To Tell the Truth - Dorothy Kilgallen on Panel (Mar 19, 1962) [W/ COMMERCIALS]

This episode of "To Tell the Truth" serves double duty: as a WML extra because it features Dorothy Kilgallen as a guest panelist, and as a teaser for the new channel I'm launching for the nighttime episodes of TTTT on Monday, June 1st, 2015. And this episode includes the original commercials!
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PANEL: Tom Poston, Dorothy Kilgallen, Johnny Carson, Dina Merrill
CONTESTANT #1: Theresa Stratas (Metropolitan opera star: en.wikipedia.or... )
CONTESTANT #2: JT Lyle (Policeman who moonlights as a hairdresser)
CONTESTANT #3: Mickey Thompson (Race car driver: en.wikipedia.or... )
NOTE: This video contains material from two sources in order to preserve as much as possible from the higher quality copy without the original commercials. Many thanks to epaddon for providing a copy of the show with the original commercials intact.
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[@donaldleroy6502]

I really appreciate you preserving these vintage shows AND the commercials as well

[@georgemartin1436]

I found the commercials to be very amusing...."have a cold? is it tough to breathe? Have a cool, refreshing SALEM cigarette!"

[@victorfergn]

I want to smoke now

[@iamintheburg]

You got me with Dorothy Kilgallen, and I'll be back.

[@Qermaq]

I want to end the next meeting I run with "Thanks for being with us, and pick up a carton of Salems on your way out, if you will."

[@JasonSmith-my7ug]

Hahahahaaaaaa!!! Me too!!

[@wally0916]

Jason Smith yyyyy

[@perryjohnson1801]

I love Dorothy's laugh. She seemed to be having fun.

[@hcombs0104]

Her laughter had a girlish quality.

[@doginstine]

just what a singer needs, a carton of smokes.

[@CESkootchy]

@ZoneFighter1 Salem giveth; Salem taketh away

[@michaelrube9881]

The Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis jr. were all Heavy smokers

[@kelloggs5473]

@Michael Rube The smoking singers you cite as examples could not sing very well in their later years. All of them eventually suffered as a result of smoking. In addition to losing their vibrato voices, they developed major trouble with breathing. Have you ever experienced that? It sucks.

[@janetcarlson31]

@@michaelrube9881 Yes, and Sammy died of throat cancer, Dean had emphysema, and Frank died from heart problems due to smoking!!

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

So glad we no longer have commercials for those cancer sticks...and there are no smokers on TV.....Wonder what happened to all those actors who did the ads on TV...I heard the Malboro Man died of lung cancer...

[@michaelsouza5086]

Just want to thank you for bringing back so many fine memories!

[@deedonnerramone4757]

Dorothy showing a little bust! I saw a taping of 'Newhart" in 1986 - my mother was an extra and we had lunch with the cast. I remember Tom Poston really digging into the grub. Great memories.

[@perspellman3022]

Dorothy Kilgallen wanted to tell the truth. It was lethal.

[@danbasta3677]

True, as she had it all figured out who killed Kennedy, and because of what she knew, she was eliminated.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

She was an alcoholic and drug addict who had been in rehab more than once. She died of an overdose, not killed for saying she would reveal the killer of JFK. She made that claim and 2 years went by and not a word out of her on the subject. If they were going to knock her off they would have done so 2 years before she died. I can't believe the amount of misinformation surrounding Kilgallen.

[@DavidEJacob]

You mean when Tom Posten asked her, “isn’t Budd Collier poised next to John Daley?” And Dorothy never even looked at him, kept her head down with a lethal look on her face?

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

How ironically funny is it that a tobacco company would be sponsoring a show called To Tell The Truth.?

[@mikehunt8997]

Yeah, since they lie about their products not causing cancer.

[@donnawoodford6641]

A tobacco that refreshes the taste(mouth)? How does that work?

[@milos.pavlovic]

I've written it yesterday in another comment abot Edward Bernays' recycled propaganda and how he used it's principles for marketing. It's in the documentary The Century Of The Self. You can find it on KZbin. Bernays also wrote a book titled Propaganda.

