What's My Line? - Walter Cronkite; Art Carney; PANEL: Steve Allen, Anne Douglas (Mar 27, 1966) 

Art Carney deserved his own television show.

I know it's television, but there was a level of grace and respect back then that has been lost with most of our current generations.

Walter Cronkite didn’t disguise his voice. There’s been nobody like him since then. He was dignified and refined and told the news like nobody has since.

Steve Allen was so clever. I love the episodes with him as a panelist - and as a guest.❤

Seeing Walter Cronkite and John Daly reminisce about their WWII working together. So comforting. And now we will have our journalists abroad reporting Ukraine tragedies and hopefully great triumphs to recall Art Carney is so precious and funny without being corny, or silly. And his FDR was phenomenal. Thanks!

IN MY VIEW I was not surprised Bennett Cerf guessed it was Carney. Cerf's fine tuned guessing ability is legendary. I love love love Art Carney. He had John Daley almost rolling with belly laughs.

Art Carney is one of the best mystery guests ever. Didn’t know he could do so many voices.

John Daly was no slouch as a newsman himself. He and Cronkite did work together at CBS for a while, so there was a lot of mutual respect.

I am enjoying all of these WML episodes. Makes me very nostalgic and yes, sad that those days are over. It was a better world then.

I've lost count of how many times I've watched this particular segment! Art Carney is hilarious!! And I love watching John and the panel laughing, not to mention the sound of the audience laughing as well. Art had everyone in stitches!!

Two of the greatest journalists of all time .

Walter Cronkite, the most trusted man in America. I use to watch the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite with my dad. The crown jewel of broadcast news telecasts.

Walter Cronkite had such a recognizable voice, I was surprised it took the panel as long as it did to guess him. A great voice... and perhaps the finest television newsman ever to grace the airwaves.

You could sure tell John enjoyed having Art Carney as the mystery guest. Art was very funny with that voice. I was unaware he did so many imitations of other people.

I love seeing Steve Allen on the panel. He's so witty. Also nice to see Anne Douglas. Had never seen Kirk Douglas's wife before.

Oh what a delightful time spent watching Art Carney stump the panel!!! I needed that laughing spell so much.Thank you 😘

I would never have guessed Art Carney. His child voice even reminded me of Robin Williams.

Cronkite's voice is so distinctive that I am surprised they did not guess him right away.

I thank the folks at What's My Line? for putting this up. My dad, God rest his soul, absolutely loved the Honeymooners and Art Carney was one of the reasons along with the rest of the cast.

Dare I say as a Dottie K fan, this is perhaps the most enjoyable post-DK offering! Art Carney is a treasure but at this point, even with his success in The Odd Couple (1965) on Broadway, his drinking got worse and worse reportedly due to the fact that Walter Mathau was intolerable. So it was "the Great One" to the rescue and brought Art to Miami Beach with the color edition of the Jackie Gleason Show! Also, I recommend The Morey Amsterdam Show with Art as his sidekick. There are several episodes on youtube.

OMG! With the mystery guest Art Carney, I could not stop LMAO!!!!! His disguised voice was just too funny!

Cronkite and Daly knew each other well. Each was an experienced newsman. Both covered battles in Europe and North Africa first hand during World War 2. Daly was the president and anchor of ABC News from 1952 to 1960, while also hosting What's My Line. Cronkite's 15 minute show "Up to the Minute" followed What's My Line from 1951 until 1962, when he became the CBS news anchor.

Had the chance to meet Walter Cronkite in 1976. Class all the way!

Art Carney is fabulous!

Steve Allen possessed such a sharp wit !!!!!

Mr. Carney was a man of great and varied talents.

Steve Allen at his best! I was fortunate to meet him and his family some years back.

Great actors can make you laugh or cry. He could do both.

This episode really illustrates how well John can do interviews when he puts his mind to it.

Walter answered that he was an active participant in sports because he was an amateur yachtsman. He competed in several amateur races and regattas. He also was an amateur sports car racer in the 1950's and 60's.

