Wow! How exciting to see a comment from you! On Sunday, Nov 9th I'll be posting the 15th anniversary episode which introduced the last arrangement of the "Sounds" theme song. Did you have any part in the various arrangements of the theme song that were used, or did your role stop at composing?
I'd forgotten about this completely, but thanks to someone in the What's My Line group on Facebook, here's a link to a show that you actually appeared on! What's My Line? - Wilt Chamberlain; Joan Crawford; Joey Bishop [panel] (Jan 8, 1961)
What's My Line? The What's My Line Theme and modern-jazz arrangement that first appeared on the show were were my composition and production together with great animation by Jack Goodford of UPA. The 2nd version recorded with a larger band still contained the gentle modern feeling the first arrangement had. Great hearing it again! Sascha Burland.
Granville Burland Thanks for the reply, Mr. Burland! If you have any interest in our Facebook group for "What's My Line", please drop by. It's always a treat when someone connected with the program shows up. It's a "closed" group, so you'll have to join to actually see the activity, but I'll be delighted to add you if you make a request to join. Almost 1,000 members in the group and it's only 4 months old! facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/
Mr. Jonathan Winters one very talented man who always had us laughing along with him, in some cases in tears of pure joy…… he went on to make some wonderful movies to my great delight……. such an improv comedian, the best…… I believe two of his sons went into acting also….
Johnathan Winters is still "Long Playing"!. As a kid, he took a funny bone and hit you until you laughed. So glad he made us laugh for more than 50 years.
Robin used to say that Jonathan was his mentor. Jonathan told him "better to say idol - people will understand that better!" Robin took care of Jonathan in his later years. It was sad that Robin did the Emmy tribute to Jonathan and a year later Billy did one for Robin. Heaven must be a very funny place now!
Ohh.. ...Jeeez.. 😐😬😐😐😬😬😬 Pike is Hysterically Phenomenal at what he does and how he does it; however "the *greatest"* improver of *All* Time.. .. *Ever* - -- is problematic around the edges if not (marginally) incorrect.. 😐😬😬😐😬😐😐😐
Arlene is so gracious and such a good sport. She truly loves her husband to wear that hat on public television and to even defend her choice to do so to preserve Martin's ego in choosing it. What an incredible woman and wife, that Arlene.
Great show! The baseball scout was a legend in Latin America, in fact the Giants were way ahead of other MLB teams in signing the rich talent pool of Hispanics. And Jonathon Winters is the best.
looks like you're the only one noticing Alex Pompez. Hall of Famer as owner, scout, player development. Barely audible, but he does mention some of his discoveries: Monte Irvin, Hank Thompson, Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey.
One of the comedic geniuses of the 20th Century. His humor was totally original and ground-breaking when he came out. All comedians who followed hime were influenced by Mr. Winters.
Dorothy says at 1:35 that Bennett made publishing history this week. The New York Times headline that morning was: "Random House Will Buy Knopf in Merger: Alfred Knopf and Wife to Continue House Under Present Name, but It and Cerf's Company Will Combine Activities NAME OF CONCERN TO BE CONTINUED Knopf and Wife Will Retain Positions" ... and so forth. Definitely big news in the book business!
What a great show, heads above anything that's on today at least in terms of civility and class. These people are all top professionals in different fields, not overnight hacks. John C. Daly will always be remembered as the newsman who made the first over the air announcement of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
He also made the announcement of FDR's death in 1944. But most people really only remember him for WML, which always bugged him. The money made up for it, I think. :)
I'm from AR and Bennett mentioning the great Bessie Moore at UA makes me smile! She graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College, which is now the University of Central Arkansas, my alma mater.
This is a little before my time but John Daly has it all. He has a very charismatic personality and flows this program along very well with his wit and respectful nature. He is a very gifted host.
everyone is entitled to their opinion but I think by 1960 Dorothy has aged tremendously and her looks are slipping. She is adding much more makeup near her eyes.
everyone is welcome to their opinion but I think by 1960 Dorothy has aged considerably. I do not find the additional makeup near her eyes to be flattering but to be a failed attempt to hide her aging.
That "egg" segment was so funny, because straight from the start the questions were so hard to answer, including the last: "Has it, or part of it, ever been alive?"
I agree with you 1,000%. This is when TV Shows were TV Shows. Today's TV Shows, Music & Movies are TRASH, RUBBISH & GARBAGE & they're not worth a DIME. I love your comment very much.
Mork and Mindy gave us Robin Williams. Mr. Winters was a big star long before that. And while i appreciated Robin wanting to work with his idol, the role they wrote for Mr. Winters really didn’t work, and was really the downfall of the series.
winters suffered several breakdowns, the last one resulting in an 8-month institutional stay...where he was visited and befriended by the great James Cagney....who sought to help winters by using painting....as therapy
I am just *LOVING* these posts, you angel-- Thanks!!! Um, for what it's worth-- Dorothy Kilgallen was right: Jonathan Winters *did* have an LP record-- I had it.
