FOOT IN MOUTH! What's My Line? 1955 | BUZZR

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

Fred Allen had a face like a disappointed bloodhound, but when he smiled his whole face lit up. So sad that he died so early.

[@Celisar1]

I really love that people could make a living of absolutely everything. So many possibilities and even the small jobs were enough to support someone sufficiently. that’s how it should be.

[@DavidA.-bv8xy]

Picked up on this also. And how many folks were self employed back then.

[@tugginalong]

But people lived differently then. Even when I was a kid, most families had one car and if they had a 2nd car, it was usually a clunker that dad drove to work. We didn’t have a microwave until I was in the 8th grade. A cheap one was $500 back then. Adjusted for inflation, that’s $3400 in 2024. That same year, we got a 2nd phone in the house. When was younger, we didn’t have air conditioning and I grew up in South Carolina where it’s hot. In grades 1,2,3,8, and 9, I went to schools that didn’t have AC. We had one television my entire life growing up and in the 5th grade when we got our first color television. It received 2 channels (CBS & NBC) and occasionally we could get and ABC channel out of Charleston SC and another NBC out of Wilmington NC, which would depend on the weather. We were considered middle class and not many families had much more. My mom was one of nine children and she was 6th of 9. Her brother who was the 7th child was their first sibling to own a bicycle. Their oldest sister and her husband (my aunt and uncle) bought it for him at Xmas just after WWII. And my mother bragged to me that they were poor but they were never hungry. A lot of people were hungry during the depression. This world has changed a lot in the last hundred years and even during my short time on it. We have so much to be thankful for that we’re ungrateful.

[@johannarhymer1093]

Yes

[@littlebird-e5m]

Our money was still backed up with the GOLD STANDARD instead of fiat money at this time.

[@stephenbabb3805]

I miss Arlene when she isn't on the panel. I found her very charming and a great sense of humor.

[@Celisar1]

Arlene and Dorothy were the perfect combination.

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

And a very sharp brain. Lovely lady.

[@clifforddriver9434]

Brilliant is how I would describe her. Dorothy was in a category of her own.

[@leannsherman6723]

$.25 for a hotdog and Bennett was complaining. 😂 I like that John Charles Daley said that he wasn’t going to open up any megillahs here - even if he didn’t know the origin of the word. 😂❤

[@leannsherman6723]

Why did Bennett always pronounce the word been like bean?😂

[@saran3214]

I got one at Quik Trip S2.25, it was great. Dijon and onions.

[@monicaclark9581]

Really a funny show that night. I had a good laugh.😂

[@BellsWatson]

Beautiful handwriting.

[@lindathompson3982]

Dorothy K. has such an ability, like a bloodhound on the scent...many times she'll hit on an idea and will stay on the trail until she figures it out! Fun to watch her at work here!

[@rebeccatemple5901]

Fred Allen passed away not too long after this 1955 episode. On Mar 17, 1956.

[@19gregske55]

I loved the Stopette commercial!

[@Celisar1]

Indeed. I love the “poof, there goes perspiration” part most.

[@leannsherman6723]

.25 for a hotdog - and Bennett thought that was overpriced! 😂

[@KororaPenguin]

Before ballparks started selling their own refreshments, teams were going belly-up all over the place. Of the eight original National League teams from 1876, only two were still operational by 1880: The Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) and the Boston Red Caps (now the Atlanta Braves).

[@rdbjrseattle]

25 cent hot dogs, Brooklyn Dodgers 1953. LA Dodgers, 2023, $6.75+.

[@kd6836]

Interesting that the silver quartet from then has about $7 worth of silver in it now. Of course the hot dog is probably half the size.

[@donnasutula7156]

Sometimes they give the panel hints. Really hard to beleive she got that so fast with the thousands of things he could have been doing.

[@drewsmusical]

i wish i could see all the shows

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

Subscribe to the what's my line channel..... You're welcome

[@alanh.3494]

People were very proper regarding talking to the panel. We should go back to being proper regarding talking to others.

[@SomethingSomethingg]

In most other countries on the planet this is how people still talk lol. America is just doomed left and right To be fair though, this was a high class event. If you were to take a train 30 minutes down to the Bronx. It would be a whole different story lol

[@monicaclark9581]

​@@SomethingSomethinggYet even people from Bronx back then knew about some form of etiquette. Polite behavior and words is important in certain occasions.

