What's My Line? - Judy Canova (Jul 18, 1954)

MYSTERY GUEST: Judy Canova
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
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[@rogerpropes7129]

I was 10 at this time and knew Judy Canova only from drive-in movies before TV. Both Lily Tomlin an Carol Burnett were a few years older and surely were watching this episode--for inspiration.

[@jameswilliams663]

It appeared to me that Carol’s heart suddenly sank when Arlene guessed her occupation. She concludes her visit with: I’ll come again sometime’ Carol’s clever and appropriate response under pressure on national TV. Quite impressive IMHO.

[@FigaroHey]

She should have said, 'I'll come again when I'm a ticket scientist.'

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@FigaroHey, huh?

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

Yes in that time the vast majority of the contestants were very shy and nervous. Those who were not will be remembered. Like the southern young blond who kept the straight face while joking.. I am sorry I don't remember her name.

[@robertholman8730]

​@@kasperjoonatan6014The southern blonde was very serious, not pretending! 😮

[@ToddSF]

Wow! Yet another one of those rare instances where one of the panel's "free guesses" was correct as to the contestant's profession. As was stated, this was the fourth time that had happened in the history of the program. While it was amazing and even fun to have that happen, I think things were improved when they finally eliminated the "free guesses" as well as the "walk of shame" and had the round begin with questioning. Shaking hands with the panel on the way out worked very nicely for regular contestants and mystery guests, in my opinion.

[@terranova22]

I totally agree about the 3 wild guesses, which were mostly a waste of airtime, except in those rare instances when the guess was funny. And in this case, it wasted that fine looking girl's appearance, and the panel's chance to go through the process, which usually had some quaint humor involved. And yes, it's fun to watch how the show evolved as the producers figured out what worked best.

[@Rosarium2007]

terranova22 I think “regular” was used to refer to contestants who were not famous people as opposed to the mystery guests who were mostly celebrities or other very well known people.

[@kristabrewer9363]

If they didn't want people to guess the occupation on the free guesses, why'd they have them?

[@shirleyrombough8173]

ToddSF 94109 - I agree with you all the way.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@kristabrewer9363, just some hunches on my part, but.. they did it to..A. give a false impression to the audience that the panelists are now qualified to ask this person questions more than the audience, and thus the panelists become pseudo experts because they have had more up close contact with the challenger than the audience. It falsely establishes credibility while simultaneously gets the audience fired up if those guesses are not even in the "ballpark"= engages the audience one way or the other. Or..B. the quiz show producers just wanted to hope that the panelists hit a longshot guess very seldom, to drive home the point that it takes questions, not initial guesses to throughly narrow down and find the person's occupation, and thus, engage the audience to listen to the questions, and not leave the room even momentarily, and miss the ad-spots.. Or..C. I have no idea what I am talking about.. (Unseen voice from the back of the room: I CHOOSE C.)..

[@Fordham1969]

You can clearly see the look of disappointment on the lady lifeguards face after Arlene correctly guesses her occupation right off the bat.

[@Beson-SE]

Not to say how disappointed John was! I bet that he had looked forward several conferences with her. :) 3:21

[@keithhyttinen8275]

She got the $50. Good enough.

[@TheWriterWalker]

I had never watched this program before a few weeks ago. Now, I am in love with it.

[@terranova22]

Yes, it's easy to get hooked on this show for some reason :-0 It's got a quaint novelty to it nowadays!

[@kristabrewer9363]

Yea, I only started watching a few ago too

[@shirleyrombough8173]

TheWriterWalker - Me too. Would you say I am obsessed?

[@pAusten]

AUG 2020 I just found it a week ago. I have googled all panalists and John Charles Daly. Great way to spend time.

[@TheWriterWalker]

@@pAusten, hi. I agree.

[@dancelli714]

Dorothy never was a big humorist but when she said the woman gave john an odd look, that she must be a mind reader. That was so funny and a clever joke.

[@BillyAlabama]

I agree! Her intuitiveness was off of the charts!

