The class, grace and equality with which African Americans were treated on this show, especially given the era when it aired, is absolutely remarkable.
@@YY4Me133 The north was no better, it had segregation and riots. Detroit and Newark had some of the worst race riots in the 60s. How about the 1964 Harlem riots? Typical NE snobbery towards the south, and NYC is so unlivable now.
@@saran3214 Snobbery has nothing to do with it. When I was a kid, in the fifties and sixties, my friends were from many countries, of different colors, religions, tall, short, fat, thin, and everything in between. We picked friends because we liked them, not for what they looked like. As for what NYC is like now, I haven't been there in years, so I can't say. I can say that I can't stand what's going on today. We're losing all of the progress that was made during my lifetime. It sickens me.
@@YY4Me133 The NE is very snobby towards the south. You just displayed it. You said the black contestant was treated well because it was NYC, not the south, an insult and untrue. Instead of addressing my examples of racial disharmony in the north, you went on a kumbaya sidetrack of your life. Which had nothing to do with the discussion. The South has the greatest percentage of blacks living here, 54% as opposed to the NE having 18%, per 2000 census. So, if we are so bad, why do they live here? Suggest you get an education on how the north treated black people, instead of snobbishly putting us down. Learn some history.
Actually, maybe we should: didn't work out that well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pierce Read the section labeled "Political Scandal", although I did come away with mixed reactions.
Yes, reading the entry, I get the impression HE was a loyal person, but something in his personality might have...unwittingly allowed that behavior. A permissiveness, per se.
Mr. Pierce is not just good looking, he is gorgeous! it was quite risque for Dorothy to mention that he was good looking for that era in our country's history.
About the reference to Frankie Laine giving his money to Perry Como, this goes back to an old joke between the two singers. At a time when both men were broke, but Como was less broke than Laine, Como lent Laine some money. When Laine recorded his first major hit, "That's My Desire," he was $7,000 in debt. His first check was for more than $35,000. He paid off everyone who had lent him money, but Como refused to accept the money, and would often kid Laine about it. Thus the joke about sending the money to Como.
@@robertfiller8634I haven’t a clue but I do remember Henny Youngman - a comedian that I truly despised! Didn’t think he was funny at all. I sure would like to know the reference from Dorothy! Maybe there are some videos on RUclips - I’m not interested just even looking😳😳😳😒😒
I was 7 years old when "The House On Haunted Hill" came out. We went to see it and at the theater we were in, (this is tame compared to today's gory, CGI movies, but at the time was super scary), at one point in the film, while the theater was in total darkness a light shone on a Skeleton Hovering over the loge and it flew around over our heads, it scared the heck out of me, lol.
I have that movie on DVD. It says on the cover that a skeleton hovered over the people watching the movie in the theater. That sounds really exciting that you experienced that in person! Wow. I got scared watching the DVD. Vincent Price was an outstanding actor! When I was in 10th grade in the 1970s, our class watched "The Pendulum." That scared me too.
The Man Could do.. Absolutely ANYthing I am now convinced. His Comedic Talents were rarely.. on display (so to speak) but his Celebrity Roasts (for example) are Hysterical (!) 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂
11:40 one of the funniest sequences on wml, it's rare to see arlene so at a loss. the whole thing starts innocent enough but she keeps digging in deeper and deeper, at one point, (i think it's daly) who quips, "do you sell hot dogs in a nudist colony?" even when arlene gets it under control everything she says seems to be a dirty metaphor. this was one of the strangest shows they ever had. love it.
tomitstube It appears to me that as she was trying to formulate the question of the coverage of the contestant's performing costume, she started imagining what he might look like in sports gear like running shorts or a swim suit, and found that mental picture so pleasant to contemplate that she got tongue tied.
I too heard something like "selling hotdogs in a nudist colony." it is in the background, hard to hear. I think John said it. vincent spoke over part of it. I am amazed at what censors let go. I thought they were really strict back then.
OKIE CHOPPER You should see him in Tower of London (1939) or Laura (1944), probably the easiest to find of his early film roles, if you want to see him really young.
VP actually said "that doesn't cover from stem to stern" It was after she asked if it was other than a bathing suit. When Arlene asked if his clothes covered him, Vincent quipped, "that's a more leading question than I asked"
@@jenniferyorgan4215: you are right. Mr Vincent Price was very witty person in real life so his jokes were witty too. So sad he never tried to do comedy movies (except that with miss Constance Bennett) in his long and interesting career.
The first guest went on to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Reagan. He was never an insider, as the President proved when he approached him at a 1981 White House reception for the U.S. Conference of Mayors and greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Mayor. How are things in your city?"
I believe Bennett was referring to the second definition of flatulent, which is "inflated or pretentious in speech or writing." That said, I agree. He really should have used a better synonym.