Thomas Cervasio:. Yes, he made many albums over the years but this show was in April 1960. The Jonathan Winters Experience and Down to Earth were his first two LPs and were released in 1960 but I don't know in which month they were released
@@michaeldanello3966 Yes I had one of his lp's and it might have come out moths or a year later. I believe he started to become popular on the Steve Allan show in 58 or 59. I saw him on the Allen show either 58 or 59 ?
I’m sorry - because I am an absolute admirer of Jonathan Winters humor...but as a “What’s My Line” crowd pleaser, the egg breaking lady guest stole the show, hands down! The setting has the hilarious “What’s My Line” feeling of staring at this guest during her entire segment, trying to envision her breaking 10,000 eggs a day!!
Mrs. Stachewicz died in 2004, though I can't find an obituary. I think they just used Milwaukee as somewhere identifiable, as most listings have her mostly living in Waukesha. Last residence of Muskego. (Wisconsin. As opposed to Muskegon Michigan.)
I think you're right, but she lived within a stone's throw of Milwaukee proper. I discovered a few interesting tidbits about her, including the fact that she had twin boys who were born on two different days (hours apart) and that when the egg plant (Egg Products Inc.) she worked for became automated, they kept on all the manual laborers and taught them how to use the new machinery instead of laying them off.
"I don't think that it was nice of you, to start the show off tonight, with saying I was potted." Lol. She's hilarious. ♡ Jonathan Winters makes me think of my deceased uncle. (The humor and the expressions.) RIP uncle Clifton.♡ In the words of my uncle; "My name is Cliff...why don't you drop over sometime." ;-)
Lots of comments about the hats; April 17th 1960 was Easter Sunday, and in those days over the top hats were the thing - especially for the Easter Parade in NYC.
LepricahnsGold -- Me, too. Over the top is one thing for an 'Easter bonnet'. Absolutely hideous is a different situation altogether. One of the worst examples of millinery I've ever seen and if she donated it to Goodwill, I think they'd burn it. Dorothy's hat looks good in comparison, although I have to say I can picture a little old lady with blue hair wearing it to church.
@@carolv8450 Dorothy and Arlene both wore hats on Easter Sunday many years. Both having been reared as Roman Catholics, they would have been accustomed to wearing hats for Mass and when they got enough money to afford flowers on their hats, would probably have chosen those. It looked like Dorothy's was something she would wear to church to be appropriate to the season, but utilitarian. She may have gotten it from home when she discovered Arlene was wearing one that evening because usually they were more or less coordinated in formal or semi-formal wear. Martin had bought Arlene's hat for her. I am 100% with you. I wish we had color and a close-up. But it looks like a minor masterpiece of the millinery art. It is exquisite on a level that most hats are not. The materials and execution look both delicate and lavish. And what a unique idea the gifted milliner had to design the hat in that manner. I doubt either of them would have been in the Easter Parade, unless Dorothy was covering it for her newspaper or Arlene for a TV assignment. I say this because Sunday was often the only day Arlene and Martin had off until showtime at the WML studio. So they were often that day at Deersfield Academy in MA, as were the Cerfs, visiting sons who attended, on their only day off. In theater, both Martin and Arlene would have been twice as busy on Saturdays with both matinee and evening performances. Thus Sunday was family, visiting, private time.
Contrary to Bennett, Mr. Pompez was from Florida. (It's true that his PARENTS were from Cuba… Don't mind me, bugaboo of mine.) Anyway, y'all can look him up on Wiki, but I just wanted to enthuse because he's one of those guys I should know about but didn't until now. Was a Negro Leagues mainstay, owned the New York Cubans, helped keep the Leagues viable/together, and made a deal with the Giants for the Cubans to be one of their minor league farm teams, in order to remain viable for longer (after integration doomed the Negro Leagues.). Scouted and recruited an amazing variety of Latin American & African-American players. (Juan Marichal among them.) Is in the baseball hall of fame. (Also, in the 20s and 30s was involved in the numbers game/organized gambling, but that's less relevant to his main avocation.) Died in 1974. This has also caused me to finally come to know that there was more than one Negro League. (Seven major ones and a bunch of others, in fact.) Learn somethin' new every day, I guess. baseballhall.org/hof/pompez-alex
I knew who Alex Pompez was before he finished signing his name. But he would not have been very well known in 1960. Only a real serious baseball fan would have known about him at that time.
A good rule change I thought. Watching these great shows chronologically, I think most of the tweaks were all to the good, especially eliminating the Walk of Shame of the early years.
I liked Jonathan Winters as a kid. While obviously well known it was the waning years of his career as it was with many people of Hollywood Golden Age at the time. He was one I'm disappointed I didn't get see more of. I only ever got bits and pieces when he guest starred on a show or talk show. I liked him in Mork & Mindy even though the show jumped the shark by then.
April 17th, 1960...this aired on the date that is considered the "Day of Infamy" for Cleveland Indians fans...Indians GM Frank 'Trader' Lane trades beloved Indians star and reigning American League HR Champion, Rocky Colavito to Detroit for the reigning American League Batting Champion, Harvey Kuenn, two days before Opening Day. It ripped the hearts out of Cleveland Indian fans everywhere and would haunt the franchise for 35 years; "The Curse of Rocky Colavito".
