What's My Line? - Jack Paar [panel]; Sheree North (Jul 10, 1955)

MYSTERY GUEST: Sheree North (film and television actress, dancer, and singer)
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Jack Paar, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf

[@georgecherucheril9947]

Sheree North was a beautiful woman. I wish I could go back in time and meet her.

[@no_handle_required]

I'm so grateful for this channel. It brings me unending smiles.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Thanks so much for your comment, N English! I'm so glad you get some joy from these videos. :)

[@robertjean5782]

N​@@WhatsMyLineIt actually vanquished my depression 😊

[@arita52]

what a FUN show with smart and witty panelists that made it so interesting to watch! : )

[@annakaminski4406]

What a pleasure to watch this show.

[@loissimmons6558]

The first challenger basically served as a plug for the Shakespeare Theatre that opened in Stratford (CT) around that time. When I was in school (a few years after Jonah went to Nineveh and the ink was still damp on Will's original manuscript) I went on a field trip to see a performance of "Midsummer Night's Dream" there. It was a great experience.

[@erichanson426]

Everyone is so well mannered. I really appreciate how Mr. Daily gave the 1st guest the whole 50. Such class, something you don't see anymore on tv.

[@K9-758]

All of the contestants got the entire $50 just for appearing on the show. Mr. Daily flipping the cards was only for show and for him to keep track of the negative answers.

[@JanetM-ro6xc]

Who watches TV anymore? Bad grammar. Twisted thinking. Sleazy appearances. Attractive is so much better.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Would love to go back for a day and feel what July 1955 felt like.

[@JanetM-ro6xc]

A low tech world: no internet,one car, one bathroom,longer attention spans,no Google,cash society, agree to disagree, appearance matter for all, the dawn of Levis, dresses for girls,public transportation, Disney movies.

[@michaelnivens6267]

Sheree was a living doll and great legs ,what a dancer - saw her dance on the Bing Crosby special doing a bit with Jack Benny - good actress - Telefon, Breakout, Charley Varrick and The Shootist,etc.

[@rharvey2124]

Seeing Sheree North in the two part 1974 Christmas story of Movin' On is what brought me here. And Sheree was still a living doll.

[@lemorab1]

I just saw her in "No Down Payment," about discontent in post war suburbia.

[@alexalex13131]

I liked her when she was older.

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

This was a good episode. I enjoyed it very much. Funny 👍🏻🥰‼️

[@Philacav]

Surprisingly no one posted this yet, but Sheree North played Cosmo Kramer's mom on Seinfeld decades later. "Cosmo!!"

[@BOB1974_]

And before that she made a couple of appearances on the Golden Girls as one of Blanche's sisters. Until I saw this clip I had no idea of her history as an actress prior to those sitcoms.

[@ironduke2000]

She also played Lou Grant's lounge-singer girlfriend after his divorce from Edie on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

[@halnywiatr]

Babs Kramer

[@jackanthony976]

Most older actresses have been acting for centuries.

[@Tahoenjr]

I like how the last candidate answered for himself instead of John taking over for the guest and answering the questions like he does so often.

[@ToddSF]

I'm certainly grateful that there are all these episodes of WML to watch on KZbin, thanks to Gary's ongoing and monumental efforts. As of tonight, everything on TV is a re-run and our local PBS affiliate (both main channels, in fact) are locked into "pledge festival" mode, which is a major bore, because even the more interesting special programs for pledge purposes are, this time, also reruns.

[@WhatsMyLine]

ToddSF 94109 Yeah, well, enjoy the channel while you can. Fremantle is directly attacking it now that they've launched a new TV station called Buzzr (which very few people even have access to). It's egregiously outrageous, illegal behavior, but the odds on my winning in a fight against them are very steep, and it will probably require an attorney and possibility a lawsuit.

[@ToddSF]

That's terrible news, especially after the thousands of hours you've put into this channel. It is definitely outrageous in the extreme, since all these WML episodes are in the public domain and have been for a very long time. If it does go to court, though, I would think they'd have to show that they own the copyright to enjoin you from operating this channel on KZbin, and if the episodes are in the public domain, they can't make such a showing. I do believe that once a copyright has expired, or if there never was one in the first place, any hope of establishing a copyright or ownership thereof is nonexistent. I know that Freemantle has virtually unlimited funds to spend on attorneys and court costs and therein may lie a grave difficulty. Grrrrr!

[@WhatsMyLine]

ToddSF 94109 Yes, that's basically the situation right now. It's a David vs Goliath scenario. The one thing in my favor is that there are literally thousands of fans who are going to be outraged about this when they learn what's going on. Most everybody in the Facebook group is up in arms.