I only know the first definition of flatulent. had to go back and hear it again. went back again with CC turned on. the best part about watching old tv shows is, the meaning and use of words change.
The judge (and as Dorothy pointed out, a damn fine one) is a nice corrective to the narrative today that black folk were all oppressed victims. This man was an accomplished professional judge on a high level. I'm sure he had a fascinating backstory but it's yet again a testament to what can be achieved in the USA. It's almost as if all such achievements have been erased by history. And it is one reason I love this show: it's as much a history lesson as it is entertainment.
@@shirleyrombough8173 Dorian Grey. Lol. That's a good one. That reminds me of an episode of "Great Smart" where KAOS invented a way to age Control Agents overnight by applying a special paint to their photos. Maxwell Smart accidentally discovered that applying Dorian Grey to those photos erased the special paint and restored the photos back to the way that they were and the Agents were back to their original ages.
dorothy saying “you are very good looking” to the first guest is, i would think, very bold for the time maybe i’m projecting but the audience seemed a bit tense? also arlene looks gorgeous
back then, it was allowed. people took it as a compliment. also, since they are guessing his line, and since good looks are a benefit to anyone in a business like acting or modeling, it is acceptable to say it on this show.
…and that little joke led me off to watch various Sesame Street videos for two hours. Don't know if I should thank you, or regret that I'll be getting too little sleep tonight… ;)
Mr. Pierce became Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). And Frankie Laine was a strong supporter of Civil Rights and Martin Luther King Jr.
i was wondering when i would see a black person who wasn't an athlete or entertainer, of course wml would be way ahead of its time, there did seem to be some tension during the panels inquiries, nothing that could be attributed to the panel but the audience seemed unsure as how to react, you could hear a pin drop at times. leave it to john daly to break that tension with his world class levity.
They've had at least three military officers, the head of the parole board of Ohio, plus another couple of blacks in other positions. But I suspect that someone, somewhere along the line, decided that if they showed black people who were not prominent in sports or entertainment, then those blacks would be educated, and would have a position of responsibility. In other words, they would be people that whites would have to respect and admire.
you're looking for things that just aren't there. There was no hesitation from the audience and the first thing Dorothy said was "you're very good looking." I saw no evidence of any tension on the part or anybody,
The US was making great strides in race relations at that time, and this continued until about 10 years ago when African Americans got told that race relations were going backwards and every white person was racist.
I always love the way that Bennett Cerf shows off his vocabulary! He's right. John Daly is definitely loquacious. I think that he would be really good at ratiocinating.
Samuel Pierce was the only HUD Secretary during Ronald Reagan's two terms in office. I worked for HUD during the Carter administration in their Manhattan office. (I had a photo op shaking hands with Pierce's predecessor, "Moon" Landrieu.) But in March 1980, I switched jobs from HUD to working for a local housing authority, although I was still required to report to the NYC HUD office which oversaw my program. So indirectly, I answered to Secretary Pierce as well as directly to the local housing authority chairman. PIerce was also a fellow Cornell alum, Class of '47, Law '49. He was also a member of the senior honorary Sphinx Head Society. I am a member of another Cornell senior honorary society: Quill & Dagger. Other well-known Sphinx Head members include Louis Fuertes, Adolph Coors (and his great grandson Peter), Dan Duryea, Franchot Tone, Jerome "Brud" Holland, Robert Kane, Oscar Mayer, Dick Savitt, Dick Schaap, Pete Gogolak, Jon Anderson (Boston Marathon winner), Ed Marinaro, Joe Nieuwendyk, Cheryl Yeoh, and Olympic Gold Medalists David Munson, Tell Berna, Edward Cook, Charles Ackerly and Henry Russell. Well-known Q&D members include Ken Dryden, Bruce Arena, John Paul Jones (former world record holder in the mile), Jeremy Schaap, E.B. White, Austin Kiplinger (and his son Knight), Clinton Rossiter, Ken Blanchard, Adolph Coors III and Joseph Coors, Rep. Barber Conable, Paul Wolfowitz, Sandy Berger, and Olympic Gold Medalists Francis Hunter, Frank Foss, Alma Richards, John Anderson, Charles Moore, Rebecca Johnston, Lauriane Rougeau and Brianne Jenner.
As Bennett said, teachers are terribly underpaid! Even still, 60 years later!! But, yet, we have the second-most important job in the world, that of educating our young people, who are our future leaders! (The MOST important and influential job being a parent, of course!) Yet, as a single parent and professional teacher in my 40s, since my service isn't valued enough to provide enough, I can't even afford to purchase a home for my own children and myself! (After 12 years of working in the field of education!)
