My Tribute to the Dean Martin Roasts. See if you can identify all 45 people.

[gilligan fanatic]

I wanted a new background for my desktop so I captured pictures from the Best of the Dean Martin Roasts special and made one. The pictures aren't perfect and some could be moved down more but I think it looks preety good. See if you can spot everyone. I don't know everyone on it so I will make a list of everyone from side to side.



last time I hot linked a picture it didn't work but you can see it here if you can see it on the board. http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7...terjpeg6bf.jpg

[gilligan fanatic]

I will post who everyone is Monday night.

[Kazza]

I got Angie Dickinson, Freddie Prinze Sr, Mohammed Ali, Michael Landon,Phyllis DIller,Bob Hope, Billy Crystal, Vivian Vance, Henry Fonda, Orson Wells, Buddy Ebsen, Lucille Ball, Tony Orlando, Ronald Reagan, JohnnY Carson, Milton Berle, Dean Martin, the couple from The Jeffersons,Jimmy Stewart (?)

[PZelda]

Without looking at other replies, I'm going to name the people I recognize...

1st row, 5th pic: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2nd row, 3rd pic: Red Foxx
3rd row, 1st pic: Michael Landon (RIP ), 2nd pic: Phyllis Diller? (looks like her)
4th row, 1st pic: Lucille Ball, 2nd pic: Bob Newhart
5th row, 1st pic: Johnny Carson
6th row, 2nd pic: Ronald Reagan
(you need a better pic of the lady in the 3rd pic in the 6th row...I can't see her face too well)
8th row, 3rd pic: Sherman Hemsley (that dang guy is everywhere on TV Land now)

I recognize half the people in the pics, but I can't think of their names off the top of my head.

[gilligan fanatic]

Originally Posted by PZelda

(you need a better pic of the lady in the 3rd pic in the 6th row...I can't see her face too well)

These should be better. Let me know if there are others you need a better picture of.

[Janice]

Wow, that's like watching a photo gallery of the deceased.

I got them all, except one. I know my Hollywood.

[lilhave]

Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

I will post who everyone is Monday night.

The pictures include Gabe Kaplan, Hubert Humphrey, Muhammed Ali, George Burns, Michael Landon, Phyliss Diller. Lucille Ball, Bob Newhart, Johnny Carson, Milton Berle, Rich Little, Ronald Reagan, Billy Grahm, Barry Goldwater, Orsen Wells, Paul Lynde, Jonathan Winters, Totie Fields.

Great series. I have the entire set and it's real funny. You look at it and realize most have left us. Interesting thing was books state the show was scripted but still it was funny. Same with Groucho's you bet your life. He knew the contestents in advance and had jokes prepared. Never liked the show.

Harvey

[gilligan fanatic]

Originally Posted by lilhave

The pictures include Gabe Kaplan, Hubert Humphrey, Muhammed Ali, George Burns, Michael Landon, Phyliss Diller. Lucille Ball, Bob Newhart, Johnny Carson, Milton Berle, Rich Little, Ronald Reagan, Billy Grahm, Barry Goldwater, Orsen Wells, Paul Lynde, Jonathan Winters, Totie Fields.

Great series. I have the entire set and it's real funny. You look at it and realize most have left us. Interesting thing was books state the show was scripted but still it was funny. Same with Groucho's you bet your life. He knew the contestants in advance and had jokes prepared. Never liked the show.

Harvey

I noticed sometimes they say things like "the writers gave you the better lines" and things about cue cards and stuff like that. Either way it is funny and I am sure most of the roasters thought of some of the jokes. I have never seen You Bet Your Life but I think I might have heard one of the radio shows at one point or another.

[TJL]

Man, those are some big bow ties.

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by TJL

Man, those are some big bow ties.

I recognized maybe half of the people.

[lilhave]

Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

I noticed sometimes they say things like "the writers gave you the better lines" and things about cue cards and stuff like that. Either way it is funny and I am sure most of the roasters thought of some of the jokes. I have never seen You Bet Your Life but I think I might have heard one of the radio shows at one point or another.