The announcer in the opening credits actually flubs it and introduces the program as "What's My MINE" at 0:13. Also, Daly incorporates a new rule on this show, now informing the panel if the contestant deals in a product or a service.
surprised daly didn't say anything about jonathan's 1st record being out. jonathan had also referenced in that first record and later that he had spent some time in a psychiatric hospital in 1959, and would again in 1961.
Glad they're not taking the walk in front of the panel. The first contestant is a nice looking gentleman. Arlene's hat I guess back in that time is considered pretty. Dorothy looks pretty.
The Giants did not win the pennant that year. They finished in 5th place, 16 games behind the league champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The 1960 season is notable for two main reasons. First, it was the last "pure" season of MLB, i.e., the final season with only 8 teams in each league. Expansion began the following year in the American League and the year after in the National League. Second, the season ended with one of the most dramatic moments in World Series history: Bill Mazeroski's walk-off home run to win game 7 and the series was one of the most iconic events ever in baseball. It remains the only walk-off home run in game 7 of a World Series. As of this writing (8 June 2021), Mazeroski is still living at age 84.
As a Yankee fan I watched that game. Disappointed, yes, but it was and still is one of baseball's dramatic moments. Kudos to the Pirates for the Yankees were a tough team to beat.
@@willisknapick4405 I was rooting for the Yankees too. It's a bit ironic that the homer was hit by Maz, who hit only 138 of them in a 17 year career. By the way, Maz is still alive, 87 years old, as of 8 September 2023.
But he also had enought good taste to give her that sweet little diamond heart pendant that she wore ALWAYS - it was shaped just like her face! Sadly it was stolen in the 1960's by a mugger.
It was highly unusual for John to EVER do something so distasteful as make fun of one of the panel's outfits. He's usually above such trashy things, so he caught me off guard. I agree the hat was over the top but John did not need to make fun of her hat like that. It was downright rude.
Apparently Winters hadn't made recording yet (LP) ? I'm glad Dorothy asked if it was an LP. He answered a single record (45) I had one of his LP's I guess he made one a year later ?
I know the past was far from perfect - but it seems to have been better than where we are now. Grown adults slovenly mooching around Walmart in their PJ's, bad manners and vulgarity everywhere, and no sense of public decorum or dignity. Looking back at this, even knowing all the problems that were rife in society at the time, it's hard not to regret it. Dignified, intelligent, good humoured people, dressed well and treating each other with respect.
The poor existed in 1960 too, and people in Walmart arent filmed for national broadcast. Segregation may not be the best era to glorify based on your view of the five white elites hosting this show.
It was two months later than the man was killed by the dumbbell that fell from Arlene and Martin's apartment window so John's comment, (2:28) about Arlene dropping a flower pot is not as bad taste as one might think on first hearing it.
+Steven Chappell I immediately thought of that incident when John spoke of her " flowerpot " mishap and winced, not knowing the timing of the poor guy's death to this episode's date.
@gcjerryusc highly unlikely that manslaughter charges could have been brought for such an incident. Manslaughter requires recklessness. Leaving a dumbbell on a ledge or balcony would be negligence, not recklessness. Much more likely would be a civil lawsuit - I would be quite surprised if the victim's family had not pursued one.
@@preppysocks209 Per Wikipedia: "Francis and her husband settled a lawsuit for $185,000 in June 1962 that had been filed by the widow of a Detroit man who was killed when a dumbbell fell from the Gabel family's eighth-floor Ritz Tower apartment and struck him on the head while he was visiting New York to celebrate his birthday.[17] Francis, Gabel, and their son Peter were vacationing in Connecticut when the 1960 incident happened.[17] Francis had instructed their maid to shampoo the carpet while they were away.[13] The maid kept windows open for a long time to minimize the smell of the shampoo.[13] The dumbbell was part of the equipment that Francis used for her regular exercise of weightlifting." it sounds like the maid improvised the dumbbell to keep the windows open and thus the incident was her fault, although as her employer, Martin and Arlene might have bene held partially responsible.
@@44032 Under the law, the Gabels would be held not partially, but fully legally responsible for the torts committed in the scope of the employment of their employees under the doctrine of respondeat superior, with the exception here of the small portion of liability that was assigned to the owner of the building related to its negligence in the making of repairs. The Gabels owed a legal duty of care in the use of their property, as did the building owner. Of course, the Gabels had insurance, so this significant settlement, more than $1.5 million in today's dollars, was paid by the Gabels' insurer and that of the building owner.
@@preppysocks209 Thanks. it's always good to hear from someone who knows what they were talking about. But what about the maid? Should she have had any consequences for her actions?
Narvelan Coleman i don't remember hats like this except in extremis. Maybe it was for an event but I'm willing to bet that Arlene mentioned her hubby buying it so that he would get the blame ....not her.
She's married to an extremely wealthy man who provides extremely well for her. And if he likes that hat, she wears it to show she loves him and appreciates it. It's what couples do. He also bought her mink coats that back then were over $3,000 just for a single fur, and she wore nothing but designer clothing. Wearing a silly hat for one show is probably a small price to pay for that. Plus I get the impression they both truly loved each other extremely deeply, and it was very real.
