Ed Sullivan had a HUGE sense of humor, often using his humor backstage to help guests with jitters and nervousness. He was a very warm and kind man- almost the opposite of his "stiff" image on his show. Thanks for posting these wonderful shows!
I'd never seen Ed Sullivan like this. Admittedly I was just shy of 2 years old when this was televised, but obviously grew up with Ed Sullivan on CBS every Sunday; and I always saw what most of us remember -- a stiff and somewhat stodgy fellow utterly lacking in a sense of humor. This is a catharsis for me and so very grateful to have seen this. I have a new appreciation for the character and humor of this man.
Recalling his low-key persona as host and contrasting it with his playfulness here, I'm wondering if he dialed back his humor deliberately when introducing the guests on his show in order to focus the audience's attention on their talents rather than his. If so, that reveals an innate modesty that is unusual in the television world.
There is no one on TV today of the importance and cultural stature of Ed Sullivan. Name the biggest personalities today, and they are dwarfed by the giant that was Ed Sullivan.
True. He was to the nation what Flo Ziegfeld was to Broadway: the great launcher of talent and mediator of performance, from ballet to animals doing tricks. He normalized the unfamiliar in times when dozens of millions of Americans watched the same thing at the same time- the king of watercooler TV.
This is one of the most hilarious episodes, mostly because of the way John Payne phrased his questions & how Mr Daly responded. Also, Ed Sullivan added to hilarity. So grateful to have these great quality episodes uploaded by Mr What's My Line. :-)
The show is based on 20 questions, which we used to play all the time. You can see John Payne has played a lot of 20 questions because he knows how to frame a question to get a yes, so he can keep asking.
This episode had me laughing right out loud. Ed Sullivan was hilarious with that mask, but the treat was watching John Daly trying to do his job and keep a straight face. I think John Payne was one of the best guest panelists; too bad he wasn't on more often. Thanks for sharing this gem.
That wonderful laugh when Arlene saw what Ed was wearing. John couldn't even look at Ed with that thing on. One of the funniest Mystery Guest segments on What's My Line!
Greetings from the UK.We had our own version of 'What's my Line'.These episodes are priceless.They are showing the best of the best American talent of the time.Brilliant.Cheers Jim
@@donaldleroy6502 it looks more like the 1960s movie of Joseph Merrick than the actual man. The real elephant man had a kind gentle face considering his disfigurement. But yeah that mask is grotesque and horrific
Hey, I'm 66, and we used to watch Ed Sullivan every week at home when I was a kid. I was told on more than one occasion that, on my dad's side, we are 3rd cousins to Ed. Never met the man, but that was kind of cool.
So Spud Melin & Richard Knerr basically invented our childhoods? Things I never knew, part 3,754. I love the little hula hoop drawing on the ID screen at 3:34.
I saw Mr. Sullivan once in New York, near the end of his life. He was sitting alone on a park bench in front of the General Motors building on Fifth Avenue. I looked at him and waved. He looked at me and waved back with a big smile on his face. I like to think that I as a pretty young woman brought a moment of joy when he was still alive but not far away from death. He seemed to be grateful to be alive I soon realized not that long afterward.
Lars Rye Jeppesen , always one somewhere. You know. Some of them may have enjoyed the times thinking how much progress had been made since their grandparents. sigh. When people bring up "the good ole days", 99% of the time they are referring to the best of the times, not the worst of the times.
i don’t know anyone who didn’t like Ed Sullivan. watched every week and i was really fond of him. BUT - who knew he could be so funny, even without the mask. there was only one “sing it, boys!” Ed Sullivan (“Bye Bye, Birdy :). ‘ts alright? ‘ts alright! Señor Wencis :) 🌷🌼
from Wiki: In March 1961, Payne suffered extensive, life-threatening injuries when struck by a car in New York City.[8] His recovery took two years. In his later roles, facial scars from the accident can be detected in close-ups; he chose not to have them removed. One of Payne's first public appearances during this period was as a guest panelist on the popular CBS Sunday night game show What's My Line?. In the December 3, 1961 episode, regular panelist Dorothy Kilgallen introduced Payne by saying "He's been in the hospital after a very bad accident. So it's good to see him fit as a fiddle and all in one piece." And regular panelist Bennett Cerf remarked "Good to see you here John. Glad to see you beat that car on Madison Avenue that bumped into you.
I think he had played a lot of 20 questions, or as we used to call it: animal, mineral or vegetable, where you have to guess something by asking yes or no questions, and keep asking as long as you get a yes.
