Salvador Dali on "What's My Line?"

[@quetzahl8304]

"yes." -Salvador Dali

[@juancarlosmoreno6509]

Will Settle Salvador Dali Have you ever worked with Walt Disney?.

[@asopdkw]

''yes''

[@deifor]

Great comment for a great material. I just found this on YT and I´m liking it. It reminds me of a show I used to watch as a kid in Cuba. Who knows, perhaps "inspired" by this one.

[@clausol8260]

"ies"

[@roshko7115]

"no."

[@gjmob]

They were on a time limit, as the clock was melting.

[@moimeme6533]

4 ppl got this reference

[@impact0r]

Brilliant!

[@exoticnative]

good one

[@aadenscarlett9268]

Lol

[@louis2330]

Hahah

[@golden-63]

Dali wasn't bragging. He really did do everything.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Yes he did

[@booklover3959]

bingo

[@jazztom86]

@@booklover3959 to say it in his own words: "yes."

[@DrummerJacob]

Nobody said he was bragging.

[@enriquebarajas6758]

@@DrummerJacob Golden63 said so, but in a negative assertion, a manner that would be misleading into thinking that someone said he is bragging.

[@purplehelm8853]

"How much of an artist ARE you?..." Dali: "Yes"

[@Yorgos2007]

LOL 😃

[@iv4nGG]

Yes

[@Alinamunoz]

Many comments mention Dali as egotistical. He was known for his flair for the dramatic and constant need for attention. But nonetheless, he was indeed a painter, a sculptor, a fashion designer, an author, a filmmaker, artistic photographer, set designer, architectural designer and jewelry maker. He was just very creative and expressed it through many types of media. He understood the questions, he just kind of did everything!

[@RetroDeath]

This is the perfect answer. Most people complaining didn't really know to what extent his real talents went. Yes he boasted but with great merit.

[@RickvanVeldhuizen]

Innuendo Channel Et Picasso était communiste, Dalí non plus.

[@RickvanVeldhuizen]

Then the anecdote would be lost. It would translate as "Picasso is a communist, me neither" as once uttered by Dalí. Later became the inspiration for the Serge Gainsbourg song "Je t'aime...moi non plus." (I love you...neither do I)

[@Alecasand]

Innuendo Channel Really? I need to explain you what MJ did?

[@jadeshannon5583]

Nostalgic NZer'He certainly was.

[@10timesover42]

That “misleading man” line was genius

[@grantmalone]

It was!

[@user-fe8de2gu5v]

No celebrity guest today has the wits to make such clever replies, sadly.

[@vapoet]

@@user-fe8de2gu5v They have the wits but aren't allowed to use them, the jokes always needs to be lowest common denominator. One important thing to remember is that we no longer have celebrity artists. Outside of Banksy, no one has any real fame.

[@Walperion_Music]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[@deadfr0g]

Such good timing!! Honestly that woman must’ve been a riot.

[@MilikUrdap]

This was... Surreal.

[@garlandgarrison3739]

The Sentinel His memory still persists

[@povkilla]

Everything Dali did was surreal lol. That's just the nature of the man!

[@jadeshannon5583]

agreed

[@grassshadow1]

How is this not the top comment?

[@yepitsme6921]

*claps and points finger guns* I see what you did there

[@Terminator-ow5oe]

Salvador Dali is so legendary I didn't believe that there is actual footage of him, and I watched the video and still don't believe

[@TheBenNZ]

Yes

[@maxinemckenzie6076]

He even appeared in Adverts on T.V in the early '70's and was criticised for it.

[@Lucius1958]

@@maxinemckenzie6076 I dimly remember him in an ad for Alka-Seltzer, or was it Pepto-Bismol?

[@alqaadi9858]

@@Lucius1958 ‘remember him’ like when it was actually happeneding?!

[@Shushukabo]

I think he was a guest in Dick Cavett's show. Look it up, much funnier than this clip. He even brought a friend.

[@LovePotion_]

"Have you ever been to the Moon?" "Yhes"

[@vladeklemus4919]

In his mind, he was in other universes which we will never know

[@LovePotion_]

Vladek Ezra Completely agree with you. He dealt so much more than a common painter...

[@jadeshannon5583]

Bluelight Spike; I beleive he was astral travelling and u can go to the moon in your dreams if u want to.

[@loop5720]

@@jadeshannon5583 like lucid dreaming

[@syndicatefunktombeat3059]

collect🌔

[@TripleX205]

"This is not to say that It is not within the compass of his enjoyment to endulge in this particular endeavor." My my, how eloquent. You don't hear sentences like that anymore today.

[@jordimagius]

indulge

[@jadeshannon5583]

IT's up to the USA to get this show back on and I hope they do and it did cover Australia as well when it aired coz my mother used 2 watch it and I wasn't born at the time.