You know, it's really not fair to the contestant when the panelists speak out of turn to assist each other. This one wasn't bad but I watched another episode earlier where Dorothy told Bennett what to guess. She was the only one who had figured it out, just as her turn ended...& it appeared the contestant was headed for a shut-out. Daly should have flipped all the cards but didn't. Usually it's Arlene who talks too much. Oh well, I know, big deal, but sometimes it's annoying.
What the hell does being a Baseball Scout for SF Giants have to do with the UN Building in NYC? Bennett asked "Does your service ever take you within the range of the United Nations building over on E. 42nd st?" Guy said "Yes". What the hell does that have to do with being a Baseball Scout. Yankees play in the Bronx, Giants moved, Dodgers moved, Mets not exist yet. I don't get it.
The hat is starting to grow on me as the episode progresses. Kind of hat you might wear to the 🎶Ascot Opening Day🎶 or the Kentucky Derby or the Easter Parade. Fetching
Bit of trivia: early on in the history of the show, a viewer wrote in to point out that it's 'at my left' not 'on my left'. The panel said it that way a couple of times, then went back to 'on my left'. I am absolutely not a grammar pedant, so I don't really care what they say; but I am an unapologetic word nerd, and easily amused. That's the only reason I brought it up.
![What's My Line? - Bob Cummings; Adolph Green [panel] (Apr 24, 1960)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cH83SN-rTWs/mqdefault.jpg)
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![What's My Line? - Arnold Palmer; Dina Merrill; Martin Gabel [panel] (Aug 7, 1960)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uyR0DFZ3Lx0/mqdefault.jpg)
So happy to watch this! I wrote the music for this What's My Line opening!
Wow! How exciting to see a comment from you! On Sunday, Nov 9th I'll be posting the 15th anniversary episode which introduced the last arrangement of the "Sounds" theme song. Did you have any part in the various arrangements of the theme song that were used, or did your role stop at composing?
I'd forgotten about this completely, but thanks to someone in the What's My Line group on Facebook, here's a link to a show that you actually appeared on!
What's My Line? - Wilt Chamberlain; Joan Crawford; Joey Bishop [panel] (Jan 8, 1961)
What's My Line? The What's My Line Theme and modern-jazz arrangement that first appeared on the show were
were my composition and production together with great animation by Jack Goodford of UPA. The 2nd version recorded
with a larger band still contained the gentle modern feeling the first arrangement had. Great hearing it again! Sascha Burland.
Granville Burland Thanks for the reply, Mr. Burland! If you have any interest in our Facebook group for "What's My Line", please drop by. It's always a treat when someone connected with the program shows up. It's a "closed" group, so you'll have to join to actually see the activity, but I'll be delighted to add you if you make a request to join. Almost 1,000 members in the group and it's only 4 months old!
facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/
(The FB group for WML now has well over **2,000** members!)
These panelists were so much a big part of the show's charm.
Jonathan Winters stupendous! He re-defined humor and blazed the trail for Robin Williams.
Hooray for both of them! 🙂
His bits on Scooby Doo were some of my childhood favorites 😊
Mr. Jonathan Winters one very talented man who always had us laughing along with him, in some cases in tears of pure joy…… he went on to make some wonderful movies to my great delight……. such an improv comedian, the best…… I believe two of his sons went into acting also….
I think you are thinking of Dom DeLuise who has two actor sons.
Arlene looked stunning here.
RIP Jonathan Winters. Overdue condolences to the family for your loss. 😔💐
Johnathan Winters is still "Long Playing"!. As a kid, he took a funny bone and hit you until you laughed. So glad he made us laugh for more than 50 years.
Love Jonathan Winters! The best improv comedian to ever live...
Ana Linares He was THE major inspiration for Robin Williams and it showed so much.
Robin used to say that Jonathan was his mentor. Jonathan told him "better to say idol - people will understand that better!" Robin took care of Jonathan in his later years. It was sad that Robin did the Emmy tribute to Jonathan and a year later Billy did one for Robin. Heaven must be a very funny place now!
From the days when people could share their true talents and not be judged.
Ohh.. ...Jeeez.. 😐😬😐😐😬😬😬
Pike is Hysterically Phenomenal at what he does and how he does it; however "the *greatest"* improver of *All* Time.. .. *Ever* - -- is problematic around the edges if not (marginally) incorrect.. 😐😬😬😐😬😐😐😐
I am absolutely loving watching these shows! ❤ Thank you so much for providing wonderful entertainment!!!
Jonathan Winters, what an artistic genius.
Arlene is so gracious and such a good sport. She truly loves her husband to wear that hat on public television and to even defend her choice to do so to preserve Martin's ego in choosing it. What an incredible woman and wife, that Arlene.
They both had a sense of humor; don't forget that in the evaluation.