Spud Melin was quite a looker back then. So sad that he died way back in 2002 after suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. He reminds me of Christian Ronaldo, the famous soccer player of today!
Wasn't WML done during its live, black-and-white days in Studio 50 on 50th St., NYC...the same studio Sullivan just vacated 90 minutes earlier? I had heard of this quick turnaround every week until CBS acquired its first color NYC studios about 1964-65, where WML moved. Of course, younger viewers know Studio 50 as David Letterman's studio, 1988-2015.
Spud was the Co-Founder of Wham-O, he did not invent the Hula-Hoop, A toy maker from Australia gave Mr. Mullin and Mr. Knerr a wooden exercise hoop used in gymnastics classes. They did not know what to make of it until another friend from Australia showed them how to gyrate their hips, thus spinning the hoop. Nor did he invent the Frisbee
Both Arlene and Dorothy are the embodiment of grace, beauty and intelligence. Wonderful time in our history when those attributes were the most desirable. We’ve slipped into a graceless age and that’s so sad.
4:45 I do believe, that even though people DO use the middle finger at times that are not related to the "bird" that the host did indeed FLIP THE BIRD at the timestamp I have used in this content.
I was wondering when the questioning format or rules were changed for the panelists? For example, during this episode the panelist that asked a question correctly would proceed until he or she asked one that was wrong. However, in some other episodes each panelist was only allowed to ask one question, with the next chance going to another panelist whether it was asked correctly or not? Thank you
Irene Hanover65 In the regular rounds, the panelists always continued until they got a no. It was only the mystery guest rounds that used the "one question at a time rule", which was established in 1955.
Who would have thought that Ed Sullivan would be the funniest mystery guest. Oh, those days...shows from NY like this and The Tonight Show and Jack Paar that had this NY sophistication (don't count that mask!). How movies opened on Broadway like theater - so great! Just 10 years later, it would all pretty much have turned to garbage....like what is happening to Times Square. now.
that first guest was a toy genius. the owner/ inventor Whamo Toys Co. made all the toys I grew up with. the Slip'n'Slide, the super ball, the hula hoop, silly string, Frisbee, ....what a great movie that would make.
With all the honors heaped on Ed Sullivan, with the huge show CBS was creating for him, with all the name recognition and international fame, Cerf's compliment about how nice his wife was clearly touched him more than anything else. Sullivan looked genuinely happy about the remark.
Spud Melin's company did invent and/or successfully market the hula hoop, frisbee, silly string, hacky sack and boogie board. The company he created WHAM-O sold nearly $350million worth of hula hoops in one year 1958-1959.
I wanted to see Ed Sullivan's appearance. But when when they showed us who Spud was it blew my mind !!! WHAMO WAS THE BEST !!! BUT I MUST SAY ED DID TOO !!!
You're right about that. Plastic manufacturing should have been discontinued 100 years ago. It ramped up in the 1950's and has only gotten worse with people ordering everything online instead of shopping in person.
I haven't laughed this hard in a year since before the pandemic began. Thank you so much for posting this. I am watching this at 11:30 at night and I am sure my neighbors can hear me laughing my butt off over here. Thank you again.
@@auggie803 I wouldn't dare. There's not enough joy or love so NO ONE WILL STIFLE MY LAUGHTER AND JOY. THOUGH I MUST ADMIT TO SNORTING LIKE A RHINO WHEN I LAUGH.
Ed Sullivan's reaction at 21:03 to John's remark - priceless! And then Arlene's reaction at 22:21 - even MORE priceless! (You'd have to hand it to the director for calling the shot at exactly the right moment.)
OMGosh!! Laughed so hard at Ed Sullivan. And I watched Arlene Francis takeoff her mask and crack up laughing about 20 times. I couldn’t stop watching. Such a good clean fun.
@@bravehome4276 That is a wonderful movie. But although he was good on WML, I found him to be the weakest player in that whole film. So many other actors could have played that role better, IMHO, and I never cared for him when he played boxers and such in other films. I found him to be stiff, dull, and not very emotionally expressive. Can't argue with taste.
@stwads - He and Anne Shirley were married in the early 40's but later divorced after having a boy and a girl. She stated that there was some mental abuse on his part. So sad. I did like him in Sun Valley Serenade with Sonja Henne.
You Tube is a treasure, an online living museum of our culture, our entertainment. Yes, there are also some sketchy, speculative, conspiracy content but at its best so much wonderful cultural material from the last 100 plus years.
