I am amazed at the number of actors, mostly men, who can imitate other actors so well. I had no idea that Robert Wagner was that talented. Love. this. show!
Arlene looked particularly gorgeous on this evening! Hair, jewellery and gown, makeup, .complimentary TV lighting this time...plus her wonderful intelligence and humour. Thanks all!
I agree she looked particularly well made-up in this episode and the subsequent shows around this time! I wonder if it had anything to do with her starring in "Once More With Feeling" at the time. WML was filmed on Sunday nights, I believe, so she would have done a matinee earlier that day. Perhaps she kept the makeup on she had worn onstage earlier that day?
The dialogue between Gordon MacRae and Robert Wagner was truly wonderful. Both obviously had the same sense of humour - and I suspect both enjoyed each other’s company.
@@lorimiller4301 I dunno. RJ's 92 now. He's been around so long, wouldn't there be more breadcrumbs? Him and Chris Walken? I just don't see it. On the other hand, who else would want to be an actor?
@lorimiller...Robert Wagner was so handsome. I had a crush on him from his first movie, ",the Jane froman story". It's nice to know that had he and I met, it's at least possible that sparks might have flown.
So good to see the wonderful Gordon MacRae, who had a beautiful voice and whose presence graced so many excellent musicals. He was a truly great talent, who could both sing and act with great distinction. He left this world far too early.
@@shirleyrombough8173 Sadly Shirley he died of pneumonia at the age of 64 in 1986. Apparently he battled with cancer for several years. His first marriage broke up in 1967, but happily he remarried, and stayed with his second wife until his death.
I would have liked to have seen more Gordon MacRae appearances on ‘What’s My Line’ since he was such an entertaining and engaging guest. He had an infectious sense of humour and was brilliant at impersonations! This was a great episode! I enjoyed the banter between him and Robert Wagner. They were both incredibly popular at this time.
Gordon MacRae had one of the most beautiful leading man baritone voices to ever grace musical films -- Oklahoma, Carousel, Tea for Two and By the Light of the Silvery Moon, among others. And I certainly see a resemblance to his lovely daughter Meredith MacRae who.once played Billie Jo on the rural comedy Petticoat Junction.
@@leesher1845 - good that you appointed yourself his judge and jury. But I guess you should know. You were there, and witnessed it all....right? Slander is easy. Proof is more difficult.
John sure was in charge of the show. They began to superimpose the last lady's occupation but they quickly took it down as soon as John said that the home viewers could guess at home.
So much for John's experiment to allow the audience to play along at home with the last challenger. Apparently someone on the WML staff didn't get the memo. As I recall, in the earliest days of WML, there were some rounds in which the audience had the opportunity to play along with the panel. So this wasn't exactly a novel experiment.
Lois Simmons I’ve watched every available episode in order. None let the audience play along. Perhaps you are referring to one of the missing episodes?
The goose calls made by the second contestant, Bob Lentz, sound authentic to me, but they don't fool the "Merlin" smartphone app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This app can identify hundreds of birds using either photographs of the birds or the sounds of their calls. The photo and sound identification systems are entirely separate. I tested the sound identification feature it on a recording that I made of geese in a nearby park, and the app identified the birds in a few seconds. But when I played Mr. Lentz's call, the app said, "Merlin has no matches." Apparently there are subtle features of bird calls that we do not notice.
“Let’s let the audience at home play along, too.” I’ve been meaning to ask if anyone averts their eyes when the “line” is shown and plays along. I tried it a few times, but I quickly learned that it’s much more fun to watch when you know the profession. All those unintentional double-entendres that the panelists make only work if we’re in on the joke! So I, for one, am glad that WML never let the home audience play along.
Well not really ironic for that is wished to many couples when they are first married and they were married a long time and had good health until her tragic death. Plus they had child together as well.