[@robertholman8730]

I beg to differ, Arlene is very much a very funny woman!!😅

[@alskndlaskndal]

Dorothy's guess of the mousetrap was impressive!

[@LeeHill66]

I would even say suspicious. How would one derive mousetrap from those questions?

[@dutchtea8354]

Useful, metal, non electric, moving parts (audience laughs) that show, bought in department store, portable, comes in contact with body (audience laughs), but not on body. Dorothy was smart. You can see when she gets it at 10:27. Then, audience laughs at pleasurable sensation.

[@robertfiller8634]

@@dutchtea8354 Surprised that, great wit that Steve Allen is, he didn't ask her, just before she exited, if she builds a better mousetrap.

[@robertholman8730]

Dorothy was a investigative reporter for years 😊

[@gingerhaydon4693]

I love Judy Canova. Even though she did a lot of fun type things with her singing, she actually had a beautiful and amazing voice.

[@teevannel3468]

I can't help to notice there is one gentleman in the audience who's laugh is so infectious that it makes you laugh when he laughs 😆 😄 😂

[@vettahuff5563]

I absolutely love this show and it’s panelists .! They are all my favorites !

[@michaelfontanelli2450]

Love Judy Canova!❤️

[@joycejean-baptiste6285]

Judy Cadova reminds me slightly Ruth Buzzi.

[@soulierinvestments]

One of the funniest mystery guest voices this side of June Havoc. Canova's radio sitcom turns up every so often on that Old-Time Radio series "When Radio Was." And it is still pretty funny.

[@jglover30]

I’m not a big drinker, but you could make a drinking game out of every time Steve Allen says “Oh Dear”!

[@WhatsMyLine]

. . . and I should add that Judy Canova had quite a fine singing voice, when she wasn't clowning around.

[@dancelli714]

As a kid in the 40's/50's. I listened to Canova's radio show and one of the famous routines was the "Si & Sye" (sic) one with Mel Blanc. I'm attracted to funny looking/cute women and she qualifies. She also would sing seriously toward the end of her shows. I have a couple of her radio shows on cassette. I may order more from OTRCAT (MP3) of her shows.Her daughter was a fine actress too,Diana Canova.

[@ToddSF]

Yet another one of those rare mystery guests I'd never heard of until I saw them on WML. Judy Canova? Not a name I knew before.

[@jess4metoo]

ToddSF 94109 I've never heard of her either. Soap's Diana Canova's mother.

[@TheWriterWalker]

ToddSF 94109, same here.

[@kendavid891]

So glad my parents watched old movies like Judy's. She is a one of a kind.look her up on tcm whe will make you laugh

[@michaelkuypers9798]

You can find one of Judy Canova's radio shows (from Nov. 17, 1945) on KZbin.

[@slaytonp]

I was born in 1934, so grew up listening to Judy Canova on radio. She came across to me as being more loud and shrill than musical or funny. But a lot of comedy was like that--more like vaudeville, back then. It took a while for a very young person to make connections and develop a sense of humor. My humor developed a bit late to appreciate Judy Canova on radio, but she is much better here after an opportunity for a second look.

[@princeharming8963]

Arlene's comment, "Are you a steel guitar?" Priceless!

[@WhatsMyLine]

I haven't heard much of Canova's radio series-- as I recall it prominently featured Mel Blanc-- but when I've heard her guest starring on other shows, she's always been funny. Her daughter, Diana Canova, had a pretty good career of her own. Comic chops must run in the family. Diana Canova was one of my favorite actors on one of my favorite sitcoms, "Soap", which unfortunately she left before it ended its run. Her absence is one of many reasons the last season is notably weaker.

[@mikeminici74]

What's My Line? ;

[@519djw6]

Judy Canova was a bit before my time--but I often get her confused with Minnie-Pearl, who also played the "hayseed" role on TV.

[@libertubey2199]

Her daughter looks and sounds just like her. You are correct. "Soap" survived the loss of Robert Guilluame to his spinoff, "Benson," because the writing was still sharp and the actors were at the top of their game. Diana's departure to star in another Witt-Thomas-Harris show, "I'm a Big Girl Now," with Danny Thomas, coupled with a change in writers, led to a dip in quality in the show's fourth and, ultimately, final season.