[@anjibrazell]

And people dressed as if they had respect for themselves and others. Look at the gowns Dorothy Kilgalon and Arlene Francis wore-- always lovely. Their hair was done every show. The men had on suits and ties and looked professional. Even the contestants who had "menial" jobs dressed up. I bet the hot-dog vendor didn't wear a suit coat to work, but you know he had a tie on, as did 99% of the men in the stands. We're much too sloppy in word and deed these days.

[@leannsherman6723]

Bennett: Is it, or has it ever “bean” alive? 😂

[@chickadee0719]

I do believe Mr. Cerf means been, not bean , alive.

[@rbilleaud]

25 cents for a hotdog, wow! If only Bennett was alive today.

[@carmellafraser2467]

Brilliant man with beautifully smile. ❤

[@willisknapick4405]

Dodgers won the Series rhat year.

[@smacksmack5976]

I saw 2 games that year

[@Traderjoe]

We had a toe tapping good time

[@leannsherman6723]

.25 for a hotdog! “ We’re not going to open up any Megillahs here.” 😂 The Megillah is what’s read on the Jewish holiday of Purim that just passed this month. It’s about the Book of Esther.

[@pattimaeda6097]

It mean overly extended explanation or story for something tediously complicated

[@trekkiejunk]

I was born decades after this show was on the air, but i have recognized every single one of the celebrity guests on the dozens of episodes i've been watching....until now. Hildegarde? Have a feeling she had no staying power in people's memories.

[@MrMatteNWk]

5:32 If only she had then asked "Do you sell beer?"

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Miss Loraine Day may have had some knowledge of how some people don't wash their hands. I'm a retired nursing assistant and you wouldn't believe what the hands can pass on. Especially now has hand washing been promoted.

[@BJ-fj6jw]

First line of defense, yes!

[@neils5539]

In proper etiquette, you do not shake hands with a female unless she offers her hand. Very common practice back then, pretty much lost today.

[@jeniweston8340]

I love to see these stars' imperfect teeth! Once upon a time, you could be attractive and an entertainer without having artificially modified teeth. Love it

[@chirelle.alanalooney8609]

This show gives their workers the answers.

[@RonGerstein]

THE FCC WOULD HAVE SHUT THE SHOW DOWN IF THE PANELISTS WERE GIVEN THE ANSWERS, YOU BRAINLESS SIMPLETON !!!

[@BNatoAk]

I cant believe they sold hotdogs that expensive!!! 25 cents is highway robbery 😂

[@RonGerstein]

In a ballpark, it was 25 cents. In the street, it was 10 cents.

[@ronflatter1235]

8:09 “A lot of people are fed up with” the WML scoring system? Pray tell, could you elaborate, JCD?

[@YY4Me133]

I think he meant that a lot of people were fed up with him _explaining_ the scoring system.

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

That's what he meant

[@moccalou]

Man, imagine the 1950s where employers cared about you and wanted you to make a living. Selling hot dogs was a salaried position.

[@dianepowers9643]

Just took a guess at his occupation and was right

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

That's why they stopped doing that

[@AuthorLLaurence]

How come Loraine Day not shake hands with the people including the mystery guess???

[@eunicel5964]

She should have worn gloves like the ladies of the day did if she didn't want to touch people. Came across as very elitist and rude

[@eunicel5964]

I just noticed she shook hands wit the mystery guest...perhaps because SHE was wearing gloves? But then she did with the foot doctor. I bet that creeped her out after she found out her line.

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Miss Day did shake the hand of the gloved Miss Hildegard. So maybe she was afraid of germs. I wonder.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@eunicel5964 I believe the past tense of creep is crope. Crape? Well, whatever... creeped looks wrong.

[@rogerpropes7129]

@@akrenwinkle Normally 'crept' but in this usage 'creeped out'.

[@Celisar1]

You cannot tell me that Dorothy did not get some hints regarding Mr. Cohen’s business. It is impossible to guess that streamlined.

[@nirmalawilson3697]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@suestephan3255]

Not for Dorothy. Sharp as a whip.

[@lindathompson3982]

​Yes..Apparently there are quite a few here who really know nothing about Ms. DOROTHY's​ professional investigatve career or that it's in this capacity (as well as her other abilities) she was widely acclaimed and reknowned! She was truly brilliant. Oh, and I just realized that none of these on-line critics here are ever talking about how often she could be way off ..It was often...lol 😮😊 @@suestephan3255

[@miel1074]

My Gawd, there was Stoppette… why you don’t say!!