[@juanettebutts9782]

Happily, I'm enjoying WML programs in chronological order on 28 February, 2019!! Thank goodness what you feared didn't come to pass. Your/WML fans are extremely grateful. 😁

[@yasminemoulin9783]

Sheree was Blanche’s sister on The Golden Girls 😀.

[@siggylloyd3566]

What amazing effort Paar and Kilgallen are putting into acting cordial towards one another--I don't believe it for a minute, but it's interesting to see.

[@kenhenderson1762]

At the time (1955) there was no feud between Kilgallen and Paar. That wouldn't happen until Paar went to Cuba to interview Castro in 1959. Kilgallen slammed Paar in her column and Paar returned the slam on the Tonight Show. But at this time Paar was the host of a morning show on CBS.

[@cricketrecords]

It was very unusual at that time for actresses and actors to admit they didn't sing and were dubbed in their films by singers. In this case Eileen Wilson did Sheree North's singing. They usually didn't let the audience know that it was not the star doing the singing.

[@jackies961]

This show is before my time but I enjoy seeing all the stars and the panel is very intelligent and funny. Except Jack Paar who seems to be a jerk.Thanks for posting these.

[@preppysocks209]

@@L4sleeko At this time, their feud had not yet developed. Disagreements over Castro were the main issue.

[@lemorab1]

I remember him well. Jack Paar was definitely a jerk. He was always on the warpath with somebody,

[@KbIPbIL0]

Sheree North is pretty!

[@geraldkatz7986]

I distinctly remember having a class trip in grade school in the 1970s going to the Shakespeare theater in Stratford to see Twelfth Night.

[@accomplice55]

This was filmed when I was 4 days old. :)

[@GingerHey]

I was 7 years old... isn't it interesting how we relate to this show to where we were in life at the time?

[@michelinaporemba8604]

If the mayor of Stratford-Upon-Avon could see our old theatre he would turn over in his grave. They closed it and it is pretty much a lost cause. Such a shame. I did see Romeo and Juliet there on a high School field trip.

[@Retroscoop]

Interesting to hear that connection between the past and what actually has become of it. Maybe it is television that made it close down in the end, all the people stayed home to watch What's my line sports and Dallas in stead of going there.

[@mikehunt8997]

It probably was burnt down by those ANTIFA thugs. It's a lost cause thanks to those ultra liberals.

[@bluecamus5162]

After Michelina wrote this, on Jan. 13, 2019, the theater was destroyed by fire and not rebuilt. I suppose it was in gutted condition already at the time of the fire. It had been empty and unused for 30 years.

[@katemaddoxberrington3959]

How sad. So much glory gone in our Nation, thus reinforcing the need for history channels such as this one.

[@johnsewell6593]

I certainly hope your not referring to Stratford , Ontario....................!

[@maynardsmoreland]

Wow, Dorothy Kilgallen seated next to Jack Paar! Obviously before their very public "feud."

[@WhatsMyLine]

Oh, wow, is that interesting. . . I didn't know anything about their feud until I looked it up after reading your comment. I found this quote, which is an excerpt from a bio on her (Lee Israel, Kilgallen (1979)): "There had been some snide little items about her in the columns, an occasional short profile in the magazines, and frequent strafing from television performers. Jack Paar led the pack in 1960, taking up Sinatra's slack. That tempestuous round began when Dorothy swiped at him in the column over his impassioned support of Fidel Castro. She was violently opposed to the new Cuban leader and peppered her column with anti-Castro items, many of which appear to have been fed to her by Miami-based exiles or CIA fronts on an almost daily basis. Paar retaliated on his prime-time, high-rated television show."

[@dbarker7794]

@@WhatsMyLine So, it was Castro henchmen who murdered Dorothy Kilgallen?

[@loissimmons6558]

Sheree North was a very attractive girl with a breathy voice. I dare say that there have been other movie stars, even a number who appeared on WML, who are more beautiful and glamorous than her. But with that gown and how she looked wearing it, I cannot imagine or recall anyone more seductive. Even so, her career is an indication of how difficult it is to make it in show business as being some other person's type rather than being someone who defines a type.

[@jackanthony976]

Unfortunately, the movie that Sheree North was plugging, "How To Be Very Very Popular" which also starred Betty Grable, was so bad that Betty left the movies for good after its release. Betty Grable referred to the film as a "turkey" and after the horrible reviews of the film were printed, Betty left Hollywood for good and went to live in Las Vegas and never made another film as she felt that any further film offers at her age would involve another turkey. Betty's day in the sun was obviously over.

[@davidleigh443]

I have seen all the WML shows and Ms. North would taken a back seat to no one.