Bob Sewvello Most home TV sets back then had a lot of overscan: in other words, the margins of the image were outside the face of the picture tube. In the vacuum tube era of analog video, circuitry had to be simple to make sets affordable. One effect was that the size of the image would vary with the power line voltage, which fluctuates during the day. (We don't notice this much today because most of our gear has inexpensive integrated circuit voltage regulators.) If the set was adjusted so that the entire image just filled the screen at normal voltage, then when voltage was lower, you'd see black edges at the top, bottom, and sides of the picture tube. Most customers didn't like the look of that (letterboxing hadn't been invented yet), and so TV servicemen would typically adjust the set for overscan at average line voltage. Knowing this, TV directors wouldn't put important parts of the image at the very edges of the frame. We see those edges here and now because these kinescopes were filmed from high quality studio monitors which probably did have expensive voltage regulation circuitry, and because the full image of the kinescope frames was scanned in making the transfer to modern digital video.
Mr. Moffett was enjoying himself immensely! Must be brave with a positive demeanor to do dental work in a federal prison, with all the sharp instruments he uses. 🦷👏👍👍
Dentist Moffer was identified as a dentist IN federal prison. He was actually a dentist OF federal prisoners. The first insinuates that he was serving time in prison.
Talk about completely stunned when that kid pulled off that goose call I was blown away 😲 That being said I expected him to pull out his call out of his pocket.
Great show. But listen carefully to the closing exchange by JD and RW, when JD wishes him well, on a long marriage with NW. And then what RW says at the end. So strange and haunting!
At last min. John Daly told Bennett Cerf that the first contestant "pulls the tooth out of someone", that's a clear hint that he was dentist. Very careless mistake that very rarely Mr. Daly did as panel moderator.
9:14 If you notice John Daly had flipped over the cards and the game was over, it was Bennett Cerf that did not realized the round was over and he was being given the answer.
Read a snarky comment made by a Hollywood insider. To the effect that Natalie Wood didn't know what it was like being made love to by a real man until after she dumped Robert Wagner. Ouch!
Please remove this moronic troll from the comments section. Unfortunately we have losers in today's pathetic society who are intent on ruining people's enjoyment and this pr ick is one of them.
Love the show but having said that I find it tragic that a person with a postgraduate professional degree cannot correctly identify what branch of the government he works for.
We have undergrads today who don't know how many stars are on the flag or which body of water is to the east of the nation. Most people associate law with the legislative branch, forgetting that the executive branch is supposed to be the law enforcement branch.
Not proven! And how about Andy Williams KNOWING that Claudine Longet was a DELIBERATE KILLER & continued to stand by her (some sources say he actually BOUGHT OFF THE COURT)!
@@Mmdmade I disagree. Rather than a sleaze he is more a product of his times. It was harder for men of that age to accept the changing roles for women.
I am amazed at the number of actors, mostly men, who can imitate other actors so well. I had no idea that Robert Wagner was that talented. Love. this. show!
That goose call was EPIC! And definitely amusing and entertaining.
I'm Canadian and believe me, that noise he made was superb! I had to listen to it several times.
Arlene looked particularly gorgeous on this evening!
Hair, jewellery and gown, makeup, .complimentary TV lighting this time...plus her wonderful intelligence and humour. Thanks all!
Aileen - She always did look great. I look forward to see what she and Dorothy wore, their hair, etc.
I agree she looked particularly well made-up in this episode and the subsequent shows around this time! I wonder if it had anything to do with her starring in "Once More With Feeling" at the time. WML was filmed on Sunday nights, I believe, so she would have done a matinee earlier that day. Perhaps she kept the makeup on she had worn onstage earlier that day?
I thought the exact same thing!
The dialogue between Gordon MacRae and Robert Wagner was truly wonderful. Both obviously had the same sense of humour - and I suspect both enjoyed each other’s company.
Both were golfing enthusiasts and probably played together.
Yes he liked to play with the boys, that's what made Natalie so mad.
@@lorimiller4301 exactly
@@lorimiller4301 I dunno. RJ's 92 now. He's been around so long, wouldn't there be more breadcrumbs? Him and Chris Walken? I just don't see it. On the other hand, who else would want to be an actor?
@lorimiller...Robert Wagner was so handsome. I had a crush on him from his first movie, ",the Jane froman story".
It's nice to know that had he and I met, it's at least possible that sparks might have flown.
So good to see the wonderful Gordon MacRae, who had a beautiful voice and whose presence graced so many excellent musicals. He was a truly great talent, who could both sing and act with great distinction. He left this world far too early.
