What's My Line? - Oleg Cassini; Julie Newmar; Shelley Berman [panel] (Jan 29, 1961)

MYSTERY GUEST: Oleg Cassini; Julie Newmar
PANEL: Arlene Francis, Shelley Berman, Rita Gam, Bennett Cerf

[@stepawayful]

Arlene Francis is truly the star of this show. Beautiful, funny, smart.

[@bradhuskers]

julie newmar is literally the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

[@broughtbackin]

@@bradhuskers LOL

[@tisha812]

Julie Newmar is still a knockout till this day!!!

[@bradhuskers]

she is literally the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

[@artemisvii3436]

Julie is a man. Look closer at the large head and wide shoulders. Male eye gaze. #transvestigate

[@glennhoddle10]

@@artemisvii3436 Thank GOD, someone else thinks this too. I thought I was the only one !

[@CBCycles]

@@artemisvii3436 But that incredibly tiny waist (which I’ve loved since her Catwoman days) is 100% female 🔥

[@warrencroom7621]

Met her at a gala in Hollywood nice tall woman

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Julie Newmar:-) So beautiful here. She was 28 here.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

I loved it when Julie Newmar played Cat Woman in the 1960s TV 📺 show "Batman." She was by far the best actress to play Cat Woman. NO ONE was better. In real life, she was 6' tall and she had a fantastic figure. 🐈‍⬛🐾

[@gonzo8721]

She was a knockout "what a dish".. lol

[@paacer]

She was fabulous as Cat Woman , I was so annoyed when they replaced her .

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@@paacer So was I. I think that the show went downhill when they replaced her- especially when they had Eartha Kitt play Catwoman.

[@bradhuskers]

a goddess

[@jacquelinebell6201]

She was beautiful. But I don't think blonde suited her.

[@markandresen1]

Julie Newmar's face alone is a work of art.

[@-oiiio-3993]

She knew how to play to the camera, as well.

[@myronmadey3040]

Totally agree! She's Gorgeous!!

[@bradhuskers]

she's a goddess

[@sapphonymph8204]

Hottest catwoman ever!

[@1moredayof]

I've never forgotten Julie Newmar as Stupefyin Jones in Ll'l Abner. More recently I have watched an old comedy series My Living Doll staring Julie as a beautiful Robot. Lot's of laughs!

[@arise2945]

Stupefyin' indeed.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Oleg Cassini absolutely created some wonderful clothes for Mrs. Kennedy, such that her outfits were clearly identifiable as her signature clothes.

[@Ozefan2580]

And for his ex-wife, the stunning Gene Tierney.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Arlene cracked me up just past the twelve minute mark. I know she's a performer but she HAS to have surely done comedy on the stage too. Such good timing and comedic resource. I particularly like the way her wit so often involves something risque WITHOUT being in any way crude or demonstrative. Great lady. :)

[@4seeableTV]

She seemed to be the PERFECT woman in all aspects. Damn, Martin was a lucky man.

[@turbo1672]

You would think that CBS would provide an extra chair (s) when ever there is more than one guest, instead of two people having to share one chair.

[@sitarnut]

Thank you so much for talking about the bloody, pathetic chair mess.... have thought about it forever. The cameraman could easily achieve catching the extra width I suspect.

[@no_handle_required]

They did that on purpose, it was a specially built chair for two people so that when they had two mystery guests, they would blend together on the mic...and for the cameras to catch the whole scene easier.

[@karenmallonee3867]

I just brought this up also...the contestants always look so uncomfortable!

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@Roger Maxwell. They did in later episodes.

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

I was wondering why they had to squeeze on to one chair, Lol!

[@trainliker100]

If the word "statuesque" didn't already exist, it would have had to be invented for this Julie Newmar.

[@bradhuskers]

she's a goddess

[@kevinkool3]

That word was used twice referring to Julie Newmar in the 1995 comedy movie, "To Wong Fu, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar". She makes a cameo appearance in the film.

