What's My Line? - George Gobel, Stubby Kaye [panel] (Jan 20, 1957)

MYSTERY GUEST: George Gobel [TV comedian]
PANEL: Arlene Francis, Stubby Kaye, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf

[@joncheskin]

You had a sense watching George Gobel that he was going to say something extremely funny at any moment. And he did.

[@kali8188]

Bennett: "Is your television show so good that it even survived an appearance by me on it once?" George: "Well, we fought our way back!" George Gobel was one of the all time greats!

[@ginnylorenz5265]

I can watch him say that over and over. He truly was a real treasure. God bless him.

[@jcboom6894]

George Gobel, good, extremely funny clean comedy

[@ryoung1551]

Loved his sense of humor which seemed to come natural to him. He was a great entertainer.

[@ToddSF]

George Gobel was truly funny -- he always came up with a lot of witty quips and he could ad lib with the best of them. My favorite quote from him -- when I was in high school in the latter 1960's: "Did you ever get the feeling that the world is a tuxedo and you're a pair of brown shoes?" Even then I had to laugh at that because, yes, I've had that feeling many times, yet if it hadn't been for Mr. Gobel, I'd never have known to express the feeling that way.

[@rmelin13231]

Yep, his classic line on The Tonight Show when he appeared following Bob Hope and Dean Martin. It was one of two times I've ever seen Carson laugh as hard as he did that night.

[@mikejschin]

Bob Richards was the first athlete to appear on the front of a Wheaties box. (I'm so glad that wikipedia confirmed this, because I seemed to remember his picture on there but was afraid my 68 year old brain might be playing tricks on me.) That occurred in 1958. It's interesting that Olympic athletes were not instantly recognizable in those days. Now, a successful Olympian's image is everywhere, but back then there was so much less hype about things.

[@MrUhwoody]

Stubby Kaye was featured with Nat King Cole in "Cat Ballou." They appeared as wandering minstrels, and both played guitar and banjo, along with singing in tight harmony.

[@francanino7087]

Remembered watching video Mr. Gobel appearing on one Johnny Carson's show and he just said so smoothly " Do you ever got the feeling that the world its a Tuxedo and you are a pair of brown shoes?" and the laughter was Incredible... Very funny guy!

[@DeathBringer769]

+FRAN CANINO I think most of us feel that way sometimes in our life, haha :)

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Arlene was a lovely woman. And a fine actress.

[@robertjean5782]

A gorgeous woman 😊

[@PhilBagels]

Arlene introduces Stubby as having played Jubilation T. Cornpone in Li'l Abner, which is not the case. Stubby's character was Marryin' Sam. The song he sang was "Jubilation T. Cornpone" about the (fictitious) historical figure of the (fictitious) town.

[@Beson-SE]

Both John Daly and George Gobel died on the same day, February 24, 1991. John died of cardiac arrest and George died after undergoing heart surgery.

[@savethetpc6406]

Johan Bengtsson Interesting "factoid."

[@savethetpc6406]

Johan Bengtsson I was surprised you didn't comment on Bennett's pun of the day, regarding his "Uncle Macassar" (17:13), but then I thought perhaps you weren't familiar with the word, "antimacassar." Here's a definition, along with a pronunciation guide with audio: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antimacassar, and here are some image results: images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT7fc9rdVAaMABTJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Antimacassar&fr=ush-mailn_02. Also, when my kids were little, we used to watch a TV show called "The Big Comfy Couch," in which most of the characters were clowns. The little girl clown, Loonette (who was the star of the show) had an aunt named "Auntie Macassar." It was a live action show, but here's a drawing of her: images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8p7y9bdVPAUAel6JzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzN3JhMDI0BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANjNDM0OGNkMzY1YmE2ZDI3MjdjNjQ5YTY1NWVmYjY5OARncG9zAzEwBGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3DBig%2BComfy%2BCouch%2B%2522Auntie%2BMacassar%26fr%3Dush-mailn_02%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D10&w=200&h=434&imgurl=webspace.webring.com%2Fpeople%2Fmp%2Fpbs_kid%2Fcouch%2Fauntiemacassar.gif&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwebspace.webring.com%2Fpeople%2Fmp%2Fpbs_kid%2FCouch.html&size=18.8KB&name=My+counter+was+made+possible+by+Vikimouse+and+Toolzone%21&p=Big+Comfy+Couch+%22Auntie+Macassar&oid=c4348cd365ba6d2727c649a655efb698&fr2=&fr=ush-mailn_02&tt=My+counter+was+made+possible+by+Vikimouse+and+Toolzone%21&b=0&ni=21&no=10&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11ob31p67&sigb=13kkk7rhn&sigi=11vb72f00&sigt=11ntfi48e&sign=11ntfi48e&.crumb=P1ts.qu7nmM&fr=ush-mailn_02.

