I can't thank the folks who curate this channel enough for archiving this series. It is nostalgia of the highest order (and oh so addictive). The celebrities of my childhood & a panel that comes to feel like family. The early days of television were more innocent but more importantly they were far less dumbed-down.
Debbie Reynolds was, hands-down, THE greatest mystery guest to have ever appeared on this show. Every single time, she blew the roof off. No mystery guest was ever more unhinged than The Debster.
Lately not a day goes by without me watching at least one episode of What's My Line?" Such a distinguished Show with such a superb panel, charming celebrity guests & always interesting occupations to guess . . . Subscribed to your Channel for a fairly long time already I am astonished to still find editions which I do see for the very first time. Thank you very much indeed for your tireless efforts to have put up these unique clips! Best from Canada!
Sorry for my not best (bad) English i noticed this is far the best serial ín my life. I especaly liked You made me know Viktor Borge the piano comedy player. Thx! From Budapest.
Martin asks the key question when he elicits that the objective of the diplomatic courier's job is to get to the place where the plane takes him (about 11:15). Unfortunately the rest of the panel doesn't pick up on this, and a lot of irrelevant questions about planes, pilots, and stewardesses are asked. I like the way Martin's mind works, and I'm glad he was so often a panelist.
What would a diplomatic courier have to do with water other than drink it or bathe in it? Everything has something to do with everything if you really want to be so broad minded about it.
@@MrJoeybabe25 One week ago? So as soon as you get to 1967 do you just head back to 1950 and start over? I mean, I know I will eventually, but I'm still on my first run through. How many times have you done the cycle?
@@robbob1234 I originally ran through them from start to finish. Now I just hop-scotch all over the place. I watch at least two a day. It is very relaxing.
To bad we did not get as much of Debbie's humor in this one, but this was her third appearance on the show. and in each one, she was hilarious. There was a reason she was on the show three times.
I recently rediscovered these episodes here on TH-cam. I was 10 years old when this episode aired... so many memories. I use to watch them at my grandparents house on a Sunday evening during the summertime when they let me stay up until 10pm, then I fell fast asleep on their sofa. Debbie Reynolds was so talented and beautiful.
Martin Gabel played Tony Curtis' lawyer in Goodbye Charlie. And, yes, Martin could do accents. Check out his hilarious German accent in the 1974 version of The Front Page.
@@fractuss No, she was Hungarian, but here Debbie was doing a different accent (to Americans it can be subtle). Later in this video she and Arlene talk about it (Arlene thinks it was her Zsa-Zsa accent, too). Her Italian accent sounds more melodious.
For quite a number of episodes now, I have noted that the last contestant uniformly seems to come from New York City or the immediate environs. I should say that the reason for this is that the production staff finally wised up to the dangers of having a last guest from a far-flung place. If the mystery guest segment, or any part of the program before it, ran especially long, it could eat up the time available for the last guest, so that they might decide not to have a last guest at all. If the last guest was flown in from some far place, this was a waste of money and of the participant's time if the spot had to be cancelled owing to the fact that the program was about to end. With the participant coming from New York, if anybody got too prolix, they could simply say, "Sorry, there wasn't time this week, we warned you this might happen, but here's 15 cents for the bus fare. See you next week."
+romeman01 And exactly correct on the cost of a one way trip of a NYC bus (or subway). The fare would remain 15¢ until July 5, 1966, the increased fare helping pay for the big raise the union won in January 1966 after going on strike. Of course if Goodson-Todman and CBS were big sports, they would have sprung for the whole 30¢ round trip cost!
Imagine coming in every Sunday night for two or three weeks, sitting in the green room waiting to get on, and meeting some of the biggest stars! Not to mention the occasional after-show festivities.
The difference between this Debbie Reynolds and the vivacious Debbie Reynolds on her previous appearance on the same show(before the scandal) is palpable….. I feel there is much more sadness in her soul in this episode…
Woody Allen hit the nail on the head with his questions to the horse trainer but didn't get it, Lol! He looks like a mere boy here too, like a teen, even his quet about can a boy do this. Thanks for the videos, I grew up watching WML.
It's too bad Debbie Reynolds didn't try to conceal her identity. By doing the exact same schtick she'd done before, both Arlene and Dorothy quickly knew who she was. You can see Arlene smiling as she asks a question at 18:25, and then Dorothy ends it 18:46. Ms. Reynolds is entertaining, talented, unique in her performance; it's disappointing it couldn't last longer.
Robert Melson Me, too, I immediately knew who she was the moment she signed her name on tbe board. I thought she did a splendid job diguising her voice. She sounded like Julie Andrews.