[@frankprovasek5394]

@@donnawoodford6641 Menthol

[@molliedash6126]

Fresh, cool air like Springtime. Note the last ad is for Dristan.

[@maxinefreeman8858]

I loved watching these shows with my aunt. When school was out I watched the night time shows. I believe that's why I love Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.

[@dianapodrovitz3067]

Wow. Dorothy Kilgallen and Mickey Thompson on the same program. Dorothy died in November 1965 .A death most people consider a homicide. 25 years later Mickey and his wife were brutally murdered. Each a legend in their respective trades.

[@earlyburd78]

"A Columbian Endeavor for the Discovery of Atlantis and all CHALLENGERS WILL BE DESTROYED".

[@skipeastport5529]

Where do you get the idea that “most” people consider Kigallen’s death a “homicide.”

[@joyceadair3003]

@@skipeastport5529 I looked over the research after I heard that somehow she was involved with the Kennedys and had something to do with her knowing about who really killed JFK.

[@vickimanager]

I am shocked to see that I watched this episode 11 months ago - but it does make me feel better now about not remembering the details. This is a very lively episode, made particularly fun by both Dorothy and Johnny Carson. Tom was as cute as ever, and of course, Dina is always so classy and elegant. The contestants and impostors are all very good here. Thanks as always TTTT curator!

[@WhatsMyLine]

Glad you enjoyed it, Vicki! I never remember the details of these shows after the fact. I'm sure I've seen the vast majority of TTTT episodes already from when GSN was rerunning them, but they all may as well be brand new to me at this point!

[@njhollywood]

Teresa was angry! "How dare you criticize my pronunciation!" She told them!

[@safepethaven]

she did mispronounce the head covering; it is 'mahn-tee-yah', not man-tilla

[@iamjustjudy]

They gave the opera star a carton of cigarettes!!!! OMG!!!!

[@bebek9309]

Maria Callas smokes i think i saw picture of her if i'm not mistaken

[@rr8960]

@Singapore Pearl If you sing incorrectly, there is a danger of getting nodules on your vocal chords. But You can't get cancer from singing.

[@frankpeck1448]

She sold them for lunch! Worth about $2.95, at 60s prices.

[@epaddon]

This is the point in TTTT history when Johnny Carson was a regular nighttime panelist for a few months and was still hosting the ABC daytime game show "Who Do You Trust?". He had already been named at this point as the next host of the Tonight Show (see his WML MG appearance of 2/11/62) but had to wait out the end of his ABC contract before he could start. "Who Do You Trust" had also at one time immediately followed the daytime version of "Beat The Clock", hosted by Bud Collyer on ABC (that show's run had ended in 1960).

[@ianbennett1491]

Well,that's a new one with me.Associating fresh air with breathing in a lungfull Of cigarette smoke.😂😂😂

[@jacquelinebell6201]

That always gets me too 😆.

[@ianbennett1491]

@@jacquelinebell6201 So funny. Giving an Opera singer 200 Cigarettes. How I long for those innocent carefree days.

[@jacquelinebell6201]

@@ianbennett1491 Can't imagine it would have helped her throat lol.

[@georgemartin1436]

I found the commercials to be very amusing...."have a cold? is it tough to breathe? Have a cool, refreshing SALEM cigarette!"

[@bst6791]

When you take a puff...it's SPRINGTIME! Lol

[@juangalt3496]

At about 15:10 Bud says something about parting hair and I think he says - parting the hair in the middle and wearing it in buns curled around your ears. Princess Leia's hair style mentioned 15 years before Star Wars. Mickey Thompson and his wife would be murdered in their driveway in 1988 - his business partner being responsible and convicted.

[@ellemathews9840]

That's so sad :"(

[@ironduke2000]

Mickey Thompson, the third guest here, was murdered along with his wife twenty-six years almost exactly after this broadcast, in a case that went unsolved until 2001.

[@rebeccagable9629]

Yes, I saw that documentary....

[@bettireagan]

Oh my god. You’re so right! Whaaaaa

[@ellemathews9840]

Did the man who killed them., I read in other comments his buisness partner , ever go to jail or did he pass on by then?