[@officergregorystevens5765]

>endulge u wot m80

[@AsifMehedi]

Trump comes pretty close though.

[@aspider3254]

What's wrong with shortening shit down?

[@bobon123]

You should have seen the episode with Leonardo Da Vinci. Are you a painter? A sculptor? A doctor? A scientist? A writer? An inventor? A cryptographer? A scientist? A poet? An urbanist? An anatomist? A musician? A botanist? Come on!

[@jackpresley4537]

Yes

[@mnbluestube]

up

[@smartalex995]

A militant? A engineer?

[@impact0r]

@@empnadajhhh9469 HE would not describe himself as "scientist" as that term was created in mid-19th century. Also, anatomist and doctor are rather redundant.

[@mikecimerian6913]

A MIC sycophant?

[@erickeane471]

Just listening to Arlene Francis, she was a smart person. She listened to everything and got the misleading, vague answers, and still understood.

[@Bartleby317]

Beautiful comment right here!

[@IoannisKazlaris]

Dali didn't troll in the least. Few people know the extent and variety of his accomplishments. And yes he was a leading man at least in the field of Surrealism.

[@lUnderdogl]

That was the joke, misleading realism.

[@user-eu3nd4hl6z]

"leading man" means movie star. He was in a few movies, but he wasn't known as a leading man like Leonardo DiCaprio or anything.

[@user-eu3nd4hl6z]

@@lUnderdogl That was not the joke. The joke is that Dali was being misleading when he answered affirmatively to the woman.

[@thefart]

He definitely was a leading man

[@MrSupdup]

@@thefart He was not a leading man in the regular understanding of the term. He was a man who lead his field, but he was not an A-lister male hollywood celebrity that was regularly cast to star and draw in larger crowds for blockbuster feature films.

[@ahmedsirour]

Are you a writer? Yes. Are you an athlete? Yes. Have you ever performed surgery? Yes. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, does it make a sound? Yes. Are you a tree? Yes.

[@dr.darwin8807]

yes

[@deepstarsix]

I would say under certain conditions that we would have to accept the possibility that our guest could be considered of a tree variety, but it isn't necessarily germane as to what we're trying to arrive at.

[@simonjeste]

deepstarsix YES!

[@darionhassertt2545]

I just cackled.

[@msmansilla]

They say his English was very good!?

[@KontaKentay]

Wow the way presenter used to talk with such eloquence and articulate manner.

[@petewaters5389]

YES

[@jadeshannon5583]

Stone TheCrows;Mr Daly had a great job!

[@ValentinDragan]

Yes

[@human-connections]

All of them in fact

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

That was the T.V. accent. You had to learn that back in the day. It was partially because the mic quality was very lackluster.

[@joemama.556]

just to make a note. living in spain and knowing english, spanish and french is something VERY remarkable for that time here in spain. many people say Dalí was simply a weirdo but let me tell you this dude's brain was on another whole league.

[@nrn312]

He was one of a fair number of Spanish artists who lived in Paris.

[@santividal9387]

@@nrn312 I actually think he didn't move out of the country because, unlike other Spanish painters of the time like Picasso, he was sympathetic to the Franco regime. Anyway, he could have moved around for other things, I don't know...

[@npe1]

Not forgetting that his native tongue was in fact Catalan.

[@iv4nGG]

Yes

[@melodyal3357]

100%!!!

[@desnicar]

Salvador Dali the original troll.

[@gustavhegandersen5720]

Yes! :D

[@yese3064]

jes

[@Mudkip971]

hjyes

[@jordanrioscreations]

I honestly don't think he was trying to mislead them, he was being honest, the things he's done I'm sure required athleticism and writing and have him as the leading man.

[@Dunnbar]

The way he even writes his signature is pretty athletic in my opinion.

[@ltravail]

Looking back on these old game shows from the 50s/60s/70s, it's remarkable how intelligent the hosts, panels, and many of the guests were. Even the humor displayed a high degree of intelligent wit and literacy.

[@depalans6740]

It's surreal

[@maydom04]

Yes, people certainly are in the midst of de-volution now...

[@Reg_The_Galah]

@@maydom04 I blame the education system.

[@Schtamper]

EXACTLY!

[@johnroberts1141]

People have gotten more stupid over time.

[@miloesalazar]

An artist consists of all that exists.

[@TheBeverly7]

YES!

[@wwanderlustt]

Indeed!

[@hetmanjz]

miloesalazar This has the ring of a famous aphorism, and yet I do believe you've coined it! (Correct me if I'm wrong.) It does, humorously enough though, remind me of the hypocritical avant-garde artist Paul Newman plays in the 1964 film "What a Way To Go" (satiric screenplay by Comden and Green), who proclaims to his girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine), "Money corrupts; art Erupts!" "Ohh, that's a beautiful saying," she replies admiringly. "It's immortal. I just made it up," says he.

