What's My Line? - Jackie Gleason (Mar 8, 1953)

MYSTERY GUEST: Jackie Gleason
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
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[@englishwithteachermark4307]

I was three years old when this aired. Here I am an old man now, and they are all dead, but I'm laughing my head off. What a truly great show this was. I wish I were young again. Growing up in the 50s was a wonderful experience!

[@kellycoleman715]

You are my eldest sister’s age.

[@veronicagallo2035]

Just like the 1972 song by Tower of Power says * You're sTiLL a YOUNG man*! I was born in mid 60s,am a HUGE Jackie Gleason fan💖just spOTTed him here so.... *Awayyy we Go ‼️"

[@robertfairburn9979]

How do you view 1950’s America with today…..would you go back if you could ??

[@kevinmusa7952]

The 50s were absolutely the best. I was born in 62 but watching movies and talking to people who lived in their prime during the 50s were the most well mannered and happy people. America was fun to live in.

[@robertfairburn9979]

@@kevinmusa7952 I’m of a similar age and when I was a kid everyone in New Zealand would love to live in America, maybe not forever but at least for a short time. It’s seemed like a wonderful place, I’ve visited your country a couple of times but now I’d far rather live in NZ. Sorry not trying to be rude and I do like Americans a lot, but there does seem to be a lot of issues there at the moment.

[@crystaldawnstarr]

I've always loved Jackie Gleason :) My Uncle used to get away with a lot of things, One night he & my Aunt got into a dinner where Jackie, Art Carney & their wives were and somehow ended up sitting with them He said Jackie Gleason was a really nice guy :)

[@freeguy77]

Arlene: "Are you in pictures?" (15:30) John: "You mean the moving pictures?" Arlene: "Well, I knew he wasn't hanging in the Louvre!" John's question and then Arlene's answer (at 15:35) was brilliantly funny! She and Dorothy were the best!

[@pAusten]

Dorothy Kilgallen is a true investigative reporter. She asks the most thoughtful questions.

[@dinahbrown902]

That’s why she lost her life

[@tomhavens6006]

Dorothy Kilgallen had the backbone and resolve to be one of the very best of investigative journalist and still be charming and warm as a woman. I would have liked to have met her.

[@shawnmiller4781]

@@dinahbrown902 Yup, JFK Dallas fallout

[@lllowkee6533]

She connects the dots better than anyone. They’re all great❣️

[@JamieTransNyc]

@@dinahbrown902 That and the fact that she liked to drink.

[@TimelordR]

Jackie Gleason & Steve Allen on the same show. Quite the treat.

[@waynehowell6160]

Steve Allen once said, on his 60's syndicated talk show, that people often mentioned to him that Jackie Gleason was his brother-in-law. Jackie's on-stage wife Audrey Meadows was sister to Steve's real wife, Jayne Meadows.

[@savethetpc6406]

@@waynehowell6160 Steve and Jayne were married on July 31, 1954 (almost exactly 65 years ago!) I wonder whether or not they had met yet when this show aired.

[@joeambrose3260]

I believe Steve & Jayne met on a 40's radio show. Don't know when they hooked up

[@DexterHaven]

@Glennsten Bergkvist Yes, baby.

[@alicemcknight6335]

Wasn't Steve's wife (Jane Meadows) other Jackie Gleason show? I think she was. I read that somewhere.

[@davemac5260]

Garbage truck lady segment is the best I’ve seen in a long time. Steve Allen is a genius.

[@tubularap]

This is my favorite panel: Dorothy, Steve, Arlene, Bennett.

[@bettycogswell9851]

Mine too....Arlene is my fav...

[@slaytonp]

I think they were the best combo of any during the entire series. (I'm on my second round of viewing them in sequence.)

[@shirleyrombough8173]

tubularAp - My favorite cast as well.

[@lenhummel5614]

These were the four that worked together best, yes. They were a really witty team.

[@anneroy4560]

I liked it when Fred Allen was there ... very intelligent man ....

[@flametree74]

How pleasant TV was then!

[@joeferguson2606]

***** exactly. good comment its harder to find a good show, but it is possible

[@sageywavey]

flametree74 America was wonderful before diversity

[@Schlomothebest]

No black people either!

