THE DEAN MARTIN CELEBRITY ROAST SET 3
Dean made a total of 54 of these "roasts", and
each one had a stellar cast of who's who from
the time period; actors, comedians, politicians,
military figures, sports figures and astronauts!
This set, along with the first two, make up
53 of the 54 roasts that Dean did! It is so
unfortunate that they have decided to hold
back Frank Sinatra's roast!!! This is truly
unforgivable!!!!!!
The humor here is pretty clean throughout, and
although dated, anyone who knows these people
will appreciate the humor!! Laugh on!!!!!
ROAST # 1: VALERIE HARPER(B-)(Nov. 20, 1975):
Roasters included: Nancy Walker(Did not speak), David Groh(C+), Rich Little(A-),
Shelly Winters(B-), Ed Asner(B-), Isabelle Sanford(C+), Phyllis Diller(B)
Chad Everett(C+), Milton Berle(B-), Foster Brooks(B), Georgia Engel(B-),
Julie Cavner(C), Nipsey Russell(B), Jack Carter(C+), Red Buttons(B),
Eva Gabor(C), Jack Albertson(C+), Harold Gould(Did not speak), Jamie Fahr(B)
Richard Shaal(C) & Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A)!! A
ROAST # 2: JACK KLUGMAN & TONY RANDALL(A-)(Dec. 21, 1973):
Roasters included: Mike Connors(C+), Loretta Lynn(C-), Soupy Sales(B-),
Laffit Pincay Jr.(B+), Gary Burghoff(B), Ruth Buzzi(B-), Leonard Bahr(B+),
Jack Carter(B-) & Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A)!!
ROAST # 3: MICHAEL LANDON(B+)(May 16, 1975):
Roasters included: Don Rickles(B+), Lorne Green(A-), Phyllis Diller(B)
Amanda Blake(B-), Sid Ceaser(B-), Ernest Borgnine(B-), Joey Bishop(B),
Jan Murray(B+), Cliff Robertson(B-), Euell Gibbons(C+), Norm Crosby(B+),
Guy Marks(B), Victor Sen Young(C+) & Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A+)!! A
ROAST # 4: CARROLL O'CONNOR(C+)(Dec. 7, 1973)
(Also on Dean Martin Roasts #1)
Roasters included: Dan Rowan & Dick Martin(B), Gene Kelly(B), Joey Bishop(B),
Don Rickles(B), CBS President(1973) Robert Wood(B), Mike Conners(?), Redd
Foxx(C+), Marty Allen(C), Cass Elliott(Mamas and Papas)(B-), Nipsey Russell(B), Norm
Crosby(B), Foster Brooks(A), Ruth Buzzy(C), William Conrad(B), Zsa Zsa Gabor(B-),
Sen. Barry Goldwater(B), William Holden(?), Mayor Of NY John Lyndsey(B), Donald
O'Conner(B), Charles Nelson Riley(B) & Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A) !! A
ROAST # 5: SEN. HUBERT HUMPHREY(B-)(Nov. 23, 1973):
(Also on Dean Martin Roasts #1)
Roasters included: Audrey Meadows(C+), Foster Brooks(A-), Ted Knight(C+),
Gene Kelly(B+), Leo Durocher(C+), Pat Henry(B-), Rich Little(B-), Mark Russell(C),
Nipsey Russell(B+), Donald Rice III(C), Mort Sahl(C+), Sen. Lowell Weicker(B-),
Elsie Birdwell(?) & Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A)!! A
ROAST # 6: WILT CHAMBERLAIN(C+)(Nov. 9, 1973):
(Also on Dean Martin Roast #1)
Roasters included: Ken Berry(B-), Norm Crosby(B+), Jackie Gayle(B+), Happy
Hairston(B+), George Kennedy(B-), Audrey Meadows(B), Nipsey Russell(B),
Vernon Scott(UP Reporter)(C), Billy Shoemaker(B-) & Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A)!! A
ROAST # 7: DANNY THOMAS(B)(Dec. 15, 1976):
Roasters included: Lucille Ball(B+), Nipsey Russell(B), Jimmy Walker(C+),
Charro(C), Gene Kelly(B), Jan Murray(B-), Red Buttons(A), Dena Dietrich(B),
Milton Berle(B+), Harvey Korman(B+), Orson Welles(B-), Howard Cosell(B),
Don Knotts(B-), Charlie Callas(B), Ruth Buzzi(B) & Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A+)!! A
ROAST # 8: TED KNIGHT(A-)(Mar. 2, 1977):
Roasters included: Jimmy Stewart(A), Georgia Engel(B), Julie McWhirter(C),
Ed Asner(B+), Red Buttons(B+), LaWanda Page(C+), Paul Williams(C+),
Gavin MacLeod(B), Jackie Mason(B-), Harvey Korman(B), Foster Brooks(A),
Jimmy Walker(C), Scatman Crothers(B), Jack Carter(B), Orson Welles(B),
Kelly Monteith(B), Renee Richards(C), Willie Tyler and Lester(C) & Dean
Martin(Roastmaster)(A)!!
