What's My Line? - Lucille Ball; Buddy Hackett [panel]; Martin Gabel [panel] (Mar 7, 1965)

MYSTERY GUEST: Lucille Ball
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Buddy Hackett, Arlene Francis, Martin Gabel

[@t.lucalake8963]

Lucille Ball, what a stunningly beautiful, classy, elegant woman.

[@CellGames2006]

Signature just "Lucy"...

[@yourgoddidntcreatetheuniverse]

She must have had long legs to make love with.

[@JamesVaughan]

Lucy looked really beautiful here.

[@ReneeDeborah]

Very much so.

[@BurnRoddy]

+James Vaughan She was well produced this time. Even though the dress and the gloves might seem a bit too much for today standards for Lucille Ball that's nothing. She was usually not so sober when it comes to fashion, she often wore a considerable amount of jewelry and was more daring than most women but in here she was very sober and traditional even the haircut was more simplistic than her 1950's usual self. I'm not an expert but I think her fashion choice enhanced her natural features and she's always been naturally beautiful.

[@scottmiller6495]

The most beautiful woman of the 1960s!!!!!

[@VahanNisanian]

Of Lucille Ball's six appearances on this show as a Mystery Guest, she looked her most beautiful here.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

And yet she was about four years younger than the ever youthful and lovely Arlene.

[@savethetpc6406]

***** I'm not sure whether or not I've seen all five of her other appearances, but she certainly looked both elegant and stunning in this one!

[@WitoldBanasik]

+Vahan Nisanian Yeap, she was a marvelous persona. By the way, Lucy set the record of appearances, I guess. Even Jayne Mansfield couldn't match her popularity among the members of the show establishment. Anyway, she well deserved the attention. Cheers !

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Witold Banasik I think that Jayne Mansfield was on twice.

[@WitoldBanasik]

Joe Postove Well, I'm sure she was a mystery celebrity four times, actually; in 1956, 1957, 1964, and 1966. Smashing shows, I must tell you !

[@jmcieslak0]

Repeating "mostly no" to answer "are you male?" was genius

[@jamesr1703]

Whoda thought in 2024, this isn't even an absurd answer anymore!

[@jb678901]

Wow...she was gorgeous. First woman to ever run a TV studio...she was the executive who gave both Mission Impossible and Star Trek their starts! Comedian, actor, dancer, model, business woman...she could do it all.

[@scottmiller6495]

She did everything and was wonderful. These young people of today are just horrible and don't care about her or what she stood for or how great television was either!!!!!

[@ronnelson6007]

Ron nelson....young people today do not like to watch shows that are in black and white , they are to busy with their phones , video games , taking drugs , ect. , . We do not have very many movie stars, or celebrities that are like the ones that we had back in the 4os , 50s , and 60s . Back in the good old days , we could identify our favorite stars just by their voices. They gave us many hours of clean entertainment , and enjoyment . Now days , there are not to many that we know just by their voices . Our heros , and stars that we loved had private lives that we knew nothing of , and we didn't care , because we loved to watch them .we all have our faults and hidden sins and wrongdoings , so we should not judge them nor hate them for what they did in their private lives.we should just enjoy and cherish the joy and happiness that they gave us. We too have made a lot of mistakes , in our lives have we not..

[@KristopherBel]

She also helped rod Stewart and gave the twilight zone a backdoor pilot. She was a huge influence on television hard to overestimate her importance in comedy and television production.

[@madeleine9907]

What did she help Rod Stewart with😅

[@allenjones3130]

That's Rod SERLING.

[@AventuraLuver]

Surprised they didn't get Lucy right away. You can't mistake that voice.

[@savethetpc6406]

Marla Singer I agree. The second she gave her first answer, I thought it was a dead give-away!

[@Theyralltakenfu]

They knew, at least Francis knew. If you really look at her face after the first answer, you can see it in her expression. I think most knew, maybe not Hackett, but you don't want to guess too quickly, or it just seems futile.

[@282828lisa]

They were all elegant people.

[@llcooljay520]

Dorothy knew too.

[@Dolphin-cb9sq]

Such a wonderful show. Lucille Ball looked stunning. Wow!