[@jadeshannon5583]

An eccentric genius artist too.

[@8VacationLover]

Incredible and very true quote! I appreciate your mind!! 🙏💫

[@dadaevan]

Such smart and well spoken panelists... so refreshing!

[@zzrzz6199]

back when tv was kind of smart

[@thejoydivision8]

A past culture we will never see again.

[@iv4nGG]

Yes

[@mstelios4259]

I admire how people used to be very articulate back then.

[@xsarchitect]

Sad when you see where we are now

[@BorlockShaman]

Feels like watching Reviewbrah

[@HTSGOSU]

You don't like the "cash me outside girl" or "honey boo boo " ?

[@SD78]

Yes.

[@clarklarewjones]

Me too!

[@mattydigs]

They laughed when he said he was a writer. The fools. His writing was astonishing. Of course he was a writer, a brilliant writer at that.

[@kmanet4118]

Thanks to Federico García Lorca

[@jadeshannon5583]

I think they were laughing(not because he was a writer)but it just seemed their wasn't anything he couln't do and yes that is Dali!

[@failtolawl]

They were laughing because he did everything

[@larshammett]

Yup, actually he co-wrote “un chien andalou” with Luis Buñuel

[@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin]

He was misunderstood. It's hard enough to appreciate him now let alone then. They did recognize him immediately when they realized that he was primarily an artist also known for books and film production.

[@erictaylor5462]

Just don't give him your pocket watch. He melted mine.

[@Pantano63]

+Eric Taylor Small world.

[@erictaylor5462]

***** Of course not. He's the guy who made the weird painting with the melted watches.

[@scootscootriot1020]

+Eric Taylor "Persistence of Memory" is the weird painting that is being talked about.

[@tuxtommy69]

+Eric Taylor LOL! Mine, too! The man was a genius! No matter how surreal a painting could be, as a viewer you could imagine just "stepping into" the scene and everything was really normal & ordinary!

[@1324Potato]

haha le epic art humor hehehehe ebin reference to his most iconic piece hehe

[@Polyglot_English]

I would never in my life would have thought that i would enjoy a game show from the 50's. That's incredible!

[@Khunark]

It's a wonderful world out there.

[@renerpho]

Shows like "What's My Line?", "I've Got a Secret" and "To Tell the Truth" have never been surpassed. Some truly remarkable moments in those shows.

[@renerpho]

My favorite episode of the latter: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goemi4eqZr5_d5I

[@iv4nGG]

Yes

[@northridgefield]

I love how people addressed each other with respect and wit. And obviously what a pleasure to see Salvador Dali in such a situation :)

[@MubashirullahD]

And the way they created each other in the end, shaking hands with the gentleman and kissing the hands of the ladies.

[@frumious2946]

Absolute genius. If you like Dali and you are ever in St. Petersburg, Florida, go to the Dali Museum there. It is fantastic ... an unexpected revelation!

[@singernick1974]

If you want to see a true work of art, visit his home in Port lligat near Cadaques, or the Dali Museum in Figueras and also Gala Dali Castle in Pubol where you can find the elephant statues in the gardens.

[@Helen-kq5ts]

Dali Museum Monmatre, Paris is really worth a visit too :)

[@Richard87H]

One of my fave stops

[@rmel2843]

Ah, but let's not forget the Dali museum in Monterey, California as well ☝🏼

[@angelaliddell5585]

Go to Catalonia...visit his home, his museum....drink it all in.

[@phantoms07]

"There's nothing that this man doesn't do!" Yup, that sums him up quite well-a multi-talented individual.

[@zlinedavid]

The ironic thing is that while the constant "yes" answers were humorous and certainly in line with Dali's perception of himself, almost all was true. In addition to being a ridiculously talented artist, he was an accomplished sculptor, designed sets for ballets and films, designed a very limited run of cutlery, co-designed fashion with Christian Dior and at the time this was aired, true to his word, had published one fiction and two non-fiction works. The one exception that stands out is that none of his published works at the time were by Random House. He wasn't a leading man in the context of the question, but I'm sure that in Dali's mind, performing the daily role of Salvador Dali qualified. :)

[@ClifftonBeach]

+ZeppelinBigFan a film that provided the material for one of The Pixies' songs (Debaser) :) Not that anyone asked

[@jadeshannon5583]

Justin'Excellent line!

[@jasontuck-smith3896]

His autograph at the start was art in itself.

[@diyimprover6887]

Right? I wonder if anyone had the presence of mind to save that sign-in board? And if so, whom? And where is it now? And can I please have it?