[@enriquesanchez2001]

HOW the hell did she get so FAST! Sneaky I'd say

[@pattimaeda6097]

Because if they start with Lorraine Day then it has to do with baseball

[@rogerpropes7129]

@@pattimaeda6097 Laraine Day looks exactly like some other celebrity whom I can't bring to mind...?

[@carmellafraser2467]

She is a journalist????? I think 🥰🥰

[@lindathompson3982]

Dorothy was a serious game-player so she was a focused and intelligent listener who held on to facts/information given during the other panelists interviews and took notes (as did Arlene and many of the other panelists), and I love when she or Arlene just 'clicked!' Does everyone understand what she did SUCCESSFULLY as part of how she made a living? Hint: She wasn't a simple 'gossip' columnist!

[@enriquesanchez2001]

@ 👍

[@DavidA.-bv8xy]

Interesting how many women, despite what you might hear these days, worked outside the home back then.

[@leannsherman6723]

Poof! There goes perspiration!

[@johnkekely7357]

Well, Wikipedia thinks her worthy of note.

[@largemember]

I have no idea who Miss Day is but,DAMN!!!,she's HOTT!!!!!

[@Richard-d9p]

I wish someone would give me some examples of "Foot in Mouth" from these segments. Sounds like another incorrectly titled clip or click bait.

[@OldRustySteele]

John Daly mentioned he put his foot in his mouth during his introduction of the last contestant, Miss Hand. (While they were still standing at the sign-in blackboard).

[@davidbowden796]

At the risk of sounding "ignorant", but just who the hell is Hildegarde???

[@nataliep.9047]

Forget Hildegarde. You would do better if you check out something called Google search.

[@YY4Me133]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegarde

[@rogerpropes7129]

One of the most obscure guests on the show ever--she played the piano and sang.

[@b.deville3236]

@@rogerpropes7129 Obscure nothing! She was a famous international musical entertainer who was still performing in NYC clubs into the disco era.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

You don't sound ignorant. You sound younger than 70. However, if you're here, as natalie points out, you could also go to a search engine and find out without sounding like you think Goodson and Todman were crazy for having her on in 1955. You might not know who Gale Storm or Anne Jeffreys were, but they were famous TV stars in 1955 and were WML mystery guests too, just to name two of dozens. Now, if you just type in "Hildegarde," you're going to run into Hildegard von Bingen and Hildegarde Knef, but we know that this Hildegarde also played the piano and worked in nightclubs, because they said so, so you've got a couple of key words to add to the search. While you're at it, look up Cafe Carlyle and Bobby Short (who? look him up) too and then go listen both to Hildegarde and Bobby Short on KZbin. You probably won't like their romantic pops style, but it was perfect for supper clubs. She turned up on lots of TV variety shows too, worked clubs until around 1990 and died at 99 in 2005. She was pushing 50 when she appeared here. As they mentioned in this video, she was nicknamed "The Incomparable Hildegarde!" a bit over the top, because she was basically just a nice singer in nightclubs all around the world and made a pretty penny doing it. She was elegant and classy, and more talented than, say, most Kardashians, of whom you probably _have_ heard. Lots of people thought she was from Europe, but as she mentions, she grew up in Milwaukee. The gossip columnist (like Kilgallen, though _she_ was also known to do serious investigative reporting) Walter Winchell designated her as "incomparable." Not sure why, but Eleanor Roosevelt and the King of Sweden at the time also liked her performances.

[@jamesmentzer]

25¢a weiner give me a break what happened things used to be cheap im ,72so i remember when you could afford food! Five cents for candy bars bread was ten cents a loaf .

[@glen1ster]

Hildegarde

[@rocky3993]

Wow! Complaining about 25 cents for a hotdog. The good old days. Today they range from $4 to $7 at MLB ballparks.

[@RonGerstein]

In the ballpark, it was 25 cents, while in the street, it was 10 cents.

[@eunicel5964]

What's with the ads in this one? Five before the mystery guest. And if that Day women didnt want to touch common people she should have worn gloves like the ladies of the day did.

[@elliebellie7816]

Maybe she's like Howie Mandela and has an aversion to touching other directly. Would you tell him to wear gloves on his game show?

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

Mandel*

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

If you don't like the ads the what's my line channel lacks those ads for most of its videos

[@bambi274]

Glove woman is so rude

[@leannsherman6723]

Poor joke by Fred Allen about the next atomic bomb. 😖

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

He's hilarious! 😂❤