[@kennethlatham3133]

@@Schlomothebest ???Black people are pleasant, too! Wtf

[@gregcrane4953]

@@sageywavey there's no diversity now.

[@kenyongray2615]

Jackie Gleason is a legend of comedy. He was also a very good serious actor when he was cast in that role. His legend will always live on as long as there are honeymooners reruns.

[@elaineculbert8594]

@kenyon gray - I agree! Jackie Gleason was a multi-talented man - skilled in comedy yet had a serious, sensitive side as well. He also had great taste in music. I bought one of his first albums back in the 50’s called “Music for Lovers Only” which can be pulled up on You Tube. 🇨🇦

[@lechatbotte.]

He was hilarious in Smokey and the Bandit

[@rtflone]

Gleason was fantastic as Minnesota Fats in The Hustler with Paul Newman and George C Scott. He held his own and then some with two brilliant actors..

[@ilonabaier6042]

He was bigger than life!

[@alexandraasbury9974]

All true. And I was hoping they wouldn't guess who he was. 😉

[@ndgv2]

still remains one of the greatest shows ever.

[@roberthuot7887]

John Daly was a true gem. Great guy.

[@johnmeye]

Loved the Jackie Gleason Show back in the 60s

[@GuyWithTheThingOnTheTable]

I couldn't take my 👀 off Jackie. He brought me so much joy in my childhood when we needed it.

[@slydermartin6008]

I am power watching!!!!! This episode was the year I was born. THIS is Entertainment!

[@brachio1000]

Dorothy Kilgallen was a friggin' genius. I mean, my God.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

Dorothy Kilgallen attended college for one year only, decided to quit ... move forward in journalism ... a dear woman ahead of her time ! (there are two books out about Dorothy's life / who might have killed her)

[@aliced7505]

This bus driver keeps flirting with me back in NY. Finally one day I return his greeting. After a few minutes, he asks my name - Alice. I was never so embarrassed at how he laughed at me. As I started walking away, he finally controlled his hysterical laughter and said, "No, you don't understand -- my name is Ralph!"

[@christophergolas9930]

"...and awaaaaaaay we GO!"

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

"To the moon Alice" .....

[@kellycoleman715]

That’s funny! 😂

[@veronicagallo2035]

How SWEEEEET it is 🌜✨🌛

[@mfin-dave]

Nice story you Made up there...

[@walmartsucks1995]

im 27 and this is definitely in my top 3 alltime fav game shows. there's a certain elegance and beauty to this. the humor cant be topped.

[@fpinzow]

Jackie Gleason looked really good here as a young man.

[@marjoriecohn3868]

He was really good looking.

[@Retroscoop]

Most young men look better when they're young, unfortunately. Rare are those who are lucky enough to look better once they're 50, although some do.

[@preppysocks209]

If you want to see him more than 10 years earlier, check out "Larceny Inc" with Edward G. Robinson. Jackie (billed as "Jackie C. Gleason") plays a soda jerk.

[@caroler01]

It’s called “Sex Appeal”.

[@Gypsyqueen-lt7tq]

IMHO, all the male TV stars of that era were*remarkably* handsome & sexy -- but, especially, Gleason, Desi Arnaz, Danny Thomas & Sid Caesar. They all had gorgeous eyes & black wavy hair . . . plus, they all had "hard knock life experience" that most of today's stars lack, which lent them a sad-but-alluring gravitas. Thanks so much for posting!

[@danielfronc4304]

Jackie Gleason, "The Great One"!

[@sdgakatbk]

Jackie Gleason really enjoyed this! This show was from 1953 which is before the Honeymooners which was from 1955-1956. In one of the episodes, he goes to a costume contest dressed as a man from space. The judges make him one of the finalists for his impersonation of a pinball machine.

[@DexterHaven]

Great comment!

[@dennman6]

Actually Jackie Gleason and his cast were doing Honeymooners sketches from 1951. The original Alice in the earliest episodes was Pert Kelton, who is perhaps best known as Mrs. Paroo in both the Broadway and movie version of The Music Man. What you are talking about is the series that most people are familiar with, which is the "filmed 39" episodes that have been in constant circulation since they were made. The Honeymooners were also presented in one hour colour episodes in the 1960s with Sheila MacCrae & Jane Keane in the roles of Alice & Trixie. In the late 1970s there were four one hour Honeymooners specials with the original cast of Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph reunited. Joyce Randolph is the only surviving cast member of the Honeymooners still amongst the quick, and is now 97 years old.