These people were on regular TV before I was born, but I now watch them as if they are still on today. None of them are alive now, but I want to thank them for the laughs.
Ed could be a real cut- up when he wanted. I vaguely remember a show where he gave a tour of his home and he was a total comedy act. I think there was one of his shows where John Byner or someone like his was imitating him and they got into competition who could do better Ed Sullivan
@@jackkomisar458 Yes, I think I have seen that one. After the impersonator he went into bringing the next act, " And now..." stopped and said " I do sound like that"
It’s fascinating to realize that Sullivan was known for the talent he showcased but here for a switch - he shows he has his own strong sense of humor. Good for him.
He and his boyhood friend/business partner (Richard Knerr) made a lot more money on the Frisbee and then selling Wham-O in 1982 for $12 million. Hula hoops were a short-term fad that lasted about a year or two. There were three problems in the way of them becoming long-term money makers: they were virtually indestructible, they were easy to knock off by other manufacturers, and they were a fad that couldn't hold public interest for a long time (except for Alvin the Chipmunk who still wanted his hula hoop).
@@loissimmons6558 Debatable. Though the Hula Hoop was shorter lived, as a fad it sold way more than the frisbee. They made $45 million in profit one year alone from the Hula Hoop. Huge money in the ‘50’s. Part of the reason was they paid royalties on the Frisbee; if it was a big money maker they’d have got more than $12 million selling Wham O. Spud died in 2002 and his business partner in 2008. Lucky guys! www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jul/06/guardianobituaries.veronicahorwell?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
It's impossible for anyone who wasn't around in 1958 to imagine the intensity of the hula hoop fad that year; over a hundred million were sold in 1958-59. Considering that the prior questioning had established that it could be thought of as, but was not really a sport, the hula hoop was by far the most topical recreational item on the market at the time. If this had been 1962, the same line of questioning might have led to guessing yo-yos.
@@zorroonmilkavitch1840 Wikipedia says that 100 million were sold in the first two years; it's not clear whether it was 1945-46 or 1946-47. Before my time. There was a marketing peak in 1962 when a television ad campaign introduced a musical jingle about it. I remember being given one about that time, but I had thought it was something new then.
@@zorroonmilkavitch1840 Mostly just someone who does a bit of online research. I do have pretty good memories of being a kid in the late 50s and into the 60s, too.
Some of the guest panelists were a pain. Not on this episode. Except for one question in the second round when he got tongue tied, John Payne's play was quite commendable.
Yes, I think Arlene was the sharpest, most well-informed of the panelists. It is so very sad to know that she contracted Alzheimer's near the end of her life and passed away in 2002. :(
Don't think so. Dorothy Kilgallen was nothing short of brilliant. Arlene and Bennett were also very, very sharp, but Kilgallen's journalism background makes her edge out the other two. She had the depth and range of knowledge the other two didn't have, which is saying a lot. They don't make panelists like this anymore.
Dorothy was a snob. Cerf wrote that Dorothy had run-ins with all of them because she took the game seriously. She played to win. You can see that Arlene and Bennett like to win, but they know the winning the game was second to the banter. Dorothy played to win and you can see how she hates it when she misses easy guesses or screws up.
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Ed Sullivan had a HUGE sense of humor, often using his humor backstage to help guests with jitters and nervousness. He was a very warm and kind man- almost the opposite of his "stiff" image on his show.
Thanks for posting these wonderful shows!
Awesome to know and see this
Hey it's Ed Sullivan's episode. That's when you gotta thank the channel operator for posting theeeeeese wonderful shoooooos. Rilly big shoooo.
And, I'm eternally grateful to Ed, for bringing us The Beatles!
I'd never seen Ed Sullivan like this. Admittedly I was just shy of 2 years old when this was televised, but obviously grew up with Ed Sullivan on CBS every Sunday; and I always saw what most of us remember -- a stiff and somewhat stodgy fellow utterly lacking in a sense of humor. This is a catharsis for me and so very grateful to have seen this. I have a new appreciation for the character and humor of this man.
Recalling his low-key persona as host and contrasting it with his playfulness here, I'm wondering if he dialed back his humor deliberately when introducing the guests on his show in order to focus the audience's attention on their talents rather than his. If so, that reveals an innate modesty that is unusual in the television world.
Ed Sullivan killed it! What a riot. One of the best mystery guest segments in WML.
I agree 100 per cent !! :-)
Definitely!
In fact it was a reeellly big shewwwww.
