What's My Line? - Ronald Reagan (Jul 19, 1953) [W/ COMMERCIALS]

[@billiescott9799]

What stands out - rather immensely - is that the panelists and host are interested in each other, in the guests. They talk to and with others instead of at them.

[@deltablaze77]

Not sure why KZbin decided I should start watching these, but I have to admit I'm fascinated, everyone is so well spoken.

[@abigaildespina4689]

It's so bizarre to think that when he walked in and signed his name, the audience clapped because he was an ACTOR. Like when I hear that name I will never think "oh yeah he was in that movie."

[@neecicoleman1690]

Now I feel bad that when people mention Reagan I immediately start thinking of his movies/tv appearances and I only remember the governorship and presidency when people mention policy.

[@icturner23]

@@neecicoleman1690 Why do you feel bad about that? He was even more incompetent as a president than he was an actor.

[@neecicoleman1690]

@@icturner23 Oh God, another one of those people. Think what you will of him, but he's long dead and gone so it does no good to insult him on the internet. Nobody really cares, and you're not hurting anyone or doing anyone any good. There's just no use.

[@SR-iy4gg]

@@icturner23 Wow. He's living rent-free in your head, isn't he? I bet your head is pretty crowded.

[@ianrand9737]

Then you don;t know what American politics is really all about :)

[@kennethbutler1343]

I loved Reagan in this! Everyone said he was a blast at White House parties and I can see why.

[@chuckendweiss4849]

Kenneth Butler He did blast the middle class

[@andrewclayterman6230]

@@chuckendweiss4849 only the deadbeats and welfare trash.

[@stanmaxkolbe]

@@chuckendweiss4849 If you didnt make money back then you're stupid.

[@allentoyokawa9068]

@@stanmaxkolbe Japan was taking all the money back then

[@samueladams1775]

@@chuckendweiss4849 actually he tried to help the middle class. Bush and his globalist cronies wanted just the opposite.

[@MilkmanNorm]

Ronald Reagan the actor?

[@rayjr62]

Both, though by 1953 his career as an actor was more or less over.

[@psygn0sis]

I got that "back to the future" reference.

[@Handlethis81637]

Who’s Vice President? Jerry Lewis?

[@qwerty5843]

Justin Addison I suppose Jane Wyman is the first lady!

[@Prairielander]

This is heavy.

[@vintageincolor]

People were so eloquent in both mannerisms and speech back then. No cursing, no talking over one another no yelling, gentle hand movements, all that and they can still be funny!

[@Twinjeremy]

Look at the trash and filth being allowed into our country these days.... what do you expect???? Thanks Liberals...

[@jrswackhammer8205]

It was a good time in this country. My dad and grandparents grew up then. Poor education and fast tracking of technology took over after those days. Its a shame, I miss the older generation.

[@animaljustice7774]

Yes indeed

[@robertholman8730]

Civilized and respectful 😊

[@barryspurr9577]

It's because people then knew how to behave - and dress - properly and decently in public. Now, they have no idea.

[@mollybee6341]

Can't get enough of this show. It takes me back to a time when families had dinner together then gathered in front of the t.v....back when the family as a unit was a priority...when kids respected their parents...as we say...the good old days...thank you for bringing these shows back to us.😊

[@jamesdavison2927]

"those were the days " SERIOUSLY (and I'm "only " 52)

[@WarriorWeek87]

Thank you SO MUCH for editing these original broadcasts back together with all their missing parts! Your efforts, with each and every edit, are absolutely recognized and appreciated!

[@buzzml8123]

I love how smart Dorothy Kilgallen was. Her powers of logic and deduction were so impressive!

[@GJ-wy1il]

The horrible thing about that. Is her impressive logic was the reason for her untimely death. She knew too much and was a threat to the forces involved in JFK's death. She seemed like such a beautiful person.

[@jamey9947]

@@GJ-wy1ilcan u explain more abt this? im really interested in the suspicious deaths surrounding JFKs death

[@mm9492]

@@GJ-wy1il you are absolutely right. She was loyal to her friend but also cost her life.

[@largemember]

@@jamey9947 It is better to be silent and be thought the fool than speak and confirm it,..thanks for the confirmation!!!

[@Pepper4545]

@@jamey9947 look up a guy named Mark Shaw. He has written books, and done some videos on the JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Kilgallen and Bobby Kennedy deaths. Quite interesting stuff.

