 Dean Martin (I) (qv) wanted to be on TV but also wanted to be free  to do movies and records; his contract required that he only show up  to do his variety show one day per week (on Sundays). Thats why he  always seemed slightly out of step with the rest of the cast, who  had rehearsed with Lee Hale (qv) standing in for Martin the day  before. When Martin made a mistake hed just laugh it off. The  audience loved it.