Breaking Wind

The Dean Martin Show. Dean Martin was a man of charming contradictions—the suave crooner who owned Thursday nights on NBC and the enigma who slipped away once the cameras stopped rolling. I still remember one Sunday taping: after sliding down the firepole and nailing his monologue, we cut to commercial—when Dean suddenly "broke wind." I might’ve been the only one who caught it; he looked over, gave me that famous wink, and somehow made it classy. Time for a toast, "Let's have a Vino For Dino!"

Dean and the Mob

The Dean Martin Show. Offstage, he was the devoted family man who vanished right after the show, we often heard producer Greg Garrison’s voice from the control booth: “Hey Dean, your wife called—she said after the show, get your tail over to the Beverly Hills Hotel.” Dean grinned, “Tell her that’s where I always get my tail!” The Italian mob adored Dean and Frank, though Dean’s friendship with them was more platonic—Frank’s, not so much. Raise a glass "Let's have a Vino for Dino!"