To Tell the Truth - Bette Davis; Alien abductee; "Hello, Dolly!" understudy (Dec 12, 1966)

PANEL: Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle
CONTESTANT #1: Barney Hill (Alien abductee)
CONTESTANT #2: Bonnie Schoen (Understudy on "Hello, Dolly!")
CONTESTANT #3: Bette Davis (Movie star)
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[@tangajTANG]

Betty Davis seemed like a very straightforward honest person, not pretentious. What you see is what you get.

[@christinebrument6851]

A very cruel woman from all accounts especially how she treated her adopted children

[@tangajTANG]

@@christinebrument6851 You are talking about Joan Crawford. Both women had issues, but I feel Joan took the cake.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Kaye Ballard never had the career she should have had. Season 1 of The Mothers in Law is one the great highpoints in sitcom history and should have ran, without any cast changes, well into the '70s. She performed in concert in Broward County Florida in the mid 80s at Broward Community College. She was enchanting. Sadly, less than 300 people were in attendance; I worked as an usher there and I remember I felt really bad that the house wasn't full but she still performed like it was a full house. God bless her!

[@withonelook1985]

but, she was a running gag on The Nanny in the 90s

[@williamanthony9090]

I got her autograph at a mall in Fairview Park, Ohio in 1972. I still have it.

[@do9138]

I loved The Mothers In Law.

[@mikeilamenk]

I agree, number 1 seemed more like Bette Davis, that “It’s none of your business” lol 😂 Bette liked that answer too. Oh I love her 💖

[@zyxw2024]

Do you not know who Kaye Ballard was? Her & Eve Arden had a tv sitcom together. Oh how I enjoyed that show. Soooo many decades ago.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Man #1 in Game #1 Lady #2 in Game #2 Lady #3 in Game #3 (Bette Davis)

[@feralbluee]

Bette Davis is a one-off. no one speaks or acts like she does. i wish they hadn’t shown behind the curtain. i don’t think i would’ve missed that voice. “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” my favorite 1940’s etc. actresses (among many) were Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, and Katharine Hepburn who were all strong women and incredible actresses. my favorite actors were Spencer Tracy (gods, he was good and gorgeous), Mickey Rooney (he was THE best Puck i’ve ever seen - and that 1935 film was the best Midsummer Night’s Dream ever, too!), and Cary Grant (he was great at comedy and drama - Arsenic and Old Lace was one of the best films ever) !! 🌼 🎭 🎥🎬

[@do9138]

I looked at a different site while I listened, so I didn't see who was who. I guessed correctly.

[@ericlarsen4050]

24:40: Plug for "Petticoat Junction" (Sitcom) and CBS News Special Report. By the way, how many of you watched Petticoat Junction?

[@gp10020]

bette davis sure is aging well!! she's looking great here!

[@withonelook1985]

Well then don't look up her appearances on the Tonight Show in the 80s. Its not good.

[@katesleuth1156]

@@withonelook1985 In the last 2 or 3 yrs of her life she aged rapidly. I think up to that point she looked great. I think she had a stroke which brought on the weight loss and aged her.

[@bryanstein9240]

@@katesleuth1156 Her daughter looks good for her age but is unfortunately a religious nut

[@floris.927]

“You left it on the rising inflection; I don’t know what to do with it.” Well ... welcome to the club!

[@ZenFox0]

Also good to see Tom Poston again. I enjoyed watching him as George Utley on Newhart (1982-1990) and Mr. Bickley on Mork & Mindy (1979-1981). Nanu, nanu.

[@jasonhurd4379]

He was also excellent in the 1963 horror spoof The Old Dark House, with the hilarious Joyce Grenfell.

[@ZenFox0]

@@jasonhurd4379 Thanks! That’s a great tip.

[@jasonhurd4379]

@@ZenFox0 😀

[@gracefelt1416]

he was married to suzanne pleshette

[@jacquelinebell6201]

I never knew Tom was on those shows. I've thusly enjoyed him just as he was in the 60s. Next time I see those shows I'll recognise him.

[@Hannah-cy9th]

“Its non of your business” lol

[@williamanthony9090]

Sorry, Bud, but I have to disqualify myself, seeing as I recognized the real Barney Hill.

[@voiceofreason7856]

Me too !!!!

[@1320trail]

Bette looked wonderful!

[@joswanell5792]

When Bette Davis # 1 answered the question as to what school her daughter rdd went to, "It's none of your business!!" I nearly fell off my chair laughing!!

[@desertbreeze69]

Kay Ballard is the only one that sounded like Bette.

[@195511SM]

I've never read the book, nor seen the film 'Communion'....( I think it starred Christopher Walken ).....but back in the late 80s or early 90s....I attended some sort of UFO convention. One of the workshops / seminars I went to, had something to do with 'alien autopsies'. I was standing near the back of the room....when the guy hosting the presentation announced that Whitley Strieber was in the room. The dude was standing right behind me....LOL

[@susantaulli730]

Whitley Streiber admitted his book was just a hoax.

