What's My Line? - Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson & Alan Arkin; William Shatner [panel] (Mar 14, 1965)

MYSTERY GUEST: Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, & Alan Arkin
PANEL: Arlene Francis, William Shatner, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
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[@karenheyou9946]

The origin of the term "piggy bank" goes back to the era (1800s or so) when people would save their household money in pots made of a cheap, orange clay called "pygg." The pots were called "pygg pots" and that evolved into the term "pygg banks." Later, people started making banks shaped like pigs, either as a deliberate pun, or because they did not know the origin of the term.

[@dcasper8514]

Good research, Karen..

[@rosemariemann1719]

Thank you, Karen, didn't know that !😊 Orange clay, called "pygg" How about that ?! Good research ! 😊🇬🇧⭐🐷😊🇬🇧

[@ronmackinnon9374]

That was a good question from Arlene, too bad she didn't get the real answer.

[@richatlarge462]

Wikipedia seems not to accept this explanation

[@karenheyou9946]

@@richatlarge462 That's interesting. If you Google "etymology of piggy bank" you will find several hundred sources that do agree with me.

[@perfumeaddict1204]

Alan Arkin, still going strong at 87. The Wallachs lived to the age of 92 and 98. And Shatner just went to space at the age of 90.

[@vickihshallenberger3644]

Shatner is still alive

[@DanieltheTruebadour]

Vicky is correct. The Good Capt'n is alive and kicking at 91 as of 12/30/2022.

[@becm1395]

You just extended shatners life!!!

[@jakeornot6306]

@@vickihshallenberger3644 Too funny. Perfume Addict wrote that Shatner "just went into space at the age of 90." Meaning, he went into space.

[@rapunzelz5520]

I Get it now. Into space, as in a space vehicle, not the eternal heavens.

[@JoeRussellProductions]

Anne Jackson. She will be dearly missed. We were so lucky to have had her light.

[@johnburnett3432]

The late Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink (D-Hawaii) was a legend. She served 24 years in the House of Representatives, and was the author of Title IX, which essentially gave women's sports life in the NCAA. I had the privilege of knowing her and admiring her for her brains, her toughness, her sense of justice and her willingness to be a public servant when a person as bright as she could make a lot more money practicing law.

[@Merrida100]

William Shatner makes a splendid panelist. He's terrific. He gives entertainment and a great deal of thought into his answers. I sure hope he makes additional appearances down the road.

[@boognish999]

He actually appears in a previous episode as a panelist if you check.

[@kennethlatham3133]

He sure does! He soon will star on a new TV series, "Star Trek", which will run for three glorious years, then, a buncha other TV shows. And some Star Trek movies. And commercials. Cameos here & there.

[@manidig]

And he was a mystery guest in the syndicated version of WML.

[@jamesfox2579]

I met him back in 1993 and he was a real Jerk and a total Egotistical A**hole!!🤬

[@edwardrasmussen3465]

And he was even the host of a short-lived game show in 2006, "Show Me the Money."

[@aileen694]

Wow, *Arlene was on fire tonite! *Alan Arkin is Very handsome! * *Anne Jackson is lovely, * Eli Wallach so funny! *William Shatner's many accomplishments include three seasons in Shakespearean productions at Ontario's prestigious Stratford Festival Theatre, before eventually gaining fame as "Captain James Kirk." I also really enjoyed him in the TV series "Boston Legal." Now, age 95, he's just completed an actual trip to outer space and back! Re Dorothy's dramatic appearance, yes, some of the old styles are wacky to us now. But remember, the panelists were probably hustled into the makeup chair, painted and primped by professionals, and pretty much were in their control! Sometimes, Arlene's eyebrows looked downright dangerous... That Huge hair and heavy eyelashes were totally unbecoming to Dorothy in particular. Thank God it wasn't permanent! In later episodes, I notice that the makeup, hairstyles and lighting became much nicer to see :))

[@grahamcombs4752]

Happened across this the week of June 21, 2022 when a statue of Congresswoman Mink was erected in Washington D.C. Yikes! Another coincidence. I met Anne Jackson in the editorial offices of Scribners in the mid-1980s. We were publishing her memoirs. Loved her husband -- Eli Wallach -- as Tuco in the Man with No Name movies.