[@hollyking2580]

I remember Diana Canova in a sitcom called "I'm a Big Girl Now," in which she starred with Danny Thomas. I think I remember this because the little girl who played her daughter on the show was about the same age as me at the time. I had no idea Diana had a famous mother.

[@dutchtea8354]

Miss Rubin was the 7th contestant to be guessed correctly in the free wild guesses. According to tv.com, a motorcycle cop, an atomic scientist, and an umpire were guessed in the lost episodes. After that, a football player, a trapeze artist, and a second umpire were guessed. Arlene mentions Santa Claus (lost episode), but he was a MG, so no free guesses for him. He was probably guessed very quickly, perhaps with the first question. Arlene said “good night boys” for the 14th time.

[@donnacook8994]

Judy Conova was so funny, and cracked me up. I just loved it! Thank you, thank you! 🥰🥰🥰🤣

[@Beson-SE]

Judy Canova says that her last appearance on Broadway was 1939 in the musical comedy "Yokel Boy" by Lew Brown and Charles Tobias where she starred against Buddy Ebsen, Lois January and Phil Silvers. The most famous songs in the musical must be "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" and, interpolated later, "Beer Barrel Polka".

[@netram28]

I'll wager Bennett didn't go see "Yokel Boy" in 1939. Dorothy probably skipped it too. When performers from the Grand Ole Opry came to Carnegie Hall, Dorothy advised music lovers in New York to leave town. By the way, "Yokel Boy" was playing on Broadway when "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in August of 1939. Buddy Ebsen would have been well aware of the film he had been forced to drop out of as he came and went to the Majestic Theatre every day.

[@erichanson426]

Delightful show with good clean humor, that is why I love it.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Describe "clean".

[@sdgakatbk]

I had never heard of Judy Canova before this video. She was a really good mystery guest. Learning about some mystery guests I had never heard of is just one of the things I like about this show.

[@freddyfurrah3789]

Diana canova who played Corinne on soap is her daughter.

[@lizkrinsky5209]

I love this show so much. So fun, witty, and classy. The chemistry between the panelists and John Daly is a delight to watch and listen to. I remember some of the shows from the late 60s and 70s but these episodes were from before my time. Love Bennet Cerf. When I was in kindergarten I got a pop-up book of Limericks by him with really fun, Mod era illustrations that I still have. A but if tape here and there but in good shape for a kid's book from about 1968 or so... my brother and I read the heck out of it. But as for this show, it's my night cap. I work as a live-in caregiver 4 days a week and then do two nights of overnight 10 hour shifts and I watch these shows to relax and decompress because my job can be very stressful and exhausting. Sometimes what I hear on this show is the most intelligent conversation I hear in days. I just love it.

[@JakobSeidl]

Just read on the What’s My Line Facebook page that Charlene Schafer (second contestant) died a few days ago at 86.

[@pronkerpronker6708]

Such fun, sophisticated entertainment, love it. Thanks for posting.

[@stanmaxkolbe]

Wow I remember the TV Series, “SOAP” I had no idea that the lady that played, “Corinne Tate” was Judy Canova’s daughter until just now. I’ve seen Diane Canova in a lot of other TV shows too.

[@pennymiller3842]

I can always tell when Bennett does not think much of the mystery guest. Dorothy and Arlene are classy as always.

[@alamudesky1959]

He was not,not negative at all.

[@observerguy5031]

"Old man" John Daly was 40 when this episode was broadcast.

[@WhatsMyLine]

The way he carries himself, he does comes off much older than 40-- not that he necessarily looks older than that.

[@sdacj]

Interesting that he was actually the youngest of all the regular stars of this show - Bennett, Dorothy, and Arlene were all older than he was.

[@rtususian]

My father used to have a saying for people who looked a lot older than they really were - "Must have been a rough life".

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Observer Guy - People who are 40 years old today look a lot younger. Maybe we have better diets, or see age differently. When Steve Allen said something about the guest not being a heroine, did he mumble something about morphine?

