What's My Line? - Robert Goulet; Tony Randall [panel] (May 23, 1965)
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- MYSTERY GUEST: Robert Goulet
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Tony Randall, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
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ALL of the episodes with tony randall are excellent.
I’m a cockney, and that guy’s cockney accent was perfect!
Dick Van Dyke could have taken lessons for his role in "Mary Poppins", then!
Would you like to borrow my hearing aid?
Dorothy's hair piece is beautiful!
Robert Goulet joked that he would like to see Floyd Patterson win the boxing bout in Lewiston, Maine. The fight was between Sonny Liston and Muhammed Ali.
and he was right he screwed up on the star spangled banner like many others
Beginning with 21:45: Daly & Goulet discuss how difficult The Star-Spangled Banner is to sing. Goulet was to sing it two nights later at the Ali-Liston fight. Goulet: "You think you know the words and the lyrics and when you get up in front of 80 million people, all of a sudden you get a little nervous ... and the words may not come to you that quickly." Self-fulfilling prophecy -- for botch it he did!
Another Double-Up as earlier that same night, the August 22, 1965 show was videotaped.
goulet has no idea who was fighting, idt any of them did... it was the much anticipated rematch of sonny liston and muhammad ali, 2 days after this aired, as john mentions, in lewiston maine. goulett is like, "i'd like floyd patterson to win." dorothy, "we all would". except patterson had just fought todd herring 10 days earlier. and i'll bet when dorothy said, "your performance may last longer than the fight", she was implying sonny liston (not patterson) was going take care of ali...
ali had just changed his name and religion and was roundly disliked by whites, who almost unanimously rooted for the aging liston and patterson, who ali beat 3 fights in a row... liston twice then patterson. both liston and patterson were in their 30's, ali just 23.
Back when handwriting was elegant.
francis can not shut her mouth
Did Goodson-Todman have an interest in "Fluffy". OK, Tony Randall get to plug his movie. But c'mon, c'mon!
Yeah, they make it sound as though Fluffy was battling the then-incandescent Sound of Music tooth and nail at the box office.
I think "Fluffy was probably battling "Ski Party" at the box office.
I just love Tony Randall. He was always so funny yet extremely bright. I always looked forward when he was a guest panelist.
He reminds me of the character Niles Crane in "Frasier", especially when he uses the big vocabulary words. Of course, what I really mean is that the character of Niles Crane reminds me of Tony Randall.
@@richatlarge462 i agree.
When he first began playing he wasn't exceptionally good. But he got better and better.
Parturition? Some people might object to using fancy words, but Tony's use of this word made me look it up and I have learned something new today.
It is not widely used today.. I was reading some old notes my grandfather wrote, and he used the term "parturition" in reference to a medical issue regarding my grandmother and discovered it meant "pregnancy"...
Dorothy seems to be so relaxed and just thoroughly enjoying herself in this episode! Sad to think the end is getting nearer and nearer for her.
She looked very pretty that night, too.
For all of us.
@@PacificEdibleSeaweed do you know which was the last WML episode for Dorothy? I would like to see it.
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Jason Wolffe I've watched her in her final episode and, believe me, if you're suicidal there's no way you can be like that just a few hours before you attempt it.
Bob Goulet was so handsome and dashing when he was younger. At 23:10 his voice, and the wink afterwards. So cute.
Good God, Robert Goulet is gorgeous!!!!!!!!
I like when the Mystery Guest stays to chat a bit, like in this episode.
Tony, after 7 consecutive "No's" solves two puzzles!
Phyllis Leppert in 2018 is Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University
How did you acquire this fascinating piece of information ?
Peter Schlecht google
WOW! Very interesting.
Indeed Phyllis Leppert, MD has led a very fruitful and full life.
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Wow....not surprised though
Goulet worries here about getting the National Anthem lyrics right, and wouldn’t you know, he muffed them at the actual fight.
With his face, I can’t imagine that anyone minded.
If there was anyone as suave and polished as Cary Grant it could only have been Robert Goulet.
You're absolutely spot on...
Absolutely!
I miss Robert Goulet... an amazing voice in popular music. Listen to his performance of "Once I Had A Heart" on TH-cam... incredible! Now THAT'S a voice.
Tony Randall is one of my favourite guest panelists. Could have easily been a fourth panelist and fit in with ease.