[@jasontuck-smith3896]

DIY Improver You kno wat? I had that exact same thought! Sadly I suspect it was just thrown away. I too would love to have it! Apart from its sentimental value I'm sure it would be worth a lot of money now.

[@wmascolin]

@@jasontuck-smith3896 I remember reading he would pay for stuff by drawing and signing art on his bills, so surely they'd know its worth.

[@ianwest6679]

Yes

[@brogliman]

Yeaaaa performance art!

[@xtremenortherner]

Dali was answering truthfully when asked about being active in "sports"...,he was an avid soccer fan&player! Happy 111th Birthday Sal!!

[@uberyoutuber3892]

Funny how language evolves so quickly. It's a game show, but they're talking like they're at a fancy dinner party with the Queen. Edit: ....This whole "society has devolved" mess in the comments is just as pretentious as the high class accent in the clip.

[@bekedaniel2412]

You mean devolves...

[@mastermike666]

but they are at a fancy dinner party with someone- its fucking Dali heh

[@MrDeadSignal]

Most empires only last 250 years

[@SeanDuffy1986]

It's called the trans-atlantic dialect. Most people in broadcasting or in the upper class learned to speak this way. Average people didn't talk like that.

[@SeanDuffy1986]

@Tom Walsh you're right, not sure why I said dialect

[@PivotRush55]

"I don't do drugs, I am drugs" -Salvador Dali

[@jjjjx]

Yes

[@AAvfx]

*A legend on TV! That's a rare footage here!* 😲

[@PatTheRiot]

"Ehh ehno."

[@asgarion9938]

He died on 89, that's actually crazy cause people believe him to be like DaVinci type old

[@xfronwenzyoucamex]

It's so weird to think that Dali existed in the same time period as TV

[@jcsplash]

So glad for that!

[@brötzmannsax]

TV was invented in the 1930's and he died in 1989, that's a long history.

[@FREAKout59]

not really if you think surrealism was just a reaction to the rationalism that led to WW1

[@djomegaminus]

Want your mind really blown? Google Hieronymus Bosch a guy who was on the same level as Dali but better and way more weird but.....he was 500 years BEFORE Dali !!! The Garden of Earthly Delights is the best IMO.

[@brötzmannsax]

@@djomegaminus His artwork is beyond bizarre and some have been used for record covers.

[@chrisphoenix77]

"Where were you February 30th, 1965 Mr. Dali?" "Yes."

[@jadeshannon5583]

lol

[@jadeshannon5583]

lol

[@SamIsTheStig]

That's why it's funny...

[@avocadolfhirsehiedler742]

@Mike Fletcher Aaaand it was shot in the 50's

[@gardenofeels6872]

Apparently, in a time machine.

[@GallifreysMagician]

The questions they asked seemed ridiculously broad! Then, out of nowhere, "Are you characterized by your mustache? Are you Salvador Dali?"

[@tallgary5249]

Did you notice the large gap between her mask and the lower side of her nose on our right side? Perhaps she peaked?

[@tallgary5249]

Tall Gary "Her" being Arlene Dahl.

[@tallgary5249]

As of August 2014 she is still living, so one must say she has not yet "peaked." But I meant to say "peeked." I was surprised to see that Arlene Dahl is the mother of Lorenzo Lamas.Tall Gary

[@joannemarie5443]

I was thinking the same thing, out of nowhere she asked about a mustache?! She absoutely peeked!

[@susiegardener]

Tall Gary This was Arlene Francis, not Dahl. Esther Williams was the mother of Lorenzo Lamas.

[@hahhah42speedruns]

In case anyone was wondering, Dali did an illustrated (English) edition of Don Quixote with Random House in 1946-I believe that's the book referred to in this clip. The original edition currently seems to go for 200-300 dollars. There was reprint in 1979 that's in the mid $100 range.

[@eyeseefaeries]

Thank you! I was wondering about this published work. Now to scour used bookstores

[@nightspicer]

he also had published at least 2 books before 1950s "The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí" and "Hidden Faces"

[@AABB-zb6dv]

It's funny because Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, was once kidnapped and held hostage for 5 years in late 1500s, untill his family paid ransome, by a mediterranean pirate named Dali Mami, who may have been Salvador Dalis ancestor. He thought so anyway.

[@iv4nGG]

Yes

[@renerpho]

@@nightspicer Neither of those were published with Random House though.

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

Talk about a classy television program. They don't make them like this anymore.

[@aspider3254]

@Regina George why? Is it because it makes you feel higher class then you are?

[@WaldoFindsYo]

@@aspider3254 Damn, you took the words out of my mouth. There are certainly programs probably like this out there. It's just that the tastes of the people who watch TV now don't prefer some dude in a suit talking like he's giving a speech at the country club for every little instance.