Love how Art does the Ed Norton moves with the chalk before signing!

Art Carney was one of the most intrinsically funny people ever...along with Steve Allen...on THE SAME SHOW. You'll never see better entertainment than this show.

Art is the man.

This was the first time Walter was a mystery guest since What's My Line traveled to Chicago in 1956. As Walter covered the Democratic Convention for CBS, John Charles Daly also reported the convention but for ABC.

The flip hairdo brings back memories for me. My grandma would fix my hair like that.

This is an amazing service for those of us who yearn for a return of the Golden Age of television. There are 110K subscribers to WML, but there could be many more if we only tell our friends about it and make sure to hit the subscribe button. God bless everyone who was ever part of the show.

Compared to today's newscasters...how I miss Walter Cronkite!

Walter Cronkite: The "Most Trusted Man in America" in the late 1960's

I think Art Carney's best performance is on a Twilight Zone episode titled "The Night of the Meek."

Sad Shows like this are not made, Or around any More Growing up I loved to watch them all Sda all of these people have Passed away also May they all RIP & are missed By all of their Fans etc.

Remember how thrilled Walter Cronkite was when we landet on the moon, in 1969 🌝

Art Carney may be the best celebrity guest I have seen on WML.

Steve Allen always looked like he enjoyed standing up and towering over the guests as they went by the panel.

I could just watch this program over and over again. I never get tired of it.

Cronkite did appear in other entertainment programs, famously in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" when he met Ted Baxter and in "Murphy Brown" when we hear his voice. Cronkite was a well-known yachts man, and in "Murphy Brown" Murphy and Frank sink his yacht on Chesapeake Bay. "Who the HELL owns this tub? he yells, and then [referring to his wife to whom Bennett refers]says "Betsy, grab the cat!"

How on earth did Bennett guess Art Carney? Carney's disguised voice was amazing! Loved when Steve told Bennett that what was penetrating was his Vick's Vapo Rub!

I've been watching these shows - this one being one of the best - with sheer, unalloyed pleasure - I was nearly 6 years old when this one was made, and it's still fresh and lively (which is a lot more than can be said for me). Compared with television today, on both sides of the Atlantic so far as I'm aware, it's sheer quality shines out and hits you between the eyes.

On a previous appearance, Art had just done a TV special where he did a perfect impression of Mr. Daly. Surprised he didn't try to imitate John this time.

The last time I trusted the news was then this man reported it ... yes I'm old!

Art Carney's several appearances as the mystery guest are among the best

Just a wonderful, precious, delicious moment in time.

This episode with Art Carney is and always will be my favorite! He always made me laugh!

Bennett Cerf was consistently terrific on this series.

This is hands down my FAVOURITE disguise by an MG so far from 1950 to this point. Not seen the rest yet but not many to go.

Art Carney was one of the most talented actors in American history.

A book about CBS News called "Air Time" (by Gary Paul Gates) called Betsy Cronkite "The Sweetheart of CBS News". According to the book, she was beloved by everybody there.

Amazing show, so much real laughter... no agendas, educated civil people, a pleasure to watch. John Daly was highly respected as a newsman, he was the first to broadcast (radio) the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Walter can't hide those pipes!

Walter! Fabulous newsman.

I missed Walter Conkrit the last true honest reporter.

Art Carney was badly wounded in the war

Mrs. Douglas did have a name -- Anne Buydens. Kirk and Anne were married 66 years until Kirk's death in 2020. Anne passed at age 102 in 2021.

In his later years Walter Cronkite said "When Errol Flynn died he was on 60 ft. yacht with a 18 year old girl. I have an 18 foot yacht and my 60 year old girl.

Art Carney, Walter Cronkite and ME...all born November 4th!! 🥰🥰🥰

I really enjoyed this show

Art Carney was fabulous. I know what Arlene meant by saying that she wanted him to keep talking. That voice was unbelievable. 😂❤

I remember seeing Art Carney when he was 18, on stage doing impressions. He did a spot on impression of FDR.