Early days of tv brought much scrambling. All slots had to be filled, so besides original programing, tried and true shows from radio were adapted for the little screen, some with more success then others. One such show was You bet your life. Problem was Groucho was up in years with his better years behind him. His quick wit and he was famous for that had slowly deserted him, so he had advance knowledge of the contestants and had jokes prepared for them. George Fenneman was his announcer and the sponsor was your Plymouth DeSota dealer. Was on right before Dragnet so it had a good following.

Can you believe a big prize on the show was guessing a secret word and winning one hundred bucks. Times have changed.

A big, big quiz show that was on Sunday night following Sullivan was "what's my line" Fool the panel and you won 50 bucks. Now that's low budget.

Harvey

[gilligan fanatic]

Originally Posted by lilhave

Early days of tv brought much scrambling. All slots had to be filled, so besides original programing, tried and true shows from radio were adapted for the little screen, some with more success then others. One such show was You bet your life. Problem was Groucho was up in years with his better years behind him. His quick wit and he was famous for that had slowly deserted him, so he had advance knowledge of the contestants and had jokes prepared for them. George Fenneman was his announcer and the sponsor was your Plymouth DeSota dealer. Was on right before Dragnet so it had a good following.

Can you believe a big prize on the show was guessing a secret word and winning one hundred bucks. Times have changed.

A big, big quiz show that was on Sunday night following Sullivan was "what's my line" Fool the panel and you won 50 bucks. Now that's low budget.

Harvey

Speaking of low budget, it couldn't get much worse than Captain Video and his Video Rangers. I have never seen it either but I have read how cheap it was to make it and how buttons on the space ship he was in were stickers.

[Jrnygrl]

Gabe Kaplan, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Red Buttons, Angie (Pepper) Dickinson, Freddie Prinze, Sr., Jack Benny, Barry Goldwater, Redd Foxx, George Burns, Muhammad Ali, Michael Landon, Phyllis Diller, Jimmy Stewart, Doc Severenson, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bob Newhart, Joey Bishop, Truman Capote, Jackie Gleason, Cliff Robertson, Lorne Greene, Dean Martin, Milton Berle, Johnny Carson, Rich Little, Ronald Reagan, Audrey Meadows, Foster Brooks, Howard Cosell, Isabel Sanford, Wilt Chamberlin, Tony Orlando, Art Carney, Rev. Billy Graham, Orson Wells, Paul Lynde, Sherman Hemsley, John Wayne, Billy Crystal, Don Rickles, Vivian Vance, Henry Fonda, Tottie Fields, Jonathan Winters.

I watched too much TV back in the day!!!!

[lilhave]

Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Speaking of low budget, it couldn't get much worse than Captain Video and his Video Rangers. I have never seen it either but I have read how cheap it was to make it and how buttons on the space ship he was in were stickers.

Captain Video was one the better prodcued series as it was the most popular. Al Hodge the ranger passed away in a flop house in N.Y.C. and Don Hastings one of his rangers is at Cinn. this weekend at a OTR convention. I have a few episodes and believe me they aren't as bad as Tom Corbett. space Cadet, Rocky Jones and Commander Coty. You can actually see the control panels are made of paper.

The best were the detective series, much better then the garbage shown today. Hammer, Diamond, Blackie, Shayne, Martin Kane, man against crime are just a few that come to mind.

Harvey

[gilligan fanatic]

Originally Posted by lilhave

Captain Video was one the better prodcued series as it was the most popular. Al Hodge the ranger passed away in a flop house in N.Y.C. and Don Hastings one of his rangers is at Cinn. this weekend at a OTR convention. I have a few episodes and believe me they aren't as bad as Tom Corbett. space Cadet, Rocky Jones and Commander Coty. You can actually see the control panels are made of paper.

The best were the detective series, much better then the garbage shown today. Hammer, Diamond, Blackie, Shayne, Martin Kane, man against crime are just a few that come to mind.

Harvey

I really wish they would show more of the 40's and early 50's shows on TV because I haven't seen any of those but I have read a great deal about them. One show I have always wanted to see is the Plainclothesman.