Henry Morgan fools the panel of "To Tell the Truth" (February 18, 1963)

"I've Got a Secret" panelist Henry Morgan appears (masked) as an impostor on a 1963 episode of "To Tell the Truth" featuring Polish spy Pavel Monat, and manages to completely fool the TTTT panel.
The "reveal" at the end is very amusing. I hate to tip it but it's the main reason to watch this, so it has to be mentioned.
Host is Bud Collyer. Panelists are Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Art James, and Kitty Carlisle.

[@VioletJoy]

Henry killed it! He had bragging rights for life.

[@stevea2588]

This is the greatest episode of Tell the Truth ever! Had me rolling on the floor!

[@2004mojo]

You sir, are absolutely correct! I was too!

[@lynettepalecek3141]

I just loved the way that Henry Morgan fooled the entire panel!! 😅Lol. That was hilarious!! I really liked him.

[@Lampshade51]

Oh my God, Henry Morgan did that accent and carried himself off beautifully. I am impressed.

[@williammartin2349]

I would be impressed if it were someone other than, but this is HENRY FU*KING MORGAN we are talking about

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

@@williammartin2349 The coolest dude of the era

[@onemercilessming1342]

Most people today wouldn't get the reference of the shoe-banging. Nikita S. Krushchev was infamous for doing so during a UN speech.

[@joeambrose3260]

No shit, Buster Brown

[@onemercilessming1342]

@@joeambrose3260--Spoken ONLY as a long-term Internet Troll can. POOR YOU.

[@JL-lg8tk]

@@joeambrose3260 Go ask a group of college students if they know the reference.

[@joeambrose3260]

@@onemercilessming1342 You'll be happy to know I've turned over a new rock

[@onemercilessming1342]

@@joeambrose3260 Or crawled out from underneath one.

[@michaelsouza5086]

This was the ultimate prank on any game show!!

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Then there was the time Kitty Carlile and Joe Garrgiola (sp) were really fooled when their own sons , in undercover cop costume , revealed their true selves...the look on their faces was precious ...look it up..it was in color..

[@djdon60]

@@janeiwasduncan8463: Richard Buggy, one of my favourites! I guess he'd finished, with undercover. They did, after all, show his real picture. Thanks, for mentioning that show.

[@quizmaster85]

And Art James's reaction to Contestant 2 is just classic!

[@hipocampelofantocame]

I loved it, and it took me back to the good old days when I used to listen to Henry Morgan on the radio. It seems that the characters were more genuine then than they are now.

[@VickyRBenson]

This was amazing and hilarious. I was so fooled by the Polish accents that I thought Henry Morgan must appear later in the program. I, too, thought the Polish spy was #3. I didn’t notice this was a short clip and not the whole program.

[@jackbagley640]

Oscar Jordan (contestant #2) was able to use his resemblance to Khrushchev for a couple of years and make a pretty decent living at it.

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

LOve Henry Morgan. He was punk before his time.

[@witherblaze]

Wdym punk?

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

@@witherblaze say what?

[@witherblaze]

@@peopleskarmasquad1042 you said "He was punk before his time." Explain.

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

@@witherblaze His whole attitude

[@witherblaze]

@@peopleskarmasquad1042 Can you elaborate? Compare what most consider punk to Henry Morgan, please.

[@YouzTube99]

Art James, aka Artur Simeonvich Elimchik (Артур Симеонвич Элимчик), was a famous son of Dearborn, MI and graduate of Wayne State University. He was fluent in Russian and taught English to Russian immigrants and could have easily added a vocal impersonation to the shoe banging.

[@watchman1178]

You're right, it would've been even better if he had started speaking in Russian.

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

Was he also a commie spy?

[@YouzTube99]

@@peopleskarmasquad1042 We'll never know . . .🤫

[@justrelax1539]

Top 3 episodes Kitty has been fooled: 1.This episode 2.The episode where her son pretended to be an undercover cop 3.The episode where Nipsey Russell was in a Tin Man's outfit

[@witherblaze]

4. That one episode with Jack Benny's violin teacher. Not only did she fail 3 times, but the rest of the panel flopped as well

[@zyxquark]

to me, To Tell the Truth was the most entertaining and fun off all those old shows--and I watched them all within the last fifteen years.

[@HopeNazir]

So much fun! I used to live the revamped one now, but that Anthony Anderson is just a racist i am have gotten sick of it. It is odd how now days you racists things about white people and it's totally fine. If he was white saying it against a black guy he would loose his job. I am against it period. You can't call out on and the other is fine.

