What's My Line?│Fun and Funny Moments

What's My Line? was a live television panel show airing from 1950-1967.
here is a compilation of some of my favorite moments from the show :)
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[@DavidBlain4377]

Man, that Rossalyn Russell bit was HYSTERICAL!

[@leannsherman6723]

My discovery of WML on KZbin has brought me hours of pleasure, peace, and calm. ❤

[@morussell4033]

It is sad that they are all gone now, I wished I was there in the audience.

[@johnfitzpatrick6544]

Much better programme than any on today. Debbie Reynolds was hilarious.

[@louisyock9285]

I never realized she had such a sense of humor.

[@emilyhayek1132]

Debbie was so funny and those accents she switched to so readily were so spot on. Such beauty and talent. Miss her so much RIP beautiful Debbie

[@tonycevallos7513]

So sad to think these wonderful people are all passed from this earth.

[@LISA61367]

My thoughts exactly😢

[@Heres_Johnny.]

I hope to meet them all one day. 😉

[@handevore9778]

They all lived their lives to the fullest in their time...

[@irishchocolate3872]

They were the best panelists of any game show. Unfortunately, they are all gone including practically all the special celebrity guests that were on that show.

[@valleylaker]

And the blessing is that we have the treasure trove of all those Sunday evenings to watch again, or the joy to see some for the first time. That is reason to celebrate!

[@cjb8010]

The Ottawa mayor is hilarious!

[@michellefricke7942]

What did she say when asked if it was "Miss or Mrs."?

[@bluebear1985]

@@michellefricke7942 "Miss. I've made enough mistakes".

[@Sylvander1911]

@@bluebear1985 And never married. Before she became Mayor she lived many years in partnership with another woman. The nature of the relationship has been the subject of much debate.

[@nandofigueira2005]

She is great.

[@valleylaker]

It was a simpler time with more civility, respect and good-natured camaraderie than we see in today’s divided world. Every Sunday night we were able to gather around the television and watch people who became like friends over the years. How wonderful and priceless these time capsules have become. Goodnight Arlene, Dorothy, Bennett, Fred and John Charles Daly. I miss you all.

[@CBCycles]

When I first started watching WML a couple of months ago, my first ever introduction to the show, the episodes I watched had Steve Allen as a panelist, so I’d like to add “goodnight, Steve”

[@valleylaker]

There were a number of semi-regular guest panelists like Steve but let’s also remember his wife Jayne Meadows and Arlene Francis’ husband Martin Gabel. Both continued in the tradition of the show featuring intelligent panel members who were actually quite good at asking questions that led to the players’ professions. For a really interesting segment, watch the show where the panel was blindfolded because the guests were their spouses! What a night that was!

[@jimc.9465]

James Lileks said of them, "they are so damned _civilized_ it makes me weep." ("The Bleat", 4/30/19)

[@jeffwilliamson1426]

THEY FEEL LIKE FRIENDS.

[@lenhummel5614]

Truly the greatest Game Show EVER.🎯💯❗BOTH panel and guests.

[@jrswackhammer8205]

Genuine people of time gone by. They're time and humanity is sorely missed.

[@MiloDC]

Oh my GOD Debbie Reynolds was so adorable!

[@rickarra9396]

Wish society was so pleasant today

[@patriciamooney928]

So wonderful to see them all and laughing.

[@walterweddle7644]

The ending made me reflect on my life. It is true we are really just dust in the wind. Life's great and live each day to its fullest!

[@Luzanne.]

Daly’s bird wings when he cracks his first joke and Arlene’s courtesy smile slayed. I can’t think of any modern person on tv with such a luminous, contagious smile. Beautiful and adorable!

[@Luzanne.]

Lovely video and the end ❤️💔

[@FeggyMin]

ugh the ending made me cry so much

[@thomaslong8401]

So much class. And they dressed nice!

[@MicheleMJJ]

I love this show. I grew up watching it. I wish they had reruns on TV., Thanks, KZbin, for providing this great entertainment.