[@kristabrewer9363]

yea, so was Dorothy :(

[@ericjohnson9929]

@@ellemathews9840 he was sent to prison and he lost his appeal he still in jail today. His name was Mike Goodwin. He ordered the killing. He escaped the Caribbean

[@johnp4008]

Tom Poston's crack about John Daly went over like a stone shoe...he was looking for Dorothy to laugh or say *something* but she didn't flinch and there was dead silence. Kind of weird.

[@randysills4418]

Maybe Tom was trying to say something to get Dorothy to be less "scared"...

[@tomitstube]

john p "isn't bud poised next to john daly?" lol, dorothy didn't even look at him. poston would be a panelist on wml 3 months later, they seemed to be very cordial, and no mention of the crack. i wonder if it got back to daly. poston would come back a little over a year later and they seemed to have trouble looking at each other, (my impression) upon introduction, who knows, dorothy had a lot of drama around her with her wide ranging newspaper column.

[@johnp4008]

@@tomitstube Hmm, I'll have to look for those Poston episodes of WML. I love to hear those behind the scenes tidbits of the classic episodes.

[@Jasper7182009]

@@tomitstube ... it seemed to me that after Tom Poston said it, he did look toward her but Dorothy Kilgallen seemed to be focusing on the paperwork or whatever was in front of her. It just looked like Dorothy Kilgallen was concentrating and that she probably didn’t even hear the comment.

[@AllenMQuinn]

It was awkward but harmless. She just wasn't paying attention

[@MarcBrewer]

I thought Tom Poston's rat question was cute. It has meaning in both hairdressing & police work. I'd say more, but I gotta go inhale some springtime.

[@WhatsMyLine]

MarcBrewer How did you even find this video??? I haven't made it public yet.

[@MarcBrewer]

What's My Line? I thought that might be the case due to the low number of views. It's not the first screw up I've encountered on You Tube. I just scrolled through the playlist, past all the private and deleted stuff and voila, there it was.

[@WhatsMyLine]

MarcBrewer Ah, okay, I understand now. Thanks very much for explaining-- I know what to do to correct this now. I don't want to make this video public until I'm ready to launch the new channel for To Tell the Truth (I expect within the next week or two). You got a sneak peak. :)

[@soulierinvestments]

MarcBrewer Tom Poston was amazingly quick to come up with spontaneous witticisms. It's no wonder TTTT hung on to him for dear life.

[@lauriemashek5419]

I had no idea Tom Poston sang so well

[@wallacekenman2794]

When you take a puff- it's Springtime- gotta love those classic cigarette commercials .

[@randysills4418]

Twice during the peak of her operatic career, Theresa Stratas cancelled things and worked with Mother Theresa helping the sick adults and also specifically children who were dying of AIDS! What a wonderful lady!

[@skyedog24]

Rest in peace both Dorothy kilgallen and Mickey Thompson. Both murdered.

[@naftalibendavid]

The commercials are real eye-openers.

[@keepdancingmaria]

Johnny Carson and Tom Poston were also on this panel. Funny how so many people are only commenting on the beloved Dorothy Kilgallen (

[@himwhoisnottobenamed5427]

Neither Carson, nor Poston were killed by their government.

[@mhk3360]

smoking salem is like breathing in clean fresh air? Give me a break.

[@soulierinvestments]

mh K Like breathing in springtime in Industrial Beijing.

[@mhk3360]

Don't forget Detroit

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

mh K my mom smoked salem lights, if that's any better

[@bundeligafan]

mh K lol it's 1962 man

[@anthonyiacobello8969]

+mh K I remember a cigarette ad, "4 out of 5 doctors who smoke prefer the menthol in Kool"

[@gimmeafreeknusername]

Interesting book I'm listening to on Audible right now called the reporter that new too much the mysterious death of Dorothy . Just wanted to recommend it. She was a very prolific reporter and it made her mega rich in her day

[@nancyjensen6409]

It was a very good book. It is so obvious that someone killed her.

[@hcombs0104]

I have to mention how classy, elegant, and beautiful Dina Merrill is here. And always was.

[@Philippe1613]

Smoke refreshed! You gotta be kidding!

