I've Got a Secret Episode

WTXF-DT4 Allentown/Philadelphia (UHF Channel 38)
A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production
Courtesy: FremantleMedia North America
Episode #523 Original Air Date: June 18th, 1962
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[@miriamjewett5438]

So very cool to watch these fun old game shows. Much better than what's on today.

[@RoBoVader]

My god do I love these 50s - 60s shows, I'm 16 and these are so interesting.

[@ultraf0rward]

RoBoVader I’m 21 and I completely agree. I’ve been binging I’ve Got a Secret... it’s timeless!

[@DrRobertMPick]

I love your responses. I loved these as a little kid! At 65 I love re-watching all of this stuff! Thank God for KZbin! btw - I would have been 7 and 1/2 years old when this was aired. And how about Gary Moore smoking as he talks with the kids!

[@hankbridges5055]

RoBoVader The first Twilight Zone episode was, 'To Tell The Truth'. It was in black and white.

[@escape7557]

@RoboVadar Yes everyone acted so much more chill back then

[@kathrynbreckel4775]

You'll learn so much about history!!! I'm so happy you enjoy this!!!!!!

[@nordvegfigg7746]

What a fascinating way to spend a half hour. And it has to be said that Bess Myerson and Betsy Palmer were two absolutely stunning women.

[@maudeboggins9834]

Myerson was an accomplished pianist.

[@JJJBRICE]

Garry Moore was surprisingly limber doing his closing dance. He made sure everyone behind the scenes was shown on this 10th anniversary show. On his nighttime variety show he brought out the show staff on stage and introduced them by name to acknowledge their winning the show an emmy. I believe this for 1962. What a great man Moore was ! This influenced how Carol Burnett conducted her variety hour.

[@petedz9772]

It's amazing how polite people were back then. Perhaps that politeness was a cultural priority. My parents drilled me and my siblings to respect people of different backgrounds and ethnicities back in the '70's. They were stern but in a good way (something I appreciated many years later). Do we need more of this approach to our neighbors today?

[@Ivehadenuff]

Any remember that you had to coat Polaroid pictures with a fluid that came in a roller? It preserved the photo.

[@LS-ei7xk]

I vaguely remember my dad doing that.

[@sandybruce9092]

Yes, I do remember the sticky stuff that has to be run across the photo when pulled out of the camera! My grandpa had kne if the first ones and they were inky black and white at that time. I thunk the tech got better as I dint remember having to run the sticky bar over the picture! Many years later my husband and I were given a Polaroid camera - we still might have it - not sure!!

[@richardharrison2512]

The comments about the cigarette smoking. I heard an interview with an early TV show host - IF - IF I remember correctly it was Bud Collier of "To Tell The Truth". He talked about the fact that he was never a smoker, but was sponsored by a tobacco company. As a result, they required him to always have a cigarette burning. He never actually smoked it, but had to puff it to keep it lit. He said it was always the worst part of his job - but he was willing to do it because otherwise, it was a job that paid very well just for him to play a game and otherwise have fun.

[@fromthesidelines]

"THE GARRY MOORE SHOW" had R.J. Reynolds {Winston} as a regular sponsor. Garry had years of experience puffing away at their cigarettes on camera- first, on his daytime show.....then, for eight years on "I'VE GOT A SECRET"......and then on his own prime-time variety hour. It didn't help that he died of cancer, years later.

[@flyingchimp12]

Yea that’s not Gary Moore... Betsy Palmer said he “smoked like a chimney” He’s probably actually smoking it, besides it wasn’t 64’ until the government released the report calling smoking bad. That was the culture back then

[@Tomrryaniv]

I was two years old! The funny thing is I remember the Polaroid camera which we kept for years. The instant pictures back in the day were fabulous and I have some of these photos still.

[@sandybruce9092]

My Grandpa has one I’d the earliest Polaroid cameras - he ,iced new technology - and when the picture was revealed, there was some kind of bar of something that had to be swiped over the picture so it wouldn’t fade! Unfortunately he passed away in 1977 before the video cameras for regular people were available. Those were the ones that looked like a small suitcase that had a strap you needed to hang it on your shoulder. They were big and bulky - but he would have ,over to have one just so he could record my Grandma telling to go away as he filmed her! Wish I had all those old films!!!

[@rachaelspicer326]

Just came across this tv show for the first time, what a funny show....in these sad covid days what a pleasure to watch and laugh along with 😂❤

[@maudeboggins9834]

wow. Those kids are 71 now. Goodness time flies

[@heatherrowe4591]

My mom was born in feb. 1952. So crazy those kids and my mom are almost 70 now !

