The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean Martin from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin would periodically "roast" a celebrity. These roasts were patterned after the roasts held at the New York Friars' Club in New York City. The format would have the celebrity guest seated at a banquet table, and one by one the guest of honor was affectionately chided or insulted about his career by his fellow celebrity friends. In 1973, The Dean Martin Show was declining in popularity. The final season of his variety show would be retooled into one of celebrity roasts, requiring less of Martin's involvement. For the 1973–1974 season, a new feature called “Man of the Week Celebrity Roast" was added to try to pick up the ratings. The roasts seemed to be popular among television audiences and are often marketed in post-issues as part of the official Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and not The Dean Martin Show. After The Dean Martin Show was cancelled in 1974, NBC drew up a contract with Martin to do several specials and do more roast specials. Starting with Bob Hope in 1974, the roast was taped in California and turned out to be a hit, leading to many other roasts to follow.

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Episodes

Specials

13 episodes

S0 E1 · Best Of

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S0 E2 · George Washington

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S0 E3 · Dean's Place

Dean Martin's comedy/variety show

S0 E4 · Don Rickles on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Don Rickles interview

S0 E5 · Betty White On Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Betty White Interiew

S0 E6 · How to Make The Perfect Roast

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S0 E7 · Rich Little On His Comedy Style

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S0 E8 · Jackie Mason On The Dean Martin Roasts

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S0 E9 · The King Of Cool: Always in Fashion

Dean Martin

S0 E10 · Roasting Dean Martin

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S0 E11 · Legends of the Roasts

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S0 E12 · Bonus Disc 1

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S0 E13 · Bonus Disc 2

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Season 1

55 episodes

S1 E0 · Michael Landon (2)

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S1 E1 · Ronald Reagan

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S1 E2 · Hugh Hefner

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S1 E3 · Ed McMahon

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S1 E4 · William Conrad

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S1 E5 · Kirk Douglas

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S1 E6 · Bette Davis

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S1 E7 · Barry Goldwater

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S1 E8 · Johnny Carson

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S1 E9 · Wilt Chamberlain

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S1 E10 · Hubert Humphrey

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S1 E11 · Caroll O'Connor

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S1 E12 · Monty Hall

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S1 E13 · Jack Klugman and Tony Randall

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S1 E14 · Zsa Zsa Gabor

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S1 E15 · Leo Durocher

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S1 E16 · Truman Capote

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S1 E17 · Don Rickles

Don Rickles, resident member of the roasters is roasted himself in this episode. Dean is accompanied on the dais by Joey Bishop, Phyllis Diller, Lorne Greene, Rowan & Martin, Casey Kaseem, Bob Newhart, Carol Channing, Nipsey Russell, Cliff Robertson, Jack Klugman, Pat Henry, Kirk Douglas, Rich Little, Telly Savalas, Charlie Callas, Foster Brooks and Eugene Cernan (Apollo XVII).

S1 E18 · Ralph Nader

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S1 E19 · Jack Benny

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S1 E20 · Redd Foxx

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S1 E21 · Bobby Riggs

Bobby Riggs is roasted as the Man of the Week while Dean is on the dais with guests Vincent Price, Chuck Connors, Leo Durocher, Alex Karras, Wayne Newton, Lynn Anderson, Don Rice III, Jack Carter and Rosemary Casals.

S1 E22 · Dan Rowan and Dick Martin

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S1 E23 · Henry "Hank" Aaron

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S1 E24 · Joe Namath

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S1 E25 · Bob Hope

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S1 E26 · Sammy Davis Jr.

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S1 E27 · Jimmy Stewart

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S1 E28 · Lucille Ball

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S1 E29 · Jackie Gleason

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S1 E30 · Joan Collins

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S1 E31 · Don Rickels 2

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S1 E32 · Betty White

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S1 E33 · Angie Dickenson

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S1 E34 · George Burns

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S1 E35 · Muhammad Ali

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S1 E36 · Smothers Brothers

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S1 E37 · Telly Savalas

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S1 E38 · George Washington

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S1 E39 · Suzanne Somers

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S1 E40 · Dennis Weaver

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S1 E41 · Gabe Kaplan

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S1 E42 · Michael Landon (Man of the Hour)

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S1 E43 · Jack Klugman & Tony Randal

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S1 E44 · Valerie Harper

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S1 E45 · Mr. T

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S1 E46 · Danny Thomas

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S1 E47 · Ted Knight

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S1 E48 · Dan Haggerty

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S1 E49 · Jack Klugman

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S1 E50 · Redd Foxx (Man of the Week)

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S1 E51 · Joe Garagiola (Man of the Hour)

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S1 E52 · Evel Knievel (Man of the Hour)

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S1 E53 · Peter Marshall

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S1 E54 · Joe Namath (Man of the Week)

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Season 2

6 episodes

S2 E1 · Bob Hope

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S2 E2 · Telly Savalas

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S2 E3 · Lucille Ball

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S2 E4 · Jackie Gleason

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S2 E5 · Sammy Davis Jr.

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S2 E6 · Michael Landon

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Season 3

6 episodes

S3 E1 · Evel Knievel

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S3 E2 · Valerie Harper

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S3 E3 · Muhammad Ali

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S3 E4 · Dean Martin

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S3 E5 · Dennis Weaver

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S3 E6 · Joe Garagiola

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Season 4

6 episodes

S4 E1 · Redd Foxx (02)

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S4 E2 · Danny Thomas

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S4 E3 · Angie Dickinson

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S4 E4 · Gabe Kaplan

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S4 E5 · Ted Knight

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S4 E6 · Peter Marshall

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Season 5

6 episodes

S5 E1 · Dan Haggerty

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S5 E2 · Frank Sinatra

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S5 E3 · Jack Klugman

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S5 E4 · Jimmy Stewart

Jimmy Stewart captured the hearts of Americans with his kind, warm, boy-next-door appeal. Of his 79 films, he is probably most remembered for the perennial Christmas classic, ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE, for which he received an Oscar nomination in 1946. If that movie's theme holds true, "No Man Is Poor Who Has Friends", then Jimmy Stewart was one of the richest men in Hollywood. Some of Jimmy's friends joining Dean Martin in this rare and hilarious 1978 roast include Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle and George Burns.

S5 E5 · George Burns

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S5 E6 · Betty White

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Season 6

2 episodes

S6 E1 · Suzanne Somers

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S6 E2 · Joe Namath (02)

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Season 7

3 episodes

S7 E1 · Joan Collins

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S7 E2 · Mr. T

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S7 E3 · Michael Landon (2)

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Season 8

1 episode

S8 E1 · George Washington

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