[@ellemathews9840]

It was the 60s... boo hoo

[@kristabrewer9363]

@@ellemathews9840 I guess that makes it ok then. Lol, ok

[@michaelmapes4119]

I figure you would have to be "smoking" something else to experience "Springtime Softness" !

[@donnawoodford6641]

😆

[@anselm4360]

😊😊😊😊

[@Bigwave2003]

Teresa Stratas is now 80. She was not only the youngest singer with the Metropolitan Opera but also its smallest at just 5 feet tall.

[@fromthesidelines]

At the time, the show was sponsored on alternate weeks by R.J. Reynolds [Salem], and American Home Products- on behalf of their various subsidiaries, including Whitehall Laboratories [Anacin, Dristan] and Boyle-Midway [Easy-Off, AerOwax, et. al.]. Stan Sawyer speaks for Salem......

[@JB---]

I guessed the correct policeman purely on looks. He had that bright good guy look.

[@SheilaB]

At 27:06 the hug the mother gave the girl was looped to male it last longer. It looked very odd, a gif before it's time? Also, what was up with the audience? They seemed to be laughing at nothing. High on all that fresh Salem air I guess.

[@maremacd]

I think in the first instance (7:12) they were laughing at how tiny Dorothy wrote her "1."

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

maremacd that tiny 1 was really cool

[@dennistucker9081]

I got the idea Johnny Carson was monkeying around off-camera, as someone on the panel mentioned him in reference to the laughing. Great show.

[@randysills4418]

By the way, a Dramatic Soprano is the biggest voiced of the Sopranos and has to sing over larger orchestration in the works of Wagner and a few other composers. A Mezzo is actually a Mezzo-Soprano who is lower than a soprano...and sometimes sings the even lower women's parts for Contraltos.

[@ceciliabates5906]

omg i was 1 month old too great to see those that my parents laughed at

[@hellokitty777able]

What a great panel!

[@lindapesnell5723]

❤️ Thank You ❤️

[@yvonnereuben2761]

A carton of Salem’s as a gift..,, wow! How far we’ve come.

[@nadiazahroon6573]

Mickey was sadly murdered along his wife in 1988. I remember the news and the sadness.

[@Musician-r5q]

I enjoy watching these old TV Shows from when I was a Baby, this one aired 6 days before my 1st Birthday. If you like Opera, listen to Patricia Janečková She is absolutely amazing! Nothing like making Dorothy feel a little awkward from the start, they should have told her the rules before the show.

[@jacquelinebell6201]

I was 1 and a half lol. I'm loving watching all these old shows. Such funny and classy performers!

[@vintagetvandexciting]

everytime bud colleyer is on...i be like "its superman!" :)

[@WienerVL]

Theresa Stratas was a big star at opera!

[@taylortippin1482]

22:20 “I don’t know what they’re laughing at…” that was hilarious.

[@Tiber234]

Lol Salem menthol fresh and flavourful with a dash of Spring time thrown in too, Aaah yes those halcyon days when everything was simple and life was better, Oh how little did we know then .....and even now

[@jacquelinebell6201]

Just recognised Johnny Carson! So young!

[@TheVerbalVolley]

Kitty was hired as a regular on TTTT for six weeks and then let go. It was then decided that her replacement was not sufficient, and Kitty was rehired for a position that she, on and off, held for the next five decades, thus becoming the face of the game show. Does anyone know who that lady was? Thanks in advance.

[@WhatsMyLine]

I think you may have gotten the history a little jumbled up here: Kitty didn't appear on TTTT until about three months after it started airing, but once she was hired, she was a permanent panelist. Her only absence from the CBS series after she was hired started in late 1961, as a direct result of her husband Moss Hart's death, at which point she was off the show for several months. Otherwise, Kitty was a fixture on TTTT since March 1957. The other woman panelist you may be thinking of is Hildy Parks, who appeared as a regular for the first few months before Kitty signed on. All these early shows are posted to the TTTT channel, which you can find here: kzbin.info/door/ZkBUfTQ_tmKAlUV_sQqrTQfeatured

[@TheVerbalVolley]

Actually, I knew that Kitty was not a regular when TTTT started. After they hired her, after doing the show for six weeks, she was invited by representatives from Goodson-Todman to lunch. She thought that they were going to congratulate her on the job she was doing. Instead, as Kitty herself stated in numerous interviews and even in her own autobiography, they fired her. After a few weeks, they realized that they made a mistake, and rehired her, and she came to really become synonymous with TTTT. I was her friend from 1996-2007, and visited her at her apartment on E 64th Street in NYC a few times, and we spoke either every week or every other week on the telephone. She was a kind, gracious, sweet, elegant, down to earth lady, and I miss her to this day...