[@bubgum00]

Dorothy was one smart lady.

[@dougtagg9162]

bubgum00 I agree

[@shanti888]

She was a genius.

[@barbarafischbach8480]

What great powers of deductive reasoning she possessed. WML not the same without her.

[@bjmadden8136]

Unfortunately, she was too smart for some “important people”!!!

[@sharksport01]

She knew who was in town for events because she wrote a column, for years. She didnt guess the regular peoples "line" any better that the other panelists.

[@13ECHO20]

I had the pleasure of shaking President Reagan's hand back in 1984.

[@benlujan288]

Great man!

[@stanmaxkolbe]

@@benlujan288 HOOAH!

[@benlujan288]

@@stanmaxkolbe Right on !!!

[@stanmaxkolbe]

@@benlujan288 Thank you Sir.

[@benlujan288]

@@stanmaxkolbe Anytime! :)

[@msieeonTV]

It gets me every time Dorothy always knows the guest panelists!!! I love this episode...Ronald Regan was too cute and funny...as for Ms. Arlene, she is so classy. I love listening to her "proper" sounding voice.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Dorothy was a reporter dealing with , for lack of a better term, celebrity gossip, it naturally follows she would know many of the mystery guests, at least casually

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@@michaelbaucom4019 That's right!

[@valdezapg]

spoiler

[@ajplays7241]

Shouldn’t be a spoiler with how old this show is lol

[@robertholman8730]

​@@michaelbaucom4019Dorothy was a investigative reporter😊

[@timlabell]

Ronald Reagan when he was younger was a lifeguard at Lowell park in Dixon Illinois right on the Rock River. They also have his boyhood home available for you to tour.😷

[@CptSchmidt]

Everybody was so much more pleasant. Now it's all egos and one-upping. TV is insufferable today.

[@DavidBrown-jk2pm]

--> CptSchmidt. It's called "class." They're mostly all dead now. Believe it...or not! A generation of class that "kids today" could learn from. But they won't.

[@steelcantuna]

They were covered in salt, that has now been bushed away & trotted under foot.

[@luckyvet]

You still watch TV?

[@DavidBrown-jk2pm]

@Lala lalala I've seen many rude women in my working life. Only getting away with it by playing the "woman" card. "You can't talk to me that way!" "Look, bitch. You're no different from the guy I just arrested. Get your sorry attitude OUT OF MY FACE."

[@DavidBrown-jk2pm]

@Lala lalala Yes. Standards. So at least the kids didn't know the troubles of parents' minds. An act between even two arguing people. "Shhhh! You'll wake up the kids!" It's called "class."

[@sk8nllc756]

WHO KNEW THE GREATEST PUN WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN 1953... "IF SOMEONE WOULD WISH TO MAKE ME A GIFT OF IT I WOULD PROBABLY RE FUSE IT." (DYNAMITE)

[@numbereightyseven]

Very good.

[@DJhutcherson]

That's awesome, I never would have caught that!

[@DocFunkenstein]

Except he said it as a singular word; it was an unintended pun at best.

[@sueme1954]

@@DocFunkenstein No he would have too boldly given it away! 🤭

[@DocFunkenstein]

@@sueme1954 You don't have to rationalize it for him. Unintended puns are arguably more amusing than intended ones.

[@dekelanson5280]

Ronny was a hoot. The Reagan sense of humor carried over into the White House.

[@49525Bob]

The 2nd best President in my lifetime.

[@MarthaReynolds]

I’m late to the party, I know, but I’m really enjoying these shows. Thank you so much!

[@barrypoupard7009]

The panel and host .......... you can tell they're from another time ..... such clear, articulate speakers and I suspect hugely talented in their own fields?

[@andrewclayterman6230]

and white.. before the communist liberals decided to dim the mentality of the population and darken everyones spirit.

[@cloneskiller]

Andrew Clayterman agree

[@tabithawest3874]

The haters are to blame, the ac will not be a lib.@@andrewclayterman6230

[@preppysocks209]

@z We can do without your constant insults of people on these comments. Almost everyone else feels free to disagree respectfully without personal attacks. Wish you could as well.

[@stickboy2672]

That's a Transatlantic accent that most of them are speaking with.

[@victoriataylor5457]

Ronald Regan a very handsome man. And a nice, nice, man.

