Nudist Camp Owner on "What's My Line?"

[@miraclay]

I'm so addicted to What's My Line. These shows are fun.

[@Theadambshapiro]

Arlene Francis was so brilliant! Before she even guessed, she came up with "Dorothy, I don't think you'd go"! GENIUS

[@robdonut66]

"I most certainly would not!"

[@briane173]

Dorothy's gasp and giggles were priceless.

[@icturner23]

@@briane173 Exactly - it was Dorothy who got it first. It just happened to be Arlene’s turn.

[@alanr4447a]

Bennett: "I'd go with her, I tell you that!" :)

[@harlow743]

@@alanr4447a bennet's a cool guy

[@geoffrobinson3390]

A great panel and brilliant show.

[@nickey66]

When Steve Allen looks puzzled by the audience laughing, I cannot stop laughing. RIP to all these wonderfully talented people, especially Dorothy.

[@dadaevan]

Dorothy was a BRILLIANT reporter. Gone too soon. Glad I discovered her on this show here on KZbin.

[@Rogermarch]

The book of her life and death is a must read.

[@nickey66]

@hoolydooly5072 I think there were 2 on WML during the course of the show. I laughed so hard at the episode with the lady who ran a nudist camp. They had a man who ran a nudist camp later but it's hardly ever shown

[@sreeser1979]

That gasp from Dorothy at 7:26 is too hysterical! Can't stop laughing!

[@OceanKingNY]

That is amazing that Dorothy had just returned from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1952. Elizabeth is still reigning, but poor Dorothy has been gone for 52 years.

[@davidrbecken]

It is funny to see the I Love Lucy episode where Lucy and Ethel try to get a glimpse of the queen, and realizing that the queen they are trying to spot is still ruling, while everyone connected to the show is long dead.

[@Sspiral1]

Wow. Thanks you both for the facts!

[@Imtahotep]

What did Dorothy Kilgallen have in common with Marilyn Monroe, Karin Kupcinet, Jayne Mansfield, Dr Mary Sherman, and Mary Pinchot Meyers?

[@zapkvr]

Amazing yes

[@zapkvr]

@@Imtahotep big boobs

[@dancepiglover]

I enjoy so much when Steve Allen ends up asking questions that crack up the audience like that. Then he just looks over at them, bewildered.

[@lastbreathsigh]

Yes, he has such an amazing poker face, and what you described seems to happen in just about every episode he's in. Some guest panellists either tried too hard to be funny or were too serious, but Steve Allen always managed to get the balance exactly right.

[@nelsontoondrawer7618]

Lol "would near sighted people benefit?" lmao

[@m.e.d.7997]

They say he was fed the questions generally....for the laughs. That was his job on the show to a large degree....to get laughs be funny.

[@MrPoupard]

"might I come to you for these services?" !!!!!

[@tuforu4]

@@susanb2015 watch usa men in THAILAND..

[@censusgary]

I love how polite everyone was on this show. It seems old-fashioned, but then, courtesy never goes out of style.

[@martinkent333]

HIGH HOUSING PRICES MAKE THE PUBLIC MORE TRANSIENT, SO CIVIC DUTY NEVER TOOK ROOT. SO FOLKS LOVE CIVIC NEGLIGENCE AND LOVE BITCHING ABOUT IT! AND POLITICAL ABUSE!!!

[@johnmc3862]

Indeed though there was a huge emphasis on correctness/courtesy on television when this was aired.

[@AndrewBlacker-t1d]

But it goes beyond courtesy. Nowadays, young people have little self esteem and eagerly lunge at the opportunity to be overt and therefore rude.

[@martinkent333]

So, therefore you are a Karen.@@AndrewBlacker-t1d

[@olenfersoi8887]

Sadly, for many in today's America, courtesy HAS gone out of style!

[@TheSportfane]

Just learned the other week about this show’s existence.. It’s an absolute pleasure to watch these episodes and this one is something of the funniest I have ever watched. Dorothy, Steve and Arlene are absolutely peaking here and the fact that it’s spontaneous makes the whole thing. And thank God for the audience. Wouldn’t have been close to as funny otherwise. A BIG thx to “What’s my line” for these treasures!

