Elephant Blanket Embroiderer on "What's My Line?"

The epitome of the sweet little old lady-type.

[@edrooney9580]

Binge watching these from over the pond. Such a fantastic world back then...its bitter sweet watching them.

[@cinnamoncider9167]

She reminds me of the sweet little old lady on the old tweety bird cartoons! What a precious and adorable sweetheart!

[@Hootowl54]

She was a baby boomer; born just after the Civil War.

[@johnmonkus4600]

Notice how Arlene and Dorothy stood up for her.

[@Angel-nu7fm]

Bennett Cerf rose to meet the lady and Dorothy Kilgallen also rose in deference to her age. The class of a by gone era

[@KarinPluss]

This must be the sweetest most wonderful guest they ever had on this show! I wish she could have stayed on forever!! Thanks so much for uploading these - they are treasures, to be sure!

[@13loomisst]

Very sweet indeed, but also quite piquant. And, assuming I heard her correctly, I love that she has worn a pink ribbon for 60 years. Thank you very much for sharing this.

[@cjb8010]

I had to look up “piquant.” Great word. Thank you.

[@13loomisst]

@@cjb8010 Excellent. And thanks to you.

[@TheQuisletEsq]

The audience did give it away. Otherwise, I think she would have stumped them.

[@jeffburnham6611]

The trick is to answer only with a yes or a no. Adding anything extra only gives the panel more information to form their questions with.

[@bigred997]

let's say that this was around 1952 and if this lady was 86, that means she was born about 1866, give or take a year. imagine the changes in her lifetime she experienced. from horses and firelamps, to electricity, movies, television, car and airplanes. she would have been about well into her 20's when she got used to electicity and possibly indoor plumbing.

[@calalilygirl]

This lady is precious with that handwriting.

[@buckrogers5331]

Is ti because she embroiders why her handwriting is small? Plus the fact that she is old and frail?

[@Jak-ud2pe]

Winifred Brodie died in Brooklyn, November 11 1956. So she had four years more!

[@grandexandi]

best signature ever

[@ameroux]

I think she's the sweetest thing I ever saw. And sharp as a tack. I want to adopt her to be my grandma.

[@upsanddownsthatshowitgoes9395]

Great to see people who were born in the wild Wild West era.

[@xburningindigo]

oh my goodness, oh my goodness! she's adorable!

[@englicanme]

It's amazing, isn't it! I've been watching a few of these clips for about a week now and it's only just really sunk in that I'm watching some people who were born in the 19th century. I'm a history buff, so I naturally get a kick out of that, and I too often wonder how people like Ms. Brodie (I hope I spelled that right) felt living through so many different periods of time like you said from horses and firelamps to electricity, movies, television, cars and airplanes. It's incredible to me!

[@pineo81]

Omg she was so sweet

[@nandofigueira2005]

she's adorable!

[@LiveActiveCultures]

Mrs. Brodie was born in 1866. We are watching her in 2021

[@lindawild6568]

She is adorable and she does look like granny on the Tweety Bird cartoon!

[@soulierinvestments]

"I don't believe in doing things by halves." Got that right.

[@Paminlp]

What an adorable woman!

[@kunstsein]

If there were such great televesion shows today, i wouldn't had to throw out my set some eight years ago. The way these people talk...so nice to listen to.

[@bradredford4846]

I hope I have her delightful personality when I'm that age.

[@MsSarjen]

Those men in the panel were such gents. Mr. Cerf stood up when shaking her hand and Hal escorted her to mr. Daly.

[@calalilygirl]

Adorable face. Looks like she was a real cutie when younger too.

[@carlamartinezvega13]

Do the math, she was 86 in 1951 or so, so she was born in 1865... Probably one of the oldest people ever seen on tv

[@PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

"I think that you'd look rather ridiculous" -- very sweet.

[@moontheloon5]

My mom was born in 1938 in Philadelphia and did not have indoor plumbing as a child and neither did my mother-in-law who was born in Windber Pa.

[@susiegardener]

And she said she used to train elephants when she was younger.

[@davidpierce3]

Just imagine ... she was born the year after President Lincoln was shot! And she said she had trained elephants in the circus ... what an interesting life she must have had ... and as others have said, she saw so many changes during her lifetime.

[@michaeldewayne5811]

David Pierce I was thinking the exact same thing. So fascinating

[@djhutcherson6761]

And to think, when she was born there were still people living that were born in the 1760's and maybe even 1750's...mind blowing! 🙂

[@djhutcherson6761]

also when she was born, photography was still a relatively new technology, having only been around for 30 years or so...

[@YellowDogTV]

What a fun clip! Love this guest! Thank you for including the introductions of the panel! I love seeing what they have to say about one another!

[@ladyyuna2000]

Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was 85 in 1952 and she was born (February 7, 1867)

[@Karosing30]

What an adorable old lady. I want her as my grandma!

[@envy16kate]

"I think you'd look rather ridiculous" haha good one!

[@ladychloeipp8704]

OMG SHE IS THE CUTEST AND SWEETEST LADY I HAVE EVER SEEN

[@Tiredandlonging]

"i think you'd look ridiculous" what a lovely lady

[@amexred]

The audience gives away important clues on more than a couple occasions from all the videos I've seen. Bummer cuz i thought they had no chance at this guest.

[@lttlgreg]

My grandma embroidered. At her funeral I learned that many of her handiwork went to Kazakhstan.

[@Celisar1]

Whaaaat, only Dorothy stands up to greet this lovely old lady?!? Have they all forgotten their manners??

[@zarabada6125]

"Only"? Were we watching the same video?