[@trumancapote9097]

I watch a TON of these shows but this one really made me LOL. The funny voices that ELI WALLACH made cracked me up. Never thought of him as a funny man but he was one of the very last actors to ever work with MARILYN MONROE in the great movie THE MISFITS.

[@dcasper8514]

Gable's last. In fact he passed away during the making of "The Misfits".

[@kennethlatham3133]

@@dcasper8514 Montgomery Clift was just four lengths behind them in '66.

[@jonahansen]

Cerf gave it away even if he did disqualify himself for Mrs Mink.

[@danacoleman4007]

after watching quite a few of these shows, it would be interesting to know what Arlene Francis' IQ was. what a bright beautiful woman!

[@lynnemattos1716]

I just looked up Congresswoman Patsy Mink, because I wasn't familiar with her story. Turns out she will receive a posthumous Presidential Medal Of Freedom from President Obama on November 24, 2014. This episode is quite timely! Thanks for posting it!

[@WhatsMyLine]

Wow! That's amazing. Thanks so much for the information.

[@atronish]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patsy_Mink

[@preppysocks209]

Patsy Mink had it a lot easier than her predecessor first Congressman from Hawaii, Daniel Inouye, later a long serving senator. Inouye was also Asian-American and had been grievously wounded in WWII. When Inouye was elected, Sam Rayburn was still Speaker. When Inouye first introduced himself to Rayburn, Rayburn indicated that he already knew who Inouye was, which surprised Inouye. Inouye asked Rayburn why that was. To his great credit, when telling the story, Inouye made Rayburn look good. But in actuality, what Rayburn said was, "There aren't too many one-armed Japs in the House."

[@craigkdillon]

Such a simple concept for a charming entertaining show. Why isn't this and some of the classic shows of that time done now??

[@rmelin13231]

It would fail. Plain and simple. Viewers today expect glitz, big money, greed, foul language, noise, and above all, low intellect.

[@elsidodge4726]

I loved watching Alan Arkin dispose of the piece of chalk!

[@AaronHahnStudios]

Well said.. 19:07 well spotted.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Aha!! I wondered what he was doing. :)

[@dovbarleib3256]

This is notable because this What's My Line episode is at least 6 months before the first episode of Star Trek on NBC television. Shatner of course had other credits to his name by this time such as the famous Twilight Zone episode from 1963, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. .

[@qazwiz]

not to mention those westerns he and Nemoy did bit parts on

[@wyatt_kincaid]

Star Trek actually debuted in Sept. '66 so this WML episode was telecast 18 months before the first Star Trek episode.

[@rosemariemann1719]

I think his t.v.version of "Julius Caesar" (" economy version", sparse sets etc ) may have been before Star Trek..? And Shakespeare , at Stratford, in Canada, understudying Christopher Plummer.... And " Billy Budd"? With Basil Rathbone, who apparently stepped on stage and got his foot stuck in a bucket....😊 (for " Billy Budd", Bill's hair was bleached blonde). ⭐He was so funny on Craig Ferguson's late night chat show : You Tube have several visits available to enjoy. 😊🇬🇧💕🇺🇲⭐😊

[@craigkdillon]

Shatner was in the movie Judgement at Nuremburg with Spencer Tracy. It was about the Nuremburg trials of the Nazis after the war, when many were executed.

[@mikedoran9851]

This would have been just after Shatner had wrapped a short-lived series, For The People, in which he played a New York DA; he hadn't yet permanently moved to Hollywood. You know, some actors did things other than Star Trek in their careers ...

[@RikardPeterson]

Great speed run at the end! Nice to see them taking that "we have little time left" notice seriously.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

In the "did you know" department...Alan Arkin directed the original Broadway production of "The Sunshine Boys" before he was 30! It starred Jack Albertson as Willie Clark and Sam Levene as Al Lewis. Also, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, & Alan Arkin performed together in the play "Luv" which I don't remember but ran for 901 performances in the mid 60's.