[@Melissa-SC73]

I am very surprised Bette agreed to do this show.

[@secretagentviper8382]

Barney hill case!!! Alright yeah for Barney to stand up and tell the truth and face so much ridicule

[@joeambrose3260]

Why does she have to stand, they won't recognize her sitting ?

[@jacquelinebell6201]

Don't know how they couldn't recognise Bette Davis. I knew it from the moment the curtain opened. Also, I love Kaye Ballard. She was one of the ugly step sisters in the Cinderella musical with Julie Andrews! Fabulous character actress.

[@ZenFox0]

Aliens: We go to the trouble to make contact, and what do humans do? Use it as fodder for a game show. (aliens then shake heads in disbelief) 👽👽👽

[@bluray2012ify]

Congratulations on almost 3,500 subscribers!!

[@toddbonin6926]

This was fun!!!

[@Dakers11]

Kitty Carlisle was tipped off on Betty Davis being #3. That Lobster from the Clambake came from Maine was said by Patricia #2. Betty Davis pointed that out later, hinting a Fix. Even tho Orson gave a good performance for his reason to his pick #1 Kay Ballard, who's replies were convincingly Betty.. The Panel all Knew.

[@MrMalibu30]

Barney & Betty Hill, later starred in the Flintstones.........................

[@photo161]

Great fun...

[@feralbluee]

The movie starred James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons. i loved it. it was so interesting and you really believed them! of course who wouldn’t believe James Earl no matter what he says LOL :) as a mixed couple back then, it was probably very difficult. it sure was in 1967 and i lived in New York. it was pretty okay there, but weird out of the city. David went on to become a Principal of a public school in Jersey. mmm - weirdly, come to think about it, much later i became an early childhood teacher. :) 👩🏻‍🏫 🧑🏾‍🏫 🌷🌼😋

[@kevinrestoule]

I loved that movie too, but see that in the movie where Barney kept lying down with a washcloth over his face, telling Betty it was because he had chronic headaches, was apparently not true. 08:45 This plus his conversation with her about how he was concerned that strokes are hereditary in his family, then the way he died from a brain hemorrhage all fit together.

[@oksills]

With a green belt she could not defend herself against an angry 5 year old. It takes only a couple of weeks with only casual work.

[@pfflyer3381]

I like the guy with the book story..." we couldn't read it " and so, you gave it back ? It was in French?

[@no_handle_required]

Hilarious to watch how off base martial arts were back then.

[@secretagentviper8382]

Karate is two words lol

[@waldolydecker8118]

You can't say that! EVERYTHING was so much better and "classy" back then...that's the internet consensus you know, so get with the program, lol

[@davidfritz2957]

Thankfull,y this new "celebrity contestant" spot never caught on. To quote the great Tonto: "Suck-um."

[@PV-pu5iu]

Oh please, with the Bette Davis. Her voice was unmistakable.

[@TheDfarhie]

Loved Kaye.....and of course, Ms. Davis.

[@step3892]

Number 1 and 2 sound NOTHING like Bette Davis. I agree with Peggy Cass. I have no idea why the others would have a problem knowing this instantly.

[@adamcoates2890]

The audience gives it away cuz they keep laughing when number one speaks. They don't laugh when Bette talks.

[@patriciaschuster1371]

I remember Barney and Betty's story when it came out. We are not alone.

[@slade307]

Because of the movie, The UFO Incident, I messed up on Barney Hill. James Earl Jones played him in the movie and that ended up throwing me off.

[@williamanthony9090]

It's also interesting to note that after the television movie, the alien narrative suddenly took on the characteristics of the Hill's story. Before that, what few alien contact stories existed, told of tall, nordic looking, creatures. That really doesn't bode well for the flimsy evidence presented by the so called abductees.

[@RLucas3000]

me too! i would have sworn i had seen him and it was number two

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

​@@williamanthony9090Right. Sounds like government agents "abducting" citizens.

[@robertward8130]

Read the book. He and his wife abducted by alien- allegedly😄

[@susantaulli730]

Orson Bean just died recently, he was in his 90’s and hit by a car.

[@RLucas3000]

oh that’s awful! t remember he and his wife on Tattletales when i was a kid in the 70s.

[@kentetalman9008]

Orson was hit by two cars. The first knocked him down, then the second driver didn't see him and ran him over.

[@antonioacevedo5200]

Number 2 looks just like Tiger Woods.

[@thenicolajeann]

anyone not being able to recognize bette davis’s voice easiest game ever lmfao

[@kenbrown438]

Budinski is àlways laughing !!!!

[@ZenFox0]

Doesn’t Howard Johnson, #2, look a bit like Tiger Woods?