Geoff M - What happened to him?
@@shirleyrombough8173 Sadly Shirley he died of pneumonia at the age of 64 in 1986. Apparently he battled with cancer for several years. His first marriage broke up in 1967, but happily he remarried, and stayed with his second wife until his death.
He certainly had a beautiful soeaking voice.
I would have liked to have seen more Gordon MacRae appearances on ‘What’s My Line’ since he was such an entertaining and engaging guest. He had an infectious sense of humour and was brilliant at impersonations! This was a great episode! I enjoyed the banter between him and Robert Wagner. They were both incredibly popular at this time.
“Penitentiary Fox” - Great play on words by Gordon MacRae.
Gordon MacRae had one of the most beautiful leading man baritone voices to ever grace musical films -- Oklahoma, Carousel, Tea for Two and By the Light of the Silvery Moon, among others. And I certainly see a resemblance to his lovely daughter Meredith MacRae who.once played Billie Jo on the rural comedy Petticoat Junction.
It's Curly. I love him. I watch "Oklahoma" every time I see it's on TV. I always thought he was perfect for that role.
I prefer Robert Goulet in carousel but Gordon can’t be replaced by anyone in the other roles
Meredith died young, almost 20 years ago. She was lovely.
Robert Wagner really had it all. Talent, looks, charm and charisma
And he was talented at imitations too!
And a quick temper.
@@accomplice55 Yep
And may very well have been a murderer.
@@leesher1845 - good that you appointed yourself his judge and jury. But I guess you should know. You were there, and witnessed it all....right? Slander is easy. Proof is more difficult.
The ladies on the panel have more class than most of the females on television today.
As do the gentleman.
How right you are .
Absolutely
@@lindalouise3686
Ninety-Seven Percent of them..
The men, too! Very few people have any class in 2023! 😒😒
Now I understand Debbie Reynolds' comment "I had a mad crush on Robert Wagner, but it was a matter of take a number and get in line."
I would have stood in that line! Had a crush on him then and it rekindled when he began to appear on NCIS.
I think he had something to do with Natalie woods death
Yes he would have killed you also
He looks rather creepy here to me
@@Bossrich6287He was there when she got drunk and fell off the boat.
The ladies are both exceptionally lovely in this episodes. They are so elegant and well spoken yet still funny and very sensual.
It seemed that Robert Wagner had a great comedic relationship with Gordon MacRae. Both men obviously had a good rapport.
Bennett: He gave it up for Lentz. Ouch.
Now that was a great goose call.
Arlene looks wonderful, great dress.
She didn't have many bad days.
She does look nice.....
Didn't like her hair, however.
Greg .Patrei
Nothing wrong with her hair.
It covers the bald spot very nicely.
:)
I loved the goose call!
It was great !!
"A long and happy life to both of you". Prescient... Prescient....
at least for one
Mr. Wagner did a pretty good job with his impressions
HOW DO I GET SIGNED UP SO I CAN MAKE A COMMENT...ANYONE...HELP....
@@johnanon6938 He didn't do anything.
@@zombievikinggaming4258 That's right he did not do anything. He did not turn on the search lights to look for Natalie.
@@zombievikinggaming4258 brainless
@@johnanon6938 Can you explain this?
My favorite panelists were Arlene,Dorothy,Steve and Bennett on What's my Line?
I would add Martin Gabel.
Robert Wagner is as smooth as silk...
like a snake
and as slippery as Jack the Ripper
And I thought I was crazy when I talk to the crows when I get off work in the morning.
The goose caller was really good.
I knew the panel had no chance of guessing the non profit dentist in the pen,
John sure was in charge of the show. They began to superimpose the last lady's occupation but they quickly took it down as soon as John said that the home viewers could guess at home.
But we saw it. Too late.
Arlene is having a particularly fun night! 😂
Very rarely - Robert Wagner would be one of the few people still alive from this.
especially since he should have gotten the electric chair
A long and happy married life to both of you
I came here to see if anyone else was going to comment on that. Sent a chill down my spine.
So much for John's experiment to allow the audience to play along at home with the last challenger. Apparently someone on the WML staff didn't get the memo.