[@Beson-SE]

SaveThe TPC Bennett's pun slipped my ears or I didn't do the connection with the word antimacassar. We use the word in Sweden but it has been out of date since at least 50 years. Ask anyone under 40 and they never have heard the word or the meaning of it. I think of the 1890's.

[@garyd.7372]

+Johan Bengtsson People under 40 don't know about words like 'antimacassar' because they no longer read doily newspapers.

[@Beson-SE]

+Gary D. True, although I doubt you could find the word "antimacassar" in a newspaper of today. :)

[@jimclark6256]

One night George was on the Carson show and was wearing a jacket with the Fighter Pilot Patch, and Carson asked about it. George said that in ww2 he was a fighter pilot instructor in Oklahoma. Everyone laughed, and George said, as only George could, "if you remember, not one Japanese plane got past Tulsa". It does not get any better than that.

[@rmelin13231]

That's right - one of the most classic Tonight Show episodes of all time.

[@jameshorn270]

Watcching these reruns reminds of a whole generation of forgotten comedians, Wally Cox, George Gobel, Fred Allen,e etc. I remember we watched the George Gobel show, but I think I was too young to remember much.

[@rapunzelz5520]

Antimacassar....great word. A piece of cloth or crocheted lace that goes over the head rest part of an armchair to protect it from grease and dirt

[@starababa1985]

Macassar was an oil used to groom the hair.

[@plusx5363]

Any one who has ever seen Guys and Dolls would know Stubby Kaye . He sang the big showstopper in the film and on stage.

[@Heartbeat214]

- and the kid's show, "Shenanigans" in the early '60's. :)

[@michaelj.r457]

@@Heartbeat214 even his last movie role, as Marvin Acme in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

[@Ingentiy]

I loved everything Stubby was in. He was so animated and larger than life. He made Saturday mornings fun with Shenanigans

[@frastephen]

Dorothy looks fantastic in this one!

[@shirleyrombough8173]

What a gentleman the pole vaulter/minister was.

[@robertjean5782]

It's the jewelry 😅

[@davidsoulier6375]

Stubby Kaye: singer and character actor big [no pun or insult intended] in the 1950s and 1960s both on stage ["Guys and Dolls" "Lil Abner] and film [Guys and Dolls," "Lil Abner," "Cat Ballou"]

[@gbrumburgh]

An antimacassar mentioned by Arlene is a doily/cloth adornment placed on the backs or arms of furniture pieces to protect them from grease or dirt stains.

[@marypaulger2312]

Macassar was an old time hair dressing that left greasy marks, hence the use of an anti Macassar to protect soft furnishings

[@soulierinvestments]

I wonder how much of George Gobel's fabled 1950s comedy program survives in kinescope and / or tape. I've seen a couple of episodes on KZbin; I remember him from "Hollywood Squares" ; he never quite lit up my sky. That of course proves nothing. Gil Fates in his book claimed [if I remember this right] that Gobel said to Gil concerning people performing live on WML without a jolt of booze -- "You mean you go out there alone?"

[@Mmdmade]

Crochets pockets for pool tables. Fascinating! Goodness. All the cool stuff people no longer do 😥

[@starababa1985]

Wish they had such nice cottage industries when I was working. So many quiet, skilled people would like to work at home, but not at a computer.

[@satori03]

they still have crochet pockets on some pool tables.

[@gooshala]

34 years after this episode, George Gobel and John Daly died on the same day Feb. 24, 1991.

[@SusanLMcGee]

Wow.

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

My child’s birthday.

[@Ingentiy]

My son was born a month later.

[@debjoysings]

John Daly and Robert Richards, the first contestant, also shared the same birthday, February 20th, same as my daughter and grandson!

[@michaelnivens6267]

Lonesome George !! , one of my favorites

[@keithhyttinen8275]

George Gobel was a character. Funny guy.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

I like Stubby as a panelist, they've had him on a couple times now, though I don't see another appearance for him until July on the playlist

[@gregh7400]

Bob Richards still alive today at 96 years of age. Incredible.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Good god almighty.

