DEAN MARTIN CELEBRITY ROAST, THE {BETTY WHITE} (TV)
Summary
One in a series of celebrity roasts, hosted by Dean Martin. This event's guest of honor is actress Betty White.
Highlights include: Peter Marshall making fun of White’s interests and the other roasters; Jimmie Walker making jokes about White’s surname; Bonnie Franklin commenting on White’s love of animals; Red Buttons jokingly comparing White to famous women in history; Orson Welles reciting a humorous poem about White; Charlie Callas appearing as “Vidal Baboon,” a pet shop owner; LaWanda Page making fun of the other roasters; Phyllis Diller making jokes about White’s physical appearance; Abe Vigoda poking fun at White’s television roles; Rich Little doing various impressions of celebrities; John Hillerman commenting on his role on “The Betty White Show”; Georgia Engel making mock “zingers” about White and the other roasters; Foster Brooks putting on a routine, claiming to be White’s first fiancée; Dan Haggerty recounting a trip he took with White and her friends; Milton Berle joking about White’s longevity and making fun of the other roasters; a guest appearance by White’s husband Allen Ludden, and a final speech from White. Commercials deleted.
(This is the first of two programs on this asset. For synopsis and credits of the second, “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Ted Knight,” see ACCNUM 127074).
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:40:35
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:87564
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Specials; Actors and actresses
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1978
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Greg Garrison … Producer, Director
- Lee Hale … Associate Producer
- Harry Crane … Writer
- Howard Albrecht … Writer
- Sol Weinstein … Writer
- Larry Markes … Writer
- Stan Drebben … Writer
- Martin A. Ragaway … Writer
- Arthur Phillips … Writer
- Mel Chase … Writer
- Robert L. Mills … Writer
- Stan Burns … Writer
- Wayne Kline … Writer
- Dean Martin … Host
- Betty White … Guest
- Peter Marshall … Guest
- Georgia Engel … Guest
- Phyllis Diller … Guest
- John Hillerman … Guest
- Red Buttons … Guest
- Bonnie Franklin … Guest
- LaWanda Page … Guest
- Jimmie Walker … Guest
- Rich Little … Guest
- Dan Haggerty … Guest
- Foster Brooks … Guest
- Abe Vigoda … Guest
- Orson Welles … Guest
- Milton Berle … Guest
- Charlie Callas … Guest
- Allen Ludden … Guest