As I recall, in the earliest days of WML, there were some rounds in which the audience had the opportunity to play along with the panel. So this wasn't exactly a novel experiment.
I don't remember that at all. I do remember the audience being able to electronically vote on "To Tell The Truth," but that didn't last long.
Lois Simmons I’ve watched every available episode in order. None let the audience play along. Perhaps you are referring to one of the missing episodes?
The goose calls made by the second contestant, Bob Lentz, sound authentic to me, but they don't fool the "Merlin" smartphone app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This app can identify hundreds of birds using either photographs of the birds or the sounds of their calls. The photo and sound identification systems are entirely separate. I tested the sound identification feature it on a recording that I made of geese in a nearby park, and the app identified the birds in a few seconds. But when I played Mr. Lentz's call, the app said, "Merlin has no matches." Apparently there are subtle features of bird calls that we do not notice.
Interesting! On the other hand, apparently the hunters felt that his calls were working.
Maybe geese were curious enough to find out
one might also consider that an "app" isn't a goose, either, so if the "app" doesn't recognize it, one still can't rule out that a goose would.
The fact this great site does note bombard me with commercials makes me pay attention to the one they start with !!
“Let’s let the audience at home play along, too.” I’ve been meaning to ask if anyone averts their eyes when the “line” is shown and plays along. I tried it a few times, but I quickly learned that it’s much more fun to watch when you know the profession. All those unintentional double-entendres that the panelists make only work if we’re in on the joke! So I, for one, am glad that WML never let the home audience play along.
I had the same experience. I started out playing along, but it’s much funnier if you know the line.
yeah, I tried to do it, but was not funny but it worked on Password
I am enjoying this show. Dorothy figures these out.
Damn, Robert was so handsome!!
Natalie Wood thought so to, before he killed her.
How do you know.?
gcjerryusc They had been drinking that night, alcohol tends to make us careless even bold when we shouldn’t be.
He told her, "OK, one more cocktail but don't go overboard!"
@gcjerryusc That was a lie. She fell or was pushed overboard and no one saved her.
Kind of ironic when John wishes Robert Wagner and his new wife Natalie Wood ,a long and healthy life together...
Well not really ironic for that is wished to many couples when they are first married and they were married a long time and had good health until her tragic death. Plus they had child together as well.
@@cluvsonj Ironic because her life is cut shot and he probably had something to do with i t!
This comment was meant for cluvsonj .
I was not aware if Wagner's bisexuality Just Be
@Just Be ✌🏻❤️🎶♾ As though he could be open & continued his career!☹
@Just Be ✌🏻❤️🎶♾ Similar to Natalie's movie Inside Daisy Clover.
Director Franklin Heller sure liked a lot of headroom when framing the shot of John and the contestant. That wouldn't go today.
Bob Sewvello Most home TV sets back then had a lot of overscan: in other words, the margins of the image were outside the face of the picture tube. In the vacuum tube era of analog video, circuitry had to be simple to make sets affordable. One effect was that the size of the image would vary with the power line voltage, which fluctuates during the day. (We don't notice this much today because most of our gear has inexpensive integrated circuit voltage regulators.) If the set was adjusted so that the entire image just filled the screen at normal voltage, then when voltage was lower, you'd see black edges at the top, bottom, and sides of the picture tube. Most customers didn't like the look of that (letterboxing hadn't been invented yet), and so TV servicemen would typically adjust the set for overscan at average line voltage. Knowing this, TV directors wouldn't put important parts of the image at the very edges of the frame. We see those edges here and now because these kinescopes were filmed from high quality studio monitors which probably did have expensive voltage regulation circuitry, and because the full image of the kinescope frames was scanned in making the transfer to modern digital video.
+Bob Sewvello
One might say that Franklin Heller was interested in Max Headroom.
Better than the boob shots of today
Robert Wagner is so handsome.
so was John Dillenger
Robert Wagner was so handsome!
Yes, a handsome murderer.
@@20alphabet we will never know
@@20alphabet Why didn't he go jail if he murdered someone?
@@zombievikinggaming4258 Because he's Robert Wagner. There's still hope. The truth is coming out.
Robert Wagner is still alive (as of 1/28/24).