[@legend9948]

Luv is why they're together on this show

[@kennethlatham3133]

@@legend9948 I know, I was scratching my head on that statement, too.

[@DocShriniwas]

Reference : Household items such as plates and pots were made from an affordable clay called 'pygg'. Therefore, whenever people had a few extra coins, they would simply drop it into their clay jars which they referred to as a 'pygg' bank or pot. ... Over the next few hundred years people slowly forgot that 'pygg' referred to the clay.

[@iammrmat]

I'm surprised that Bennett Cerf didn't make the observation on the last contestant that he was the first Mr. X (Mr. Rex) that gave them his full name.

[@rmelin13231]

Good point !

[@bigoldinosaur]

Captain James Tiberius Kirk is back on WML!!!

[@maydom04]

Shat isn’t too good at game shows! His best part was intro of Francis.

[@VahanNisanian]

Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson were married for over 65 years. That was a very long marriage by Hollywood standards. If there were any longer Hollywood marriages, I'd like to hear it.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

I thought Eli Wallach would go on forever, but he left us last June 24th at the age of 98!

[@cocodakilla]

not just THAT. He didn't trade her in for someone younger like a lot of Hollywood pigs have done. These same men have had long marriages also but they don't make them good guys. they keep the new woman nice and the new woman will stay for their money and rich life. Men like eli and Jeff Bridges for example have stuck to one woman. even Martin Scorsese who's married five times has stuck to women his age. Not excusing himself for a newer model. Those are the type of men we should look up to. they're wonderful.

[@Atheneastro]

+Joe Postove Even so, it was of natural causes. He was something else.

[@patmctallica3522]

...for any standards"; miss them

[@graperonto]

You beat me to it... I had the same thought. I can't think of any longer than that in show business.

[@lennypearl]

It's so interesting to see when Arlene or Dorothy stands and the other doesn't. In this episode Arlene stands for the Hawaiian congresswoman but Dorothy doesn't. But I've seen other episodes when Dorothy stands for a contestant and Arlene doesn't.

[@glennfromthebronx]

.....grest to see Rep. PAtsy Mink as the first guest.

[@davidsanderson5918]

I can see a bit of Tuco from 'The Good The Bad & The Ugly' in Eli's saunter over to the panel. :)

[@soulierinvestments]

Starting in 1946, Wallach appeared in about 15 or so Broadway plays. "Luv" was one of his hits. He worked on Broadway clear into the 2000s. Arkin, of course, when he was a mature actor won an Oscar for best supporting actor.

[@jmccracken1963]

Arkin's Oscar was for his performance in the otherwise disgusting and exploitative film "Little Miss Sunshine." (Yes, I did see the film - all the way through - and yes, that is what I found it to be.)

[@Noone58319]

…but, oh! Wasn’t Arkin perfect as the Russian sub captain in “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming”?

[@sherenay3109]

Arlene asked a good question concerning the piggy bank. I was hoping John would give a better answer.

[@ReneeDeborah]

William Shatner...So handsome back in the day.

[@poetcomic1]

+ReneeDeborah And SO full of himself always.

[@ReneeDeborah]

poetcomic1 LOL....Indeed!

[@Gracebeliever077]

And perhaps just a bit too "friendly" to Arlene, considering his opening remarks regarding her.

[@castinmeadows6956]

@@poetcomic1 ahahahaha!!

[@davidsanderson5918]

poetcomic1 Yep I love the original series of Star Trek but you can see how he must've got on the nerves of the rest of the cast. And he certainly did with the exception perhaos of Nimoy.

[@jamesgivens6127]

B Cerf is so classy. Wish there were more like him.

[@wilkiecoco]

Arlene is soooo smart!

[@VahanNisanian]

A year later, Eli Wallach would play Tuco the Mexican Bandit in one of the greatest Italian epics ever made: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". And the best part was that he didn't need to be dubbed by a cheap impersonator. Wallach dubbed himself, as did Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Clef. Wallach could do a great Spanish accent. Italian productions many years ago were filmed without any sound recorded during filming.

