THE KING OF COOL: BEST OF DEAN MARTIN VARIETY SHOW (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)

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• Release Year: 1965
• Genre: Comedy, Music
• Plot: Dean’s top-rated variety show was dearly loved around the world. It was a special blend of music and comedy that included most of the biggest stars in the business—plus a host like no other. ; ; After its debut in 1965, Dean’s show was tops in the ratings for most of its nine-year run. Although it had all the ingredients of many other variety shows of the era, it also had a star with unique abilities—he did the show with little or no rehearsal and made it a pleasure to watch. “Did you see what Dean did on his show last night?” Everybody loved Dean—his guests, his staff, and particularly his huge TV following. He was “cool” then and he still is. ; ; This 6-DVD set features classic comedy routines with Red Buttons, Mickey Rooney, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Bill Cosby, Carroll O’Connor, Bob Newhart and many others, plus sensational music performances from Ella Fitzgerald, Eddie Fisher, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Mathis, Liberace, Herb Alpert and the Supremes.;
• Cast: Dean Martin, Al Casey, Sandahl Bergman, Bob Newhart, Dom DeLuise, Norm Crosby, Dick Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Joey Bishop, Dan Rowan, Charles Nelson Reilly, Jonathan Winters, Foster Brooks, Nipsey Russell, Paul Lynde, George Gobel, Caterina Valente, Peggy Lee, Orson Welles, Sid Caesar, Rich Little, James Stewart, Petula Clark, Lainie Kazan, Audrey Meadows, Lonnie Schorr, Joey Heatherton, Kate Smith, Phyllis Diller, Jackie Vernon, Jack Carter, Phil Harris, Pat Henry, Lynn Anderson, Don Rickles, Kay Medford, Ken Lane, George Burns, Buddy Hackett, Don Cherry, Florence Henderson, Mike Connors, Frank Sinatra Jr., Corbett Monica, Liberace, Leonard Barr, Gene Kelly, Tony Bennett, Lou Rawls, Barbara Feldon, Gordon MacRae, Lena Horne, Guy Marks, Eddie Albert, Phil Silvers, Deana Martin, Les Brown, Steve Landesberg, William Conrad, Zero Mostel, Marty Feldman, Gloria Loring, Louis Armstrong, Vikki Carr, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Carol Channing, Vince Edwards, Roger Miller, Jeannine Burnier, Ernest Borgnine, Art Carney, Jack Benny, Barbara McNair, Diahann Carroll, Juliet Prowse, Morgana King, Polly Bergen, Leslie Uggams, Elke Sommer, Howard Cosell, Wisa D'Orso, Van Johnson, Diane Davis, Jack Jones, Larri Thomas, Marty Allen, Donald O'Connor, Minnie Pearl, Bob Melvin, Peter Graves, Dennis Weaver, Steve Lawrence, Jackie Gayle, Jack Klugman, Ted Knight, Eva Gabor, Shecky Greene, Robert Goulet, Billy Baxter, Bill Colleran, Arnie Kogen, Rod Parker
• Director: Bill Colleran
• Runtime: 10:10
• Company: Greg Garrison Production, Meadway-Claude Productions Company, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Time Life
• Media Format: Series