Saturday, April 17, 2021

Musical Interlude: I'm a Fool (1965)

 Gary Lewis wasn't the only 2nd generation star on the pop charts in 1965.

There was also Dino (Dean Martin, Jr., aka Dean Paul Martin), Desi (Desi Arnaz, Jr.), & Billy (Hinsche, the only one without celebrity parents), whose debut came on The Ed Sullivan Show. Ed gets in a plug for Dean Sr. co-starring with John Wayne in a Western around that time as he introduces the kids, performing "I'm a Fool":


As Dean Paul Martin, Dino, Jr. co-starred in 1985's Misfits of Science, a one-year wonder for NBC which is better remembered as the first series for Courtney Cox. Desi, Jr., meanwhile, joined his mom, Lucille Ball, and sister Lucie in Here's Lucy (1968-74), and would play alongside his iconic mom after the series ended on Password Plus (Desi & Lucie played with Lucy and Gary Morton on the original Password).

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