[@terriwilson2093]

Jayne Meadows was in real life married to Steve Allen. Or it was her actress sister. Can't remember her name

[@m.e.d.7997]

Jackie seemed like a genuinely nice man.

[@ibnalhaytham]

If you have never seen his interview with Johnny Carson, it really confirms that. At 18:12 Johnny asks a question, and that answer, and Jackie's following take on "talent," show what a wonderful, humble man he was. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6nSpnmDpL2Eh68

[@Retroscoop]

I've never seen a guest on WML who wasn't.... Even Muhammed Ali seemed very nice, as someone who would help old ladies to cross the street and carry their bags if needed. Not as the deadly puncher he was in the ring....

[@stanmaxkolbe]

@@Retroscoop Muhammed Ali would help old ladies to cross the street and carry their bags if needed.

[@allindbz]

@@Retroscoop even Muhammad Ali? Why would you think he wasn't nice ?

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

ya especially when he wanted to smack alice in the mouth all the time ya...heavy smoker...

[@DementedCaver]

I almost feel like I should have a dial and rabbit ears on my flatscreen monitor while watching this. I love it.

[@brookehanley3659]

DementedCaver And I love that they are in Black and White.

[@reinasantos4723]

Brooke Hanley me too

[@loissimmons6558]

+DementedCaver Remember that you have to move around the rabbit ears to find the position for the best reception. The problem was that sometimes, you only got the good reception when you were holding the antennae. You let go and the picture would get snowy. One of my earliest memories of watching television in those pre-cable days was due to our home being very near what was then known as Idlewild Airport. (We moved to the suburbs in Sept. 1960, years before it was renamed.) Every time a plane taking off or landing went overhead, the picture would shake. For a few seconds, everything and everyone shimmied like sister Kate.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@loissimmons6558 No thanks to the return of those ears!

[@stanmaxkolbe]

Heck my Parents would send one of us kids outside to move the antenna; we didn't have wimp rabbit ears!

[@kavya1638]

When men and women dressed with class! Love Jackie Gleason ,a class act in himself..

[@drednm]

Great TV comedy star of the 1950s and 60s and also an Oscar nominated actor (THE HUSTLER).

[@Joesfosterdogs]

in a few more years the applause would have been off the charts! this was 1953...the Honeymooners was peaking in 55

[@bannedheretic2971]

Wouldn't it have been great to have a long conversation with Dorothy? Smart woman.

[@maureengauvin1768]

Clearly, someone thought she’d spoken quite enough already - and decided to do something about it. RIP Dorothy.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@@maureengauvin1768 - what Maureen is alluding to ... Dorothy was murdered in November 1965 due to investigating the JFK killing ... promised to "blow out of the water."

[@brookehanley3659]

Gotta love Jackie Gleason.

[@adelebz7]

Dorothy was brilliant ! I wonder if she guessed more correctly than any other panelists. Truly amazing!

[@DeniseArnold]

Yes I believe she did. They often commented on just how good a player she was to the game. I recently saw the sad episode the week she had been found murdered in her home. They were not going to air an episode that week out of respect and because each of the other players were such close friends they didn't think they could perform. But Dorothy 's husband urged them in her honor to go ahead so they did. It was the saddest thing ever to see them so distracted by emotion and to hear their loving comments regarding their feelings about her passing 💔

[@adelebz7]

@@DeniseArnold Thank you so much for that information, Denise. Best to you.

[@apoliticallevi]

@@DeniseArnold omg that’s terrible I had no idea! Will be going down the rabbit hole now lol

[@VideoMask93]

@@DeniseArnoldI just looked this up-maybe I found someone else, but it said she probably died by accident, with no evidence of violence.

[@judylutz1702]

Dorothy was serious as a heart attack when playing. I think she relished being on camera.

