#the dean martin variety show

[deanmartingifs]

The Dean Martin Show, 1966.

[nelson-riddle-me-this]

Playing The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) [a Simpsons Crazy Taxi clone] as a bit of nostalgia (I had the game in elementary school) and Krusty the Clown praising you with "You're faster than Joey Heatherton!" is definitely something I didn't get when I was 7.

[musicmoviefan]

❤️♥️🥰💖🙏🎼🕊️

[dudeshusband]

someone was selling the tape on etsy so i bought it

[franciskirkland-deleted]

APH South Italy/Romano Headcanons 🇮🇹

(SFW, Spamano/RomaSpa centric)

He wears a lot of jewelry, but it's classy never flashy. Several rings, one of which is engraved with an 'A' for Antonio. Usually wearing at least a solid gold chain and a crucifix.

He's very Catholic, in a uniquely Italian way (iykyk i cannot elaborate)

He smokes like a chimney, high quality cigars and cheap cigarettes. If you ask him to put it out he will blow it right at you. This is on top of heavy cologne (Versace Eros) so you can smell him from a mile away.

Certified Short King™, maybe around 5'7? I can see him with almost any sort of physique, that being said I don't think he's a twink, he at least has some wiry strength. He's lean but solidly built, maybe even has some pudge esp as he ages?

He's very warm toned. His skin is a light olive, not pale yet not quite bronze. He tans well but isn't tan all year round. Honestly he probably uses tanning beds during winter lmao

He's got a fair amount of body hair and often leaves his shirts unbuttoned to display this, intentionally or not. He's a sharp dresser when out in public, but at home he sits around in sweat stained tanks and boxers.

He loves his red wine, and apertifs. Grappa or Sambuca for something a stronger. Doesn't mind the taste of hard liquor at all. Definitely holds his alcohol better than his brother or Antonio.

Loves sailing and yachting, leisure sports. Has a bit of a gambling habit. Not to a destructive point, just in good fun.

When he's in a good mood he hums to himself and you might even catch him singing if he thinks he's alone.

Dances to Dean Martin in the kitchen with Antonio. He actually likes cooking together. Normally he'd be the type of person to hate others in his space while doing something, but Toni is an equally talented chef so he allows it.

Makes a big pot of sauce and polpette on Sundays. Italians will know. Eats wayyyy too much meat than is healthy. You can pry his salumi out of his cold dead hands.

He's sensitive and not always rational - the type to make mountains out of molehills and deflect real issues with humour. Explosive temper. Born to argue. Quick to throw insults (and hands). Just as quick to forgive and forget. If he holds a grudge you really fucked up.

If he likes you, he'll tease you and call you names. If he doesn't, he won't bother to talk to you much. He likes to fuck with people to an extent but has little patience for unnecessary conversation.

He can be extremely condescending; and to Tonio exclusively, extremely sweet. He's a smooth talker and romantic when he feels like it, laying on the pet names and sweet nothings, especially when he wants something in return.

He's honest and loyal, but generally a very private person. It's difficult to earn his trust and get on his good side but once you have it you're one of the lucky few. He's hospitable and generous and often does that for show. Loves to give meaningful and lavish gifts. If he cares about someone not only will they be spoiled in a material sense, but he'll do favors for them to make their life easier.

(note: this might be controversial re; accuracy but i don't actually have beef with his canon human name. 'lovino isn't a real name' well yes and no. it's not common or representative. but there's so much variety in italian naming that it certainly could be a first name. according to forebears there are 259 ppl named lovino on record but only 9 are in italy lol. or u could just call him ~romano~ which is a more popular human first name. i kinda like lovino, its unique.)

[freesia-writes]

Kitchen Nostalgia with Tech

[Part 3 of Holiday Fluff with The Bad Batch] Dividers by @ve-ti-ver on this post here Word Count: 1.2k, LOL... Tech is always gonna get me goin. ;) SFW, just some warm and fuzzy stuff that will be a composite master post of Bad Batch sweetness. GN Reader.