[@wishmaster7438]

It is called looping when actors must redo their voices because of background noises or no sound recorded on a set or location. It is called dubbing when they do it in another language such as foreign language into English.

[@Atheneastro]

+Vahan Nisanian I am such a fan.

[@Atheneastro]

Happy 100th and RIP, dearest Eli. All the best for the future to Anne and the children.

[@dcasper8514]

Another great movie with Eli in it.

[@dcasper8514]

I thought the movie Misfits was made in 1960 ?

[@neilmidkiff]

Arlene is at the top of her form tonight! And yet... 5:20 "Do you spend a lot of time in the United States?" Hawaii had been a state for five and a half years and had been a U.S. territory since 1898.

[@darshanr2369]

She misspoke. 🙄

[@philippapay4352]

@@darshanr2369 She did, indeed, merely misspeak. WML had had both the governors of the territories of Alaska and Hawaii on right before they became states and she was a huge proponent of their becoming states. She accidentally one time said Dublin when she meant London and being in theater was more than a little aware of the difference, aside of her good education. At times the wrong word just comes out of our mouths. Thanks for noting it.

[@moderne-ist1612]

She most likely meant “mainland”

[@RadissonMan]

Who says she misspoke? I assumed she thought Mrs Mink was a diplomat or something like that.

[@shaefox2229]

Arlene Francis is EXTREMELY smart!

[@neilphelan145]

Not really smart if she asks the Congressman if she spends alot of time in this(the USA) country. Hawaii is a part of the US.

[@shaefox2229]

@@neilphelan145 HAwaIi iS a PaRT of ThE US?????

[@Sin-Nouk]

@@neilphelan145 Huh. Thought she asked that to gauge whether the contestant is usually posted outside US as in working in an embassy or not.

[@gwenniegirl50]

@@neilphelan145very smart because she meant continental US obviously to determine if Mrs Mink spent time in Washington DC (as a Congresswoman).

[@ofrabjousday1]

What a prophetic statement Dorothy made between 12:37-12:44.

[@Rogermarch]

Yes, sadly.

[@haz2721]

Eli was the greatest! Rest in peace wonderful man!!💖

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Bennett disqualified himself, which is honorable (I expect no less from our panel) but like Dorothy a night or two ago, he asks too many questions before bowing out, which almost gives it away to the other panelists.

[@savethetpc6406]

Joe Postove I totally agree with you on this one, much more so than the one with Dorothy and the newsgirl. If Bennett recognized Mrs. Mink, he should have disqualified himself immediately, instead of asking such pointed questions, the answers to which gave almost everything away!

[@neilmidkiff]

+SaveThe TPC It's possible that Bennett didn't remember who Mrs. Mink was until after asking his first two questions. As I enter my sixties, I understand that recall of names and faces doesn't always come immediately. I'm inclined to give Bennett the benefit of the doubt on this issue.

[@loissimmons6558]

Bennett's first question didn't give too much away. The second question absolutely did. Once you knew that Rep. Mink was elected the game was all but over. It was just a matter of narrowing it down to which office she was elected to. After 15 years, Arlene and Dorothy could do that in their sleep.

[@fyiaustralia9686]

From 18:30 it kinda looks like Alan Arkin is getting a bit stroppy/bored with it all - arms folded, not smiling...

[@jlprindle1]

Yes Awesome Trio. And pre MASH days for at least one of them. TY for posting.

[@dianebadolato2837]

Jeff Prindle that was Alan Alda

[@ronmackinnon9374]

Arkin was in the film adaptation of 'Catch 22,' not 'M*A*S*H*' (though both films were released in 1970).

[@sarcasmo57]

I like the subdued nature of the people on this show.

[@johnmonkus4600]

It's more entertaining when panel gets them. Arlene at her best.

[@oswaldomilano3848]

the only one who didn-t age was BENNET CERF

[@kentetalman9008]

Only because he couldn't age. He started out old.