[@WhatsMyLine]

Verbal Volley I'm delighted that you got to know Kitty Carlisle personally, but regardless. . . you're just not acknowledging what I'm relating as objectively true, easily verifiable facts here, regardless of whatever you remember Kitty having said about it or even what she wrote in her autobiography. Her first episode was 3/5/57, and she didn't miss a SINGLE EPISODE from that point on until over a year later. The episodes nearly all exist, and have been posted to my TTTT channel-- go look for yourself, don't take my word for it. I've never read her autobiography, so I don't know if she misreported the history as you've relayed here-- errors and exaggerations in show biz autobiographies aren't exactly unusual-- but I do know, as a fact, verifiably and beyond any question, that Kitty was on every single show without exception from her debut till over a year later. There's absolutely no possible truth to the story that she was fired after six weeks is even remotely accurate. If there was, explain how we have all these shows surviving today with her in every single one of them. No temporary absence, even for one week. Nothing. Sorry, but it's just not true. Maybe an interesting story, but simply not true.

[@karendeihimi4301]

Its crazy how they push cigarettes. Pick up a box on your way out!

[@geoffdearth8575]

Dristan. I had forgotten about that.

[@spleengrrrl]

When we got colds as kids, my great aunt used to heat up lemonade, drop a Dristan in it, and call it a day.

[@DestinationsChronicles]

Crazy how Salem seems so "wholesome" here. LOL

[@markcornish2519]

When you take a puff, it's springtime, 30 years later it's lung cancer time

[@brucemarsico6]

If I were an opera singer I'd smoke Salems.

[@williamsecor7745]

Love Dorothy - can't help noticing the irony of a cigarette company sponsoring an opera singer.

[@normans1799]

Mickey Thomson was on a dateline episode

[@Amcsae]

I'm amazed that they *expected* the hairdresser to know about Jaqueline Kennedy's hairdresser... is that such common knowledge?!? I'm a massage therapist, but if someone asked me who a celebrity's MT was as a way to prove I'm in the industry, that'd be ridiculous!

[@janetcarlson31]

Back then Jackie was to us like Princess Diane was to England, Jackie was constantly hounded by the paparazzi, and considered a true fashion icon!

[@tatyanabressani8798]

Dorothy 🌟

[@michaelrube9881]

Teresa stratas starred in the movie ' The Canadians' with Robert Ryan

[@danbasta3677]

She knew a little to much about who it was that polished off John F. Kennedy 22nd day of November, 1963. Because of her knowledge, she also was polished off from my reading of all of this.

[@rentslave]

They could never get away with killing her in today's media world,as she had no obvious health problems as did Breitbart.

[@TheChefLady4JC]

Tom Dockery , you're exactly right.

[@robertsprouse9282]

In the Dristan spot, the film was run back and forth while the lady hugged the little girl. Weird.

[@BurritoMassacre]

I got it right 👍🏼 I’m surprised Dorothy got it wrong.

[@s6y9l]

I knew the singer was #2. She was relaxed during the intro.

[@retrorex]

18:39 She just throws the dog down like it's a piece of garbage! Notice that? Hope the pooch was okay!

[@anderander5662]

How ironic Johnny Carson is on this show sponsored by Salem Cigarettes and died a cigarette related death

[@skipeastport5529]

More like karma. He was an abusive philandering creep.

[@garyshaffer1409]

Nothin' like Salem in the Springtime

[@LANCSKID]

I once stayed in a haunted guest house in Salem. It scared the bejeezus out of me .,,, wish I’d had some of those lovely ciggies to hand.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

“Salem air-softens every puff and brings in fresh air - “ That didn’t age well. “Softens and brings in fresh air.” Who thought up such a thing for cigarette sales? That sounds more like advertising for a laundry detergent than smoke from the fire end of a cigarette.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Teresa Stratas was soon to be too famous to have pulled this off!