[@tgwnn]

I love how respectful and down-to-earth John Daly is. Some of the guests are "high class" and others perhaps less so. But everyone's job is basically equally worth of respect. He even intervened here to correct "nudist colony" to "nudist park".

[@markdenio5655]

Dorothy’s sidelong glance at the audience at 5:19 is wonderful. You can tell she’s thinking “Oh boy, I am gonna get it with this next question.” She asks it anyway!

[@michaelmiller1215]

Dorothy’s gasp was HILARIOUS! “Dorothy, I don’t think you’d go!”

[@RobJazzful]

Michael Miller HILARIOUS is RIGHT!!!

[@295g295]

8:00

[@malindawilliams6617]

Her gasp was funny & she was a really famous columnist back then who died under really mysterious circumstances.

[@potroastpig]

Lol I laughed out loud when Dorothy gasped - this was a great one!

[@davidthaler7018]

@William Richards Actually, I think she said "I certainly WOULDN'T!"

[@annfelder3576]

I love this episode. Steve Allen is so clueless, even when Dorothy figured it out. I always laugh every time I watch this.

[@inkyguy]

Marvelous episode and once again Dorothy got it! Her brilliance never ceases to impress me.

[@Sspiral1]

inkyguy ✨ INDEED!

[@freeguy77]

She also picked up that Jack Ruby was part of the cover-up after interviewing him in his jail cell. After, she exclaimed to the world she had "broken the case." She was killed shortly after, proving the insiders again shut-up a person (Nov. 8, 1965) who knew too much, and was a threat to their life of crime, huge money amounts, and murder.

[@gispel7058]

Always seemed to have been briefed before the show. Asked one question to the guest...then says..." Are you a pogo stick repairman?" Ding ding ding ding ding....right again Dorothy !

[@freeguy77]

@@gispel7058 Ridiculous nonsense! NOBODY was briefed before the show! Where do people get this garbage idea?

[@rlosangeleskings]

There were at least six instances through the whole series that I know of where someone had to disqualify themselves because they saw the special guest...

[@Eddie_Schantz]

Dorothy's reaction at 7:28 is the best I ever saw on this show. Even after Dorothy, Arlene and Bennet realized what she did, Steve still hadn't picked up on it.

[@luigivincenz3843]

I know! He's stumped.

[@exdemocrat9038]

Read the Reporter who knew too much.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Funny Steve didn't pick up on it because he was actually a highly intelligent person.

[@libertyann439]

Thanks for all the sweet words on Dorothy. Its so cute for Arlene to say "Dorothy I don't think you'd go!"

[@Misslt27]

I love Dorothy and Arlene's reactions! This is probably one of my favourite WML segments. I really like how it's lighthearted, I would have expected people in the 50s to be very prudish, but I'm pleased to see that this was just genuinely fun and surprising, rather than coming off as mocking or disrespectful to someone with a harmless "alternative" lifestyle.

[@garrymcdonald5456]

Well they did have nudist camps so at least some were pretty open.

[@censusgary]

People in the 50s weren’t as prudish as you might think. Of course, it varied. If this conversation had happened at a Presbyterian church meeting, it might have gone differently.

[@ntal5859]

Well we are here on earth because of our prudish parents doing horizontal nudist dancing... just remember that !

[@hd-xc2lz]

@@censusgary Agreed. What we see here is more a matter of behavioral protocol in public forums.

[@stickman1742]

People in the 50s weren't prudent, it was the media that was. These people on this show could not say pregnant so they would hesitate trying to find words they could say. Playboy was already a successful magazine, but some politicians were still trying to make it illegal. That's why things opened up so fast in the 60s because people finally were able to get the freedom they wanted.

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

this is sooo cute when Dorothy and Arlene get the idea what it is....

[@lowellhayenga8330]

A classic moment for sure! lol

[@the-chillian]

It was the audience reaction that gave it away!

[@jerrycaskey3007]

Miami miracle lay

[@gedias1]

And I'm thinking Steve Allen still hasn't clued in.