[@sferrell1000]

I think both Arlene and Dorothy are stunning.

[@johnnytd1128]

And Stunned at the end as well.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

Dorothy, unfortunately, had 8 months to live ... before the JFK "silencers" went into action (!!)

[@sharynrogers8939]

It's hysterical watching John Daly crack up with each of Miss Ball's responses.

[@knowmusicman157]

Absolute Queen of comedy for all time.

[@janetmarletto6667]

Buddy Hackett asks great questions and make insightful connections quickly. Bravo!

[@edmundpower1250]

But he's creepy as hell. Thank God that last lady didn't fall for his creepy embrace 😂😂

[@sansacro007]

He's joking. Chillout@@edmundpower1250

[@brigitkelly5317]

I love how Buddy Hackett really thinks about the questions he asks and pays attention to the others answers where some guests don't seem to follow along too well

[@johnnytd1128]

I love how he open his arms, and she game him a handshake.

[@billiebuffalo]

@@johnnytd1128 Its almost a cringy as when the creep Hal Block tried desperately to kill Bette Davis after her appearance. There was a visible struggle...

[@mehboobkm2018]

Yeah, he thinks fast too.

[@richatlarge462]

​@@billiebuffalo I assume you meant "kiss". 😂

[@richatlarge462]

​@@johnnytd1128 That was super awkward!

[@leesher1845]

Lucy was gracious and bowed to the audience.

[@scottmiller6495]

Lucille Ball and the entire panel guests were marvelous !!!!!

[@wodgerdog646]

For me Lucille Ball was definitely in the top 10 of the most beautiful women ever in Hollywood and Desi and Gary were two of the luckiest guys on the planet for being married to this goddess.

[@deepachand9689]

How hard she tried to please her audience ,beautiful speaker graceful ,poised ,dignified ,and she remained so right down to her last appearance on the Oscar show

[@davidthomas8258]

I love Lucy's facial expression at 17:25 after being asked if she was a "male." That was just so funny. Hahahaha!!!!!!!😆🤣😂

[@luissantiago8446]

Her comic timing was impeccable.

[@markxxx21]

That voice Lucy was doing was exactly the same voice she did on the outro to her radio show "My Favorite Husband," complete with the Woody Woodpecker laugh.

[@christierella]

I wasn’t aware, thanks for sharing.

[@Merrida100]

I simply adore all the sparkling and glittering that comes from things like Arlene's necklace, the crystals on the women's dresses, how it's almost blinding to the camera. I'm a woman, and we tend to like sparkling things anyway! But it's so beautiful!

[@BesonXL]

The second contestant made artificial snow for skiing. Buddy asked if the product was manufactured and got a "sometimes". He replied "Sometimes it's manufactured and sometimes it's natural. Could be rain!" He didn't know how close he was with that answer and the audience went wild! Then Martin Gabel got on the right track with some help from Dorothy. Good teamwork.

[@bettycogswell9851]

I wish this was in colour so I could see Lucy's dress...

[@leannsherman6723]

I like how Lucille Ball bowed to the audience. Not many of the celebrities did that.

[@NHfiddle]

I STILL love Lucy......you got some splainin to do.

[@arpeggiomikey]

Lucy not only LOOKED great here, but came off very well indeed, with self-effacing humor plus her involvement with, and advocacy for Easter Seals! Classy lady!

[@rmelin13231]

Buddy cracks me up trying (and failing) to get a hug from the passport agent.

[@edmundpower1250]

Creepingly trying to steal a close body embrace you mean. She knew how to deal with guys like that 😂

[@tennisguyky]

Lucy looks gorgeous as always, tall and stunning

[@joetaylor5170]

I grew up watching reruns of I Love Lucy bund never thought of her as beautiful. Probably because of the role she played. Seeing her now I agree she was very beautiful.

[@shelbygates2958]

I'm crying at Pete Sa making pizza 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnnytd1128]

Howbout Buddy caressing miss Caress with his arms to try to get a hug but got a handshake instead

[@galileocan]

Nice score for guessing the Pizza guy, Buddy Hackett!

[@edmundpower1250]

No big deal. His name gave it away.

