What's My Line? - Abbe Lane; PANEL: Steve Allen, Aliza Kashi (Jan 15, 1967)
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- MYSTERY GUEST: Abbe Lane
PANEL: Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, Aliza Kashi, Bennett Cerf
NOTE: Closing credits added from an older rerun pre-GSN-credit-crunching.
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I was a teenager when this aired. Despite that and the fact that Aliza Kashi had a viable career on television and in the recording studio in the U.S. for at least another ten years, I had never heard of her until I watched this episode. The only Kashi I knew was a brand of breakfast cereal that I ate for a short time.
According to wikipedia, Aliza Kashi's career came to an abrupt halt around 1973, when after her brother was killed in the Yom Kippur War and she appeared on Israeli television, she made derogatory comments about Arabs.
I see from your comment below that you were already aware of this (I had thought it was her brother)
@@preppysocks209 surprised she was canceled by her own country, especially after her brother was killed by the Arabs in an unfair war where the ultimate goal of the Arabs were to annihilate the state of Isreal.
@@JDAbelRN Not that it matters much but it was her nephew who was killed.
I remember that night as a child she cursed arabs on a live show (entetainmet not political). Arabs are 20% of israeli citizens .Even at a young age I was shocked and sad by her outburst.
@@preppysocks209 I just tried to find her on Wikipedia, but had no luck.
What a delight Arlene and Steve always added to to the show
I miss Dorothy on these versions of WML
Abbe Lane and Aliza Kashi. Stunning. Still around at 91 and 88. 😊👍👍
Both hotties (Abbe and Aliza) are still alive- (amazing).
@@CerphSomehow I had never heard of either of them until I watched this episode (in 2023).
@richatlarge462 You missed out on Abbe Lane, who is a very famous singer
John daly was such an articulate witty host. Unmatched anywhere
Those WML names defined in full (continued)
Daly - (i) An extremely verbose fellow. (ii) Mildly creepy, especially around beautiful young women (iii) A corn merchant.
I just noticed the date of this airing (1967) you can see the aging of Arlene, Steve and John in their eyes. But Bennet hadn’t aged a day, he looks exactly the same as he did 13 years earlier.
And yet Bennett was the first to die. He only had 4 years left before passing away in 1971.
😯 no kidding? Aww
@@TheIrishrogue68😢
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Book gnomes don't age. The ink acts as a preservative.
Abbe was gorgeous even older shes stunning
I’m fed up with people saying a panelist is cheating. They often recognize the voice of the mystery guest. Read Gil Fates book about the show and see what he says about avoiding cheating.
Can you imagine if Groucho was on the panel with Aliza??
He wouldn't be able to resist.
Steve Allen made everything better and funnier.
glad to see aliza kashi here
I love Steve Allen; he's my all-time idol
I agree...his wit was devilishly hysterical and he never missed a beat!
Yes Timothy - a truly brilliant and multi-talented man, hands down!
How funny is Kashi!!
The beautiful 😍 Abbe Lane is still with us .
Arlene outdoes even her natural stunning usuality tonight in that gown!
Daly's passing mention at 7:04 to the plight of the Kansas City Chiefs refers to their defeat that afternoon in the first Super Bowl -- then known as the NFL-AFL Championship Game. The Packers overwhelmed them, 35-10.
+Charles Booker Bennett also made quick mention of it when he was introducing Daly at the start of the show.
Super Bowl in the afternoon. That's strange to hear, in this day and age.
Rest in peace John Charles Daly.He passed away today in 1991
I adored Ms. Hughes. She reminds me of Rosalind Russell. So dignified and such a proper and strong air about her. Amazing.
Guest panelists who appeared through early 1967 who are still living in 2020 are Woody Allen, Paul Anka, Joanna Barnes, Harry Belafonte, Jeannie Carson, Dick Cavett, Joan Collins, Anne Douglas, Jane Fonda, Anita Gillette, George Hamilton, Jack Jones, Aliza Kashi, Steve Lawrence, Pia Lindstrom. Sue Oakland, Mort Sahl, William Shatner, Marlo Thomas, Dick Van Dyke, Betty White.
Bye Betty.
Sadly, Anne Douglas, Mort Sahl and Betty White died in 2021 & Joanna Barnes recently died in 2022
Some sincere emotions expressed on this episode-- a keeper!
Arlene gets more Beautiful as years go by
Abbe Lane is a knockout.
KnockOut "Needs" (to) be Capitalized.. . ... Otherwise, You'd Receive A Upvote.
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Daly: "May I welcome you to What's My Line?"
Kashi: "You may. " That's pretty funny.
soulierinvestments Tiz a great answer, that. Steve Allen liked it too. I always notice he's tickled by the same things I am.