ROAST # 9: DAN HAGGERTY(B)(Nov. 2, 1977):
Roasters included: Denver Pyle(B), Red Buttons(A-), Jimmy Walker(C+)
Marilyn Michaels(C+), Roger Miller(Did not speak), Foster Brooks(B), LaWanda Page(C),
Abe VIgoda(C+), William Conrad(Did not speak), Rich Little(B), Tom Dreesen(B+),
Orson Welles(B), Jackie Gayle(C+), Ruth Buzzi(B+), Charlie Callas(B+)
Don Rickles(as Ben)(B+) & Dean Martin(A+)!! A
ROAST # 10: MR. T(A)(Mar. 14, 1984)
Roasters included: Bob Hope(A), George Peppard(A+), Don Rickles(B+), Gary Coleman(C),
Nell Carter(Did not speak), Anne Gillian(C+), Gavin MacCleod(B), Ricky Schroder(C), Howard Cosell(B+),
Rich Little(B+), Maureen Murphy(C+), Red Buttons(B+), Dick Shawn(B-), Slappy White(A)
& Dean Martin(A)!! A
ROAST # 11: JOE NAMATH(B)(Jan. 19, 1979):
(His second roast)
Roasters included: Lee Meriweather(C+), Angie Dickinson(C+), Milton Berle(B+),
Red Buttons(B), David Doyle(Did not speak), Tom Bosley(Did not speak),
Bernie Kopell(B), Rich Little(B-), George Blanda(B+), Dick Butkus(B), Mel Tillis(B+),
Norm Crosby(B), Jackie Gayle(B), Bruce Jenner(B+), Jimmy Walker(C), Orson
Welles(B), Joey Bishop(B+), Charlie Callas(B-), Sandy Herdt(C+), Ruth Buzzi(C+)
& Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A)!! A
ROAST # 12: JACK KLUGMAN(B)(Mar. 17, 1978):
(Also on Dean Martin Roasts #2)
Roasters included: Connie Stevens(B-), Tony Randall(B+), Dick Martin(B)
LaWanda Page(C+), Don Rickles(B+), Joey Bishop(B-), Katherine Helmond(C)
Robert Guillaume(B-), Milton Berle(B), Abby Lane(Did not speak), Phyllis
Diller(Did not speak), Red Buttons(B), Foster Brooks(B), Ruth Buzzi(B-),
Dr. Joyce Brothers(Did not speak), Kay Medford(C+) & Dean Martin(A)!!
ROAST # 13: ED MCMAHON(B)(Sept. 28, 1973):
(Also on Dean Martin Roasts #2)
Roasters included: Pat Buttram(B), Jackie Vernon(B-), Dionne Warwick(B-)
Steve Landesberg(C+), Charro(C-), Jack Carter(C+) & Dean Martin(A)!!
ROAST # 14: REDD FOXX(B)(Mar. 1, 1974):
(Also on Dean Martin Roasts #2)
Roasters included: Norm Crosby(B), Slappy White(B), Audrey Meadows(B-)
Joey Bishop(B), John Barbour(B-), Nipsey Russell(B+), Jeannine Burnier(B-)
Rich Little(B+), Demond Wilson(B), Jackie Gale(B) & Dean Martin(A)!!