[@michellejones6234]

Depends on what cable company you have but it’s aired on the game show network check your cable listings good luck!

[@anonymous-qk4sl]

Arlene is such a troublemaker hahaha! I love how bold and brash she is with her quips no matter how lewd they may be

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

She was ahead of her time lmao

[@Hannah-cy9th]

@@candicehoneycutt4318i was just gonna say she would slay today

[@leannsherman6723]

Debbie Reynolds was adorable - and a hoot in this episode!

[@leannsherman6723]

Beautiful ending. Thank you. ❤

[@matiastoro1667]

Hehe, she had one cocktail too many at 15:00.

[@hollydenman2929]

It is amazing to me how much of what brought laughter would create a very different reaction today.

[@Heres_Johnny.]

It was much better times then

[@mribeiro9417]

Dorothy: Well, I can feel liquid too! Arlene: I'll say! hahahahahha

[@ssrs4344]

Who else thinks the jail warden looks like Nikita Khrushchev?

[@josephpaul4548]

Me.

[@TheBatugan77]

When he came out the crowd screamed. It was funny as all getout.

[@leannsherman6723]

For sure!

[@TylerDeBoy]

This was all a lifetime ago; a life I wasn’t yet apart of. I was only a 1 year old when Arlene Francis, the last member of this team, died. I only found this show on KZbin last month when Sean Connery had passed, he was once a feature on this program. Even though it’s only been a few weeks of watching this show, I already feel as though I’ve grown up watching this. They are all sharing great times together, collaborating, and smiling. It has been awhile since we’ve seen anything human. We’ve been in lockdown for a better part of a year now. All we see in our day-to-day is arguing over Politics and things that do not share quantities like this show did. If this was what the 60’s was, even at its best, take me back. This sense of unwitnessed-nostalgia has me almost, in a way, depressed.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

Then you are in for a real treat, Tyler. There are several scores of shows available on KZbin. Happy watching !

[@hollydenman2929]

It does seem to be timeless

[@bluebear1985]

This original version of the show lasted seventeen years in primetime on CBS, mainly on Sunday nights. This was the first big hit for producers Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and they would go on to have a number of successful game shows over the next few decades following this.

[@johnmonkus4600]

It's from the era when America was free.

[@realJoshiBOI]

The entire run of the show, as aired on CBS and hosted by John Charles Daly, aired from 1950-1967, then the syndicated version was hosted by Wally Bruner from 1968-72, then by Larry Blyden from 1972-75, meaning that the show ran for a total of 25 years. I came across the show on BUZZR 2 or 3 years ago and have loved the show ever since.

[@annajames229]

I love these people 💜👌⭐

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Thank you so very much, what a fantastic compilation. The song at the end is so touching, and so very appropriate. God bless!

[@balferono4568]

Arlene and Dorothy were both so adorable.

[@brianwilliams3438]

Me too. I love Arlene Francis and wish I had been born in that era to see her on Broadway.

[@MicheleMJJ]

Both very classy and intelligent ladies.

[@morganfjp]

Buy Arlene’s book about charm, it is truly wonderful and ahead of its time (1960). She was a very hip, fun and even raunchy lady.

[@contardi]

I did not know about this book. Thanks.

[@seanizad7684]

@contardi was arlene francis ever known to have affairs like ;dorothy kilgallen was

[@bookwoman53]

I discovered this programme in reruns and love it. It reminds me of the modern British panel shows. “Would I Lie to You” and Qi (Quite Interesting) are fun.

[@MWood-ry8uu]

You really know how to tease a person. Every ten seconds I found myself wishing I could see the next scene of the original program.

[@bugsey2704]

Yes sooooooo sad - such personalities makes one sad dwelling on their passing …….. no one like them these days

[@michellebeckstrom6110]

Debbie Reynolds was beautiful inside and out. Shame on Eddie Fisher for leaving her & causing such embarassment.

[@gottadomor7438]

10 Elizabeth Taylors couldn't equal one Eva Gabor (or was that Zsa Zsa? ;-))

[@quizmaster85]

That laugh from John at 2:38 - 😂!!