@@esmeephillips5888 - they always say that, but apparently he only wore a size 9 1/2.
i was laughing my head off. didn’t know he had such a sense of humor!😹. Are you in the entertainment business. ‘No! ‘ Daly’s reactions were wonderful.
Poor john daly, he looked like he was gonna bust his gut trying not to lose it. great episode.
I’ve seen many of them, and I’ve never seen a bad or poor episode. This was definitely one of the best.
There is no one on TV today of the importance and cultural stature of Ed Sullivan. Name the biggest personalities today, and they are dwarfed by the giant that was Ed Sullivan.
True. He was to the nation what Flo Ziegfeld was to Broadway: the great launcher of talent and mediator of performance, from ballet to animals doing tricks. He normalized the unfamiliar in times when dozens of millions of Americans watched the same thing at the same time- the king of watercooler TV.
This is one of the most hilarious episodes, mostly because of the way John Payne phrased his questions & how Mr Daly responded. Also, Ed Sullivan added to hilarity.
So grateful to have these great quality episodes uploaded by Mr What's My Line. :-)
The show is based on 20 questions, which we used to play all the time. You can see John Payne has played a lot of 20 questions because he knows how to frame a question to get a yes, so he can keep asking.
Will Rothfuss I noticed how the panelists were able to frame questions, but you are right, John Payne was an exceptional player!
This episode had me laughing right out loud. Ed Sullivan was hilarious with that mask, but the treat was watching John Daly trying to do his job and keep a straight face. I think John Payne was one of the best guest panelists; too bad he wasn't on more often. Thanks for sharing this gem.
I love the sophisticated responses from Mr. Daly.
That wonderful laugh when Arlene saw what Ed was wearing. John couldn't even look at Ed with that thing on. One of the funniest Mystery Guest segments on What's My Line!
a whole new side of Ed Sullivan
Greetings from the UK.We had our own version of 'What's my Line'.These episodes are priceless.They are showing the best of the best American talent of the time.Brilliant.Cheers Jim
That mask really scares the hell out of me, whenever I bump into the thumbnail of that video, I have a jump scare.
If that mask scares you have some serious mental issues.
Until I read the description of this video I thought the still was of John Mirick AKA the elephant man
@@donaldleroy6502 it looks more like the 1960s movie of Joseph Merrick than the actual man. The real elephant man had a kind gentle face considering his disfigurement. But yeah that mask is grotesque and horrific
don't worry obama got him
Demon
these shows were the best!!! There's nothing like it today.
I love that you put these videos up, a great teaching of the celebrities of the past.
“So he has a regular show but he’s not an entertainer.”
“I bet it’s Ed Sullivan.” Lol
I'm 69, and oh how I love this show. Mr. Daly does SUCH a great job of helping to define the questions and answers.
Hey, I'm 66, and we used to watch Ed Sullivan every week at home when I was a kid. I was told on more than one occasion that, on my dad's side, we are 3rd cousins to Ed. Never met the man, but that was kind of cool.
Really good show; And I say that sincerely. John is BRILLIANT!
Arlene's laugh, which I adore, was out of control when she saw the mask !
I wish I could go back in time and have the chance to meet her.
I really enjoyed this show and the Ed Sullivan Show. I was 14 when the Beatles were on his show! Great memories!
So Spud Melin & Richard Knerr basically invented our childhoods? Things I never knew, part 3,754. I love the little hula hoop drawing on the ID screen at 3:34.
I've never seen Sullivan outside of his variety show. He was excellent!
I saw Mr. Sullivan once in New York, near the end of his life. He was sitting alone on a park bench in front of the General Motors building on Fifth Avenue. I looked at him and waved. He looked at me and waved back with a big smile on his face. I like to think that I as a pretty young woman brought a moment of joy when he was still alive but not far away from death. He seemed to be grateful to be alive I soon realized not that long afterward.
Had no idea just how much of a sense of humor Ed had. The mask was just perfectly hilarious!
The thumbnail for this video looked terrifying, thought the guy's face was melting. 😁
Hysterical! Arlene is adorable!
Little did Ed know how much things would change in six years when The Beatles hit his stage.
This is such a wonderful show.
This was the funniest episode ever. I really love this show!
good 'ol days !....
Not if you were a woman or black.
Lars Rye Jeppesen , always one somewhere. You know. Some of them may have enjoyed the times thinking how much progress had been made since their grandparents. sigh. When people bring up "the good ole days", 99% of the time they are referring to the best of the times, not the worst of the times.
