |
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Entire Cast: Records ‘Round And ‘Round Finale (comical lip-synching to vintage pop recordings) |
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