[@johnhakel4933]

Great shows

[@michaelnivens6267]

I liked John's Joke to the man from Fort Worth ,welcoming him to the United States , especially considering Daly Is from South Africa

[@jessicaphillips4542]

I don’t get it

[@mehboobkm2018]

@@jessicaphillips4542 neither do i

[@peternagy-im4be]

@@mehboobkm2018 think about it

[@neilmidkiff]

The temperature in NYC wasn't as hot as the previous week, but it was much more humid; 86°F and 68% humidity at 2 p.m.

[@bokchow]

Jack's appearances on WML are not up to Paar with his other work.

[@shrillbert]

@MsAlkato It wasn't that bad yet, their feud hadn't started in earnest in '55.

[@loissimmons6558]

July 10 also was the last day of baseball action before the All-Star break, which was three days in 1955. The Dodgers continued to coast after their blazing start and were 5-4 during the week that had two doubleheaders and no off days. On this day the Dodgers went into the break on a down note, blowing a game at the Polo Grounds. The Dodgers jumped out to a 2-0 lead on runs in the first and third innings. Leadoff batter Don Hoak was the catalyst both times. In the first, the first three batters reached base against Sal Maglie (who started two of the three games in this series against the Dodgers) when Hoak walked, Reese singled and Snider’s double scored Hoak from third. Hoak started the third inning with a double and advanced to third on Snider’s fly ball. Then the Dodgers caught a break when Maglie’s spikes caught on the mound and Hoak trotted home on the balk call. In the sixth, the Giants got their only run off of Carl Erskine when shortstop Al Dark singled after a walk to third baseman Hank Thompson and a single by right fielder Don Mueller. Johnny Podres came in a struck out first baseman Gail Harris to end the threat. Billy Loes relieved Podres to get the last out in the eighth and he also got the first out in the ninth. Then the roof fell in, helped by a break. Catcher Ray Katt beat out an infield hit. Bill Taylor batted for the pitcher and singled. Jim Hearn ran for Taylor. Davey Williams singled for his fourth hit of the day. Katt had held third but Hearn was heading for third, a situation that was ripe for the Dodgers to retire at least one runner on the base paths. But Snider’s throw hit Hearn and by the time it was retrieved, Katt scored the tying run and runners were on second and third. The Dodgers brought in Ed Roebuck and then employed a questionable strategy. They walked left fielder Whitey Lockman intentionally to pitch to center fielder Willie Mays. Mays singled to left and the Giants had a 3-2 victory. The Giants win gave them a 6-2 record for the week and put them over .500 for the first time since June 18 when they were in the midst of a six game losing streak. Even so, the defending champs were in fourth place, 15½ games behind the Dodgers. During the week, the Braves had passed the slumping Cubs and were in second place, trailing the Dodgers by 11½. After the Dodgers blew Sunday’s game, only three Dodgers headed for Milwaukee for the All-Star Game, a surprisingly low number considering how dominant the Dodgers had been for most of the first half. Duke Snider and Roy Campanella were selected by the fans to start for the National League, but Campy was still nursing his leg injury and was replaced on the roster. Manager Leo Durocher only added Newcombe and Hodges to the roster. The rest either stayed in Brooklyn or went home for three days R&R. The regular season would resume with a home game against the Cardinals on Thursday night.

[@loissimmons6558]