[@joseph7988]

Awww, he passed in February of 2023. Nice long life though.

[@tonycevallos7513]

Charlotte Price 1884-1973

[@loissimmons6558]

Bob Richards won many titles in addition to his two gold medals and one bronze medal in the Olympic pole vault. He was a three-time national champ in the decathlon as well and was the athlete who was at point on master's events in track and field. But he could never break Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam's world record. When Richards was a world class vaulter, he first used a bamboo pole and then an aluminum pole. Warmerdam told him that he would have broken the record if he stayed with bamboo, as you could get more spring from that material. But bamboo was also more prone to breakage. We can only guess how high Richards would have gotten if he had been in his prime with the current fiberglass composite poles. He might have been able to clear 20 feet. I was with the Cornell University track & field team as manager for four years. Vaulters tended to be the most eccentric and biggest daredevils on the team. No one else was close.

[@carolv8450]

He did seem eccentric in head and hand gestures.

[@dcasper8514]

Lois Simmons. I believe Rev.Bob Richards cleared 16 ft. with a wooden pole.

[@Buzz1151]

I remember Bob Richards on the Wheaties box for years as a kid. Lonesome George funny. Whats My Line? great old TV show.

[@waynehowell6160]

Buzz1151 Richards, "The Vaulting Vicar" was the first athlete to appear on the front of the Wheaties box. I won't discuss his darker side. He's still alive today at 89.

[@loissimmons6558]

I looked across the breakfast table at Bob Richards for a long time. My brother loved Wheaties.

[@preppysocks209]

@@waynehowell6160 his darker side was as a white nationalist candidate for President in 1984, according to wikipedia

[@shirleyrombough8173]

@@preppysocks209 - Oh, that's too bad. The famous manners of the fifties covered a multitude of sins.

[@trevorpanno5371]

This must be between his own show and the original “Hollywood Squares” for George Gobel.

[@anthonykrause2966]

I was 5 days old when this episode was first aired...

[@grego5284]

I was five years old, those were better days. 😎

[@alarahillton1343]

Hadn’t thought of George forever. I always cracked up at his facial expressions and jokes,,,, good to see him even tho they guessed him so easily:)

[@lynettepalecek3141]

I noticed that the Minister of the church of the Brethren showed that he was a true born again Christian ✝️ when he said that he wanted his winnings to go to the missionaries. He said that his church helps other churches too. He had a good sense of humor. I'm also impressed that he was a good athlete too. 🙏🕊😁

[@kattahj]

He later ran for president for the Populist party = the gang of white supremacists that put David Duke as their presidential candidate the next time. So if that's a true born again Christian I'll pass.

[@gbrumburgh]

Bob Richard's (1926-2023). He died on February 26, 2023, 6 days after his 97th birthday. The only two-time pole vaulter Olympic champ ever in his field.

[@lorraineb.4698]

Dorothy was always so well-spoken. Arlene too❤

[@geraldkatz7986]

As a kid I would see George Gobel on many game shows, especially Hollywood Squares. I didn't know who he was, but everyone made such a big deal he was on.

[@bigwilson8794]

I hear the "yay" girl is in the audience again

[@robertjean5782]

That's my sister Elizabeth would attend regularly she had a big mouth😅

[@soulierinvestments]

Second game: Gil Fates wrote about contestant Charlotte Price in a paragraph in his book. As a way of getting contestants to WML, the mail was apparently something of a bother, but it produced interesting contestants often enough to keep it up. The mail brought her to his attention. Fates claims that shortly after she appeared, a government agency closed her down because she was working for less than minimum wage. "Nothing is better than something."

[@erichanson426]

I thought it was her own business, and if it is, can't you work for whatever cause the person deciding your pay is yourself?

[@mehboobkm2018]

May be she was offering the nets at a minimal rate!

[@robertjean5782]

Another Kamala disaster😅

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Wow these panelist were some of the busiest people. They were always going here and going there and doing this and doing that. even Mr. Daly.

[@robertjean5782]

Yes they were world reknown😊

[@Engelhafen]

Good to see someone was concerned about the Hungarians in the US during that time.

[@JLionelWaller]

Yeah, John has made reference to the relief fund several times prior to this episode.

