25 Dec 2025 04:15
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon (1975)
Kelly, Chris Hasler (From the VHS Rewind Podcast) and Mark discuss The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon!
In this 1975 TV special, Dean Martin hosts a celebrity roast honoring Michael Landon, star of Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie. Roasters including Don Rickles, Phyllis Diller, Joey Bishop, Ernest Borgnine, Sid Caesar, Lorne Greene, and Cliff Robertson deliver humorous jabs at Landon’s wholesome image, family-man persona, and early role in I Was a Teenage Werewolf, featuring a comedic reenactment. The lighthearted event exemplifies classic variety show comedy.
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