I've Got a Secret - Arlene Francis plays the trombone! (Jun 21, 1965)

[@joeness4601]

I had never heard of Arlene Francis until recently. I can’t get enough of her. What a gem! So much class wrapped up in the one human being!

[@marcospena4653]

I can say I’m in the exact same situation. I discovered “What’s My Line?” And “I got a Secret” this weekend and I’m obsessed with her.

[@jim36251]

Too classy to even glance at the actual trombonist

[@bettyjane6684]

Agreed!!

[@adamantman3200]

Arlene was also an occasional guest panelist on MATCH GAME in the '70's. You can watch them here. There are dozens of them here.

[@luketimber4679]

@@marcospena4653 Marcos- "I watch her on 'what my line."

[@justinmay3451]

Arlene is one of the greatest television personalities of all time! She is always a joy to watch.

[@HappyComfort]

Arlene Francis is such a good sport! Besides being classy, she doesn't mind a little self depreciation which takes humility!

[@THE-HammerMan]

HappyComfort I was going to comment, but I noticed you said it just right!

[@jubalcalif9100]

Right on ! She was a class act all the way !

[@RobJazzful]

“Self-deprecation.” Common, all-too-common, mistake.

[@llcooljay520]

Which made it so much better!!

[@photo161]

@@RobJazzful --- first time I have encountered that mistake...

[@melmc3306]

Speaking as a (female) former trombonist this is absolutely hilarious and the wonderful Arlene does it all in great spirit!!! A truly great lady and well done her for giving it a go but not being afraid to laugh at herself....just goes to prove that us trombonists know how to crack a joke ;-)

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

And as the mom of a high school band trombonist (First Chair x4 years!) I was so proud to see Arlene do a great job with probably very little training at that point. And to have another female trombonist (maybe professional?) comment nicely topped it off!

[@snickpickle]

Low brass people are screwy -- which is why, as a string bassist, I fit in so well with the tuba section (although I learned to play french horn as a senior, I started out as a string player [first violin, then cello]). But you can't beat band people for having the most fun!

[@impCaesarAvg]

The idea that women don't play trombone is just ridiculous.

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@impCaesarAvg Just ask Gunhild Carling.

[@luminiferous1960]

@@snickpickle "Low brass people are screwy" - I represent that remark! 😉 I played the baritone horn in band at school.

[@dianewalker4633]

That was delightful. I laughed until the tears streamed down my face at the musical ending. A wonderful effort from Arlene and what a good sport she was

[@erzug]

Always loved Steve Allen. Maybe the wittiest celebrity that I've ever seen. A great musical talent as well.

[@scarsdale22]

Miss Frances was one of the great ladies of Television. A wonderful beauty of with great class, charm and wit. I have seen her on so many different “What’s My Line” programs on KZbin. And this trombone proves it! She was the hold in the Golden Age!

[@asmrdadbod2483]

Just as all have shared, I too love Arlene francis and always find her delightful

[@bartphlegar8212]

This was ingenious televison in its simplicity. Arlene Francis always connected so well with her audience, because she did so with the guests. The woman beams a beautiful smile at everyone she talks to...

[@ginnylorenz5265]

What a trouper, what a sport, what a DARLING!!! Arlene Francis. Lovely, lovely person.

[@Tao33316]

Got to love Arlene! Beautiful soul! Her ability to laugh at herself is inspiring and endearing, and her laughter is contagious. Delightful!!!

[@kim71749]

Arlene is just a delight!

[@jubalcalif9100]

You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe !!

[@yvonnerocchio8445]

This just gets better & better with Arlene....what a hoot.........

[@pianoman551000]

Arlene Francis is one those rare tv personalities that once you watch her you become a huge fan!!

[@englishbulldoglover2258]

What a good sport Arlene was in this episode. So delightful and classy in every way.

[@TheCalico72]

I think this is Arlene at her most adorable ever!! I keep coming back to it and cracking up like it's the first time I ever watched it. She is simply delightful. ❤️😊

[@mikeykm1993]

This and ‘what’s my line?’ Are so simple yet so entertaining. It’s a shame shows like this died out

[@trainroomgary]

Best episode ever, love Arlene with the professional trombonist. • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@Starrman69]

May they all Rest In Peace...all of them were "Big Time" when I was a kid and I watched them all on TV...**sigh**...