I always get so excited for an episode when I see that Tony is on the panel - he's been one of my favorites since I was little and watched Send Me No Flowers, Pillow Talk, and Lover Come Back with my mom
I noticed that,too. He observes in other episodes … “I noticed the applause was congratulatory.. did you win an award etc “ or “I noticed your physique… are you in sports etc”… and leads the panel on the right track!
I agree completely!
💯.
This Gentleman is (Sorely) Missed indeed
The worst guest panelist was probably Otto Preminger.
I cannot thank you enough for uploading this series and introducing me to my new favorite program and so many wonderful stars before my time. John and Bennett should have done a comedy program.
I agree! My husband and I just found this show this past autumn at bedtime and we fell in love with all these panelists and John immediately. We especially love Dorothy … I’ve done alot of reading about Dorothy and she was one amazing, intelligent , brilliant crime journalist / investigating journalist and we can barely watch the 1965 episodes with Dorothy. I won’t spoil anything if you haven’t read up on her career.
This is truly a wonderful show and very funny. No one is mouthy or disrespectful either… they are all so proud of each other. Love it.
Tony Randall was on a roll! Way to go, Tony! And the audience seemed particularly appreciative every time someone guessed or came close to guessing the correct answer in all of the games in this episode. Nice.
Where did he get the "glue" from? Smart.
Everybody including the crowd and the regular challengers seemed to be in good spirits that night.
This has Explicitly been mentioned elsewhere; albeit articulated differently, but Tony Randall is a JOY to Watch and Listen (to).. 🎭🧸
I have been a devoted fan since Camelot and actually met him years later. He was gracious and I was tongue tied! One of the highlights of my life!😍
Bob Goulet had a pleasant personality all his life. He grew up a poor boy in Canada and was always grateful for his success. Watch an interview later in life he was a content person who continued to perform right up to the end. His wife Vera is devoted to his memory.
The Goulets apparently? lived beyond their means. ?
Vera was was sued in Las Vegas court for failure to repay a $90,000 loan made to her 2011.
Read what his wife says about living with his alcoholism and abuse.
I dated a niece of his for 2 1/2 years. That's actually the family personality also.
I loved the response of the contestant who made glue to Tony's statement of spilling it. Classic! 😂 And Tony was laughing when the contestant was on the way out. Timing is everything with a joke and he had it timed perfectly!
I loved that too!
Robert Goulet obviously had a lot of class. He acknowledged the audience - which most celebrities did not do.
Yes JCD. Some people must have been very lucky to see Goulet and Lawrence in Carousel.
Goulet did write down the lyrics, but lost the card between the limo and the ring. Being raised in Canada, he wasn't familiar with the lyrics and forgot them halfway through the song. His flub was overshadowed by allegations that Liston threw the fight.
I love that even an ordinary-looking guest with a pretty mundane job (making glue) can make for an entertaining, joyful segment.
Exactly! That's one of the traits that makes this such a joy to watch. One of many.
23:13 Arlene finally got a mystery guest to perform for her without even asking for it! We can't see her reaction, but check out Robert Goulet's wink at 23:16; I have no doubt that was directed at Arlene, who must have been smiling appreciatively at the very least!
SaveThe TPC That was my thought too. ;)
The man who makes glue: 11:17
"Arlene: Is it solid?
Contestant: No
Bennett: Is your product wearable?
Conestant: No."
A liquid wearable? :) Arlene and Dorothy make fun of Bennett afterwards!
Perfume, maybe? Lotion? :-)
MajorSeventh Ah yes, that's true. Maybe that was what Bennett had in mind. :)
I was privileged to see Robert Goulet in 'Man Of La Mancha' and 'South Pacific'. What a glorious voice.
I saw him in "South Pacific". A fine job.
big deal
So handsome and what a voice!
Were you referring to Robert Goulet?
@@erindurkin4441 Im pretty sure that person meant Goulet.
Parturition, indeed!!! Who does Tony think he is, some kind of John Daly?
Really! I had to look that word up in my dictionary,
Johan Bengtsson Me too! But then I had to look dictionary up before I could find it. :>)
Joe Postove:-)
Johan Bengtsson Joe Postove
So that other viewers won't have to...
From: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary:
"par·tu·ri·tion
noun \ˌpär-chə-ˈri-shən, ˌpär-tyu̇-, ˌpär-tə-\
*Definition of PARTURITION:* the action or process of giving birth to offspring"
It means accouchement.