[@Eduardo_Barrios_Barley]

And he was bisexual too, don't forget it❤🌈

[@NoosaHeads]

​@Eduardo_Barrios_Barley Thanks for this exciting revelation. I'll take your word for its veracity, as you seem to have an encyclopaedic knowledge on bisexuality.

[@cgeubanks]

Great to see the show with the commercials!

[@WhatsMyLine]

Thanks for the comment, Christine!

[@WarriorWeek87]

Agreed! Thank you for editing it all back together! It truly makes it much more special seeing your effort in that regard. Thank you again, from one editor to another. :)

[@WillyTheComposerOfficial]

Reagan was already 42 years old when this episode aired, but he looks much younger!

[@mehboobkm2018]

He looked his age but people like John looked much more than of his stated ages.

[@domiro8156]

NO....Realistically, he looks more 45 to 48.... but handsome in a cowboyish macho way!!!

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@WillyTheComposerOfficial - Reagan was 42 years old ... while Arlene Francis was 46 ... looking as younger !! 🤔

[@johnjones3813]

He does?

[@joncheskin]

I liked the dynamiter. She looked like a kindergarden teacher, so I was impressed that the panel get as close as they did.

[@deboraholsen2504]

You haven't been around Kindergarten teachers for a while. Lots of the new-hires look like they just finished high school!

[@VBN59Z]

Jonathan C Dorothy Kilgallen got it!

[@sueme1954]

@@VBN59Z Wide wide hints were given.

[@CellGames2006]

That has got to be the apex of feminism, ironically achieved in the 50's. 5:35 "Is it a pleasant kind of product?" -"Well I like it." "Nonono, you mustn't like it! You look like a schoolteacher, a sweet old lady. You mustn't like explosives. I'll veto your reply." XD

[@Steve-eq8iz]

Well, Dorothy got as close as she did anyways lol

[@erichanson426]

thank you for this episode, so awesome to see what the former president was like in his younger years

[@unclejustin7267]

I never knew Ronny had so many voices. He is still a hero of mine.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

@Uncle Justin. He was a hero of mine too. I always called him "Ronald-" not "Ronny." I never heard him call himself "Ronny."

[@tariqkhonji6556]

You admire racist war criminals, do you ?

[@keithhyttinen8275]

That's alright. But you must have been paying out the frozen $3.35 per hour, not receiving it.

[@davravidumn183]

Reagan is not a "hero" of mine, but he was very funny in this episode!

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

He was to many! Won landslide in 49 states!

[@Joesfosterdogs]

First commercial wasn't until after 17 mins!

[@ih82r8]

Yes and then there were only TWO in the entire episode! THAT was the good old days of TV!!!!

[@Commander_Rane]

Remember, these networks didn't have much competition. They didn't need to bring funds from every investor needing to advertise.

[@chrisbuck1695]

Yes that seems pretty foreign these days with the greed that takes place on television today, but justice is coming with record numbers pulling their cable

[@LIBICU812]

And only one commercial. One sponsor.

[@gaminghedgehog6384]

@@chrisbuck1695yep, but unfortunately you have Ads in streaming services as well🤦‍♂️

[@scotnick59]

I am a straight man, but Ronnie is about the "cutest" (personality-wise) of all contestants: it's that all-then American boy-esh which he kept for life. Meet him on a bomb-scare Flight from Sacramento in 1970: he was very "charismatic": I was 10 then...

[@icturner23]

No, many other guests had much better personaiities. He just did a hammy and rather racist accent.

[@CzechMirco]

@@icturner23 LOL "racist". This contemporary Anglosphere madness shows that unhinged one-dimensional fanaticism can really befall on any nation, not only Germans in 1930s or Russians in 1910s

[@scotnick59]

@@icturner23 GTH

[@downbntout]

Reagan was having so much fun with this 😁

[@TriggerTravels]

Dorothy Kilgallen is a national treasure.

[@markunavail8510]

She was a drunk and junkie it's what killed her.

[@lyndahammond8883]

Yes, she is!!!

[@garyfrancis6193]

Was

[@jahbay]

Her intelligence makes her all the more beautiful.....

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

Isn't she *smart!*

[@AllenMQuinn]

Crazy that only Arlene, Steve & John were alive to experience Reagan's presidency.