Debbie Reynolds has a very good talent for mimicking the accents of different foreign languages and even the tone quality of certain celebrities. What gives her away here, it seems to me, is that she uses the same rhythm for all of them, and the same pattern of chattering on quickly and inconsequentially before settling down to a yes or no answer. That's so much like what she did the first time she pretended to be Zsa Zsa that even a good British or Italian accent doesn't really fool the panel.
How wonderful to see lovely Debbie Reynolds, and how strange she mentions Zsa Zsa Gabor and both died almost within the same week, what a sad day to see this so lovely, lively lady and to know she, and tragically her daughter have both passed away one day after the other, and George s Irving who appeared in Irene on Broadway with them both had died the day before. Some other great artists passed away this week too, Heaven must have needed more particularly bright stars this week RIP.
One souvenir of Debbie's filming of "Molly Brown" was property near Telluride, Colorado. This was in the days when her shoe manufacturer husband Harry Karl piled up a debt of legendary proportions, and Debbie got the honor of paying it off. Not sure if she got to keep the Colorado land through that ordeal -- or not.
I loved Woody Allen poking some gentle fun at the formality of WML, by wearing the string tie (which looked like he gave up trying to tie a bow tie) and referring to Arlene as the head of a crime syndicate.
Woody asks the horse lady once he finds out that her line is in the horse family " is what you do perfectly natural"? He knew EXACTLY what he was doing and I hope at least some people back in 1964 "got it"! 🤪🤪🤪🤪
In the Debbie Reynolds segment, her role in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" is mentioned. Too bad Bennett wasn't there. In one of his books, he has a joke in which a lady named Molly invents a new kind of surface for kitchen sinks. It won't stain, no matter what abuse it suffers. The sink is marketed as "The Unbrownable Molly Sink".
When the last contestant came out John referred to his "Circus, Saints, and Sinners pin.The club is a non-sectarian, non-political association of successful business and professional men with a four-fold purpose: to perpetuate the cause of entertainment in the spirit of its earliest form-the circus; promote good fellowship; contribute to worthy charities and to have fun. I think they are still very big, but like the Mason's, I don't think many young men are joining these days. I had an Uncle who was either an Elk or a Moose. I remember they had a nice clubhouse.
It sounded at first like “wrestling” horses, but then I thought it was likely “rustling” horses. It thought it was a little unfair to Woody to have told him previously that the service wasn’t “dangerous,” but would be dangerous to HIM. He wouldn’t be likely to guess “train horses” than to think of something more exotic, like rustling horses. Did anyone else think it a little patronizing?
The diplomatic courier was one of the more articulate and self-confident non-celebrity guests they had. A credit to his nation, indeed. :-) I'm sorry but I hate it when mystery guests ham it up! Just answer yes or no!
Reluctant Dragon This was rather "toned down" for Debbie Reynolds. Her past Mystery Guest appearances have been even more "over the top" with both the accents and the long-windedness of her answers. I'll bet Bennett was sorry he missed this appearance. He always enjoyed Debbie's Mystery Guest antics.
+Reluctant Dragon I feel the opposite when it comes to mystery guests. I really like Debbie Reynold's appearances - occasionally she almost gets close to Robin Williams levels of energy. (Almost close. I don't know anyone who really gets close to him.) Unfortunately, the amount of talking means that they get her rather quickly though. Agreed on the courier, though.
R.D. Dragon I'm with you. Danny Kaye was the worst for that. Marx, Borge joint second place. I just don't find the longwinded indulgent way funny and I don't think it's to fool the panel but rather they just LOVE attention. Mercifully the Debbie segment was terminated by Dorothy.
The more the mystery guest spoke, no matter what they tried to do to hide who they were - ultimately more talk made it easy peasy to guess their identity
I am waiting for the show Peter Gabel first showed up as an mystery guest. It should come up anytime now if I remember correctly... After you posted the older ones maybe?
I'm not sure which episode you mean, but since I'm basically going in order, one per day, you might be able to figure it out yourself if you know the date. I'm going to post older shows during the last week of every month, otherwise, I'm going in strict order of air date.
Enjoyed the diplomatic courier and the conversation afterward. Glad there was a trained foreign service for 50+ years, while the US wanted to participate in the world.
How the heck did Dorothy cut right to the chase from the get go on the first guest OUT OF THE BLUE??? They must give clues from backstage due to time!!!
Gary, did you notice some missing frames in this show. There seems to be a couple or more places where there is a "jump cut" (though not using the technical film definition), and they wouldn't have that other than in movies on film.
I hadn't specifically noticed, but I'm a bit confused by your apparent confusion-- all the WML shows are on film, and I'm sure you're aware by now of the botched splices and lost bits (and entire lost shows) caused by the editing for the "WML at 25" special. If the special wasn't the cause here, then it may simply be that the film got damaged and was patched back up as best as possible.