“This is ridiculous,” Tech commented, unable to tear his eyes from the TV despite the array of baking materials laid out across the counter. The loud laugh track played over raucous clapping as Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra introduced the next number with playful banter, crew workers pushing fake storefronts and houses across a large sound stage behind them. “It’s entirely fabricated, without any attempt to conceal the fact…”

“They weren’t trying to make it seem real,” you giggled, wanting to squeeze him as he groaned at the sight of an incredibly gaudy Christmas tree, dripping with tinsel, being rolled out next. “It’s just… the aesthetic. It’s a variety show. Television was still new, so people were thrilled to see anything really.”

“This is reasonable, however in our current day and age–”

“It’s just nostalgic. Warm and fuzzy. I can’t explain it,” you interrupted, pulling his arm to invite him to finish rolling out the cookie dough. “It seemed like a simpler time… Pure and sweet somehow…”

“Mafia-affiliated crooners singing Euro-centric holiday songs does not strike me as either pure nor sweet,” Tech commented, 

Ladies and Gentlemen! Frank Sinatra Junior and Dean Martin Junior!

“The same names?” Tech nearly choked. “First their daughters are introduced as singers, now their sons too? I question the authenticity of the organic talent of the offspring versus the undeniable favoritism from production companies due to their parents’ status.”

“Tech,” you breathed, exasperated at his constant commentary, although you couldn’t really blame 

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like you to meet my daughter Deana,” the taller one said. You couldn’t help but start to giggle, hearing Tech’s words in your head before they even left his mouth, and as he spluttered like a fish out of water, the show continued, “And I’d like you to meet my daughter, Tina.”

“The rhyming is just patronizing at this point, and have these performers been evaluated for narcissistic personality disorder? His name is Dean, his son is Dean Junior, and his daughter is Deana?” Tech looked as though he was about to have a conniption, and you couldn’t take anymore. Leaning over him, you grabbed the remote from the counter and switched the screen off, laughing uncontrollably. 

“Okay, okay, it’s all ridiculous,” you confessed, a little indignant at his inability to move past all of the shortcomings. “I just like the old stuff sometimes, alright?” 

“I apologize if my thoughts are preventing you from enjoying your show,” Tech said, although you could tell he was just saying it because he knew he was supposed to. You stuffed down a little grumble and instead turned your thoughts to the task at hand.

“Let’s just finish the cookies,” you said, pulling out your favorite shapes of cookie cutters while he continued to flatten the dough across the counter. You snagged a small piece from the edge, popping it in your mouth and relishing the sweetness with a single, closed-eyed sigh. His face softened a bit, pushing aside the protests about salmonella risks with a reminder of their statistical occurrence. 

The rest of the baking went by with quiet conversation and little brushes against one another, and once the cookies were in the oven, the luscious smell filling the kitchen, it was time for the traditional “waiting drink” – an “adult egg nog”. As you mixed together two mugs and took a long drink from yours, you heard big band music, lifting your head to see Tech turning the television back on, an unmistakable and endearing cringe on his face. 

“You don’t have to–” you began, but he waved his hand, turning toward you with a surprising gentleness on his face. He came back over, accepting your mug and lifting his eyebrows after a cursory sip. 

“I believe I was overly hasty in my judgment,” he said, shocking you deeply at his uncharacteristic admission. Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were cracking themselves up now, dancing in over-the-top silliness as they sang a medley of their most popular songs in perfect, playful harmony. You took another sip of your holiday drink, warmed to the core and pleasantly fuzzy. 

“It’s alright,” you answered, “It’s not for everyone.”

“But it is for you, and I care about you. Therefore, in a way, it is something I can appreciate as a facet of your personality and interests,” Tech said, taking a step closer. You loved the way he could arrive at wonderfully sweet and romantic conclusions through the process of cold, hard reason. You couldn’t have possibly anticipated his next words, however, as Frank Sinatra began to sing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. Not usually one for physical touch, he lifted a hand to the outside of your arm, stroking it lightly with a look of resolution on his face as though he’d decided to try something. “Would you like to dance?”