Damn good cockney accent by Robert Goulet
Righto, Gov'ner!
Yup. Well, it’s obviously fake, but it doesn’t sound like an American doing a Cockney accent like you usually get. It just sounds like someone doing a jokey voice. So if Americans are actually able to manage it then it’s a wonder that we’ve had some of the car-crash attempts that we have.
Robert Goulet was clearly nervous just thinking about singing the National Anthem just two days after his WML appearance here. Not only did he speak about being nervous, and the difficulties in remembering the lines and vocal range challenges, but when Bennett asked Bob who was going to win the fight, he hesitated and mistakenly said Floyd Patterson when he meant Sonny Liston. They were speaking of the Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston championship fight that's still famous to this day because of a purported "phantom punch" that caused Liston to go down early in the fight. Bob's nervousness continued to the fight day in Maine where he flubbed some parts of the National Anthem, which got him some bad press at the time.
I love all of their shows, but this was a particularly good episode
Agreed. I was just remarking on that myself. Everybody was having so much fun.
Robert Goulet: Class and Dignity. RIP. ♥️♥️♥️
“SIGN IN PLEEEASE”. I can’t wait for John to say that every night when we watch. ♥️
I wonder if Jack Klugman was ever a mystery guest before he and Tony did the odd couple?
Bob Goulet gave Dotty Killgallen an extra big smooch - she's a drama critic remember.
Robert Goulet was just TOO handsome
You know something, I do believe that this was a very entertaining show right from the beginning to the end. Mr. John Daly was perfect to conduct it. He was great. When it comes to the the much awaited segment of "the mystery guest" I have the feeling that someone in the panel knew in advance who that person was, and he or she played played all along the game that he or she didn't know who the "mystery" guest was right to the last moment.
Robert Goulet has a Superman profile.
parturition is my new favorite word. People had real vocabulary back then
It was established that glue was a liquid. Bennett promptly asked if it was wearable. Sometimes the panelist don't listen to answers already established.
Perfume?
Bob Goulet absolute delight and breathe of fresh air compared to the usual show business phony types.
WHAT'S MY LINE? has now surpassed PASSWORD as my favorite show from back in the day.
It's always been my favorite since watching it as a kid in the 50s. My parents let me stay up late on Sunday nights to watch it.
This episode was so special - not only great elan from the panelists, but the guests were sharp as well. Mr. Epstein (without missing a beat: "Buy new carpet!" And what a great Cockney from Mr. Goulet!! And how about his gracious smile to the audience after bidding adieu to the panel. Not sure I've seen that too often.
"What a great Cockney from Mr. Goulet!!' A theatrical Cockney for sure, but still way less cringe-worthy than Dick Van Dyke. Mr. Goulet remains, in my less than humble opinion, one of the all-time greats on Broadway. Hollywood underused his talents and appeal.
Robert Goulet seemed like such a pleasant, refined gentleman. He did great with the accent and was gracious by bowing to the audience. Clearly, he was a classy man. ❤
John intentionally plays with the panel when he gives his "explanations". When he refers to the "expanded area of the sense of well being" of the first contestants occupation, he wants to see if they'll pick up on that.
So interesting that Mr. Goulet mentioned the Anthem being so difficult. He later on would mess up a National Anthem and was so rattled by it that it truly became a phobia. He would eventually be coerced by Vince McMahon of WWF to perform the Canadian Anthem for a Wrestlemania… I believe #6… so he agreed as long as it was worded on the Jumbotron. Bruce Prichard attested to the idea half way through the song he started looking away, and just purely belted it with joy. From that point on apparently he conquered his fear. So interesting that it was brought up here
Look this young girl!
Blind Date originally aired on ABC from May 5, 1949 to September 20, 1951, moved to NBC from June 7 to July 15, 1952, then ran on DuMont from May 19 to September 15, 1953. The ABC version aired Thursdays at 8:30pm EST during the 1949-50 TV season, and Thursdays at 9:30pm EST during the 1950-51 season.
Arlene Francis was the host of the ABC and NBC versions, and had hosted the radio version since 1943
(Arlene Francis) Blind Date 1950s Game Show
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Dorthy; queen of the side eye. I love her.
Ironic that he forgot the lyrics and Dorothy’s prediction of a short fight
Robert Goulet would have made a good James Bond. I didn't know he was so funny and smart.