The week started auspiciously with a doubleheader victory in the nation’s birthplace on its 179th birthday. In game 1, the Dodgers broke open a tight game in the middle innings to win 11-2. In the 1st, Snider hit a two run homer off former teammate Ron Negray. Left fielder Del Ennis matched the Duke, connecting off Don Newcombe. But that’s all Newk would surrender en route to his 14th win. The Dodgers broke the game open in the 5th with a 3 run home run by Gil Hodges and a solo home run by Carl Furillo off of Murry Dickson. Snider hit his second homer of the game in the 6th, a three run blast off of Thornton Kipper. Duke went 3 for 4 with 4 runs and 5 RBI’s. In the nightcap, the pattern repeated where the Phillies scored all their runs in the 1st inning and the Dodgers starting pitcher recovered for a complete game victory. The Dodgers drew first blood when Reese doubled and Snider drove him home with a single. But the Phillies answered with 3 runs off Clem Labine, a leadoff double by center fielder Richie Ashburn and a two run home run by third baseman Willie Jones the big blows. The Dodgers knotted the game in the 4th on solo homers by Furillo and Labine off starter Herm Wehmeier. In the eighth, he failed to retire a batter when Reese stroked his second double of the game, Snider was walked intentionally and Hodges ripped a triple. Hodges then came home on Sandy Amoros’s fly ball to cap the scoring. The Phillies got some measure of revenge as the held off the Dodgers to win 5-4. Phillies starter Robin Roberts did a better job at the plate than on the mound that day, as he drove in three runs. His first came on a bases loaded walk in the 2nd inning after the Dodgers scored in the top of the inning when Dixie Howell’s double drove in Furillo. Snider led off the 6th with a homer, but the Phillies answered back in their half. With 1 out, right fielder Jim Greengrass singled and catcher Andy Seminick walked. Dodger starter Karl Spooner was lifted in favor of Ed Roebuck, working his third game in two days. He retired pinch hitter Glen Gorbous on a grounder that moved runners to second and third. But Roberts’ double brought home both runners, giving the Phillies the lead for good. In the 8th, Seminick’s towering homer following another Greengrass single gave Roberts a cushion. He’d need it. Roberts was one out from a complete game when Jim Gilliam batted for the pitcher and singled. Hoak doubled home Gilliam and he went to third on Reese’s single. Snider delivered Hoak with a single and the Dodgers had the tying run on third and the go ahead run on first. Jack Meyer came in to face Hodges and Meyer won the battle on a ground out. The Dodgers went across state to face the Pirates in another doubleheader. They managed a split. After left fielder Jerry Lynch drove in right fielder Roberto Clemente with a first inning double, the Dodgers came back with three in the 2nd with Don Zimmer’s double the key blow in the inning. After Amoros homered in the top of the 6th, the Bucs answered back with consecutive homers by Lynch, center fielder Frank Thomas and first baseman Dale Long off starter Carl Erskine to tie the score. But the final three innings belonged to the Dodgers as they outscored Pittsbugh 6-1 in those frames for a 10-5 win. Because of game two, July 6, 1955 would become another significant date in baseball history. It was the first major league start for Sandy Koufax. He gave up 1 run in 4 2/3 innings and left the game with the score tied. The big problem was his 8 walks. The Dodgers got him a run in the 2nd off Vern Law on a double by Zimmer and a single by Gilliam. The walks finally cost him in the fifth. With one out, an infield hit by Clemente was followed by a single by second baseman Dick Cole. After Roman Mejias hit into a force out, walks to Thomas and Long forced in a run and sent Koufax to the showers. Roebuck, struck out third baseman Gene Freese to end the inning. Roebuck and Law kept the score at 1-1 until the bottom of the eighth. Then with one out, Long singled, Freese tripled in the go ahead run, shortstop Dick Groat singled him home and Law got himself another insurance run with a double. The Dodgers rallied to have the tying run at the plate with one out in the ninth. But Law got Rube Walker to hit into a double play to end the game. On Thursday, 7/7/55, it was the Dodgers turn to hold off a 9th inning rally to win the rubber game of their series with Pittsburgh. Gilliam was the hitting star as he contributed to three of the four runs the Dodgers scored. The Dodgers took the early lead in the first with a two out double by Snider and a single by Hodges. Gilliam’s leadoff homer in the second was matched by first baseman Preston Ward’s boundary blast in the Pirate half of the inning. The Dodgers added to their lead when Amoros walked and stole second. After a ground out, Gilliam tripled and scored on Howell’s single. That would be all the scoring off of Pirates starter Ronnie Kline. It would just be enough. Dodger starter Loes held the Bucs at bay until the ninth. His catcher got him into trouble. He struck out Thomas but when Howell dropped the pitch and threw it wild to first, Thomas was aboard. Even though the Pirates were down by three in the 9th and he had drawn the only blood against Loes, Ward bunted Thomas to second. Catcher Toby Atwell singled to score Thomas and second baseman Johnny O’Brien followed with another single. After Groat flied out, Jack Shepard batted for the pitcher and singled home Atwell. With the tying run 90 feet away, Loes struck out Clemente to end the game. The Dodgers returned to New York to do battle at the Polo Grounds in a 3-game series before the All-Star break. The Dodgers had the upper hand in Friday’s slugfest. Hodges drove in 4 runs with a homer and triple and Zimmer went 4 for 5. It didn’t look good at first for the Dodgers, however. The Giants shelled their best pitcher, sending Newcombe for cover with 4 runs in the 2nd and 2 more in the 3rd. Dark’s 3-run homer capped the scoring in the 2nd and Thompson hit one on the roof with one aboard in the 3rd. The Dodgers answered back in a mighty way in the 4th. Hoak began to atone for his 3rd inning error by working out a walk against Maglie. After Reese flied out, Snider walked and Hodges tripled the runners home. After Amoros struck out, Gilliam singled in Hodges and Zimmer followed with a home run. It was now 6-5. In the 5th, Hoak’s one out home run off Ramon Monzant tied the score. With two outs in the 7th, the Dodgers went deep again, this time off Ruben Gomez when Snider walked and Hodges connected. Trailing 8-6, it was the Giants turn to mount a comeback. Mays led off against Labine and doubled. After Mueller was retired, Hodges’ error put runners on first and third. Harris followed with a run scoring single and again runners were on the corners. Dusty Rhodes’ pinch hit single tied the score. But Labine shut the door on any further damage, getting pinch hitter Taylor to hit into a double play. The Dodgers retook the lead in the 8th when Zimmer singled, went to second on a fly ball, stole third while pinch hitter Frank Kellert was drawing a walk and scored when Katt, just having come into the game, threw the ball into left field on the steal attempt. Roebuck came on in relief in the 8th and retired the Giants in order. Then the Dodgers rubbed it in. Windy McCall walked Snider and then Hodges and Amoros bunted for base hits. Don Liddle came in and walked Gilliam to force in a run without a ball leaving the infield. Paul Giel then relieved and recorded two outs without a run scoring. But Roebuck’s single plated two more runs and the inning only ended when Zimmer was thrown out at third on the play. Roebuck then had another 1-2-3 inning to preserve the victory. Saturday’s game saw only one team slugging as the Giants embarrassed the Dodgers, 10-2. Spooner was knocked out after two innings on Dark’s 2-run triple in the 1st and a home run by the opposing starter, Hearn, in the 2nd. Labine came in and poured gasoline on the fire. After Hearn singled in a run in the 4th, the wheels came off in the 5th. It started with a two out walk to the first baseman Bobby Hofman. Dark doubled and Mueller singled both of them home. Third baseman Sid Gordon singled, and when Shuba misplayed the ball in left, runners were on second and third. Catcher Wes Westrum singled in both runners and when Hearn hit one to the deepest part of the park in center, his inside the park home run added to his huge performance that day. The Dodgers were able to push across two runs in the 6th but Hearn coasted the rest of the way for a complete game victory.