[@WolverinePete]

Yeah and Steve & Bennett are lost in the sauce. Lol

[@yes350yes]

the nudist colony is my fav all time whats my line.. the audience reaction to everything Steve Allen says is hillarious.

[@brigitkelly5317]

agreed, I have never laughed so much

[@yes350yes]

Ever so often I have to view this again and it brightens my day. Yes repairs zippers is good also.

[@fever_spike]

Love it when he says, "Thank you, and I wonder why..."

[@fuscinula]

I love his puzzled look when the audience laughs, as if to say: What's wrong with these people?

[@alfogel3298]

Zipper repair and Nudist my favorites

[@donaldoconner]

i love the reaction when she figures it out

[@rrp1996]

Love the audience's laughter!

[@johnhenryholiday4964]

This is when entertainment was REAL entertainment.... So sad that We don't have these quality programs today....

[@roxanaconception]

Agreed. But there’s utube

[@FrancesRobinson-yn2ks]

Funny -- I've been watching these shows tonight and laughing out loud -- and I suddenly got choked up and teary-eyed. I'm 75. I can remember this show. What has happened to us? Look at TV and movies today.

[@glennlrw]

At 7:28, the audience reaction was not that great yet. It was when Dorothy gasped that the audience lost it. Dorothy's investigative powers were world class, truly. She could pick up on so much that tipped off the other panelists.

[@harlow743]

That's why she was murdered

[@mattruzh8470]

Sometimes the others pretended they did not know.

[@SamIAm-kz4hg]

I just watched that part. Man was she ever with it.

[@mariahfan999]

I love that Dorothy wore a tiara and ball gown. You can tell she was still reeling from the coronation. She damn near curtsied.

[@44032]

mariahfan999 I got the impression she was the one who was crowned.

[@tejaswoman]

You noticed that, too! I wish we could see a color photo of the dress. It sounds just gorgeous, and imagine 14,000 pearls. I'm thinking probably seed pearls.

[@carolchurch3727]

@@tejaswoman I am very curious about what it looked like too

[@ameroux]

When the realization struck Dorothy, she jumped like her chair was on fire!

[@denisenoe3702]

She sure did!

[@charliebubbles9501]

How wonderfully polite and respectful all those appearing on TV were in those days.....a gone and forgotten world sadly.

[@ketura_v_art]

@socal rocks Yes, because it's more important to be a perfected fake in our society instead of being a real person who as flaws.

[@Lanelle_bella]

Well there's no one stopping you from doing the same. People follow by example, maybe someone will follow yours. 8)

[@ketura_v_art]

@@deanmartin6052 I know it's *has (it was autocorrected & I FAILED to catch it: my mistake as a human who HAS flaws of one's own) ... I am one who definitely appreciates the daily usage of manners, but as I age, I no longer have the patience nor appreciation for those who offer their "kindness" to your face in order to stab you in the back (it's NOT the same as being AUTHENTICALLY polite) ... In addition, please define the 'hood' talk of which you speak.

[@ketura_v_art]

@@deanmartin6052 OMG! For the glory of reading COMPREHENSION, please REREAD this thread (here's a hint: I was NOT addressing Charlie, the original poster, for I agreed with that sentiment wholeheartedly) ... And because of your lack of literary understanding, you are now GUILTY of which you accused me ... BRAVO!

[@ketura_v_art]

@@deanmartin6052 I appreciate your kindness & accept your apology ... and LIKEWISE, I extend an apology to you for I didn’t mean to come off as facetious.

[@manonmars2009]

The laughter of the audience is something we rarely ever hear anymore.

[@vb8428]

Especially in 2020

[@okreally325]

@@vb8428 a

[@stickman1742]

Absolutely nothing to laugh at lately.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

One of the absolute BEST of the lot~

[@johnnytheyoungmaestro]

I loved that they were having fun and cracking jokes at Mr. Allen's expense! This is such an awesome show, and I love seeing how much fun they have. 😁

[@sjinzaar]

The era of style... love just watching the elegance in fashion and culture

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

Racy TV for 1953! I loved Steve Allen's expressions trying to work out what the audience's reactions meant. Thanks much for the upload, roots66.