Wonder if he was ever considered? Smashing idea!
He's not British.
@@RobertR3750 I suppose he'd need be British to play Bond.
@@joet840 Obviously. Bond is a British character.
Arlene: Are you narried?
Guest: Whatchu got in mind, miss ?
I fail to understand how classes for expect parents is odd or so interesting as
to end up on WML!??? This is one of several.. ?
Robert...what a cutie.
Regarding the first guest: Everyone knows how to make them, rarely do they know what to do with them, at least with the first one.
It's sad that Dorothy will pass away in 6 months.
Very sad. I try not to watch any episodes after she is murdered. No one could replace her. I feel that way about Arlene, Bennett and John as well.
Stop, stop, stop reminding me. Leave me in denial.
I loved Robert Goulet in the TV remake of Brigadoon. The original was great but Gene Kelly was a lousy singer and the TV version had him acting opposite of the gorgeous Sally Ann Howes and his sidekick was portrayed by Peter Falk. My mom purchased the album which I think was in 66' and I heard it many times. I have a hi-rez copy of it now and it's great.
Gene Kelly, a lousy singer! No he wasn't; he was a very intelligent singer, with a real talent to utilize the limits of his range and hone his phrasing to perfection, and the results, in context, are a delight to listen to in the scheme of things. The same might be said of his buddy, Fred Astaire
@@ajarnwordsmith628 You and I are going to have to disagree on this one. Malcolm McDowell did a better job on "Singing in the Rain". Don't get me wrong, I loved Gene Kelly, a great actor and dancer he was never a Robert Goulet level singer.
and Dorothy was right -- Robert's singing of the Anthem did last longer than that imfamous fight in Lewiston ME that ended in one punch. big or otherwise.
DK knew her shit no matter the subject.No wonder Killer Johnson and sissy boy Hoover offed her smart ass.
I blinked! What punch was that?
Such a talented man! Amazing! And sooooo handsome 😍
It's funny that at the heavyweight fight they were talking about on the show, Goulet actually forgot some of the lyrics to the national anthem. I guess he forgot his cheat sheet. Fans were booing.
He's Canadian. Haha
Robert Goulet was of French-Canadian descent.
always a great actor and singer
Robert Goulet: handsome, charming & sophisticated guy. One of a kind 😍❤️
I’ve never heard of him before but he’s an absolute delight.
@@icturner23 search on TH-cam his performances, singing: "if ever I should leave you", if I loved you" from Carousel & also his song from "kiss me Kate". They are all on TH-cam. Also, "quiet night, quiet stars". He was unique, one of a kind.
If you met him in real life you wouldn't say or think that
@@ajsmith5295 Why?
Goulet: Hi, you from the game show?
Bart: I'm from *a* game show.
Goulet: Good enough, let's go.
Goulet cursed himself. He, in fact, messed up the lyrics. "In 1965, Robert Goulet sang the national anthem before the big Sonny Liston-Muhammad Ali fight. The crowd wanted to fight him, however, when he botched the lyrics right from the start: “Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early night.”
"I walked into that town and I was a hero. Then the fight lasted a minute and half and I walked out of town and I was a bum," he said.
Before the Inca was dry! BEFORE THE INCA WAS DRY, CORAL!
Sydney Epstein had beautiful handwriting; too bad that so many schools have stopped teaching cursive.
Tony Randall - born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg - was, like the other regular panelists, very smart.
I would’ve liked to have seen him on more episodes.
At 19:16 Goulet puts on an Australian accent
I wonder if all of Miss Leppert's family got together for a reunion, would it be classified as a "Leppert Colony"?...................THUD
I was expecting Bennett to note that they had been talking about a lion (Fluffy) and a tiger (Tony) and they now had a leopard/Leppert.
Silly me. Here I was thinking that there were two major league baseball players in the 1950's and 60's with the last name of Leppert, ironically both with the first name Don.
Based on two separate statistical sources, there are between 2000 and 2500 people in the U.S. with the last name of Leppert. (Phyllis and both ex-ballplayers are all still living and among them.) That places it in the top 2% of all names in the U.S.
Ouch.
😂😂😂
What's Up With Arlene's blindfold? Is her black one with pearls out for dry cleaning?
Wow!! Some people notice every detail...
John gave too much away for the first contestant. It had not been disclosed that she did any teaching before that slip.
