Stump the Stars (1963-Jul-08)

Guests Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, and William Talman (the cast of Perry Mason) vs. regulars Sebastian Cabot, Hans Conried, Beverly Garland, and Ross Martin.
Portions from this episode were released on the "Perry Mason 50th Anniversary Edition" DVD set, however it is presented here complete.

[@cbass2755]

I loved this show because of Raymond Burr. What a show....what a show.

[@bjmajor]

Wow, what a treat to see most of the Perry Mason cast here in this show. I thought I knew all the older game shows, but this was a first for me. I love how Perry's team wound up winning even though Raymond and William Hopper didn't have their quotes guessed!

[@CardsharpChris]

Love this era! Smart, glamorous and friendly people from TV Hollywood’s golden years. These were stars!

[@cowsongs]

Sharp, clever, fun-loving people. Just imagine 8 current Hollywood people trying to play this game. It would be an embarrassment.

[@karenb8990]

I agree about the people. However, I think it would rather depend on WHICH actors you had playing the game these days, don't you? They're not ALL idiots!

[@ShawnBen]

@@karenb8990 Few actors today are intelligent enough!

[@tonirose6776]

@@karenb8990 On the contrary, they're all intelligent, if they're good actors. Don't know why they have such a bad rep.

[@mckavitt13]

It is a recognised fact that people today’, stars included, at least in the US, have lost the ability to think on their feet, concentration span, memory, etc.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Recognized fact? In other words, you’re making it up. Please get off the nostalgia con.

[@jimrick6632]

BEING 81, I REMEMBER WHEN MEN AND WOMEN TOOK THE TIME TO DRESS "WELL" ON TV....

[@rezathenightfly]

And in everyday life as well.

[@leewhite-graham753]

And for travel!

[@brianarbenz1329]

All this nostalgia- folks, both Raymond Burr and William Tallman were forced to hide who they were. The anxiety both faced limited their lives. They were always one minute away from their careers being destroyed because of who they loved. Burr even had to falsify a story about a marriage to a woman. People dressing more formally doesn’t make that era better.

[@jefolson6989]

What a fun show! Sort of a classy "game night". Everyone is really good at playing.

[@HansDelbruck53]

I love that the Jesse White commercial was included. He's always been a favorite of mine. With an assist from Vito Scotti.

[@Diosprometheus]

Wow love the old plug for Ralston Purina "Chex" cereals with Jesse White now owned by General Mills.

[@ejseabury]

Yes. When they announced Chex was made by Ralston Purina, I was thinking of dog food. LoL

[@ronniemoon57]

DO WHAT I TELL YOU, MASON!!

[@Diosprometheus]

Beverly Garland was one only one of the opposition team to appear in an episode of Perry Mason.

[@BrianSmith-wh9bi]

What a classy show. Unlike the lowbrow junk on today. They should bring this show back (formal Wear required!!)

[@GypsyWolf7]

I agree! No class today with a very empty/hollow feeling.

[@cargo4441]

Perry Mason on hbo news show.

[@deonwhite201]

Thank you 🙏 for sharing

[@suzannebenz8928]

What a fun show.....BRING it BACK!

[@MightyMoCat]

Never seen this before. It was fun! Thx for posting. Ross Martin was great! Mason cast too. 😂👍

[@kevins.butler3402]

Mike Stokey was not only the series host/moderator..he was also the producer and creator of this TV game show(which was a variation of Charades)and began on local Southern,Cal. Tv in the early 1950's..under the title of"Pantomime Quiz".

[@bobthetvfan]

Mike and his friends played this game (which they called "The Game") when he was a student at UCLA. After World War II he was working at KTLA when some planned program fell through and he was given 36 hours to come up with a replacement. He called around, got some of his actor friends, and went on the air (this was in 1947). Roddy McDowall made a surprise visit to that first show and invited his friends to "come on down and play this game." Within hours, Lucille Ball, Jack Webb, and I-don't-know-who-else had called and asked to be on the show. Regardless of stature in Hollywood, everybody who appeared on the show seemed to be having such a good time that CBS saw its potential as a network show. Even though it usually aired as a summer series, it's nevertheless very much a part of the 1950s game show scene.