Deborah Olsen - Now that is a true crime. The most important jobs in the world are those that help shape the next generation. That whole area of work - education- needs to be rethought.
The women of panel, arlene & dorothy were acutely aware of a handdime man! I giggled at arlene & the look on dorothy's face then comment, well, that's not fair!❤😂
I love when people are all "television was so much more sophisticated back then" -- and then we have an episode like this where there are essentially two minutes of *extreme* innuendo. The more things change, the more they stay the same!
I never understood why Bennet could not keep his mouth shut when it was not his turn to question the guest. He was always speaking out of turn and giving things away. The producers should have put a stop to that a long time ago.
That has always annoyed me as well. He frequently tries to show how smart or sophisticated he (thinks) he is, but so often his ignorance shines through with foolish questions, miss pronounced words or cities, and inane questions.
@@Walterwhiterocks Thanks for you reply. And another thing that I didn't like is that they should have NEVER started the practice of the panel having these idiotic conferences to try and sort things out. This was not fair to the contestant anyway. I don't recall any other game show where the panel got away with that. For example on "To Tell The Truth" each panelist had an allotted time to ask questions and that was it. Everyone else kept their pie holes closed until it was there turn and it all worked out great.
21:25 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I Know its been Posited Prior, but I'm Positing it here again. And Recapitulating It: (imho) this right here has (Subjectively) GOT to be one of the FUNNIEST Incidental Moments, EVER ... 😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
John Daly's discussion of the first contestant, after his occupation was known, included the fact that the judge had been appointed to a position that was usually an elective office, and that he would eventually have to face an election. This is the kind of detail that John was very unlikely to have known unless he had spoken to the contestant before the show. This is only one of many instances, over the years, in which John showed that he had spoken to the contestants before the show. This means that he was only pretending to read the contestants' names off the sign-in sheet, because he would surely have asked their names when he first met them. It also means that he did not have to ask each woman whether she was a "Miss" or a "Mrs.".
They will have to start cutting the length of the introductions soon or there won’t be any time left for the contestants! Arlene must have been at the laughing gas before she came on!
*Sings* "The matador did what we wanted him to. He raised his sword and his aim was true. In that moment of truth I suddenly knew, That someone had stolen my wallet".
I’m sure Bennett Cerf was tipped off about the celebrity guest, since often on this show, he had guessed their identity within a minute, which by any standards was nothing short of miraculous,
He wasn't tipped off. He was just made sure that he read up on all of the celebrities that were in town that week and what they were doing in town. He makes that crystal clear on each show. You need to pay closer attention to what he says.
@@lynettepalecek3141 I agree Lynette that Bennett did his ‘homework’ long before the show’s celebrity guest spot, but having said all that he seemed to have a remarkable ‘gift’ in guessing the celebrity after only a few questions had been asked. I hate to be 🤨 cynical, but I’m not as convinced as you that he wasn’t privy to ‘inside’ information. Sadly, we shall never know. One thing we can agree on was that it was a great show, with its erudite host, John Daly and the regular panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennet Cerf and Arlene Francis.
@@lynettepalecek3141 and Geoff M, actually I read a few times that Cerf got info (? Inadvertently?) from his wife, who was very social with celebrities and related to some!
The matadors in Mexico do not kill the bulls they face unlike those in Spain where the bulls are killed. BYW matador is translated to "killer" in the Spanish language.
Yes, in his oral history Bennett mentions that early on he and John figured out that for TV a dark suit and a "dress tie" (his word for a black bow tie) gave the proper impression of formality.
Please remove this complete and utter troll from the comments section. Unfortunately today's awful society is full of pathetic losers intent on ruining other people's enjoyment of social media.
+Purple Capricorn - i didn't see that as rude, she was just playing the game, if dorothy stepped on mr. price's turn she was very gracious to him in the good bye's.
Purple Capricorn You know her, she always has to be perfect , no mistakes. Teachers pet and Miss goody , I can just see her that way when she was in school.
Wasn't it inaccurate for the bullfighter and Daly to say that others performed at the same time as he did? ("Team" being green-lighted was also a bit misleading.)
I really can't stand Cerf...at all..annoying and irritating all at once..and just HATES to lose...practically throws a tantrum...he cheats a great deal of the time anyway
I love Frankie Laine and his singing since as far back as I can remember - quite a few years ago I saw what was probably his last time being seen - it was onPBS and one those oldies shows - and he did sing! Think he was maybe around 90? And he did the theme song for “Rawhide” one of my favorite cowboy tv shows!!!
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We are loving watching these lovely programs all these years afterwards.
Wow, that Judge was gorgeous, and that voice!! OMG that voice!!
OMG JUDGE IS SO GOOD LOOKING.GOOD GOD !!!!!