[@danielfronc4304]

Lois Simmons I'm going to go out on a limb here. Do you like baseball by any chance?

[@sydneycarton9973]

Great to see Kramer's mother on What's My Line! RIP Babs

[@dbarker7794]

She had a fling with Newman. Newman!!!

[@wchumphries]

A fun episode. Thank you for posting. (Although, I have to say, Paar was a dreadful panellist.)

[@frereM]

I don't recall seeing Paar during the 50s, although I certainly remember WML, probably from the late 50s and beyond. What I have seen of Paar makes me wonder why others of the time were so enamored of him. He seemed to be mostly self-absorbed and whiney although occasionally witty and clever.

[@slaytonp]

@@frereM He was indeed self-absorbed and whiney, as well as a drama queen. However, I loved his TV show and the guests he promoted on it.

[@StASiA70]

Sheree North also played Blanche's sister Virginia on The Golden Girls. :)

[@ericmaine]

manthony777 Sheree North played Blanches other sister, Virginia (she was the one that needed a kidney transplant). Barbara Babcock played her sister Charmaine - Who wrote the ‘tawdry-romance novel that Blanche thought was based on her own life.

[@m.e.d.7997]

And Lou Grants girlfriend on The Mary Tyler Moore show. Good actress.

[@allanshulstad1783]

MsNorth an underrated actress

[@the_lost_navigator]

"Now, put it back on"... what a woman ;)

[@juanettebutts9782]

Fort Worth, Texas! My hometown! Now I reside in Houston. Miss the DFW metroplex.

[@ralphadamo1857]

By the time this program was filmed, Sheree North was on the cover of Life Magazine, one of the most popular magazines of the time.

[@lemorab1]

I love her sassy personality and I remember when that issue of Life came out. Sheree North's dress is a dream. I thought they had discontinued the perp walk by 1955.

[@digby_dooright]

I just saw her on Seinfeld as Kramer's mom. 😂

[@JanetM-ro6xc]

What a surprise that there is an official shoe tester! Shoe comfort is critical to endurance! Good news!🌞

[@allanshulstad8023]

Sheree became quite a good dramatic actress

[@ladya1953]

Did John say, "It's the heat, not the HUMILITY?" Lol

[@oksills]

Faith Adams I did notice immediately and it appears to be I need of a good pressing!

[@bluecamus5162]

There was a little groan from the audience for that one.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

MAYOR OF STRATFORD ON AVON, ENGLAND TESTS ARMY SHOES PROFESSIONAL RAIN MAKER

[@libertyann439]

"Does he see that the shoe laces are....tickety-boo?" Arlene Guess the rain maker doesn't like sweaty hands. Notice how he wipes his hands after meeting the panel.

