Dean Martin Roasts

[JonUrban]

Anyone here see the infomercial for the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and order them? They are allegedly available on DVD, but I checked their website and they don't mention it.

The infomercial shows some great clips of people I watched as I was growing up. Unfortunately, they seem to be only available on a "subscription" basis. I suppose that is OK, but I prefer to just buy them on demand.

Anyway, I know there are a lot of "Classic TV" fans here, including Steve, and wondered if anyone has tried them and what they thought, quality-wise.

[Jamie Tate]

The quality of the VHS tapes sucks. The video is awful and the audio goes from objectionable to horrific. Still... they're funny as hell (even if it's canned laughter and there's no audience) and Foster Brooks is always a highlight for me.

[reechie]

Looks like they're doing the same with Dino's old variety show as well. I saw an infomercial for a series of compilation tapes over the weekend. No DVD apparently at this point.

[Evan L]

Originally posted by yesman
The quality of the VHS tapes sucks. The video is awful and the audio goes from objectionable to horrific. Still... they're funny as hell (even if it's canned laughter and there's no audience) and Foster Brooks is always a highlight for me.

There *was* an audience there, although there's no doubt the audio was sweetened with canned laughter. These are great, though the VHS tapes suck. A great memory from childhood for me!

[JonUrban]

The infomercial video looks pretty clean. I guess I will order the DVDs and see what happens. I'll let you know.