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You Dropped an Explanation Point in All Your Robust, Unbridled Excitement, Monsieur.
The class, grace and equality with which African Americans were treated on this show, especially given the era when it aired, is absolutely remarkable.
Don't forget that this was in New York City, not the South.
I was thinking the exact same thing, I was amazed how color did not matter one iota…the way it always should have been, kudos to these fine Americans…
@@YY4Me133 The north was no better, it had segregation and riots. Detroit and Newark had some of the worst race riots in the 60s. How about the 1964 Harlem riots? Typical NE snobbery towards the south, and NYC is so unlivable now.
@@saran3214
Snobbery has nothing to do with it. When I was a kid, in the fifties and sixties, my friends were from many countries, of different colors, religions, tall, short, fat, thin, and everything in between. We picked friends because we liked them, not for what they looked like.
As for what NYC is like now, I haven't been there in years, so I can't say. I can say that I can't stand what's going on today. We're losing all of the progress that was made during my lifetime. It sickens me.
@@YY4Me133 The NE is very snobby towards the south. You just displayed it. You said the black contestant was treated well because it was NYC, not the south, an insult and untrue. Instead of addressing my examples of racial disharmony in the north, you went on a kumbaya sidetrack of your life. Which had nothing to do with the discussion. The South has the greatest percentage of blacks living here, 54% as opposed to the NE having 18%, per 2000 census. So, if we are so bad, why do they live here? Suggest you get an education on how the north treated black people, instead of snobbishly putting us down. Learn some history.
Entertaining episode. Arlene is so amusing. TY for upload!
The first contestant, Samuel R. Pierce, went on to become a member of Ronald Reagan's cabinet (HUD secretary).
+Robert Melson well we wont hold that against him.............
Actually, maybe we should: didn't work out that well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pierce
Read the section labeled "Political Scandal", although I did come away with mixed reactions.
Yes, reading the entry, I get the impression HE was a loyal person, but something in his personality might have...unwittingly allowed that behavior. A permissiveness, per se.
@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 - Racist
Thanks for sharing. What a refined and handsome man.
I love that they always plugged Libraries and Librarians.
The judge was one of the most handsome man I have ever seen !
i guess Im kinda off topic but does anyone know a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?
Get your eyes checked
I totally agree with you
I'm impressed how respectful the WML panel are with black people. We're talking about America in the 50s here.
Judge Pierce Jr was a wonderful guest,and I'm sure wonderful at his profession. He was very handsome to boot!
Mr. Pierce is not just good looking, he is gorgeous! it was quite risque for Dorothy to mention that he was good looking for that era in our country's history.
About the reference to Frankie Laine giving his money to Perry Como, this goes back to an old joke between the two singers. At a time when both men were broke, but Como was less broke than Laine, Como lent Laine some money. When Laine recorded his first major hit, "That's My Desire," he was $7,000 in debt. His first check was for more than $35,000. He paid off everyone who had lent him money, but Como refused to accept the money, and would often kid Laine about it. Thus the joke about sending the money to Como.
Nancy Pine. interesting...
@@dcasper8514 Why did Dorothy suggest that they give the $ to Henny Youngman - can anyone explain that?
@@robertfiller8634I haven’t a clue but I do remember Henny Youngman - a comedian that I truly despised! Didn’t think he was funny at all. I sure would like to know the reference from Dorothy! Maybe there are some videos on RUclips - I’m not interested just even looking😳😳😳😒😒
I was 7 years old when "The House On Haunted Hill" came out. We went to see it and at the theater we were in, (this is tame compared to today's gory, CGI movies, but at the time was super scary), at one point in the film, while the theater was in total darkness a light shone on a Skeleton Hovering over the loge and it flew around over our heads, it scared the heck out of me, lol.
I have that movie on DVD. It says on the cover that a skeleton hovered over the people watching the movie in the theater. That sounds really exciting that you experienced that in person! Wow. I got scared watching the DVD. Vincent Price was an outstanding actor! When I was in 10th grade in the 1970s, our class watched "The Pendulum." That scared me too.
I saw it first about (5) yrs old,when the old lady came floating out of that dark room it scared the crap out of me.
Frankie Laine was a wonderful guest! Thank you for airing this! 👏👏👏
What's my Line,started before my time, but I always liked watching it
I love Vincent Price
The Man Could do.. Absolutely ANYthing I am now convinced. His Comedic Talents were rarely.. on display (so to speak) but his Celebrity Roasts (for example) are Hysterical (!) 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂
I love how the humor so clean
I love Arlene's gown! So very chic and elegant!