“Dance?!” you blurted out, setting your mug down much harder than you intended. Tech looked concerned.

“It seemed fitting with the–” he explained.

“No, no… I’d love to!” you interrupted, heart warming at the flicker of relief on his typically unfazed face. “I just… didn’t think that was something you’d enjoy.”

“I concur,” he answered matter-of-factly, and you laughed again, a tingle washing over you as he slowly nestled one strong, steady arm beneath your own and rested his hand between your shoulder blades, scooping you into a very rigid and structurally perfect ballroom frame. He took your other hand in his, pulling you into the first step with an impressive blend of strength and grace, and began to step slowly in time to the music. 

From now on, our troubles will be miles away… Here we are, as in olden days… Happy golden days of yore…

Buoyed by the warmth of the egg nog and brandy, intoxicated by Tech’s closeness and quiet intimacy, you closed your eyes in utter bliss, guided by his firm leading as you swayed slowly around the kitchen. You didn’t know what had possessed him to try something so uncharacteristic, but you weren’t about to start asking questions. 

Through the years, we all will be together…If the fates allow…Hang a shining star upon the highest bough…

You didn’t think it could get any better, but as the song went on, his arm suddenly lowered, the rigid frame that kept you at bay replaced instead with a more snug embrace as he pulled you in against his chest, still clasping your hand in his own but resting it against his shoulder. You nuzzled in, savoring every touch and movement as he leaned his cheek against the top of your head. Holding him as closely as possible, your arm tucked lovingly around his waist, you inhaled deeply, his scent mingling with the baking cookies, and you thought you might burst with joy. 

“Thank you,” you whispered, and he pressed a kiss to your hair, deeply gratified by the overwhelming success of his endeavor. He was trying something new, channeling his focus to the senses. The feeling of your body fitted along his own, the slight chill in your fingertips, your steady breathing... He was surprised at the warmth it conjured.

Perhaps he would investigate further.

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[papermoonloveslucy]

RIP TOM SMOTHERS

1937-2023

Tommy Smothers was one half of the comedy and music duo the Smothers Brothers, performing for nearly his entire career with his brother Dick. On September 10, 1967 CBS censored Pete Seegar's anti-war song “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” during “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.” The network claimed the lyrics were an insult to President Johnson. This event was a landmark decision for television and affected the brothers' career.

Lucille Ball and The Smothers Brothers often appeared on the same variety and awards shows together, although not at the same time. They were involved in "Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary Special" (1970), "The Ed Sullivan Show Georgie Awards" (1970), "Dinah Shore's Like Hep!" (1969). "The Dean Martin Show" (1970), "Zenith's Salute to 25 Years of Television" (1970), "Jack Benny's Carnival Nights" (1968), and "John Wayne's Swing Out Sweet Land" (1972).

The brothers were mentioned on the very first episode of "Here's Lucy" (1968). When Harry balks about hiring family, Lucy says “Suppose the Smothers Brothers didn't hire relatives. We'd only have one Smother!” A month before “Here's Lucy” premiered, CBS presented a four episode series titled “The Summer Smothers Brothers Hour.” Season 3 of their popular variety show premiered a week later.

When Mr. Mooney sees Lucy and Viv reunited in "Lucy and the Lost Star" (1968), he calls them the 'Smothers Mothers'.

[kwebtv]

TV Guide -  October 5 - 11, 1963

Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) Entertainer and comedy actor, known as “The King of Chutzpah.” He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko.

In the 1963–1964 television season, he appeared as Harry Grafton, a factory foreman interested in get-rich-quick schemes, much like the previous Bilko character, in CBS’s 30-episode The New Phil Silvers Show, with co-stars Stafford Repp, Herbie Faye, Buddy Lester, Elena Verdugo as his sister, Audrey, and her children, played by Ronnie Dapo and Sandy Descher.