[@kevinstephenson4674]

@@WhatsMyLine i

[@keetrandling4530]

Just want to thank you once more for posting these vids - so nice to have something to watch that you don't have to worry about! Just enjoyable entertainment.

[@allenjones3130]

Ms. Canova's falsetto voice was ribtickling!

[@johnerwin981]

Canova befor my time tho read she was good, thnx 4 posting th old show : )

[@WhatsMyLine]

Well, as has happened before, your comment ha me scurrying back to watch the show again to see what you were referring to. . . Arlene's guess is actually @ 3:21. I wonder if this is why they ended up dispensing with the free guesses? I quite liked them, though not the walk down the panel (so awkward). "Steve's wardrobe malfunction"-- very funny. :)

[@robertholman8730]

You're correct, 9 times and they dropped that guessing part😊

[@OldTelivisionRocks]

I hadn't seen this one but the pause from Daly after Arlene guessed life guard and pausing before even asking Bennett.....I was like....oh she guessed it. I've gotten good at reading John Daly.

[@Rhonda9199]

Hope Sears I agree and also the look on the guest's face!

[@bostonblackie9503]

Judy Canova, mother of Diana Canova, not only appeared in films but had a huge hit show on radio, 1943 to 1955.

[@soulierinvestments]

2 examples of the Perils of Living Television in one broadcast. Arlene's guess -- 2:21 Steve's wardrobe malfunction -- 11:25. At least his bosoms did not fall out.

[@juliansinger]

I'm pretty sure (but not positive) that Miss Schaefer, very soon after this, graduated from nursing school in Chicago, became an RN (at Walther Memorial Hospital), and married a gent named Jerome Fiepke. He was an avionics in the Army, but then became a magnet... person. He was eventually chief magnet design engineer at Crucible Magnetics in Kentucky. They had 5 kids together. He died in 2013, and as far as I can tell, Charlene is still with us.

[@Lighthammer18]

Not anymore. She died a year or so after this comment :(

[@kempedkemp]

Sad to say that this is my first introduction to Judy Canova, as far as I can remember. I would like to hear some of her radio work. I probably have seen her in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, just don't remember! What an impressive career! Two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Radio, Stage, Film and TV... good and popular!

[@grandmother1n]

I remember her from movies when I was a kid. She was a hoot!! You may still be able to order a movie or two of hers, I don't know. That's how I got the two I have.

[@accomplice55]

The mother of Diana Canova, of "Soap."

[@omargonzalez2641]

Dorothy was so smart. Very funny.

[@robertholman8730]

Dorothy was a investigative reporter for years 😊

[@Danno682]

It didn’t take long for the cameraman to forget who correctly guessed lifeguard! He panned over Bennett instead of Arlene!

[@bashbrannigan]

Bennett Cerf was always a fair snob and you can see that when couldn’t believe Canova, who portrayed mostly country type folks, was in a Broadway play. Canova was very successful in radio and the musical stage, but never made the transition to TV or movies so isn’t well known now.

[@musicom67]

5:13 - For a quick second here, watch John Daly's reaction - as he looks in Bennett's general direction - after gushing over how 'beautiful' this woman was. Wonder if Daly was expecting a reaction from Cerf...

[@alskndlaskndal]

I think he was probably looking to see if they were ready for the next guest, either at the director or the area the contestants entered the studio.

[@JENEAN32]

John Daly was a flirt

[@TomBarrister]

This is one of the three to six (depending on which source you believe) times the wild guess was correct. The next season, the wild guesses were taken out of the show, and the contestant was introduced and seated. Canova was very popular in the 40s and could (and often did) hold out for more money when it was time for negotiations. Canova is the mother of "Soap" star Diana Canova. Canova's answer of "no" to the question of "Are you a brunette?" was correct, but is hard to tell on a black and white screen: Canova had beautiful auburn hair.