11:40 one of the funniest sequences on wml, it's rare to see arlene so at a loss. the whole thing starts innocent enough but she keeps digging in deeper and deeper, at one point, (i think it's daly) who quips, "do you sell hot dogs in a nudist colony?" even when arlene gets it under control everything she says seems to be a dirty metaphor. this was one of the strangest shows they ever had. love it.
tomitstube It appears to me that as she was trying to formulate the question of the coverage of the contestant's performing costume, she started imagining what he might look like in sports gear like running shorts or a swim suit, and found that mental picture so pleasant to contemplate that she got tongue tied.
As one of my friends often remarked, "when you find yourself in a pit, stop shoveling."
I never heard anything about a hot dog.
@@Frottussle you can hear it around 12:32.
I too heard something like "selling hotdogs in a nudist colony."
it is in the background, hard to hear. I think John said it. vincent spoke over part of it.
I am amazed at what censors let go. I thought they were really strict back then.
To see Vincent Price so young....
Another thing, Vincent Price, was a tall man.
OKIE CHOPPER You should see him in Tower of London (1939) or Laura (1944), probably the easiest to find of his early film roles, if you want to see him really young.
Nobody seemed to hear Vincent's really funny quip, "That covers you from stem to stern."
VP actually said "that doesn't cover from stem to stern" It was after she asked if it was other than a bathing suit.
When Arlene asked if his clothes covered him, Vincent quipped, "that's a more leading question than I asked"
@@jenniferyorgan4215: you are right. Mr Vincent Price was very witty person in real life so his jokes were witty too. So sad he never tried to do comedy movies (except that with miss Constance Bennett) in his long and interesting career.
The first guest went on to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Reagan. He was never an insider, as the President proved when he approached him at a 1981 White House reception for the U.S. Conference of Mayors and greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Mayor. How are things in your city?"
Oh my gosh!
My aunt was friends with Frankie Laine
I was ignorant of Frankie Laine, so I looked him up. Wow! Just wow!
21:25 When Vincent Price gets a fright.
I always wondered what would scare a scary character like that. Dorothy for the win.
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I was - Basically Gonna Post the EXACT Same Thing: ..
... Now THERE'S Something You Do Not See Everyday ,!.. 😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤭
I must say, they were very respectful to Mr. Pierce for 1959. Gives me hope for the world.
This respectful treatment was not unusual in the South at the time while I was growing up then.
Hello There - Sadly though in 2020 I sort of have given up on any hope for the world. I hope desperately that I am wrong.
Cling to that thought baby we must make it so
I absolutely love Vincent Price! ❤
me too
Can't believe Bennett introduced John Daly as "never flatulent". Arlene looked over at Dorothy with a "yuck, gross" look after he said it.
I believe Bennett was referring to the second definition of flatulent, which is "inflated or pretentious in speech or writing."
That said, I agree. He really should have used a better synonym.
I'd say you're absolutely correct, but how many people know that second definition. Yes, bad choice of words, but pretty funny anyway.
Daly was known to have indigestion problems. Maybe he was serious! LOL
I thought he said fatuous but yeah, that would be a rather gross and quite inappropriate thing for him to say
I only know the first definition of flatulent.
had to go back and hear it again.
went back again with CC turned on.
the best part about watching old tv shows is,
the meaning and use of words change.
The judge (and as Dorothy pointed out, a damn fine one) is a nice corrective to the narrative today that black folk were all oppressed victims. This man was an accomplished professional judge on a high level. I'm sure he had a fascinating backstory but it's yet again a testament to what can be achieved in the USA. It's almost as if all such achievements have been erased by history. And it is one reason I love this show: it's as much a history lesson as it is entertainment.
AND he's a JUDGE in 1959 !!
Frankie Laine lived to be 93.
This episode appeared sixty years ago tomorrow. (It makes me feel old indeed, as I probably saw the original episode.)
Oh my lord, the judge could be a movie star.
Jeez even Vincent Price's laugh sounds evil...man I wish I had his laugh.
I know, right? :D
He was actually very gentle and kind. A veritable gentleman. 🥰
@@mov1ngforward I agree completely.
That Judge Pierce was a beautiful looking man with a perfect voice and bearing for his profession!
I think they've had more bullfighters on this program than any other profession.
And maker of cow blankets...lots of those too
Frankie Laine looked like he was wrapping up that year's taxes for multiple clients.
Is Price a time lord or something? He hardly aged at all until the last few years of his life!
whizkidliz -Maybe Vincent Price had an organ accompanying him while ghosts fluttered around. Or maybe he knew Dorian Grey.
@@shirleyrombough8173 Dorian Grey. Lol. That's a good one. That reminds me of an episode of "Great Smart" where KAOS invented a way to age Control Agents overnight by applying a special paint to their photos. Maxwell Smart accidentally discovered that applying Dorian Grey to those photos erased the special paint and restored the photos back to the way that they were and the Agents were back to their original ages.