Jill St. John is still alive (as of 1/28/24).
Mr. Moffett was enjoying himself immensely! Must be brave with a positive demeanor to do dental work in a federal prison, with all the sharp instruments he uses. 🦷👏👍👍
That was the best goose call I've ever heard.
Gordon MacRae looks very much like Matt LeBlanc. Similar mannerisms as well
Dentist Moffer was identified as a dentist IN federal prison. He was actually a dentist OF federal prisoners. The first insinuates that he was serving time in prison.
No, he works "in" the prison. He doesn't fix their teeth out on the highway.
Thanks for clearing THAT up
"Do you get goosed that way?" Naughty Girl.
Who would have thought then that he possibly murdered his wife.
Penitentiary Fox! Fantastic!!!!
Go Gordon! Great line!
Richard Hannay q
Maybe that's a good cognomen for that TV channel. Penitentiary Fox!
So handsome! And the voices are great!
Robert Wagner was always handsome
Poor Natalie.
Poor
Arlene? I was sure I was looking at Marilyn Monroe!
Wish we had heard more of Robert Wagner’s impressions. A surprising talent!
At 8:32 I swear John ALMOST says, "...the appearance of a G(oose), uhhh, mystery celebrity..." Haha!
Loved the goose caller lol
So did I - and I was pleased that he offered a sample of his talent to the panel, something that didn't often happen.
If Robert Wagner had only known what was in his future. RIP Natalie.
RJ married Natalie Wood twice.
Should be if only Natalie Wood would know what was in HER future.
Talk about completely stunned when that kid pulled off that goose call I was blown away 😲
That being said I expected him to pull out his call out of his pocket.
This aired one day before my 7th birthday.
Va-Va-Voom! Ms. Francis!
Did not realize the age of the college gentleman- I thought he was definitely more mature!
Bennett's biggest laugh wasn't a pun. #Cerfing
Great show. But listen carefully to the closing exchange by JD and RW, when JD wishes him well, on a long marriage with NW. And then what RW says at the end. So strange and haunting!
I really like Arlene’s outfit in this episode.
I was surprised that John didn't flip any cards for the diamond cutter and she walked away with nothing. The short time she was on wasn't her fault.
Hopefully they remedied that later
The diamond cutter got the bum's rush. Obviously she was just a time filler
At last min. John Daly told Bennett Cerf that the first contestant "pulls the tooth out of someone", that's a clear hint that he was dentist. Very careless mistake that very rarely Mr. Daly did as panel moderator.
9:14
If you notice John Daly had flipped over the cards and the game was over, it was Bennett Cerf that did not realized the round was over and he was being given the answer.
I love that "Penitenury Fox .
Tony DiNosso, Michael Weathersby, looks just like Robert Wagner, who plays his father on NCIS.
I feel like a Pass should be the same as a No.
The dentist DID have something to do with the restraining arm of the law.
My birthday.
Was bob wagner investigated in the death of natalie wood?
@Mark Richardson you can.t even spell stupid
He was likely interviewed but perhaps there was not enough evidence to charge him with anything criminal.
@@antonmarino6568 stop insulting people and grow up.
I think he did it?
Obviously not a real one. He's still running free.
I really thought Bennett said "Sheep F*****r" lol
Bob's imitations are great except his Gable isn't up to par
Kirk Barkley I thought Arlene did a good job of registering disapproval when she said, “You almost sounded like my husband.”
If you know who he's imitating, he did a good job.
@@44032 NOT
Read a snarky comment made by a Hollywood insider. To the effect that Natalie Wood didn't know what it was like being made love to by a real man until after she dumped Robert Wagner. Ouch!
Rosey01222 - yeah, so then why did she go crawling back to him then?
why did they keep shuffling the order that the panel sat in?
Trying to figure out who was cutting the cheese....
Just to annoy YOU. A fortune teller told them you would be watching 65 years later.
That's funny, Gordon McCray said 20th Penatentary Fox, what a comedian.
Some people really had frivolous jobs in those days... A goose caller..... !
I assume it was before handheld and electronic goose calls were invented.
Technology changed all that. This show would never work today! IT was it's time.
Are you saying nobody is currently employed as a waterfowl hunting guide?
are you performing in new york?