[@libertyann439]

I wonder if Arlene was the one who asked William Shatner not to say he lusted after her or if the show did?

[@jmccracken1963]

Probably Arlene.

[@TheGreatAtario]

I doubt it was Arlene, she always seemed up for a nice flirt

[@igkoigko9950]

My guess is no one asked Shatner not to say it, but saying so mitigated the inappropriateness

[@arlenemurphy1362]

a piggy bank was at one time a piggy pot, so named for the orange clay used to make it named Pygg, eventually they made the banks from other materials but in a pig shape, and so the name stuck

[@princeharming8963]

Now That... is cool to know. I love stuff like that!

[@kennethlatham3133]

Thanks, Cliff Clavan! Let's put a head on your beer. Coach?

[@rosemariemann1719]

How about that ! " Pygg" clay , then Pig Shape. 🇬🇧😊💕😊🇬🇧🐷.

[@sbrechegno]

Alan was already the submarine captain for the russians that were coming...

[@jayrice5156]

Love Arlene's dress!

[@perryjohnson1801]

Ms. Patsy T. Mink was the first Asian American Woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.from 1965-1977. She also served a 2nd term till her death 1990-2002 for Hawaii. She died at age 74 due to complications from chickenpox, which led to viral pneumonia.

[@Wolfsky9]

This is one of my all-time favorites! -------Class act, all the way.-------------WolfSky9

[@reginaldsims8897]

I had the opportunity to me her many years later when I was a representative from the youth caucus on the national board of Americans for democratic action (ADA). She was dynamic and a nice person

[@kennethlatham3133]

I wonder if Arlene Francis can guess What I'm thinking about right now---in 2021!

[@dodger2829]

Bennett disqualifying himself after he basically gave away Congresswoman Mink's profession. ;p

[@bwsmyhero]

Aw, here's my main man, Eli Wallach! What a smile he had.

[@davidarcudi230]

I freaking love Eli wallach

[@AaronHahnStudios]

21:55 Ron Rex... the 1960's Sheldon Cooper. X-D

[@davidsoulier6375]

When Larry Blyden first started to appear on the panel he was in the second production of Luv.

[@fanboy2015]

Shatner's life was about to change forever.

[@davidarcudi230]

18 months later

[@patriciapersinger8710]

George Alexand

[@petemarshall8094]

And a few months from now his life may change again, if he makes it to the blast-off on Jeff Bezos’s spaceship. Good luck to him!

[@Suleymanylmaz95]

I'm from Turkey 🇹🇷 I love TuCo Ramırez I miss you 👍

[@rosemariemann1719]

Our Bill was 34....then continued a very successful ,competent, reliable, consistent , popular career that anyone could be very proud of . He's 90 now...and still going like a train ! 🇬🇧😊💕🌹💕😊🇬🇧

[@aileen694]

Rosemarie Mann, yes, we love Our Bill! He's 95 now, 2021, and just made a real space trip up and back! Short but sweet!

[@rosemariemann1719]

@@aileen694 I think " our Bill" turned 90 in March (?) 2021.... Wasn't he gorgeous around 30 ?! "Beautifully formed", and a smile to melt anyone's heart ! Have you seen him in a t.v. version of " Julius Caesar? ( sort of " economy- version "!), I thought that was well done. I'd like to think I'd have his energy, sense of fun, sharp mind , and joie-de-vivre at age 90 ! What a productive life . 😊🇬🇧💕🇺🇲😊⭐😊

[@FermatWiles]

Today is William Shatner's 90th birthday.

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

My friends father in law was a chef for the Waldorf Astoria hotel in 1965

[@gdeec]

Mr Shatner and Anka were gorgeous men indeed. How pretty was Ron the chef.

[@richatlarge462]

Bennett should have just disqualified himself before asking any question at all, but couldn't help himself showing how clever he was, thereby ruining the first round

[@soulierinvestments]

Patsy Mink served as a Hawaii Congress member for two separate periods of time. Technically she should have been an Madame X.