I thought the burglar alarm saleswoman, Mildred Hughes, would never stop with her advertisement for the company. John's eyes appeared to glaze over and an awkward smile froze on his face. Even her parting words: "We're in Long Island City." I don't remember any other guest being this prolonged and brazen about hawking their products.
It was killing me whose voice sounded so close to that of Ms. Kashi's, but it finally came to me. If you listen to an interview she gave when roughly the same age (about five years difference), Claudia Cardinale's intonation is strikingly similar, at least to my ear.
I couldn't place the movie of hers which was ringing in my head, but after keeping things quiet for a while, I remembered it was hearing her in The Red Tent that sparked the connection, FWIW.
Aliza Kashi was born on April 5, 1940 in Israel. She is an actress, known for La diosa impura (1963), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and What's My Line? (1950).
Aliza was also a frequent guest on the Merv Griffin Show.
@@maureengauvin1768 "Oooooo... We'll be right back."
Aliza is so beautiful and charming!
4 years had passed since Abbe Lane divorced her husband, Xavier Cugat.
Xavier Cugat would marry once more (for the fifth time) in 1966 to the actress/singer/musician, who would be mostly known by her one word celebrity name - "Charo."
Arlene is always soooo sweet she’s my idea of a perfect all around woman (Lady) that is
In childhood, I had to make a choice between skating and skiing and I chose skating. So I never learned to ski. But i did occasionally get ski instructions indoors in my home at the dinner table. If I was talking too much, I was told to eat my supper and schuss.
Ms. Hughes was what many used to call an Amazon. In her high heels, she towered over John Daly who was himself 6'1" tall. I'm thinking Ms. Hughes was probably six feet even in her stocking feet since she appears to be at least as tall as Steve Allen (who was 6'3") when she shook hands with him.
Possibly an inch or two more. Most heels in those days weren't as high as today. I doubt she had higher than 2".
Kashi is funny, I like her.
She's hopeless and utterly clueless.
@@peternagy-im4be But cute and honest.
I enjoyed Aliza Kashi.
Arlene was too good at this. She knew exactly how to "phrase" everything. (about last contestant)
After 17 yrs, and 850 odd episodes, I wouldn't expect anything less.
She could be dirty too.
Dirty ?😮😮
I don't think Mis Aliza Kashi knew what a Steeplejack was, she looked so confused when Mr. Daly said it, Lol!
Joyce, I am thinking that 85% of American-born folks (today) could not say what a "Steeplejack" is. Our language and culture has been so incredibly dumbed-down - and the third-world happily awaits. (By design). These WML shows from the 1950's and 60's fully show-case the USA at a brighter (read a "collective," higher IQ) and a more civil and polite society. Oh dear, what happened? Let's blame the "Aliens" - not those from the USA Southern border (God forbid!), but those pesky Martians.
@@rivaridge7211 Yes, indeed, you make a good point.
John is really mixing things up! Will you sign in after you've entered, please? personally, I like the traditional.
Aliza had to have seen Abby Lane backstage. No way she knew who it was that fast.
Absolutely right.
I agree,
her cheating was very obvious
because done without sophistication.
Did her panel partners get it?
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Ah, good!
:-))
Perhaps she heard her voice, singing in a NYC club, etc.
2nd guest looked like she could have been a mystery guest very classy & becoming
I thought Aliza Kashi was pretty, funny, and smart. Quite endearing, actually.
Wrong in every single respect
Per fhe first guest: Evidently, Bennett has little acquaintance with the "AY-mish". Ha!
I found that funny too!
Yes it was a but unseemly
He also had problems with "TV skween".
Abby was a babe!
Forgive me for a rather odd comment, but the burglar alarm salesman had a very "unique" air about her. Rather intimidating. I would have guessed she was a boarding school disciplinarian/teacher. ;-)
DebbieFaubion Quite a turn-off compared to Abbe and Aliza.
@@JamesHigham That could be said of many female leads since Abbe and Aliza are both so stunning. The saleswoman would be getting complements on her looks if Aliza wasn't on the panel and the mystery guest was a male.
she reminded me of Jane Russell
I thought she must be the proprietor of a charm school given her poise, demeanor and the way she carried herself. She may have been a product of such a school.
"works with a battery and gives you enjoyment" I love the way she thinks 😘
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Mildred Hughes looked pretty in a classy, elegant sort of way.
Funny that Abbe Lane is supposed to have given herself away to Kashi because she answered "sì", which is (also) spanish. Unfortunately her whole slightly articulate answer to Allen's question ("Si puo dire sì ma due risposte" - "You can say yes but two answers") was in rough italian and "sì", the only common word in spanish and italian she used. She meant to mislead the panel, letting them assume she was not from a spanish-speaking country, knoiwing that her english accent would have given her away. So she got caught for the wrong reason.