[@gretchenking5952]

Lucy was about 54 here and stunning. I saw pictures of her when she younger, perhaps in her 20s and a model. She was very beautiful. I don't think a lot of people realize just how pretty she was because they only ever hone in on her comedic abilities. Her outfit here was also gorgeous.

[@leesher1845]

Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker) sounded goofy because of his childhood Bell’s palsy, but he was actually quite smart.

[@NHfiddle]

Lucy is so beautiful and elegant. She's gone through a lot of familiar changes, physically, throughout the years but she's still Lucy.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Paul V. Gentile She's too "mumsy" for me.

[@0rluh]

“Who has never abused the freedom of the press” and that’s why her death seems so interesting. She was an amazing journalist and never let her emotions get in the way. She told it like it is and she was incredibly intelligent, which is why she was so great on this show.

[@taylortippin1482]

I love Buddy for saying this!!

[@rosechardonnay5351]

I love Lucy's hair styled like that it's more sleek and modern than those poodle looking curls they always seemed to keep her in. She should've worn her hair like that more often.

[@0rluh]

I love that buddy hackett always played the dumb guy but he was closest every time. Great actor.

[@elainemartin9001]

Thank you Lucy for all that you did! Easter Seals! I still get them every year!

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

Lucy’s from my hometown. Love her 👏🏻🌟🥰‼️

[@1jamyc]

"its not supposed to!" As a longtime skier - thats one of the funniest answers (by a non-MG) that I've ever heard on this show.

[@LisaSpangenberg]

Buddy’s character didn’t seem very smart, but he was smart as a whip.

[@soulierinvestments]

In the John Daly ten best mystery guest post game interview list, two of his interviews with Lucy should turn up. They would be -- hands down -- 1 January 1961 and 7 March 1965. Lucy is very charming tonight and quite amusing with her stories from meeting Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson.

[@zzzbbbooo]

Lucy - as smart, funny and beautiful as ever!

[@soulierinvestments]

Buddy Hackett was a guest panelist on WML for two of Lucille Ball's six WML appearances. He was panelist (in beard) when "Bob Ball and Lucy Hope" appeared in 1963. Tonight, talk about coincidence, Hackett in his only question asked Lucy the same question Steve Allen asked Lucy in his only question the night Lucy showed up in Martian vocal disguise in 1954. Both their questions got roughly the same sort of comic response. I think both were going for laughs.

[@boblowney]

yes, she was so pretty and throughout her entire life. such presence!

[@soulierinvestments]

This is the main reason why I wish CBS and WML had gone color earlier than they did. I am glad we have at least this kinescope of Lucille Ball's March appearance, but this is Lucy's most stunningly beautiful WML appearance, and she should have been recorded in color. WML kept mystery guests to one appearance per year, but it was not hard and fast as a rule. Lucy appeared twice on WML in 1965. Stay tuned.

[@XoXoBubbleoXoX]

They all have such nice handwriting.

[@MaryRod09]

Lucy!!!! She looks gorgeous in here. I would've known that it was her since she answered the first question.

[@kenyongray2615]

Lucille Ball was extremely talented. A legend. She was also a beautiful woman. Thanks for the video.

[@scottmiller6495]

The most beautiful female television actress and movie star of all time Period!!!!!

[@bbailey7818]

Lol. I knew the first guest's line as soon as he signed in. 🤣

[@anyhowe2702]

She was so beautiful, sweet, and for the cause, all around.

[@missyrose2154]

Some actresses are just too famous to disguise their voice well enough . They almost always knew right away . Lucy was amazing and should never be forgotten !

[@michellebabicz7065]

Lucy was SO gorgeous here. That dress!

[@debbigray1752]

Bless sweet Lucy...her work from promoting Easter Seals benefits my friends and family as those with special needs go to a very joyous Easter Seals summer camp!

[@VahanNisanian]

As soulierinvestments pointed out on more than one occasion, there was a policy regarding Mystery Guest appearances. He or she could not appear on "What's My Line?" as a Mystery Guest more than one time in a calendar year. However, there were four exceptions (perhaps as a last-minute replacement): 1) 1959: Paul Newman was MG on January 25 and November 8. 2) 1961: Carol Burnett was MG May 7 and December 17. 3) 1964: Steve Allen was MG on March 8 and October 4. 4) 1965: Lucille Ball was MG on March 7 and July 25.