[@robertjean5782]

Rainmaker had sweaty hands also, no a/c😢

[@garyzerr9821]

The final contestant - the rainmaker from Texas - looked miserable from start to finish and relieved to get out of there!

[@loissimmons6558]

He walked with a noticeable limp, enough that I guessed he might have something to do with the rodeo, and with his last name, maybe a rodeo clown. Maybe he was in some physical pain.

[@lindashelley3635]

gcjerryusc Or quite possibly had an attack of stage fright. It must be quite nerve racking for a ‘civilian’ once they are actually confronted by the cameras and audience etc. Not everyone is a natural performer.

[@robertjean5782]

Unbearable heat no AC 😢

[@Yowza78]

I think this is the first time I heard a contestant answer no to the question of whether they knew how the game was scored.

[@robertjean5782]

Many didn't know about score😮

[@savethetpc6406]

Hey, look! They changed the background since the last episode! Instead of the usual dark curtain, note the pattern behind the panelists as well as behind John and the contestant. I think it may also be a curtain, but it is a change.

[@Beson-SE]

You can also notice that the contestants don't walk behind John on their way out, instead they walk towards the new sign-in board and exist behind the curtain. They started this new procedure in the last episode.

[@loissimmons6558]

+SaveThe TPC I'm not impressed with the new backdrop. It looked cheap, it doesn't show well in b&w and it looked wrinkled, which might be because such a pattern would emphasize them.

[@ladya1953]

My OCD is really protesting the new background. PLEASE tell me it is not a permanent fixture in its current state!

[@Rodin99]

interesting because I only know her from MTM show as Mr. Grant's girlfriend and later as Blanche's ill sister on Golden Girls. and as someone else pointed out Seinfeld.

[@SG-ug9xj]

She was in a few John Wayne flicks. His last one to. The Shootist.

[@neilmidkiff]

She signs in as "Shereë" on the board, but that seems odd. It's not an umlaut but a diaeresis, meaning it's pronounced separately from the preceding vowel, as in naïve. But nobody says it with two separate vowels, and she doesn't correct them.

[@519djw6]

I found that pretty weird, too. But then again, I used to know a Canadian orchestra conductor who put an Umlaut over the letter "y" in his name--I assume because it looked more "European" that way! :)

[@gilliankew]

Love the wonky signs for the “line” of the Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon - not to mention the difficulty Arlene and Bennet had with its pronunciation. Must have been before Avon cosmetics took off 🤪

[@jimbo9357]

I want some of that stopette.

[@robertjean5782]

It didn't work as advertised 😢

[@juliansinger]

After all that discussion in the comments of the standing up and the shaking of hands, last episode, I must note, Jack Paar seems to make a habit of not doing so -- I remember it from his guest paneling turn in 1954, too. Also, I know North from her MTM-era sitcom work, so her being a hoot is no surprise, but I just looked her up, and given the tsuris with Fox, Bennett's question about Marilyn is kind of depressing, though very Bennett. (But it was a good and/or funny answer.)

[@funkeekatt]

Sheree North was an underrated comedienne.

[@daltonbelflower7331]

Yes, I've seen The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, and it was actually a very pleasing old-fashioned romantic comedy. It had a Seven Year Itch "feel" to it, but it wasn't as good, but certainly enjoyable.

[@libertyann439]

funkeekatt She could have doubled for Marilyn! And she did outlive her.

[@JerseySurvivor]

Sheree was underrated on all accounts. As a comedienne and dramatic actress. She brightened up so many things with a mere cameo. Watch Madigan, or her spots on MTM in the 70’s. A guilty pleasure of my own was an old TV movie Snatched. I think she proved her worth as the dying kidnapped wife.

[@allanshulstad1783]

Later on Sheree worked on some episodes of The. Fugitive

[@Gwaithmir]

I was only 7 years old when this show aired.

[@bobbyweiss0888]

Dorothy & Jack look uncomfortable when first taking their seats; but there doesn't seem to be any animosity at this point. Could they have been an item that ended badly? This does of course pre-date Castro's Cuba. In fact I had two Aunts vacationing in Havana at the time.

[@robertjean5782]

The heat was unbelievable 😢

[@robertjean5782]

That was the humidity 😊

[@censusgary]

John Daly asks every single guest if he or she knows the scoring system, even though the scoring system is very obvious and you don’t need to know how it’s scored to be able to play the game.

[@ladya1953]

That's why he got the big bucks.

[@DrachenYT]

Much like how he stopped forcing the panel to guess whether they dealt in a product or service, he should have stopped asking the contestants this. I would be surprised if they hadn't seen the show before or weren't briefed before appearing, and a question or two could have been asked in what he wastes performing this task.

