The Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

GREAT COMEDY! THE BEST MUSIC! MEMORABLE MOMENTS WITH DEAN AND FRIENDS! Never before available at retail-until now! The Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show contains an irresistible blend of classic entertainment showcasing only the best moments. We've captured all the glory, the glamor and the glitz of the greatest era in show business. Our exclusive DVD configurations will feature the best moments from The Dean Martin Variety Show plus exclusive bonus features. All episodes have been digitally re-mastered for pristine quality. Outrageous! The story goes that Dean Martin was reluctant to do a variety show because he did not want to turn down lucrative movie and nightclub offers. So he set deliberately outrageous terms: he demanded a high salary and that he would only show up for the actual taping of the show. To his surprise network executives at NBC agreed, and the rest is TV history! Dean Martin ruled the television airwaves in the late '60s and early '70s with a show featuring a who's who of high-octane guests from music, film and TV. Dean never rehearsed, smoked non-stop, and always had a drink in hand and people loved it! With his easygoing charm and incomparable talent he was a natural on TV. Step Back In Time: The Dean Martin Variety Show first aired in 1965 and remains a one-of-a-kind in the history of TV. A block-buster on NBC for almost ten years, it captivated the public, thanks to an entertainer who could do it all. Dean and his incredible celebrity guests fascinated us with songs and outrageous comedy skits. Guests include: Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Orson Welles, Don Rickles, Dom DeLuise, Don Adams, Michael Landon, Peggy Lee, Jack Jones, Juliet Prowse, Joel Grey, Sid and Marty Krofft Puppets and many more! Who can forget how Dean made his weekly entrance sliding down a fireman's pole onto the stage, and how he read his dialogue directly from cue cards. If he flubbed a line or forgot a lyric, Martin would not do a retake, and the mistake - and his recovery from it - went straight to tape and onto the air! Now all of those golden memories have been digitally restored and remastered in this exclusive collection featuring rare magical performances by the greatest stars of all time.-Available in three configurations: single DVD, 2-DVD set and 6-DVD Collector's Edition.-Each DVD release will contain over ONE HOUR OF BONUS FEATURES, in