[@rust44]

Allen Quinn never thought of that. Dorothy and many people who knew him as an actor missed it.

[@chuckendweiss4849]

Allen M. Quinn The key word is Crazy

[@VBN59Z]

Elise M god bless Dorothy Kilgallen

[@lukeswall5999]

RIP Dorothy (1912 - 1965) RIP Bennett (1898 - 1971) RIP John (1914 - 1991) RIP Arlene (1907 - 2001)

[@ajplays7241]

Sadly if Dorothy Kilgallen didn’t spill something early she might have experienced Reagan’s presidency

[@sully3292]

Watched a ton of these and not sure I ever saw a mystery guest who enjoyed being on the show as much as Reagan.

[@iamfelixthecat7233]

I think John Wayne did, too.

[@mehboobkm2018]

You got to watch hundreds of them before drawing a conclusion!

[@rogerpropes7129]

Yeah, like a diabetic kid in a candy store!

[@theemmjay5130]

Yeah, you can tell he was having fun with those voices.

[@MerynCadell]

Hurray upgrades! A great way to revisit various episodes; always appreciated. Thanks for the work you put into this, Gary. Such a terrific trove.

[@MrWindermere123]

I love to see John Daley's childish glee when the panel come close to the answer but miss due to a wrong word. When he asks 'Do you mean...?' you can guess he's about to flip the card for No. He was a serious news reporter who might have regarded this show as trivial, but in fact he raises it to a higher level of word-play and intelligent comment.

[@peggyschott1630]

He was amazing at word play and innuendos . His vocabulary was phenomenal. He knew words the dictionary didn’t. Just kidding but he was smart! They all were. Plus back then they knew who was in town. Great times!

[@dascientist5354]

This walking in front of the panel was awkward for the guests. I am glad they dumped that practice in their later shows.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

And the "free guess" which was also a waste of time.

[@dancelli714]

It made me uncomfortable to see that.

[@jcmick8430]

I don't think it was awkward. Sometimes they would shake hands. It may have been improper for a woman to do so, as the woman from florida must have thought. THe free guesses are funny, too. I doubt they were ever guessed correctly, but they can be worth a cheap laugh.

[@bethe192]

omg so agree. What the hey were they thinking ?? Awwwk! LOL

[@joannsmith150]

@@jcmick8430 They actually were guessed correctly. I know of 1 maybe 2 times.

[@Corsina]

This kind of show would never make it in today's world. This is one of the best gameshows ever on tv!

[@piustwelfth]

Not enough skin.

[@annettekelly1592]

Requires thinking brains.

[@barbaradebord7719]

i enjoy this show even in 2022.

[@warrengwonka2479]

And on radio when I was young

[@vickimanager]

Love this classic episode, and VERY happy to have the commercials, especially the very engaging locker room commercial, back in!!! Thank you for your continuing and tireless efforts to make our obsession sessions even better!

[@WhatsMyLine]

Have you ever seen Woody Allen's early film, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex"? There's a sort of a WML spoof in there which has a faked commercial that's all but identical to the locker room commercial in this video-- all it's missing is the two guys passionately kissing each other at the very end as the announcer talks about the product!

[@vickimanager]

+What's My Line? I did see the movie on video years ago, but I don't remember that. I just remember Gene Wilder falling in love with a sheep. :)

[@ToddSF]

I never saw that particular Woody Allen film -- now I think I need to. The actual commercial in the locker room was funny enough when it closed with the announcer's voice saying the words shown on the screen: Poof! There goes perspiration!

[@WhatsMyLine]

ToddSF 94109 Robert Q Lewis is on the panel of the WML spoof. If THAT doesn't sell you, nothing will.

[@ToddSF]

What's My Line? As in "Poof! There goes Robert Q. Lewis"? Works for me.

[@jt16ify]

Reagan was even funnier back then!!

[@laurahoward5426]

He hadn't lost his mind, yet, just a has been B-lister

[@Monikblessed]

Ms. Killgallen was such a beautiful and intelligent woman who lived in a time that didn't really appreciate her for being beautiful and talented.

[@dsteele27]

She was brilliant.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

+Monikblessed She was in top form in this one, that's for sure!!

[@raiderrodriguez]

she was intelligent, but not beautiful.

