Show cover for The Dean Martin Show

The Best Episodes of The Dean Martin Show

Every episode of The Dean Martin Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Dean Martin Show!

The Dean Martin Show, also known as The Dean Martin Variety Show, is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Best Episodes Summary

"Christmas with the Martins and Sinatras" is the best rated episode of "The Dean Martin Show". It scored 8.5/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by Greg Garrison and written by N/A, it aired on 12/21/1967. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode #246".

  • Christmas with the Martins and Sinatras
    8.5/10108 votes
    Loading...

    #1 - Christmas with the Martins and Sinatras

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/21/1967

    ""Christmas with the Martins and Sinatras"" Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra's families gather together for a Christmas show.

    Director: Greg Garrison

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #246
    8.4/10243 votes
    Loading...

    #2 - Episode #246

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1973

    Show 246

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 1968 Christmas Show
    7.9/1082 votes
    Loading...

    #3 - 1968 Christmas Show

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1968

    1968 Christmas Show --Dean Martin - ""I'll Be Home for Christmas"" and ""Marshmallow World"" --Dennis Weaver - ""The Marvelous Toy"" --Dean Martin with the Golddiggers - medley: ""Daddy,"" ""Trie Love"" and ""We Wish You the Merriest"" --Bob Newhart --Dom DeLuise Entire cast - ""Hey Li Ley, Li Ley Lo"" Entire cast - medley: ""Deck the Halls,"" ""O Little Town of Bethlehem,"" ""Joy to the World"" and ""Silent Night""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #215
    7.9/1015 votes
    Loading...

    #4 - Episode #215

    Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 1/8/1973

    Show #215

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #257
    7.9/1075 votes
    Loading...

    #5 - Episode #257

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 1/3/1974

    Show #257

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #256
    7.8/1032 votes
    Loading...

    #6 - Episode #256

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 12/27/1973

    Thursday December 27, 1973

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mahalia Jackson / Kay Starr / Soupy Sales
    7.6/1011 votes
    Loading...

    #7 - Mahalia Jackson / Kay Starr / Soupy Sales

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/13/1966

    Music: --Dean Martin - ""Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"" --Dean Martin and Ken Lane - ""S'posin'"" --Vic Dana - ""Ramona,"" ""Down by the Riverside"" --Mahalia Jackson - ""Just a Closer Walk with Thee"" --Kay Starr - ""Rock and Roll Waltz,"" ""My Favorite Things"" and ""Bluesette"" --Key Star and Dean Martin - medley: ""Silver Dollar,"" ""Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket"" and ""Wheel of Fortune"" --Soupy Sales - ""The Rain in Spain"" --The Swingle Singers - Bach's ""Salfeggletto"" and ""La Marche de Limoges"" Also: --Yonely (musical comedian) --Davis and Reese (comedy team) --John Byner (comedian)

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hubert Humphrey (celebrity roast)
    7.6/1048 votes
    Loading...

    #8 - Hubert Humphrey (celebrity roast)

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1973

    Senator Hubert Humphrey is roasted by Dean Martin and others. Scheduled guests include Senator Lowell Weicker, Foster Brooks, Gene Kelly, Ted Knight, Audrey Meadows, Nipsey Russell and Mort Sahl.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #80
    7.5/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #9 - Episode #80

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 1/25/1968

    Music: --Dean Martin - ""Things"" and ""Welcome to My World"" --Joey Heatherton - ""You Came a Long Way from St. Louis"" and ""You Can Have Him"" --Joey Heatherton and Dean Martin - ""Just in Time"" --Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - ""How Long Will My Baby Be Gone?"" --Buck Owens and Dean Martin - ""I've Got a Tiger by the Tail"" and ""Love's Gonna Live Here"" Also appearing: --Orson Welles --Bob Melvin (comedian) --Professor Backwards (comedian)

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #250
    7.5/1027 votes
    Loading...

    #10 - Episode #250

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1973

    Show #250

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #259
    7.5/1047 votes
    Loading...

    #11 - Episode #259

    Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 1/17/1974

    Guests Leo Durocher Dizzy Dean Bobby Riggs Maury Wills Alex Karras Gene Kelly Chuck Connors

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Frank Sinatra / Diahann Carroll / Jan & Dean
    7.4/1033 votes
    Loading...

    #12 - Frank Sinatra / Diahann Carroll / Jan & Dean

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1965

    Premiere Episode of The Dean Martin Show.Music:--Frank Sinatra sings ""Is It Love"" and ""September Song""--Dean Martin - ""Houston""--Jan & Dean - ""Little Old Lady From Pasadena""Also appearing:--Bob Newhart--Danny Thomas--Diahann Carroll--Steve Allen--Frankie Avalon--Joey HeathertonThe Sid and Marty Krofft puppets also appear.