Art Carney was great. Nobody could make working in the sewer more Interesting and entertaining than he did.😂❤

Amazing how many countries we used to freely travel to that we can't do anymore.

CAST A GIANT SHADOW has an interesting gestation. Melville Shavelson (former writer for Bob Hope) really wanted to adapt this book about an American military officer who fought for Israel during the 1948 war of independence. He had trouble getting financial backing and ultimately turned to John Wayne's production company. Wayne played a small role in the film. Unfortunately it didn't do that well.

By 1966, WML was broadcast in color and videotaped for the Pacific TZ. But a B&W film kinescope was still made for every episode for Mark Goodson's personal collection.

Watched all of these as a kid.....miss all of these great talents.....good show !!!

Mrs. Douglas was never referred to by her first name. I realize this was the norm in the 50s and 60s, but it still seems weird.

Art Carney had me crying, I was laughing so hard

Wow! Mrs Douglas!!! She and Kirk lived for 101 years each! And remained married for I believe 70 and were just in love as when they met.

Art Carney was extremely talented.

Walter Cronkite landed in a glider with the 101st during Operation Market Garden, he has the unfortunate job of announcing JFK's death (on the same day he introduced The Beatles to the US, in a story months before the Sullivan show), and then 3 years after this, he was commentating as the US fulfilled JFK's dream of landing on the moon by the end of the decade. Between all of this, and after, he saw and reported on more things than anyone could imagine. Legendary reporter, and one whose professionalism is still a yardstick modern reporters should measure themselves against.

Trust me, I'd know Walter just by his voice. I can do a great impression of him.

Mrs. Kirk Douglas is Hanover German and married Kirk in 1954. .

Walter Cronkite has a beautiful voice!

As a preteen and teen, I remember watching some of Walter Cronkite's newscasts on our B&W, RCA 21" console television, with the "rabbit ears" antenna, and I saw him as a kind, affirmative and stately sort of person. It truly felt like he was sitting with you in your living room when doing his various newscasts. The other two famous newscasters that I also watch on TV from time-to-time, in that era, were Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. And I remember their "sign off" to each other at the end of their joint newscasts, which was "Good night, David." and in return, "Good night, Chet." They were in separate cities when doing their newscasts as a team, which was an interesting arrangement, but it worked fine. ~ And about Art Carney: He received tremendous applause and recognition from the audience when "Signing in," and all of it was well-deserved! He had an incredible ability to immerse himself into all kinds of characters, for both television and movie roles; and along with that was his seeming humility, grace, kindness and good-natured personality.

*In my best Walter Cronkite imitation* "I was a Mystery Guest in Game #1 on the March 27, 1966 episode of "What's My Line?", with Steve Allen and Barbara Douglas as the guest panelists, and Art Carney the Mystery Guest in Game #3. And that's the way it is."

Art Carney was one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Such a great talent. Comedy. Serious acting. And a great performer. U wont see talent like him ever again. Ty

That was BRILLIANT. I Love Art Carney & I love Steve Allen.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS EP I HAVE WATCH IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN ART CARNEY IS SO SO VERY FUNNY

I was 10 years old when this segment aired....I loved this program

I really respected Walter Cronkite.

best mystery guest voice/persona/creation, whatever it was EVER!

I just loved Cronkite.

Definitely a void in these later episode s with Dorothy gone.

Art Carney was THE BEST mystery guest on WML.

I remember Walter Cronkite. He was the best. When the President was killed. JFK. The Astronaughts landed on the moon. He got emotional, live, on air.

Mrs Kirk Douglas, Is a Very Beautiful Looking Woman, Never saw here before this, On any other Show etc.

One of the worlds great personalities.

Art Carneys voice he did was great.

12:50 and 14:17 Steve Allen was brilliant.

Walter Cronkite shuld have had the host answer for him: his voice alone is identifiable.

I could listen to JD and Cronkite BS about the war for hours.

How could they not get Cronkite after the first question? His voice is distinctive! I would have thought Bennett Cerf would have gotten it immediately.

They are all so polite and respectful