@@lynettepalecek3141 Dorian Grey isn't the most flattering color. It does tend to restore one's lines and wrinkles.
Arlene stammering is the best thing ever.
dorothy saying “you are very good looking” to the first guest is, i would think, very bold for the time maybe i’m projecting but the audience seemed a bit tense? also arlene looks gorgeous
I also noticed it and wondered how many television executive's heads exploded.
back then, it was allowed.
people took it as a compliment.
also, since they are guessing his line, and since good looks are a benefit to anyone in a business like acting or modeling, it is acceptable to say it on this show.
Your projecting.
I feel like I feel like Arlene knows something about everything.
Always loquacious but never flatulent.. gotta remember that one
I keep thinking Vincent Price is gonna break out into some creepy narration lol. You can hear his creepy voice part even when he talks normally.
Well, he might have recorded the theme to Rawhide just prior to this appearance.
And don't forget Vincent Price's famous brother: Sesame Street News - Dr. Nobel Price's Talky Stick
…and that little joke led me off to watch various Sesame Street videos for two hours. Don't know if I should thank you, or regret that I'll be getting too little sleep tonight… ;)
Haha! Nobel Price just came into my mind, so I posted it. I am not responsible for what you did from that point on :)))
That is one gorgeous judge.
Thats sexist, he wanted to be accepted for his mind
Mr. Pierce became Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). And Frankie Laine was a strong supporter of Civil Rights and Martin Luther King Jr.
'From stem to stern'. Arlene's on a roll.
For such an erudite and educated man of letters, Bennett Cerf pronounces the word librarians as: LIE-BARE-IANS, after Arlene introduces him.
It takes GREAT big proper stars to make something this great
"always loquacious, but never flatulent..." Whew!
i was wondering when i would see a black person who wasn't an athlete or entertainer, of course wml would be way ahead of its time, there did seem to be some tension during the panels inquiries, nothing that could be attributed to the panel but the audience seemed unsure as how to react, you could hear a pin drop at times. leave it to john daly to break that tension with his world class levity.
They've had at least three military officers, the head of the parole board of Ohio, plus another couple of blacks in other positions. But I suspect that someone, somewhere along the line, decided that if they showed black people who were not prominent in sports or entertainment, then those blacks would be educated, and would have a position of responsibility. In other words, they would be people that whites would have to respect and admire.
you're looking for things that just aren't there. There was no hesitation from the audience and the first thing Dorothy said was "you're very good looking." I saw no evidence of any tension on the part or anybody,
The US was making great strides in race relations at that time, and this continued until about 10 years ago when African Americans got told that race relations were going backwards and every white person was racist.
Bennett called Arlene "Darlene"
I always love the way that Bennett Cerf shows off his vocabulary! He's right. John Daly is definitely loquacious. I think that he would be really good at ratiocinating.
The first contestant, Samuel Pierce, later served as President Reagan's HUD Secretary. Interestingly, Reagan had also appeared on this show.
As I watch these videos, part of me wants a reboot, and part of me is sure that some troll in the audience would deliberately spoil the surprises.
Over the years there have been a LOT of Bullfighters!! I also don't understand the confusion if it's a sport....hasn't Daly read any Hemingway?
Did Bennett Cerf actually say the JCD was NOT flatulent? Didn't realize '59 was so relaxed.
"Inflated or pretentious in speech or writing" is another meaning for flatulent.
Isn't another meaning of flatulent to describe when someone allows you to use their apartment?
Vincent Price certainly was tall compared to the matador.
He was tall compared to the judge too. He was much taller than I realized!
He was 6'4" tall
I can't believe Bennett says Daly is loquacious but not flatulent!!!!!
First contestant: future cabinet secretary in the Ronald Reagan Administration.
Ya was Sam Pierce Reagan's HUD Secretary or his Secretary of Education?
Wow
Samuel Pierce was the only HUD Secretary during Ronald Reagan's two terms in office. I worked for HUD during the Carter administration in their Manhattan office. (I had a photo op shaking hands with Pierce's predecessor, "Moon" Landrieu.) But in March 1980, I switched jobs from HUD to working for a local housing authority, although I was still required to report to the NYC HUD office which oversaw my program. So indirectly, I answered to Secretary Pierce as well as directly to the local housing authority chairman.
PIerce was also a fellow Cornell alum, Class of '47, Law '49. He was also a member of the senior honorary Sphinx Head Society. I am a member of another Cornell senior honorary society: Quill & Dagger.