[@kenyongray2615]

Barney and Betty Hill. Did what they say happened, happen? The three Bonnies had pleasant features.

[@liwmld]

how bizarre. is this the twilight zone or what? lol. how could they not know what bette davis looked like? she was more famous than all of them put together, and i was a child in the 60s, when this was recorded, and even i knew who she was. i don't get it. and didn't tom poston say he was watching one of her films just the night before?! i'm really confused. oh... they couldn't see her? is that what it was? still, she has a VERY distinctive voice. pretty weird that they did not recognize her by her voice!

[@dennistucker9081]

beauty for ashes: This is a show business and production issue. I’ll try to use my acting workshop experience to explain. This would be a director’s decision to make. I don’t know who the director was but the thinking might have run along these lines: Of course the panel will recognize Bette Davis, but some in the audience, especially young people, might not. Also for production continuity, it will make sense to follow our usual procedure - viewers will appreciate it. And also, it is only right that a person of Miss Davis’ professional stature stand and be recognized. I hope this helps.

[@44032]

#1 and #2 gave excellent imitations of Bette Davis. #3 didn't have to.

[@karlabanks4908]

This was confusing. Barney Hill was married to another woman named Betty. Not Betty Davis.

[@bluray2012ify]

Funniest episode ever!!

[@poppacapps5573]

A black man in New Hampshire is kinda rare

[@georgeroundy8408]

Apparently where you reside stupidity isn’t rare.

[@robertward8130]

Exactly what intigued the aliens.😳

[@bryanspindle4455]

I don't know why they had a white guy on there. It was widely known that Betty and Barney Hill were a mixed race couple.

[@jaynerosajohansen4864]

Third game was fun

[@GirGir183]

Couldn't the genuine person each time intentionally give the wrong answer to a panelist's question in an effort to pretend that the genuine person is one of the other two.

[@judd1157]

Selinor578 The “real” contestant is sworn ToTell The Truth.

[@JayTemple]

@@judd1157 They even say so in the intro. I'd be curious to know if a central character ever broke the rule and had to forfeit their winnings.

[@siggylloyd3566]

@@JayTemple I think a lot of the time the genuine contestants say "I don't know" when in fact they do know; this is perhaps as close to fibbing as they get.

[@GirGir183]

That karate punch was the softest I've ever seen.

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Did she ever earn a black belt???

[@anonymoushard1025]

Yes. A 3rd Dan

[@bubgum00]

Barney and Betty were such liars.

[@animalntelligence3170]

I have read that Betty continued to appear at UFO conferences. The attendees were disposed to be sympathetic towards her but she apparently had gone off the deep end and she was booed off the stage or something. It was probably her only way to make money.

[@georgeroundy8408]

Opinions are like rectums. Everyone has one. And some use them in lieu of a personality.

[@robertward8130]

@@animalntelligence3170 So the aliens drove her nuts and people then turned on her. Doesn't sound fun.

[@lowbridge7070]

Her abduction made Betty a celebrity of sorts, especially within the UFO community. I just think her popularity went to her head and she tried to pass herself off as a UFO expert. I believe in the story of Betty and Barney Hill. But being abducted and just the once, it still didn't make her an authority on UFOs. All she could offer to others is the story of her abduction. When she tried to go beyond that, it was clear she had nothing to contribute.

[@waldolydecker8118]

It's all relative....if they said they declassified the aliens just by thinking about them, then you'd believe everything they said and then some.

[@haberlippschitz319]

a serious country then ....today Biden

[@feralbluee]

i’m really sorry, but are you nuts!? in the early ‘50’s we had the Korean War and McCarthy who saw communists under every rock in Hollywood and New York, who ruined careers and lives, and generally was only interested in himself and his power. in the ‘60’s we had assassinations, civil rights, and then the War in Nam. and today also includes Afganistan, ISIS, and tRump with his gang of followers. that’s pretty serious in another way from what you meant!! Biden may not be one of our great Presidents, but he’s calm, represents all the people, and has accomplished some pretty good stuff without huge bravado! it’s been a lot quieter, but things are getting done! so, i guess i disagree with you. but do stay safe - take care :) 🌷

[@georgeroundy8408]

You just have forgotten four years of the crybaby McDonalds president who thinks Vietnam POWs are losers, mocks the disabled, and had Twitter fights at 4 am with 16 year old girls because their intelligence intimidated him.

[@mikeq5807]

@@feralbluee Biden is a creep!

[@mikeq5807]

@@georgeroundy8408 George, stop listening to the fake news!

[@dougs7367]

Ahh yes a serious country then when women could be beaten by their husbands and had limited career choices, blacks could be lynched or banned from drinking from "white" water fountains or visiting "white" restaurants, gays had best stay in the closet for fear of being ostracized, fired from their jobs, or worse beaten to death.