What is reason for it ??? Its ugly
@@gailsirois7175 Easter
I agree with you! 😂😂😂
That hat is ugly by today's standards, I'm not so sure it was considered ugly in 1960. There were a lot of wild hats like that back then.
have not had good laughs like I did through the EGG-segment ... it was absolutely hilarious ;o) ... thanks for the entertainment ... do watch often!
Great show! The baseball scout was a legend in Latin America, in fact the Giants were way ahead of other MLB teams in signing the rich talent pool of Hispanics. And Jonathon Winters is the best.
looks like you're the only one noticing Alex Pompez. Hall of Famer as owner, scout, player development.
Barely audible, but he does mention some of his discoveries: Monte Irvin, Hank Thompson, Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey.
One of the comedic geniuses of the 20th Century. His humor was totally original and ground-breaking when he came out. All comedians who followed hime were influenced by Mr. Winters.
*groundbreaking *followed him
The egg segment was funny, it had me cracking up 😄😆😆
Dorothy says at 1:35 that Bennett made publishing history this week. The New York Times headline that morning was:
"Random House Will Buy Knopf in Merger: Alfred Knopf and Wife to Continue House Under Present Name, but It and Cerf's Company Will Combine Activities NAME OF CONCERN TO BE CONTINUED Knopf and Wife Will Retain Positions" ... and so forth. Definitely big news in the book business!
Alex Pompez is in the Hall of Fame, that is how important he was to the sport.
Good memories. No more TV shows like this, sad very sad.
What a great show, heads above anything that's on today at least in terms of civility and class. These people are all top professionals in different fields, not overnight hacks. John C. Daly will always be remembered as the newsman who made the first over the air announcement of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
He also made the announcement of FDR's death in 1944. But most people really only remember him for WML, which always bugged him. The money made up for it, I think. :)
I'm from AR and Bennett mentioning the great Bessie Moore at UA makes me smile! She graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College, which is now the University of Central Arkansas, my alma mater.
This is a little before my time but John Daly has it all. He has a very charismatic personality and flows this program along very well with his wit and respectful nature. He is a very gifted host.
Love Jonathan winters, I just love watching him.
Wow. That scout did find some great players!
This episode ranks very near the top of my list of favorites. That's saying something, but from start to finish, it was pure joy.
Dorothy looks great in this episode
everyone is entitled to their opinion but I think by 1960 Dorothy has aged tremendously and her looks are slipping. She is adding much more makeup near her eyes.
everyone is welcome to their opinion but I think by 1960 Dorothy has aged considerably. I do not find the additional makeup near her eyes to be flattering but to be a failed attempt to hide her aging.
I love Arlene Francis, but that hat! Too much!
Looks like a head of lettuce...
The hat looks like it could be used to dust furniture!
I think she looks adorable!
@@sbalman did you wore your glasses when you said that?
@@rogeroge50😅
That "egg" segment was so funny, because straight from the start the questions were so hard to answer, including the last: "Has it, or part of it, ever been alive?"
Solid or liquid. 😄
@@Mmdmade Can you consume or wear it?
This show has sure had longevity. Even the panelists could not have predicted it. Thanks You Tube!
I enjoy watching the old programs.
I agree with you 1,000%. This is when TV Shows were TV Shows. Today's TV Shows, Music & Movies are TRASH, RUBBISH & GARBAGE & they're not worth a DIME. I love your comment very much.
If there is a Comedy Hall of Fame, Winters is in a hall of fame within that hall of fame.
Mork and Mindy gave us 2 of the greatest comics in the world Mr Williams and Winters. They played off each other Gave the world Humor galor
Mork and Mindy gave us Robin Williams. Mr. Winters was a big star long before that. And while i appreciated Robin wanting to work with his idol, the role they wrote for Mr. Winters really didn’t work, and was really the downfall of the series.
winters suffered several breakdowns, the last one resulting in an 8-month institutional stay...where he was visited and befriended by the great James Cagney....who sought to help winters by using painting....as therapy
I am just *LOVING* these posts, you angel-- Thanks!!! Um, for what it's worth-- Dorothy Kilgallen was right: Jonathan Winters *did* have an LP record-- I had it.
Thomas Cervasio:. Yes, he made many albums over the years but this show was in April 1960. The Jonathan Winters Experience and Down to Earth were his first two LPs and were released in 1960 but I don't know in which month they were released
@@michaeldanello3966 Yes I had one of his lp's and it might have come out moths or a year later. I believe he started to become popular on the Steve Allan show in 58 or 59. I saw him on the Allen show either 58 or 59 ?
I’m sorry - because I am an absolute admirer of Jonathan Winters humor...but as a “What’s My Line” crowd pleaser, the egg breaking lady guest stole the show, hands down! The setting has the hilarious “What’s My Line” feeling of staring at this guest during her entire segment, trying to envision her breaking 10,000 eggs a day!!
Mrs. Stachewicz died in 2004, though I can't find an obituary. I think they just used Milwaukee as somewhere identifiable, as most listings have her mostly living in Waukesha. Last residence of Muskego. (Wisconsin. As opposed to Muskegon Michigan.)