[@aspider3254]

@@WaldoFindsYo but why is "talking fancy" better?

[@WaldoFindsYo]

@@aspider3254 idk what you mean

[@princesaruu6150]

Well this kind of programs looks more healthy. Not only vocabulary. Nobody is fighting or shouting. Nodoby is doing something stupid. Just healthy fun.

[@MrBurkistan]

The way they all speak is so eloquent and dignified, I wish more people spoke like this.

[@MubashirullahD]

Is it really that different?

[@bevwest7428]

YES!

[@IGetAround29]

This was probably one of the funniest epiisodes I've seen lol. Dali is just great.

[@jadeshannon5583]

It's very funny.Try viewing him interviewed on The Merv Griffin show,that's hilarious.

[@sufiblacksongkok]

This one of the most unexpected yet enjoyable find here on this platform, I was glued on the whole thing!

[@joaonunoasa]

"Are you a God?" "Yes."

[@jadeshannon5583]

Joao Sa'; lol

[@jadeshannon5583]

lol

[@mushroomhead3619]

Gozer: Then Liiiiiiiiive!

[@Wiggyam]

Max Stirner Moment

[@markchamplive1]

Some might call him a creator of worlds I suppose.

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.”― Leonardo da Vinci.

[@veroosh]

That was surreal

[@macporteiro]

lol I got that!

[@cynthiat6505]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@olaf5714]

Is this itself a piece of art? Yes it is

[@benjaminquintanilla1310]

Is this itself a piece of art? Yes. Fixed that for you.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Olaf De Laat'Indeed it is a work of art!

[@jadeshannon5583]

YES!

[@anhthiensaigon]

"are you a performer" - b*tch this whole broadcast is me performing right now u ask.

[@danwiberg3778]

He was being literal with every question.

[@Awesmazing]

Remember when interesting people were on tv, and that was interesting enough reason to watch it?

[@guyincognito7979]

No

[@DrQuadrivium]

KefkasLaugh ... Yes, then interesting people made tv. Now tv makes pseudo people.

[@S....]

Now, even with internet, it's getting harder and harder to find interesting thing to watch..

[@makaveli201071]

I feel sorry that you cant find anything interesting now.

[@S....]

@@makaveli201071 Unnecessarily - I've said it's getting harder, not that it's impossible. I also have a good amount of other interesting activities, beside "watching", so feel free to breathe a sigh of relief ;)

[@ViperRob]

Bring back this show! I think it could still work now, it's timeless.

[@wolf2109]

it still comes on tv

[@Scot913319]

Bring it back but have the panel be guessing internet handles.

[@AllenMQuinn]

It wouldn't work if they revived it. It would be so trashy and full of loser reality "stars"

[@scottgreenberg1596]

I t could absolutely work with the right comedians and newspeople

[@frenchnugget3275]

There's a French thing like this that still exists but on the radio

[@emile5921]

I love the english of that period!

[@6menonaplane]

Salvador Dali was the ultimate troll on that show!

[@jadeshannon5583]

Mariano Noriega'He was an eccentric genius!

[@alexno.335]

Yes.

[@Shendue]

He wasn't trolling. I mean, he was notoriously a troll, but he wasn't in that particular context. He was just answering honestly. He had a poliedrical talent. He painted, sculplted, wrote, directed movies...he did a number of things, in fact.

[@kinsmart7294]

@ Oh yeah, everyone at that time that wasnt allied to the communists were fascists. Even americans and George Orwell(and well known anarchist) were all labed as fascists by the reds.

[@kinsmart7294]

@ He lived in italy during the spanish civil war where he didnt chose a side, didnt hang out with mussolini.

[@marcvanderheijden9916]

This man truely was one of the most unique, talented and funny human beings of all time. I have a lot of respect for him as I’m an artist as well. Sadly he died one year before I was born. If he was still alive I would really like to meet him and talk about various kind of art.

[@johnjohnny6480]

Dali wrote Fifty Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship about how he conceptualized, his habits as an artist and philosophies. A great read with lots of notes, doodles and inspiration.

[@PianoVampire]

Not exactly making allowances for the fact that English isn't his first language, are they?

[@TTnoTT]

“no”

[@RoderickVI]

In fact it was his fourth

[@RoderickVI]

@BALBINO SOBREVIELA JIMÉNEZ And even then, he was Catalan, he didn't have the most fluent Castilian Spanish

[@rrn7689]

@@RoderickVI oh please...he spoke Spanish Castillian perfectly.

