Dean Martin, Groucho Marx and Raquel Welch

[saladfork8]

Sad that all the genius has gone, we are left with the most mindless tedium imaginable for "entertainment" I can't even watch "TV", "The Mind Control Portal" anymore. Accepting one or three real talents, there is nothing left for someone with a functioning mind to appreciate. Instead of about three class A shows a week we are now offered 5000 awful dull justifiable reason to just kill yourself shows 24/7. Ok I exaggerate a little but my point is valid, I just want to cry.

[CthulhuDarkLord]

I wish I could say comedy has grown and evolved over the years... Well I could say it but it would be a lie. I mean look what we have now... Dane Cook? Larry The Cable Guy? Classic comedy puts them all to shame.

[sablatnic]

What can I say? Horrible quality! Enjoyed every moment. Thanks!!

[DINOLOVER6717]

You know, in all my times watching Dean's show I've never seen him laugh and smile this much! He must've really thought Groucho was hilarious, I know I do! What a great show closing. Thanks for posting! :)

[YouzTube99]

@DINOLOVER6717: You got that right! Deano loved the spontaneous fun that good ad-libbing provides -- in fact, it was a staple of the Rat Pack's performances -- and he clearly relished playing straight man to the master.

btw, Dean was *not* a drunk; he only played one when he performed. The 'whiskey' in his glass was usually (but not always) apple juice. He did smoke like a chimney and died of lung cancer.

[DINOLOVER6717]

@YouzTube99 Oh yes! Dean was soooo good at ad-libbing, he was just naturally a funny guy. That's probably why everyone loved him so much! And anyone who REALLY loves Dean knows it was Martinelli's apple juice in his glass ;-) I saw him on the Dinah Shore show recently (via youtube) and he told her she probably drank more than he did! Haha

[YouzTube99]

@DINOLOVER6717: Wow! You even know the *brand* of the apple juice -- a real fan!

I looked for the Dino/Dinah vid you mentioned but it seems to have vanished. All I could find was this:

youtube.com/watch?v=Tz4tAjSpmh­0

Enjoyable nevertheless. Dinah was in great voice! Never made the connection before but she looks like a prettier version of Goldie Hawn!

I miss the kind of relaxed fun that was allowed on TV back then. Dean and Dinah had to be two of the best examples of that style.

[galaxybeing101]

A great combo "Professor Hackenbush" and "Matt Helm" may they both rest in peace!

[cozener1]

Groucho always wore a silly hat when he couldnt be bothered slipping on his rug.

[ArgotMay]

Groucho did not like working w/a drunk person. Sad.

[grabar20]

@ArgotMay who was drunk?

[fishemal]

I think Dean might be doing a little tribute to his Uncle Leonard Barr at the tail end of this clip. Barr was a comedian who did a 'crazy legs' routine.

[planx48]

2reeler ... that's Ed wood's "Orgy of the Dead" that Criswell is in ...

[WytZox1]

@planx48 -- Criswell also appeared in PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE.

[computerrage]

Carefully rehearsed adlibs!!

[yetitracker]

@computerrage they had to be! Dean needed to be set up and if they let Groucho do his thing Dean would be left looking stupid.

[2reeler]

This is great! Who was Kriswell? Must have been a popular mentalist or clairvoyant of the time. Wonderful Groucho could outwit anyone!

[masercot]

@2reeler Criswell was the host of Criswell Predicts. If you've seen Ed Wood, he is portrayed as one of Ed's actors (He was in Plan 9 and Orgy of the Damned, I believe)...

[xhellonhighheels69x]

Groucho and Dean together is a refreshing shot of class and elegance

[flaxonx3]

Groucho's so sharp even at his age, Dean Martin's like a boxer on the ropes unable to respond or keep up looking for the ref to intervene.

[bluegsp]

@flaxonx3 Perhaps you are unaware that Dean had experience playing the straight man for comics, he worked with a famous comic named Jerry Lewis. Dean would never try to compete (or upstage) a legend like Groucho. Like the professional that he is, he steps aside and lets Groucho do his schick.  Dean has a very quick wit and can hold his own with anyone. This was only a couple of years after Dean did the shows at the Sands in Vegas while filming Oceans 11 with Frank. Check those out for wit.

[flaxonx3]

@bluegsp Fair comment though I never thought Jerry Lewis was that funny but true Dean Martin did have class. I didn't mean to disparage him, just emphasise how quick witted Groucho was even when in his sixties or whatever age he was then.

[WytZox1]

@flaxonx3 -- In the late 60s Groucho was on a televised Friars Club roast of Johnny Carson. Groucho was next to last and did a hilarious monologue insulting Johnny. The last comedian on the dais was the only insult comic who could ever top Groucho and had the audience screaming with laughter. That man is the1 and only Don Rickles, the all time king of insult comedy.

[keaton1895]

@WytZox1 It depends only if you like Groucho better than Don Rinkles or vice versa.

[WytZox1]

@keaton1895 -- I like both Rickles and Groucho but if you'd've seen that roast it was abvious that Rickles indeed outdid Groucho. Rickles even had Groucho laughing!

[hardballget]

I reckon Rickles smashed them by a mile and I have always preferred Groucho!@keaton1895

[yetitracker]

@WytZox1 they have different styles and nobody insults like Don Rickles! Groucho was more of an innuendo guy that played off other peoples comments. they are both awesome!

[Gnillob802]

And to think Dean and Raquel would end up starring in a film together (Bandolero!) just four years later...and between this time and that film, Raquel started an acting career (moving from beyond just being a model) with small roles on TV and film and starred in 7 films (including Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C. All in 4 years!!!

