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!"