    Director: Greg Garrison

    Writer: N/A

  • Lena Horne / Andrews Sisters / Don Rickles
    7.4/1011 votes
    Loading...

    #13 - Lena Horne / Andrews Sisters / Don Rickles

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/1967

    Show #72 Music: --Dean Martin - ""I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"" and ""If You Knew Susie"" --Lena Horne - ""I'll Plant My Own Tree"" and ""Some Day My Prince Will Come"" --The Andrews Sisters Also appearing: --Don Rickles (comedian) - recreates his nightclub act in which he pokes fun at celebrities in the audience. The audience includes Don Adams, Polly Bergen, Pat Boone, Barbara Eden, Joey Heatherton, Bob Hope, Rose Marie, Ross Martin, Ricardo Montalban and Danny Thomas.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 5th Season Premiere: Goldie Hawn; Dennis Weaver
    7.4/1022 votes
    Loading...

    #14 - 5th Season Premiere: Goldie Hawn; Dennis Weaver

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1969

    Music: --Dean Martin - ""Do You Believe This Town?"" --Goldie Hawn - ""Star"" --Dennis Weaver - ""Ya Got Trouble"" Also: --Dom DeLuise

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #247
    7.4/1025 votes
    Loading...

    #15 - Episode #247

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1973

    Show #247

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lucille Ball / Bill Cosby / Kate Smith
    7.3/1013 votes
    Loading...

    #16 - Lucille Ball / Bill Cosby / Kate Smith

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/1966

    Music: --Dean Martin - ""Where or When"" --Dean Martin and Ken Lane - ""Melancholy Baby"" --Bill Cosby and Dean Martin - ""You Gotta Be a Football Hero""--Lucille Ball, Kate Smith and Dean Martin - Vaudeville medley: ""Give My Regards to Broadway,"" ""Wait till the Sun Shines Nellie"" and ""Yankee Doodle Boy"" (and possibly ""In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree"" and ""I Don't Care"")--Kate Smith - ""Climb Every Mountain"" and ""I Left My Heart in San Francisco"" --Big Tiny Little (pianist, with his band) - ""Caledonia""Also appearing: --Rowan & Martin

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #61
    7.3/1013 votes
    Loading...

    #17 - Episode #61

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1967

    Show #61 - 3rd Season Premiere Music:--Dean Martin - ""Welcome to My World"" and ""The Birds and the Bees"" --Juliet Prowse - ""The Very Soft Shoes"" --Dean Martin, Jimmy Stewart and Orson Welles - ""Personality"" --Orson Welles and Dean Martin - ""Brush Up Your Shakespeare"" --Jimmy Stewart and Dean Martin - ""Ragtime Cowboy Joe""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #260
    7.3/1036 votes
    Loading...

    #18 - Episode #260

    Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 1/24/1974

    Guests: Truman Capote Rocky Graziano Ted Knight Anna Moffo Donald O'Connor Johnny Russell Jean Simmons Joseph Wambaugh

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #262
    7.3/1034 votes
    Loading...

    #19 - Episode #262

    Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 2/7/1974

    Guests: Charlie Callas Carol Channing Kirk Douglas Lorne Greene Jack Klugman Cliff Robertson Telly Savalas

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #174
    7.2/1023 votes
    Loading...

    #20 - Episode #174

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1971

    Show 174

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #263
    7.2/1033 votes
    Loading...

    #21 - Episode #263

    Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 2/14/1974

    Guests: Ralph Nader, Mort Sahl, James Brolin, Jack Klugman, Jane Withers, Steve Landesberg, Donna Fargo

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #24
    7.0/1014 votes
    Loading...

    #22 - Episode #24

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1966

    Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Mathis, The Young Americans, Shelley Berman, Gene Shelson

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #253
    7.0/1028 votes
    Loading...

    #23 - Episode #253

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1973

    Guests: Carroll O'Connor Barry Goldwater John V. Lindsay Robert Wood Redd Foxx Gene Kelly Mike Connors 'Mama' Cass Elliot Marty Allen

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #241
    6.9/1055 votes
    Loading...

    #24 - Episode #241

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1973

    Guests: Ronald Reagan Jack Benny Jonathan Witners Kris Kristofferson Rita Coolidge

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode #245
    6.9/1045 votes
    Loading...

    #25 - Episode #245

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1973

    Show #245

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A