[@ThePERFECTdiary]

she was a beautiful person that didnt desere to die that way she was the original WENDY WILLIAMS

[@henryjackson2357]

Monikblessed "The Chinless Wonder"

[@ReynaHerichan7769]

God, what a great show! I have a hobby reading famous people's biographies, especially those in showbusiness frombthe past. With WML, I have a chance to see them not just in pictures. I can see them move, i can hear their voices, i know how they laugh. Amazing! It feels like they're still around. Thank you for the videos, lots of love from Indonesia.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Glad you're enjoying them-- and thanks for the comment! It's particularly great to know that people all over the world appreciate this show. :)

[@windstorm1000]

It's a great show and pleasantly afficting!!!

[@melianna999]

@@WhatsMyLine We do. We were not around when they were in TV.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

re: "God, what a great show!" Do you often write to God via KZbin comments??

[@ih82r8]

The commercials were always a great part of the show! I wish I could stop by for some Stopette on my way home today. :)

[@stevekru6518]

Jennifer It is better that you wish for the Stopette, than your co-workers wish you had Stopette.

[@barbarak2836]

I want to try that Finesse shampoo!

[@robertholman8730]

​@@barbarak2836You still can, it's still in the stores😊

[@frederalbacon]

Say what you want about him as a president (hero to one party, generally disliked by the other, so no real reason to get into that) but you can absolutely see how Reagan was a star before. He exuded charisma in this appearance.

[@davidstewart9263]

Such a handsome man. A true gentleman

[@ms.sunshinesue8719]

Thank you.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Announcing. . . the WML "Summer of Upgrades"! Every Sunday this summer, I'll be posting significant upgrades of episodes already posted here on this channel. Today's video replaces a prior version that didn't include the original commercials. Future videos may add the original commercials, upgrade the video quality, or fill in missing portions of incomplete episodes. If you're not already a member of our Facebook group, now is a great time to join! Every Sunday evening (10:30pm NYC time, naturally) a bunch of us watch an episode at the same time so we can chat about it as we watch. We've been doing this all year, and it's always a blast-- the time ***flies*** by. If you're interested, please check out the group and join in the live chat tonight! And if you are interested in joining in, you'll probably want to delay watching this episode till the chat starts tonight! (There's more information in the group.) Link to the WML Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/ Please click here to subscribe to the WML channel if you haven't already-- you'll find the complete CBS series already posted, and you'll be able to follow along the discussions on the weekday "rerun" videos: kzbin.info/door/hPE75Fvvl1HmdAsO7Nzb8w

[@cub19]

+What's My Line? Looking forward to them,I enjoy the old shows more with the original commercials,it takes me back to that time.

[@dsteele27]

Thank you so much. By far, this is the best game show that ever existed, imo, with the possible exception of a Canadian show that must have been inspired by What's My Line? called Front Page Challenge. I was told of the latter by a friend and can find only little snippets here and there. They went for more background and, very interestingly for a game show, for in depth discussion once the panel identified the guest (or didn't). Whatever the case about the obscure Canadian show, i can't help but smile and be happy when i watch What's My Line? I have difficulty watching them after Dorothy died, though. She was such a brilliant panelist and the later shows suffer for her absence. At least Bennett and Arlene are there to the end.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Both Dorothy and Bennett appeared on Front Page Challenge, and I've been led to believe that at LEAST the episode with Dorothy still survives. I'd love to see it some day!

[@dsteele27]

Wow! Thanks for the info! I sure would like to see it/them, too!

[@robinchanteusedylan8326]

I had to view this awesome episode w/ those great commercials again. Bennett lived up to my expectation of saying something weird. His first question was saying to the first guest that she looked like a husky good outdoors girl. Go Bennett Go! Me thinks it's gonna be a fun summer of re- uploads! Thanks for these great vids!

[@IRMacGuyver]

He looks young for 42 here.

[@evelyncagle2455]

It was so great to see President Reagan. He is someone I greatly admire. I wish I had been able to shake his hand. I really enjoy "What's My Line." I even enjoy the vintage commercials especially the holiday commercials.

[@myphilippineamericanjourne4731]

Great seeing Reagan like this.

[@billykid.935]

i can’t stop thinking about how offended some people would be these days. i miss those days, i wasn’t even alive.