[@trainliker100]

@@kevinkool3 Yes. Excellent movie. AND it has Stockard Channing being a classy actress being willing to play a very plain and mousy housewife.

[@kevinkool3]

@trainliker100 YES, I love her part in that movie! "I believe that shoe is mine."

[@Rosey01222]

Was at a New York City party in 1972 where Julie Newmar showed up. She was even more incredible looking in person than on the screen. Maybe more astounding in real life because her package of physical attributes were the kind rarely come across in everyday life. Tall, curvaceous she was a show stopper in a room full of celebrities from the entertainment world.

[@waynej2608]

Wow, is the only word that comes to mind.

[@gonzo8721]

Julie Newmar was smart as she was gorgeous and rarely got the attention she deserved for her acting chops. She and Albert Salmi were a riot on the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville"

[@bradhuskers]

a goddess

[@bobbywall172]

Julie, she’s got my heart since I seen her decades ago❤️😍

[@vincentdaly78]

Rita Gam mentions her husband when introducing Bennet Cerf. She was married to Thomas Guinzburg, who was president of Viking Press, and the son of one of the founders.

[@jamesr1703]

Pam and Bill Long had so much fun being on this show.

[@shanahyneman1573]

"You raise eggs?" LOL, this has been one of my favorite episodes.

[@loissimmons6558]

I knew that Julie Newmar was tall. But then to find out that she was walking during that episode without wearing shoes, let alone heels. 5'11" with 37" legs ... ironically on the same episode as Rita Gam.

[@waynej2608]

I label this episode, 'the great gams'.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@Lois Simmons Julie Newmar was 6' tall without shoes.

[@castinmeadows6956]

"Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. Tell me I'm intellectual, I know it. Tell me I'm funny, and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me." - Julie Newmar

[@bradhuskers]

she's a goddess

[@shuroom57]

That's a healthy self-awareness.

[@johnjaybonstingl9007]

Tough for a gorgeous woman to pull off.

[@daler.steffy1047]

To think that having a sense of humor, to be funny, would be considered a beautiful trait that is greatly appreciated and respected! I'm glad that you posted this comment from Julie Newmar; and it is certainly essential today that we try to smile a little bit more, and be a little silly once in a while.

[@cynthialyman2636]

My gosh, I had forgotten how beautiful Julie Newmar was. My earliest memory of her was playing Cat Woman on the early 60s series Batman.

[@robertsprouse9282]

I did not forget. I was just coming into adolescence, with puberty a few years away, but she got my attention anyway..lol..

[@sportsmedia25]

Batman debuted in 1966 that's mid 60s

[@karanhughes3756]

She was one of the brides on Seven brides for seven brothers too!

[@slaytonp]

@@karanhughes3756 Which bride?

[@karanhughes3756]

@@slaytonp I think the one who married Benjamin. She was the tallest of the brides. Brunette.

[@dannydoc1969]

Julie Newmar was on a number of TV shows, during the time I entered puberty, and without any shame, she was my dream girl.

[@waynej2608]

You and millions of other guys, myself included. She's the 'dream' gal.

[@bradhuskers]

a goddess

[@amberola1b]

Shelly Berman stole Grouchos gag about putting the mask on upside down during the first mystery guest segment and tried to get a laugh with it....... Wasn't funny when he did it, Groucho however COULD get away with it because he WAS funny. Also i sometimes hate it when a guest comedian panelist tries to be funny during the show, but just merely ends up becoming painfully annoying. And i don't get Shelly Berman

[@belindaalbright8798]

Shelly Berman was never funny and often used others material. I found him to be extremely annoying. I know some liked him and that's good too. We all have different tastes.

[@paulmorin6569]

The thing was the audience laughed.

[@paulmorin6569]

Twice

[@earlenepeterson8065]

Best show ever. I laugh myself silly!

[@nursegrace7492]

Julie Newmar: most fantastic body ever.

[@preppysocks209]

did you see Janet Leigh's appearance as MG?