[@chrispnw2547]

Jackie Gleason was one of the nicest performers of our century. He truly can claim lifting himself up by his own bootstraps. When he shared his humble beginnings in an interview, it was shocking as he is incredibly well spoken and self-deprecating.

[@MarkHarrison733]

It's why he supported the far right.

[@aileen694]

Yeah! This is one of the Funniest!!! So, I will watch it again for the fourth time!

[@moladhdodhia164]

Jackie Gleason was born in 1916 so he was 37 years old here,so young.

[@ttvfortnitekid6837]

I catch one of these shows every now and then. Each time, I end up watching half a dozen or so. To bad they don't have this show today.

[@voxtango1916]

Our culture today is way too crude - yet politically "correct" - to ever have this show today. Thank God for film.

[@patriciamartinez5836]

Wow this is what I grew up watching on TV. I loved Jackie Gleason

[@rtflone]

The segment with Gleason was one of the best ever. Context is so important to understanding the brilliance of WML then as well as now. For ex: Dorothy Kilgallon asks Gleason if he is under 40 yrs old and he answers yes. With that we are made to realize that Jackie while well known, is still establishing his brilliance as an actor and comedian. WML was a star in the early tv sky and a gift to see again all these yrs later. Can't thank you enuff for making this available..

[@michaelbarlow6610]

@ rtflone. Actually Dorothy asked Gleason if he was over 40 and he said no.

[@rtflone]

@@michaelbarlow6610 Under 40 YES over 40 NO tomato tomahto

[@michaelbarlow6610]

@@rtflone . In your original posted comment you misstated what Dorothy Kilgallen asked Jackie Gleason and what his response was. She didn't ask him if he was under 40 years old and he did not answer, "Yes". She asked him if he was over 40 and he responded "No".

[@ndgv2]

That Mary Flory was adorable. She acted so innocent and charming lol. The lady garbage truck driver part was hilarious. I literally had tears in my eyes laughing so hard. I love this show.

[@talenttrading]

She has such a lovely hand :)

[@SonnyBubba]

Steve Allen had a knack for getting himself deeper in trouble with every question he asks.

[@shawnmiller4781]

Can you put it in Rye Bread

[@whitelion44]

I loved the Garbage truck driver. Its one of my Fav segments

[@reinasantos4723]

I agree. It was funny

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

JACKIE GLEASON= COMIC GENIUS. I love you, Jackie Rest In Peace xxx

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

He was one of a kind. I wish I could have met him. He added so much to the genre of comedy. xx

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

Oh Jackie.. How I miss you. Unique witty, wonderful, handsome till the end. Love you, thank you for all you gave to us . xxxx

[@hdihiiehei]

TheInvincibleViolet homina homina homina

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

Handsome. Brilliant. xx Forever missed xxxx

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

[@rebeccagreene7234]

Mr.Gleason was absolutely awesome as Ralph Cramden on the HoneyMooners,loved that show. Of course Audrey Meadows,and Art Carney,and Joyce Randolph were too.

[@Tsuruta1]

"Buford T. Justice" Mr. Gleason's role in "Smokey And The Bandit."

[@deejay8403]

"Where are you, you sum'bitch?" LOL!

[@freddylubin]

One of the few shows we kids would watch with our parents.

[@melianna999]

At 10.30 pm on Sunday????

[@davenc8527]

God bless Jackie Gleason.

[@prabhakarkmv4135]

It's in 1953?! My god! Still it's a fantastic show even now! How nice were people then! Sad, many are gone! 🌹💕💖🌹

[@serpentines6356]

My Pops favorite comedy show - "The Honeymooners." Hi Pop. Hope your spirit is happy out there!

[@El_Ophelia]

Jackie looks so wonderful here. Hard to believe this was considered "heavy" given how I remember him. This is great.

[@teresawelborn1360]

Dorothy could ask just the right question and go straight to the subject. My God she owned this show. Smart lady.

[@Wolfinger1935]

Steve Allen is brilliantly funny. Its a shame younger generations don't get to appreciate his genius.

[@xx-ue6el]

I'm only 19 but I've adored Steve Allen for the past 2 years!

[@bethe192]

I miss him and his understated brilliance. He was so darling, in all ways.