[@CrackSmonka]

@@RoderickVI It's a common foreign misconception to think catalonians don't speak spanish fluently, because the huge majority of them do as much as any other spaniard. But it's even worse to think Dali didn't speak fluent spanish because of being catalonian, because he was in fact very oppose to catalonian independentist movement and that's exactly the kind of thing which makes Dali a less valued artist by catalonian ultranationalists, which had to promote plain shitty artists like Miró or Tapiès instead as catalonian marketing tools. Shame on them, because Dali was and always will be the greatest catalonian painter. And boy did he liked to be spanish.

[@alexandercummins]

So this is where the original "yes" meme came from.

[@Retro_dave1]

Yes

[@brooxeyyy]

Yes

[@yoyo-ck6jb]

Yes

[@emilal]

No.

[@fl233d0m]

Yes

[@Trelawny333]

Com'on folks, he is incredibly charming, avant garde and unique! And he has done more than most!

[@joemarshall4226]

Dali's work is so good. It just jumps off the wall when you look at it. People didn't like his politics or his unapologetic commercialism. But his paintings are just wonderful. You don't have to be an art lover or a student of art or anything.....They are full of imagination and color, and craft.....

[@terrywestbrook-lienert2296]

The man was too cool for that show.

[@terrywestbrook-lienert2296]

+Neil Jo

[@terrywestbrook-lienert2296]

Neil Jo well his wife, Gala, signed him up for such ventures...money in them thar hills. And in the staid fifties, Dali and the Beats made for interesting cocktail conversation, so says my mom.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Yes,I agree.

[@rowancampbell1289]

I think the show was pretty cool lol

[@billnorthway5890]

Andre Breton and the other originators of Surrealism once had a big meeting with Dali, who they were all pissed off with, and said, "Dali, we're kicking you out of Surrealism..." to which Dali replied, "You can't kick me out of Surrealism -- I *AM* Surrealism!" I think Salvador Dali in the end will be the most well remembered of all Twentieth Century artists.

[@mattydigs]

+Bill Northway Imo, also the best.

[@betaboog]

why did they wanna kick him out

[@mattydigs]

Betaboog Basically, they didn't like his subject matter. Surrealism is a representation of the subconscious. Basically, if we're being honest here, there is some real freaky shit in people's subconscious. Dali was right. They weren't true surrealists because they wanted to censor and shy away from true explorations of the subconscious mind. Ultimately, they were the enemies of this kind of art despite helping to pioneer it and delving quite deep into it. One example is that he had anuses in some of his paintings. They brought this to his attention. So then he hid anuses in plain view in his paintings. He was the master troll. You see that when you read his words and thoughts, I recommend doing so. Some really hilarious shit in there.

[@pokemonfan1richo]

+Bill Northway Picasso tbh will probably go down in history as more famous.

[@mattydigs]

colbyricho That's all good but I believe that Dali was much more skilled than he. His level of detail is unparalleled. You really have to see it to believe it. Detail alone won't get you there, I realize but that's just 1 reason why I think he's the best. It nearly goes without saying that he's the most interesting artist I've ever heard of and that translated full-bore to his work. That's another reason. Basically, the public is only willing to go so far with art, that's why pioneers, legends, like Dali, will not be remembered as much. He went 'too far' and many people didn't 'get it'. Fear of the unknown and one's own self-imposed conditioning to the limited size of their box.

[@orcasem]

Everybody is so polite and well-spoken, was this broadcasted on a popular station back than? I wish we'dd get such refined entertainment on the teli today.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

And so articulate. The M.C. could explains things so quickly because he used the correct words, rather than stumbling around repeating swear words.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

And yes, there were only 3 stations then, all popular.

[@ChrisK529]

At the time this program began there were only 64 American cities with their own television stations; though most had only one, they could be affiliated with any of the then current 4 networks (DuMont, NBC, CBS, or ABC). What hurt the CBS network (which originally aired this show) was their advocating an industry-wide shift and restart of ALL American TV from the VHF band to the UHF band for their incompatible color TV system (it wouldn't work with the then current black and white system). Add to that the FCC putting an indefinite "freeze" on new television licenses that lasted until 1952 also didn't help matters. The number of CBS stations lagged behind the others for many years in the 1950's.

[@nauort23]

That would require a refined, polite and well-spoken audience. BWAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Never again!

[@verbindung]

"back than" "we'dd"

[@todddavis4274]

This is my absolute favorite show. I wish I could have lived during that time where personal strengths were recognized. Handwriting, wit, honesty and truthfulness seemed to matter. My grandfather: Johnny Shade Tramel was the example of what a man should be. When I watch this show, I wish he could have been a guest. He holds the record in DeKalb Co.,TN for the most goats born from one goat at once..5. I love this show and I miss my grandfather SO much. Long live "What's My Line."

[@ArtpaintingartistOrg]

Salvador Dali was living surrealism!

[@PaulDuggandalf]

"Is there something quite unusual about our guest?"

[@BrianBallardmasalaicno]

Multi-talented...