[@JackDecker63]

+Tom Barrister I never liked the walk before the panel or the wild guesses. They seems like just filler. The panel walk seemed weird and the wild guesses seemed like they were always merely going for a laugh that always seemed to fall flat. Which is too bad because the last contestants always seem to be cut short. And the introduction of the panel and John always was odd to me. I commonly skip it and go to where the job of the first "contestant" is revealed, which is usually 3:30 in each episode. Three and a half minutes before the game of the game show starts!

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Jack Decker That was actually my favorite part..

[@44032]

I think the show became more relaxed when they eliminated the walk and the guesses. John and the panel could have a chance to talk with each contestant.

[@leesher1845]

Dorothy Kilgallen was so, so smart.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

"Too smart". -- J. Edgar Hoover

[@robertholman8730]

Dorothy was a investigative reporter for years 😊

[@neilmidkiff]

I was curious about the type of mousetrap that Miss Schaefer made, and my curiosity was quickly satisfied. The McGill Metal Company of Marengo, Illinois, produced what looks just like the modern standard snap trap, patented in 1937. Scroll down this page to see the "Four-Way Can't Miss" trap: www.traphistorymuseum.com/mouse-trap-room.html They also made an all-metal trap in roughly the form of an open jaw; examples are currently listed at thea.com/Vintage-Traps-Metal-Mouse-Trap/ but the contents may vary, as this seems to be an auction site.

[@dancelli714]

THE Initial guess pays off with the first guest.

[@briane173]

If memory serves me correctly, all of the wild guess picks were made by Arlene Francis. I don't know if she was especially intuitive but the wild guess thing really ruined it for guests who went to the trouble of traveling a good distance and getting dressed up only to have Arlene pick the occupation in five seconds. I'm not far enough along with the series yet to see at what point they did away with the free guesses and the Walk of Shame but those are two things that needed to be jettisoned sooner than they were.

[@robertholman8730]

The contestants received $150 for travel.After 9 correct guesses they eliminated this and the walk.😊

[@karlakor]

I'm glad the producers dropped the wild guesses from the format. They were a waste of time, and only had the potential of ruining the game for the contestants.

[@randysills4418]

I was glad when they dropped the walk of the contestants in front of the panel...

[@robertholman8730]

Totally agree 😊

[@akaJughead]

John was quite taken with that first young woman.

[@SteveLittleLivesHere]

"Miss is it? Mmmm that's nice!"

[@elizabethmorgan2621]

I read that surprisingly, John was very popular with women and considered a great catch by Virginia Warren, after he left his first wife. His first wife was found dead at the foot of the stairs in her home a few years after John divorced her. It was listed "cause unknown".

[@dancelli714]

Yes, I noticed that too. He's reacted at least with another woman too, I remember he didn't say anything for a long time and just stared at her.

[@alexhu7939]

Dan Celli that was on July 11 the same year. Miss Mary Jane Hagen

[@keithhyttinen8275]

You Know he wanted to get into a "conference" with her. LOL

[@joncheskin]

Once the lie detector was put in the home the panel was toast.

[@418-Error]

Jonathan C The question was if it could be used in a home.

[@SteveLittleLivesHere]

When I first watched this, I had no idea who Judy Canova was. But I just got here after seeing her do a cameo in the Busby Burkley number "Lady in Red" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZfNeXqumKeBa5o and now I know who she is.

[@zekezacker9449]

Nice to know Steve wore a pre-tied bow tie, rather than a bow tie one has to tie. For whatever reason, one had the impression a lot of men in the 1950s knew how to tie a bow tie, rather than use a clip-on or whatever pre-tied bow tie. It has been decades since I have seen any bow ties sold in stores other than specialty stores.

[@robertholman8730]

In the fourtys my mother had six boys, and clip on bow ties was essentially a time saver😊

[@briane173]

I also notice that at some point (don't know where yet but at some point) John eliminated an all-too-frequent question by the panelists by intimating not just that they were salaried or self-employed but also whether they dealt in a product or a service. A lot of air time blown on a question asked of everybody, BY everybody; that adds up and frequently the last challenger was summarily hurried off the stage before they ran out of time for the outro.

