Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
For the first time ever, all three volumes of the classic Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Colgate Comedy Hour available as a 3-disc set - a total of over 6 hours of comedy!
No fan of classic comedy should be without this truly funny collection of the legendary Duo... More on each volume as follow:
Show 1:
The first show, originally broadcast in September of 1950, has Dean and Jerry alongside gorgeous Marilyn Maxwell ("The Lemon Drop Kid") and comedian Leonard Barr. Sketches include a backstage bit with Martin and Lewis goofing around in their dressing room, and another with Jerry playing a little kid who goes to the movies with grown-up Dean.
Show 2:
The second show, from October of the same year, features the actual mayors of Steubenville, Ohio - where Dino was born, and Newark, New Jersey - birthplace of Jerry Lewis. Sketches include an hilarious bit set in a gymnasium with Jerry getting the craziest workout ever, and another with Martin and Lewis as a couple of tough hoods.
Show 3:
This is a show from November of 1950, with eccentric dancer and comedian Leonard Barr. Also appearing is Sammy Petrillo ("Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla"), who made a career out of imitating Jerry Lewis! Sketches include Dean as a dance instructor and Jerry as his hapless student, and another with Dean as a distracted babysitter and Jerry as the baby!
Show 4:
Next up is an episode from May of 1951 featuring legendary entertainer Eddie Cantor, who also hosted some of the "Colgate Comedy Hours." Sketches include a hospital bit with Dino as a doctor and Jerry as his stubborn patient, as well as a fancy dinner party with Dean and Jerry making an absolute mess of things.
Show 5:
This episode, originally telecast in June of 1951, features cameo appearances by another "Martin & Lewis" singer Tony Martin and heavy-weight champ Joe Louis! Sketches include one set in a gentlemen's club in which Jerry disturbs the peace of its members, and another with Dean and Jerry as little kids playing - and fighting - on the stoop.
Show 6:
Next is an episode from March of 1952 which features an appearance by Danny Arnold, who was a comedy writer and part time actor who would later create the popular "Barney Miller" TV Show in the '70s and Norman Lear, who would go on to create "All in the Family". Sketches include one with Dean as a fashion photographer and Jerry as an inept window-washer, and another with Dean as a baseball manager and Jerry as a very near-sighted ballplayer.
Show 7:
First up is a show originally broadcast in May of 1953, featuring three immortal character actors: Benny Rubin ("The Jack Benny Show"), Frank Nelson ("I Love Lucy"), and Sheldon Leonard ("It's a Wonderful Life"). Sketches include one with Dean and Jerry taking out insurance policies on each other, and another where they wreak havoc in a harem.
Show 8:
This second show, from October of 1953, guest stars the great Burt Lancaster, in a rare comic performance alongside Dan and Jerry that spoofs Lancaster's role as an unbalanced alcoholic in the then-current drama, "Come Back, Little Sheba".
Show 9:
Next is an episode from January of 1954, showcasing one of Hollywood's great comic actors, Franklin Pangborn, who was a frequent foil of the immortal W.C. Fields and a favourite member of director Preston Sturges' repertory company. Sketches include another hilarious backstage bit set in Dean and Jerry's dressing room, plus a department store skit with Martin and Lewis destroying each and every department.
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