[@TommyLellan]

Starrman69 don’t worry, the next life still has them

[@yvonnerocchio8445]

She was one of the best.......amusing, attractive, intelligent, well dressed, classy, talented and funny..... too bad todays ''celebrities'' don't have the same attributes......

[@luissantiago8446]

Standards were higher. Now there are no standards.

[@hizgrase]

Agree.

[@JayTemple]

Did anyone come to this link after seeing her trombone teacher as a contestant on WML?

[@djdon60]

...didn't see, that.

[@DodderingOldMan]

Ha, yep.

[@gwbergstrom]

Yep

[@blitzburghbilly7813]

NOPE: JUST A BIG (ARLENE FRANCIS) FAN & I'VE GOT A SECRET FAN AZ WELL THE (THUMBNAIL PHOTO) PEEKED MY CURIOSITY.... 🎷 📯 🎵 📻 ......

[@michaeldougfir9807]

Hi Jay, No, I saw Arlene on I've Got a Secret. She played trombone for us while on that show. It was a very happy coincidence to encounter this show just minutes later. She was good. I miss her.

[@corycarpenter4218]

I only came here for Arlene Francis, the show however is a weird format. Back to WML

[@TheRedbiker01]

I love this show! I wish it was still on but all these great stars are gone. Wouldn’t be the same.

[@anntaylor2039]

Same here I accessed it because I saw Arlene.

[@ihatey0utube]

haha back to wml, indeed! this was hilarious though!

[@elliotburing87]

Let’s get outta here! WML for life

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

This is amazing. As a lover of jazz I was so happy to hear Arlene played trombone on WML. So great to see her charm the ass off everyone with her well-humored playing. Love this.

[@robinchanteusedylan8326]

OMG this is hilarious & absolutely delightful of Arlene playing trombone! 😃 👏

[@AllenMQuinn]

Love me some Arlene. I wish she was a mystery guest on What's My Line. This is the closest we'll get to that.

[@TheVetusMores]

She has a sweetness that truly seems to come from within. It must have been a real honor to know her!

[@cottagechskitty]

She was sweet, incredibly smart and a little naughty. :) All of that made her great

[@natheniel]

I think Dorothy was once the mystery guest.

[@keetrandling4530]

I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at any YT video, and poor Arlene, cracking herself up!

[@tomitstube]

a whole new appreciation for trombonists.

[@manidig]

It's great that there was a live band in this show. Most of the time you didn't notice them but for segments like this...priceless.

[@roberthockett270]

What an AMAZING spirit she was! I feel like I was born a lifetime too late!

[@photo161]

What a great sport Arlene was...so much fun!

[@stevenj9970]

One of the absolute classiest ladies and all of television what a wonderful episode of her playing the trombone!!!!

[@TomIdelson]

That was hilarious!!! I Love Arlene! THANK FOR POSTING! :) xx

[@ellDiavolo666]

Can you believe she was almost 60 then

[@BroadcastJohn]

As a long time fan of What's My Line, I learned to enjoy and like Arlene Francis. Then after watching the episode with her trombone teacher, I discovered this I've Got A Secret video where she actually performed after only two months of lessons. Because I am a former professional musician, I laughed very hard. This reminded me of when my dad tried to learn the trombone by practicing at home without taking any lessons. I admire how Arlene was able to laugh at herself. Thank you Arlene. We need more classy ladies like you on television.

[@jaybee5659]

I came back again and I laughed just as hard as when I first saw this video. I would have loved to have seen her in that play that she was rehearsing for.

[@factsmatter2393]

What a charm! I’ve never heard of Arlene Francis until I started watching these videos and I totally love her l!

[@RonGerstein]

Bess Myerson was Miss America 1945, the first Jewish pagent winner. She became NYC Commissioner of Consumer Affairs, then NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs.

[@allisondavis4863]

I loved Arlene so much. She was always one of my favorites.

[@missdaisy5736]

Loved Arlene Francis!

[@susanh695]

Arlene really tried such good fun!

[@vxenon67]

22:28 everyone starts NOT knowing how to play. Good job Arlene.

[@stevewilson7857]

Such class and dignity that we’ll never see again :(

[@alexapenn6399]

(Despite that horrible "coat" - which probably cost a fortune!) - Arlene Francis was totally charming and funny playing that trombone! i love the way she laughed at herself and the end of the song was totally hilarious!!!! :} :)

[@timothyball742]

Alexa, not horrible if she gave it to a circus. Can use it for a tent. A shame the color isn't told.