[@robertholman8730]

The last contestant got the full prize😊

[@ToddSF]

"Not a heroine type?" My first thought was that Miss Canova might have said, "No, more like morphine." She didn't, but Steve Allen went for the selfsame joke. No surprise, really -- that was his type of humor -- and mine, which is one reason I like Steve Allen as a panelist on WML.

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[@algoritmosalfredohipicasig7116]

No Dorothy, Arlene is the mind reader, who steals Miss Rubin's smile.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

John needs a "conference". I knew he would.

[@leahscott12345]

I love John Daly aa the host. He makes me laugh often.

[@satori03]

They need to bring back "What's my Line"..just think of all the crazy professions we have now

[@Yowza78]

Steve Allen made a hard drugs joke in 1954!

[@JJJBRICE]

I take it Mr. Cerf did not catch Ms. Canova s Broadway show " Yokel Boy " .

[@adelebz7]

John Daly is such a charmer.

[@veneration1]

Back in the day they sure loved to advertise their sponsors on every camera shot possible.

[@Scoupe400]

Down there John! 23:46 lol, such a card

[@mdesapio]

Ha! Was Steve wearing a clip-on bow tie?

[@Beson-SE]

Steve Allen's fake bow tie fell off. :) 11:28

[@WhatsMyLine]

Thanks again for pointing out another classic moment!

[@Beson-SE]

What's My Line?:)

[@neilmidkiff]

See the panel introductions in next week's show for follow-up. Steve appears to be wearing a somewhat badly tied real bow tie, and says that many viewers sent him ties after his clip-on tie fell off this week. Dorothy comments too. I haven't worn a clip-on bow tie since I was a small boy not too many years after this; when I do use a pre-tied bow for convenience these days (such as concert dress) it at least has a neck band!

[@ToddSF]

Right at the beginning, I noticed that his clip-on bow tie was barely clipped on. A huge gap showed between his collar and the tie. It seemed to me that, once his tie came off past the 11:00 mark, that the top button of his shirt was missing, the one at the collar level, so the clip of the tie was the only thing holding his collar together, which was really too much to ask of it. I'd have thought someone backstage could have produced a needle and some white thread -- and even a spare button -- and sewed the button back on before the program began . . . .

[@ladya1953]

ToddSF 94109 The original "wardrobe malfunction". 😁

[@ThatsnewsTV]

Rather intrigued that Dorothy Kilgallen used the British term "films" rather than the American term "movies."

[@amberola1b]

I love how Bennett Cerf acted totally clueless as to Judy Canovas Broadway show that she did in New York that he didn't recognize. It must have been very embarrassing that he didn't know the name of the show or maybe it just didn't play for a long time.

[@neilmidkiff]

It ran half a year, from July 6, 1939, through January 6, 1940. So it wasn't short-lived but neither was it recent. Since it starred Judy Canova and Buddy Ebsen, and many minor characters in the cast are listed as yokel boy and yokel girl, it was probably not designed to appeal to Bennett's cosmopolitan taste. The New York Times reviewer thought it would appeal to the out-of-town crowds who had come to NYC for the World's Fair.

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

Rude of him

[@pennymiller3842]

It looked like he was sort of snobbish about it.

[@robertholman8730]

​@@neilmidkiff You're 💯 correct 😊

[@Beson-SE]

The panel didn't had a chance to guess the last contestant's line, Operates a Lie Detector. Partly because he was self-employed and partly because they was misled when he and John said yes to the question if the product was to be found in the home.

[@tomitstube]

+Johan Bengtsson same thing i was thinking, they got 6 no's before dorothy asked if it could be found outside the home. it should have been said it wasn't normally found in a home.

[@henrywyche]

At the end, they say he takes the machine to the homes

[@418-Error]

The question was if it could be used in a home.

[@lauracollins4195]

Just rewatched that part after reading BrianG’s comment, he’s right, Arlene started out by asking, “Is it ever used in the home.”

[@robertholman8730]

Not a 🤥 lie, when it's being used in a home😊

[@kristabrewer9363]

If they didn't want people to guess the occupation on the free guesses, why did they have them?

