Filming Locations: Stage 4, Stage 1, NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Dean Martin
Himself - Host (263 episodes, 1965-1974)
Al Casey
Himself (140 episodes, 1965-1971)
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Trivia
The show occupied NBC's (Burbank) massive Studio 4 for two days a week. Production was contractually limited to Saturday (rehearsals without Dean Martin) and taping on Sunday.
Not wanting to do a weekly TV series, Dean Martin made deliberately outrageous demands when he was approached by NBC. Aside from his sky-high salary, his contract stipulated that he was never required to rehearse (which irked many of his guest stars) and that the show was to be shot on Sundays. He'd usually be on his way home in his Facel Vega before the taping was completed.
Dean Martin's contract stipulated that he was only required to work on Sundays. This necessitated that blocking the camera setups and rehearsals be done on Saturdays. It also meant that guest stars rehearse with Lee Hale standing in for Martin. On Sundays, Martin would usually work less than four hours and leave the set before taping was wrapped.