ROAST # 15: JOE GARAGIOLA(A)(May. 25, 1976):
Roasters included: Yogi Berra(B+), Mickey Mantle(A-), Gabe Kaplan(B),
Shirley Jones(C+), Hank Aaron(C+), Stan Musiel(B-), Louis Tiant(C),
Red Buttons(B), Charles Finley(C), Maury Wills(C+), Jack Carter(B+),
Norm Crosby(B), Foster Brooks(B-), Nipsey Russell(B), Willie Mays(C+),
Orson Welles(B+), Pat Henry(B), Charlie Callas(B), Jackie Gayle(C)
& Dean Martin (Roastmaster)(A)!! A
ROAST # 16: EVEL KNIEVEL(C+)(Nov. 10, 1975):
Roasters included: William Conrad(B), Don Rickles(B+), Glen Campbell(B-),
Sen. Barry Goldwater(B-), Ernest Borgnine(B), Milton Berle(B), Gabe Kaplan(B),
Jackie Cooper(C+), Isabelle Sanford(B-), Cliff Robertson(B), McLaen Stevenson(B),
Georgia Engel(B-), Dr. Joyce Brothers(C), Nipsey Russell(B+), Audrey Meadows(Did not speak)
Charlie Callas(B+), Sandy Herdt(C+), Ruth Buzzi(C) & Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A)!! A
ROAST # 17: HANK AARON(B)(Mar. 29, 1974):
Roasters included: Joey Bishop(B+), Eddie Matthews(C+), Audrey Meadows(C+),
Lou Rawls(C), Norm Crosby(B), Jackie Kahane(B), Lynn Anderson(C), Nipsey Russell(B+),
Dizzy Dean(B-), Jeannine Burnier(C), Rodney Allan Rippy(C), Foster Brooks(B)
& Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A+)!! A
ROAST # 18: PETER MARSHALL(B)(May 2, 1977):
Roasters included: Vincent Price(B-), Red Buttons(B+), Rose Marie(B+),
Karen Valentine(C+), Jimmy Walker(B-), Rip Taylor(C+), Paul Lynde(C+),
Joey Bishop(B+), Zsa Zsa Gabor(B-), Orson Welles(B+), Jack Carter(B),
Foster Brooks(B), Ed Bluestone(C), Jackie Gayle(B), Waylon And Madame(C)
& Dean Martin(Roastmaster)(A)!!
ROAST # 19: TRUMAN CAPOTE(B-)(Jan. 25, 1974):
Roasters included: Ted Knight(B), Audrey Meadows(B-), Donald O'Connor(C+)
Rich Little(B+), Joseph Wambaugh(B-), Rocky Graciano(C+), Jean Simmons(C),
Foster Brooks(B) & Dean Martin(A+)!! A
ROAST # 20: WILLIAM CONRAD(B+)(Oct. 5, 1973)
Roasters included: Phyllis Diller(B-), Nipsey Russell(B+), Petula Clark(C+),
Bob Newhart(B), Jackie Gayle(B+) & Dean Martin(A)!! A
ROAST # 21: MONTY HALL(A)(Dec. 14, 1973)
Roasters included: Burt Parks(C+), Audrey Meadows(B-), Rocky Graciano(B-),
Donald O'Connor(B-), Gene Kelly(B), Sen. Birch Bayh(B-), Art Linkletter(C+),
Jack Carter(B+) & Dean Martin(A)!! A
ROAST # 22: JOE NAMATH(B+)(Apr. 5, 1974):
(His second roast!!)
Roasters included: Paul "Bear" Bryant(B-), Audrey Meadows(B), Joey Bishop(B+)
Don Merideth(C+), Foster Brooks(B+), Dick Butkus(B-), Charlie Callas(B+)
Angie Dickinson(B-), Bishop Fulton J. Sheen(C), Rich Little(B+),
David Janssen(C+), Dr. Joyce Brothers(Did not speak), Weeb Ewbank(C+),
Lexie Brokway(Did not speak), Jim Plunkett(C+), Nipsey Russell(B+)
Jack Carter(B+), Corbett Monica(B), Slappy White(A) & Dean Martin(A)!!
ROAST # 23: LEO DUROCHER(B)(Jan.18, 1974):
Roasters included: Maury Wills(B-), Bobby Riggs(B-), Dizzy Dean(B-)
Chuck Connors(C+), Alex Karras(C), Jack Carter(B), Foster Brooks(B+),
& Dean Martin(A)!!