[@bonniehausmann7845]

Wasn't a coat...evening gown and cover-up. Very high fashion and expensive for the day. I owned my own businesses for 45 years. I remember watching What's my line and I've Got ASecret in 50's and 60's...she was always lovely and very well dressed.

[@beatlequeen06]

I've never laughed so hard at someone playing the trombone in my life. Arlene was hysterical!

[@balconi89]

I have tears from laughing at her try and play Night and Day......

[@gerryaire]

that was more entertaining than it would have been if she was good at it

[@ginnylorenz5265]

One year later......me too!!! That was hilarious. What a sport. And Steve capped it off. Delicious!

[@patriciamooney928]

This is a cross-over with What's My Line. They had her jazz trombone teacher on WML.. Arlene is usually pretty funny. I loved this.

[@daniellefrank007]

LOL!!!! I HAVEN'T LAUGHED THAT HARD IN A WHILE!! 😂😬😃😆😭

[@christystrike4751]

I had no idea how fun television was in the early days. 😅✨🌟

[@hizgrase]

Actually I was about 3 years old in 65. I Arlene Francis was one of my favorite on the game shows in the 70s but obviously I had no access to the earlier things and it’s a full grown old adult I just think she’s the most fantastic thing ever. So much class.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Arlene was hilarious. Her trombone instructor had appeared on What's My Line about this same time as a mystery guest and stumped the panel (including Arlene!)

[@ky-gp4sz]

Her trombone teacher was on what’s my line and you can find that clip on KZbin.

[@catbriggs8362]

Arlene did really well with such a short time learning the trombone. Wish I could have seen her in a play.

[@just4mygrl]

Love Arlene!!

[@hizgrase]

Arlene. I wish I’d been alive then. I just love Arlene.

[@chope6786]

I randomly saw this clip with Arlene playing trombone once a few years ago, and that spiraled into the delightful discovery of What’s My Line, and I am totally addicted to watching the old episodes now on KZbin. What a GEM!

[@imilliterate4812]

Usually I don't find this show as funny as What's My Line, but the way the panel introduced themselves hit a particular vein of dry humor in me and it was hilarious.

[@buckrogers5331]

What a sport! Miss Arlene's smarts and wit. :-(

[@starry_lis]

I'm never gonna be too anxious to take part in a jam session ever again after seeing this.

[@anonymusum]

The trombone is just the right instrument for Arlene. Imagine her to play flute or harp - that would have been boring.

[@Hellobob58]

So good of Arlene to do this. This is like a Victor Borge performance (another WML connection)

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Love Arelene in all she does.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

I love Arlene Francis. What a hoot, and a real beauty - with brains.

[@greeneyes2256]

I’m having so much fun watching her laugh at herself!

[@linjubar]

Arlene is such a good sport. That was very funny.

[@psychedelicpython]

The young man who gets paid to sleep in this video has my ideal job! 😁

[@jubalcalif9100]

You got that right, Bella ! I'd be the richest man in the world if all my life they'd paid me to sleep !!

[@karendavies6426]

Like Lloyd, I spent a summer counting mosquitos in New Jersey! It was 1976 at the Burlington County Vector Control.

[@karensheline6958]

Oh my gosh I loved watching Arlene play the trombone…❤️🤍💙 She’s the tops !!!!

[@SpicyHobbit03]

What's amazing is that her self depreciating humor does not make one pity her even the slightest bit. It shows how hilarious she was. This looks like something you would see Lucille Ball do🤣

[@karendudley3606]

I feel so Blessed to have seen these great shows in person!

[@WhatsMyLine]

If you're not already a member of our Facebook group, now is a great time to join! Every Sunday evening (10:30pm NYC time, naturally) a bunch of us watch an episode at the same time so we can chat about it as we watch. We've been doing this all year, and it's always a blast-- the time ***flies*** by. If you're interested, please check out the group and join in the live chat tonight! And if you are interested in joining in, you'll probably want to delay watching this episode till the chat starts tonight! (There's more information in the group.) Link to the WML Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/ Please click here to subscribe to the WML channel if you haven't already-- you'll find the complete CBS series already posted, and you'll be able to follow along the discussions on the weekday "rerun" videos: kzbin.info/door/hPE75Fvvl1HmdAsO7Nzb8w

[@vincentbonomo3185]

What's My Line? ^^"""[

[@marka1422]

I just now saw this post. I just requested to join this group on Facebook. I subscribe to the WML group because I just love that show. I only remember the animated introduction of the program from when I was a young boy. I suppose my folks watched it. I so enjoy the camaraderie of the panelists. My favorite on there is Arlene Francis. Now that I have a new computer, I can watch more of these shows without the problems I had on my old one. I look forward to many more viewings. :)

[@Fang-nk2fb]

Those were the days when no props and no ridiculous smoke and mirrors were necessary. Comedy at its finest.