[@kassidymiller3223]

Oh you really got me with the song at the end.

[@cjb8010]

This is an exceptional compilation. The music towards the end was emotional. Thank you.

[@la142323]

Yes, who sang that song?

[@cjb8010]

@@la142323 the song is “Forever Young,” and I believe the artist is Becky Hill. What a perfect fit for this tremendous compilation.

[@realJoshiBOI]

Open the description and look on the bottom. It shows there.

[@leesher1845]

Yes; agreed. I had never heard that song before.

[@musiknutz]

Just love Arlene!!

[@bettycogswell9851]

I love these people and this show. Especially Arlene...

[@leesher1845]

Debbie Reynolds was really funny in this episode.

[@leannsherman6723]

Beautiful ending to this video. Thank you so much.

[@gnoserl6577]

Why did you make the ending like you did? Although i knew most of it already, i couldnt stop smiling the whole time. Now i feel like crying. Wonderful compilation nonetheless. Thank you.

[@musiknutz]

Good to know I’m not the only one who felt like crying at the end

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@musiknutz I did cry, and I’m not embarrassed about that. Lovely compilation, perfect ending. The song is perfectly fitting.

[@maryspencer6997]

I cried as well. I'm 65 now and glad I made it this long. Beautiful song. I remember this show on Sunday nights.@@mynamedoesntmatter8652

[@sandrageorge3488]

Love the song at the end.

[@walterweddle7644]

I loved the song too although it made me think about how fast life passes.

[@asweetcitywoman]

Very enjoyable!! A quality program.

[@leesher1845]

Thank you for the sweet tune in the background. I had never heard it before. ❤️

[@lindagoodswin9519]

When i watch this it makes me sad to think all the people on there are no longer with us, it makes you stop and think that people you love will no longer be on this earth in a few years, make the most of life you only get one change at it, tell the people who you love what they mean to you. I would of loved to have met John Daly but that is never going to happen so i will just have to watch him on you tube and have him make me laugh and cry and be in my heart forever

[@AA-ke5cu]

Great job on this. The ending beautiful.

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

The closing music you chose, "Forever Young" sung by Lily Kershaw is quite moving. Although this song is a cover, she's an AMAZING song writer and a wonderfully emotional singer.

[@martynelson2666]

too bad Arlene got type cast as a quiz show star....her career should have been much more glamorous......absolutely beautiful lady & great comedy timing...

[@sandrageorge3488]

She did so much more. Movies, plays, filling in on news programs....

[@martynelson2666]

@@sandrageorge3488 true...but she never became the real hollywood type star that she could have been.....

[@FeggyMin]

@@martynelson2666 maybe that's not what she wanted. she seems very happy in her career

[@rbaltimo]

THE VOICE OF THE GREAT WALLY COX!

[@teresahooks3746]

I adore Wally Cox! I love Mr.Peepers.

[@pipperxxx]

Pure Class Thanks

[@L4sleeko]

That music at the end was getting on my nerves until I realized what it was and then it brought a tear to my eye. Lovely! ;)

[@benevolentbear8213]

Great editing. Thanks for the video.

[@fionafinch348]

Me thinks a few cocktails had been had on occasion, much to our delight.

[@richardbutterfoss2353]

That was nice! Thank you! RWB ❤

[@nsnopper]

You forget The Greatest What’s My Line? moment EVER: Arlene Francis asking the question of that night’s mystery guest: “Do you have blonde curly hair?”

[@rangerboy7877]

i like the musical ending

[@johcafra]

Debbie Reynolds at 12:49? Her Gabor impression is impeccable.

[@tomhaskett5161]

She was fabulous! And so good looking

[@JUANIBOTERO]

John daily just a classy host

[@barryt4455]

A wonderful video. Thank you

[@sandrageorge3488]

Cute What's My Line song 😊😊

[@Dharmon1]

15:01 seems like she has had a bit too much to drink.

