Christmas (Aired December 12, 1949)
On July 25, 1946, Jerry began a show business partnership with Dean Martin, an association that would soon skyrocket both to fame. It started when Jerry was performing at the 500 Club in Atlantic City and one of the other entertainers quit suddenly. Lewis, who had worked with Martin at the Glass Hat in New York City, suggested Dean as a replacement. At first they worked separately, but then ad-libbed together, improvising insults and jokes, squirting seltzer water, hurling bunches of celery and exuding general zaniness. In less than eighteen weeks their salaries soared from $250.00 a week to $5,000.00. For ten years Martin and Lewis sandwiched sixteen money making films between nightclub engagements, personal appearances, recording sessions, radio shows, and television bookings. Their last film together was "Hollywood or Bust" (1956). On July 25th of that year the two made their last nightclub appearance together at the Copacabana, exactly ten years to the day since they became a team.
THIS EPISODE:
December 12, 1949. "The Christmas Show" - NBC network. Sustaining. The program originates from Chicago. The boys get a job at a suburban resort. Madness follows, funny in spite of the mayhem. The cast does a skit called, "Love In Darkest Africa." Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Flo McMichaels, Sheldon Leonard, Dick Stabile and His Orchestra, Charlie Isaacs (writer), Ben Star (writer), Jack Douglas (writer), Robert L. Redd (producer), Charles Martin (announcer). 29:35.
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