@@LarsRyeJeppesen only in the deep south you wouldn't enjoy it If you were black and sexism was never as bad as people make it
And who says that the cerebral approach can't be a hoot? Pure, over the top genius.
i don’t know anyone who didn’t like Ed Sullivan. watched every week and i was really fond of him. BUT - who knew he could be so funny, even without the mask. there was only one “sing it, boys!” Ed Sullivan
(“Bye Bye, Birdy :).
‘ts alright? ‘ts alright! Señor Wencis :) 🌷🌼
Who knew Ed Sullivan had that kind of sense of humor?
John Payne was an excellent guest panelist. It's a shame he didn't appear again (to my knowledge...?).
I totally agree. He played like he was an old pro at it.
from Wiki:
In March 1961, Payne suffered extensive, life-threatening injuries when struck by a car in New York City.[8] His recovery took two years. In his later roles, facial scars from the accident can be detected in close-ups; he chose not to have them removed. One of Payne's first public appearances during this period was as a guest panelist on the popular CBS Sunday night game show What's My Line?. In the December 3, 1961 episode, regular panelist Dorothy Kilgallen introduced Payne by saying "He's been in the hospital after a very bad accident. So it's good to see him fit as a fiddle and all in one piece." And regular panelist Bennett Cerf remarked "Good to see you here John. Glad to see you beat that car on Madison Avenue that bumped into you.
I think he had played a lot of 20 questions, or as we used to call it: animal, mineral or vegetable, where you have to guess something by asking yes or no questions, and keep asking as long as you get a yes.
@@brich2929 I had no idea, thanks for the information.
Oh my god, my cheeks hurt from laughing so much during the Ed Sullivan part. I never knew he was so funny! HILARIOUS!
Spud Melin was quite a looker back then. So sad that he died way back in 2002 after suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. He reminds me of Christian Ronaldo, the famous soccer player of today!
John Payne was so investigative.
so simple ,no vicious ,snarky personal attacks,
I love that he's known as SPUD and loves it! What a wonderful man!
Wasn't WML done during its live, black-and-white days in Studio 50 on 50th St., NYC...the same studio Sullivan just vacated 90 minutes earlier? I had heard of this quick turnaround every week until CBS acquired its first color NYC studios about 1964-65, where WML moved. Of course, younger viewers know Studio 50 as David Letterman's studio, 1988-2015.
Yes I think the shows were done live on Sunday night...
WML was done at the Mansfield Theater until ca 1960.
Kudos to Spud Melin !!
Everyone had such nice handwriting/
July 19, 2024 > one of my favorite episodes!
No one bigger than Sullivan at this particular time.
the great John Daly - “of whom” just perfect. 😋🌷🌱
I wonder if this is Ed Sullivan's funniest moment of all time
A time when putting on a mask on television was entertainment.
That mask is sooo disturbing but also brilliant.
Spud was the Co-Founder of Wham-O, he did not invent the Hula-Hoop, A toy maker from Australia gave Mr. Mullin and Mr. Knerr a wooden exercise hoop used in gymnastics classes. They did not know what to make of it until another friend from Australia showed them how to gyrate their hips, thus spinning the hoop. Nor did he invent the Frisbee
He was the inventor of both.
@@peternagy-im4be Sorry. I can't fix stupid
how in the world did john get it that fasts
Hello
Very high deductive reasoning, and remember he said he had six of them at home too.
I have a feeling he knew
Both Arlene and Dorothy are the embodiment of grace, beauty and intelligence. Wonderful time in our history when those attributes were the most desirable. We’ve slipped into a graceless age and that’s so sad.
Ed Sullivan to Bennett Cerf: “Keep my wife’s f’ing name out of your mouth”
4:45 I do believe, that even though people DO use the middle finger at times that are not related to the "bird" that the host did indeed FLIP THE BIRD at the timestamp I have used in this content.
I didn't know this of ed..i only knew him .on his weekly show
That thumbnail is petrifying
Spud was low key extremely attractive
Ladies and Gentlemen, THE BEATLES!!!!!!
I was wondering when the questioning format or rules were changed for the panelists? For example, during this episode the panelist that asked a question correctly would proceed until he or she asked one that was wrong.
However, in some other episodes each panelist was only allowed to ask one question, with the next chance going to another panelist whether it was asked correctly or not?
Thank you
Irene Hanover65 In the regular rounds, the panelists always continued until they got a no. It was only the mystery guest rounds that used the "one question at a time rule", which was established in 1955.
+What's My Line? Эту передачу наверное смотрели Ваши родители,дедушки,бабушки?В СССР смотреть американские шоу было нереально - холодная война.