[@soulierinvestments]

Carol Burnett in a 365 day period in 1961-1962 appeared a record three times. The weather on 17 December 1961 was hideous, and I bet your are right that she was a last minute replacement for someone who got stuck somewhere.

[@dancoll8166]

Dorothy, Bennett and Arlene were extremely astute players.

[@Hannah-cy9th]

@dancoll i agree

[@shirleyrombough8173]

And actually so was Buddy Hackett.

[@gailsirois7175]

Bennett wasn't ON this episode

[@dancoll8166]

@@gailsirois7175 I, and the other people who replied, we’re speaking in general terms.

[@meman6964]

But Buddy got the 1st, and came so close on #2, "rain"

[@cynthiabrent3368]

She was the best always will be remember and loved

[@franksantore2810]

And on ABC "Judgment at Nuremburg, " interrupted by special bulletins from Selma, Alabama

[@kathleenrawley669]

I WAS VERY HAPPILY SURPRISED BY THIS FIRST CHALLENGER WITH THE MENTION OF MY HOME TOWN FROM NJ( METUCHEN) THANK YOU FOR THIS EPISODE.

[@BesonXL]

All contestants have funny or unusual names: Pete Sa, Scott Tutt and Benita Caress.

[@0rluh]

Johan Bengtsson yeah they seem to have had themes for most shows. Twins, wrestlers, people doing something strange for their gender.

[@nandofigueira2005]

I am Portuguese and it is a Portuguese surname, the correct way to write it is Sá.

[@0rluh]

Oh my god this mans name was Pete Sa. Can’t believe it took them more than a minute to work it out.

[@Maazzzo]

Thank you so much for posting these.

[@garywarmee4367]

Sounds & acts just like Lucy! I think the panelists are being kind. They always get her!

[@georgecherucheril9947]

Lucy was about 54 years old when this aired. I am the same age today. I am madly in love with Lucy. She was an absolute knockout! She was not just good-looking, but smart, talented and funny.

[@ryanlees7678]

I can't believe i'm just realizing what 101 Dalmations was parodying with What's my Crime!

[@markxxx21]

That was the exact voice she did when she did commercials for Jell-O at the end of her radio show "My Favorite Husband," she even used the Woody Woodpecker laugh.

[@renarga6886]

I love her talent for mimicking voices and accents.

[@joeambrose3260]

Grow up

[@0rluh]

I always love when things shine so bright in black and white that they turn black. Lucy’s outfit here reminds me of those great videos of jazz concerts I would watch on PBS.

[@godstolemybikejones2813]

delightful!

[@sergiolobato1798]

Lucy looks absolutely stunning here!

[@stargazer5073]

Lucy always makes me smile!

[@bannedheretic2971]

What a lovely lady.

[@commandoxy]

The day this episode aired, it was 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma, AL.

[@TheRmjr]

Thanks for making us aware of this historic period in time.

[@cjb8010]

David Pinegar, then each time you tell a positive story about yourself, contextualize it with a little talk about that water on your backside.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

@@cjb8010 Je ne comprends pas.

[@cjb8010]

@@shirleyrombough8173 Il messaggio a cui stavo rispondendo è stato rimosso, quindi forse ora nessuno lo capisce.

[@deboraholsen2504]

These shows from the mid 60s make me sad because no one knew it, but all the proper glamour and proper, charming ways of speaking were soon to be on their way out, courtesy of the social stuff going on that would soon take over society! I missed all this wonderfulness because I was born the year this was broadcasted. However, through WML and other shows of the time, I can go back and revel in these moments!

[@cathymurphy5536]

I feel the same way.

[@amandajstar]

I love Lucy!

[@PorkChopJones]

What a great show this was all around, from the panelist and assorted guest to the mystery guests! Not to mention John Dalys unique way of clarification to some of the questions put forth hither too! I love the shows when the guest answers yes, but then he says were going to make it a no! lol

[@CellGames2006]

Daly just ruined the post office girl's game. She could have won as they didn't have a clue...