[@edp2260]

She had a lot of class. Also, she did a good job with that trombone. It is not easy to do with little experience.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Yes indeed ! She was one classy lady ! Smart, funny, lovely, talented, etc etc etc !

[@deniserichardson630]

That was the best laugh !! Thanks for posting this !!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Bess Myerson was always so elegant during this era

[@klntym]

I was 5 when this was on air originally. I miss those days!

[@Redheadedlady55]

~I was new to watching WML & to see Arlene Francis on this show....was simply amazing.

[@rayhs1984]

Her trombone istruster was on "what's my line" where she is a panelist. I got linked here from that video.

[@renatoreside]

Kudos to Arlene for giving it her utmost all!

[@elviradonaghy6425]

She is a good sport!

[@jubalcalif9100]

Indeed she is !!

[@cyndifoore7743]

Steve Allen said after the 4 college students that if the audience had a child that wasn’t sure of ‘his’ future that ‘he’ should be certain to watch a certain program coming on tv. We’ve come a long way baby!

[@christinalw19]

Miss Francis was delightful. 😇❤️

[@RhondaSue]

Dear Lord I love you Arlene!!!!

[@BradSk88]

You wouldn't be able to run this segment these days because the boys would all just answer "I took out a loan" to the question "how are you paying for school".

[@mckernan603]

True, and they wouldn’t be able to raise $120k by counting pigs either!

[@erich196]

I've only known Betsy Palmer as Pamela Voorhees, so it came as a bit of a shock to see her on here with a bubbly sense of humour. And Arlene is a delight as always.

[@jdaniels1949]

Fun fact: Arlene was born Arlene Francis Kazanjian and today is remembered with a statue in Armenia's Hall of Fame.

[@su-rv2uq]

This was too funny, with Arlene. The lady's got guts!

[@xenafan234]

Bess Myerson (July 16, 1924 - December 14, 2014) was an American politician, model and television actress who became famous in 1945 as the first Jewish Miss America, the only person of that faith to ever win the title. Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life. She was a hero to the Jewish community, where "she was the most famous pretty girl since Queen Esther.

[@mckavitt13]

xenafan234 I loved her since I was little. So sorry to learn that she is dead. Never knew anything about the Jewish Connection, but bravo for her.

[@windstorm1000]

Mazeltov dear Bess!

[@thehighwayman78]

Bess was so incredibly beautiful. Reminded me a lot of Olivia Williams playing Mrs Darling in Peter Pan.

[@JesLovsu2]

Wow! That was so good! Arlene was such a champ! Love it! Big laughs and smiles. Thanks Arlene!

[@ejflashfold8381]

thank you Ron

[@divekatdreaming]

This is what it sounds like when a truly wonderful and brave woman laughs into a trombone!

[@debbiem2146]

What a good sport Arlene is!

[@gerryaire]

she could have done a duet with Jack Benny on violin

[@bobcrestwood740]

Actually, Jack Benny was a very good violinist -- he just pretended to be lousy at it for the comic effect. He started out in Vaudeville as just a violinist, but soon found out that comedy was in more demand than music. He evolved into just a comedian, and used the violin as a comical prop.

[@2005dave]

Jack Raines from the IGAS house band helping her out on trombone.

[@beckylawler2768]

I love Arlene Francis!

[@TheBatugan77]

Arlene's gorgeous. In anything.

[@kathykapsner3897]

WONDErFUL! As a flutist teaching myself baritone horn I can relate!

[@akrenwinkle]

21:21 She's just as surprised as the audience! Love it, love her!

[@morganrussell6783]

Arlene is truely a remarkable Lady 💖💯

[@winstonelston5743]

Well, she was a good sport about it!

[@johnwettermark]

So fun!

[@battlegirldeb]

I have had a crush on Bill since I was little he is just the best.

[@bradypalmquist9725]

Bill is a TV class act... :)

[@joncheskin]

Arlene was not as bad on the trombone as she could have been.

[@jt414]

That was hilarious!!! I needed a laugh! Thank you