This DVD is a total rip-off. It is 60 minutes of excerpts for an astounding and outrageous price of $83.95 plus S&H!!! For that price, I was expecting several complete shows. I was extremely disappointed that it was excerpts only. I tried in vain to send it back to the seller for a refund; however, the seller was difficult to deal with. Seller took a very long time to respond to my multiple emails, and when seller did respond, the requirements to return the DVD were that it was to be in NEW condition, NEVER opened, and factory sealed. AND, Seller planned to charge a 15% restocking fee as well. Needless to say, I will never purchase another item from this seller. If this review can prevent others from being ripped off, I am more than happy to give this warning. Save your $83.95 + S&H, and spend it on something worthwhile. This DVD definitely is not worth the staggering cost!!!!
I had been waiting a long time to get one of these DVDs of the old Dean Martin show. I was a big fan of both Dean and the show. But if these were the highlights, maybe my memory exagerrates how much I enjoyed the show. Of the approximately 45 minutes, maybe 10 minutes were good. At least this saves me buying the rest of the series.
Reviewed this disc on a notebook PC with
installed. The PAUSE and other functions worked fine.
DVDs of THE BEST OF THE DEAN MARTIN VARIETY SHOW (2001) were once available from GUTHY-RENKER via a TV infomercial. There are 30 individual one-hour compilations in this series, which has since become somewhat of a collectible. (Note: these are highlights only, not complete programs.)
Title card seen here was also used as
LP cover. Audio is clean mono. Colors in these dubs of well-preserved tape excerpts are vibrant
CONTENTS--
During Orson Welles intro, Dean slides down firepole and crashes through floor; Frank pops up for a zinger
Dean: "Where or When"
Producer/director Greg Garrison on no rehearsals
With Lucille Ball, as Emma Frump
With Carol Lawrence, Dean flubs lyric on "Somebody Loves Me," they start over
Jonathan Winters as Elwood P. Suggins, on jetliner with Dean
Cole Porter medley with Ella Fitzgerald
At nudist camp, with Bob Newhart as reporter, Dean as fotog
Sings lyric jokes accompanied by Ken Lane's piano
With Bing Crosby, a medley from Bing's films
Plays straight man to Phil Silvers while singing "My Buddy"
Rowan & Martin as two trenchcoated spies; they're joined by Bill Cosby and Dean
Woody Allen stand-up routine about his personal life
Jimmy Stewart intros farmer's daughter skit featuring David Janssen, Elke Summer, Charles Nelson Reilly and Dean
Duet with John Wayne, who lip syncs to Frank's version of "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"
Finale: late 1890s/early 20th Century medley with Kate Smith; Lucy as chorus girl
Dean's goodnight and credits
I thought I ordered the product on DVD and got it on VHS. Have contacted the sender at least twice via email asking how we can resolve it and NO REPLY back. Unsatisfied in Iowa.