[@thesweeples3266]

Opportunity for the panel to ad~lib something funny.

[@dancelli714]

ARLENE GOT THE LIVE GUARD GUESS BUT THE CAMER SHOWED CERF ?

[@TheWriterWalker]

Dan Celli, I noticed that, too. I think the cameraman must have forgotten which celeb had given the right answer.

[@igkoigko9950]

How likely is it to guess a contestant’s occupation? The “Bible” of types of occupations is called the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, the current edition of which lists just under 1000 jobs. In two years WML had approximately 300 non- celebrity contestants, making the probability of one or more correct guesses 0.3 or 30%. Although sometimes a contestant clearly does not fit the stereotype for a job, most often, he or she does. Therefore the walk of shame might eliminate up to half the range of 1000 to 500, upping the probability of one or more successful guesses to 0.6 (60%). Using these assumptions, consistent failure to guess correctly would have been suspicious.

[@NoobsShadow]

Dorothy: Heroine type? Guest: No. Steve: You don't want to try Morphine? I guess not. LMAO!

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

LIFEGUARD AT ARMY CAMP MAKES MOUSE TRAPS OPERATES LIE DETECTOR

[@ald668]

When CLASS was on tv.

[@gaelengesser9484]

Both times I've seen the panel get the wild guess right it was Arlene who guessed. Anyone know about the other times?

[@gaelengesser9484]

The other time was a professional ball player

[@WhatsMyLine]

Dixie Alexander I'm not good at these kinds of questions, but I'm fairly sure it was a lot more than twice. I think Fred Allen did it once, too. I have a visual memory of look of surprise when it happened, but I'd never be able to figure out which show it is.

[@cresentltd]

Bennett Cerf called it right a couple of times too.

[@DCMCNYY]

David Evans Dorothy got one for an umpire

[@Beson-SE]

From www.tv.com: "Arlene Francis guesses a contestant's line during the panel's "Free Guess" feature! After Arlene's win, John said that he thought this was the 3rd time ever that the panel had won a free guess. The panel immediately corrected him to say that it was the 6th win. In fact, it might even be the panel's 7th win. The panel then began counting off the wins by saying they had guessed an "atomic scientist, two umpires, a baseball man, and Santa Claus." However, Arlene's "sports" comment was probably in error, because she had guessed a football player once, not a baseball player. In addition, regarding Steve's "umpires" comment, we only have a record of one umpire being guessed. In a 1952 magazine article, Arlene did mention two wins - for a motorcycle cop and for an atomic scientist. The Santa Claus win is unknown. They were all guessed on early lost episodes. There is also a win the panel didn't state, and it was Arlene's win for the trapeze performer. In piecing this history together, I believe that this is the 7th win, and that three of the wins are on the early lost episodes. There are still two more correct wild guess hits that will be made before this feature is discontinued in April 1955. - Suzanne (2005)"

[@WhatsMyLine]

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[@hcombs0104]

How many lie detectors have ever been found in your average home, whether in 1954 or now? Has anybody ever notice how often Arlene and Dorothy have post-game conferences? Especially when they can't guess the occupation?

[@robertholman8730]

They were used in many aspects of investigations at the client home!😊

[@CoxJoxSox]

Dorothy Kilgallen looks great in this episode :D

[@stevekru6518]

Nick Doe Beauty is subjective, but our perceptions are so far apart you might check zenni.com for excellent corrective lenses. Dorothy has many laudatory qualities, but looks is not one of them.

[@robertholman8730]

​@@stevekru6518Agree 💯 😊

[@arrghhouse]

Why is operating a lie detector considered a product? He doesn't SELL lie detectors.

[@accomplice55]

The lie detector is a product. You can use a product without selling it.

[@freddyfurrah3789]

Eleven days before my birth.

[@JohnSmith-ls2dt]

Did anyone figure out what color was Steve's tie here?

[@adamodeo9320]

I am in love with Dorothy Kilgallen,

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

AND THAT'S WHY THEY STOPPED DOING THAT 😂🤦😂

[@terranova22]

How could she have guessed the cute Lifeguard off the top of her head?