[@WhatsMyLine]

soulierinvestments Yes, that surprised me, too. Especially since Bennett did, in fact, know who she was. A rare mistake on the producers' part, I'd say.

[@loissimmons6558]

However in March 1965 she had just been elected to her first term less than six months earlier and was a freshman congresswoman from a rather non-influential state about as far away from New York as one can get and still be in the U.S. She might have had a few moments of fame at the time of her election as the first Asian-American woman (and first woman of any ethnic minority) to be elected to Congress, but that sort of thing wasn't amplified the way it is now. As a political science major who graduated from an Ivy League university in 1974 and always have been interested in politics (and therefore have shown great restraint to abide by the wishes of the channel owner), I knew who she was before she even finished signing her name. And I thought that one of the regular panelists might now who she was. But even Bennett had to ask two questions to confirm his suspicions and the "Yes" answers to those questions pretty clinched an early solving of her line. A yes to the non-profit organization question alone probably would not have done it. Yes to her being elected narrowed it down to Congress, the Governor's mansion, state legislature, judgeship or city of Honolulu office. And knowing that Bennett had heard of her would tend to make it either national or gubernatorial.

[@geraldkatz7986]

Star Trek was not a major success in its original run. Fandom had to stop it from being canceled. Unfortunately for Shatner Hollywood type-casted him as Kirk. He was a character actor before Star Trek. Afterwards he couldn't get work. He went from the Captain's Chair to living in his car. He had to do B-movies and game shows to earn a living. With Star Wars a blockbuster and Star Trek becoming a hit in syndication was the first Star Trek movie made. It was from there Shatner was able to make a name for himself in Hollywood given a second chance. He was never an A-list actor, but he achieved fame and fortune at top of the B-list.

[@bogieviews]

And what about the wife at the bottom of the swimming pool? Seems very strange Kirkian behavior.

[@bettaandfrogmom116]

Is there a breakdown anywhere who how many correct guesses each panel member made over the course of the show? It seems like Arlene got a lot!

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Eli Wallach most underrated entertainer ever...a GEM

[@jackkomisar458]

According to Wikipedia, the earliest pig-shaped money containers date to the 12th century on the island of Java. It is believed that the popularity of western piggy banks originates in Germany. Wikipedia goes on to say that there are a number of folk etymologies of the English language term "piggy bank", but in fact there is no clear origin of the phrase, which only dates back to the 1940's. The Google Ngram Viewer, which draws graphs of the frequency with which words and phrases have appeared in books published from 1800 to the present, confirms that, aside from two tiny earlier blips, the use of “piggy bank” in American English started in 1940 and in British English in 1955.

[@armandogabba1364]

Anne Jackson was so pretty

[@savethetpc6406]

I don't think it was fair for Mr. Brooks to say that his product is more useful than decorative. If he didn't want to give anything extra away by saying "both," then he should have said no. Piggy banks are most certainly designed to be decorative! And Dorothy even tried to clarify that, to which John waffled and said that it had been stated that it is useful, implying that they had *not* said it was *more* useful than decorative, even though that's exactly what Mr. Brooks did say. Oddly, Dorothy did not choose to take issue with this misleading bit of misinformation.

[@WhatsMyLine]

SaveThe TPC If this had happened in the 1950s, I have no doubt Dorothy would have made an argument out of this after the segment. She had mellowed considerably by the 1960s (on WML, at least!)

[@igkoigko9950]

I don’t think “both” is ever an appropriate WML answer, preferring all answers to be “yes” or “no”.

[@rosemariemann1719]

I wish they could bring back " What's My Line?": Always entertaining. 😊⭐💕🇬🇧😊

[@ronmackinnon9374]

I'd say piggy banks are primarily about utility, and secondarily decorative. So I think they gave the correct answer.

[@rapunzelz5520]

WHOA!!! According to Wikipedia William shatner is alive and well.

[@rapturereadyyt]

Arlene Francis was one smart cookie. I've watch several dozen of these shows, and she gets the most of any panelist. William Shatner was clueless at this game.