What's My Line? I think what Joe is referring to is the freeze-frame at 3:46, when John is about to ask her if it is Miss or Mrs. Day. It is not as big of a problem as it is on the dozen or so episodes that still have A/V dropouts, and the fragment of footage that is missing from 3/12/61, though.
It's just that I haven't really noticed it a lot. I know of all the problems with the kinescopes, and missing footage but the one I'm thinking of here (and sorry, I can't recall the time) was less than perhaps 24 frames when Martin was speaking. It was kind of jarring. I think there were a couple, but not even 24 frames long. gee, wiz, Gary don't go back and look (I know he will) just take a nap!
***** Thanks for the time code-- yeah, that's a digital glitch, nothing to do with the original film source. I hadn't noticed any when I watched my copy, so it's possible (though unlikely) that this is a glitch that somehow got introduced in the process of uploading it to TH-cam. It's unlikely to turn out that this is the case, but I'll check my copy just in case. The early shows with the a/v dropouts are each missing a full minute or two spread throughout the video. Those I'm planning on correcting eventually, along the lines of the 1953 Lauren Bacall show I corrected and reposted recently. Honestly, it's a *lot* of work to correct these things, so if there are only a couple of small glitches like this, with no dialogue lost, I think it's too minor for the amount of time it would take to correct (if I even have an alternate source). The heavily glitched shows take 4-5 hours each to re-edit, not even counting the time it takes to edit the old video and add links to the new one, update playlists, upload the new copy, etc. I appreciate the heads up, though, as always, and will report back after I check my local copy.
Joe Postove I've checked, and the problem is in the source file, not in the upload to TH-cam. I'm sure the original film is fine, but for the reasons already explained, I'm inclined to not worry about fixing the very minor freezes in this video. But again, I always appreciate being given a heads up on these things so I can check!
I think John sometimes gives up too much information. He says about the second contestant that some element of the service may begin indoors and conclude indoors. I know that Dorothy's wheels are spinning. Jeepers what starts indoors, goes outdoors, and concludes indoors? Not a garbage collector!
I think so. Allen is an Irish surname, but Steve and Fred were of Irish descent, while Woody Allen (real name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg) was of Eastern-European Jewish descent.
Did John miss a card with the Mystery Guest? He failed to flip a card after Dorothy got a "no" to the Academy award question, flipping the first card only after Woody's "no".
I would guess that John missed about 3 or 4 times a year when the game play for the Mystery Guest round changed to one question per turn. While it is a better MG round with the new rules, it took away the automatic association of ending a turn with flipping a card.
Dorothy was a royal pain. She would never allow the guest to continue to entertain. Everyone knew Debbie Reynolds' funny accent routine. She always did it and the audience loved it. But no, Dorothy always had to spoil the fun. Other panel members later described their low opinions of her.
For somebody who has the appearance of intelligence and the means to convey them, Woody Allen was a bit of a putz! LOL!! Even after finding out what there line was, he looks confused!!
Mike Gendron Allen was a huge fan of Ingmar Bergman and you need to be a deep thinker to appreciate his movies fully. I can only think he is thinking sideways rather than directly forwards like super-sleuth Dorothy. Dare I add I would probably have a facial expression like Woody's upon the revelation of the Diplomatic Courier's line.
Yes, that was classic moment. I also liked Dorothy's line about one being in "the yo yo area" or "out of it". I can't quite decide which category she fell into during that episode. I rather suspect it might have been both.
John is so weirdly egotistical- he presents himself as an authority on every single line of work- answering questions, talking over the guests, and giving way more information than needed. He LOVES to hear himself talk.
C'mon, c'mon! When a woman MG does voices who comes to mind but Debbie Reynolds? Gee wiz! But she was smart enough not to do Zsa Zsa. That would have been the end of it all.
You know what? This may be mean, but I just don't like Woody Allen. He rarely smiles, is always smug, and appears to think that his jokes are the only ones that are funny. Ugh
I strongly dislike him personally and can't deny his talent. He comes off as salacious, which can be entertaining in movies or as a character - anyway, he sure holds a secure place in moviedom.
I love Debbie Reynolds...,but I don't like these mid-sixties hair monstrosities...one unfortunate strike of a match could result in 3rd degree burns...
They didn't do a good job at hiding the fact that it's scripted (it is, isn't it) during the horse segment. Kilgallen asked about animals despite the conversation not hinting towards it prior to that, only to lose her turn and set up Allen's punchline.
You really think a show with such a big audience at the time wouldn't be scripted in any way? They were making big money out of it and you think they just let it flow thinking "whatever happens, happens" instead of planning out the entertainment value? Sorry sir, but that's just naive.