[@Kmac005]

I have the 50th Anniversary Edition DVD of Perry Mason and I remember Barbara Hale saying she had no memory of being on the show. And yet here she is. Looks like they all were having a ball.

[@tommyryan1311]

Such a pleasant fun show to watch.

[@findingnino]

I enjoyed this!!

[@susandonb58]

Raymond was so handsome.

[@paladinh.8594]

There’s a connection between Raymond Burr and Sebastian Cabot-both appeared in shows set in San Francisco (“Ironside” and “Checkmate,” respectively).

[@scottsmith7419]

Is there a problem between Ross Martin and Hans conreid?

[@zacheryalderton6466]

who is the announcer and game rules

[@jenhr57]

Perry Mason team won I think. Unless I'm wrong by 8 points

[@stephenpickells2003]

Ron, you're a cookie

[@schmenkspeedtyping218]

1000th viewer here

[@MyREDTAIL]

The Beautiful Barbara Hale Lived well into her mid 90's Bless her A Great Actress she was also may she RIP. She will be missed etc.

[@Mrmiami786]

Rest in peace perry mason and cast ross martin

[@pennygruber9462]

This was a treat to see the cast of the Perry Mason show having fun on another show. Thank you for sharing this.

[@janice.bennett8219]

I. Loved it

[@chrliebrggns6673]

Pure joy. Comrarderie. Smiles. A jewel & treasure that will never happen again. PURE gold.

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

Barbara and Beverly are so beautiful!

[@HansDelbruck53]

One of the best thing about the Perry Mason show was that the regular actors seemed to have a great time working with each other.

[@allisonpayne6882]

I love everything about this Era of television. #1. Men and women dressed so elegantly--every day! I just love to see the beautiful clothing. And Perry Mason is my favorite lawyer, too. William Hopper was HOT!!

[@MyREDTAIL]

What a Great Actor the late Ross Martin was in TV's Show of " THE WILD WILD WEST" He is also missed may he RIP He was very good at this Game also.

[@dttruman]

Yeah, I like all his disguises he wore and the characters he portrayed, they were so spot on!

[@amberola1b]

It's a shame more of these episodes don't exist. I really love this show and I don't mind watching the same episodes over and over again, they're very funny.

[@NEOpantos]

Quite Entertaining. Perry Mason cast was great and one of the many reasons the show stands the test of time ->.

[@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1]

Eight very talented actors!!! Great show!

[@tj921able]

Thank you for posting this, I loved it! The Perry Mason cast sure had great chemistry and their answers were hilarious! I liked seeing the other team too because I was also familiar with them too. Didn't Beverly later appear on My Three Sons?

[@Greathall75]

Yeah, Beverly Garland might be best remembered as Barbara Harper Douglas, the woman who married widower Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) in the latter years of the sitcom My Three Sons. She played that role from 1969 until the series concluded in 1972.

[@YOGI-yl4ff]

The clerk is Vito Scotti, was a wonderful character actor, an asset to any show (January 26, 1918-June 5, 1996) starting his career 1930'S and ending with his last screen performance in the comedy "Get Shorty" 1995. Ross Martim before "The Wild Wild West tv show which aired from 1965-1969. Beverly Garland owned the Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge by Universal Studios. After her death it was renamed "The Garland" after her in 2014. Because of KZbin we get to once again see the shows, films and actors we enjoyed as children. Happy viewing from Las Vegas, NV April 22, 2019

[@allenjones3130]

I remember Mr. Scotti as a police officer on Sally Field 's old sitcom "The Flying Nun".

[@MyREDTAIL]

Beverly Garland was such a Beautiful looking Actress, also Gone from the world much to young etc.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Actually, Beverly Garland was 82 when she died.

[@MyREDTAIL]

Commercial Jessie White who went on to become the " MAYTAG" Repairman Commercial etc.

[@dttruman]

That was a weird commercial.

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

Perry Mason cast vs. the stars of future TV shows--Ross Martin, The Wild, Wild West; Sebastian Cabot, Family Affair; Beverly Garland, My Three Sons and Hans Conried, The Danny Thomas Show (though that was on before this show).