[@watchman1178]

@@HopeNazir Welcome to Joe Biden and Barack Obama's America. Our new theme is "Home, Sweet Hell."

[@leannsherman6723]

That was my second favorite show. My favorite is what’s my line.

[@opiumgoon666]

the henry morgan part is legendary on its own but lets not gloss over the just as hilarious reveal of oscar the kruschev lookalike right before it and art making the un meeting reference

[@2004mojo]

So true! I can't believe I've never seen this with the million various shows & special shows on "The Funniest Moment on Live TV."

[@shuboy05]

The funniest thing is I understand Art's shoe banging and I was born over two decades after that incident. If there is one thing Khrushchev will ALWAYS be remembered for, the shoe-banging incident might be number one.

[@dennistucker9081]

Yes, and he showed himself to be something of an actor, as well.

[@AllisonMarie1993]

I knew that #3 was Henry Morgan because I could hear him in that accent. #1 was the most convincing to me. But I bet Henry was THRILLED that they thought it was him. I love these older shows. Henry does such a fantastic job on I've Got A Secret.

[@dennistucker9081]

If you could tell Henry Morgan was acting as #3 before the big reveal, I am very, very impressed. Are you a musician?

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

It’s 2024 and I suddenly find myself to be a huge fan of Henry Morgan.

[@clintprovance8047]

Still not real happy that they got rid of to tell the truth in prime Time on buzzer at 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday I have quit watching buzzer now that they've added two more of the dollar shows of the same show that is shown at 9:00 for two more doll shows so that's four bad shows in a row and I've stopped watching, bring back to tell the truth at 8:00 hopefully maybe some episodes with bud collyer or Gary Moore 10:30 10:30

[@bluecollarguy67]

No question, this is the funniest segment from the CBS prime time version of TTTT!

[@krelllabs]

What a great ep!

[@zyxquark]

the questions are finished and they just vote--now there would be a six minute ad break.

[@rrgomes]

+zyxquark Well, maybe four minutes. Be fair.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

I don't the original breaks on CBS were more than a minute, perhaps two.

[@byrd56]

@@MrJoeybabe25 Since this was a nighttime episode, back then, all the commercial breaks were one minute long, played at the end of each round, so only 3 min. of commercials, compared to the 7 or 8 for a half-hour primetime show these days.

[@HopeNazir]

I knew he was one of them and even i got tricked lol.

[@WitoldBanasik]

Thank you my friends from KZbin... This is a riveting and funny episode of TTTT featuring my compatriot Polish guy as a former communist spy. Of course, I figured out straight away who is who ? Stress in his pronunciation and some awkward answers showed manifestly the proper participant. Lost in translation for the panel as they say... Cheers to you my friends !

[@watchman1178]

Yes, you had the ear to distinguish the right nuanced accent, but the American panelists couldn't detect the slight difference. 👍

[@markdenio4537]

Thank you for posting this in such great quality. I saw it elsewhere on KZbin but the picture was all blown out.

[@keetrandling4530]

If Peggy had pronounced Kielbasa correctly (not "kilsaba" as she mispronounced it when asking the question), she might have a point of information.

[@GregInEastTennessee]

I had not seen this before. It was hilarious! Thanks for sharing!

[@generalbullmoose]

How did Bud Collyer hold it together between the time the votes were cast & the time Henry revealed himself? I don't think I could have held it together like that.

[@dennistucker9081]

I have always wondered whether the host here knew the identities of each “number,” beforehand.

[@renerpho]

@@dennistucker9081 He did. They rehearsed the show.

[@fanboy2015]

Cool that Nikita Kruschev appeared on the show.

[@Tubewings]

That wasn't really him. He just happened to look like the then-Soviet leader, which was why they brought him in as an impostor.

[@josephpalermo4538]

Please..you can't be that STUPID!!!!

[@englishcountryside4581]

This must be the episode with the most laughs.

[@mikewrasman5103]

It was good that Mr. Jordan played along!

[@brendabenjamin155]

This one is great 👍

[@hartcoronet9968]

$1000 and a carton of coffin nails. Those were the days.

[@mikewrasman5103]

Science and medicine did not know about the dangers of cancer sticks at that time.

[@mikewrasman5103]

Kitty Carlisle was her usual classy self!

[@mikewrasman5103]

Kitty Carlisle was the widow of the famous playwright Moss Hart.

[@mikewrasman5103]

Boy, that couldn't happen today with the Salem cigarettes advertisements. Cigar and cigarette commercials are prohibited from TV.