[@community1949]

It's 1962 where it was still OK to smoke and push cigarettes off on the public.

[@yanikg-force]

A carton of cigarettes as a winning gift. Lol. How time has changed.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Yep. Now you spin the wheel for Bitcoin.

[@mikeq5807]

Funny, I don't associate fresh air with cigarettes.

[@mindseyeproductions8798]

Damn if your not wanting a long drag from a tasty Salem cigarette; your not from the 60's.

[@nextbarker2702]

Johnny Carson's not far from starting his 30yr stint with the Tonight Show.

[@TheNomadicview]

Am I imagining it or is there a blur on Dorothy's chest?

[@thermalreboot]

I'd rather sail 'em than smoke 'em.

[@amywhite9972]

Salem Cigarettes. Yeah breathe in that fresh air now cause you won't be able to breathe when you get older. Sorry.. Lmao.. 🙃

[@motorcycleman3470]

Mickey thompson was murdered in his driveway

[@geoffdearth8575]

Ah, the good old days when you could sell cancer sticks on TV.

[@jimmyallenjunior6139]

i guess they were allowed to speak or sing song lyrics so the show would not be required to pay royalties maybe?

[@AllenMQuinn]

Great episode. I'm a big fan of What's My Line, so seeing Dorothy on a different panel was awesome!!

[@ladyyuna2000]

Me too I love watching What's My Line

[@4seeableTV]

Rocking some cleavage no less. = P

[@robertromero8692]

@@4seeableTV Yeah, I was kind of surprised at how much there was.

[@gimmeafreeknusername]

And there's a book out called the reporter who knew too much. the mysterious death of Dorothy that I'm listening to on Audible right now. She sounds like an amazing lady and she was super rich

[@JasonSmith-my7ug]

Mr. Carson, CHARMING as usual! I miss you, Johnny (and Dorothy!). Two amazing, intelligent, and charming individuals! Thank you for posting this!

[@leslieackerman4189]

Teresa Stratas became a most admired soprano, especially at the MET. Lots of temperament.

[@kristabrewer9363]

Dorothy was such a refreshing addition to this show! (also, those commercials were BOGUS)!!

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

As of today, January 20, 2017, Teresa Stratas is 78 years old.

[@pickingwilddaisies945]

Susan Nunes That’s my birthday January 20th 97 thou

[@dancegxy7757]

And Mickey Thompson was murdered

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@dancegxy7757, wow..how? I just found out, nevermind. Hit job..it took them years, but they got the guy who commissioned it. Debts are onerous in more ways than one.

[@dbduke88]

Strong evidence DK was murdered, too.

[@xenafan234]

Gary Thanks So much, During the current times, these Old Todman/Goodson Shows are so Nice to escape to! A time when Class and decorum were the Fashion.

[@krystonjones]

A time when smokers were ill, old and knocking on heavens door at 60

[@georgemurphy2579]

Senza the cigarettes that is...

[@maikeru_riddle]

Got a cold, sinus congestion?? Then pick up a carton of Salems and breathe in that springtime fresh air! LoL Great episode though, thanks for sharing!

[@paulymac5513]

I thought that's where they were going at first, some doctor recommended cigarettes. lol

[@maryblushes71895]

Salems were menthol cigarettes and menthal, naturally, opened the airways ;-) If you are not familiar with menthol, think eucaliptos or a strong peppermint. Personally, I thought menthol cigarettes were disgusting, Cool was another brand of menthol cigarettes, just like Salems, disgusting menthol smoke. I smoked for 40 years and was chain smoking 4 packs a day when I quit cold turkey over 20 years ago. Hardest thing I ever did too. Let no one tell you it was not physically addicting because it absolutely was. First week I was pale as a sheet, breaking into cold sweats and vomiting with withdrawal.

[@IrishAnnie]

That’s hilarious!!!!

[@buddycowan6596]

I love these old shows. I watched them with my grandparents. This was when life was simpler.

