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by Joey Sasso CONFIDENTIAL REPORT: Angle Dickinson admits that her TV comeback--"The Angie Dickinson Show"--was so terrible she killed it after only one episode had ̂been made. "It wal supposed to be a half-hour comedy show and it turned out not to be funny," says Angie,49. "The - show just didn't work. And the character T played--a department store clerk who was promoted to assistant manager--wasn't me. "We taped one segment and then replayed it at a private screening at NBC's studio in Bur- bank. And we knew right away it was a mistake. The con­ cept wasn't funny or even interesting. Luckily we realized it before going any further." A source close to the show--the first venture of Jcfhimy Carton's new produc­ tion company--told me: "Angfe looked over at the pro­ ducers and said, 'I was terrible, wasn't I?'" It was obvious to everyone that the show had laid an egg. "It sure looked like it would be a winner. Carson Productions picked the best people in the world to handle it. TV BACKSTAGE: Dean Martin was knocked out by his garage door the other night. He was hit on the head as the door tuddenly came crashing down because of an electronic fault. Yet bold Dean soon recovered and drove off later to have dinner with a few buddies at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel... The relentless pressures of Hollywood lave destroyed the live-in relationship ̂"Dallas" star Charlene TiHon and her manager. Btit those same pressures have also stopped them from finding new lovers, and may even cause a reconciliation! A year after their separation, Charlene and Jon Mercedes live alone, while remaining very close to each other. "Marriage is never out of the question," Jon told me. "lots of people have been married, divorced and married again. "We're not seeing anybody else right now. Work is the most im­ portant thing in our lives." Jon said his relationship with Charlene has deepened in the year of separation. "We're best friends," he said ... Mima Jauaovec of Maribor, Yugoslavia, who reached the quarterfinals and semifinals of the first two Toyota Series tennis events, has been voted the Toyota Series Player of the Month. Jausovec's initial Toyota Series appearance produced a quarterfinal showing at Hilton Head. Then, two weeks later at Amelia Island, the 24-year-old righthand upset Czechoslovakia's Hana Mandlikova enroute to the semis--where she lost to eventual champion Martina Navratiiova. Jausovec also teamed with Pam Shriver to reach the finals of the double competition at Hilton Head. TV CLOSEUP: The USA Cable TV Network will present two-days coverage Of five major Volvo Grand Prix tour­ naments this summer as part of Its 14-event year-round tennis coverage. Just a few months ago, USA purchased the largest tennis broadcast package ever put together tor a single television entity from ProServ Television, which sells the often-exclusive rights for a huge chunk of erfhe men's Volvo Grand Prix events. These tournaments include the U.S. Pro Championships in Boston (July 19-20); the Washington Star International in Washington, D.C. (July 26-27); the National Revenue Tennis CI Columbus, Ohio (August 9-10); and the Canadia in Montreal (August 16-17). In addition, USA wWH the semi-finals and finals 6f the Volvo International in North Conway, N.H., via tape on August 2-3. "Jenny Piccalo is so like me it's frightening--loud, open, honest, obnoxious and with an answer for everything," Cathy Silvers says with a smite. This past season, the sparkling second-generation comedienne brought to life a character who has long been an off-stage presence on ABC-TV's "Happy Days," Joanie Cunningham's independent-minded, boy-crazy best friend, Jenny. •. & The daughter of Phil and Evelyn Silvers, Cathy was bom in New York City, where her father was starring on Broadway in "Do Re Mi." Shi moved with her family to Los Angeles when she was just six months old. "I always wanted to perform," con­ fesses Cathy, who credits both her parents with influencing her career. As youngsters, Cathy and her four sisters used every holi­ day as an excuse tocreate a little show at home, and frequently staged children's plays for the community. "We were the travel­ ing Silvers," Cathy recalls. At first considered the shiest of the five, Cathy showed her penchant for the stage when her father was headlining at a Las Vegas hotel, and called his daughters up on stage. While the others ran behind the curtain in embarassment, Cathy enter­ tained tt)e audience with the national anthem and the twist. "My dad said . That'slittle Phil,'" recalls Cathy, "and I've been little Phil ever since.". Cathy is proud of the performing instincts she inherited from her father, but, she says, it is her mother "who really kicked me off." The task of preparing her junior high valedictory speech launched Cathy into the arena of public speaking. En­ couraged by her mother, who had been a high school orator, Cathy competed throughout her four years at Beverly Hills High School in forensics. "It was a great way to get confidence. It really teaches you to use your inner feelings," says Cathy. "I knew since I was basically winning just about every tournament that there was something there, whether it was actingor speech ' - TV COMMM.M HMVtCtt. INC Phil Silvers taught her almost everything she knows