[@AnAdorableWombat]

This is true art in motion. When I was a kid, I thought this man was ancient

[@Adrian-wd4rn]

And to think, Dali only died in 89, That really isn't TOO long ago.

[@AnAdorableWombat]

@@Adrian-wd4rn I know! When I was little, I thought he died in like the 1800s lol.

[@ninjaguyYT]

You're thinking of Picasso.

[@arkhangelsk]

this is the greatest thing i've ever seen.

[@jadeshannon5583]

It's one of the greatest things I have ever seen too.Now I can;t stop watching Dali interviews because he's so funny.

[@gardemeister]

YES

[@esaedromicroflora1247]

For me the best thing is that he behaves so genuinely, like he is so deep into his character that has become the performance itself.

[@a_rapidly_deflating_mattress]

Is anyone else notice how much more articulate people were 60 years ago?

[@jadeshannon5583]

Tito Obaisi;Their r still people still around like that these days and even 60 years ago their were people that only spoke in slang.My mother told me this.

[@TheBenNZ]

Yes

[@crustycobs2669]

''The difference between me, and a mad man, is that I am not mad!'''

[@TheBenNZ]

Yes

[@drodrigues3451]

@@TheBenNZ Yes

[@nickmelucci]

One of the coolest human beings that has ever drawn breath!

[@someoneelse6934]

Drawn a breath literally and figuratively.

[@angelah6357]

Unbelievable. This man is a huge success and legend. How is there so many thumbs down!

[@Shaun-tz6qe]

This is hilarious. A renaissance man does everything after all. Comic strips, sports, writer, leading man. The first question was actually close to the final answer, but it was too vague to lock it down. Cool little glimpse into old school celebrity.

[@Guernicaman]

Salvador Dali was the original internet troll, DECADES before the internet!

[@Ozacostaj]

Not really.

[@memphoscorpio]

Guernicaman the pope’s ring was kissed in his hand.

[@purpled4864]

The Dadaists could really be considered the original shitposters lmao. Dalí and his surrealist contemporaries built on that

[@bhinderbinder]

....'Is there something unusual about our guest?' ha ha ha!!

[@jadeshannon5583]

excellent,one of the best comments on the show

[@jadeshannon5583]

I'll say!

[@AF-jx7hz]

The only time Dali rubs his chin is when she says that

[@highvelocity6529]

Almost everything is unusual about him !

[@G.GordonMidi]

"Hes a misleading man" lol. That was pretty quick

[@rickboyer6676]

"Is there something quite unusual about our guest?!".. haha! Thank you for posting!

[@jadeshannon5583]

lol

[@grecogrant2511]

I watch this episode a few times every year because it brings a smile to my face and I laugh with the audience . He is wonderful!

[@robertwest3826]

"Is there something quite unusual about our guest?" The correct answer would have been a resounding YES.

[@lemat8558]

"There isn't a thing this man doesn't do!" Dali, such a genius. Love his art.

[@mckennuhhhhhhhhh]

i really do admire the eloquence of the people on the show and how precisely they were able to speak. i've tried speaking somewhat like that around my friends, but they always put me down and tell me to "stop using big words" whenever i do.

[@baxtercol]

That depreciation is to their, and your, detriment. You please, continue your cultivation of all cultivated things. From a fellow wordsmith.

[@ToniGlick]

You need new friends.

[@mckennuhhhhhhhhh]

@@ToniGlick lol thankfully i did. one of my best friends and i actually have a little game between us where we say something and start listing synonyms to that word to test our vocabularies. things are a lot better now lol.

[@musikforkveld]

@@mckennuhhhhhhhhh congrats.

[@idrissstudio8943]

Time to get out of your comfort zone and get friends that appreciate you

[@mrcha1979]

an excellent piece of tv thats over 60 years old , no show these days will ever have such a charismatic or enigmatic guest like Salvador Dali.

[@primosuperfan1393]

Dalí was a truly hilarious.

[@jadeshannon5583]

I was cracking up laughing 4 3 days and nights after seeing all Dali's interviews and I'm not lying either.Now I can laugh but sleep really well.

[@jadeshannon5583]

primosuperfan1393; Yes he was and he wasn't even trying to be.

[@richardblayneamerican8149]

I've said it before, watching these 'Mystery Guest' clips: Just imagine the thrill of being on that panel, and shaking hands with some of the most legendary people who ever lived. Amazing.

[@tomjacobson9906]

"Do you have anything to do with sports or athletic endeavors?" In 1943 Dali painted "Cosmic Athletes". He did, of course, have something to do with athletic endeavors, and it is an insult to insist otherwise. He was very involved with athletic imagery even from an early age. Baseball players, swimmers, bullfighters, etc, etc....