[@Celisar1]

Zarabada Hal Block keeps sitting (!). Arlene Francis keeps sitting. Bennet Cerf only stands up to inspect the pink ribbon, which is by the way impolite: you never touch a stranger anywhere. Only Dorothy Kilgallen stands up as a sign of respect.

[@zarabada6125]

@@Celisar1 "only stands up to inspect her ribbon..." Not really. If you watch enough of these you will see him regularly make a witty remark when he stands for the guest; it is possibly partially as a way to break the ice. Some people would be intimidated having to greet 4 celebrities. As to the politeness of touching her ribbon without asking, that wasn't the point I corrected you on.

[@Celisar1]

Zarabada I am terribly sorry for writing an additional thought about something that you in your great wisdom haven’t mentioned yet. How could I....?! I am so glad that you are there to correct me when I foolishly believe what I see with my own eyes!

[@zarabada6125]

@@Celisar1 No problem, always happy to help and share my own thoughts. 😁 On the subject of politeness, in my own country it is considered rude to speak ill of the dead.

[@Sspiral1]

Wow. DK is my Girl! Sooo brilliant!

[@nandofigueira2005]

THE BEST EPISODE 8-)

[@gillesbueno1153]

I’m French and I do not believe in God… But when I’m watching this program, I hope God will keep your country safe for all. I simply love this program and this long gone old Lady I suppose moved me a lot today. I also know that Dorothy was killed down the road by the same bunch that killed JFK…

[@asikbanget5041]

Why Arlene's hair dark? Is that its original color (instead of blonde)?

[@elspethcoogan1499]

Asik Banget Yes, her hair was naturally dark.

[@shopsmithy]

The Google says it aired in 1952

[@salbertron]

"Television's gayest game!" ROFL

[@DocFunkenstein]

Yeah! It's so funny that certain words were usurped by assholes and turned into a slur! HILARIOUS! ROFL!

[@madamabbster7328]

SHE'S THE CUTEST! AH MAH GAH

[@ladyyuna2000]

she's so adorable she coming home with me :)

[@5star555555555]

This aired March 30, 1952. The mystery guest was Arthur Godfrey.

[@janetflier6192]

What was, "Stopette"?

[@cjb8010]

Janet Flier deodorant.

[@kledhs2890]

This must have been in the early days of 'What's my line', does anybody know the year?

[@johanbrand8601]

I think its 1952

[@TheLordHighXcutioner]

Never realize miss Francis had dark hair before.

[@dancepiglover]

@bigred997 It's humbling to think about. We, today, do not have the opportunity to see changes to that drastic degree.

[@bigred997]

@calalilygirl as with many of us, every few days i check youtube to see if anyone is kind enough to upload some more episodes. i even like the newer ones from the 70's with soupy sales on the panel.

[@wmlfan9]

"television's gayest game" (0:01) The word "gay" has certainly changed meaning since the fifties, hasn't it?

[@aldiboronti]

I like Hal Block. Bennett Cerf was insufferably snobbish about him when he reminisced about the show years later, thought he lowered the tone of the show, wasn't "one of them". As I said, an insufferable old snob.

[@janedougherty3187]

Does anyone know what year this was? Thank you friends

[@TheLordHighXcutioner]

1950-53 somewhere in there.

[@johanbrand8601]

1952

[@calalilygirl]

@bigred997 Loved your insights. Isn't this show great?

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

It certainly is America's gayest game. That's why I love it.

[@calalilygirl]

Old age 86 for the 1950's.

[@LisaDawnn]

LOL...what interesting occupations do we have left? This country is so governed and scrutinized now that you can't even sell lemon-aide anymore. I shiver to think what it's going to be like in another 50 years.

[@graperonto]

@wmlfan9 I thought the very same thing.... you say that now, and uh... well, it doesn't mean the same thing AT ALL!!!!

[@SDG.12]

no there is, the changes do not directly our daily lives. the 'change' has moved past the mundane, and dwell in the higher sciences

[@XCShorty21]

the internet and social media would count as a pretty drastic change, no?

[@pitco]

Follow Henry’s line of sight at 6:37

[@marcleblanc3602]

To bad she gave clues, should of been hard, the "elephant" was too bad, and those laughs.

[@spottySTC]

While it's all fun and stuff... The way this old woman wrote his name, it's called micrographia. And with combination with her age and how carefully she moves i can assume it's a direct symptoms of parkinson disease.

[@Celisar1]

spottySTC Could be but there is no other symptom present, so no. Very smooth and quick movement of arms and hands, head. No rigor, no tremor, no propulsion while walking. And very impressive speed for her age when she walks back to John Daly.

[@mundotaku_org]

I wouldn't call a tv show "The Gayest Game" unless it is a drag queen competition.

[@stpaley]

that did caught my ear too and it put a smile on my face

[@michaeladkins6]

@@stpaley me too

[@LearnAboutFlow]

That's before people realized how circuses torture elephants

[@Jellogel]

Television's gayest game

[@Baskerville22]

Arlene's hair is much darker here. Doesn't suit her.

[@Mezaph]

... That's her natural color.

[@SgtAwesome6]

*sigh* back then, 'Gay' meant happy, and still, with it's meaning today, I don't see a reason to laugh about it.

[@IFStravinsky]

Television's gayest game?

[@elspethcoogan1499]

IFStravinsky Yes! Whilst showing a commercial - “Poof! there goes perspiration”

[@ladychloeipp8704]

OMG SHE IS THE CUTEST AND SWEETEST LADY I HAVE EVER SEEN