[@dutchtea8354]

It was the third time a lifeguard was a guest.

[@robertholman8730]

After doing this for years, she was very intuitive to the guest!😊

[@robertholman8730]

When the person has a tan and has a complextion outdoors looks 😊

[@hot88s23]

Cool hair Mr. Conrad.

[@robertmelson2130]

6:25 Bennett Cerf's wild guess: I can't make out what he says exactly past, "I don't know what Ms. Schaefer does, but...". Whatever it is gives John Daly pause, though. I've listened to it now several times, but what it sounds like doesn't make sense (which may be what's giving JCD pause). Can anyone make it out?

[@juliansinger]

+Robert Melson It sounds like either, 'I bet her hand has never lost its skill,' or 'I bet her hand has never lost its skiff,' neither of which make much sense, other than as vague flirtations.

[@lisapoirier5184]

"But I bet her hand has never lost its skill."

[@alskndlaskndal]

It's a reference to a slogan for Schaefer beer. breweriana.com/beer-coasters/schaefer-fine-beer-our-hand-has-never-lost-its-skill-14215/

[@lauracollins4195]

R.D. Dragon - Thank you! That explains it. A pun on her name, from the beer commercial. :)

[@algoritmosalfredohipicasig7116]

@@alskndlaskndal Noice!

[@joycejean-baptiste6285]

Canova, typo.

[@carolefletcher605]

I haven’t any idea who she is

[@robertholman8730]

From the 30s and forties radio shows TV was in its infancy 😊

[@MrJoeybabe25]

I don't know why the first contestant (the lifeguard) didn't get the usual whistles. Are they only for the most obvious women with all the goods? She was a lovely woman and i would give a years salary to see her in her swimsuit. I am not working.

[@ncooty]

I thought the answers for the last guy were odd. E.g., he was an operator, which is a service, but they said there was a product. Bennett seemed a little perplexed by that at the end as well.

[@robertholman8730]

It was a product to him, being it was owned by the company he worked for 😊

[@terranova22]

Wait a minute! Daily says: (around 4:50) "You've earned the Full Prize because you deserve it." What is that all about?? Did the contestants win when the panel made a lucky free guess at the beginning? If so, then why would Arlene Francis be saying "I'm terribly sorry"?

[@petemarshall8094]

She’s pretty! Deserves every penny!

[@robertholman8730]

They awarded the $50 due to not being able to play the game! Arlene apologized for her guessing her line. People had respect and manners 70 years ago 😊

[@Realroyrogers]

No way they figured out Judy, it had to be fixed

[@peternagy-im4be]

Back then all the panel knew who was in town.

[@frankroper3274]

That lady was popular at the O"club! You can bet on that! Probably married one of them!

[@dejpsyd0421]

I’ve never seen a lie detector used in a home. Why do they let deceiving answers get by? I’m gonna write the show and complain…Oops, I can’t do that can I? LOL I’m so hooked on this show it feels like it’s a current program, not some 80 year old show!

[@amelendez2489]

It’s crazy to me to think this show is in its 80s… especially as in some episodes they mention TV being the new thing and vaudeville/radio weren’t dead

[@dejpsyd0421]

@@amelendez2489 it would do great today...i think 🌞

[@marciadiehl5733]

It isn't an 80 year old show as of 2023. It is now a 73 year old show. Don't age all of us that used to watch this show when it was prime time too fast ; )

[@robertholman8730]

If you were living 70 years ago, it was very common to investigate a employee at his home!😮

[@Baskerville22]

Can't understand how Dorothy got the mousetrap line. Suspicious !

[@robertholman8730]

Dorothy was a investigative reporter for years 😊

[@dancelli714]

I usually have crushes on funny looking ladies;Canova, Cocoa etc.

[@ChristopherTate]

Huh -- Judy Canova was asked "are you brunette?" and she responded *no.* What color was her hair? Or what was meant by "brunette" at this time? In the black and white image here, her hair looks too light to be black.

[@robertholman8730]

Auburn was her color😊

[@merricat3025]

Who has lie detector in there home?