I think you're right, but she lived within a stone's throw of Milwaukee proper. I discovered a few interesting tidbits about her, including the fact that she had twin boys who were born on two different days (hours apart) and that when the egg plant (Egg Products Inc.) she worked for became automated, they kept on all the manual laborers and taught them how to use the new machinery instead of laying them off.
"I don't think that it was nice of you, to start the show off tonight, with saying I was potted." Lol. She's hilarious. ♡ Jonathan Winters makes me think of my deceased uncle. (The humor and the expressions.) RIP uncle Clifton.♡ In the words of my uncle; "My name is Cliff...why don't you drop over sometime." ;-)
8:13 - love the guest laughing at John there.
Lots of comments about the hats; April 17th 1960 was Easter Sunday, and in those days over the top hats were the thing - especially for the Easter Parade in NYC.
Pygiana I was still a little mystified by Arlene's hat, Easter or not.
LepricahnsGold -- Me, too. Over the top is one thing for an 'Easter bonnet'. Absolutely hideous is a different situation altogether. One of the worst examples of millinery I've ever seen and if she donated it to Goodwill, I think they'd burn it. Dorothy's hat looks good in comparison, although I have to say I can picture a little old lady with blue hair wearing it to church.
I love that hat!
@@carolv8450 Dorothy and Arlene both wore hats on Easter Sunday many years. Both having been reared as Roman Catholics, they would have been accustomed to wearing hats for Mass and when they got enough money to afford flowers on their hats, would probably have chosen those. It looked like Dorothy's was something she would wear to church to be appropriate to the season, but utilitarian. She may have gotten it from home when she discovered Arlene was wearing one that evening because usually they were more or less coordinated in formal or semi-formal wear. Martin had bought Arlene's hat for her. I am 100% with you. I wish we had color and a close-up. But it looks like a minor masterpiece of the millinery art. It is exquisite on a level that most hats are not. The materials and execution look both delicate and lavish. And what a unique idea the gifted milliner had to design the hat in that manner. I doubt either of them would have been in the Easter Parade, unless Dorothy was covering it for her newspaper or Arlene for a TV assignment. I say this because Sunday was often the only day Arlene and Martin had off until showtime at the WML studio. So they were often that day at Deersfield Academy in MA, as were the Cerfs, visiting sons who attended, on their only day off. In theater, both Martin and Arlene would have been twice as busy on Saturdays with both matinee and evening performances. Thus Sunday was family, visiting, private time.
They're not at church or in a parade
Contrary to Bennett, Mr. Pompez was from Florida. (It's true that his PARENTS were from Cuba… Don't mind me, bugaboo of mine.) Anyway, y'all can look him up on Wiki, but I just wanted to enthuse because he's one of those guys I should know about but didn't until now. Was a Negro Leagues mainstay, owned the New York Cubans, helped keep the Leagues viable/together, and made a deal with the Giants for the Cubans to be one of their minor league farm teams, in order to remain viable for longer (after integration doomed the Negro Leagues.). Scouted and recruited an amazing variety of Latin American & African-American players. (Juan Marichal among them.) Is in the baseball hall of fame. (Also, in the 20s and 30s was involved in the numbers game/organized gambling, but that's less relevant to his main avocation.) Died in 1974.
This has also caused me to finally come to know that there was more than one Negro League. (Seven major ones and a bunch of others, in fact.) Learn somethin' new every day, I guess.
baseballhall.org/hof/pompez-alex
Arlene's hat reminds me of a swimming cap I used to wear.
I love this show.
I knew who Alex Pompez was before he finished signing his name. But he would not have been very well known in 1960. Only a real serious baseball fan would have known about him at that time.
And, duh, was Lois a "real serious baseball fan"?
@@robertfiller8634 looks like Daly was, too. Or at least he frequented Toots Shor's place.... (probably both!)
I know that they needed time for JWinters, but oh how I wish they went on with the egg lady, and Daly didn't flip the cards....that was a trip!
Great stuff WML folks.
The egg lady was fun
~Enjoyed Johnathan Winters sooooo-much
Jonathan Winters should have stayed with one voice, he is so well known for his multitude of characters
I loved it when Francis exclaimed, "There's that voice again!"
To make it harder for the panel, yes. But I was hoping he'd do a bunch of voices.
It would have been funny if he had tried to mimic the voice of each of the panelists.
A good rule change I thought. Watching these great shows chronologically, I think most of the tweaks were all to the good, especially eliminating the Walk of Shame of the early years.
I liked Jonathan Winters as a kid. While obviously well known it was the waning years of his career as it was with many people of Hollywood Golden Age at the time. He was one I'm disappointed I didn't get see more of. I only ever got bits and pieces when he guest starred on a show or talk show. I liked him in Mork & Mindy even though the show jumped the shark by then.
April 17th, 1960...this aired on the date that is considered the "Day of Infamy" for Cleveland Indians fans...Indians GM Frank 'Trader' Lane trades beloved Indians star and reigning American League HR Champion, Rocky Colavito to Detroit for the reigning American League Batting Champion, Harvey Kuenn, two days before Opening Day. It ripped the hearts out of Cleveland Indian fans everywhere and would haunt the franchise for 35 years; "The Curse of Rocky Colavito".