[@sageywavey]

Ambrose Wolfinger I’m younger and I appreciate him

[@thewolfdoctor761]

A phrase he used that I loved was, "all seriousness aside."

[@richardclay]

He wrote a book, "The Vulgarians Are At The Gate..." an excellent prediction of the descent to hell that television and movies have taken.

[@Trainman3985]

I was watching some stuff that stared Jackie Gleason and then I came a cross this episode of whats my line. And ever since then I've watch Whats my line ever since then and I love this show.

[@sitarnut]

I always think after listening to this particular panel, that their combined intellect, class, speaking abilities and integrity would weigh more than a very large percentage of the entire population nowadays.

[@maureengauvin1768]

BAM! BULLSEYE!

[@93Jubilee]

I agree with most of this comment, but what exactly does "class" mean in this context? and what significance does it have?

[@philipchiu9835]

Agree, also that 3 of the panelists are writers..from journalist to publisher so they are very careful with their grammar and usage. They avoid using slang. Plus, tv was a new and rare form of entertainment.

[@philipchiu9835]

​@93Jubilee the word "class" in this case how one conducts themselves in public or private such as manners, professionalism, deportment, etc. It's not necessarily referring to social status.

[@pg396]

Jackie Gleason is so young looking in this. Amazing.

[@loissimmons6558]

He had just turned 37 ten days before this aired.

[@savethetpc6406]

@Glennsten Bergkvist What amazed me is that Arlene even got his first name wrong! ("Are you Jimmy Gleason? -- Jack Gleason?" @ 20:09) Kind of embarrassing all around!

[@neilmidkiff]

@@savethetpc6406 James "Jimmy" Gleason was a popular character actor, director, and playwright; he appeared in several movies each year in the Thirties and Forties and most of the Fifties, including well-remembered roles in Meet John Doe and Here Comes Mr. Jordan in 1941, Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), many others. So Jimmy as a slip of the tongue for Jackie is understandable.

[@joecaroselli5858]

@@neilmidkiff Excellent explanation. Jimmy Gleason was a superb actor, as pointed out by your mentioning some of the great films which graced his presence. I especially liked him as Sylvester in The Bishop's Wife. Anyway, terrific clarification here.

[@BrookeBullmasterStewart]

Imagine living in a world when Jackie Gleason was in his 30’s. Wow. Does anyone else see a similarity between him and what perhaps John Belushi could have been? John was so brilliant. Without the destructive element of drugs, he could have been amazing for a long time…

[@gatewayski1]

I was being born when this episode aired.

[@WhatsMyLine]

cats pajamas You mean literally between 10:30 and 11PM on this particular Sunday evening? Neat!

[@gatewayski1]

What's My Line? No sorry to say it was 8:39 p.m.

[@WhatsMyLine]

cats pajamas Well, depends on what time zone you were born in. :)

[@brookehanley3659]

cats pajamas Still cool you were only minutes old. I was born on a Friday so I did not stand a chance at this.

[@loissimmons6558]

I was 8 hours and 14 minutes old when the 11/16/52 episode came on (assuming it came on exactly at 10:30 PM). I was born in NYC, so yes, it was in the same time zone. In fact it was about 8 miles to the ESE of the WML studio as the crow flies.

[@josephcostello695]

The Great One At His Best. RIP Jackie.

[@gingerhaydon4693]

Jackie Gleason was very classy and his disguised voice was quite good..... loved the driver of the garbage truck lady too... Thank you for these. They are a delight.

[@brookehanley3659]

Watching March 8th, 2016! 63 years ago.

[@melianna999]

04/07/2024 71 years ago

[@carolsmart238]

We watched him as a family. He was so talented. Not heavy at time of this show. Beautiful eyes & handsome man. He wrote beautiful songs. So underestimated. Actor, comedian, musician,composer, conductor,producer & director & did his own stunts. Thank you for all your talents. I listen to your lovely music on easy listening💕

[@maureengauvin1768]

I love his easy listening music. Bought them again on CD to have until I can no longer listen…

[@garytorresani8846]

Gleason was one of my uncles favorites and I have cd of his conducting work. Steve Allen influenced later comics like Carson. He was the original Tonight Show host, His shows were wonderful to watch. If you are a fan of Steve Allen, you may remember the Prickly heat telethon he ran on his summer show one year. One of the funniest bits ever. All those comics from that period like Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, Fred Allen were all brilliant.