Other well-known Sphinx Head members include Louis Fuertes, Adolph Coors (and his great grandson Peter), Dan Duryea, Franchot Tone, Jerome "Brud" Holland, Robert Kane, Oscar Mayer, Dick Savitt, Dick Schaap, Pete Gogolak, Jon Anderson (Boston Marathon winner), Ed Marinaro, Joe Nieuwendyk, Cheryl Yeoh, and Olympic Gold Medalists David Munson, Tell Berna, Edward Cook, Charles Ackerly and Henry Russell.
Well-known Q&D members include Ken Dryden, Bruce Arena, John Paul Jones (former world record holder in the mile), Jeremy Schaap, E.B. White, Austin Kiplinger (and his son Knight), Clinton Rossiter, Ken Blanchard, Adolph Coors III and Joseph Coors, Rep. Barber Conable, Paul Wolfowitz, Sandy Berger, and Olympic Gold Medalists Francis Hunter, Frank Foss, Alma Richards, John Anderson, Charles Moore, Rebecca Johnston, Lauriane Rougeau and Brianne Jenner.
that makes me like him even more,,
As Bennett said, teachers are terribly underpaid! Even still, 60 years later!! But, yet, we have the second-most important job in the world, that of educating our young people, who are our future leaders! (The MOST important and influential job being a parent, of course!) Yet, as a single parent and professional teacher in my 40s, since my service isn't valued enough to provide enough, I can't even afford to purchase a home for my own children and myself! (After 12 years of working in the field of education!)
That's because of your gambling addiction. Teachers make good money, have benefits and a pension
Deborah Olsen - Now that is a true crime. The most important jobs in the world are those that help shape the next generation. That whole area of work - education- needs to be rethought.
Rick rick - Gambling addiction? Right out of left field. Holy cow.
Deborah Olsen - I just love the panel, especially Arlene Frances. In this episode she was hilarious.
@@rickrick5041 You obviously know NOTHING about teaching responsibilities. You are a true idiot!
Frankie Laine and friends is on Facebook. All invited!
The women of panel, arlene & dorothy were acutely aware of a handdime man! I giggled at arlene & the look on dorothy's face then comment, well, that's not fair!❤😂
I love when people are all "television was so much more sophisticated back then" -- and then we have an episode like this where there are essentially two minutes of *extreme* innuendo. The more things change, the more they stay the same!
Oh my gosh !! An actual black person on the show who's NOT a celebrity
Shut up.
I never understood why Bennet could not keep his mouth shut when it was not his turn to question the guest. He was always
speaking out of turn and giving things away. The producers should have put a stop to that a long time ago.
That has always annoyed me as well. He frequently tries to show how smart or sophisticated he (thinks) he is, but so often his ignorance shines through with foolish questions, miss pronounced words or cities, and inane questions.
@@Walterwhiterocks Thanks for you reply. And another thing that I didn't like is that they should have NEVER started the
practice of the panel having these idiotic conferences to try and sort things out. This was not fair to the contestant
anyway. I don't recall any other game show where the panel got away with that. For example on "To Tell The Truth"
each panelist had an allotted time to ask questions and that was it. Everyone else kept their pie holes closed until
it was there turn and it all worked out great.
@@Walterwhiterocks reflects insecurity
12:31 "do you sell hot dogs at nudist colonies?"..
Surprised he said that...lol
First time I ever saw a panelist pass and then un-pass (21:18).
Lois Simmons - I don't think it mattered who guessed the guest. The panel didn't get points or money for it or anything.
@@shirleyrombough8173 I was simply noting a novelty in the long run of the show, at least as far as the extant episodes are concerned.
@Lois Simmons. I saw it happen before, but it is rare.
8th bull fighter so far - seen all in chronological order..
Mr. Whitney is one handsome bullfighter! It's a dangerous business.
12:31 - sellings hotdogs in a nudist colony.
21:25
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I Know its been Posited Prior, but I'm Positing it here again. And Recapitulating It: (imho) this right here has (Subjectively) GOT to be one of the FUNNIEST Incidental Moments, EVER ...
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John Daly's discussion of the first contestant, after his occupation was known, included the fact that the judge had been appointed to a position that was usually an elective office, and that he would eventually have to face an election. This is the kind of detail that John was very unlikely to have known unless he had spoken to the contestant before the show. This is only one of many instances, over the years, in which John showed that he had spoken to the contestants before the show. This means that he was only pretending to read the contestants' names off the sign-in sheet, because he would surely have asked their names when he first met them. It also means that he did not have to ask each woman whether she was a "Miss" or a "Mrs.".
They will have to start cutting the length of the introductions soon or there won’t be any time left for the contestants!
Arlene must have been at the laughing gas
before she came on!
*Sings* "The matador did what we wanted him to. He raised his sword and his aim was true. In that moment of truth I suddenly knew, That someone had stolen my wallet".
Far out man to see Egghead on WML...Holy hand grenade Batman.