[@RolandRhodes1]

what a charming man. Saw him 1986 when he was meeting Gorbatchov in Reykjavik Iceland

[@johnaquino7619]

That lady dynamiter: When they asked if it was a pleasant product, I thought it would be hilarious if she had answered, "Well, I have a blast with it!" =D

[@lynettepalecek3141]

Thank you for including the commercials! It's always fun to watch the commercials.

[@johnjones3813]

And do you notice? One! One commercial. Not a seemingly endless stream of marketing bombardment like today.

[@LANCSKID]

Corny shite! Typical Americans.

[@shananananana8696]

Literally only wanted to watch this so I could see Reagan and Roosevelt in action not just picture. Not disappointed!

[@robertlombardo8437]

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh that lady dynamiter clearly loves her job. You could see it in her eyes.

[@brandonellis8111]

I bet she has a blast

[@kylepiccoli4762]

40 years later they could have asked, “Were you once President of the United States?”

[@dascientist5354]

These days if Bennet called a woman a husky girl, he would not be on TV long!

[@firewizzard86]

Yes we have regressed since the 50s.

[@1518karen]

Would you still say that today, November 27, 2016?

[@psygn0sis]

Nowadays, even assuming her gender and calling her a woman would get him in trouble with liberals.

[@ih82r8]

Too (sadly) true. He would have to write retractions on Tweeter and Fartbook to keep people from rioting in the streets and destroying his books. Then he would have to donate a million dollars to some kind of fat-acceptance group.

[@bethe192]

No kidding!! Was just perusing the comments to see if anyone agreed with me, what a goofy guy he was sometimes, geez.

[@dariawells7438]

John DOES help the panel, just very subtly - With the dynamiter, he replied, "If someone were to give me this as a gift, I'd REFUSE it."

[@JohnnyUtah15]

Thank you, John Ward. You're a world champion!

[@drawingdownlaluna]

Don’t let your memes be dreams. John Ward sent me here, too.

[@honestgoat]

Yup, I'm here because of Johnny boy too. What a champion that guy is. Funniest political commentaries ever.

[@Iamfreed1]

#metoo! LOL!

[@elpeopuru3003]

Don't let your memes be dreams!

[@lindaroper2654]

Dorathy gets so tickled. I love to hear her laugh. She's the best 😊

[@maryfoxy5760]

Funny tonight, Dorothy as usual was great.

[@RicoBurghFan]

Definitely the best panel ever.

[@pattyengler2569]

Wonderful to be able to see these old episodes!

[@esclad]

It's really weird seeing President Reagan so loose and having fun. I only ever knew him as the serious President 24/7.

[@mitchyoung8791]

He was actually pretty funny at times as President too.

[@Yobbie72]

Reagan began most speeches with a joke, but not the ones you saw broadcast from the Oval Office. But he always had a smile.

[@davidduxbury7530]

I love these,almost like a different world,wonderful!!❤

[@robertholman8730]

Definitely a different time 😊

[@GingerHey]

Love President Reagan as the mystery guest BEFORE he was President! He was a lot of fun on this show.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@gingerhaydon4693 - re: "BEFORE" he was President!" What would we all do without your keen sense of time ... before latter day history !!

[@GingerHey]

@@warriormanmaxx8991 I loved him when he was President too.

[@bowtieguy377]

In the 1950's, this is how the public knew Ronald Reagan, as a motion picture actor and television host. By 1953, he had made close to fifty pictures from starting in the late 1930's and was hosting and sometimes appearing as the star in dramatic episodes of GE Theatre, which was a top ten show. He was pretty much a household name throughout his adult life. Some people love to say he was a lousy actor, but you do not stay in Hollywood all those years without some talent and the ability to generate box office as it is a business like any other. Also, if you read the critical reviews of his acting in movies from those times, unfettered by political views, they were generally good. He did not perhaps have great range as an actor, but he was solid enough to get signed to the first million dollar contract at Warner Bros.

[@frankmcgarry3155]

He was also elected president of the screen actors guild

[@bowtieguy377]

@@frankmcgarry3155 Yes and multiple times and during a period of great change in the industry.

[@justagerman140]

What ever happened to the show? Why isn't it still around? The entertainment factor is absolutely timeless

[@73m98]

Thanks for the upload

[@t4texastomjohnnycat978]

Dorothy asked him if his product might be found " in her house". I've never seen or heard of a bird bath INSIDE of a home.

