DEAN MARTIN CELEBRITY ROAST, THE {MICHAEL LANDON} {1984} (TV)
Summary
One in a series of celebrity roasts, hosted by Dean Martin. This event's guest of honor is actor Michael Landon, who is being honored with the title “man of the year.”
Highlights include: Rich Little joking recounting his love of the television series “Bonanza” and doing impressions of the supposed “first choices” for the roles on the show; Pat Harrington Jr. joking about Landon’s role on the series “Highway to Heaven”; Dick Butkus and Bubba Smith joking about their unexpected presence at the event and at Landon’s personal history with athletics; Dick Shawn making fun of Landon in a rambling comedic speech; Merlin Olsen performing a speech in the style of Bob Hope; Lorne Greene making jokes about Landon’s roles on “Bonanza,” “Little House on the Prairie,” and “Highway to Heaven”; Norm Crosby jokingly discussing the “heroic” qualities of Landon’s roles and their relevance; Melissa Gilbert speaking frankly about Landon’s efforts to discourage drug abuse among teenagers; Vic Tayback making fun of Landon and the other roasters; Maureen Murphy joking about Landon’s status as an “angel”; Orson Welles commenting on Landon’s efforts to portray roles without the violence that pervades other television programs; Slappy White joking about the hotel the roast is being held in; Brian Keith joking about Landon’s television work and his hair; Don Rickles making fun of Landon and the other roasters; and a final speech from Landon. Commercials deleted.
(This is the second of two programs on this asset. For the first, “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon {1975},” SEE B:87566).
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 30, 1999 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:48:32
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 127075
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1984
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Greg Garrison … Executive Producer, Director
- Lee Hale … Producer
- Janet Tighe … Associate Producer
- Harry Crane … Writer
- Howard Albrecht … Writer
- Sol Weinstein … Writer
- Bill Box … Writer
- Jay Burton … Writer
- Monty Aidem … Writer
- Gary Murphy … Writer
- Thomas Finnigan … Writer
- Joseph Finnigan … Writer
- Dean Martin … Host
- Michael Landon … Guest
- Merlin Olsen … Guest
- Brian Keith … Guest
- Don Rickles … Guest
- Melissa Gilbert … Guest
- Rich Little … Guest
- Dick Butkus … Guest
- Lorne Greene … Guest
- Bubba Smith … Guest
- Maureen Murphy … Guest
- Vic Tayback … Guest
- Pat Harrington Jr. … Guest
- Dick Shawn … Guest
- Orson Welles … Guest
- Norm Crosby … Guest
- Slappy White … Guest
- Bob Hope