[@robertsprouse9282]

Ms. Newmar still looks as beautiful as ever, twenty five years- 20 years younger than her age.. Astounding beauty..

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@preppysocks209, was that MG in an MGM flick?

[@ManuelGuzman067]

Agree real beauty

[@danlove4270]

dancer's body

[@packrcch]

julie newmar has a unique personality that was present in all of her characters to some extent. very tall.....

[@lynettepalecek3141]

She's 6' tall.

[@oobaka1967]

Arlene's reaction to when she was called "sir" was hilarious.

[@karenmallonee3867]

Yes, I loved her reaction! Well done, Arlene!!! ❤️

[@sashachitownvillegas6850]

i loved it too haha!!

[@ace942]

Holy feline, Batman! It’s Catwoman.

[@1928gerry]

Oleg Cassino was married one time to the beautiful actress Gene Tierney.

[@jimlieland5951]

And dated grace Kelly before she became Princess of Monaco.

[@leemclaury6251]

As of 2020 Julie Newman is still alive and is 86.

[@chrisjeffries2322]

88 as of 6/25/2022

[@CabinFever52]

(Newmar---nee Newmeyer)

[@andykerr3803]

Still here at 1/08/22. Robin is selling his own brand of dog food. Time flies...

[@xanderthomas7861]

im just a teenager right now but I think its really interesting to look back to this time zone...my grandparents were just getting into highschool yet, not only did I not exist but my parents didn't yet somehow I feel like I was there

[@WhatsMyLine]

It's always great to see young people discovering these shows!

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

Xander Thomas You are correct these shows although very old are in fact a type of time capsule going back to a very different time . It is good to see someone of your age recognising this. Good luck to you 😃😃

[@suzannereilman4516]

What's My Line? ...you ain’t kiddin’..;)!! My MOST fervent hope/wish is that the younger kids would know a fifth of what WE DO...:)!!❤️

[@proudcynophile1901]

@@WhatsMyLine I'm not a young person just discovering this show I remember this show

[@scottcornwall9320]

Interesting to see Shelly Berman light up a cigarette during the show. This was 1961, 3 years before the Surgeon General's report on the hazards of cigarette smoking.

[@soulierinvestments]

24:55 This is just about the only time in WML that Daly came close to announcing who the mystery guest would be the next week. Indeed Dorothy came back for her memorable mystery guest stint. If she got her regular pay that next week -- she was the most expensive mystery guest ever.

[@kenyongray2615]

Julie Newmar was and is a different breed of cat. Pun intended. At one point she was supposed to have the perfect female body. With her Catwoman heels on, she was over 6 feet tall. She looked great playing that role in the Batman series.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

I AGREE 100%! Without heels she was 6' tall.

[@malcolmmarshall5946]

Even as a 7 year old boy, Julie, in that Catwoman costume, got me thinking years ahead of my time.

[@57highland]

Yes, Catwoman and Ginger Grant accelerated certain awarenesses. Maybe Agent 99, as well.

[@shannonrathbun36]

She was on the Monkeees too. 1st batwoman crush.

[@shannonrathbun36]

Sorry catwoman crush.

[@CBCycles]

@@57highland and Jeannie. Don’t forget Jeannie!!

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

Oh yes she was sexxxyy. I did think Ertha Kit nailed it though.

[@nadiazahroon6573]

Damn she's gorgeous

[@loissimmons6558]

For a first time panelist, Rita Gam was excellent. Not only was she attractive and articulate, she got a leg up with the first challenger, the second challengers couldn't hold a candle to her and she took a blind stab correctly with the mystery guest. Sadly they ran out of time in the final segment, otherwise she might have been 4 for 4. Although neither of her marriages lasted for at least ten years and both ended in divorce, whatever the reason, she attracted two husbands who had more cerebral careers than the typical actor could claim. One more husband and it might have been her that Tom Lehrer sang about rather than Alma Mahler Gropius Werfel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boKopJecjZJ_m80

[@sitarnut]

Been in love with Rita since seeing her in a 1955 Life magazine in 1955.... I was eleven.