[@michaeltowler3455]

Watching this from Belleville, IL right now where Wes Sutton had come from.

[@loissimmons6558]

Would George Gobel's sign in be considered a case of Forge-ry?

[@dovbarleib3256]

Civilian cook for Scott AirForce Base, Belleville, Illinois, 25 miles east of downtown St. Louis. It is still there I believe.

[@mikejschin]

My father was stationed at Scott Air Force Base, then called Scott Field, in WWII before shipping out to the Pacific. My parents being newlyweds at the time, my mother went to St. Louis to be near him and worked in a department store until his transfer overseas.

[@loissimmons6558]

This was the second U.S. Presidential Inauguration during the original run of WML. There would be two more: 1961 and 1965.

[@preppysocks209]

actually a third, unscheduled one, the only one in history so far in which the oath of office was administered by a woman, in 1963

[@balconi89]

Stubby Kaye was in one of my favorite musicals, Guys and Dolls. I feel he, Vivian Blaine and Frank Sinatra saved it from Brandos horrid singing.

[@larrycox2010]

One celeb I wish WML had had on so we could have seen her on TV was Mary Margaret McBride.

[@ccbsnyc]

Reverend Bob Richard's is still alive at 96.

[@fenwaypark1725]

And not one zero made it past Tulsa.

[@juliansinger]

Watching these in order, I would just like to state I wish there were more of Stubby Kaye, and less of Peter Lind Hayes. Also, Stand-Up Watch: Despite her fanhood, Dorothy didn't stand up for Mr. Richards, but Arlene halfway did.

[@joncheskin]

Stubby was pleasant and a good game player. Hayes was annoying mostly.

[@patriciaannking8601]

Peter Lind Hayes was insulting to more than one guest. He was a disgrace. People laughed then. Hopefully they wouldn't laugh today and he wouldn't be able to earn a living in show business.

[@oldwestguy]

I was quite surprised that Dorothy didn't disqualify herself when the Minister was on. She obviously knew who he was, especially after the first couple of questions received a "yes" response. Normally, in such a case, the panelist would disqualify themself so as not to spoil the game.

[@kristabrewer9363]

Dorothy didn't know him. If she knew him, she wouldn't have responded with, "Are you a Reverend?" Like everybody else, she saw his name in newspapers, and she unlike the others, she obviously kept up with him

[@michaelnivens6267]

Not Dorothy with her arrogance

[@oldwestguy]

@@michaelnivens6267 Not sure I'd call her arrogant, but she certainly took pride in her deduction skills and wasn't above benefiting from first-hand knowledge in order to succeed. She took these games VERY serious from what I understand, and it often showed.

[@robertjean5782]

​@@oldwestguyDorothy was a investigative reporter for years 😊

[@jasonhindle4399]

As of April 2022-Bob Richards-pole vaulter/minister is still with us at age 96!

[@MightyMoCat]

He died in Feb 2023 at 97. RIP

[@hopicard]

Stubby Kaye - another person I had never heard of before :)

[@WhatsMyLine]

Yeah, I had never heard of Stubby Kaye either and I'm pretty well versed on entertainment the era. He's one of the few celebrity names that don't autofill when I'm adding tags to the videos (then again, neither does Bennett Cerf or John Daly!). Kaye was on the panel four times, all of them from Dec 1956 to July 1957.

[@savethetpc6406]

hopicard What's My Line? I was familiar with his name, but I'm not sure why. I'll have to look him up to figure out whether or not I've ever seen him in anything else.

[@poetcomic1]

hopicard Legendary Broadway comic actor and singer. Best known for his solo 'Don't Rock the Boat' in the movie 'Guys and Dolls'.

[@waynehowell6160]

poetcomic1 He was also the manager of the dance hall in 'Sweet Charity,' and the host of the 1960s children's game show, 'Shenanigans."

[@dreamquesttv]

+What's My Line? No one mentioned that he played Marvin Acme in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? I'm shocked! SHOCKED, I TELL YOU!

[@miketheyunggod2534]

I only remember George Gobel from game and variety shows. What else did he do?

[@davidsoulier6375]

Funny guy Geroge Gobel. He was the one who said of his military service in World War II that no Japanese bombers got past Tulsa. As a TV producer, his production company helped finance "Leave it to Beaver."