[@BigBingFan]

I liked the formality and the innocence of these days on TV......especially John Charles Daley, ever the precise lingual expert.

[@prairieflower427]

These shows are fun to watch. If they had shows like this today I would actually WATCH TV.

[@dinahbrown902]

Me too 😊

[@beadyeyedbrat]

I don't even own a TV anymore.

[@countalucard4226]

Evan in 1953 Jackie was “The Great One” the panel, the audience, had no idea what this mans legend would become.

[@markbleichwehl]

How sweet it is!!

[@ChildofGodforevr]

Wow I never saw this show before. It's quite entertaining. Now of course I wanna see more. Thank u so much for sharing.

[@princeharming8963]

Elisabeth NOYB - You're in trouble now.. it gets Very addictive!

[@kennethlclark5065]

Dorothy Kilgallen was one amazing woman!

[@rotagbhd]

J. Edgar Hoover didn't think so.

[@melianna999]

@@rotagbhd And those who kill her, too.

[@valoriebritton2047]

I absolutely love and adore Steve Allen...and am old enough to remember his show...only I was just a very young child. ❤️

[@daisyy99]

I loved this show and Jackie Gleason!! Very intelligent and well dressed stars!

[@brookehanley3659]

These really seem like the best of times.

[@bkavanaugh863]

Thank you for giving us these whole shows. I can start all over again. Thought I had seen them all. Thanks a bunch!!!!!

[@44032]

Gil Fates calls this panel "The Varsity Team" and I agree.

[@DexterHaven]

Groucho and Johnny Carson were Varsity level too, I'd say.

[@44032]

@@DexterHaven But they were guests, not part of the 'team'.

[@hdjmiller]

The Honeymooners was the absolute best comedy ever on TV. Jackie Gleason and Art Carney were a great pair and Audry Meadows was the perfect Alice to Jackies Ralph. Sometimes, I think she had the best lines of all in her taking down of Ralph....lol

[@brookehanley3659]

By todays standards Jackie is not really heavy looking at all.

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

+Brooke Hanley In 1953, Jackie Gleason was around 230 pounds. In his Dumont days, he was around 180 to 200 pounds. By the time of the Classic 39, Gleason was over 280 pounds.

[@marjoriecohn3868]

I think he was really handsome!

[@Steve-eq8iz]

@BLAIR M Schirmer I blame it more on the death of self-discipline in our culture.

[@jazzmanchgo]

@@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN He went as high as 340 or 350 later on, but his weight fluctuated a lot over the course of his career. (But he was a "serious actor" later on, and a magnificent one.)

[@stddisclaimer8020]

@BLAIR M Schirmer How sweet it is!

[@shirleyrombough8173]

I love this panel line up. Steve Allen is perfect.

[@jettcarlburg356]

Jackie Gleason!!!! He still had one great character left to give to us :-) "What we're dealin' with here is a complete lack of respect for the law" LOL LOL LOL

[@ChadQuick270W]

The best panel in the best order. I enjoyed Mr. Cerf’s introductions of Mr. Daly. 👍

[@DexterHaven]

I'd take Groucho or Johnny Carson over Dorothy.

[@siggylloyd3566]

@@DexterHaven absolutely.

[@waynej2608]

His 'panel moderata' line kills me everyime. It's so 'New Yawk'. Like me. 👍

[@majorsmythe1]

A true Hollywood STAR !

[@bethe192]

"He's no gentleman if it does." 😂😂 Oh, I do miss Steve Allen! 😉💚

[@DexterHaven]

18:04 Gleason is in a class by himself. Best mystery guest ever -- only one to really crack me up and the host too! Look at the faces he makes after being asked that. What a pro.

[@deeannadorough7378]

He’s always been my favorite. RIP Jackie

[@DexterHaven]

@@deeannadorough7378 Yeah, Jackie also played a great cop, I think, Buford T. Justice, who would have hated the whole Defund the Police crap and maybe spoken out against it, if alive now, as a former man of the law. ;)

[@tomhavens6006]

Gleason was so multi talented. I have an S on my Havens.