[@marcdesaussure1586]

“Rita Gam … got a leg up …” 😊👍🏼

[@jennyjansen754]

Bennett definitely wants Marilyn Monroe to be a mystery guest.

[@nadiazahroon6573]

Best clothes designer simply beautiful

[@juliansinger]

Miss Goldner's married name was Ormandy, but she and her husband, violinist and conductor Eugene Ormandy, got divorced in 1947. She was a harpist, and was briefly the first woman to be part of the New York Philharmonic, in the 30s. In the 50s, she was part of a bunch of Broadway shows. She died of pancreatic cancer in 1962. (Ugh.) Meanwhile, Kayaloff, married someone whose name I can't find, but it doesn't seem to have lasted, and she and her family (most of them also professional musicians) were immigrants from Russia. (Came over in 1923, when Anna was 16.) She was briefly with the Baltimore Symphony and a bunch of others, and studied with Pablo Casals at one point, and, also, played with a bunch of Broadway shows. Died in 1993 (at age 86) in Cary, North Carolina (for some reason). Was a concert pianist, but cello was what she mostly played on Broadway & in symphonies. I think Bill Long went to Vanderbilt on a football scholarship, but I'm not sure.

[@sitarnut]

Brilliant.. always love to hear about what happened to folks...you do clever research my friend.

[@dancelli714]

Thanks for the information. I was frustrated when their instruments that they play were not mentioned; Cello & Harp. And one of the women was married to Conductor, Eugene Ormandy (I remember that name since I was a kid)

[@waynej2608]

Ty for the background info, I was interested and curious.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Ms. Rita Gam, when women carried their dress handbags everywhere, even if they were sitting or even standing around. A lovely handbag was an accessory as much as a necessity for that lipstick and compact, with a couple of tissues. Classy, proper.

[@cynthialyman2636]

Those egg farmer twins from Kentucky were so cute.

[@Enthrox]

Rita Gam is absolutely stunning! Having said that, Shelley is the only guest panelist I haven't enjoyed. I feel as though there's something rather stifling about his presence, but it's most likely just me.

[@soulierinvestments]

I think Berman was involved in some of the most funny WML episodes ever. However, it is true that Berman's big decade was the 60s: for some reason he did not wear well. Berman WML clips posted elsewhere in KZbin have always generated comments from some viewers who felt he was just too much.

[@loissimmons6558]

+Corleone Since that was written ~4 years ago, I am going to surmise that you wrote it before seeing Wally Cox or Victor Borge as guest panelists. (There were a few other duds, but Cox and Borge stand out as the worst of the worst.) I was not enthralled with Shelley Berman, but he's (to damn him with faint praise) head and shoulders better than Cox or Borge.

[@TheCometHunter]

I hear you. I loved his recorded comedy but he just wasn't meant to be a quiz show panelist. For me the stifling panelist was Fred Allen: he was almost as popular a radio comedian as Jack benny. But try as I might, I just couldn't "get" his humor. Boorish behavior is the phrase that immediately comes to mind.

[@tampahistory5936]

Such well-mannered and respectful kids we need more of that today.

[@cynthialyman2636]

Oleg Cassini: Mr. Gene Tierney.

[@dougw.4788]

I still find it hilarious that they couldnt bring out a 3rd chair when there were two people on the show.

[@ruffluff565]

lol - me too. I love this show so much and especially the authenticity of it. People just put up with things because they had strength of character. Sharing a seat seemed fine and a third not required!

[@Stuff7630]

And that's how people were in that time.....today do you think one would put up with sharing or standing? Not likely.

[@craigwheller]

I suspect the producers thought the time/noise would give away that there were two people there

[@craigwheller]

of course, I'm thinking of mystery guests

[@garyzerr9821]

The musician on the left looked quite uncomfortable sharing that chair!