[@ernesthendrickson7379]

Ross Martin was a genius. And a wonderful man. Lost entirely too soon. He is remembered fondly by all who knew him. A tragic loss to the world.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

He had a law degree.

[@MsDana-mo9fp]

Loved him on, " Wild Wild West".

[@HansDelbruck53]

@@MsDana-mo9fp Artemus Gordon, called Artie by James West.

[@sherrihinton8567]

What a beautiful cast.

[@ranhar1]

The announcer was Bill Baldwin, who was also on Beverly Hillbillies and in many films. Later he was President of AFTRA. At this time Ross Martin was well known for his role in Blake Edwards' thriller "Experiment in Terror" which featured Lee Remick, Glenn Ford and Stephanie Powers.

[@YOGI-yl4ff]

I was 16 when I saw that movie, he scared the heck out of me. Great movie. Wonderful cast. Las Vegas, NV April 22, 2019

[@Diosprometheus]

The climax was filmed at Candlestick Park during a nighttime gane with the Dodgers playing the Giants...Don Drysdale pitching, other players Wally Moon, John Roseboro, and Vin Scully announcing. The date on the ticket for the baseball game at Candlestick Park was August 18, 1961. The final score was Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

[@paladinh.8594]

Ross Martin was also known for his role on the series “Mr. Lucky.”

[@karenb8990]

My goodness! That was a hard game! But such fun! And these guys were all pretty good at it! Perry's team won because the others didn't get the last word right. They said "again", when it was 'hen".

[@ejseabury]

Corn, Rice and Wheat Chex used to taste good until they started putting corn syrup in them. I love how this show have well-dressed people and a beautiful, early 60s set. Ross Martin and Sebastian Cabot are icons.

[@anneroselli161]

I loved the game show and the perry mason show watch it in reruns rip to the cast witlove appiness and thanks anneh

[@jstasur]

After the taping everyone's off to The Windsor or Perino's for cocktails and a late supper.

[@ranhar1]

Or Chasen's...

[@leighleighdavid6839]

I want to go to that party!!

[@jewell92]

Those were the days!

[@mikedrown2721]

I turned 17 in 1963 and watched this show every week when possible. Thanks for showing this video 👍😊❤️

[@angelaballew995]

I love this classic show! I found out about it a couple months back because of this episode. The nostalgia and class are quite refreshing. I wish more of the different episodes' footage could have withstood the test of time.

[@samdunn2842]

Nice

[@MyREDTAIL]

I do not remember this tv Show at all looks good though.

[@tj921able]

Plus, I love the classic ads being left in as well.

[@corriecrazy]

That was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vickiross9299]

Very funny.

[@maureendibari2384]

I wish people were more like men and women in those days they showed class

[@brianarbenz1329]

Interesting you an so many others on this comment section are longing for a past time because of how much classier people were. William Tallman was arrested during that era for marijuana smoking at a sex party. He and others were nude at the time. I’ll bet that’s just the kind of behavior people complain about in today’s celebrities that these stars are citing as the opposite of.

[@maureendibari2384]

@@brianarbenz1329 it was never a perfect world but speaking about the average shows were family friendly and not like now

[@thomaswolf723]

This is how live TV was in the first 10-15 years of commercial television. The shows sometimes had to end quickly when thry ran out of time.

[@leewhite-graham753]

Great show, talented players, terrible clues!

[@gildaafonso989]

Obrigada🙏🙋‍♀️💖🇵🇹🍀🍒🦅

[@markschildberg1667]

Sadly we haven’t seen any version of Stump the Stars or Pantomime Quiz since 1970. Goodson-Todman did simpler games like Showoffs and Body Language, but these kind of games don’t get audiences, for some reason.

[@brianarbenz1329]

This would be an enjoyable, light video to watch if all these commenters would not drag it down by making political speeches pining for the supposedly better times because people are wearing formal wear on this set. Nothing is preventing any of you from dressing this way if you wish to. Meanwhile, realize that Raymond Burr and William Tallman had to hide who they were, living under cruel stress. Burr even had to make up a story about a wife who had died. Today he would be allowed to marry, and be publicly true to himself. That says a huge amount more than what people are wearing about whether then or now is better. Now, enjoy this show.

