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The Best Episodes of The Dean Martin Show

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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 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by entertainer

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 6 - Episode #246
    8.5/10(243 votes)

    #1 - Episode #246

    S9:E6

    Show 246

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Dean Martin Show Season 3 Episode 15 - Christmas with the Martins and Sinatras
    8.3/10(118 votes)

    #2 - Christmas with the Martins and Sinatras

    S3:E15

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

    Director:Greg Garrison
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Dean Martin Show Season 1 Episode 16 - Mahalia Jackson / Kay Starr / Soupy Sales
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Mahalia Jackson / Kay Starr / Soupy Sales

    S1:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Dean Martin Show Season 4 Episode 14 - 1968 Christmas Show
    7.9/10(88 votes)

    #4 - 1968 Christmas Show

    S4:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Dean Martin Show Season 8 Episode 16 - Episode #215
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Episode #215

    S8:E16

    Show #215

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 16 - Episode #256
    7.9/10(32 votes)

    #6 - Episode #256

    S9:E16

    Thursday December 27, 1973

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 17 - Episode #257
    7.9/10(78 votes)

    #7 - Episode #257

    S9:E17

    Show #257

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Dean Martin Show Season 3 Episode 12 - Lena Horne / Andrews Sisters / Don Rickles
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Lena Horne / Andrews Sisters / Don Rickles

    S3:E12

    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:Unknown
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  9. The Dean Martin Show Season 1 Episode 20 - Lucille Ball / Bill Cosby / Kate Smith
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Lucille Ball / Bill Cosby / Kate Smith

    S1:E20

    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:Unknown
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  10. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 11 - Hubert Humphrey (celebrity roast)
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    #10 - Hubert Humphrey (celebrity roast)

    S9:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Dean Martin Show Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode #61
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Episode #61

    S3:E1

    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:Unknown
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  12. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 19 - Episode #259
    7.6/10(46 votes)

    #12 - Episode #259

    S9:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Dean Martin Show Season 1 Episode 1 - Frank Sinatra / Diahann Carroll / Jan & Dean
    7.5/10(36 votes)

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

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown

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  14. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 7 - Episode #247
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Episode #247

    S9:E7

    Show #247

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 20 - Episode #260
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    #15 - Episode #260

    S9:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Dean Martin Show Season 1 Episode 24 - Episode #24
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Episode #24

    S1:E24

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Dean Martin Show Season 5 Episode 1 - 5th Season Premiere: Goldie Hawn; Dennis Weaver
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #17 - 5th Season Premiere: Goldie Hawn; Dennis Weaver

    S5:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 22 - Episode #262
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Episode #262

    S9:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Dean Martin Show Season 3 Episode 20 - Episode #80
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Episode #80

    S3:E20

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 10 - Episode #250
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #20 - Episode #250

    S9:E10

    Show #250

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Dean Martin Show Season 7 Episode 1 - Episode #174
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #21 - Episode #174

    S7:E1

    Show 174

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 23 - Episode #263
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Episode #263

    S9:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Dean Martin Show Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode #33
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Episode #33

    S2:E3

    Show # 33 Music: --Dean Martin - ""My Heart Cries for You"" --Duke Ellington (with band) - ""Do Nothing till You Hear from Me,"" ""Don't Get Around Much Anymore,"" ""Mood Indigo,"" ""Caravan"" and ""Satin Doll"" --The Andrews Sisters - ""What Now, My Love?"" and ""That's How Young I Feel"" --The Andrews Sisters and Dean Martin - medley of Andrew Sisters songs. (Please see ""Recap"") --Lainie Kazan - ""Porgy, I Is Your Woman"" and ""I Loves You, Porgy"" --Frank Gorshin (with dancers) - ""The Riddler"" Also appearing: --Tom Conway

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 1 - Episode #241
    6.9/10(57 votes)

    #24 - Episode #241

    S9:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Dean Martin Show Season 9 Episode 5 - Episode #245
    6.9/10(46 votes)

    #25 - Episode #245

    S9:E5

    Show #245

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode #246" is the best rated episode of "The Dean Martin Show". It scored 8.5/10 based on 243 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/18/1973. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Christmas with the Martins and Sinatras".