[@rockymarino584]

***** He is no moron...He is just not shifty enough for the show!

[@igkoigko9950]

The Church of the Brethren contestant brings to mind the Twilight Zone episode in which the Church, some of whose monks resembled the contestant, imprisoned the Devil until a naive but well-intentioned visitor released the Devil causing World Wars and other catastrophes

[@MrJoeybabe25]

This being a Sunday, wouldn't the Inauguration have held on Monday?

[@loissimmons6558]

+Joe Postove President Eisenhower took the oath of office in a private ceremony on Sunday, January 20, but the public celebration was the following day. Since he was already President, he wasn't jumping the gun on anyone.

[@erichanson426]

@@loissimmons6558 From what I have read in history, that sound like President Eisenhower.

[@olenfersoi8887]

I think there is a confusion between pool & billiards tables. Pool tables don't have cloth bags to hold the balls that go into the holes. I don't know what you would crochet on a pool table: It is billiards that, more correctly, has cloth pockets.

[@ronniecozzi8385]

That was Eisenhower's inauguration day. Also the day Humphrey Bogart died.

[@the_lost_navigator]

MISTER George Gobel - the man who defended Oklahoma from aerial attack during the war... ;)

[@michaelnivens6267]

enemy never got past Tulsa -thank you George, lol

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

Arlene & Bennett were in a Phyllis Newman frame of mind both asking "when you do what you do".............

[@michaeltowler3455]

His "Vickers" commercial was classic.

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

Who's the woman who cheers and shouts in the audience in every episode? Canned or an employee of the production company?

[@robertjean5782]

It's my sister Elizabeth she attended regularly and was called a loud mouth by our father😅

[@crispincain5373]

Rev Bob Richards is still alive at the age of 93!

[@kristabrewer9363]

Still preaching?

[@mikejschin]

He's still alive on December 29, 2020, at the age of 94.

[@tonycevallos7513]

I wonder what Mrs Price is doing these days?

[@kathyyoung1774]

Tony Cevallos I’m sure Mrs. Price died long ago.

[@kelloggs5473]

@Tony Cevallos Mrs. Price could have lived to enjoy the era of basic cable TV. Contemplate this possibility.

[@jasonhindle4399]

@@kelloggs5473 she died in 1973

[@robertjean5782]

99% have died😢

[@Dios67]

To me George Gobel has a unusual if not unique personality.

[@trevorpanno516]

Did you always watch George Gobel on the original “Hollywood Squares”?

[@oswaldomilano3848]

MRS PRICE BELONGED TO THE 19TH CENTURY

[@stevekru6518]

Much as many of our fellow WML viewers belonged to the 20th Century

[@franksantore2810]

Did John perchance anchor the coverage of Ike and Rock's second inaugural in the morning and take the train back to NYC for EMO that night?

[@davemcdonald5812]

In 1957, 20 January was a Sunday. The legal inaugurations were held that morning, and the public ceremony was done on Monday. The same was true in 1985 and 2013.

[@brucemarsico6]

He was in a pretty funny movie with Diana Dors……...can't remember the name...made in 1955?

[@mikejschin]

That would have been "I Married a Woman", a 1958 film. By the way, Diana Dors' birth name was Diana Mary Fluck -- no wonder she took on a stage name. She was an excellent actress, besides being gorgeous. Sadly, she died in 1984 of ovarian cancer at age 52.

[@randylovering24]

This game ain't rigged

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

07:35 the contestant asked by Dor to move hair I can see why hesitant moved like a toupe

[@jennybrown75]

Just a note of interest: I haven't seen any comments about the "diminutive but dazzling" question posed by Arlene to Mr. Gobel, in contrast to many comments for episodes where a panelist jokes about or makes reference to the weight or size of a contestant who was larger than typical for these times... I don't think Arlene's question made Mr. Gobel feel very good, as evidenced by his reaction. Just saying that it can work both ways!

[@WhatsMyLine]

+Jenny Brown Arlene was also more than once guilty of making joking references to a guest's weight. People seriously overreact to these things by virtue of applying today's standards to a show aired 60 years ago. Not to mention how outraged some people get at the flirtatious remarks made by Bennett, who don't bat an eye at the bawdy comments Arlene made routinely (which often exceeded Bennett's displays of flirtation). Part of it, too, I think, is just that Arlene could get away almost anything and still come off charming.

