People complain that Doorthy was argumentative -- but Arlene could draw the line in the sand as well, as illustrated by her intense reaction to the non-biting arachnidia.
Dorothy: "Is it animal, rather than mineral or fish?" Her biology questions are always so inane :) A couple episode back, she admitted most of her knowledge of animals is from Disney cartoons.
I thought Mrs. Sebening (who raised spiders) was delightful with her mannerisms, her facial expressions, her slight French accent. She was just....different...in a very charming way.
Funny that one panelist asked if he was Jackie Gleason since, less than a year after this show, Wm. Bendix would replace Jackie Gleason in the Broadway Musical "Take Me Along." About 8 years before this, Bendix would replace Jackie Gleason on Chester Riley in the TV series "The Life Of Riley!"
Garson Kanin and his publisher, Bennett Cerf, both had the same tendency to act surprised at times when they got a yes answer, including saying something like "you do" or "it is" with a note of surprise. Kanin, of course, was a rookie on the panel. But Cerf knew the game well enough to frame the question in reverse if he thought that was more likely to get a yes answer. It intrigues me that he was surprised that often to get a yes.
Terrific playwright Garson Kanin was married to Ruth Gordon for 43 yrs until her death age 88. One of his best plays imo, and smash Broadway hit in 1950 was Born Yesterday starring the great Judy Holliday. She also starred in the 1951 movie of the same name with Wm Holden and Broderick Crawford. BY is the story of a seemingly dim NY chorus girl (JH) who accompanies her wealthy but crude salvage dealer boyfriend (Crawford) down to DC where he's working on buying off a US Senator. To keep her out of his hair Crawford pays newspaper man Holden to show her around DC. That's all the setup I'll give. Born Yesterday needs to be top of your bucket list of old movies if you haven't seen it. It's very funny, the acting is fantastic, and the story is more politically relevant today than it was in 1950..
Thank you for compiling these episodes. They have provided hours and hours of enjoyment. I can't imagine the hard work it must have taken. May I make a suggestion for a compilation? Would you consider a compilation of kids (Or "youngsters")? Thanks and thanks again for your efforts.
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Arlene asks the boy "Are you a winsome caddy?" I was expecting Bennett to jump in and say "You winsome, you lose some."
I just can't believe Arlene is 52 here! She looks great!
People complain that Doorthy was argumentative -- but Arlene could draw the line in the sand as well, as illustrated by her intense reaction to the non-biting arachnidia.
Arlene is a hoot!
Dorothy: "Is it animal, rather than mineral or fish?" Her biology questions are always so inane :) A couple episode back, she admitted most of her knowledge of animals is from Disney cartoons.
I thought Mrs. Sebening (who raised spiders) was delightful with her mannerisms, her facial expressions, her slight French accent. She was just....different...in a very charming way.
Funny that one panelist asked if he was Jackie Gleason since, less than a year after this show, Wm. Bendix would replace Jackie Gleason in the Broadway Musical "Take Me Along." About 8 years before this, Bendix would replace Jackie Gleason on Chester Riley in the TV series "The Life Of Riley!"
5 Dollars in those days must have been like about 50 now!!
Wow. A thirteen-year-old kid gifted the equivalent of five hundred dollars just like that!!!
Garson Kanin and his publisher, Bennett Cerf, both had the same tendency to act surprised at times when they got a yes answer, including saying something like "you do" or "it is" with a note of surprise. Kanin, of course, was a rookie on the panel. But Cerf knew the game well enough to frame the question in reverse if he thought that was more likely to get a yes answer. It intrigues me that he was surprised that often to get a yes.
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I liked Garson Kanin's clever introduction of Dorothy Kilgallen.(
William Bendix was a great actor.
Roy was such a smart young man! His penmanship was AMAZING! He even acknowledged the audience! He was quite professional! 👏👏👏
I love Willam Bendix here in D.C. on Sunday nights you can listen to a old radio show of the Life of Riley.
Very polite young man the first guest was
Terrific playwright Garson Kanin was married to Ruth Gordon for 43 yrs until her death age 88. One of his best plays imo, and smash Broadway hit in 1950 was Born Yesterday starring the great Judy Holliday. She also starred in the 1951 movie of the same name with Wm Holden and Broderick Crawford. BY is the story of a seemingly dim NY chorus girl (JH) who accompanies her wealthy but crude salvage dealer boyfriend (Crawford) down to DC where he's working on buying off a US Senator. To keep her out of his hair Crawford pays newspaper man Holden to show her around DC. That's all the setup I'll give. Born Yesterday needs to be top of your bucket list of old movies if you haven't seen it. It's very funny, the acting is fantastic, and the story is more politically relevant today than it was in 1950..
Thank you for compiling these episodes. They have provided hours and hours of enjoyment. I can't imagine the hard work it must have taken. May I make a suggestion for a compilation? Would you consider a compilation of kids (Or "youngsters")? Thanks and thanks again for your efforts.
If spiders didn't bite we would've never had "Spider-man". Arlene's reaction was spot on lol.
The weirdness of WML's categorizations of the animal kingdom never ceases to amaze.