Mr. Moore just looks so alert, good-natured and very likable as a guest panelist. It was wonderful seeing this episode, with such a glimpse back. Never before had I seen a What's My Line show from 1950, or Mr. Moore looking so young. What a sweet New Year's Eve treat this footage is for vintage TV-viewing pleasure. 💘 Thank you for keeping it available to watch.
Well, she was more intense and competitive, and less flippant, than pretty much any other panelist. I guess you need that. But it was also annoying at times.
Yes! Dorothy was so cute & clever & Arlene was so intelligent feminine & beautiful they were both classy too. Real woman. Not like the Kardashian's type>>>Stupid fat asses bitches like today indeed! Well excuse me butt!!!!!!!!!!! this is true.
@@johndonahue3162 Bright, though I think Arlene used more intuition than intelligence- still great. Sometimes I'd swear she was tipped off beforehand; I'll never know for sure. It's all very intriguing.
Reason 101 why ''WHAT'S MY LINE?'" is one of my all-time favorite Game Shows: I loved the way Miss Lella became so bashful when it was revealed to the audience what her occupation was; I wish more Women and Men of today still had a sense of modesty.
+Mustaga Jackson It was intimate job were women would deal with women. The reaction was just humour to be honest. She clearly though that it was a slightly sensitive job that is for sure. Today you can actually see people going around the streets dressed like that.
His December 31st, 1950 concert (at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York?) was probably arranged in such a way that during the intermission, he got a quick trip to the studio, appeared on "What's My Line?", then got a quick trip back to the ballroom to conduct the rest of his concert.
What a cringe-worthy opening to this episode :) I'm so glad the format evolved over the years to drop some of the rather uncomfortable moments that were a part of the walk of shame.
Guy Lombardo was also an important figure in hydroplane speedboat racing, winning the Gold Cup in 1946 in his record-breaking speedboat, Tempo VI, designed and built by John L. Hacker. He then went on to win the Ford Memorial competition in 1948 and the President's Cup and the Silver Cup in 1952. From 1946 to 1949, he was the reigning US national champion. Before his retirement from the sport in the late 1950s, he had won every trophy in the field. In 1959 Lombardo was attempting a run on the absolute water speed record with the jet engine powered Tempo Alcoa when it was destroyed on a radio controlled test run doing over 250 miles per hour (400 km/h).[11] After the destruction of the Tempo Alcoa, Lombardo retired from hydroplane racing. In 2002 he was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame for his accomplishments. Beginning in 1958, Lombardo endorsed the Guy Lombardo Royal Fleet, a line of fiberglass boats manufactured and sold by the United States Boat Corporation of Newark, New Jersey, a division of U.S. Pools Corporation. The boats were manufactured under license from Skagit Plastics of La Conner, Washington. The endeavor was short-lived and ended in 1961 with the closure of Skagit Plastics
Louis Untermeyer was IMO the greatest anthologist of the XX century. His 1942 edition of "Modern American & British Poetry"(the combined edition!), remains excellent as to the poems chosen and his introductions to each poet. From Canada.
He was way out of place on this show. He was one of the most annoying panelist ever. I cringe before he even opens his mouth. It's called 'the Peter Principle' , you reach a level where you are practically useless.
@@bighands69 Based on what exactly do you declare Louis Untermeyer biased in his poetry? Do you have an example of a "biased" poem he selected? Of course you don't. You never even read his anthology of poetry. I haven't seen any evidence he was biased, but you surely are.
He was terribly stiff at the beginning, but was always very in tune to details, and the reaction of the audience.....by the time he left, I was very impressed by him....married 5 times 😱
Dorothy was always on the panel, and Bennet became permanent after Louis Untermeyer was fired. He was fired because Dr. Jules Montonier (head of Stopette products) threatened to pull sponsorship because he disagreed with Louis political views, long story short.
@@MWood-ry8uu Throngs of people would actually protest at the foot of the building because they were queazy about the idea of having a commie on the panel. This put some heat on the sponsor who finally caved in. The producers couldn't override his pleas and they finally gave Untermeyer his walking papers.