[@nikkia4950]

so funny to see arlene lose a bit of her composure. shows how truly fun and hilarious she is

[@cjb8010]

Whoa... you’re right.

[@LL-bl8hd]

That was hilarious! "Bing bing bing!" Imagine what she must have been like at parties away from the cameras. 😁

[@sandrageorge3488]

Sorry, but I love how her panel mates are giggling.

[@hizgrase]

Pain medication I think from an accident she had.

[@fanorama1]

16:27 drunk Arlene

[@morganrussell6783]

I 💖 show 💯

[@scotnick59]

21:50 is so cool; a Jamaican tribute to the show!

[@CaptainCapital8]

6:36 - I heard pickpocket!

[@lisal8984]

Kick her out

[@peterbaruxis2511]

I think that's Art Linkletter at 4:27 sounds crazy but he reminds me of Johnny Depp.

[@leannsherman6723]

Debbie Reynolds was hilarious.

[@satori03]

LOVE Groucho!

[@MWood-ry8uu]

Wow, that cough from Arlene and the way Bob Lewis holds back from laughing REALLY says a lot about Dorothy's marriage to Dick... People close to Dorothy knew it was falling apart due to both of their infidelities.

[@sandrageorge3488]

His first

[@MWood-ry8uu]

Wow, it's not about pointing fingers at all. It's about how a "funny moment" was actually a kind of sad moment.

[@TheBatugan77]

👉🙎👈 👉🤯👈

[@hizgrase]

What episode was one with mr. Richie? And the one with Davy Crockett hats?

[@leannsherman6723]

A shame that Desi was such a carouser.

[@la142323]

Who sings that song at the end? Beautiful and emotional! (forever young is the song?)

[@cjb8010]

Perhaps Becky Hill.

[@englishcountryside4581]

Lily Kershaw

[@Elle-kt8zk]

you’re like a real youruber

[@freddyfurrah3789]

Back when people knew what a woman was.

[@weirdoboy1014]

What episode is it? 13:42

[@Cerph]

At 22:56 background music begins, gradually gets louder, and virtually drowns out the dialogue.

[@cjb8010]

It was a touching way of making the point that as time passes we are left with images and impressions rather than specifics. I thought the music was managed perfectly.

[@keithdonald6583]

I thought there was something wrong with the video

[@user-db6pt7vr3l]

Now give us a little dance.

[@itsjubilee2012]

Who was the lady who imitated Eva Gabor

[@kevinwachs5905]

Debbie Reynolds

[@cmlazar]

Debbie Reynolds

[@TheBatugan77]

Debbie Reynolds

[@willowtree9900]

12:40 can someone explain Arlene's joke to me 😅 i think i get it but im not sure lol..

[@leannsherman6723]

Am I the only one who didn’t find Groucho Marx funny? I loved his brothers Harpo and Chico, but there’s something about him that I found annoying - at least as a panelist on this show.

[@tugginalong]

Lucy wasn’t a good actress in movies but she was great on her show.

[@SonnyBubba]

There’s a reason Groucho was only invited on the panel once. His style of comedy hijinks didn’t fit with the style of the show.

[@leannsherman6723]

I think I’m the only one who didn’t find Groucho Marx to be funny. I liked his brother Chico and Harpo, but Groucho was way too distracting in this game and not that funny IMO.

[@john_smith_john]

what's with the ridiculous music at the end? Let the footage speak for itself lol

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

It went completely over your head, we see.

[@karenlibuse3974]

The

[@xjAlbert]

Very nice compilation...but why that annoying music at 22:56 which just grows in annoying intensity until, like a killer tsunami, it wipes out all traces of humanity?

[@TheBatugan77]

I did that. Deal with it.

[@TheBatugan77]

Hey xjAlbert! 🖕👁️👃👁️🖕 👄

[@emmgeevideo]

Terrible editing. I didn’t laugh once and this is a funny show when left alone.

[@sandrageorge3488]

Are you kidding?

[@cjb8010]

You can’t possibly be serious. We laugh with our friends but when they pass we cry in memory.