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

Henry Morgan was so cool. As a kid I admired him greatly.

[@LenHummelChannel]

Henry was THE ULTIMATE CURMUDGEON. could be "nasty" and "rude", ... but almost always hysterical. a truly brilliant wit.

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

This one was insane!

[@djdon60]

Very nice accent, "number three!" I wish it hadn't been in the description, also. Oh, my...I forgot, how the ENTIRE panel voted! Suzanne Pleshette's husband covers his eyes, at the reveal-love it! You can tell how delighted Mr. Morgan is with the resullt, by the way he places his hands under his chin and, waggles his head, after the reveal. Great show!

[@sonjastanger4078]

Love Henry💯💙💞🥀👋

[@mikewrasman5103]

Bud Coyler wad the radio voices of Superman!

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

Bob Collier was NOT the same guy that played Mr Green Jeans. Just a rumor.

[@dcasper8514]

Bud Collyer

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

@@dcasper8514 Yep, you got it right. Thanks

[@avlisk]

Bud did play Superman on the radio series, though, and did it very well.

[@aresee8208]

I wonder how many people today would realize how much No. 2 actually looked like Nikita Khruschev.

[@reno1uest]

There is a 2nd episode that Henry Morgan participates in disguised as one of the contestants trying to fool the panel. I saw it here a couple of years ago but cannot find it anymore. Does anyone else remember this?

[@witherblaze]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWmni3-farB6opI this is the link

[@justrelax1539]

I figured that one of the masked men had to be a celebrity or someone that the panel knew

[@pauldriscoll5356]

Love Henry Morgan.

[@generalbullmoose]

Best TTTT game ever!

[@mikewrasman5103]

That was classic!😎

[@snipperwhapper]

Ms. Cass meant, I believe, Kielbasa polich sausage.

[@balconi89]

if she hadn't butchered the pronunciation I'm sure they would have known what it was......

[@bob-rv7pt]

She said "casaba", which is a melon.

[@justrelax1539]

I don't know if I'd feel embarrassed or honored if I were Morgan! He stumped the ENTIRE panel!?

[@maxdecphoenix]

why would he be embarassed? It was his job to bullshit the panel and draw votes away from the real guy, and he did exactly that.

[@justrelax1539]

@@maxdecphoenix the fact that they thought he was a Russian spy! I knew he wasn't it, because he sounded very poised!

[@JJJBRICE]

Collyer , James and Morgan were great broadcasters , Peggy Cass and todays Joy Behar must have went to the same school ,

[@watchman1178]

Yeah, I used to wonder just what Peggy Cass was "famous" for. Although, I do think she had some success on Broadway. Producers Goodson and Toddman were probably able to get her at a reasonable salary, too.

[@hankgillette]

The emotional impact of the reveal would be much greater if your title did not give away the surprise.

[@Dizzyfingers2]

Ok then, Mr Gillette ... what would be a more appropriate title that would actually get viewers to click on it without knowing what they were going to see!?

[@VickyRBenson]

Well, he fooled me, anyway. I didn’t think any of them could be Henry Morgan, as they all sounded so Polish. I thought maybe Henry Morgan was going to appear later to fool the panel. Like, which of the 3 was Henry Morgan. Haha! Was I ever surprised! I would have voted for #3 as well!

[@palaguin]

I would have said #3 as well.

[@amyreynolds3619]

😮 This episode is from the week before I was born 😊.

[@XMLarry]

Good night and God Bless! Try saying that on TV today...

[@4seeableTV]

All while pushing a product that helped lead to many, many deaths. Ah yes, they were so pure back then. = P

[@veinerschnitzel]

Nothing would happen at all

[@sweiland75]

It does happen, frequently. America is a de facto theocracy.

[@muffinman5741]

Times change so what

[@CherryBlossomOhka]

XMLarry wow like it would be impossible.

[@dameaustel]

Pawel Monat is still alive at 102

[@kali8188]

Giving away the game before it's played? I did enjoy the reveals, however. Shame Henry Morgan is almost forgotten today. He was a great talent.

[@LKKruse]

In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Morgan was called the Genius of Comedy. Many comedians, today, have no idea who he was, even though Henry Morgan was one of the most influential people in Comedy. I think he would be totally forgotten, by many people, if it were not for I've Got A Secret.

[@LenHummelChannel]

Henry Morgan was a sardonic comedic genius. sad how few know of him today.

[@jaykeaveny6505]

In the early 1970's, he wrote some very witty essays that appeared in Penthouse magazine.