[@trudygreer2491]

I'm sure it's done in the interest of propriety, especially in light of the "Quiz Show" scandal of the later 50s. And Drachor, you just never know! WML aired quite late on Sunday, and people got to get to bed! Are you a Lucy fan? I understand that the actress who played the supervisor in the chocolate factory had never seen an episode of I Love Lucy.. apparently the Monday night fights were on at the same time as I❤L!

[@trudygreer2491]

oops, sorry Drachen! :)

[@robertjean5782]

Many didn't have a TV 😮😢

[@dennistucker9081]

When at the end of the show, Mr. Daley mentioned that Fred Allen had had a bout with appendicitis, I started to get a lump in my throat. I believe the untimely death of Mr. Allen occurred less than a year later. 😢

[@wesleybuckwalter2558]

Laces being tickety-boo is his department.

[@lancedukel3436]

Sheree North played Lou Grant's girlfriend on the Mary Tyler Moore show, a beautiful singing voice and spectacular dancer!

[@jackanthony976]

Sheree costarred with Betty Grable in her new movie "How To Be Very Very Popular." According to Betty Grable and the critics themselves, "How To Be Very Very Popular" was a turkey...in fact so bad that Betty Grable decided to quite films after this...Betty stated that she wanted to quit while she was ahead and she decided to leave movies for good never to return.

[@loissimmons6558]

There is no truth to the rumor that the second challenger's segment inspired a song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by Nancy Sinatra about ten years later.

[@davidpierce3]

Maybe it's just me, but the panel seemed a little crazy on this episode ... maybe it was the heat, which they mentioned a few times. And what's with Jack Paar not standing to greet the guests? Maybe he had a sore foot. :)

[@robertjean5782]

Unfortunately it was hotter in the theater then outside 😢

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Dorothy was pissed she didn't get to guess the shoe tester

[@loissimmons6558]

Bennett would have needed to pass for it to get to her, and he rarely passed, if ever.

[@BiffJackson-o4i]

Never knew her back then. But in the 70s she was way hotter looking.

[@omargonzalez2641]

The ending and Jack B. Corn saved the episode. Barely.

[@GingerHey]

I love you, panel, but hey, nobody knew who Jonah was! ha

[@scotnick59]

thought she was great as Lou's flame in the MTM show

[@anthonyaustin3370]

The final guest, rainmaker John B. Corn, was murdered just 7 years after this episode aired.

[@michaelnivens6267]

John ,you nitwit , the plane he uses Is not enclosed- It Is an open cockpit

[@peternagy-im4be]

Stop nitpicking.

[@Mrlaurens1987]

Did i hear someone shout his occupation? At 3:24

[@allan5750]

I believe Sheree North won an Emmy.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Two nominations, but no win.

[@dennistucker9081]

@@ChrisHansonCanadaThanks for the information.

[@Baskerville22]

Parr has the same chin/face-cupping mannerisms of Hal Block. Notice his left arm resting along the back of Arlene's chair

[@terencediamond356]

She ree North thats Kramer s mom.

[@epaddon]

Harbinger of the future. When Dorothy introduces Jack and at the end says goodnight to him, he doesn't acknowledge her at all!

[@GingerHey]

Noticed that!

[@franksantore2810]

Jack and Dorothy together! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@Mmdmade]

Is cloud seeding real?

[@Beson-SE]

Interesting discussion between Arlene and John which biblical person was in the whale, Daniel, Joshua or Jonah. 21:00

[@ToddSF]

Johan Bengtsson -- Then, too, I note that it wasn't actually a whale according to the Bible story -- in the Book of Jonah, it says he was swallowed by a "great fish". Almost everyone thinks it was a whale, though.

[@Beson-SE]

ToddSF 94109 Ah yes! You are so right! That's a classical "wrong" assumption people make. Same with the "Apple" Adam and Eve were supposed to eat.

[@ToddSF]

Yes, very similar idea. No mention of an "apple" and whoever wrote that portion of Genesis wouldn't have known what an apple was, since they only grow in colder climates with a freezing winter, something they didn't have in the Middle East where the Hebrew people lived. Still, I'm surprised the panel had such a hard time figuring out it was Jonah and the supposed "whale" in the story they were talking about. It's even mentioned in the lyrics to the Gershwin song "It Ain't Necessarily So" from "Porgy and Bess" -- great song, by the way.

[@waynehowell6160]

ToddSF 94109 I was always taught that it wasn't the apple on the tree that caused the trouble, it was the pair on the ground. (Cerf Salute?)

[@lucindasommer720]

+ToddSF 94109 "Brother" Todd, maybe?

