With panelists Arlene Francis, Merv Griffin, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf, and mystery guest Peggy Cass. With none other than John Charles Daly as your moderator.
Today is 4th August, 2023 and I'm watching this exactly 60 years after it went to air. Fantastic. They would not have guessed we would be enjoying these shows after so long.
Anyone who appreciates comedy should watch the Rosalind Russell movie of "Auntie Mame". Peggy Cass plays the character of Agnes Gooch, and turns in a truly hilarious performance. In some parts of the film, she is a real scene stealer.
I used to watch all the quiz shows starting in the early-1960s until they sadly went off the air: "To Tell The Truth", "I've Got A Secret", "The Hollywood Squares", "The Match Game", and "What's My Line?" that was my favorite! So, I saw Peggy Cass and the other regular panelists on the quiz shows every week. It was fun seeing one of them on WML? trying to fool those panelists.
Peggy Cass looks like she had a good time bamboozling the panel. She became so famous in the various incarnations of "To Tell the Truth" ( 1960 - 1981 ) that it is easy to forget he enjoyed a distinguished Broadway career, did movies, and did things on TV other than Godson-Todman game shows.
Not necessary as she was a smart lady born with a BIG METAL 6 birthroot that could be a rather sensitive person though very talented & creative (she was definitely one!).
@@shirleyrombough8173 Yes but Shirley, you may not be in New York but clearly have enough savoir faire to know yer (damn) Champagnes! (Whoops, sorry Krista) 😁
turns out this August 4 1963 episode was videotaped on 3 March 1963, right about the time that Dorothy Kilgallen's health spiraled into an extended hospitalization. This was filmed almost two and half months before Arlene Francis suffered injuries in a car wreck that nearly killed her.
At 23:01, Dorothy says, "Perhaps Mr. Dowling can send one [a bathroom scale] to Mr. Salinger?" She was referring to President Kennedy's press secretary, Pierre Salinger.
A bygone era when women dressed up to appear on a television show because there was a television show worth dressing up for; another reason why 'WHAT'S MY LINE?' is one of my all-time favorite Game Shows.
Merv's daytime talk show (the NBC one, not his most well-known one) had ended a few months prior, and I believe this was around the time he was developing a new quiz show. I wonder how that show turned out.
Sometimes the timing of an episode is poor because the final challenger is rushed on and off in 3 minutes. This time it works perfectly because the champagne man and the two policewomen were guessed quickly, the mystery guest put on a good turn and the bathroom scale salesman beat the panel and won $50. Dorothy Kilgallen looked drowsy and her questions seemed very sharp (Do you have anything to do with the law?) or weird (Is it part of the animal kingdom?) - her concentration seemed to come and go. Peggy Cass was the happiest mystery guest I've seen so far in these videos.
I take your point, but actually not all sparkling wine originating in Champagne, France qualifies for the trademark Champagne, and more importantly, don’t be eager to accept claimed trademarks and surrender your first amendment right to use words as you see fit. If enough people use the word, like linoleum, escalator, cellophane, laundromat, being words, like Champagne, for which a trademark was invalidated because of common usage. Advocating free speech over proprietary ownership, use champagne to mean all sparking wines.
Here's an instance of Dorothy Kilgallen's brilliant perceptiveness. After she has identified the two beauteous Canadian ladies as policewomen, and while the audience is clapping, she turns to her panelist on her right and says ( though difficult to hear ), "...you can always tell policemen; they have a certain look."
Just noticed a strange thing. Does anyone else nod their head when Daley "introduces" them to the panel? Kind of like when a group is watching a football game on TV and they all move their heads and shoulders trying to help the athlete move the ball? Just me? never mind
rick charles - Or it may be like when you are a passenger in a car driven by a speed freak: you keep wanting to put your foot down on an imaginary brake pedal.
Silly hairdos were common with her. A great gal and so smart. A tragic ending. Don't believe she was murdered like some. She drank that night and then took a sleeping pill. My aunt died the same way.
@@nickandmikec Hello Nick, if you're interested in some cold, hard, unemotional facts re Dorothy's death, Mark Shaw and Lee Israel both have books written in this way.
The show could have easily given away $1000 but John Daly wanted the focus to be on the game and not the prizes. He once threatened to quit if more money was awarded.
The big laugh in reference to animals comes from a sitcom that she starred in that year. She starred in one of the more preposterous sitcoms of 1962-3, "The Hathaways" featuring Jack Weston and a clan of chimpanzees. . I remember watching it as a boy, but I must have been the only one watching. The network pulled the plug early on in its run.
Yup. The Asian population in Canada & the US have increased like crazy over the past 60 years... for some reason here where I live we have a huge Asian population. Probably a quarter of the people you walk past are Asian.
@@danielfronc4304 and Dis Vids, hi! Just an obversation, but Mr. Champagne's uber elegant appearance kinda gave away his profession...even the tuxedo trousers had satin stripes! Not to mention his face, voice, physique, movement, hand-kissing, etc.! Pure class all the way :))
Having a bathroom scale is very common and I'm sure that Dorothy did own one but the way he said that she could use one so emphatically struck me as being kind of rude. Am I the only one who feels that way?
this is so set up no one was even close then Dorothy is like do you have nything to do with the law out of the blue then says can you arrest people then are you police woman ,
@@emilyhayek1132 He destroyed Denney Terio's career as well as the careers of many other young men who refused his advances. When anyone tried to fight back he used his power to ensure that they were publicly ridiculed: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Np1kbFp6LpM.html This clip is from the late 80's early 90's. It's hard to watch. If it was a woman, she would not have been treated so shabbily. Shows you how much power he had. Check out more clips for yourself if you wish...
mrdetroitnews gary -Admittedly parts of WML are fantasies but the biggest is that trump will be elected this November. How inappropriate your inclusion of that remark on this program. Most people wish he'd crawl back under his rock.
Shirley Rombough 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m already laughing he will win an epic landslide you fool, Who do you have that can beat him ????? he is the greatest president in all time history don’t be so obtuse.
The reason why we love Trump so much, and the reason why we comment on the vintage TV channel it’s very simple Trump wants to bring back America by making it great once again like it was in the 50s and 60s.