[@mikehike596]

Naturally, Julie Newmar comments are going to concentrate on her razzle-dazzle, but what was also impressive here was her "confused character," and her playfulness, and charm.

[@waynej2608]

True. She won a Tony award for Marraige Go Round, too. She was very bright and talented. The whole package.

[@robertfiller8634]

@@waynej2608 I first saw her on the short-lived 1964 TV series "My Living Doll" where she starred with Robert Cummings. It lasted only 26 episodes.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@@robertfiller8634 That's too bad that it was short-lived.

[@malcolmmarshall5946]

She was actually a funny, clever comedian.

[@artemisvii3436]

She's a dude in drag. No offense.

[@ariochiv]

Julie Newmar. What else needs to be said?

[@waynej2608]

'Thanks, for Everything, Julie Newmar.'

[@njatty]

FWIW, Julie Newmar's soon-to-open Bway show lasted one performance and starred Walter Matthau. It was prophetically titled "Once There Was a Russian." Believe it or not, Frank Loesser and Bob Fosse turned the play into the musical "Pleasures and Palaces," which closed trying out in Detroit.

[@mrpuniverse2]

Julie Newmasr purrr fectly lovely

[@Tuning_Spork]

Even prettier as a brunette, though. :-)

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Rita Gam on the panel was just as gorgeous imho.

[@waynej2608]

@@Tuning_Spork Yes, Julie is such a beauty, no matter the hair color. But, I've always preferred her as a brunette. Now, she's gray and Still a knockout!

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@LarsRyeJeppesen, Rita Gam had nice last name plural..

[@robertsprouse9282]

@R Hugh Sirius Ph.D., Noam Knott Sirius(as you know, you're directly related) a close friend of mine along with the Reverend Hugh Betcha, reminded me that I saw her first in: MY LIVING DOLL.. with Bob Cummings where she played a sexy tabula rasa robot..circa '64.

[@freedomring4813]

Julie, what a dream come true.

[@charlescanterbury9762]

Julie Newmar defines the word HOT. There is a video on KZbin of people doing the Twist, she is in it, and boy is she Sexy, and a great dancer.

[@kevinkool3]

"I'm a girl." Arlene Francis hilarious as usual.

[@Msubulldogs09]

I laughed when they had a girdle tester on, and Benett was trying to figure out if the female panelists wore the product....and when they found out what the product was, Arlene said "Bennett, I don't wear one"

[@robertsprouse9282]

Lol, kid was nervous..reminds me of my first time on TV, but I had a script on the teleprompter, lol, and I could release that energy, lol..

[@lilybean835]

Shelley Berman is annoying to be honest. He does this every time, putting the blindfold on funny, wasting time and waiting for his laughs. It gets overused so many times, and he has made a habit of it.

[@barrykendrick3146]

+Lily Bean It shows the wisdom of Steve Allen in being witty w/i the confines of the program.

[@kristabrewer9363]

@Weghweh Hwewehwhe ewwwwww, you LIKED Fred Allen? (well, thank Heavens you were in the minority)

[@kristabrewer9363]

And he (as well as everyone else who smokes) think it makes them so grown up Nobody has smoked on this show for a LONG time. I can't even believe they still allowed it!

[@jojoz]

Oleg Cassini was not only talented but sooo handsome

[@karenmallonee3867]

I've noticed that Bennett takes quite a few vacations...lucky fellow!

[@karenmallonee3867]

I don't understand why when they have more then one contestant, why they have to share one chair? I've often thought they should have a bench back there at all times. The guests always look so uncomfortable.

[@BlueLineGroovy]

This show is perfect escapism in 2020

[@algoritmosalfredohipicasig7116]

"Holy Heights, Batman," J-New is towering in her bare feet.

[@masongarrett3066]

Towering in sex appeal, beauty and body!

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@Synchotron. That's because she's 6' tall without shoes.