[@phtevlin]

Dorothy has the most pleasant, girlish smile.

[@lenwelch2195]

Pure comedy. Dorothy’s reaction is priceless

[@talastra]

This is my favorite episode. The questioning is so hilarious. The panel befuddlement at the audience laughter is completely adorable.

[@gabrieru1983]

Dorothy and Arlene's reactions were pure gold.....so funny!

[@garrettmeadows2273]

One of the most hilarious episodes loaded with double entendres.

[@lemorab1]

This guest is my very favorite one, followed by Peter Lomagistro, the guy who operated the skirt blowing machine at the amusement park in Far Rockaway. I love seeing Dorothy in her Coronation gown. I watched Queen Elizabeth's coronation in early June 1953, in grainy black and white, and I was absolutely thrilled. I was four years old. I think both these WML guests appeared in 1953

[@lalajane8748]

Dorothy's reaction when she realises ahah

[@dougr.2398]

Larissa Thomas yet she did not provide the answer!

[@Milesco]

Well, i think she kinda did!

[@shuboy05]

I've been watching a lot of clips from this show and that's a sound I never expected Dorothy to make.

[@jaredc304]

Doug R. She couldn't, it wasn't her turn.

[@califdad4]

I think if the audience had kept quiet they would never had guessed

[@ukrandr]

Truly a wonderful and hilarious episode. Steve Allen's inability to grasp just what was going on stole the show. BTW, no matter how many episodes of WML I watch, I can't help but marvel at Arlene Francis. The very definition of beauty, in every way.

[@kassidymiller3223]

I love Dorothy so much

[@richardkeith9123]

+Kasandria Millo . So do we.Richard & Jean

[@jaymesguy239]

+Kasandria Millo For me, it's Arelene all the way! ;)

[@kassidymiller3223]

***** A car crash in her fifth floor apartment?

[@freeguy77]

+Kasandria Millo That's the funniest line/response to KaptKan1.

[@windstorm1000]

yes she was fabulous

[@Sspiral1]

Omg, i can’t stop watching Lovely Dorothy’s reaction... She reacted to her own brilliance, She couldn’t believe She even think of it! ✨💞🌸

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

The Internet didn't yet exist, but there, she won it!

[@Sspiral1]

@@QuarrellaDeVil On point!✨👌🏼

[@tomtriffid]

Steve Allen's reaction is absolutely priceless.

[@Bronzebk]

Dorothy could be my Great Grand Mother, but as pictured back then with her intellect, grace & beauty, I can't help having a crush on her!

[@AIWboojum]

7:27 the best Dorothy Kilgallen moment in the entire history of the show.

[@markdenio5655]

Agree completely. I used to binge watch these then stopped for a while. Watching this one and hearing Dorothy’s gasp made me fall in love again. That Arlene got it just from the gasp shows the chemistry they had together.

[@davenorth8922]

Google the investigation into DK's untimely death. It will freak you completely out.

[@terencedove5047]

Be sure to watch DK in episodes with Groucho and Shelley Berman. They run a pretty close second and third to this moment...

[@briankreezan9500]

Have not seen all the What's My Line episodes but would have loved to have Bin back in those days. The morals back then just seemed more.

[@MovieJon]

Steve Allen (who as it happens isn't really a particular favorite of mine) was a GENIUS, who had great intelligence and instinct. He clearly was genuinely surprised at the audience's reaction to his questions and did NOT know the occupation. He just knew how to wend his way through the situation for best effect.

[@MajorSeventh]

"Dorothy, I don't think you'd go." Funny that Arlene didn't question whether Steve would go.

[@davidthaler7018]

Or Bennett Cerf...but he said he'd go.

[@wb6162]

Wow, Arlene and Dorothy were such classy, beautiful women. What a great time in this country.

[@pianoman551000]

I really miss the fabulous fifties!

[@dopesickdog]

it seemed so idyllic because people worked so hard to keep the country's morale up in the face of imminent nuclear war and rising racial tensions. it was a frightening time to be alive, according to all those old enough to remember.