"He signed her up before the Inca was dry"..........THUD
John response, "and that's an inca -ling why you shouldn't pun!" 😅
Mr. Goulet _skipped_ over to greet the panel!
Bob and Carol divorced. Their son is now 50 years old.
"BUY A NEW CARPET."
Robert was incredible looking.
"On May 25, 1965, Goulet mangled the lyrics to the United States National Anthem at the opening of the second Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston heavyweight championship fight in Lewiston, Maine. Goulet had never sung the anthem in public before, and replaced the lyric "dawn's early light" with "dawn's early night". The gaffe was reported in newspapers nationwide the next morning, and Goulet was criticized in opinion columns for a lack of knowledge of the lyrics.[11] As Dorothy Kilgallen had predicted on Goulet's appearance on What's My Line? a few days before, the anthem lasted longer than the fight, which was over early in the first round."
I wonder who Dorothy thought would win the fight. Ali had won the first fight with Liston after the sixth round in 1964. I don't think many folks thought that Ali would win the second fight in the first round! Maybe she was aware that the fix was in!
I love Dorothy!
Liked Robert as a boy wonderful man
I'd love to have asked Cerf to name all the countries in South America and hear him say "why that's easy....Perwoo, Chi-wee, Berwwivia, Awwergentina, Cowwumbia, Pawwaguay, Bwwazzeeoo....
HAHAHA HAHAHA
Now Now..
Cerf had the most charming way of speaking. Hopefully was a nice man. Seemed so on the show..
Goulet!
The occupation of the first guest - teaches classes for expectant parents - i'm sure i've seen at least 4 guests with that occupation, and several others very similar. I think the producers like occupations that will get laughs as the male panel members ask their questions
Yes, hence having at least THREE different guests whose jobs were operating skirt-blowing machines!
*_TEACHES CLASS FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS_*
*_MAKES GLUE_*
Sounds awesome!
Quite good. Thanks very much.
8:05 - The language used here is somewhat a lost "art." I doubt anyone knows what parturition is these days.
Never could understand why John flips all the cards when a panelist mostly gets it right.
Goulet seemed like he was a cool dude. He resembles that actor who's been on Young and the Restless for years. Cant think of his name.
+George Alexander I believe you might be thinking of Eric Braeden?
It was Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) vs Sonny Liston in that fight in Lewiston, Maine they were refering to where Bob Goulet was to sing the national anthem not Floyd Patterson whom he mentioned unless he was fighting on the undercard
You're right of course, and I'll bet Dorothy was thinking Sonny would make short work of Clay. I know I did! I think Liston might have tanked.
Didn't Goulet go on to blow the singing of the anthem at that fight -- as he was afraid of doing? And he would be razzed about it for years.
+Wyatt Kincaid
Everyone knew who would be fighting in Lewiston. The reference to their hope that Patterson would win was due to Patterson being well-liked while neither Liston (considered a thug with a criminal background and ties to the mob) or Ali (viewed as a loud mouth braggart at a time when confident humility was prized in the U.S. and then adding to the mix what many saw as a repudiation of American values by changing his name and converting to allegiance to the Nation of Islam) were not.
John Daly clarifies this in case anyone thought they didn't know who would be fighting that they hoped Patterson would win the next one, i.e. that he would fight the winner for the title and regain the championship a third time.
@@loissimmons6558 You are spot on with your understanding of the sub-plot. To be fair to Ali, his reputation with the public changed over time, for he became beloved and for me, the greatest athlete of all times! Over time he tacitly disassociated himself from the 'Nation of Islam', though he remained a practising Muslim. His funeral service was multi-faith and included a rabbi who spoke. The most memorable eulogy was delivered by Billy Crystal. Louis Farrakhan was present but did not speak; my guess is that he was not invited by the family to do so.
Daly adds learning as unnecessary clue.
Beginning at 22:20: The panelists' & John's contempt for the two heavyweight championship fight competitors show when Goulet jokes that he would like Floyd Patterson to win the Ali-Liston fight. So much of White America at that time considered Patterson a nice clean Catholic fella, as opposed to Ali's braggadocio & Black Muslim allegiance & Liston's thuggish alliance with mobsters. Ali would dispatch Liston quickly on May 25, then dominated Patterson in their Nov 22 bout.
And, so funny, he did flub one word in the anthem, Ali/Liston 2.
Back in the day: smarts, modesty, looks, and class.