[@Cigaromano1]

Would you be considered a writer? Dali: Yes ! Freaken genius !

[@scott2468]

It looks like such a strain for him to say the word no. He builds up his energy then his head wobbles and he releases this short sharp puff of air.

[@lildoc]

That was so refreshing to watch. Thank you for uploading.

[@carmioska]

I just love how elegant everything at this time seems , although a lot of it is probably more of an illusion than reality

[@jadeshannon5583]

Carmen Maria; I know what u mean however u can still buy clothes like this these days.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Carmen Maria;You can still buy clothes and jewellery in this fashion

[@davidwooderson803]

Many dark secrets are hidden in idealistic behavior.

[@erravi]

Not so much an illusion. At this time it was normal and expected for television to be respectable and for hosts to be eloquent. Nowadays, all you can expect is some millennial dressed ridiculously while screeching like a fool.

[@jakemoeller7850]

Dalí...one of my all-time favorite artists! Great to see him on WML.

[@kanealson5200]

0:09 The first 15 seconds. Holaka Ho-Lala. An logobung, blagabung blagabung batta fotakka!! Oo-oo-oo! Whuuuaaat??

[@jackyl7802]

Ooo OOOOOOOO ooo.

[@kanealson5200]

Someone needs to interpret this language.

[@vagabund5416]

Kane Alson it's Karawane by Hugo Ball, very famous dadaist poem

[@jadeshannon5583]

I don't think that was important

[@thediamonddog95]

That's Dada.

[@EvilTwin123]

Salvador Dali had a great personality! Never knew that. He's funny, charming and humble I hope to meet him one day.

[@SirenaDiosa]

All i can say is Amaziiiiiiiiiiiiiiing !!!!!

[@irwinblanc956]

@SirenaDiosa I confirm, good after 8 years but it's better than ever : )))

[@JObama.]

Wow this comment stood the test of time

[@bevwest7428]

YES!

[@tanjaridder8277]

That was actually surprisingly very entertaining to watch. I will probably check out a few more.

[@casienwhey]

The host was very well spoken - clearly an intelligent man.

[@benjaminrose7867]

I absolutely love this video. I feel it really demonstrates how we don't have to define ourselves by a single trait, and even though others perception of one might be narrow, it does not always incapsulate a whole person. Although Dali was indeed exceptional, theres no saying anyone couldn't indulge in, and even find success in many different fields

[@VendErre]

This is just... So... Humorous in the best of ways. What happened to these types of TV shows? I suppose I don't watch much TV, but dear God, man. This is GOLDEN entertainment. ESPECIALLY because it's Dali.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Vend Erre;Yes, I agree;The only possible situation to this problem is for USA to bring it back on tv.

[@MrHEC381991]

If they asked "Are you an alien?" I know what his answer would have been.

[@HelloThere-bj9rw]

Is this supposed to be funny?

[@Ayoobmarafie]

Do you think this is a motherfucking game or comedy show ? HA ?

[@ryanhunter226]

Ayoob Marafie "Yes"

[@jadeshannon5583]

No it isn't

[@JM-pz6bh]

Technically he was an alien because at that time in America, foreigners were known as aliens

[@FriendlyHugo]

I thoroughly enjoy this clip every time I watch it. :-) (I hadn't commented on it before though, since my last watching was before KZbin comments had any social ranking, so I never expected anyone I care about would ever see my comment. ;-)

[@show-off_clips]

after 14 years of waiting finally, youtube recommended it to me,

[@sitbone3]

The chalk board with his signature would probably sell for a few million dollars now. I saw him on the Steve Allen show once. He came out dressed as a bull fighter. Mr Allen asked him if he could create a piece of art right there on the stage. Mr. Dali took a stool, put a chair upside down on it, then hung his bullfighter hat on a leg of the chair. Mr. Allen asked him how much that would sell for. Mr. Dali said, $7,000. That was his fame.

[@miriampalsson3552]

Hahaha this is hilarious!! But its true. This man did everything, through his art!

[@SpencerBullock]

I love the wit of the 50s

[@sulcovka1222]

J'adore Salvador Dali et c'est un très beau spectacle. Je ne savais pas qu'il y avait une telle chose à l'époque. Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo. :-) Je n'ai jamais vu Salvador Dali en direct. C'était un gars vraiment sympa ! 🙂

[@bobzdar9442]

I don't know what I like most in watching Dali's TV interventions: His performance or the "charmed/panickness" of his hosts.

[@salvadorvizcarra769]

Salvador Dalí un genuino artista. Un ser humano extraordinario. La última entropía en el arte. El último original, cuando la palabra "original" tenía el valor de la expresividad sublime y no como ahora, en que vemos con tristeza que los artistas son efímeros y más bien producto de la mercadotecnia. Hasta siempre GENIO.