[@TheXander360]

i love how Dorothy is the only one who offers her hand to people

[@ks4148]

Michael Reeves Exactly! She was a sweetheart. The contestant was feeling nervous and she did what she could to support her emotionally, while everyone else on the panel just sat there watching.

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

There were a couple of other things said, then, that if said today people would be rolling in the aisles about; but, back then, the talk didn't even get gasps from the audience.

[@marshallpagel7795]

Klbb,am,1220

[@gemoftheocean]

If you shake hands you might be able to tell if the person does hard manual labor or not. It's not just out of politeness.

[@jonchevalier9065]

At that time women did not shake hands. It is a male activity. To show that they are not armed.

[@ace942]

This show was entertaining in the audiences responses and the questions that the panel was asking trying to figure out who she was.

[@bradleykramer2967]

Can you imagine what the questioning would have been like if Groucho Marx was a panelist?

[@SonnyBubba]

He was a panelist once, and was never invited again. He made a mockery of the game while he was on the panel. The clip is on KZbin.

[@MsAppassionata]

I thought he was hilarious myself. What did they expect from one of the Marx Brothers? They were chaos incarnate.

[@nolancain8792]

Jeff T he was on twice. He’s the only person that made Daly go into uncontrollable hysteria.

[@jawjagrrl]

I just watched what happened when he was 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmfaqaWCn6-imK8

[@dunruden9720]

Say the magic word...!

[@MrCretemaniam]

I played base ball with his Steve Allen's son Billy . The parents took turns driving us to the ballfield . It was cool riding in the Bentley . He was a very nice man

[@brkitdwn]

My sister lived next to his office in Van Nuys in the 70s. Her back patio looked onto his small parking lot. When i was there, I remember seeing him arriving and parking. He drove a Cadillac Eldorado. I didn't think much of him then.

[@marpintado]

This is so precious at so many levels!! Intelligent terms with intelligent people.

[@golden-63]

Dorothy, I don't think you'd go!

[@jeannehall6546]

goldenthroat86 I'd go with her, I'll tell you that!

[@golden-63]

Jeanne Hall :)

[@sondragreen665]

goldenthroat86

[@MrAxholio]

She was really kinky - into swapping and stuff... wink wink, nudge nudge... know what I mean?

[@Theadambshapiro]

“I certainly wouldn’t!!”

[@paulinegail20]

I`m laughing out loud at Dorothy's reactions. Everytime! Everytime!

[@woody3590]

This show was one of the best shows ever and this one was handled extremely well...Wish we could go back in time! Dorthy I dont think youd go...lol..best ever!🤣

[@windowtrimmer8211]

This might be the funniest ten minutes in the history of television. Too good to be true. I always collapse when hearing the audience’s reaction to the reveal of her profession.

[@janetkizer5956]

And I love how Mrs. Reed wasn't offended by their laughter. She was laughing along with them.

[@michaeldishler9673]

this is one of the very funniest ever

[@Lindacherry63]

This is my all time favourite. I still get a laugh everytime I watch this.

[@LouDeVere]

I can remember these days and it's such a delight to be able to catch a glimpse again of courteous people beautifully attired and with such respect for each other. Great fun.

[@dcyphrz8532]

I love to hear Arlene speak.

[@leftyspade]

I watched this as a six-year-old, mesmerized. I look at these great clips and without a doubt, in my mind, the panel was totally prepped- Still great-

[@reportergirl900]

Dorothy is just so sweet

[@amandajstar]

Arlene is enchanting. And what's striking, as in all pre-1970s film and television, is the much greater refinement of accent that the performers had, usually without actually being British.

[@tommytruth7595]

And all were much better dressed.

[@freeguy77]

​@@tommytruth7595Except the ones who attended the contestant's nudist camp!

[@cancerbabe167]

I think it may be called the Mid-Atlantic accent

[@GeneRogers-di6cl]

It was called the “Mid Atlantic “ accent or form of speech.

[@BeatlesExaminer]

The best clip of this show I've ever seen.

[@janetkizer5956]

I just adore this episode. I never get tired of it. The audience reaction is priceless, and Mrs. Reed is such a good sport.

[@RogbodgeVideo]

Love the reaction from Mr Daly at 3:57 to the eyesight question!