[@mattikaki]

I was born in 1952 and was working in the Finnish Commercial TV (MTV) for 25 yrs. So this was very interesting episode. BTW, I’m a magician too. 😄

[@RayNDeere]

Pat McCormick at the 12:17 mark. Would go on to write for Johnny Carson and play Big Enos Burdette in the "Smokey and the Bandit" films

[@Gravydog316]

lol it's ENOS!!! coool

[@arbyfatbuckle1733]

he was also the streaker on Carson one night.

[@patriciatoves307]

Eight (8) more days it will be 2020. It is so awesome to see back stage technicians are being recognized.

[@donnawoodford6641]

Funny intro with Gary behind the camera!😆

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

G-T was blessed with the best hosts in the biz back then. Garry Moore - the leader of the pack (also his own variety show too!!)

[@AS-hh4tc]

Enjoyed seeing the show 60 years later

[@jayharper971]

I'm glad they didn't give each child a carton of cigarettes!

[@HiHi-xk5mb]

On one episode of “I’ve Got a Secret,” Gary Moore once handed a girl who was about 11 or 12 years old, a carton of cigarettes.

[@joycelint6652]

Since they advertised Polaroid maybe they got Polaroid cameras.

[@weatherboi]

That was their birthday present back stage. They got a sample of the smoke from Garry Moore.

[@flyingchimp12]

@@HiHi-xk5mb he gave it to her and said “for your father, not for you”🤦‍♂️ tell the whole story

[@cmtippens9209]

Loved seeing a backstage tour of an old TV show! 😀 I do want to know why Henry Morgan was a little smudged and had a nosebleed, though.

[@boredweegie553]

Love the adverts he does in between .😂👍👍👍

[@MadStacks007]

This was amazing, thanking the back staff and the Porter would be unheard of now. Especially showcasing the talents of the Porter. Remember this was the early 60s

[@moonglow1311]

I love how NYC was the hotspot for all these shows. Now I believe everything moved to California 😒

[@stevew3879]

I'm just curious if anyone has any idea what happened to the kids in the first segment? They would be 65 now!

[@georgefeist8190]

GOOGLE.

[@SueBeaWho]

Ha, ha, ha!! Garry Moore at the very end dancing his head off with the cig in his mouth. I LOVE IT!!

[@crmbaker]

Children dressed like young ladies and gentlemen back then. I miss those days.

[@matrox]

3 months after this broadcast I began kindergarten. Seems like a blink of an eye.

[@censusgary]

When a TV camera was as big as a refrigerator.

[@kathrynbreckel4775]

You know, it has always amazed me that you can look at a person and never know their hidden secret!!!!!

[@jason_v12345]

Wow, I need to get me one of those Polaroid automatic cameras

[@karbear26]

@E M you can still buy it in stores!

[@cary3517]

They should bring this show back

[@maudeboggins9834]

But without the cigarettes.

[@93Jubilee]

I actually remember, when I was a young teen, that Betsy Palmer was moved to another seat on the panel. The person (don't recall who it was) said s/he needed to recuse him/herself because the lit sign revealing the secret to the audience was visible. Hmm. . . Betsy Palmer never sat on the outer seat again.

[@jethro1963]

Betsy was moved at one point because she had jokingly referred to Henry's drinking/alcoholism and he was pissed off. He wouldn't speak to her for a long time, they did make up.

[@brachio1000]

5:53 -- The boy steps aside for the girl. Pleasant to see.

[@gritskennedy5007]

Cigarette so close to the kids faces Everytime they exhaled they blew smoke rings!

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Second hand smoke will affect children...my husband's father smoked and it killed him at the age of 52...my hus band developed heart problems in his 40s...Parents quit smoking NOW..

[@thegreaterbilby2171]

gotta get me some grape juice right now!

[@ohmeowzer1]

Cool secret awww cute kids

[@roxismith6122]

My daddy had a Polaroid Land camera and we thought it was cool but man, did those prints smell awful!

[@cary3517]

They were born on a thursday

[@maudeboggins9834]

It was my mothers 10th birthday in 1952

[@jsat5609]

0:10 Looks like an RCA TK-11 television camera. CBS didn't like to use RCA equipment because RCA owned rival network NBC at this time, and because CBS and RCA were involved in a bitter rivalry in the early 1950s over which color TV system would be adopted. RCA's system won out, because the system developed by CBS worked on a completely different principle, and its signals could not be received by existing black and white sets, while RCA's color signals could. At this time CBS was probably in the process of replacing all its RCA cameras with British made Marconi cameras. In the meantime, CBS had ordered that all the red RCA brand badges be removed from its RCA cameras, and that they be painted a different color from the original factory color.