[@scottpardee6303]

It’s great to see Lucille Ball again on this show. She appeared with Desi Arnaz back in the 1950s, but then divorced him in 1960, for cheating on her so much. That said, her career continued to flourish, as we can see here.

[@AnAdorableWombat]

She was so beautiful.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

How very, very beautiful Lucy looked here.

[@mell6398]

Lucy's bit was a show in itself haha! Loved it!

[@beckywilliams8507]

Oh I wish i could see Lucy’s dress in color!

[@kali3665]

Of course, Lucille is correct - she is not a natural redhead. During the heat of the McCarthy era, Desi Arnaz told an audience, "The only thing red about Lucy is her hair -- and even THAT'S not real!!" Lucy herself teased that her hair color WAS real and came from a REAL bottle of Clairol!

[@tomwheeler5165]

Lucille was a tough broad when she needed to be but she was very much loved in the 50s and 60s

[@joseh3564]

Buddy Hackett has more smarts than the supposed "intellectuals."

[@luissantiago8446]

There are some viewers who found Hackett annoying, and not a suitable panelist. But I disagree. I actually like Hackett more so now then when I was younger. Here he proves a contrast to the more refined and intellectual persons on the panel. Like a palette cleanser. The duality works because Hackett also plays the game comparatively well.

[@samueladams1775]

@@luissantiago8446 some of the people on the panel looked at him as crude and not part of " High society". Cerf was one of those snobs. Buddy was cool in my book. He didn't need their approval and didn't care what people like Cerf thought.

[@lawrencecunningham7321]

Lucille was so gorgeous here 54 years old

[@just4mygrl]

Lucy looked so beautiful

[@poetcomic1]

American Comedy Royalty. Not pitching a show (unthinkable for her then) but chairman of the Easter Seal campaign.and at the height of her style.

[@cherylwilliams2787]

She was beautiful! Love Lucy!

[@bellejones8565]

I Love Lucy! ❤

[@sparx180]

Lucy was so beautiful.

[@hellokitty777able]

Love Lucy's hair here.

[@faithmapstone9982]

Olivia de Havilland + Bette Davis= Truely wonderful Film Stars 🌟🌟No one else agree,three years on!? 😮

[@geoffm9944]

Lucille Ball was a great TV entertainer and comedian.

[@familylifetoo9541]

gorgeous

[@sharksport01]

Dorothy was giving Pete Sa the look after he shook her hand.

[@nysaxman]

This is from March 1965. Sad to think that Dorothy Kilgallen would pass in November of 1965.

[@oliviafontaine8470]

Lucille Ball was never considered one of Hollywoods great beauties - I guess they couldn’t see past the comedy.

[@willielavender9576]

SHE IS VERY EXOTIC..

[@dave00004483]

She wasn't really considered a full-time comedienne until her TV series started in the early 1950s. Until then, she was a hard-working actress who played all kinds of roles in the movies. She wasn't thought of as a "sex symbol" kind of beauty, but she was obviously attractive, and the roles she played were of very attractive young women. Her skin tone in the 1940s was so perfect that she was dubbed "Technicolor Tessie". It was said that she could have been used for technicolor lighting tests.

[@renarga6886]

She WAS considered a great beauty during her pin-up girl years. She even posed for Alberto Vargas and George Petty.

[@eyextacy8412]

@@dave00004483 she started in modeling...

[@philippapay4352]

@@eyextacy8412 Yes, she started as a Conover model, which back then was the Rolls Royce of modelling agencies in NY. She was that gorgeous and then went into movies from along that route.

[@1aikane]

Wish I had been able to have known Arlene Frances

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Me too. What a splendid woman: a naughty but not vulgar sense of humor, warmth and support to the mystery guests; a smashing beauty. One can half pretend that these wonderful people are still alive.

[@StephenLuke]

This was aired on the day Bloody Sunday happened in Selma, Alabama.

[@JWLJN]

It took me until Buddy said it to get “Pete Sa.” I wonder whatever happened to him.

[@hopelewis5650]

Peetsa ... pizza

[@Rushyesgenesis]

18:24 always makes me laugh when Lucy tries to lie 😂😂😂

[@StevePhil-qw4ep]

Lucy is so easy to like, so easy to love...Queen of Television forever