Who would have thought that Ed Sullivan would be the funniest mystery guest. Oh, those days...shows from NY like this and The Tonight Show and Jack Paar that had this NY sophistication (don't count that mask!). How movies opened on Broadway like theater - so great! Just 10 years later, it would all pretty much have turned to garbage....like what is happening to Times Square. now.
I love women that love being a woman and even wear 'girl clothes'.
A lot of that went on in those days , normal looking men and women , no earrings or tattoos .
Funniest WML I've ever seen.
Oh my goodness..i miss his show..used to watch every week
that first guest was a toy genius. the owner/ inventor Whamo Toys Co. made all the toys I grew up with. the Slip'n'Slide, the super ball, the hula hoop, silly string, Frisbee, ....what a great movie that would make.
Around our house we called it a ‘ Slip and Die ‘
Seriously! They SHOULD make a movie about him!
Michael Szczys - no basic coordination skills at your house? 😂 JK.
@@mena94x3 that made me 😁😳😛
My Mother was always ahead of the game, I remember slip n slide, SuperBall, and Frisbee to name a few, hours of fun with fam and friends.
I don’t care what people tend to say: Ed Sullivan was cool!
what people tend to say, sir?
@@Dexiray Ed Sullivan was quite dour on his show and hardly ever cracked a smile. but - he was a superb showman. :)
@@feralblueeI loved that he loved The Beatles when they came on his show for the first time. He really complimented them. Yes I think he was cool.
With all the honors heaped on Ed Sullivan, with the huge show CBS was creating for him, with all the name recognition and international fame, Cerf's compliment about how nice his wife was clearly touched him more than anything else. Sullivan looked genuinely happy about the remark.
Bennet Cerf was a gentleman's gentleman. May he rest in peace.
John should have asked the panelists to remove their blindfolds after Ed had put his mask on.
What was that mask? I’ve seen it worn on The Andy Griffith Show and other media from this time period.
That mask also made an appearance on the Dick Van Dyke show.
He wrote his name on the board
@@brendalovesmariah Although he could have signed in with an "X" while wearing that mask - just a thought 😊
@@brendalovesmariah forgot about the name on the board!
It's a shame that John Payne did not appear in many WML episodes. He was the most outstanding guest panelist ever.
Your right!! He was made for this!!
Yes intelligence with handsome face
It way really nice to see Mr. Payne. I really liked him in _Miracle on 34th Street_ and was always disappointed not to have seen him in more.
So glad things such a TH-cam exist so we can still watch these gems!
It's 2023 and I am laughing hysterically at this show. I love it so much.
It proves that you are an old retard
We all do, which proves that GOOD programs don't need vulgarity to flourish! ♥
I have fond memories sitting as a young boy with my grandmother watching "What's My line" and "Queen for a Day." Her two favorite TV shows.
I used to get all emotional and cry while watching "Queen for a Day" episodes. What a tear-jerker of a show!
Arlene Francis , always wearing the most gorgeous gowns.
You are _so_ right. Makes me wish I could see it in color.
The lady has class.
Spud Melin's company did invent and/or successfully market the hula hoop, frisbee, silly string, hacky sack and boogie board. The company he created WHAM-O sold nearly $350million worth of hula hoops in one year 1958-1959.
.and then discarded in land-fills a year later
@@2340Vegas Flush yourself.
I wanted to see Ed Sullivan's appearance. But when when they showed us who Spud was it blew my mind !!! WHAMO WAS THE BEST !!! BUT I MUST SAY ED DID TOO !!!
You're right about that. Plastic manufacturing should have been discontinued 100 years ago. It ramped up in the 1950's and has only gotten worse with people ordering everything online instead of shopping in person.
John Payne was in Miracle on 33th Street with Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwynn, and Natalie Wood. One of my favorite films.
@e M It is not necessary to insult people on here. Commenters are generally polite here. Errors can be corrected without being nasty.
Still a classic Christmas film.🤩🤩🤩
Yes, love that one and also Sun Valley Serenade!
Thank you! I recognized him but couldn't place my finger on where.
34th street
This was probably the Best game show on Television for 17 years . I have enjoyed watching this show with the usual regulars on the Panel .
It was and I didn't know it existed until 2018
He acted low key during his shows & let his guests be the stars
When guests are guessed that quickly, do they have "backup" contestants to fill out the half-hour?
+Daria Wells Yes, they do.
more cigarette commercials!
Seeing Ed Sullivan, I miss his show. I grew up watching it, and always enjoyed the show and the acts that he brought to us.