[@lindachavezw...246]

Aww love Jackie Gleason 💙

[@craigdallas784]

'That's too Bad! I had a slender fellow in mind... '

[@meekthegreek1623]

Wonder if it was Art Carney

[@StaciArdmore]

Steve Allen stole the show on this one! His line of questioning on the garbage truck driver was so funny that it almost seemed as if it was staged. What I didn't get, was how long Jackie Gleason was able to keep the panel at bay. I recognized his voice from his very first "yes" response, from the "poloponies' episode. And the camel trainer's response to a question that left Daly suggesting that he should be the moderator! Priceless!

[@larchmontmark1]

Nice!! I know that "poloponies" episode so well, and still it wouldn't have occurred to me that this was Jackie.

[@lorenanders702]

"Are you bigger than a polopony?" 🤣

[@mrsandmom5947]

My favorite line up. Love steve allen.

[@scootergurl48]

I loved Jackie's line in 'Smokey and the Bandit'. "I'm gonna barbecue yo' ass in MOlasses!"

[@gutenbird]

The guy who played Junior was excellent too. He actually played Tarzan for awhile and was extremely muscular. They made him into such a dufus.

[@rotagbhd]

Nearly as good as the line, "Oh! You sounded taller on radio".

[@joyciejd9673]

I love this episode. I love to hear about these old time jobs....cigar maker. Don’t hear that much anymore

[@lawrencecunningham7321]

Dorothy Kilgalin was amazing on this show.

[@alanhandleman6513]

This is so funny. Dorothy thought that he might be Sid Cesar, which is why she asked about dialects. LMAO

[@Gypsyqueen-lt7tq]

That was my thought, too -- especially when she followed up w/ a question about impersonating pinball machines. I always forget that Sid actually preceded Gleason on the small screen -- and, back then, they were all still NY-based & so likely knew one another. Gleason looks so handsome here -- he just had beautiful eyes & a lovely smile. Thanks so much for posting.

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

Oh those dimples, Jackie. :)

[@loissimmons6558]

Hmm. On one of the last Hal Block episodes, I mentioned some similarities between him and Gleason, noting the irony of Jackie being the first MG after Hal was gone. So for any who missed Hal "Dimples" Block (as Arlene often introduced him), we had Jackie "Dimples" Gleason.

[@sherryhesner5940]

Jackie Gleason reminds me of MY DADDY! Love4Ever!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@mfin-dave]

I'm just amazed at Dorothy Kilgallens' deductive ability... Very sharp woman, it's a shame she was killed to silence her.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Don't be silly Dave.

[@gbrumburgh]

Only a very weak theory based on sensationalism. She died of an overdose and her residence showed no signs of violence.

[@melianna999]

@@peternagy-im4be Who you are ?

[@guitargeorge1874]

Love Steve Allen. His show is funny as well

[@Beson-SE]

Bennett has taken his new seat which he would hold for the rest of his time on the show. Both he and Steve wear tuxedos instead of casual suits.

[@freeguy77]

Those low prize amounts from $5 to $50 would today need to be at least $60 to $600 to buy what those original amounts did in 1953. WML? has always been my favorite tv game show, and this panel has some of the smartest (and funniest, with Steve Allen) on any game show series. I was able to stay up later on Sunday night to see the consecutive shows "Candid Camera" and "WML?" The quality of tv shws have gone done precipitously since the mid-1960s, when shows as those two (and many others), ruled the airwaves.

[@morganrussell6783]

I love this show corny and funny as 💖💯

[@prabhakarkmv4135]

Jackie was so affectionate with his guests❤️

[@BobPetrone]

I'm really enjoying these uploads of What's My Line. I haven't turned on my TV in 2 weeks.

[@juanettebutts9782]

Gave up my television 5 years ago. Don't miss it. When I'm visiting family and friends and their TV's are on I realize I'm annoyed by all the noise.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

3 years for me. TV is a wasteland compared to KZbin.