[@richatlarge462]

I'd never heard of Rita Gam, but wowzer. And Julie Newmar I only knew as Catwoman. Wowzer again.

[@MaskedMan66]

I love, love, LOVE Julie!!!!!!!!!!

[@MaskedMan66]

@z I'm not, as it happens.

[@Baskerville22]

Like most comedians appearing on the WsML? panel, Shelley Berman tries to be funny, but fails.

[@tbascoebuzz4782]

Seeing young people being prosperous in raising their own funds for college was so refreshing. Something you don’t see anymore, sadly.

[@alittleinappropriate]

Probably because taking into account inflation, college tuition has risen ~150-300% since then, at a rate exponentially higher than wage increases. So college is quite literally unaffordable, even if the student is working- which about half of full-time students do, while also being in school full time. As an example: Harvard tuition in 1961 was $1520, about $14,000 today. Harvard tuition in 2021 is $54,000. Federal minimum wage in 1961 was $1.15, about $10.75 today. Federal minimum wage today is $7.25. In 1961, you could work part time and easily pay your own tuition. Today, you would have to work full time for 4 years to pay for one year of tuition.

[@maraflore]

julie newmar...hot dang

[@kaymccarthy7637]

The twins were so cute answering together.

[@sarahbee3868]

Useless Fact: Oleg Cassini proposed to Grace Kelly before Prince Rainier. Her father would not give his permission.

[@dariawells7438]

Had never heard of Rita Gam previously, but she's just lovely and her hairstyle is amazing! Would love someone to do up my hair like that for a night!

[@Karen-nt6op]

@dariawells7438 She was a bridesmaid for Grace Kelly when she wed her prince

[@jamesr1703]

"How do you do?" "Yes, sir." "Thank you so much," People were so polite back then.

[@alskndlaskndal]

Interesting to see Shelley Berman here... a famous comedian at the time who is not very well known anymore. He had a part of his act where he spoke one end of a phone conversation, a gimmick that Bob Newhart became famous for shortly after (Berman accused Newhart of stealing it).

[@soulierinvestments]

It's interesting that Newhart got bigger with the passing of time and Berman rather faded out.

[@jvcomedy]

Shelly Berman has always seemed to me to be a bitter man. He had some popularity in the 50's, but his career took a downturn after he either made some egotistical comments backstage at a show (Ed Sullivan maybe?) or berated someone backstage that turned off other performers and when word got out to the public it turned them off too. I've been trying to find the story on the internet, but to no avail. Although I did find a NY Times article that said he had an unpredictable temperament and once walked off stage during a show and ripped a ringing telephone out of the wall. Anyway, it seems maybe he wasn't an easy person to get along with. He now blames his career downfall to Bob Newhart stealing his schtick so as with many people he refuses to take responsibility for his own actions and would prefer to blame it on others. That's just my take.

[@jvcomedy]

Yes, I have seen him in the Twilight Zone episode. Type casting perhaps? Thanks for the input!

[@dougw.4788]

Don Mueller Berman was hilarious as Larry David's dad on Curb your Enthusiasm

[@PhilBagels]

+Don Mueller Julie Newmar was in an episode (or two?) of Twilight Zone as well.

15:47 - someone in the audience shouted "Rhoda!" - Julie's character's name in "My Living Doll!" What a giveaway!

[@cynthialyman2636]

I never understood how an egg could be dairy; I thought dairy products have to originate from cows. And eggs come from hens, last time I checked.

[@loissimmons6558]

The classification comes from the section in the supermarket or grocery store where eggs are often displayed.

[@MA_C24]

Ummm - if medicine says avoid dairy it means avoid lactose-containing products from a cow. At lest that what my doctor, my daughter’s doctor, the doctor of my son’s girlfriend and my dietician say. I agree with Cynthia - an egg is not dairy and the only question that should be answered yes is “is it found in the supermarket near the milk and cheese?”.

[@gilliankew]

Correct but they are so closely associated with milk in cooking and shopping that the lines have become blurred.

