To Tell the Truth - Polynesian dancer/football player; Youngest justice of the peace (Dec 17, 1957)

PANEL: Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner
CONTESTANT #1: William D. Hackett (Future climber of Mt. Everest)
CONTESTANT #2: Al Harrington (Samoan native, Polynesian dancer, & football player)
CONTESTANT #3: Pat Dwyer (Youngest justice of the peace in the U.S.)
Many thanks, as always, to epaddon for providing his copy of this episode.
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[@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220]

0:32: Announcer Bern Bennett: "And here, beginning our second year on the air..." It's those little things that make me smile, when a show acknowledges how long it has existed. Also, the show before this one (12/10/1957) was the first for program staffer Geraldine Toohey. I think she would stay in that position throughout the original run of _TTTT_ .

[@kenyongray2615]

The panel did not have the best of nights. Kitty Carlisle has a great laugh. You can hear her a lot in the background. Polly is gorgeous and so is Betsy Palmer in the next show. Little did the panelists know how long this show would run when it was celebrating its 2nd year. Thanks for the video.

[@edog1243]

I thought Al Harrington looked familiar so I googled him and found out he was on on of my favorite tv shows, Hawaii Five-O. He played Detective Ben Kokua. Sad to see that he died back in September of this year.

[@StephenBurrus4444]

That was how I recognized him.

[@bobzeller4379]

Exactly. He played at Stamford and had sons that played at BYU.

[@savethetpc6406]

I totally understand why John Daly never wanted to include performances/demonstrations by contestants on the CBS WML after seeing what a "3-ring circus" the syndicated WML became when it included such things. Somehow TTTT was able to pull it off in a classy way, though. I always love it when they have a special way of showing who the "real" contestant is! (14:57)

[@jonvater8424]

I agree with you on all counts though there was at least one time that a female gymnast was somehow situated with all the panel members' faces right at crotch level! LOL "Awkward!"

[@shirtless6934]

One has to admire the self-confidence of contestants willing to appear shirtless on a program like that.

[@wutdafeezy]

Pretty neat. Good find and thanks for sharing. Didn't know Al Harrington was Samoan.

[@rmelin13231]

Game 1 - Unauthorized mustache on #2 ruled him out. (Leave it to Kitty to vote for him because of his mustache). Game 2 - Loved the sword dance!

[@BesonXL]

Whenever I hear the title "Justice of the Peace" I think of the Lucky Luke comic 'Le Juge' about Roy Bean. :)

[@Bustingkokonuts]

alema harrington....this is awesome!

[@kennethwarner8186]

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[@scotth.9170]

I love this game. I got the first two, and I am shocked number 2 did not know the Supreme Court justices. I voted for number 3 on the third game. I practiced law for 25 years and always knew the makeup of the Supreme Court. I still do.

[@juangalt3496]

Seems like I remember Al Harrington on 'What's My Line?' as well.

[@savethetpc6406]

john galt And I thought I remembered seeing a very young, female justice-of-the-peace on WML too -- not sure if she was the same one, though. Time do some research! :)

[@savethetpc6406]

*Update:* I couldn't find any evidence on IMDb or TV.com that either Al Harrington or Pat Dwyer ever appeared on WML. Both their names popped up in a TV.com post related to the Oct. 12, 1958 episode of WML, but that was only because GSN once aired this episode of TTTT immediately after _that_ episode of WML, and therefore a synopsis of this TTTT episode was included in the program notes. www.tv.com/shows/whats-my-line/episode-436-96029/

[@erracht]

The three Pat Dwyers are pretty easy on the eyes.

[@bluray2012ify]

I love football!!

[@BesonXL]

Wow! Good one Bud! 10:20

[@henrygrove100]

Oh Bud Collyer please come back to life!

[@savethetpc6406]

Johan Bengtsson I would love to see Bennett Cerf and Bud Collyer go head-to-head in a "pun-off" contest! :)

[@BesonXL]

SaveThe TPC Bennett would have won with only one hand. :)

[@savethetpc6406]

Johan Bengtsson It's his mouth that counts when it comes to puns, and he only had one of those anyway! ;)

[@mikele5756]

I believe in later episodes of TTTT, they stopped allowing the contestants to answer questions in any language other than english.

[@scotth.9170]

I think Mike is right. That fell in the category of “demonstrations.”

[@9094nancyj]

Contestant #3 in the 3rd game played Gail Baldwin for many years on General Hospital

[@leannsherman6723]

I’m surprised that they allowed questions related to a foreign language. If I recall correctly, they did not allow that on what’s my line.

[@danem2215]

Al Harrington, of Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tubeman Emporium and Warehouse?

[@vegeboyx]

I wonder what were the ingredients of this Geritol liquide?

[@1928gerry]

multivitamins with iron; better than a carton of cigarettes.

[@allanshulstad1783]

Tautau Pa-a (Al Harrington's real name)

[@allanshulstad1783]

Tausau

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Man #1 in Game #1 Man #2 in Game #2 Lady #2 in Game #3

[@xjAlbert]

I propose a contest to name the LEAST CHARMING PANELIST. Is it Hy Gardner (#1) or Ralph Bellamy (#2). Please post your vote below.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

Peggy Cass.

[@Terry-tree]

Jack Paar

[@rayizard5687]

12:18 the answer is the Samoans! How do you claim to discover something where there are already people?!

[@loissimmons6558]

Eurocentricity

[@geraldkatz7986]

Discover for the rest of the world, sharing in the knowledge of the existence. Everything exists before someone makes a note of it.

[@irontribeissues9104]

That interview with the dancers was unbelievably offensive.

[@kikia6611]

It's pretty offensive when they have the Native Americans on as well. The question about who discovered Samoa.... I guess they were waiting on an answer that was the name of a European explorer. SMDH

[@geraldkatz7986]

I agree it was unbelievably offensive because it wasn't offensive at all. Choose to not think in hate.

[@awbelton]

Everyone was laughing. It's only offensive to the weak minds of today.

[@CoxJoxSox]

Pre-law student? lol - every degree is a pre-law degree

[@paulc.1639]

The good days