[@drumbum3.142]

I'm in HUGE Respect of Gleason's Demeanor and Camraderie Here.👏👏👏 Beautiful it is.👏

[@MissJack5789]

We say "To The Moon Alice" at work all the time. What a great actor Jackie is and always will be. He could roll those sad eyes at you and totally change your emotions to feeling so sorry for him. I wish they would bring the show back. Many thanks (What's My Line)

[@bobz63]

+MissJack5789 I was born at the end of the 1950's and was names Alice. All my life I have heard 'TO THE MOON ALICE,' Even still today, jokingly my family and spouse say those four little words to me and laugh.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

MissJack5789 - The problem is that who in the public world has the qualifications to perform either on the panel or as moderator.

[@gailreese4102]

My first memories of television are of watching "The Jackie Gleason Show." I still remember Jackie's characters & his guest-player, "Crazy Guggenheim," too. Nobody else quite like him!

[@jerrylee8261]

Yeah, I remember him as the bartender with Crazy and he would sing at end while wiping the bar.

[@beadyeyedbrat]

Wasn't that Frank Fontaine?

[@gailreese4102]

Yes! @@beadyeyedbrat

[@congared1]

One of my favorite movies was Gigot starring Jackie Gleason . Jackie Gleason gave the performance of his life. He was the writer of the original story too. Great comedy but also had sad parts which Mr. Gleason made you tear up. Wonderful movie and great acting by Jackie Gleason!

[@DexterHaven]

Yeah, and he composed music too. An amazing talent.

[@billbrimmer1739]

Dorothy always seem to ask the right questions and come up with the profession. Although got Jackie correct. Wondering why Arlene and Dorothy switched seats in subsequent years. This is a wonderful panel with Steve showing his natural wit. Bert personified New York City. John is always superb master of ceremonies. Jackie Gleason was someone I wish I had known, a multi-talented regular guy.

[@srothbardt]

Always loved this show. And love Steve Allen.

[@KENTUCKY-MAMA]

Jackie Gleason always funny. Was glad 2 C him in 'Smokey and The Bandit' movies. He made it that much more enjoyable. No one could of played that part as well ♥️

[@thecuckookid]

Jackie Gleason is one of the five greatest entertainers of all time along with Chaplin and a few more.

[@robertfiller8634]

Truly a much underrated entertainer! This appearance was about 2 years before the classic 39 episodes of The Honeymooners and Gleason's greatness was not yet fully recognized. Arlene called him "Jimmy" and "Jack" upon correctly identifying him!

[@lenhummel5614]

Jackie, Chaplin, Sinatra, Danny Kaye, and Bing and Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly❗🎯

[@DexterHaven]

@@lenhummel5614 And Jerry Lewis.

[@oksills]

Yelling and insulting ..... are not entertainment! I wouldn’t walk around the corner to see him.

[@leobrussel9471]

Although I am a big fan and consider The Honeymooners one of the greatest comedies of all time, I wouldn't pur him on my list of the greatest entertainers of all time. For that, I would look for longevity, multi-talents success across multiple mediums and appeal to all ages. So: Sinatra, Elvis, Jolson, Gene Kelly and, of course, Charles Nelson Reilly, whose vast talents can only be described as strumtrulescent.

[@N1ewidomy]

I was born in 1990 and don't even know most of these people but I'm having a blast watching these shows and get to know some American pop-culture history. These people have so much class. It just oozes with charm. The dirty jokes are still there as today but it's 100 times more civilized. And Mr Daly is just amazing! He seems like your everyday friend and yet he's so professional! What a great host he is.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

They're all dead.

[@bizzy9169]

I found this show on accident, it was the colonel sanders episode that brought me in. Now I’ve watched them in order from episode 1 until now. I’m similar in age to you and I am addicted to this show. I really wish culture would return to how it was back in the 50’s when everyone was well mannered and civilized.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@bizzy9169 I watched this show on Sunday nights as much as I could from my early teens on. It usually came on at 10:30 Sunday nights, so sometimes It was a school night. Candid Camera at 10, WML at 10:30, then bed. CC was like AHV, but way better.

[@peggymorin8944]

Jackie actually looks quite good here. This was his handsome period.

[@MuzixMaker]

Looks like Fred Flintstone ...

[@babaregi5934]

@@MuzixMaker No accident; the cartoon was inspired by the Honeymooners for those that didn't know.

[@MuzixMaker]

@@babaregi5934 Yep, hence my comment.