Another egg buster and yes, they balked at the same "liquid or solid" and "was it ever alive" questions.
Alex Pompez was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.
I thought he was dead when appearing on the show.
The announcer in the opening credits actually flubs it and introduces the program as "What's My MINE" at 0:13. Also, Daly incorporates a new rule on this show, now informing the panel if the contestant deals in a product or a service.
No he didn't...
Bennet asks Mr. Pompez, "Do you think they're gonna win, Mr. Lopez?"
LOPEZ . . . hahaha.
He discovered Cepeda, McCovey and Irvin. Not bad!
Oh, just the thought of breaking that many eggs in a day, makes my arm tired.
They used to put real eggs in mass produced baked goods.
Just because Martin purchased the hat for Arlene doesn’t mean she had to wear it! 😂😂😂
It is really hideous. Looks like Dick van Dyke in the "Lettuce-head Nightmare" episode.
@@HassoBenSoba YES. I watched the episode this year.
65 years later and its still horrifying audiences worldwide 😅
Arlene is brilliant!
Another fine example of *the incredible edible egg* 😃
IN MY VIEW
I wasn't disappointed watching fun Jonathan Winters on What's My Line because he is known for his comedic voices.
Hidden Gem: Alex Pompez, in Baseball's Hall of Fame
the game changes the rules
Love this show
Look how elegant the panel and guest look. Dresses. Suits. So different from today.
surprised daly didn't say anything about jonathan's 1st record being out. jonathan had also referenced in that first record and later that he had spent some time in a psychiatric hospital in 1959, and would again in 1961.
Glad they're not taking the walk in front of the panel. The first contestant is a nice looking gentleman. Arlene's hat I guess back in that time is considered pretty. Dorothy looks pretty.
The Giants did not win the pennant that year. They finished in 5th place, 16 games behind the league champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The 1960 season is notable for two main reasons. First, it was the last "pure" season of MLB, i.e., the final season with only 8 teams in each league. Expansion began the following year in the American League and the year after in the National League. Second, the season ended with one of the most dramatic moments in World Series history: Bill Mazeroski's walk-off home run to win game 7 and the series was one of the most iconic events ever in baseball. It remains the only walk-off home run in game 7 of a World Series.
As of this writing (8 June 2021), Mazeroski is still living at age 84.
As a Yankee fan I watched that game. Disappointed, yes, but it was and still is one of baseball's dramatic moments. Kudos to the Pirates for the Yankees were a tough team to beat.
@@willisknapick4405 I was rooting for the Yankees too. It's a bit ironic that the homer was hit by Maz, who hit only 138 of them in a 17 year career. By the way, Maz is still alive, 87 years old, as of 8 September 2023.
Winters crossed his t's high...aimed high in life...a true genius!
Oh Arlene, I hate the hat but love you and this show!
Bennet Cerf was very skilled in asking pertinent questions. Pinpointing the San Francisco Giants scout was not easy at all.
Monte Irvin, Hank Thompson, Willie McCovey, the Cepedas, etc. That's a very good scout!
@@pukulu we need to bring him back.
4 years to the day before the introduction of the Ford Mustang 🙂
Great looking car❤
Arlene, Arlene that is a very unfortunate hat. And I love hats. You must really love your husband.
C'mon.. It was worn for a bit of humor. Martin, and Arlene knew it would be, and it was.
You did a great job with the music.👍
OMG the HAT!!!
it's like a bathing cap with a thyroid condition
I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking "What in the he&& is that thing...."
yeah but she looked good in that thing, lol
@@SgtRlee1She did. And back in the day there were plenty of hats of that size and style. Hats were big but they went out in the 70s pretty much.
Arlene would always study the celebrities exiting...
A first for John Daly. Making fun of a panel's outfit. But Arlene's hat was jaw-dropping. What was she thinking?
It was a gift from her husband. She had to've loved him a LOT to wear that monstrosity.
But he also had enought good taste to give her that sweet little diamond heart pendant that she wore ALWAYS - it was shaped just like her face! Sadly it was stolen in the 1960's by a mugger.
It was highly unusual for John to EVER do something so distasteful as make fun of one of the panel's outfits. He's usually above such trashy things, so he caught me off guard. I agree the hat was over the top but John did not need to make fun of her hat like that. It was downright rude.
@@poetcomic1 In the 80s, the necklace was stolen after Martin Gabel passed away.
Totally ridiculous.
Wondering if Mr. Pompez scouted Carlos Nevada. ;)
Apparently Winters hadn't made recording yet (LP) ? I'm glad Dorothy asked if it was an LP. He answered a single record (45) I had one of his LP's I guess he made one a year later ?
Jonathan Winters - a screwball delight!
25:05 I wish we could hear what cerf whispers to dorothy.
The day I was born
I know the past was far from perfect - but it seems to have been better than where we are now. Grown adults slovenly mooching around Walmart in their PJ's, bad manners and vulgarity everywhere, and no sense of public decorum or dignity.
Looking back at this, even knowing all the problems that were rife in society at the time, it's hard not to regret it. Dignified, intelligent, good humoured people, dressed well and treating each other with respect.