[@williammartin2349]

he was indeed, he and Bill Cullen. Too bad the media wanted to hide Cullen's disability, he was fine with it. which makes him even more of a legend. miss them both

[@ccalsyn9607]

@@LKKruse toh

[@leannsherman6723]

Great one with Henry Morgan! 😂

[@tomitstube]

classic.

[@ECO473]

That is priceless!!!

[@kenbrown438]

Just 10 months before JFK died !!!!

[@marcusvachon845]

When this episode was taped, Michael Jordan was one day old. Michael Jordan was born February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn.

[@mikewrasman5103]

The Polish Flyers headquarters during World War II were located in London.

[@pamtebelman2321]

It seems strange that the producers of the show would put someone's life in danger for the sake of entertainment.

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

No enter than today, plus he got to plug his book to a nationwide audience.

[@mikewrasman5103]

That's why the contestants worn masks.Otherwise, the Polish communist government would have killed Mr. Monat and his family.

[@mikewrasman5103]

Today's game shows just cannot compare to the classic game shows at all!

[@sylviacohen8987]

Loved THIS original version with Bud Collyer

[@mikewrasman5103]

Mr. Jordan was a Nikita Khruschev lookalike.

[@mikewrasman5103]

Mr. Jordan really looks like Nikita.

[@mikewrasman5103]

It was excellent that Mr. Jordan played along!

[@poetcomic1]

Henry should have shared his winnings with the other two.

[@watchman1178]

The 3 contestants did split the money. They each received $333.33 this round.

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

the goat

[@gwenniegirl50]

I wonder if Henry Morgan accepted his share of the winnings

[@magenta-rosepark4965]

That was a funny prank. 😂😂🤣🤣😆😆😄😄

[@roachtoasties]

It sounded like the contestants won $1,000 (in 1963 dollars) of Salem cigarettes. What's that? About 3,000 packs? They probably died from black lung within a year. :/

[@nighthawk552001]

No, they had to split 1000 dollars and they each got a carton of Salems.

[@dcasper8514]

Black lung cancer is mostly associated with coal miners

[@roachtoasties]

@@nighthawk552001 Probably Henry Morgan didn't get $333.33 so a two-way split.

[@mikewrasman5103]

It was 1/3 of the program.

[@keithidota]

I heard you provided Gary a pristine copy of another TTTT episode for him to upload on his YT channel. Do you have this episode in its entirety? If so, maybe you can lend Gary a copy so he can upload it on his site. By the way, he has nothing to do with me asking you about this.

[@rrgomes]

Sure, I'll ask him if he needs it.

[@Melissa-SC73]

Henry did a phenomenal job pretending/ being an imposter.

[@0ldskool2121]

Lol. Springtime freshness?

[@mikewrasman5103]

Kitty Carlisle was her usual classy panelist.

[@mehboobkm3728]

I wonder why Pavel did not reveal himself!

[@mikewrasman5103]

I hate the word 'kindly.'

[@el7jake]

Isn't this show, along with Truth or Consequences, The Match Game, and The $10,000 Pyramid, being resurrected this summer? I think two of the hosts are supposed to be Alec Baldwin and Michael ??? from GMA.

[@marka1422]

They don't even compare with those original shows! I don't watch them.

[@dcasper8514]

Michael Strahan

[@peopleskarmasquad1042]

Actually, I am Paval Monat , communist spy.

[@Djm8520]

I got it right solely based on the accent.

[@KCGeno]

Truly one of the best episodes of this great panel show.

[@leannsherman6723]

Poland as a whole, was complicit with the Nazis. Let’s not overstate their fine pilots.

[@zzzut]

What I have always hated about this game is that panelists try to trick the guests by asking questions that have nothing to do with their occupation or secret.

[@mikewrasman5103]

That's why they named the game 'To Tell the Truth.'

[@zzzut]

@@mikewrasman5103Let them ask questions about what they are there for. Not irrelevant peripheral facts.

[@ericstra2793]

Well if the Polish govt. didn’t get him, the Salem’s will.

[@leannsherman6723]

Brought to you by Salem cigarettes. 😖😣

[@emeraldkimble7602]

The closest nation brgirr breakupnofvussrvtivesstern border of Poland is Lithuania very close in language race religion

[@dmnemaine]

I always thought the host of this show was Bad Combover ... Okay. I'll go away now.

[@mikewrasman5103]

I liked the way Mr. Jordan played along with his imitation of Nikita Khruschev.