![What's My Line? - Paul Anka; Martin Gabel [panel] (Aug 30, 1964)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NwMqKiEvkjk/mqdefault.jpg)
![What's My Line? - Olivia De Havilland; Martin Gabel & Carol Channing [panel] (Aug 8, 1965)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/l4VYeZjSdhU/mqdefault.jpg)
I can't thank the folks who curate this channel enough for archiving this series. It is nostalgia of the highest order (and oh so addictive). The celebrities of my childhood & a panel that comes to feel like family.
The early days of television were more innocent but more importantly they were far less dumbed-down.
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Debbie, you were an absolute delight! This world is just not the same without you in it. Rest in Peace, dear beauty. 🌹
Rest in peace Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Condolences to the family 😔💐💐
Debbie Reynolds died 2 days after her daughter Carrie Fisher died. I think that Debbie died from a broken heart 💔.
@@lynettepalecek3141 Debbie died the day after Carrie. One day.
@@broughtbackinShe still died from a broken heart 💔.
Debbie Reynolds was so talented and so beautiful. She is much missed! 😢
And we all loved her!
Debbie Reynolds was, hands-down, THE greatest mystery guest to have ever appeared on this show. Every single time, she blew the roof off. No mystery guest was ever more unhinged than The Debster.
I agree whole-heartedly. Her voice command is utterly incredible.
Lately not a day goes by without me watching at least one episode of What's My Line?" Such a distinguished
Show with such a superb panel, charming celebrity guests & always interesting occupations to guess . . .
Subscribed to your Channel for a fairly long time already I am astonished to still find editions which I do see
for the very first time. Thank you very much indeed for your tireless efforts to have put up these unique clips!
Best from Canada!
Likewise; I watch it at night as a form of relaxation.
Sorry for my not best (bad) English i noticed this is far the best serial ín my life. I especaly liked You made me know Viktor Borge the piano comedy player. Thx! From Budapest.
Martin asks the key question when he elicits that the objective of the diplomatic courier's job is to get to the place where the plane takes him (about 11:15). Unfortunately the rest of the panel doesn't pick up on this, and a lot of irrelevant questions about planes, pilots, and stewardesses are asked. I like the way Martin's mind works, and I'm glad he was so often a panelist.
What would a diplomatic courier have to do with water other than drink it or bathe in it? Everything has something to do with everything if you really want to be so broad minded about it.
@@MrJoeybabe25 One week ago? So as soon as you get to 1967 do you just head back to 1950 and start over? I mean, I know I will eventually, but I'm still on my first run through. How many times have you done the cycle?
@@robbob1234 I originally ran through them from start to finish. Now I just hop-scotch all over the place.
I watch at least two a day. It is very relaxing.
Debbie Reynolds, simply awesome.
I was lucky enough to see Debbie Reynold perform live in early 1990s. It was wonderful..
Yes, it is addictive watching these shows.
To bad we did not get as much of Debbie's humor in this one, but this was her third appearance on the show. and in each one, she was hilarious. There was a reason she was on the show three times.
*Too bad
I recently rediscovered these episodes here on TH-cam. I was 10 years old when this episode aired... so many memories. I use to watch them at my grandparents house on a Sunday evening during the summertime when they let me stay up until 10pm, then I fell fast asleep on their sofa. Debbie Reynolds was so talented and beautiful.
Fabulously talented Debbie!
What a delightful person Debbie was.
Martin Gabel played Tony Curtis' lawyer in Goodbye Charlie. And, yes, Martin could do accents. Check out his hilarious German accent in the 1974 version of The Front Page.
Debbie Reynolds does great British and French accents during her segment.
She is now 82, and could not look any better.
rip
She did a great Hungarian accent when she was on What's My Line on May 24,1959.
Actually, it was an Italian accent.
@@GeertDelmulle Zsa-Zsa was Italian?
@@fractuss No, she was Hungarian, but here Debbie was doing a different accent (to Americans it can be subtle).
Later in this video she and Arlene talk about it (Arlene thinks it was her Zsa-Zsa accent, too).
Her Italian accent sounds more melodious.
Yes, she was so charming and pleasant to see perform.
Debbie is so clever with those accents
For quite a number of episodes now, I have noted that the last contestant uniformly seems to come from New York City or the immediate environs. I should say that the reason for this is that the production staff finally wised up to the dangers of having a last guest from a far-flung place. If the mystery guest segment, or any part of the program before it, ran especially long, it could eat up the time available for the last guest, so that they might decide not to have a last guest at all. If the last guest was flown in from some far place, this was a waste of money and of the participant's time if the spot had to be cancelled owing to the fact that the program was about to end. With the participant coming from New York, if anybody got too prolix, they could simply say, "Sorry, there wasn't time this week, we warned you this might happen, but here's 15 cents for the bus fare. See you next week."