Ya. The Beatles for one ❤️💞💕🌹🌍🌎
@@marshamariner7897 -Da Beatles,Who dat? The Rolling Stones Baby.
Elvis !!!
I haven't laughed this hard in a year since before the pandemic began. Thank you so much for posting this. I am watching this at 11:30 at night and I am sure my neighbors can hear me laughing my butt off over here. Thank you again.
-If the walls are that thin You best move Out.
If you want another big laugh, run a search for The Best Contestant Ever on What's My Line.
It's a hoot!
You should have heard me last night when I came across the dentist episode of carol Burnett show
@@auggie803 I wouldn't dare. There's not enough joy or love so NO ONE WILL STIFLE MY LAUGHTER AND JOY. THOUGH I MUST ADMIT TO SNORTING LIKE A RHINO WHEN I LAUGH.
AF's reaction on seeing Ed Sullivan. Priceless.
This was my favorite mystery guest segment , ever . I must watch it , every week , and still can not stop laughing .
-😂
Ed Sullivan's reaction at 21:03 to John's remark - priceless!
And then Arlene's reaction at 22:21 - even MORE priceless! (You'd have to hand it to the director for calling the shot at exactly the right moment.)
Dorothy's reaction was more subdued. I wonder if Ed had already taken his mask off by the time she took hers off.
Brendan Richards you are remarkably perceptive! I wondered why Dorothy did not react. I think you provided the answer!
John Payne was a fine actor. Catch him in the noir thriller, "Kansas City Confidential."
I love when something happens to cause Mr Daly to respond facially. His responses to Ed Sullivan’s masks and all the painters arms were hilarious!
Ed always seems to be portrayed as this stiff character in the movies.... not so, this was hilarious and fun!
OMGosh!! Laughed so hard at Ed Sullivan. And I watched Arlene Francis takeoff her mask and crack up laughing about 20 times. I couldn’t stop watching. Such a good clean fun.
Sullivan killed it!!! He was hysterical!!!
I have a notion to second that emotion !! :-)
Which is wonderfully ironic given his popular reputation for how wooden and inexpressive he was.
Ed Sullivan a true legendary variety show, who gave many rock stars exposure, and got the critics off their back…like Elvis
This is probably the funniest and most unexpected show I have ever seen. Never would have ever thought Ed would do this. HAHAHAHA
Arlene Francis was a living doll
You got that right. I wish I could bring her back to life.
John Miller
yes, the way she looked back then, and not look like Ed Sullivan with that mask
CRAVEN MOREHEAD That's what I mean. I wouldn't want her in her 80s. Especially considering she had Alzheimer's. But she was very pretty bad then.
John Miller
yes, she was a classy woman with charm, smart, and quite attractive, a trifecta
I have a crush on Arlene from his era
John Payne was a fine figure of a man. Sounds a nice guy too!
Check out GOVERNMENT training films from WWII on TH-cam which are quite excellent, with John Payne featured.
stwads
Check him out in the wonderful family film “miracle on 34th St.“. It shows all of his best characteristics : Humor, compassion, intelligence.
He was a matinee idol of the 40’s turned TV Star of the 50’s and 60’s he starred in his own Western ...........🦘🐎
@@bravehome4276 That is a wonderful movie. But although he was good on WML, I found him to be the weakest player in that whole film. So many other actors could have played that role better, IMHO, and I never cared for him when he played boxers and such in other films. I found him to be stiff, dull, and not very emotionally expressive. Can't argue with taste.
@stwads - He and Anne Shirley were married in the early 40's but later divorced after having a boy and a girl. She stated that there was some mental abuse on his part. So sad. I did like him in Sun Valley Serenade with Sonja Henne.
You Tube is a treasure, an online living museum of our culture, our entertainment. Yes, there are also some sketchy, speculative, conspiracy content but at its best so much wonderful cultural material from the last 100 plus years.
I like John Payne on the panel. I don't know who he is, but I like him on the show.
Purple Capricorn he was an actor. I remember him as santa's lawyer in the movie " miracle on 34th street"
+dodge96neon dodge96 neon that's where I remember John Payne.....
@@dodge96neon He also did a movie with Betty Grable "Springtime In The Rockies", he did another movie with Maureen O'HARA "Tripoli"
He was also a star in "Sun Valley Serenade" with Glenn Miller, Sonja Henning, and Milton Berle.
These people were on regular TV before I was born, but I now watch them as if they are still on today. None of them are alive now, but I want to thank them for the laughs.