[@Sylvander1911]

That did throw them off. I wondered that John allowed it. Unless she had a balcony or porch that would be considered part of the house.

[@georgiawessling7987]

If I remember correctly, my great grandmother had a small birdbath in her canary cage. They did have to be clean.

[@edfitz3765]

@@georgiawessling7987 Me too. Old school. Yes, I am old.

[@THEfamouspolka]

What a simpler time. Not sure all of our modern sophistication has benefited the world...

[@andreacigala2709]

it was all fake... and Reagan was one of the main manufacturers of this ugly, plastic world

[@davidsanderson5918]

Andrea Cigala Fake only as much as practically all American entertainment was in film, TV and radio for most of the 20th century. Wartime and post-wartime, the emphasis was upon lightening rather than darkening life....in any case, so much of that escapism as a result, particularly from Hollywood, produced the most incredibly memorable art. It's interesting that during the lockdown the desire for good-hearted escapist entertainment has directed many people back to precisely this rsther than watching something raw, 'real' or depressing.

[@afonsords]

It wasn't a simpler time. The complicated stuff was simply less discussed. The world has always been complicated.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Ronald Reagen was a babe when he was young!

[@bethe192]

but with the sex appeal of a turtle. lol.

[@shirleymcclaran5581]

love this show

[@roberttelarket4934]

Dorothy is brilliantly analytical hitting it on dynamite!!!!!

[@Czar_Dude]

I cannot get enough of this hosts voice

[@chuckstarwar7890]

I did not know that Reagan was that famous in 1953. I love this show.

[@tommyodonnell9]

Not only an established actor, but from '47-'52 was the president of SAG.

[@Chapin-pc2kz]

That stands for the *Screen Actors Guild,* but after merging with the *American Federation of Television and Radio Artists* over a decade ago, it is now known as *SAG-AFTRA.*

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@chuckstarwar7890 - is the above the first time in your life ... that you did not know something ... to be true?

[@wayneyadams]

26:00 I just love John's "It is not a ...., no" answers. Some of his answers are more confusing than clarifying.

[@danlayne9436]

To hear these voices come from a future "Great Communicator" is astonishing!

[@mkl62]

Thanks for posting. July 19, 1953; the day that my cousin turned 4. Sure that she was now beginning to "discover the world."

[@ianbentley7276]

i was hoping for a short interview with Mr Reagan.

[@robertholman8730]

NOT A TALK SHOW😅

[@kitsunecamps]

enjoyed this show ... even stayed up all night just watching these videos in 2024... suddenly i have memories of those years i was not even born yet LOL

[@jacquelinebell6201]

What a handsome and talented man Ronald Reagan was.

[@daffidavit]

Who would have "thunk it" that Ronald Reagan would have been predicted to become the President of the USA back in those days? As an earlier boomer, I remember being a fairly liberal collage graduate when President Reagan became president in the early 1980s. We all were liberals at one time in our lives. At Woodstock they called him "Ronald Rayguns". Well that term suited him very well. If he had ever been a naval aviator, his helmet should have had "rayguns" painted on the back of it. As a now, a 70 year old Boomer, I believe Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest Presidents of the USA in the 20th Century. God Bless you President Reagan and Nancy as well.

[@tommyodonnell9]

I always expected he would be president, just surprised it took so long. He had great credentials, including president of SAG and California governor.

[@caroler01]

You are so wrong.

[@juliansinger]

Mrs. Dobbert has Opinions. Hee. She died at 84, in 1983. I don't know what her husband Paul did (farming? local landscaping, maybe?) but she was his blasting assistant, "clearing stumps, breaking boulders, and blasting out drainage ditches for nearly 30 years," says an article from the Janesville, WI, Daily Gazette. She did that until she had 3 kids, then she slacked off for a bit; after she went back to doing more blasting, she applied for an actual license. It was "the first blaster's proficiency certificate ever issued to a woman in the state of Wisconsin." (But another article says that, at the time (1949), the law forbade employers "from hiring females around mines or quarries," so she stuck with Paul.) The article ends by noting that she'd never been hurt blasting, but she did get injured once running into a nest of hornets.

[@elaineteeter9485]

Thanks so much for the added information on Mrs. Dobbert; she was a delightful contestant.