Aliza cheated
Didn't we have a steeplejack on around 1962? I seem to remember not knowing what it was, or having a misconception. I was thinking horsies..
They are not getting old at all.
I really think Aliza Kashi wanted to jump the Ski Instructor...
Yay for ms kashi who picked off the MG.
This episode aired the same day the Green Bay Packers won the first Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs. It took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was thought to be lost forever, until a tape resurfaced in 2011.
Stayed tuned for the next WML; the coach for the Green Bay Packers is a contestant in Game 1.
I like the beehive hairdo.
Aliza Kashi!
Can we get someone to teach Bennett Cerf how to pronounce 'Amish'?
I've heard other people pronounce it that way.
Steve Allen acts as if he learned Aliza's name phonetically.
Mrs. Mildred Hughes did a quick hand shake there. Making sure Mr. Daly didn't hold her hand like he generally does with the contestants. Even holding the elbows of male contestants sometimes. She had a certain aire about her. Interesting.
Abbe Lane, doing her thing (Xavier Cugat is also present) in the 1956 Italian film "Donatella". Barely in her 20's, Abbe Lane made a ton of Italian films, throughout the 1950's and 1960's, and like I said, at a time when so many English-speaking Actors and Actresses, American or British, made films in Italy.
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Abbe Lane the best woman of the world. Thank you.
first 10 questions, except one clarifying question that, if no, would have not counted against them, but all understood all other 9 NO's... had just 2 yeses before tenth "NO" closed game...
amazing quick losing game.... i bet it's faster than fastest win
Mrs. Hughes reminded me an awful lot like Rosalind Russell in The Women looks wise.
I wonder if Aliza Kashi was told to let everyone have a crack at the mg before taking a swing at it? That's the rule, right?
Aliza's a peach!!
ALIZA KASHI is a double for CAROL LAWRENCE. WOW !!! Kashi was an intestine person.
So she went for the sausages, eh?
Was Steve Allen a semi-regular these last months, making an appearance on his semi monthly sojourns to NYC for IGAS?
13:09 Hilarious putting John in his place. :)
I have SO never heard of Aliza Kashi. Was Suzy or Phyllis or Sue or Jeanne Parr all not available that night? I guess she is amusing in a Zsa Zsa sorta way. True, she solved a game. However -- it should have been obvious by 1967 that English skills were necessary to play this game.
She, I believe, a one show wonder. Did learn she was born in Israel on April 5, 1940. She was a talk show favorite. Merv Griffin, Dinah, Mike Douglas, Joey Bishop, Ed Sullivan, Tonight Show, etc. Also had 3 albums and appeared on "25 Years of Song from Israel".
Not much, but that's all I found.
I hope she was popular on talk shows for some reason other than laughing at her English. After a given point, that started to happen here. [ "I pass Bennett." ]
I'd like to hear John Travolta pronounce her name.
soulierinvestments but you have to admit it created a few added laughs
soulierinvestments Aliza (the American-born twin sister of Rula Lenska) was, shortly after her birth, stolen away (from the soft and dark coziness of a warm incubator) and raised in Egypt - in the shadow of the great Pyramid at Giza. (This fully stirred her passions - or something...whatever!) Anyway, our girl eventually made her way back to the US, and her love of music and singing led her to her first dream job - penning songs for the Beany and Cecil cartoon show in the early 1960's (Do you recall "Ragmop.") Well, the rest (as they say) was history and here she is on the very popular WML show - living the dream in glorious black-and-white. Cheers! ;-)
Miss Abbe Lane .is pretty woman and is beatifull STAR OF THE WORLD.OK. THANK YOU AND VERY NIGHT FOR YOU.
Was Abbe Lane in an episode of the Brady Bunch?
Lance Dukel yes
Was the empire waist popular in the sixties?? Dorothy wore a bunch of them in 1964 and of late Arlene has been wearing them.
Yes it was popular in the sixties. I wore them and I was in my teens.
Yes...wore them all the time.
The main profession tonight was engineering some of those hair styles, especially the one of that giant contestant two.
After watching this, I have a crush on Aliza.
The Amish are a bit further south, Bennett
Shrewd customer that Xavier Cugat. First Abbe Lane. Then Charo.
My brain is so conditioned by life in September 2020 that for a split second, as Arlene came on and put her hands on the back of the chair, I thought "I hope that's been sanitised." If I'm doing that after the privilege of fifty-three years without concerns for coronaviruses, how on earth are schoolkids going to adjust? :(
Anyway back to 1966 where it's safe and without social angst over germs.
It must suck being a hypochondriac.
Not everyone is preoccupied with washing their hands and germs, you know, us strong ones with a decent immune system
For Bennet to be so 'intellectual' he frequently badly mispronounces common words
Bennett often learned new words by reading them, rather than hearing them pronounced. And I've heard other people pronounce Amish with a long A; seems to be regional.