I did not know that Ed Sullivan had such a sense of humor! Delicious :)
He was so funny! Quite the opposite of how I remember him on his variety show (or is that shew?)
Ed could be a real cut- up when he wanted. I vaguely remember a show where he gave a tour of his home and he was a total comedy act. I think there was one of his shows where John Byner or someone like his was imitating him and they got into competition who could do better Ed Sullivan
I agree. He had a personality..I now know. Quite a show.
@@michaelszczys8316 I remember once he had a guest who imitated him. When the act was over, Ed said, "And now...I DO sound like that!"
@@jackkomisar458 Yes, I think I have seen that one. After the impersonator he went into bringing the next act, " And now..." stopped and said " I do sound like that"
It’s fascinating to realize that Sullivan was known for the talent he showcased but here for a switch - he shows he has his own strong sense of humor. Good for him.
I guess that "Spud" made a lot of money both inventing and then marketing the Wham o brand of the hoola hoop. They are still sold now.
He and his boyhood friend/business partner (Richard Knerr) made a lot more money on the Frisbee and then selling Wham-O in 1982 for $12 million. Hula hoops were a short-term fad that lasted about a year or two. There were three problems in the way of them becoming long-term money makers: they were virtually indestructible, they were easy to knock off by other manufacturers, and they were a fad that couldn't hold public interest for a long time (except for Alvin the Chipmunk who still wanted his hula hoop).
@@loissimmons6558
Debatable. Though the Hula Hoop was shorter lived, as a fad it sold way more than the frisbee. They made $45 million in profit one year alone from the Hula Hoop. Huge money in the ‘50’s. Part of the reason was they paid royalties on the Frisbee; if it was a big money maker they’d have got more than $12 million selling Wham O. Spud died in 2002 and his business partner in 2008. Lucky guys!
www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jul/06/guardianobituaries.veronicahorwell?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
We could not stop laughing omg Sullivan was hysterical! 🤣🤣🤣
Under all that television lighting, it must have been hot as hell for Ed Sullivan in his mask!
Payne to Mr. Spud: "Do you have anything to do with the Hula Hoop?" I was like 'WHAAAAAAAAAT?"
It's impossible for anyone who wasn't around in 1958 to imagine the intensity of the hula hoop fad that year; over a hundred million were sold in 1958-59. Considering that the prior questioning had established that it could be thought of as, but was not really a sport, the hula hoop was by far the most topical recreational item on the market at the time. If this had been 1962, the same line of questioning might have led to guessing yo-yos.
@@neilmidkiff and what year was the slinky popular?
@@zorroonmilkavitch1840 Wikipedia says that 100 million were sold in the first two years; it's not clear whether it was 1945-46 or 1946-47. Before my time. There was a marketing peak in 1962 when a television ad campaign introduced a musical jingle about it. I remember being given one about that time, but I had thought it was something new then.
@@neilmidkiff sounds like you've got your hand on the pulse of all these good thing sounds like you were either a collector or what?
@@zorroonmilkavitch1840 Mostly just someone who does a bit of online research. I do have pretty good memories of being a kid in the late 50s and into the 60s, too.
Mr. Sullivan used the same mask on I Got A Secret.
I will always associate Ed Sullivan with The Beatles!!
And the ROLLING STONES & THE DOORS.🤩🤩🤩
Don't forget Rodney Dangerfield; it would be disrespectful. 😺
@@davidwesley2525 Elvis broke the ceiling, he was on the show first as a rock n' roller.
@@HariSeldon913 Rodney always said He NEVER got ANY Respect.
Some of the guest panelists were a pain. Not on this episode. Except for one question in the second round when he got tongue tied, John Payne's play was quite commendable.
Arlene is the smartest one by far. She always gets it so fast, off of barely anything!
Actually, Bennet Cerf may get more.
Yes, I think Arlene was the sharpest, most well-informed of the panelists. It is so very sad to know that she contracted Alzheimer's near the end of her life and passed away in 2002. :(
Don't think so. Dorothy Kilgallen was nothing short of brilliant. Arlene and Bennett were also very, very sharp, but Kilgallen's journalism background makes her edge out the other two. She had the depth and range of knowledge the other two didn't have, which is saying a lot. They don't make panelists like this anymore.
you mean 2001
Dorothy was a snob. Cerf wrote that Dorothy had run-ins with all of them because she took the game seriously. She played to win. You can see that Arlene and Bennett like to win, but they know the winning the game was second to the banter. Dorothy played to win and you can see how she hates it when she misses easy guesses or screws up.