Silvers also guested on The Beverly Hillbillies, and various TV variety shows such as The Carol Burnett Show, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, and The Dean Martin Show. Perhaps Silvers’ most memorable guest appearance was as curmudgeonly Hollywood producer Harold Hecuba in an episode (titled The Producer) on Gilligan’s Island (broadcast in 1966),��where he and the castaways performed a musical version of Hamlet. (Wikipedia)

[deanmartingifs]

The Dean Martin Show.

[okie-dokie-wo]

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: All the performances are incredible. How did they come together, and what was it like being up there with everyone?

HANNAH WADDINGHAM: We do a number together, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” with the very lovely Phil Dunster. And so it was trying to work a way to get the more established in my life, as in Scott Baker and Patrick Davey as the Fabulous Lounge Swingers, and then bringing in someone who has so much become part of my life in the shape of Phil Dunster, and to show how brilliant he is at singing. So it was a perfect opportunity to have that old-school, Carol Burnett-Dean Martin thing of making out to the audience that Phil is sitting in the audience, and it’s all done accidentally. So, it’s just bringing all those elements in. The fact that Nick Mohammed comes on. I said, “Wouldn’t it be funny if we hoist him up in the air and people think he’s stuck there for the whole show?” It’s, again, that kind of variety thing. 

From The Hollywood Reporter: "Hannah Waddingham on ‘Home for Christmas’ Being a Love Letter to Her Mom and Those ‘Ted Lasso’ Reunions"

[fredandginger64]

Hello! Do you know how Dean felt towards Jerry in 1965? I don’t know as much about the timeline post-breakup as you. I’m just asking because for some reason, Dean didn’t change the pronouns to “she” on his 1965 cover of Here Comes My Baby, and when he performed it on the Dean Martin Show, he also didn’t change the pronouns, but he did change them in later performances. A part of me wants me to think that he was singing about Jerry since he didn’t change the pronouns when he seems to have done it all other times as far as I know. However, considering the lyrics of the song, I don’t think he would sing it about Jerry if they were in a moment of better relations. What do you think about this whole thing?

Hi there. Well the first thing I want to say is I have never really noticed that. That's the great thing about this crazy fandom, some people notice things that others don't. But I've listened to Dean's song as he sang it in 1965 and sure enough he says "he". And later on he says"she". The song was written by a woman so maybe he was just singing it as she wrote it. But it really doesn't make sense that he would change the pronouns. But I do believe some of Dean's songs were aimed at Jerry and vice versa. There's one in particular that Jerry sang on the telethon in 1977 that was definitely aimed at Dean. And Dean sang one on his variety show right after talking about Jerry, and he got so emotional, you could really tell. These two always referenced each other in some little way. As for how Dean felt about Jerry in '65, I think they were getting along, in fact I believe they had agreed to do a movie in '65 or '66 but it fell through. The 60s were a crazy time for them with Dean bashing Jerry in the papers for no apparent reason. I have my opinions on why. But I do believe they got along up until late 1967 and then, nothing up until the '76 telethon. Something happened but it's pure speculation on what it was. All I know is that it had to very personal. These two were not just friends or partners.

[wineassassin]

shepard would absolutely get him a wine aerator as a joke gift just to see his reaction but would in reality get him something nice but practical like a new watch. and there's definitely gonna be a vinyl or two, something of the dean martin variety though she'd sneak in some 60s classics too, like some jefferson airplane.

literally this man always needs more aerators and watches. and vinyl. and then he's going to invite her to stay over, enjoy the records, let him try the aerator on a good bottle of merlot, and they can have a super peaceful night hanging out. he'll probably even cook for her as a show of thanks ♡

[dcfontaines]

Since you miss getting asks so much:

Dean Martin, what's his deal? Also how did he die

his deal is . so much

singer, comedian, actor, presenter, general cool guy i guess his deal was that he was a big showbiz personality even though he was kind of introverted and he really liked comics and western films and horses ! he raised andalusian horses on his ranch and he loved them a lot !