[WytZox1]

@Gnillob802 -- I believe Raquels earliest film appearance was as Lust in the Peter Cook/Dudley Moore comedy BEDAZZLED.

[Gnillob802]

@WytZox1 Raquel starred in many films before Bedazzled (1967). Raquel had tiny roles in several films in 1964 and 1965 (including Elvis Presley's ROUSTABOUT) but her FIRST starring role came in 1966's FANTASTIC VOYAGE followed by starring roles in SHOUT, LOUD, LOUDER...I DON'T UNDERSTAND (1966), THE QUEENS (1966), ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966), THE OLDEST PROFESSION (1967) and FATHOM (1967). BEDAZZLED (1967) came next followed by BANDOLERO! (1968).

[WytZox1]

@Gnillob802 -- Wow! U R 1 Raquel expert. BTW Teri Garr appeared as a dancer in Elvis' "Kissin Cousins" and Herb Alpert appeared as a musician (of course) at a country club dance in Jimmy Stewart's "Mister Hobbs Takes A Vacation."☺

[addnamehere]

"You drin- er, drive carefully!" wonder if a joke like that would still fly...

[gammacurve]

If there's a four-bed room waiting for you in the next life, you could do a lot worse than sharing it with these three.

[nycjoshnyc]

Let's make it a three-BR -- Raquel can share with me.

[gammacurve]

@nycjoshnyc fair enough!

[gammacurve]

@nycjoshnyc fair enough!

[mjdmovie]

Where did you get this awesome video from?

[EMCEMITCH]

racquel tejada vavava boom

[Celamim]

I love the way Dean plays off Groucho and then dances at the end. Reminds me of the Colgate Comedy Hour and Dean and Jerry killing time at the end.

[drmoonrat]

A rather Cryptic reference to Crisswell

[EMCEMITCH]

is that racquel welch?

[TheCatgirl6]

@EMCEMITCH It is--love her costume. She's so stunning even the poor video quality doesn't diminish her.

[wheresthejam]

The "Amazing" Crizwell?

[Lockemeister]

@wheresthejam Criswell, AKA The Amazing Criswell. He had a weekly newspaper article called "Criswell Predicts." I used to read them in the 60's. He was a fortune teller that would predict stuff like earthquakes etc. It was in the newspaper for entertainment purposes. Newspapers were much much bigger than they are today.

So Criswell was a household name back then when this show was taped.

[peabody30]

@Lockemeister - Bill Murray plays him in "Ed Wood."

[vollsticks]

@peabody30 Actually Jeffrey Jones plays Criswell in Ed Wood! Bill Murray's character is Bunny Breckinridge.

[TheIMC8]

Criswell.

[CocteauDalighari]

Raquel was on the cusp of joining Dean & Groucho in the show biz elite. These days, everyone thinks they deserve to be called elite, when they're only pretenders. That talent's been watered down to the point of Groucho's cream of wheat thru a straw you can see every night on cable; along with the endless sexism & racism of so-called hosts.

[Vicmarstar]

I love Variety Shows. I wish they would do them now as well. Unfortunately we do not have Dean Martin or Groucho Marx type entertainers anymore.

[htrrz]

Not many know Raquel was a dancer on the Hollywood Place, she later stared with Dean in the film Bandolero, and she appeared on his show, but on his show the Dean Martin show, Dean did not like Raquel standing up for herself and not being pushed into playing a bimbo like most the women on his show did, I love Dean but like Sinatra and others of that age and back ground he was a sexist,.

[Baburote]

Are there any intertainer that can make you laugh that is not a sexist?

[JadeTomZ]

@htrrz you dont know what you talk about.

Sinatra loved strong women. Lucille Ball was his close friend and he took care of M> Monroe in her worse times.

you fool

[htrrz]

That is why Sinatra refered to women as broads, and was married and kept a endless line of women on the side, and according to many ex golddiggers from Dean's show he had sex with many while married, I am a fan of both men, but the truth is the truth, those who hide from it are the real FOOLS.

[sixchild19]

Great tv wish we could have that much talent today. You are right 2 of the funniest men.

[SueBeaWho]

i am not gay, but darn I wish I could look like raquel!

[biden1]

Dean and Groucho 2 of the funniest ppl ever!!! Deans lil jig at the end lmao! it looked like his uncle lenard barrs worlds craiziest dance thing

[mysticx0]

what lead to this era having so much great talent?

[ClassicShowbiz]

A better education system and the training grown known as vaudeville. Catskills too.

[WytZox1]

@ClassicShowbiz -- "In the old days we had a thing called vaud-a-ville where we wrote some great songs. Give me a C! A bouncy C! ..." Martin Short as songwriter Irving Cohn.

[Slurpee156]

Haha Dean's dancing at the end!

[DINOLOVER6717]

@Slurpee156 LOL I love it! You know it came from his uncle Leonard Barr, a great eccentric dancer.

[SpockBoy]

Groucho and Dean...what charisma!

[lcs1956]

Dean with a hat would make a good Chico.

[bitterchew]

great straight man even with groucho

what year is this?

[torchkit]

1965

[2packs4sure]

I think 1963- 64 BEFORE his NBC show started in Nov. 1965...

[torchkit]

This was the show "Hollywood Palace." Dean introduces Groucho as "next week's host." According to the host listings on Wiki, Groucho hosted Hollywood Palace in '65.

[DoctorEcks]

Groucho calls Greco "Dreck-o"

Dreck = German, dirt, trash & Yiddish drek, excrement

[thinkorthwim69]

@DoctorEcks you have some serious issues man

[margot9230]

These two are the best ad libbers in show business;

[margot9230]

These are my favorite people.

[JayH7745]

That was a great clip! VERY COOL!!!!!