[@beatlemaniac909]

Was Henry Morgan’s nose bleeding when he sat back down?!?!

[@CaryTurner-q9b]

That was big money in 1962

[@Shutterbun4]

Love watching Henry get buzz-blocked.

[@darrelltiencken2413]

Kids now 68!

[@900milesfromnormal3]

Gary takes Bess' picture at around 6:21 and shows it to the audience around 6:51. However, considering the hight difference, I'm tempted to the hight diffence, I"m thking that photo was taken earlier by someone else.

[@sueparke7454]

They are 69 yrs old now in 2021. Commercial funny now too.

[@JDB2552]

We’re the children’s presents a carton of Winstons each?

[@melodied4314]

...and a Polaroid camera.

[@fromthesidelines]

As seen on Mondays at 10:30pm(et).

[@fromthesidelines]

Stan Sawyer speaks for Welch's.

[@michaelglickman1300]

Wow, I'm surprised this show had a child of African-American descent on this episode, given that this was only two years before the Civil Rights laws were passed.

[@gmfd76]

It shouldn't be too surprising; this was New York, not Alabama...

[@ohmeowzer1]

Michael Glickman she was so cute I wonder what she’s doing now ,,,

[@miriamjewett5438]

Not surprising at all, Michael..

[@justrelax1539]

Blacks were on tons of game shows in the 50s, What's My Line mainly! Not EVERY state back then discriminated against blacks

[@charlottekey8856]

How old are you? There was no law against blacks being on tv and they were on many shows in the 50s. Only certain states were segregated to that extent.

[@debbyseven967]

So funny to see Garry Moore smoking. Naive times. Also, Bess Myerson is about a foot taller than Moore.

[@jessyleppert2]

The day before Paula Abdul was born and on Paul McCartney's 20th birthday

[@kylemohs8728]

The real question: how does it feel to be old now Frank?

[@roxismith6122]

Didn't Pat McCormick go on to be a performer?

[@molinalong3468]

Celebrities was born when I’ve got a secret first aired on Patrick Swayze David Hasselhoff Rosanne Barr Christopher Reeve

[@ealswytheangelicrealms]

I am surprised Frank Fay was never on the show. His far right views were in tune with McCarthy who was prominent at that time. Plus would have been really interesting to hear some of the abrasive answers he sure would have given due to probably nobody on the panel would have liked him. Frank Fay is the one actor that I would really liked to have seen on the show because he certainly would have been a unique mystery guest very different than anyone else they ever had on the show.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Gary blowing smoke in those kids face.

[@CoxJoxSox]

Hopefully they didn't give the kids their 'present' of a carton of cigs

[@leondillon8723]

I suspect that, if Henry was married, he had tons of explaining to do. These 3 stooges look better than the 6 men who were "The 3 Stooges".

[@shellchenonceau6987]

The systemic racism is appalling. (Sarcasm)

[@molinalong3468]

Same day Emma Watson was born > Greta Garbo died = April 15,1990 Lindsay Lohan was born > the Great mouse was debuted = July 2,1986 Eva longoria second birthday > three company was debuted = March 15, 1977 The Brady bunch hour was cancelled > Star Wars Was debuted= may 25,1977

[@kevingreene62kg]

I think one of those women bopped him in the nose for getting fresh inside that barrel.

[@buseini]

I was thinking the same thing😂😂😂. They got him good too because he didn’t stop bleeding for some time boy! 😂😂 they had to pause the show and have the host talk about the surgery to his hand 😂😂

[@holylandfan3275]

Some people are prone to get nose bleeds in different temps. Some dry temps and some in humid temps. He could have also bumped it getting out.

[@DalV]

Wait I thought this was a racist country how is there a black person on tv in the 60s?

[@ultraf0rward]

Dal V thought the same thing

[@maryallison0509]

They weren't NOT showing black people at all on TV. They did. Nat King Cole. Johnny Mathis. They showed them they just weren't invited to eat in the greenroom (or even wait to go on stage) or drink from the glassware or eat off the same plates as whites or use a white persons same toilet. The whole segregation thing for entertainment was more in night clubs and bars and restaurants and hotels and resorts and motels. Black people were "good enough" to entertain white America. They just didn't want them spreading their germs. I know things were ridiculous but at least they weren't so stupid to realize a good singer or musician or artist could be enjoyed by EVERYONE. I couldn't imagine not being able to be entertained by someone just because our skin colors didn't match.