[@siskokidd]

Excellent comedy! This is the 2nd WML? episode with Steve Allen where he literally walks right into the joke with his line of questioning. Considering how his talent and career developed into the cutting edge of TV comedy, he obviously had some sort of internal receptivity (2nd sense) to what would be funny. From watching, you have to wonder if he was tipped in advance, but then he would also have to have been an excellent actor to pull off the impression of not knowing in advance. I didn't detect any acting. That's just genuine raw talent on display.

[@sitarnut]

Along with massive intelligence....

[@htimsid]

Arlene is such a good laugh! Way ahead of her time in this and so many other episodes.

[@playinthedark3054]

One moment I love in this sequence is that after Arlene says, "Dorothy, I don't think you'd go," Kilgallen responds with "I certainly would not." However, the payoff, if you listen closely, occurs when Bennett Cerf, in response to Kilgallen, adds, "I'd go with her, I'll tell you that." Hilarious, if not a little "over the top."

[@jeffzest8393]

Par for the course with Bennet!

[@davidthaler7018]

@@jeffzest8393 Indeed…he’s a cringey ol’ lech.

[@notvalidcharacters]

Actually it's hard to tell whether she says "would" or "wouldn't" (but it's not "would not").

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

Disgusting comment from Bennett Cerf

[@bobdrew109]

888

[@golden-63]

7:22-7:35 One of classic What's My Line sequences of all time!

[@Phyziacom]

If this kind of TV programming exists today I will watch TV again. attractive and elegant humor I love it.

[@philippapay4352]

I watched these with my parents in my ill-spent youth and I do believe this is the episode that got the most consistent, sustained laughter from the audience, thus confusing the panelists.

[@echoecho3108]

It would be hard-pressed to beat the man at the amusement park, tagged as 'best contestant ever' on KZbin. However, this one is a very close 2nd.

[@philippapay4352]

@@echoecho3108 Oh, there are others that are just as funny or funnier than this, but I was merely talking about the level of sustained laughter from the audience and how it confused the panel when they had yet to catch on to her line of work.

[@echoecho3108]

@@philippapay4352 Ok. I got what you meant. 👍 However, catch the show I referred to, and I'll bet the 'Laugh-o-Meter' rates that one higher for laughs, sustained, and otherwise. Both episodes can bring on tears and belly laughs, but ... 😊

[@danieldekok6949]

@@echoecho3108 Or the mystery guest Rosalind Russell. She was a real hoot!

[@echoecho3108]

@@danieldekok6949 Oh? I missed that one, or I was too young to remember. My folks and grandfolks, always watched WML, way way back then, and I always watched with them. We all loved the show, and sometimes tried to guess along with the panel. I love Roz! Thanx for the heads-up! I'm gonna go look that one up now. 😊

[@knightwolf3511]

8:20 I thought that was interesting "A nudist colony is no longer polite, it's a nudist park resort"

[@nelsonricardo3729]

As if we must be polite about such people.

[@ida305]

@@nelsonricardo3729 Everyone deserves politeness. There's nothing wrong with what this woman did for a living.

[@DMichaelAtLarge]

@@nelsonricardo3729 Wow, you're not an asshole, are you!

[@AJR-zg2py]

Because the other group of people referred to as a "colony" were lepers... and that kind of colony was basically a place to dump off and ostracize people stricken with leprosy. While not ill-intentioned, there is a point in the correction made.

[@nelsonricardo3729]

@Singapore Pearl Who are you to question me?!

[@windstorm1000]

Steve's questions and the audience knowing laughter was timeless comedy--witty and risqué show! nothing on tv like this now--all reality and stupidity

[@Johnny7051MC]

I couldn't agree more!!! So true!!

[@georgimihailov4906]

Reality, stupidity or carefully rehearsed and trimmed for time (The new ''To Tell the Truth'') I guess they just don't respect people's intelligence.

[@billroberts7881]

"... nothing on tv like this now--all reality and stupidity" There is nothing even close to resembling reality when so many of those so-called "reality shows" are scripted like they are.

[@SonnyBubba]

And Steve has no idea just how deep he’s getting.. Priceless comedy.