[@HansDelbruck53]

Beverly Garland was so charming, funny and sexy on this show. Having her and Barbara Hale on the same episode doubled the beauty and sex appeal.

[@paiddj3397]

I love it. I love Raymond Burr as well. I don't think they would get away with describing a Chinese person that way these days.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Excellent all around 👏 ...excellent commercial creation ...sells a "Boat Load" of cereal 😊

[@mlbrooks4066]

What snatched me as a teen was they all wore formal wear and looked so sharp.

[@chicojcf]

The big star Sebastian, of course!

[@altfactor]

"Stump The Stars" was originally known as "Pantomime Quiz", and ran off and on (but more on than off) for many years. Although this version ran only one season (1962-63) on network TV (CBS), episodes were produced for first run syndication in 1964 and again briefly in the early seventies.

[@altfactor]

When this version premiered in the fall of 1962, Pat Harrington (today best known as a co-star of the late 1970's sitcom "One Day At A Time") was host. But Mike Stokey (who produced this version and hosted the previous versions) became host after thirteen weeks, supposedly because CBS was very dissatisfied with Harrington as an emcee and wanted a change. Stokey apparently had no choice but to fire Harrington and return to the host's role.

[@mckavitt13]

Boy, was Barbara Hale, alias Della Street, smart as a tac!

[@stevearmstrong4561]

They are good..

[@alexissokal3033]

they're so hard😢

[@lynnlobliner3933]

I used to watch this back in the day and I never saw the one with the Perry Mason case/cast. I DO remember all of their cast - Ross, Sebastian, Beverly and Hans, and I also remember Robert Clary.

[@meherbabaisgod-lo8gd]

🥰🥰💗💗😍😍

[@jean6872]

Good to see the Perry Mason cast but what a dreadfully boring game show. It surely did not last more than a season.

[@amberola1b]

That first Chex commercial was really weird and rediculous

[@TerryComo2010]

Never seen any of these shows, terrific. This should be revived!

[@dttruman]

Was this a prime time show or did it run in the daytime? Daytime game shows would shoot like 5-7 episodes in like a 5 hour segments.

[@ranhar1]

I believe it was an evening show in syndication. It was made at KTLA in Hollywood, Sunset and Van Ness.

[@dttruman]

@@ranhar1 Do you think it was shot during their time off, from doing the Perry Mason series? I hope they got paid for this!

[@BrianSmith-wh9bi]

This show ran as a summer replacement between 1949 and 1970. It's main title was "pantomomie quiz"

[@mikedoran9851]

This show aired on the CBS network in primetime (Monday night at 10:30/9:30 Central) in 1962-63. Actually, Pantomime Quiz appeared on all the networks (and in syndication), in all day parts, for most of the Fifties and Sixties.

[@dttruman]

@@mikedoran9851 I guess Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale were picking up some extra money for this, unless it was part of their contract work for the CBS Network,

[@bobbycv64]

14:08 was the best and the show was fantastic

[@char524]

What an entertaining show!

[@junce723]

Hilarious 😂😆

[@kathleenmacellis7253]

What ever happened to Beverly Martin. ? She was lovely !

[@ronniemoon57]

It's Beverly GARLAND

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Was this live?

[@CHRnorton]

The format of this was a prerecorded-on-videotape program , with a live audience and a real musical band.

[@653j521]

It seems when they bring a whole team the challengers are more successful, particularly if they have practiced together.

[@carlrennhack8824]

The commercial at 14:02 is a reminder for people to support the right to arm bears!

[@tripjet999]

Great actors/actresses, but what a DUMB excuse for a game show!

[@garyfrancis6193]

I have never liked charades.

[@d.whitman7455]

Pre-integration. The audience, too. Make Gameshows Great Again!🤫

[@LibbyRal]

All the inappropriate comments - here we go with a BIG start - Sebastian Cabot's weight maligned - ethnic stereotypes - yet lets prattle on about how nice everyone looks in formal wear