[@tampahistory5936]

I wonder why they didn't provide two chairs when they had two simultaneous guests.

[@todddepue681]

Mrs Kennedy turned to the legendary Diana Vreeland, who at that time was Fashion Editor of Harper's Bazaar, for advice on who could make her clothes, other than the French couturiers she loved so much.. For political reasons, she really needed an American designer. But to satisfy her own sophisticated taste, she desired a European sensibility. Mrs Vreeland recommended Oleg Cassini.

[@graperonto1128]

In another episode, there were egg farmers. Dorothy asked if it was a dairy product and she got a "no" for it (because it doesn't contain milk). Yet here, Arlene got a "yes" for dairy product.

[@slaytonp]

Definitions changed a lot over a short time on that program. Eggs were sold in grocery stores in the same section as milk and cheese. So I assume they broadened this definition to suit. They never quite caught up with biology or the definition of ever being alive, however.

[@suelutz5364]

@@slaytonp they're still sold in the dairy section.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@graperonto. A fan probably told John Daly and WML that eggs 🥚 are indeed dairy products.

[@kentetalman9008]

The only reason they're sold in the dairy section is because of refrigeration. Doesn't make them a dairy product.

[@accomplice55]

@@kentetalman9008: And they're not even refrigerated in the UK.

[@philipsanders9192]

She was stunning !!! And actually very intelligent.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Is.

[@tsimmons121]

I am in love with Arlene Francis

[@tsimmons121]

I beg your pardon...I dream about walking along the beach at Ary holding hands with Arlene...or having sandwiches and tea in the People's Palace...or just sitting people watching in George Square...the endless days of happiness we could have in real world if only we had met...instead of being limited to my dreams...I love Arlene Francis...so fuck off

[@markantinozzi8657]

I had her!

[@dameaustel]

me too

[@robw3027]

Julie Newmar 1961- I'll take one to go. I remember the show in general- entertainment seemed so tame back then. Not a bad thing IMO.

[@dancelli714]

RITA GAM did well as a guest panelist, she got 2 occupations right. EGG FARMERS & JULIE NEWMAR. She's 8 years older than me and I'm 80.

[@rogerrobin2774]

I love how Cerf keeps hoping it will be Marilyn Monroe. But the closest she ever came to an appearance was via a Marilyn Monroe calendar salesman.

[@agalgonzalez]

Those twins were farm kids through and through.

[@magnificentfailure2390]

"Yes, Sir" to Arlene Francis got me. Arlene slipping her strap down her shoulder afterwards killed me. I'm dead.

[@23pamolson]

I used to wonder why she was a celebrity

[@dpm-jt8rj]

Pamela Olson She was a stage actress but I think she was more widely known for TV games shows. Her husband was in the business also and occasionally appeared on this show.

[@neilmidkiff]

And she proudly claims "I'm a girl!" More proof that grown-up women used that word to describe themselves then; it wasn't necessarily a put-down at the time.

[@lilybean835]

If you're "dead" how are you typing a reply?

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@lilybean835, dictation..from the casket..all the ghoul kids are doin it..

[@maynardsmoreland]

Two words: Arlene Francis.

[@TennTalker]

absolutely! genius! :) #quickwit

[@23pamolson]

I adore Arlene, I would gladly read a bio on her

[@sitarnut]

Two words: Rita, Rita

[@nadiazahroon6573]

I love Francis' femininity

[@dancelli714]

She wants to show the farm boy, she's a girl with that off-the- shoulder gesture .

[@waynej2608]

@@dancelli714 As if that was necessary, but welcomed, nonetheless.

[@TacomaPaul]

Julie Newmar was born on Aug. 16th ! .... earlier I was born on Aug. 16th... SAME DAY as Madonna and Angela Basset ! 1958. Here's what's weird... The King of Rock and Roll..... AND.... the Queen of Soul (Elvis and Aretha)... (diff years)...both died on my birthday. Aug. 16th.