Good catch!
@@abbuster4457 that was uncalled for.
+romeman01
And exactly correct on the cost of a one way trip of a NYC bus (or subway). The fare would remain 15¢ until July 5, 1966, the increased fare helping pay for the big raise the union won in January 1966 after going on strike.
Of course if Goodson-Todman and CBS were big sports, they would have sprung for the whole 30¢ round trip cost!
Imagine coming in every Sunday night for two or three weeks, sitting in the green room waiting to get on, and meeting some of the biggest stars! Not to mention the occasional after-show festivities.
these are very cool...thanks :)
Re "What's My Crime": that was the name of the parody TV show that appeared on the Dearly's TV for the delectation of the "101 Dalmatians."
Chris Barat And the original Dodie Smith novel.
Hal Block also used that title at least once among other parody titles that rhymed.
Yessssssss the funny thing is I was just thinking about that scene scene
The difference between this Debbie Reynolds and the vivacious Debbie Reynolds on her previous appearance on the same show(before the scandal) is palpable….. I feel there is much more sadness in her soul in this episode…
I don’t see sadness but a maturity that comes from resignation and wisdom.
Not sadness, but like the other person said, a more fully grown up Debbie Reynolds which isn’t as bouncy and frivolous as her younger immature self.
Woody Allen hit the nail on the head with his questions to the horse trainer but didn't get it, Lol! He looks like a mere boy here too, like a teen, even his quet about can a boy do this. Thanks for the videos, I grew up watching WML.
It's too bad Debbie Reynolds didn't try to conceal her identity. By doing the exact same schtick she'd done before, both Arlene and Dorothy quickly knew who she was. You can see Arlene smiling as she asks a question at 18:25, and then Dorothy ends it 18:46. Ms. Reynolds is entertaining, talented, unique in her performance; it's disappointing it couldn't last longer.
Robert Melson Me, too, I immediately knew who she was the moment she signed her name on tbe board. I thought she did a splendid job diguising her voice. She sounded like Julie Andrews.
Yeah at this point she had been on the show so many times, even if she pretended to sound like Barry Fitzgerald they would have figured her out.
Robert Melson Exactly! the same schtick...it was funny the 1st time.
Debbie Reynolds has a very good talent for mimicking the accents of different foreign languages and even the tone quality of certain celebrities. What gives her away here, it seems to me, is that she uses the same rhythm for all of them, and the same pattern of chattering on quickly and inconsequentially before settling down to a yes or no answer. That's so much like what she did the first time she pretended to be Zsa Zsa that even a good British or Italian accent doesn't really fool the panel.
Dorothy Killgallen ended this way too soon. She should have played along and let Debbie Reynolds continue to entertain.
The sport of fencing/swordplay is one of the four sports that have been in every Olympic games, the others being Track, Swimming, and Gymnastics.
I love Debbie....so adorable.
Two astonishingly beautiful El Paso gals on the same program, Kay Day and Debbie Reynolds.
Dorothy just wouldn't play along so that the audience could enjoy Debbie. All of the regulars knew immediately who she was.
Dorothy could be a stickler sometimes.
Dorothy and her companion Arlene were jealous of successful pretty hollywood women. They always hyped the legitimate theater
How wonderful to see lovely Debbie Reynolds, and how strange she mentions Zsa Zsa Gabor and both died almost within the same week, what a sad day to see this so lovely, lively lady and to know she, and tragically her daughter have both passed away one day after the other, and George s Irving who appeared in Irene on Broadway with them both had died the day before. Some other great artists passed away this week too, Heaven must have needed more particularly bright stars this week RIP.
One souvenir of Debbie's filming of "Molly Brown" was property near Telluride, Colorado. This was in the days when her shoe manufacturer husband Harry Karl piled up a debt of legendary proportions, and Debbie got the honor of paying it off. Not sure if she got to keep the Colorado land through that ordeal -- or not.
I loved Woody Allen poking some gentle fun at the formality of WML, by wearing the string tie (which looked like he gave up trying to tie a bow tie) and referring to Arlene as the head of a crime syndicate.
Woody asks the horse lady once he finds out that her line is in the horse family " is what you do perfectly natural"? He knew EXACTLY what he was doing and I hope at least some people back in 1964 "got it"! 🤪🤪🤪🤪
In the Debbie Reynolds segment, her role in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" is mentioned. Too bad Bennett wasn't there. In one of his books, he has a joke in which a lady named Molly invents a new kind of surface for kitchen sinks. It won't stain, no matter what abuse it suffers. The sink is marketed as "The Unbrownable Molly Sink".