[@chrisp2916]

Kids today have no idea. Ronald was amazing

[@stevenreichertart]

A fraternity is certainly a club, and she should've been awarded the chance to continue asking questions

[@Mr_M_]

and to think this mans most famous days were still to come

[@funkim2827]

Who would’ve known this guy would become a president during the 80s and have his own library and museum someday

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@funkim2827 - yeahhh ... no one would have known Reagan would become president in 1980. Do you ask, "who would have known," questions much in daily life, too?

[@funkim2827]

@@warriormanmaxx8991 Yeah, who would have known?

[@Banana_Pony]

Some of these are so funny, and just pure silliness is my favorite comedy. Its really nice the bird bath man requested all his money go to a charity, I don't recall that happening on modern game shows very often.

[@jess4metoo]

One thing I don't like about earlier episodes is no chit chat with the mystery guest.

[@Bambi_Harris_Author]

Yes i always thought that was such a shame in those episodes

[@robertholman8730]

It's NOT a talk show😅

[@rahkinrah1963]

Ronald was great!

[@hyacinthdibley2420]

Cursive needs to come back to schools.

[@Commander_Rane]

hyacinthdibley2 Although it does enhance one's sophistication, it's much harder to teach those unfamiliar with the language. In a world that is increasingly smaller by the day, it makes sense to revert to basic print.

[@princeharming8963]

EDUCATION needs to come back to schools.

[@princeharming8963]

@Paul Olsen - What should they be learning instead? Just curious.

[@drawingdownlaluna]

Paul Olsen very untrue, cursive writers can write much more quickly and no sore hands. All three of my kids write cursive, and the school they go to promotes its fluency. They learn it so quickly when started young! My oldest daughter learned in 5 months in second grade. There is no sense in them not being able to read certain peoples hand writing or cursive texts, either.

[@jnesper7]

Prince Harming keyboarding, and then coding.

[@mickeyray3793]

Steve Allen was always SOOOO fast with the quick quip!

[@AlexanderRM-wb2qp]

I've known Ronald Reagan was already a famous actor by the 40s for awhile now, but seeing him appearing on the very same TV show as Eleanor Roosevelt just 3 months apart still feels surreal. Also interesting how he looks incredibly similar to the much older President Reagan but sounds completely different- the only character I've seen him playing before is "President".

[@johnjones3813]

Decades of smoking deepened his voice.

[@sachiperez]

Wow! My reality and youth have been shaken!!! I knew, but i hadn’t seen!

[@elizabethmayberry3414]

Myrtle Minnie Ida Schultz was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1895. She married Paul Dobbert in 1914. They had at least 5 children and she died in Bradenton FL in 1983. Florence Jeanette Johnson was born in Minnesota in 1897. She married Frederick Dehon in 1922 and had at least 2 children. She died in Polk Florida in 1988.

[@whyareyousoangry7322]

John Ward, Thank you, great show!

[@mehboobkm2018]

Astonishing come back by Dorothy!! ❤️

[@loopshackr]

I always enjoy first-hand reports of the march of American innovation, back when we were great... the plastic flip-top bottle cap, woo-hoo!

[@andrewclayterman6230]

MAGA!!

[@saran3214]

I remember screw off caps and glass shampoo bottles.

[@edfitz3765]

@@saran3214 Me too. I think I am old.

[@sharonjudd7786]

So young. Such joy they have brought us so many years after they are all gone......priceless❤️

[@totz_the_plaid9625]

I think the definition of "product" was far too broad sometimes. On another show, they considered nickles counted after being collected from parking meters to be a "product," and on this one they counted the dynamite used as a tool by the first guest as a "product." To me, both cases feel intentionally misleading.

[@TennesseeMelanie]

I miss President Reagan SO much. Of all the presidents in my lifetime (12 so far), he was and is my favorite. He was someone I wish I had really known.

[@marciadiehl5733]

Thirteen presidents for me. And I agree. He was a great president.

[@LANCSKID]

Yes, especially when he said “We are going to bomb Russia in five minutes …” Phooey.

[@Rickswars]

I remember the first time I saw Reagan the hardcore conservative, I thought, I'm going to hate him and get angry during his speech but instead, I laughed and loved the guy like a family member!!!

[@OMG_BeCkY]

That's what's so dangerous about charismatic people. They can charm you into going against your own best interests.

[@jonathanjuwainat5535]

@@OMG_BeCkY Reagan was our best interest.