[@waitwhat6882]

Agreed

[@mikeq5807]

Yeah, and generations to come will call the days we're now living in, the days when life was simpler, better. In the mid-1900's, simpler and better living was before them. Each era has its positives and negatives. For example, now there is overall less homophobia, but overall we have more young people who don't want to work. The bigotry was worse then, but the work ethic was much better than it is today. Just my personal observations.

[@pickingwilddaisies945]

“You’re all so good and this isn’t my Line” 😂 I love it I love her 😍

[@wschmrdr]

Wow, including commercials that haven't been allowed to the air since 1971.

[@johnnytoobad7785]

In one generation we went from "big tobacco" sponsors to "big pharma". Same as it ever was...

[@nancysanders2398]

Aquatic Ape Yes,the phrase" the more things change,the more they remain the same."

[@victorfergn]

I bet both types of companies are administrated by Black Rock.

[@patriceduval1722]

This woman Dorothy was a beautiful woman that was loved and admired.She is missed to this day.

[@JohnParks-zc1pn]

Dorothy was a whore. She had an extramarital child with Johhny Rey and paraded Rey as a mystery guest on WML.

[@djdon60]

Now, THAT, is some kind, of panel; this will be most enjoyable.

[@m.e.d.7997]

This game seemed right up Dorothy's alley.

[@stephenlagan8569]

Wow, Teresa Stratas wound up having a magnificent career, and is considered a legendary singer now. How fun to see her in this!!

[@Heartbeat214]

15:10 Did I just hear Bud Collyer talking about Princess Leia's hairdo (15 years before the rest of the world saw it)??

[@bendakstarkiller1270]

The Force was strong with him.

[@Amcsae]

Maybe George Lucas saw this episode and it gave him the idea!

[@ChadQuick270W]

Superb! Great seeing Dorothy on TTTT and also nice to have the original commercials intact as they originally aired. Thanks much for uploading this

[@soulierinvestments]

In this period, NBC announced that Johnny Carson would in October replace Jack Paar as the host of the NBC Tonight Show. He's was amusing on WML and very amusing here.

[@mckavitt13]

Amusing yes. But knows nothing about opera.

[@aileen694]

@@mckavitt13 The majority of people don't know about opera!

[@janetcarlson31]

I remember, when Johnny is asked how long he thinks he'll do the Tonight Show, he answers, "Oh, probably a couple of years." I think he did it 30 years.

[@joshuapeterson4900]

Happy 80th Birthday today, Teresa Stratas!! :)

[@magnificentfailure2390]

Dorothy and Mickey both died tragic deaths.

[@Dubyular]

Mickey?

[@debbiemcbride3422]

Mickey Thompson and his wife were murdered in 1988. He was 59 years old.

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

@@debbiemcbride3422 but what did he do to get him dead??

[@vickimanager]

I don't remember the cash prize being so large! Splitting $1000 among 3 was fairly big money over 50 years ago!

[@MICHGO1]

A LOT BETTER THAN THE CRUMMY $50 MAX. ON WML.

[@653j521]

About $2700 for each in today's money. $50 in the early 1950s on WML would be about $500, which is truly shocking inflation.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

Dorothy is good on "What's My Line?" but is out of place on a TTTT panel. They never caught on that the audience was laughing at the tiny "1" she wrote on her card with the first panel.

[@kelloggs5473]

We don’t know the audience was laughing at that. Dorothy plays the game just fine. If she had trouble transitioning from What’s My Line to other game shows, why did Goodson-Todman Productions book her on so many of them? In 1961, Dorothy appeared on Play Your Hunch as well as the daytime Password. Both were produced by Goodson-Todman.

[@4seeableTV]

@@kelloggs5473 They WERE laughing at her little number 1. it was cute. It doesn't mean they were laughing at HER. Relax.

[@kristabrewer9363]

besides, she wasn't the only one anyway to write a small number on the ballet (I remember when one of the panelists did it too, and it wasn't even THAT long ago)

[@Walterwhiterocks]

@@kristabrewer9363 The fact that she wasn't the only one to ever do that doesn't make it any less funny to tonight's audience. I agree with CrazyWedz above, it WAS cute. I even chuckled myself.