John Daly gives quite a big wink at 3:30 as he asks the first contestant to sign in. Then we see Kay Day and we understand why....
Neil Midkiff Yep. He winks often actually, especially to the MG, but yeah that one was big. AND he throws in all the cards for her, of course!
Debbie was so funny!
I really like Woody's tux. Especially his tie.
She is just so hilarious, I think they let her go longer just to hear her schtick.
There's that dahing girl again, Debbie Reynolds! She gets more adorable all the time!
Yes she was! A real star and person.
RIP Deb and Carrie
When the last contestant came out John referred to his "Circus, Saints, and Sinners pin.The club is a non-sectarian, non-political association of successful business and professional men with a four-fold purpose: to perpetuate the cause of entertainment in the spirit of its earliest form-the circus; promote good fellowship; contribute to worthy charities and to have fun. I think they are still very big, but like the Mason's, I don't think many young men are joining these days. I had an Uncle who was either an Elk or a Moose. I remember they had a nice clubhouse.
Joe Postove
Interesting.
+Joe Postove
Is their motto "Circus maximus"?
"Wrestling horses" is right up there with "plucking sheep". :-()
Chris Barat "Wrestling horses"? Oh, how disappointing. I thought Woody said, "rustling horses".
Well if Mongo (Alex Karras) in "Blazing Saddles" can punch out a horse, I guess someone could wrestle a horse.
Chris Barat lol!🤣
I also thought he said 'do you rustle horses". Not wrestle.
It sounded at first like “wrestling” horses, but then I thought it was likely “rustling” horses. It thought it was a little unfair to Woody to have told him previously that the service wasn’t “dangerous,” but would be dangerous to HIM. He wouldn’t be likely to guess “train horses” than to think of something more exotic, like rustling horses. Did anyone else think it a little patronizing?
Debbie so beautiful!!!
The diplomatic courier was one of the more articulate and self-confident non-celebrity guests they had. A credit to his nation, indeed. :-)
I'm sorry but I hate it when mystery guests ham it up! Just answer yes or no!
Reluctant Dragon
This was rather "toned down" for Debbie Reynolds. Her past Mystery Guest appearances have been even more "over the top" with both the accents and the long-windedness of her answers. I'll bet Bennett was sorry he missed this appearance. He always enjoyed Debbie's Mystery Guest antics.
+Reluctant Dragon I feel the opposite when it comes to mystery guests. I really like Debbie Reynold's appearances - occasionally she almost gets close to Robin Williams levels of energy. (Almost close. I don't know anyone who really gets close to him.) Unfortunately, the amount of talking means that they get her rather quickly though.
Agreed on the courier, though.
R.D. Dragon I'm with you. Danny Kaye was the worst for that. Marx, Borge joint second place. I just don't find the longwinded indulgent way funny and I don't think it's to fool the panel but rather they just LOVE attention. Mercifully the Debbie segment was terminated by Dorothy.
The more the mystery guest spoke, no matter what they tried to do to hide who they were - ultimately more talk made it easy peasy to guess their identity
Had no idea Woody was on so many shows
Marla Singer He was also on "I've Got a Secret" and "Password".
RIP to Debbie Reynolds. We will miss her.
I like Costello's occupation. His is the most interesting in the whole episode.
I found the "chat" with Lewis Kert (second contestant) to be very interesting and fascinating, too.
I am waiting for the show Peter Gabel first showed up as an mystery guest. It should come up anytime now if I remember correctly... After you posted the older ones maybe?
I'm not sure which episode you mean, but since I'm basically going in order, one per day, you might be able to figure it out yourself if you know the date. I'm going to post older shows during the last week of every month, otherwise, I'm going in strict order of air date.
What's My Line? Peter Gabel's first Mystery Guest appearance was on July 5, 1964 (with Sue Lyon being Mystery Guest #2).
***** Then, yes, it will be coming up fairly soon, I'd say around mid September.
thanks :)
I guess Liz Taylor was too much woman for Eddie Fisher. Come to think of it, Debbie Reynolds was too much woman for Eddie fisher.
Enjoyed the diplomatic courier and the conversation afterward. Glad there was a trained foreign service for 50+ years, while the US wanted to participate in the world.
Welcome to that popular contest -- who has the biggest hair. Step forward Ms Kilgallen and Ms. Reynolds.
They were called hair hoppers.
Young women in the 80s were reputed to have big hair, but they have nothing on the ladies of the 60s.
Back in the 60’s we used special combs to “tease” hair, and some teased it more that others.
How the heck did Dorothy cut right to the chase from the get go on the first guest OUT OF THE BLUE??? They must give clues from backstage due to time!!!