[@castinmeadows6956]

Oh, come on, he didn't do so bad. His cuteness held forth.

[@castinmeadows6956]

And I agree with you on Arlene Francis. But, wow, was she on fire in this one. To tell the truth, though, I think the young Rex gave her more than a few strong clues in 'that direction.' And, with deductive reasoning, she nailed it.

[@scottpardee6303]

I’ve watched 14 years if these shows, keeping a record of who gets the most guests right. So far, Bennett has the most, largely because he often guesses the mystery guest. Dorothy and Arlene are close behind, with Dorothy having a slight edge, but sometime Arlene has been ahead. That said, I hope others are also keeping score, lest I miss some. They are all so smart!

[@VahanNisanian]

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! I just wanted to say that. :)

[@timdailey2690]

Epic!

[@leesher1845]

A time when congresswomen and congressmen had class.

[@AWert-co2gp]

The most beautiful man, Eli Wallach. I'm still in love...

[@joanbennettnyc]

So Shatner was a jerk BEFORE TOS! Good to know.

[@gregmoorhead7203]

Piggy Bank ~ During The Middle Ages, in about the 15th century, metal was expensive and seldom used for household wares. Instead, dishes and pots were made of an economical clay called "PYGG". Whenever people could save an extra coin, they dropped it into one of their clay jars.They called this their pygg bank or their piggy bank.

[@VahanNisanian]

Wallach ended his career in 2010 with two films: Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer", and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps". Wallach died earlier this year. May you rest in peace, Eli Wallach.

[@Beson-SE]

He was great, as usual, in "The Ghost Writer". I am a big fan of Eli Wallach.

[@Beson-SE]

Johan Bengtsson And I forgot to mention Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman in "New York, I love You" from 2008. He was 92 (!) and he acted like a young man. :)

[@Atheneastro]

Yeah, he had so much energy for one his age.

[@castinmeadows6956]

Wallach is terrific here. What fun he is AND is having. Imagine him at a party! Or horsing around with you as your uncle or your gramps! He seems to bring a heckuva good time wherever he is. One of the best. He really was something. Would've loved to have seen him on stage. The vigor in this man. Enough to put even the Shat to shame.

[@ronmackinnon9374]

@@Beson-SE And I remember him being in 'The Hoax' in 2007, with Richard Gere.

[@sid.d]

💖 Eli Wallach in The Holiday

[@JordanMB94]

RIP Alan Arkin

[@Atheneastro]

Eli was such a darling. I'm in love!

[@domainofthesun4400]

Join the queue

[@AWert-co2gp]

I adore him!

[@ronmackinnon9374]

The graphics at the opening and end credits look like they were done by the same cartoonist as 'The Jetsons.'

[@davidsoulier6375]

You know, if "For the People" had been a hit in 1965, who would have been Kirk in 1966 Star Trek?

[@fredericmartin7148]

I have always thought that Richard Crane would have been a fine Captain Kirk. Shatner resembles Crane in physical type and personality. Crane was "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" in the 1950s.

[@simeonbaumel7293]

Alan Arkin did a spot on the Muppet Show, way back when. The rabbits didn't do so well....

[@oobrocks]

Eil was a genius actor!

[@MrWindermere123]

Two things are different in this episode: the sponsor's advert has gone from the panel's desk and from the signing-in board but John Daly announces 'a word from our sponsor', so there was still a sponsor of the show. The second point is Dorothy's false eyelashes which resemble dead birds and her rather puffy face. Arlene Francis got sharper and more witty with age but Dorothy seems rather lost. Here in the UK we would call Bennet Cerf's humour 'dad jokes' because they get more groans than laughs, but he grins like a cheeky schoolboy and all is forgiven.

[@Fush1234]

That’s because she is drunk. She likely put the dead birds on herself ...

[@igkoigko9950]

Paraphrasing Churchill, Dorothy may wake up sober, but will still be funny looking.

[@Fush1234]

@@igkoigko9950 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MrJimmyolson]

Dorothy had a short 9 months left to live...before she died unexpectedly, and to this day, still with no official 'reason as to why/how. Sad end to a very intelligent and savvy woman.