@@xaviermcnutt5039 that's the gist of it, but what made me roll my eyes was when Jules was a mystery guest and John made this whole speech about how mr montonier never interfered with the program. The man made millions of dollars over night with a deodorant product, nobody had ever heard of stoppette before WML. You think he would have been thankful and stood strong with the panel.
The shadow from the lighting on the few people in the beginning shows how limited technology was. It's what makes watching these old clips interesting. Their attitudes and diction were different, as well. Fascinating.
Garry Moore at a youthful 35 years and this was before IGAS . Carol Burnett was still at Hollywood High School . Miss Arlene Francis already there and looking the same as she was in 1967 .
@justincraig398 It was wonderful growing up in that time. People were much more polite and mannerly. The shows were definitely not the trashy ones being revered today. Our heroes were gallant and brave, and not thugs and thieves.
I agree. I became old enough to appreciate What's My Line only in the show's last 3-4 years. When I found these archives on RU-vid, I was taken aback by how unpolished the early panelists were. By the time I watched it as a kid with my family, the chemistry between John Charles Daly, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Bennett Cerf was well established, then took a big hit when Dorothy died.
Do you have the episode in which Marty Marshall appears on I've Got A Secret in 1962 in which he says "Clay could beat Liston, with the right training." I've been looking for this episode for a long time but too no avail, would be great if you had it / uploaded it
I don't know what it means that Garry Moore hijacked the show from John Daly. Garry hosted "I've Got A Secret" from 1952 to 1964 and "To Tell The Truth" from 1969 to 1976. Wally Bruner (1968-72) and Larry Blyden (1972-75) hosted syndicated "Line".
Man, you people are way too sensitive. People are constantly judged and evaluated by others in almost any human encounter. It is natural, and as long is one is fairly self confident, where is the harm?
I have a little over 10,000 episodes of shows which include To Tell The Truth, The Name's The Same, What's My Line?, I've Got A Secret, Trivia Trap, Now You See It, Match Game "Entire Library", Family Feud "Dawson and Combs", Rare Black and White Classics, 70s Password with Jack Klugman and Brett Somers, 450 episodes of Let's Make A Deal from 1971-1985, Wheel of Fortune aired on GSN, and thousands of other gems!
Gary Moore was a guest panelist in this episode, but had his own panelist based show! He was the moderator of I've Got a Secret. Untermeyer was our national poet I believe. I never cared for him on a personal level. Something about his personality grated on me.
It's my middle name and was the first name for many females born in the past century; it was hijacked by recent popular culture to mean something else altogether, which is a shame for all those women carrying it as their personal identifier.
This was still during the first year of the show when they had the guest parade in front of the panelists, and they had the preliminary guesses. They dropped both of those as not being worthwhile and wasting valuable time and the show got even better.
@@willzimjohn The program was at 10:30 and the hotel where he and his orchestra were appearing was near by, and this timing was to throw off the panelists perhaps ?
I have about 250 episodes in my collection of What's My Line. I have the entire Match Game library and select episodes of many other game shows. I also have the entire 1979-2001 run of Mister Rogers Neighborhood including select episodes from 1968-1976.
if I ran a company, I would get in touch with GSN and get this show back on the air... It's so obviously a fun show to watch, why arent they doing it anymore?? Talk about family entertainment ffs..
Smoking was frequently done on TV in the medium's early days before tobacco use was revealed to be a danger to health. Garry's game show, 'I've Got A Secret', was sponsored (at least in part) by a popular brand of cigarettes.
@@allenjones3130 It never surprises me, I still don't get the shock from smoking. Plenty of people smoked their entire life and you'd believe they had the best inner working of any man or woman.
Attention, Tubees--A new digital broadcast channel called Buzzr (yes, that is the spelling)TV is about to debut and will feature vintage quiz programs, such as 'What's My Line'. Stay tuned.
+Juliaflo I've been enjoying watching the show on Buzzr, it's my favorite of the B&W trio they show. :) It's funny how they show episodes from a decade later and they look basically the same, with the biggest difference being the panel. It's so different without the witty Mad magazine lookalike Fred Allen or the incredibly smart Dorothy Kilgallen.
The walk past is meant to be comedic, because people back then could take a joke and dance on one foot. It's meant to get the people in their comfort zone, because everyone does the same silly things.