[@IndependentBear]

Agreed, so I stopped watching American TV. I enjoy many quality shows available online from Australia, Canada and the U.K.

[@TheLordHighXcutioner]

Love Ms Kilgallen's smile.

[@jamieakagibby]

Omg, Miss Dorothy’s reaction at 7:27 cracks me up every time...

[@active6302]

She was strung out on pills.

[@briankreezan9500]

AC tive life was so much different back then because if that's what you see I think it's time for you to turn your self into R-H

[@thomaslombardo3401]

The audience never stops laughing and neither do I.

[@soulierinvestments]

Second clip from June 1953. The coronation of Elizabeth II took place on 2 June 1953. Stunning dress! Incidentally, this is why years later the panel started walking on stage, so the lady panelists could display their evening gowns. Gil Fates' "typical introduction" from his book "What's My Line" (1978) featured mention of the dress, though in a different written presentation. During coronation weeks, I believe both Kilgallen and Francis appeared on the British "What's My Line?"

[@pianoman551000]

This episode is definitely my all time favorite of "What's My Line"!!!

[@rainbyler9276]

7:26 best reaction from Dorthy.

[@rosemma34]

The audience is the star of this clip. Ingenius set up with the guest, and quick camera direction when Dorothy reacts!

[@freeguy77]

I've never seen Dorothy so animated and vocal after figuring it out on the occupation! Just one of those spontaneous reactions after she realized what it was!

[@Timotheus157]

Amazing how the girls guessed it first. So cute. Love it!

[@JuannyRum23]

cool watching these old shows

[@Feneter]

I think Steve Allen's first set of questions is one of the funniest moments of What's My Line.

[@gentillydanny]

Imagine being the woman introduced AFTER Dorothy modeled her gown! I'm sure she felt very much the "little brown wren""!

[@samuelgriffin9364]

Nudist Camp owner on What's My Line made the entire audience laugh and giggle

[@samuelgriffin9364]

Imagine Steve Dorothy Arlene Bennett and all the audience appeared without their clothes on especially on television that would be such a laugh but What's My Line was a classic game show back then

[@EllenMHelms]

I’m SO glad I found What’s My Line, I’ve also become addicted! Such good clean fun in a time of crass comedy.

[@MrChristian]

I think this might be the best WHAT's MY LINE ever!!!!!! Epic!!

[@pianoman551000]

Yes, Christian! I think the same ...anything to do with nudity in the 50's was considered to be very risque, to say the least!!

[@displayfireworks1]

Zelda Roth was born in New York City in 1908, the daughter of Herman and Phoebe (Schweitzer) Roth, both Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. She was married and divorced twice, to Walter Creutzmann (1903-1984) and Reed Suplee (1916-1986). She spent a lifetime as an activist in social nudism, as an advocate for LGBTQ rights, and as a researcher in psychic phenomena. With her then-husband Reed Suplee she owned and managed three nudist resorts including the Sunny Rest Resort near Palmerton, Pennsylvania (still in operation as of 2023). In June, 1953 she appeared as a "nudist camp" owner on the CBS-TV show "What's My Line?" under the pseudonym Yolande Reed. During the 1960s she appeared in several nudist movies including "Diary of a Nudist," 1961. Sunny Rest was featured in the August, 1963 issue of Playboy magazine, which included several black-and-white photos of Ms Suplee in the nude. (Contrary to some reports, the nude photos were not full frontal.) In 1965 Ms Suplee was hired to manage the operations of the Erickson Educational Foundation (EEF), a nonprofit organization controlled and funded by Reed Erickson, a transgender philanthropist. The EEF contributed millions of dollars to the early development of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) movement. In addition to philanthropy, the EEF functioned as an information and counseling resource for transsexuals, created a referral network of physicians and psychologists, published educational pamphlets for transsexuals and their families, and conducted outreach to medical professionals, clergy, law enforcement personnel and academics. Ms Suplee was the public face of EEF until it closed in 1977. Zelda Suplee died in Los Angeles in 1989, being 80 years of age

[@deealone5191]

I remember the Erickson Educational Foundation. It was located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I think at one point Ms. Suplee moved to Galveston, TX.