The poor existed in 1960 too, and people in Walmart arent filmed for national broadcast. Segregation may not be the best era to glorify based on your view of the five white elites hosting this show.
It was two months later than the man was killed by the dumbbell that fell from Arlene and Martin's apartment window so John's comment, (2:28) about Arlene dropping a flower pot is not as bad taste as one might think on first hearing it.
+Steven Chappell I immediately thought of that incident when John spoke of her " flowerpot " mishap and winced, not knowing the timing of the poor guy's death to this episode's date.
@gcjerryusc highly unlikely that manslaughter charges could have been brought for such an incident. Manslaughter requires recklessness. Leaving a dumbbell on a ledge or balcony would be negligence, not recklessness. Much more likely would be a civil lawsuit - I would be quite surprised if the victim's family had not pursued one.
@@preppysocks209 Per Wikipedia: "Francis and her husband settled a lawsuit for $185,000 in June 1962 that had been filed by the widow of a Detroit man who was killed when a dumbbell fell from the Gabel family's eighth-floor Ritz Tower apartment and struck him on the head while he was visiting New York to celebrate his birthday.[17] Francis, Gabel, and their son Peter were vacationing in Connecticut when the 1960 incident happened.[17] Francis had instructed their maid to shampoo the carpet while they were away.[13] The maid kept windows open for a long time to minimize the smell of the shampoo.[13] The dumbbell was part of the equipment that Francis used for her regular exercise of weightlifting." it sounds like the maid improvised the dumbbell to keep the windows open and thus the incident was her fault, although as her employer, Martin and Arlene might have bene held partially responsible.
@@44032 Under the law, the Gabels would be held not partially, but fully legally responsible for the torts committed in the scope of the employment of their employees under the doctrine of respondeat superior, with the exception here of the small portion of liability that was assigned to the owner of the building related to its negligence in the making of repairs. The Gabels owed a legal duty of care in the use of their property, as did the building owner. Of course, the Gabels had insurance, so this significant settlement, more than $1.5 million in today's dollars, was paid by the Gabels' insurer and that of the building owner.
@@preppysocks209 Thanks. it's always good to hear from someone who knows what they were talking about. But what about the maid? Should she have had any consequences for her actions?
LPs are albums.
Arelene look like her head was blooming flowers.🤣
19:38 for Jonathan Winters
Dorothy's face looks especially beautiful. 🙂
Good Lord, Arlene! What were you thinking o.O
Narvelan Coleman i don't remember hats like this except in extremis. Maybe it was for an event but I'm willing to bet that Arlene mentioned her hubby buying it so that he would get the blame ....not her.
She's married to an extremely wealthy man who provides extremely well for her. And if he likes that hat, she wears it to show she loves him and appreciates it. It's what couples do. He also bought her mink coats that back then were over $3,000 just for a single fur, and she wore nothing but designer clothing. Wearing a silly hat for one show is probably a small price to pay for that. Plus I get the impression they both truly loved each other extremely deeply, and it was very real.
You know, it's really not fair to the contestant when the panelists speak out of turn to assist each other. This one wasn't bad but I watched another episode earlier where Dorothy told Bennett what to guess. She was the only one who had figured it out, just as her turn ended...& it appeared the contestant was headed for a shut-out. Daly should have flipped all the cards but didn't. Usually it's Arlene who talks too much. Oh well, I know, big deal, but sometimes it's annoying.
Yes I agree with you.
She thought eggs have never been alive?? Fascinating.
But no wonder Daly threw all the cards.
I don't think she ever had a single thought in her entire life. Totally clueless and virtually brain dead.
First guest: Cheesh!
The egg breaker segment was hysterical!
What the hell does being a Baseball Scout for SF Giants have to do with the UN Building in NYC? Bennett asked "Does your service ever take you within the range of the United Nations building over on E. 42nd st?" Guy said "Yes". What the hell does that have to do with being a Baseball Scout. Yankees play in the Bronx, Giants moved, Dodgers moved, Mets not exist yet. I don't get it.
The hat is starting to grow on me as the episode progresses.
Kind of hat you might wear to the 🎶Ascot Opening Day🎶 or the Kentucky Derby or the Easter Parade.
Fetching
Fetching for a dog to chase.
Yes, I can see it growing.....
Love the hat
Katie Hoffman Arlene just wanted to shake things up a little bit! And she did!!
I want a hat just like Arlenes
Jonathan Winters appeared three nights earlier on Play Your Hunch.
I like Dorothy's hat better than Arlene's.
Bit of trivia: early on in the history of the show, a viewer wrote in to point out that it's 'at my left' not 'on my left'. The panel said it that way a couple of times, then went back to 'on my left'. I am absolutely not a grammar pedant, so I don't really care what they say; but I am an unapologetic word nerd, and easily amused. That's the only reason I brought it up.
On my left sounds better
Clearly Easter time
Oh, my...I thought my "naturally curly" (the nice term for fuzzy, kinky hair) was bad...'til I saw that salad hat!!
Cabbage head 😅