Redrum!
The lovely Arlene looks like she wears Arpege
Always loved that scent❤
Stephanie powers liked Him, Robert Wagner
damm robert wagner was handsome
0:36 Hal Simms is the announcer.
Handsome RJ
Arelene quote - "Moffa from the Mafia". Is this a joke referencing the similarity to the name Jimmy Hoffa?
Galileocan g no this was before Hoffa
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A dentist in a prison for the prisoners has "something to do with the restraining arm of the law"..
Well he doesn't
I don't think Robert Wagner killed Natalie Wood.
He had to do it so he could marry Jill St. John in 1990.
19:10 that young man looks like he behaves well on boats
This is the first time I have seen John Daly forget flipping all the cards, when running out of time with the last contestant!
+SuperWinterborn And he gave Gordon four questions in a row for the MG instead of moving on after the first.
Chairman John Daly ...... what a waffler!! - drives you crazy. Just spit it out fast! Dude. Could fit two more guests in with another host
Those long, verbose explanations were a running gag throughout the show. The audience, both studio and at home, would actually look forward to them.
colikil - No, I like him just the way he was.
It was fun. That's part of his whole shtick!
Hey.
Executive Branch
It's Curly!!!
George Alexander -Yes, Curly, one of my favorite movie characters. Gordon McCrae was really cute!
George Alexander - Not only was Gordon McCrae very cute, he was also a good panelist. Took his task seriously.
Jorge Almeyda - Yes, and I loved him.
Natalie and Dorothy met the same fate
LBJ killed Natalie??
@@princeharming8963 excuse me
Same type of fate
Both murdered
Besides LBJ wasn't the only conspirator
@@lucyflorey9152 lol... you're probably right. But that's why you don't go drinking and boating. They just don't mix!
Lucy Florey - Yes they did. Despite the existence of evidence both killers got off. Very tragic for both young women.
What they had Raisin Bran in the 1950's ?
You mean it's still around today? I thought everything was Chocolate Sugar Bombs or Frosted with Tooth Cavity Makers Flakes.
@@slaytonp -raisin- bran in one of the highest sugar cereals, due to the raisins.
I don't remember the raisins, but that would have done it. @@winonafrog
*_Dentist in Federal Prison_*
*_Professional Goose Caller For Hunters_*
*_Diamond Cutter_*
Please remove this moronic troll from the comments section. Unfortunately we have losers in today's pathetic society who are intent on ruining people's enjoyment and this pr ick is one of them.
@peternagy-im4be I like this summary of occupations, AND I still like to watch the episode !!!
You
Attitude ?
Who? :o
Love the show but having said that I find it tragic that a person with a postgraduate professional degree cannot correctly identify what branch of the government he works for.
We have undergrads today who don't know how many stars are on the flag or which body of water is to the east of the nation.
Most people associate law with the legislative branch, forgetting that the executive branch is supposed to be the law enforcement branch.
@@andreaplummer3841 or the difference between a boy and a girl
Long, long before he caused Natalie"s death. (Money is the root of all evil. )
Not proven! And how about Andy Williams KNOWING that Claudine Longet was a DELIBERATE KILLER & continued to stand by her (some sources say he actually BOUGHT OFF THE COURT)!
Michael Christopherson I'm unfamiliar with the case that you mentioned, but some people are baffling, to support a killer like that. Smh.
@@hiyapal7719 natalie wood was Robert Wagner's wife , he killed her .
Elle Mathews, Yes, I believe that he did too. 😕
That's a misquote, money isn't the route of all evil the quote is the love of money etc
its seems Wagner was always arrogant
the man who killed nataley wood.
George Lynn NadalNadal
"Nataley"?? Come on dude..
Bennet Cerf and his bad puns . . . he's definitely my least favorite person on the show. His sexism and lechery are kind of repulsive.
What do you think about Hal Block then?
@@peternagy-im4be A less refined version.
I like Bennett. He is intelligent, his puns are amusing and he laughs when he gets a "no."
He does come off as a sleaze. Like he has victimized many.......
@@Mmdmade I disagree. Rather than a sleaze he is more a product of his times. It was harder for men of that age to accept the changing roles for women.