6/27/2020

7 Responses to “Foster Brooks as a Dentist”

1. I remember watching Foster Brooks growing up in the 70s. I thought he was very funny. Now not so much now. I didn’t find canned laughter annoying back then either.

   Mattsky (3d03e0) — 6/28/2020 @ 7:20 am

   
   

2. If you really want to see a classic Dean Martin segment, find (if you can) the Dean Martin roast of Don Rickles where Adolf Hitler comes on to say a few words.

   Believe it not, Hitler was played by Casey Kasem.
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   harkin (f58543) — 6/28/2020 @ 9:17 am

   
   

3. “ I thought he was very funny. Now not so much now”
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   I’m the same regarding his humor but his drunk routine was so convincing you could almost smell his breath.
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   harkin (f58543) — 6/28/2020 @ 9:19 am

   
   

4. 1. I thought he was very funny. Now not so much now.

   Perhaps because he died in 2001.

   DCSCA (797bc0) — 6/28/2020 @ 2:31 pm

   
   

5. Why are you guys talking about the old days just now?

   Yep, that was great comedy.

   JVW (ee64e4) — 6/28/2020 @ 8:49 pm

   
   

6. It’s not actually realistic and the humor is all one liners, and I suppose, it’s supposed to be funny because it’s unusual to see someone imitate a drunk. Except he doesn’t. But it;s an excuse for saying wrong or incongruous things.

   I think I saw Foster Brouks on some late night talk show once, and that’s about all.

   Sammy Finkelman (3102d6) — 6/28/2020 @ 9:54 pm

   
   

7. I didn’t really recognize Brooks’ name. I don’t think my mom was really a Dean Martin fan when I was growing up either.

   Brooks had an interesting history. He apparently didn’t really get his big break until 1969, when he was 57 (older than I am…).

   Wikipedia says that in the 80’s he stopped doing his original act because attitudes toward public drunkenness had changed.

   Dave (1bb933) — 6/29/2020 @ 1:12 am