I’m sure Bennett Cerf was tipped off about the celebrity guest, since often on this show, he had guessed their identity within a minute, which by any standards was nothing short of miraculous,
He wasn't tipped off. He was just made sure that he read up on all of the celebrities that were in town that week and what they were doing in town. He makes that crystal clear on each show. You need to pay closer attention to what he says.
@@lynettepalecek3141 I agree Lynette that Bennett did his ‘homework’ long before the show’s celebrity guest spot, but having said all that he seemed to have a remarkable ‘gift’ in guessing the celebrity after only a few questions had been asked. I hate to be 🤨 cynical, but I’m not as convinced as you that he wasn’t privy to ‘inside’ information. Sadly, we shall never know. One thing we can agree on was that it was a great show, with its erudite host, John Daly and the regular panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennet Cerf and Arlene Francis.
@@geoffm9944 Yes Geoff, we disagree about the cheating, but we agree that it was a great show.
@@lynettepalecek3141 and Geoff M, actually I read a few times that Cerf got info (? Inadvertently?) from his wife, who was very social with celebrities and related to some!
@@aileen694 Bennett Cerf's wife was the cousin of Ginger Rogers so what you said makes sense.
The matadors in Mexico do not kill the bulls they face unlike those in Spain where the bulls are killed. BYW matador is translated to "killer" in the Spanish language.
Googling difference between a Matador and Toreador.
19:40 Frankie makes his appearance
Mr Laine did some acting he appeared on an episode of Perry MASON!
John Daly & all male panel members all seem to favour bow-ties instead of ties
It added to the formality WML wanted to create. The bowtie gave the appearance that they were wearing tuxedos, even if they weren't.
Yes, in his oral history Bennett mentions that early on he and John figured out that for TV a dark suit and a "dress tie" (his word for a black bow tie) gave the proper impression of formality.
I think it may have been required, rather than a matter of choice. Not sure.
"The House on Haunted Hill" was the first horror movie I ever saw. I've hated horror movies ever since.
Mark Alan Cirino - Vincent Price had a cute sense of humor and was a good panelist.
Why would Frankie Laine give money to Henny Youngman?
What is this fascination the producers have with bullfighters? Why not ask "does your work involve torturing animals for people's entertainment?"
Bullfighting was and IS an honorable profession
Where did Arlene get that heart that she always has on in every show from the beginning? Just curious...
It was a gift from her husband
@@johnniepriest1086 Yes, I remember reading somewhere that Martin gave it to her early on in their marriage.
How ironic. Criminal court judge. 😁.
Teachers being underpaid since 1959. 🤷🏻♂️
Funny
*_Criminal Court Judge_*
*_Bullfighter_*
Was that a hairpiece on Frankie Laine?
Please remove this complete and utter troll from the comments section. Unfortunately today's awful society is full of pathetic losers intent on ruining other people's enjoyment of social media.
They sure liked bullfighters.
I enjoyed Francesco LoVecchio but I didn't like the eyeglasses
Never flatulent !!! Funny. Nowadays it would be just a mild joke.
That was so rude of Dorothy to pass, but then just as Mr Price started to speak she blurted out the guest name.
+Purple Capricorn But delightful!
+Purple Capricorn - i didn't see that as rude, she was just playing the game, if dorothy stepped on mr. price's turn she was very gracious to him in the good bye's.
It was rude because she didn't give Arlene a chance to ask anything.
The unwritten rule was that the entire panel would get at least one chance.
Purple Capricorn You know her, she always has to be perfect , no mistakes. Teachers pet and Miss goody , I can just see her that way when she was in school.
Her show
mule train 🎶 clippety clop
Not going to lie: Every time there's a bullfighter or a garbage collector, I fast-forward.
I always click off for bullfighters - nothing clever or comical but garbage people- a honorable job.
@@tattiebogle4976 so is a bullfighter.
Wasn't it inaccurate for the bullfighter and Daly to say that others performed at the same time as he did? ("Team" being green-lighted was also a bit misleading.)
No, because there are others in the ring in case of being gored.
I really can't stand Cerf...at all..annoying and irritating all at once..and just HATES to lose...practically throws a tantrum...he cheats a great deal of the time anyway
I already disliked DK, but interrupting Vincent Price just notched it up to sheer LOATHING.
Virginia Hanna - Who is DK?
Virginia Hanna - Oh, DK
I really liked her.
I was ignorant of Frankie Laine, so I looked him up. Wow! Just wow!
I love Frankie Laine and his singing since as far back as I can remember - quite a few years ago I saw what was probably his last time being seen - it was onPBS and one those oldies shows - and he did sing! Think he was maybe around 90? And he did the theme song for “Rawhide” one of my favorite cowboy tv shows!!!