i think he was pretty neat he had the loveliest voice ever we share a birthday he had some sort of soul mate connection with jerry lewis they loved each other and thats open to interpretation (i choose not to be weird about it) even though they officially left each other in 1956 with what was publicised as bad blood they met again over the years and spoke on the phone and reconnected on telethons they were best friends they started their careers together they grew up as an act and as people together their story is very bittersweet lol

anyway dean moved on to star in rat pack classics like oceans 11 and robin and the seven hoods as well as other solo films including westerns and musicals he had a variety show and hosted celebrity roasts he owned a restaurant he had vegas residencies he was kind of just a mid century hollywood icon

anyway he smoked heavily his whole life and died with breathing issues due to lung cancer on christmas in 1995 (aged 78 which isnt too bad going all things considered) and i love him !

[motivateandinspiretoday]

Dean Martin Words of Wisdom #history #fact #motivate #quote #motivation...

Dean Martin, born on June 7, 1917, and passing away on December 25, 1995, was a beloved American entertainer known for his versatile talents as a singer, actor, and comedian. Here's a short description of this iconic figure:

Dean Martin, often affectionately referred to as the "King of Cool," was renowned for his smooth and velvety singing voice, which made him a prominent figure in the world of music. He achieved fame as a member of the Rat Pack, a group of entertainers that included Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and others. Together, they became synonymous with the glamorous and swinging entertainment scene of Las Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s.

Martin's music career produced numerous hit songs, including classics like "Ain't That a Kick in the Head," "That's Amore," and "Everybody Loves Somebody." His easygoing and charming stage presence made him a beloved performer.

In addition to his music, Dean Martin enjoyed a successful acting career in both film and television. He appeared in a variety of movies, often alongside his Rat Pack friends, and starred in the popular "Dean Martin Show" on television.

Martin's unique blend of charisma, humor, and musical talent endeared him to audiences around the world. His relaxed and laid-back style, both on stage and off, made him an enduring icon of entertainment and a beloved figure in American culture. Dean Martin's legacy continues to influence and inspire generations of performers and fans alike.

[dudeshusband]

i have acquired all 12 of the volumes of the "best of the dean martin variety show"

[bigboxcar]

Mugshot Monday - "The Ant and the Aardvark" vintage coffee mug with Ethiopia Single Origin Light Roast by Peace Coffee

Nostalgia had me picking up this cup with a blue anteater and a red ant on it.

My brain was thinking it was a Pink Panther coffee mug, but then I just got confused. It was non-descript and no mug maker tag on the bottom.

I decided to buy it and do some coffee mug CSI when I got home.

The blue guy is actually an aardvark, not an ant eater. And the red ant's name is Charlie.

Here's Wikipedia's write-up on The Ant and the Aardvark cartoon which helped fill in some details regarding why the characters talk the way they do. Also cool to find out it's the same actor doing both voices:

The cartoon series follows attempts of a blue aardvark (voiced by John Byner, imitating Jackie Mason) attempting to catch and eat a red ant named Charlie (also voiced by Byner, imitating Dean Martin), usually doing so by inhaling with a loud vacuum cleaner sound. The aardvark character is essentially unnamed; in the episode "Rough Brunch", he claims his name is simply "Aardvark". Despite this, and his identification in the series title as an aardvark, in many of the shorts he refers to himself (and is referred to by the ant) as an anteater. The ant gives his nemesis a variety of names as sly terms of endearment (Ol' Sam, Ol' Ben, Ol' Blue, Claude, Pal, Buddy, Daddy-O). In several bumper sequences of The Pink Panther Show, he is called "Blue Aardvark".

Aha! So, I was correct to think this cup was from the Pink Panther show. They first appeared in the fall of 1971 and would make cameos every now and then.

You can watch all original 17 episodes of The Ant and the Aardvark produced from 1969 through 1971. Enjoy! ☕️

See also my 680+ photos from the Mugshot Monday project here: www.MugshotMonday.com – Every Mug Has A Story