[@alanr4447a]

Love how the light suddenly goes on for Dorothy when Arlene is trying to complete her question that begins "Are the people that come to you dressed...", and Dorothy realizes the answer to the INcomplete question itself is "No!" Then Arlene and Bennett catch on....

[@larry930legend]

Very rip-roaring!! Imagine nearsighted Steve Allen at a nudist colony,the audience really laughed it up.

[@chazchillington7266]

larry930legend nudist park.

[@wandaperi]

He can see the pubic lice, though :P

[@r0kus]

This would be an entirely different game show if the audience remained silent. The panel gets more hints from audience reaction than the questions themselves.

[@raymondweaver8526]

This show could never be the same without an audience

[@dunruden9720]

Don't waste time. Write and tell them immediately!

[@RonJDuncan]

It was part of the entertainment factor. It was never meant to be a serious contest, but something fun for everybody involved. You can tell the panelists, the "contestants", and John Daly himself all enjoyed themselves and it was a nice break away from the humdrum of life.

[@libertyann439]

Wouldn't be fun without the audience. No energy for the panelists to feed off of.

[@lisalu910]

This is freaking FUNNY! It's hard to believe it's not a put on, but the reactions are real. Priceless.

[@slc2466]

I'm embare-assed to admit how many times I've watched this clip.

[@InnocentSmith831]

I've been watching quite a few of these episodes as of late. And I am beginning to detect something that may have been a lot harder when this was on TV only once a week. I am thinking that in certain instances, one panel member knows the occupation of the contestant. Steve Allen seems to always get on a roll asking the funniest questions and his dead pan straight humor makes it work. This was very similar to an episode where the contestant was a snake keeper at a zoo. He asked things like "could I wrap the thing you deal with around my neck?". These questions are too perfect and too funny to be a coincidence. But I still enjoy it. It is a great show.

[@oldfart4751]

Innocent Smith I'm sure they no the answers, too many leading questions for it to be a coincident. Obviously to make it more enjoyable and watch-able, which would keep the sponsors happy with the viewing figures.

[@anonyarena]

+oldfart4751 - I sincerely doubt they knew the answers. They would have to be the greatest actors in the world to "act" the expressions on their faces. No, what these panelists had in their favor, was a great deal of intelligence and intuitive skill, which was honed and increased as years went by and they got more and more adept at their questioning techniques. This skill, intuition, and cleverness is part of the reason I believe this program was the greatest game show that ever was.

[@tomitstube]

+Innocent Smith - the show was very adamant that no one knew the answers, what they did do was pick occupations that would generate the kind of response you see here.

[@ricarleite]

They did not know the answers for regular participants. The mystery guests were usually guessed pretty quickly either based on their voice, or the fact a certain actor was visiting NYC for some purpose and they knew about it. So usually in these situations they would stall a little bit and keep it going for a while.

[@emiliecohen1795]

Steve Allen was just so smart that he’d sometimes keep playing along after he’d figured it out. He savored the laughter, not the “win”.

[@nelsontoondrawer7618]

LMAO Iam dying of laughter! "would near sighted people benefit from your services." Amazing visual comedy!

[@Xavier-do6ty]

The innuendos were simply amazing. The people's reaction to everything was the best part of this though.

[@nanny287]

I love this classy, witty show and watch it whenever it appears on television. I am always saddened when I see the smart , talented, journalist, Dorothy Kilgallen, who was brutally murdered just as she was investigating the JFK Assassination and onto important information. The president was her friend and she was a tenacious journalist and people knew she had just discovered shocking information that she planned to publish. Even her husband who was in their NYC apartment when the murder occurred was silenced. Tragic loss.❤

[@briandavid6879]

We don't know that she was murdered. That is a conspiracy theory. She most likely had an accidental overdose.

[@333mrwill]

This show was so good.....why doesn't someone produce a version again???

[@sarakeith5480]

Sort of fun watching this show!!

[@raymondweaver8526]

A show that most likely be successful if it returned. One of few

[@TommyTia100]

Gotta love Dorothy. 14 thousand pearls? She deserved them all.