[@jennybrown75]

+What's My Line? I didn't mean to suggest Arlene's comment was inappropriate, quite the contrary. [I believe her very own husband was 5'6", less than an inch taller than she!] Arlene was a fascinating and erudite lady who had more charm and wit in her left eyebrow than most of us have in our entire bodies. I was just very surprised by George Gobel's seemingly openly hurt feelings in contrast to several regular contestants who were ready to and did laugh at themselves for their "distinguishing attributes". Comedians usually seem to be self-deprecating so I thought his reaction was a little odd. I tend to overanalyze things and was just observing a bit of a double standard in our culture today : ) I guess that one of the things most offensive to me are the attitudes of people who seem to be on constant lookout for something to be offended about! *Sigh* And you are completely right about the person who delivers a comment making a big difference: Steve Allen could have made just about anything The Q ever said seem funny!

[@WhatsMyLine]

Jenny Brown We're 100% in agreement about everything here, in case I wasn't clear in my prior comment. I didn't mean to imply that I was lumping you in with the folks who go around pointing out innocuous "inappropriate comments" by panelists-- you were doing just the opposite, which I very much agree with and appreciate. :) Times have changed, for the better and for the worse, but some folks just can't get past their need to take offense at things that weren't offensive at the time, in favor of just, you know, enjoying the programs. I've seen comments complaining about the women wearing fur, e.g. And how ridiculous is that? I'm not in support of the fur industry. But this was a total non-issue, socially speaking, in the 1950s and 60s. That doesn't stop people from getting offended when they see a woman wearing a mink stole on one of these shows. It's all so silly. And I've used almost the exact same words as you have here when discussing this phenomenon, that it's more offensive that there are people who like to go around finding things to be offended at than the things they're taking offense to usually are!

[@jennybrown75]

+What's My Line? Jolly good!! The silliest part of it all is that there's nothing to be done about it now in any case : ) A very heartfelt thank you for compiling all these episodes, this program is such a welcome respite - a smart show for smart(a**) people!

[@WhatsMyLine]

Jenny Brown It's been my pleasure sharing the shows-- and I had a LOT of help collecting them!

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

"In this age of modern communication".... ok John, ok

[@tuberobotto]

In 5 months I was gonna get born (June 1957). They say that qualifies me as a 'Boomer'. Whatever. I'm so glad that my generation back then is surrounded by intelligent, well educated, well-bred, decent and beautiful people. #happyBoomer

[@JDAbelRN]

Not a damn thing wrong with out.

[@robertjean5782]

When all us boomers die, this country will become a communist country😢

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

BOB RICHARDS, OLYMPIC POLE VAULT CHAMPION MINISTER CROCHETS POCKETS FOR POOL TABLES CIVILIAN COOK FOR U.S. AIR FORCE

[@milart12]

12:14 Signs in under husband's name?..Never seen that before.

[@kathyyoung1774]

milart12 Often customary back then.

[@MrYfrank14]

i was born in 1959 and my mom signed her name this way. her first name was used for an informal introduction and she used her first name as her middle name for formal or legal signatures. i dont know when it changed, but women used to lose everything when they got married. they were more like an employee or assistant to the husband than an equal part of the marriage.

[@dancelli714]

I found it demeaning signing the name that way. It was like an ownership.

[@MrYfrank14]

@@dancelli714 - it was an ownership. Women did not own anything or work. All legal transactions, buying a house or car, were done by the husband and were in his name. She couldn't divorce him because she did not exist. No work history, credit history, residency history. If he owned something like a profitable farm, she had to marry someone fast to do the daily bussines transactions. I think by this time history though most of that was changing and women did it because of tradition.

[@timothydouglas7949]

@@MrYfrank14 Like my mom she worked very hard at home!

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

The last contestant could have been Charles Laughton's illegitimate son.

[@kenyongray2615]

Dorothy should have excused herself since she knew who Bob Richards was. He did Wheaties cereal commercials for what seemed like years when I was a kid. A great athlete and a great man.

[@robertjean5782]

She didn't know until certain other questions were answered 😊

[@ladya1953]

I remember a joke George made on his show about his wife Alice. Speaking of her highly sprayed stiff hair, he said she hit her head on the door frame of the car and "broke her hair"! Funny I can recall that all these years later....it must have been 1956 or 57. I was all of 3 or 4 years old!

[@bashbrannigan]

It seems George Gobel was pretty huge in the 1950s, but I didn’t seem him much after that. Occasionally on Carson or game shows. Anyone know what happened?

