The Golddiggers - The collective name for a troupe of beautiful dancers introduced in 1967 on the comedy variety THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW/NBC/1965-74; and who appeared on the summer replacement series DEAN MARTIN PRESENTS THE GOLDDIGGERS/NBC/1968-73 THE GOLDDIGGERS IN LONDON/NBC/1970 the spin-off THE GOLDDIGGERS/SYN/1971 and  the DEAN MARTIN SPECIAL/NBC/1977. The Golddiggers consisted of a group of ten to twelve dancers but nearly 40 women appeared as Golddiggers during the life of the show. The Golddiggers sole purpose was to be eye candy for the TV viewers. During the show, they did dance routines, showed off their lovely legs or sat quietly near Dean Martin as he performed his musical numbers. Four of the Golddiggers later became known as The Ding-a-Ling Sisters during the 1970-73 seasons.    

Golddiggers who appeared on the show (*) = one of the original Golddiggers

Pauline Antony Wanda Bailey Pamela Beth* Lindsey Bloom Nancy Boneti* Kathy Brimer* Susan Cadham Jimmie Cannon Karen Cavenaugh Lolita Chapel Jackie Chidsey Paula Cinko Rosetta Cox Lee Crawford Leslie Dalton* Merry Elkins Michelle Della Fave Joyce Garro Peggy Hansen* Jayne Kennedy Tara Leigh, Diana Liekhaus* Susan Lund Rebecca Jones Liz Kelly Sheila Mann Debra McFarlain* Micki McGlone Patricia Mickey Francie Mendenhall Cheryl Lynn* Brenda Powell* Nancy Reichert Barbara Sanders Cheryl Lynn Steiner* Debbie Thomanson* Sheryl Ullman Janice Whitby Mary K. Wright* Karen Yarbrough

TRIVIA NOTE: In the 1930s, Warner Brothers produced a series of "Gold Digger" musicals based on Avery Hopwood's 1919 play. The movies (which featured spectacular stage numbers and choreography by Busby Berkeley) included The Gold Diggers (1923), Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929), The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), The Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) The Gold Diggers of 1937 (1937), and Gold Diggers in Paris (1938).