[@allmusicfan88]

That was the one thing wrong with this show, is that they never had time for the very last contestant. You would think they could afford a 2nd chair with two contestants. ha ha

[@TheCometHunter]

Oh, ha-ha-ha. ANOTHER panel comedian (the 400th?) with another incredibly uproarious and clever joke about not being able to see with his blindfold on!

[@1moredayof]

One of the things I am enjoying about this show is my discovery of some of the beautiful women of the past. Rita Gam was a beauty!

[@jesssands5349]

Who was she?

[@dirtcop11]

Julie Newmar played Dorcas in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. She sang in that role and I thought she was gorgeous then and I think she still is gorgeous. She also played an android on a Bob Cummings show.

[@RonGerstein-tf5tp]

In Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the credits listed Julie Newmeyer as her name.

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

Julie Newmar--the sexiest Catwoman only rivaled by Lee Meriwether

[@Tammy-cu3nk]

orgonko the wildly untamed She is one of the top 5 in my list of the most beautiful women. What a great figure and so statuesque.

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Wasn't she in seven brides for seven brothers?????

[@preppysocks209]

@@janeiwasduncan8463 yes and The Band Wagon

[@odie1123]

Oh God no. Newmar is out of this world beautiful and a juggernaut of feminine sexuality . She’s the apotheosis of ALL feminine, virtues including great intelligence and wit, not to mention the original Catwoman.

[@waynej2608]

With all due respect, and Lee is very fetching, but this is Julie Newmar! C'mon.

[@ThatsViews]

I forgot that years ago people would smoke on live TV shows.

[@waynej2608]

Especially, Julie Newmar, Smokin hot. 😍

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@waynej2608, yes Julie did not need any cigarettes, and she brought her own matches..

[@haruspex54]

Arlene is a hoot!

[@RashBold]

Julie Newmeyer was and still is hot!!!!

[@OperaJH]

Shelley Berman was idiotic here

[@scotnick59]

Gosh: Julie even 'sits" tall!

[@judylutz1702]

Eggs are not a dairy product because chickens to not have mammary glands.

[@sherryhesner5940]

CATWOMAN love! 😍

[@Farawaysoclose]

Wish we have a time machine-loved all what s my line-classic-thank-you,grettings from England happy new year2021

[@lovemusic2187]

RIP Rita Gam

[@drgaryb13]

Julie Newmar doing that ridiculous voice-- Amazing!

[@Tecknowledgist]

Is it...... are they hens? Are they...... a particular kind of hen?? It's not the product that comes from the hen, is it??? Well there's only one thing I can think.... AN EGG???? YOU RAISE EGGS?!?!?!?!

[@gregnorman2181]

JULIE NEWMAR IS MY FAVORITE 🤩 ACTRESS OF ALL TIME

[@anneroy4560]

Julie Newmar's hair looks slightly odd ... which is odd for her as she is / was generally so sleekly, elegantly turned out ...

[@loissimmons6558]

An asymmetrical style that didn't work.

[@basilrodericks7791]

I love her and she cultivated the epitome of sultry, sleek style, but she is an odd woman. The hair actually fits.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@basilrodericks7791, yes 35, or is it 25 or 37 are all odd.. Viva ODDDDD..!!

[@neilmidkiff]

@@loissimmons6558 And it could only be achieved with about half a can of hairspray. I'm glad the lacquered look was soon to go out of style. Julie was stunning enough that she didn't need to try bizarre coiffures like this to be noticed.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Style is a funny thing.

[@rickgonzo8765]

I first saw Julie Newmar in Playboy!! Wow!!!!!!!

[@brycehongola2425]

Are Mark and Bill so cheap that they can’t buy two chairs👎

[@adamodeo9320]

Rita gam was a smart babe

[@magnificentfailure2390]

My third pair of glasses had frames by Oleg Cassini. My Mom paid $129 for them in 1980. I still have them, even though they're no good to me. It's not like I'm going to get rid of something so expensive/gold-plated.