[@nataliep.9047]

Like Phyllis Diller, Vegas and a lot of TV guest appearances.

[@michaelnivens6267]

What would spooky old Alice say

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

George Goble reminds me a little bit of Micky Rooney.

[@timothydouglas7949]

At the end that's what they should be saying now a days!

[@joseph7988]

Hilarious at the end of the show John Daly tells illegals in the country that they have to report their addresses to the govt before the end of January. Can you imagine a game show doing that in today's climate?

[@robertjean5782]

They need to do it 2024. 20 million have come here illegally😢

[@ToddSF]

Once again, Arlene stood up to shake hands with a member of the clergy, but Dorothy remained seated because she only stands to shake hands with Roman Catholic priests, bishops or nuns.

[@kristabrewer9363]

2 people actually LIKED that ridiculous comment? WOW!

[@robertjean5782]

​@@kristabrewer9363It depends on what era their from😊

[@robertjean5782]

Her natural hair was black!😊

[@keithnaylor1981]

Dorothy looks stunning. I wonder if she had an armed escort to the studio with that amazing necklace?

[@robertjean5782]

Obviously it was the necklace, not her😅

[@mybigbluetoad]

Dorothy looks better off as a natural blonde than having her hair dyed in black in some other episodes.

[@wchumphries]

+mybigbluetoad Sorry, but she's not a natural blonde; she's a dyed redhead :)

[@Imthecuteone]

and her natural hair is dark

[@drumbum3.142]

21:32 - 21:33 😂😂😂😂😂

[@loissimmons6558]

When Bennett asks Mrs. Matt Price what her first name is, would that be a case of having a Matt finish?

[@Walterwhiterocks]

Lois, you should have stopped after your 2nd comment.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Lois Simmons - Oh groan. Funny anyway.

[@robertjean5782]

😅

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

I wonder if the girls are ever cold with all their shoulders and arms out in those lovely dresses and if the guys are too warm with everything covered up to their necks in their suits.

[@JDAbelRN]

One should take in account very warm television lighting in this era.

[@robertjean5782]

If it was cold they'd wear their mink coat or shawl 😊

[@monkeytennis7477]

From 17:50 to about 22:22 I got the distinct feeling that George Gobel wanted to be on the show to have some fun....but they immediately knew who he was because the panelists were aware he was in town, and also because without a script he can't ad-lib very well. So his fun was pretty much ruined, and also being a shy person his absolute embarassment was obvious. I felt so badly for him. What a bunch of jerks. 🫡 Poor George.

[@randylovering24]

I dare you

[@richardr2555]

Boy they really went heavy on the fat jokes with the last contestant. I lost count.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Never mind.

[@robertjean5782]

No one offended by mentioning the size of a person😅

[@poetcomic1]

How STUPID to have an Olympic pole vaulter who is also a minister and then having him confusedly answering questions that cover both of his vocations. Weird and boring.

[@DeathBringer769]

+poetcomic1 It was definitely kind of weird.

[@robertjean5782]

I suggest sending a email to the 1957 show and give them hell😅

[@davidbowden796]

While watching this clip, I see Dorothy AGAIN whispers to the panelist next to her (Stubby Kaye) the identity of the mystery guest apparently to prove how smart she is at this game. Why can't she keep her suspicions to herself until her turn comes around again? She's done this on so many shows and it's just annoying. It's just a game Dorothy, you weren't discussing something of major secrecy or security so shut up and let your fellow panelists play!!

[@robertjean5782]

I'd suggest sending her an email with you're complaint. 😅

[@waldolydecker8118]

First guest, a Minister, talked to much about what he did, instead of just answering "yes" or "no" to the questions.

[@poetcomic1]

What a screw up of the game. They bring on the Pole Vault champion and who happens to be a reverend and the questions bounce between pole vault and ministering. It is utterly ridiculous and a waste of game-time.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Stubby Kaye. I don't get it.

[@markxxx21]

Geroge Goble was only 38 there but looked so much older. He always looked old

[@anneroy4560]

He always looked the same ... ;-)

[@markxxx21]

Bob Richards was born February 20, 1926 and as of 12-16-18 is still alive (92 yo)

[@oobaka1967]

He's 93 now....05-13-19

[@kristabrewer9363]

still preaching?

[@OnTheOnlyShipButHalfWannaSink]

Bennett’s Uncle Macassar ;)