[@Mariofan2479]

Stupidity at its finest. Jim Crow laws ONLY EXISTED in the south. Not everyone was racist FYI. Just look at 2020 and the shootings occurring to black people and then talk to me about racism

[@flyingchimp12]

@@maryallison0509 very wrong

[@maryallison0509]

@@flyingchimp12 what am I wrong about? Are you saying Nat King Cole never sang for white Americans or was never on tv. I hate to break it to you. But white people loved his smooth silky voice. Same with Johnny Mathis and Charlie Pride. All 3 of them were on tv and sold records to all races. Did you know that Nat King Cole was one of the top selling American singers in Nazi Germany. Black entertainers were permitted to work in white clubs. Marilyn Monroe was a huge fan of Ella Fitzgerald. And Marilyn actually got Ella a standing gig at the rainbow room in New York City in 1956. No black entertainer had gotten a gig that lucrative before Marilyn insisted on it. She got her the best dressing room with her very own full bathroom built just for her in her size. Otherwise she was allotted to a very small dressing room with a bathroom that was shared by the black dinner staff and any black entertainer that was working the room. Plus she was served the same food as the white customers on actual glass plates. Otherwise she and any other black entertainer was allotted time to run down the street to a restaurant that served black people. So I think you are the very wrong one in this case.

[@joeyrain1605]

Everyone looks coked up, 2021 *cough cough*

[@lindaroper2654]

I think it was rude to smoke around these kids. Could of waited till the show was over. Second hand smoking is as bad as smoking. 🙄

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

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[@dannapier2560]

Oh no!!!!! Garry Moore is smoking right beside of these children. They are breathing Garry's smoke from his cigarettes. Ugggggghhhh!

[@maryallison0509]

You're forgetting the time frame. People didn't realize smoking was bad for us. And that most adults did smoke. My parents were both born in the 1930,s Dad in 36 in Mom in 39. And they were both smoking when my oldest brother was a few months old. And then continued to smoke thru 8 more pregnancy's. And they both continued thru most of my years living at home. As a matter of fact there is a family picture of my very pregnant (with my twin brother and I) Mom holding my slightly brother and then my 3 older siblings and my Dad and they both parents had a lite cigarette dangling from their mouths. I think there are pictures with all my siblings and I and either both or one of my parents were smoking in those pictures.

[@donnawoodford6641]

Info about tobacco might have been known by the CEOs at that time, but companies didn't share the adverse effects of smoking to the public. We now can take the search data that has been released, and decide our health. Thankfully, we are better informed on this matter in 2021.

[@rharvey2124]

In 1965 only about 42% of Americans smoked. Infoplease

[@LS-ei7xk]

@@maryallison0509 Yep. I grew up on all that smoke. My mom smoked during here pregnancies. I have asthma now, but don't know if there's a connection, as my other siblings don't have it.

[@maryallison0509]

@@rharvey2124 I don’t believe it was only 42%. Seems like mighty low numbers. I was born in 67. And can’t remember my few years lived in the decade. But I know what I saw in pictures and movies and tv of the time. And more people smoked then didn’t. As a matter of fact I think the only people who didn’t smoke were both my grandma’s and one grandpa. I don’t know how we all survived without all of us kids getting some kind of side effects from it.

[@Shutterbun4]

No carton of Winstons for the kids? Booo!

[@safepethaven]

Interesting that many hosts would smoke on air and then blow smoke in the faces of the contestants; how rude, inconsiderate, not to mention unhealthy.

[@ohmeowzer1]

SafePet Haven that was the standard back then ,,even the doctors smoked when you went to their office ...

[@susieguglielmino4625]

Beth g Hi. You’re so right. Some obstetricians smoked in the room while the mother was fully in labor. No wonder so many moms smoked throughout their pregnancies.

[@joycelint6652]

There was a time when doctors recommended smoking to calm the nerves.

[@lindashelley3635]

Joyce Lint Things must have been different in America. I am English and was born in 1949, not long after the War. My Mum always told me that the doctor advised her to give up smoking when she was pregnant with me, so they must have realised even back then that smoking was bad at least for the health of the baby.

[@safepethaven]

@@ohmeowzer1 and some still do!!!

[@joeyrain1605]

The humor is so old

[@joeyrain1605]

Good tho

[@nowvoyagerNE]

So many of these I've got a secret show segments are awkward and fall flat.

[@LS-ei7xk]

Live TV in its early days; I find it refreshing.