Dorothy got nothing "out of the blue". It was always a result of her investigative logic.
What they need for a different line is to have a hose faced lady who runs a charm school! That's my idea, but open to the public for ten cents.
Goodbye Charlie, R.I.P.
Please elaborate
She did the same bit in '54 and '59. I thought Arlene knew who it was. She was a hoot.
Gary, did you notice some missing frames in this show. There seems to be a couple or more places where there is a "jump cut" (though not using the technical film definition), and they wouldn't have that other than in movies on film.
I hadn't specifically noticed, but I'm a bit confused by your apparent confusion-- all the WML shows are on film, and I'm sure you're aware by now of the botched splices and lost bits (and entire lost shows) caused by the editing for the "WML at 25" special. If the special wasn't the cause here, then it may simply be that the film got damaged and was patched back up as best as possible.
What's My Line? I think what Joe is referring to is the freeze-frame at 3:46, when John is about to ask her if it is Miss or Mrs. Day.
It is not as big of a problem as it is on the dozen or so episodes that still have A/V dropouts, and the fragment of footage that is missing from 3/12/61, though.
It's just that I haven't really noticed it a lot. I know of all the problems with the kinescopes, and missing footage but the one I'm thinking of here (and sorry, I can't recall the time) was less than perhaps 24 frames when Martin was speaking. It was kind of jarring. I think there were a couple, but not even 24 frames long. gee, wiz, Gary don't go back and look (I know he will) just take a nap!
***** Thanks for the time code-- yeah, that's a digital glitch, nothing to do with the original film source. I hadn't noticed any when I watched my copy, so it's possible (though unlikely) that this is a glitch that somehow got introduced in the process of uploading it to TH-cam. It's unlikely to turn out that this is the case, but I'll check my copy just in case.
The early shows with the a/v dropouts are each missing a full minute or two spread throughout the video. Those I'm planning on correcting eventually, along the lines of the 1953 Lauren Bacall show I corrected and reposted recently. Honestly, it's a *lot* of work to correct these things, so if there are only a couple of small glitches like this, with no dialogue lost, I think it's too minor for the amount of time it would take to correct (if I even have an alternate source). The heavily glitched shows take 4-5 hours each to re-edit, not even counting the time it takes to edit the old video and add links to the new one, update playlists, upload the new copy, etc.
I appreciate the heads up, though, as always, and will report back after I check my local copy.
Joe Postove I've checked, and the problem is in the source file, not in the upload to TH-cam. I'm sure the original film is fine, but for the reasons already explained, I'm inclined to not worry about fixing the very minor freezes in this video. But again, I always appreciate being given a heads up on these things so I can check!
Woody's line of questioning of first guest hints of his future problems with a bohemian mind. Debbie was great.
I can’t help cringing a bit at Woody Allen.
Woody borrowed the tie from Colonel Sanders.
I think John sometimes gives up too much information. He says about the second contestant that some element of the service may begin indoors and conclude indoors.
I know that Dorothy's wheels are spinning.
Jeepers what starts indoors, goes outdoors, and concludes indoors?
Not a garbage collector!
7:38 Good one,Mr. Daly!
Were Steve, Fred and Woody the only Mr. Allens to sit on the panel?
I think so. Allen is an Irish surname, but Steve and Fred were of Irish descent, while Woody Allen (real name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg) was of Eastern-European Jewish descent.
Unless you count Allen Ludden, yes.
Allen Ludden? ALLEN LUDDEN! Now you...no, I'll stop. Why cheapen a good bit, huh?
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I never knew Woody Allen's real name before -- never really thought about it, I guess. Thanks for the info. :)
What's My Line? Alan King?????
Woody is the only one still alive
Debbie, like Miss Day, was from El Paso.
Fabulous dress. She is so 60's.
If anyone was born to entertain, it was Debbie, yet before she was discovered for the movies she thought she would become a gym teacher.
When they eventually do a WML movie, John C. Reilly needs to play Martin Gabel.
Question is: who's gonna play Hal Block?
I like to not look at their occupations and guess along with the panelists.
Did John miss a card with the Mystery Guest? He failed to flip a card after Dorothy got a "no" to the Academy award question, flipping the first card only after Woody's "no".
Justin McLeod
You're right -- good catch!
I would guess that John missed about 3 or 4 times a year when the game play for the Mystery Guest round changed to one question per turn. While it is a better MG round with the new rules, it took away the automatic association of ending a turn with flipping a card.
Wow lol Debbie
Dorothy was a royal pain. She would never allow the guest to continue to entertain. Everyone knew Debbie Reynolds' funny accent routine. She always did it and the audience loved it. But no, Dorothy always had to spoil the fun. Other panel members later described their low opinions of her.