So much more grown-up without Phyllis Newman.
The burglar alarm saleslady was very elegant. If I were her and had an opportunity to mention the company info on TV, I would do so too. What would management think of my skills if a golden opportunity like that was squandered?
Ms. Kashi is cute. While most temporary panelists, even newbies have a basic understanding of their role in the game she was lost. She was "directing" when she could barely follow. Just my opinion.
You are correct, I would definitely promote my company, in a polite way, as she did. Many guests promoted their products or services over the years.
Her English skills weren’t great, so there may have been subtleties to the game she didn’t quite understand. She didn’t understand the expression “do them in,” as she was asking, and it’s terrible that no one explained it to her. Then again, it bothered me that John Daly used it so loosely, while the panelists clearly were thinking of it as meaning killing something or someone. I thought he should have been more emphatic about the broader application of the term.
that Israeli woman is pretty
Very!
Yeah..pretty dumb
@@twinsonic she speaks 4 languages - how many do you speak?
I think the skiing instructor got a date after thr show lol
These day's she's my age 76/77 (Kashi)
Is this a repeat? We had an indoor skiing instructor some time ago as well as the steeplejack.
I'm finding that they repeated a LOT of professions as they drew near the end of the series, much more than they did in the past.
@@WhatsMyLine They even had two different skirt blowing machine operators as I recall.
the comments about the kansas city chiefs are in reference to the very first super bowl played that afternoon. the chiefs lost as john eludes to, the two leagues had not merged yet and there was a nationwide debate about whether the upstart afl was as good as the nfl.
But the AFL and the NFL had already agreed to merge; hence, the agreement to play the Super Bowl. The first season of the "merged" NFL was 1970.
you're right, i didn't know an agreement to merge had been made before the first "super bowl".
Excuse me while I yawn … Zzzzzzz
Daly: “… she can do everything a man can do.” Really?
Cugat got lucky with Abbe
He was actually, as Abbe revealed, quite an abusive cad of the first order and dumping him proved to be the best thing she ever did (she found true love with her second husband).
Aliza Kashi, the female Wally Cox of WML guest panelists! And even when she manages to redeem herself by nailing Abbe ahead of everyone else, no one bothered to tell her how bad form it was to guess the Mystery Guest so quickly! (but then Abbe setting her straight about the fact that she's from Brooklyn at least negated her "brilliance" on that point).
Back when T.V. was decent t.v. went for a crap in the 70s and 80s
Kashi looks like Carol lawrence.
No more plugging of "Dinner at Eight".
guess arlene francis' tour ended that time
It was on it's way out. B.O. must have been awful. Say, how's fluffy doing?
Joe Postove Hard to imagine how a play that great with a cast that great would have not been a roaring success.
vintagetvandexciting It only had a few weeks left anyway.
It closed the night before, on Saturday, 14 January 1967, after a 127-performance run.
Good lord, why did they ever have Aliza Kashi on the panel? She is just clueless and asks the most ridiculous questions.
Cannibal humor again? The audience did not eat it up. badda bing
The audience didn't appear to even get the joke, which I hardly blame them for. :)
There never was a large appetite for cannibal humor.
Very droll.
soulierinvestments You mean drool, right?
Very droll. Again. Droll.
Bennet always call them the Amish like the a is long like in way. It is pronounced amish like in ah-mise.
Bennett Cerf mispronounced the word Amish.
Is that the fastest a mystery guest was identified?
Steve Allen is by far the best guest panelist on the show. And that new one didn't do that great!
Do they ever ask about the breadbox anymore, without preambling it with "proverbial"?
Hmmm. Suppose I have a burglar alarm installed in my home. Then suppose burglars came to my house, triggered the alarm and either took immediate flight or were apprehended because of the burglar alarm. I think I'd be pretty happy I had the burglar alarm in that circumstance rather than unhappy.
They’re all just useless without Dorothy!
Mrs Jones was hot!
#2 Contestant must have been over 6 feet tall!
Plus heels.
and plus that tall hair do that must have required some structural engineering.
soulierinvestments "plus that hair must have required some structural engineering." Good One !!!
Aliza Kashi was very good given two "losers" and a "ran out of time" but "way out in left field" she got voice of Ms Lane and only two "Yeses " of first job.
Never heard of her_____
Kashi thought Abby is Hispanic. She is from Brooklyn and Jewish
A lovely Jew from Brooklyn I might add.
No, she didn't think Abbe was Hispanic. She knew Abbe had been married to Xavier Cugat from the time she was about 18 (he was in his early 50s) until a few years before this show and that she was fluent in Spanish.
Lovely and sensual.!!