[@418-Error]

I've been wondering with the new rules, how can a line of panelists go "in clockwise order"?

[@Dharmon1]

BrianG A hand of a clock goes to the right, so they have the panelists ask questions, starting at the left, working to the right.

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Mr. Woodman has a fade haircut, very cool looking mayor.

[@saran3214]

Sheree North was great. Watch her manic dance with Jerry Lewis or waking up to being called on Telephon.

[@Retroscoop]

Sargeant, are you working for a profit or non profit making organisation ? Hahaha, liked that "Nice of you to come to the United States"-joke to tease Texan born JACK B. CORN :) (Where did he leave his Stetson ?)

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Sheree North was hilarious

[@peternagy-im4be]

Painful listening to Arlene trying to sound English.

[@terencedove5047]

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick...and now...Jack B. Corn...

[@TimLeeSongs]

I would’ve loved to meet Arlene, but being a Brit and hearing how she mocked the first guest’s accent, it’s probably best I didn’t haha! I’d be mortified if the wonderful Arlene made fun of me ha.

[@trudygreer2491]

Tim, don't get your knickers in a twist! That was just an(other) example of one of those things Americans do that the British don't understand, apparently.. Miss Arlene was not intending to make fun of the Mayor's accent, rather merely doing what we Americans have been trying to do for centuries: speak English. In doing the accent, we think we are being most amusing..so sorry you were not amused! Arlene is far too classy to insult a guest from foreign shores (esp. live on the telly!). We intend it in the best of humor when it's done (most of us anyway). And speaking for my late countrywoman if I may I'm certain she would have been most charmed by, and delighted to meet you!

[@TimLeeSongs]

Trudy Greer aw that’s awesome thanks Trudy!

[@peternagy-im4be]

@@trudygreer2491 That ridiculous accent is certainly not representative of an English one.

[@cristiradu9982]

Arlene is a user of the now-gone mid-Atlantic or Transatlantic accent of English

[@adamcoates2890]

Sheree's notoriety didn't survive to the 21st century. Never heard of her.

[@ToddSF]

Okay, Miss Kilgallen. Please lay off that repeated, ongoing question "Is it squashy rather than hard?" "Squashy", for me at least, is just an annoying term and the question itself frequently seems to present some sort of problem in answering it. When it comes to solid objects that are not hard or rigid, I'd say way more of them might be described as "flexible" than "squashy".

[@ccgrey8731]

+ToddSF 94109 Well she can't very well take your advice since she passed away 50 years ago.

[@ToddSF]

Creat Swartz -- Ohmigod! I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. I thought Dorothy was still alive like the other regular panelists and the moderator.

[@loissimmons6558]

+ToddSF 94109 Were you also shocked to find out that there is gambling going on at Rick's?

[@robbob1234]

@@loissimmons6558 LOL

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Babs!!

[@terencedove5047]

OMG! Whether or not they were funning, these guys couldn't even get their Biblical references right! It was 'Jonah and the whale'...

[@jimmydavies4015]

Jack Paar was a knucklehead

[@jessicapigg]

Really don't like Jack Paar

[@peternagy-im4be]

Who does?

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Everyone looked as if they had a milk stain on their upper lip.

[@Narniafan777]

the funny whale confusion is based on a biblical story, where jonah, not joshua, is swallowed by a big whale. not general knowledge anymore I guess

[@kierstenwhite7807]

i guess it wasnt general knowledge back then either considering they got the wrong name

[@bradme6579]

Dont be censored, move to Bit chute

[@chrisjeffries2322]

How to be Vary Vary Popular, was a lousy movie! It was the reason, Marilyn Monroe walked out on Fox. Sheree took the part and all her dialogue was squeaks and grunts. Did I mention that it was a lousy part to play?

[@mehrdad4788]

It was very selfish of the females in the panel that they didn't stand up when the celebrities shook hands w them.

[@ImaginaryEvil]

That was the etiquette of the time. It was considered good manners for a man to stand when greeting people, but a lady should remain seated.

[@davidleigh443]

Kramer's mom was very beautiful as a young woman.

[@patriciomesaortiz8595]

Y

[@jasperjohnson8582]

She actually looked better as she aged. Not a negative on her youth, I'm just saying.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Pretty girl. She was star quality. She is pretty adorable here.

[@henrygruenberg2337]

Jasper Johnson bugs bunny Bugs buunny

[@timcollins3794]

Didn't Newman nail her.

[@mikehunt8997]

Mr. Corn is a chem-trail man! WOW, I thought that act of poisoning the atmosphere was 1st done in the Vietnam War. How long have they been controlling the weather?

[@robertjean5782]

Since planes existed😊

[@Heidi51616]

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