Happy 85th Woody
For somebody who has the appearance of intelligence and the means to convey them, Woody Allen was a bit of a putz! LOL!! Even after finding out what there line was, he looks confused!!
Mike Gendron Allen was a huge fan of Ingmar Bergman and you need to be a deep thinker to appreciate his movies fully. I can only think he is thinking sideways rather than directly forwards like super-sleuth Dorothy.
Dare I add I would probably have a facial expression like Woody's upon the revelation of the Diplomatic Courier's line.
Arlene the head of the cosy nostra 😁
I must say I didn’t “get” this exchange or Woody Allen’s introduction of Arlene. Did I detect she didn’t much appreciate it?
Her accents were good but she still sounded like Debbie Reynolds.
She is amusing, but this is the third appearance of hers I have seen, and she does the same "shtick" each time.
When Woody asks the horse woman if what she does is perfectly natural I busted a gut. So I'll be a little slower tonight.
Yes, that was classic moment. I also liked Dorothy's line about one being in "the yo yo area" or "out of it". I can't quite decide which category she fell into during that episode. I rather suspect it might have been both.
***** Well, either your in the yo yo area or you're out!
Woody hadn’t developed his persona yet back then :)
Never could stand Woody Allen.
His best fan was himself.
Why do those guests cough always towards John Daly?
John is so weirdly egotistical- he presents himself as an authority on every single line of work- answering questions, talking over the guests, and giving way more information than needed.
He LOVES to hear himself talk.
It’s such a shame that Woody Allen messed up his social life. Otherwise he would still be a comedic hero.
Love Woody's tie! Looks like he stole it from George "Kingfish" Stevens!
They should've ask the diplomatic courier if there is area 51
9:01 Shut up, Daly.
Debbie Reynolds is talking too much and not disguising her voice well enough. I could tell it was here from the first answer.
I don’t recall Dorothy Kilgallen ever having a decent hair cut or coif..???
Those poor third contestants. They still never learned, after more than ten years, there was no time management.
Oh, come on, whom do they think they were fooling?.... They knew right from beginning that voice of Debbie Reynolds.
Dorothy just wouldn't continue the entertaining game.
Dorothy always ruins the celebrity appearances by guessing them too soon ..
C'mon, c'mon! When a woman MG does voices who comes to mind but Debbie Reynolds? Gee wiz! But she was smart enough not to do Zsa Zsa. That would have been the end of it all.
Back then, Sheila MacRae was also noted for doing impressions but whenever she appeared it was always with her then husband, Gordon.
Didn't Edie Adams also do Zsa Zsa in an attempt to fool the panel?
You know what? This may be mean, but I just don't like Woody Allen. He rarely smiles, is always smug, and appears to think that his jokes are the only ones that are funny. Ugh
+Galileocan g He's a very clever, funny guy but was VERY insecure, had stage fright and had to overcome it.
Galileocan g not to mention his relationship with his adopted daughter. 😝🙅
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I strongly dislike him personally and can't deny his talent. He comes off as salacious, which can be entertaining in movies or as a character - anyway, he sure holds a secure place in moviedom.
you mean he's egotistical? no surprise there.
Woody Allen was charged for molesting
His young adopted daughter
He was never charged with anything of the sort, but thank you for playing.
I never liked him again when he took off with his wife's adopted daughter, who he had helped raise. Disgusting!
Many of us don't hold any of that against him.
Arlene Francis loved an attractive woman, explains that lavender marriage
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I love Debbie Reynolds...,but I don't like these mid-sixties hair monstrosities...one unfortunate strike of a match could result in 3rd degree burns...
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And that hairpiece would definitely be very much "flammable" ... one match & 3rd war 😊
3rd degree burns ... my mistake, thinking & typing at the same time 😄
They didn't do a good job at hiding the fact that it's scripted (it is, isn't it) during the horse segment. Kilgallen asked about animals despite the conversation not hinting towards it prior to that, only to lose her turn and set up Allen's punchline.
No, it's not "scripted."
You really think a show with such a big audience at the time wouldn't be scripted in any way? They were making big money out of it and you think they just let it flow thinking "whatever happens, happens" instead of planning out the entertainment value? Sorry sir, but that's just naive.
Dave Kent Sorry, sir, but you're just cynical.
@@davekent6023 Do you have proof?
@@LarsRyeJeppesen If you're asking me whether you're free to believe it wasn't scripted because you prefer it weren't, then by all means please do.
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what in the world could mia farrow have seen in woody allen or anyone else for that matter
Must be his gigantic "manhood" between his legs.
I was one day old when this one was aired. 😀🥮 Leave it to Woody Allen to make it weird.