ROAST # 24: BOBBY RIGGS(C+)(Mar. 6, 1974):
(Also on Dean Martin Roasts #2)
Roasters included: Chuck Connors(B-), Alex Karras(B), Wayne Newton(B)
Leo Durocher(B-), Lynn Anderson(C), Jack Carter(B+), Rosemary Casals(C+)
Vincent Price(B), Dan Rice(B-) & Dean Martin(A)!!
Specials on Discs:
Disc 1:
Featurette: Primetime Ribbing: Raosting Small-Screen Stars!! (A+)
Interviews:
Ed Asner: (B-)
Norm Crosby: (A)
Rich Little (A)
Bonus Comedy Sketches From The Dean Martin Show:
The Bar #10 - Dean, Ruth Buzzi & Extras(B)
Hank and Charlie - Dean & Gary Burghoff(C)
Disc 2:
Interview:
Carol Burnett(A)
Comedy Sketches from The Dean Martin Show:
Superman: Dean and Audrey Meadows(B)
The Modfather: Dean and George Kennedy(B-)
The Bar #11: Dean and George Kennedy(B)
Disc 3:
Interviews:
Dan Haggerty(B+)
Tom Dreesen(B)
Jimmy Walker(B)
Disc 5:
(Also on Dean Martin Roasts #2)
Interview:
Tony Danza(A)
Comedy Sketches from The Dean Martin Show:
The Ravon Man: Dean and Ernest Borgnine(B)
Opening Monologue: Dean(B)
Novelty - Dean, Dom DeLuise & Carol Arthur(B)
The Hold Up - Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Dom DeLouise & Charo(B)
The Bar #2 - Dean, Dom DeLouise & Ernest Borgnine(B)
The Bar #13 - Dean & Foster Brooks(B)
Next Case - Dean & Lezlie Dalton(B+)
Disc 6:
Interviews:
Shirley Jones(B)
Norm Crosby(B+)
Dan Haggerty(B+)
Comedy Sketches from The Dean Martin Show:
The Bar #17 - Dean, Joey Bishop & Extras(A)
The Patient - Dean & Joey Bishop(B+)
Disc 7:
Interviews:
Rip Taylor(Torn)(C)
Comedy Sketches from The Dean Martin Show:
The Bar #16 - Dean, Ted Knight(B+)
De-conditioning - Dean & Ted Knight(B-)
The Divorce - Dean, Petula Clark & Bob Newhart(B+)
Of Mice And Men - Dean, Petula Clark, Bob Newhart & Nipsey Russell(B)
Pet Cemetery - Dean & Bob Newhart(B+)
The Bar #3 - Dean & Bob Newhart(B+)
The Bar #12 - Dean & Foster Brooks(A+)
The Wedding - Dean, Gene Kelly(B)
There'll Be Some Changes Made - Dean & Ted Knight(B)
Lingerie Shop - Dean, Audrey Meadows & Ted Knight(B-)
Disc 8:
Featurette:
Sports Stars: Hit 'Em Where It Hurts(A)
Interview:
Jack Carter(B-)
Comedy Sketches from The Dean Martin Show:
The Husband And The Bachelor - Dean & Chuck Connors(B)
Laughing Spot - Dean & 50 Girls(B)
Next Case #12 - Dean & Deborah Pratt(B+)
Frontier Doctor - Dean & Foster Brooks(B+)
The Bar#14 - Dean & Vincent Price(B)
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
It's hard not to laugh at the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
even the infomercial has more laughs than any episode of
the dreadful Friends or Will & Grace. Dean Martin and friends
poke fun at each other and themselves. In these videos, you
will see stars like Jackie Gleason, Johnny Carson, Dean Martin,
Muhammad Ali, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, and so many others
who are no longer with us. It is hard to imagine the loss art
of being a celebrity. Maybe they had problems with drinking,
sex, drugs, but they still maintained a sense of dignity and
apparent happiness to their fans. These celebrities like
Bob Hope, Ali, and Carson are still with us but there are
so many who are not with us anymore. Dean Martin deserved
to be remembered as the father of the roasts. Rest in Peace,
Dean, we still miss you! - (sylviastel@aol.com)