[@harriettedaisy2233]

Dorothy was definitely off in this episode. The cough early on leads me to suspect she was sick and was running a fever. Yes, she overdosed later. Yes, she apparently was an alcoholic. Neither make her immune from illness nor the ridiculousness of fashions of the time.

[@qazwiz]

the Mystery Guests had been doing the play for 5 months when they appeared

[@AndrewMacLaine]

Is it me or did the "Luv" cast's segment seem like a mess? They got a "no" when asked if they had ever appeared on stage, when they are leads in a Broadway play. And John allowed a "yes" to the question of "are there two of you".

[@peterfriend8084]

Shatner: “Is it.....BIGGER.....thanabreadbox!!”

[@timdailey2690]

Tuco and Kirk!!!

[@patbest7057]

1965 knowing now Mr Shatner about to get the tv role of Kirk we would know him for and Dorothy kilgallen would be gone by year's end a 21st century crystal ball LP

[@savethetpc6406]

1:12 Mr. William SHOTner??!

[@jtmal0723]

Hard to believe William Shatner did stuff before Star Trek the following year.

[@HermanSays]

Arlene does an impression of Angus Young at 23:56.

[@celerinojasso4180]

People looked more sharp in those days on games shows than today.

[@Chosimba13]

Dorothy was in a ghastly mood this night.

[@kennethlatham3133]

She'll be okay next week.

[@bluewaltz4279]

Arkin seemed so terribly bored, as if he HAD to be there. Watch him barely shake hands with John D. before he leaves. Yuk!

[@davidarcudi230]

His hairpiece is uncomfortable

[@philippapay4352]

@BlueWaltz42 - All 3 of those stars were probably told to be there by their producers through their publicist for the play who would have booked them onto it. And maybe he didn't like John Daly, who was quite a blowhard and narcissist, though he had some good skills in terms of keeping WML well-moderated.

[@davidsanderson5918]

William Shatner's brain is SO pre-occupied with how he looks, moves and whether or not he's cool enough or suave enough....that he has no brainpower left to think what to say or even remember what he has to do at the 'goodbye' stage of the show!!

[@davidsanderson5918]

@Mark Richardson You don't agree, no?

[@kennethlatham3133]

He's a "mimbo", SAY it!

[@jakeornot6306]

I would agree, but Shatner was in the company of some stellar people, and he may have thought he did not compare, so, uncomfortable, played it all-about-me. Or, he really was an arse in this.

[@JD-jc8gp]

Oh, come on. He's a guest panelist and is doing his best. Also he was great.

[@leesher1845]

Arlene was so smart to guess the piggy bank.

[@leesher1845]

Eli Wallach and Alan Arkin were superb actors.

[@leesher1845]

That Arlene was sharp. She figured that chef out in a matter of seconds.

[@algoritmosalfredohipicasig7116]

I came here for Alan Arkin, but they made him a third fiddle with no strings.

[@loissimmons6558]

As Tom Lehrer sang about Vice President Hubert Humphrey, "second fiddle's a hard part, I know, when they don't even give you a bow."

[@ronmackinnon9374]

Why did they answer 'no' when Bennett asked if their show could be called a comedy? And why did they answer 'no' again when Dorothy then asked if they'd ever appeared 'on the Broadway stage or musical'? (She said 'or,' so the answer should have been 'yes' even though 'Luv' wasn't a musical.) And why was it 'no' when Bennett later asked if they were appearing in the same show together?

[@soulierinvestments]

Good looking chef. Too bad there wasn't enough time for Arlene and Dorothy to develop some of their drooling mature woman schtick like they did years ago for that gorgeous young exercise instructor from Missouri.

[@Beson-SE]

I wonder if he continued and advanced as a chef?

[@rachelehrenberg9231]

Biggest queen I have ever seen on WML.

[@rally5879]

@@rachelehrenberg9231Such a tacky mean-spirited comment

[@jayrice5156]

Anne was smoking hot!