What's My Line? - Vic Damone (Nov 30, 1952)

[@112musician]

I'm starting to feel like my day isn't complete unless I watch a WML episode. And the original series finished 3 years before I was born! I just absolutely love it, and it's a great window into the world that I just missed out on. Thank you for posting these!

[@scottpardee6303]

I watch two each night. One from the original, with John Daly, and the other from the syndicated version, with Larry Blyden or Wally Bruner. This is my third time though all of the original shows.

[@battlegirldeb]

I can't get enough of watching these shows.

[@stephaniemccoy9602]

same here : )

[@LoudCitizen]

IKR?

[@HannibalFan52]

I grew up watching this, I've Got a Secret, and To Tell the Truth, but it was so long ago that these a new to me again.

[@leisure057blank3]

@@HannibalFan52 I remember Truth or Consequences being good, anyone remember that?

[@edithwalsh4671]

Me, too!!

[@dariawells7438]

More often than not, it's either Dorothy or Arlene who guess the line. Love these intelligent female role models in the 50s!

[@epaddon]

Seeing Damone in uniform (Eddie Fisher would also do his first MG appearance in uniform) is a reminder to me of how thing were different in that generation and even entertainers would be expected to put in their service time (just as many had done in WW2). That's one thing that todays generation of celebs will never have the slightest conception of in their sheltered worlds.

[@soulierinvestments]

epaddon The percentages of Americans doing military service continues to drop.

[@coronaflo]

+soulierinvestments Especially since the draft ended.

[@kennethbutler1343]

We have a volunteer army today because we just don't need as many soldiers in year past. Plus technically we're not at war, like we were with Korea in 1952.

[@mikelovetere4719]

Very true

[@rambleonfromhere8780]

I wish people were like this. There nothing but rude bunch of animals

[@donnacook8994]

Vic Damone was very handsome and so talented! It was so heartwarming hearing him praise the military. He was such a gentleman!

[@Robbi496]

I was about 1 month old when this program aired, but I would have wanted to grow up and be like Dorothy Kilgalen!

[@pattimaeda6097]

Robbi496 except for the whole drinking part

[@stanmaxkolbe]

Heck I wasn't even born yet. 1956

[@robertholman8730]

Except for being murdered 😢

[@acyutanandadas1326]

I met Mr Damone when I worked for a bank. Even in a conversational tone his voice carried through the whole room. What a set of 'pipes' he had.

[@OperaJH]

Bennett Cerf was just such appealing guy - and an excellent panelist! That smile when he got it right!

[@SuperWinterborn]

Dorothy was dressed up for a night out in this episode. Not only did she wear an evening gown, but her hair was decorated with flowers. She looked beautiful this night. :)

[@savethetpc6406]

SuperWinterborn *N.B.:* "Not only did she..."

[@SuperWinterborn]

SaveThe TPC Oops! Editing now. Thanks! :)

[@pitco]

And flirty: “may I feel your muscles?”

[@davidsanderson5918]

She reminds me of Jean Simmons but maybe while looking into a Christmas bourble. LOL.

[@PepsiMama2]

I love John Daly.... he cracks me up when the guests sign in and he stands next to them and even with the male guests, he holds their hands... makes me laugh...

[@soulierinvestments]

PepsiMama2 He may have held them to help keep them on their marks for the cameras. Easy for amateurs to wander.

[@WhatsMyLine]

soulierinvestments To quote Arlene, "That's true of all of us."

[@savethetpc6406]

PepsiMama2 In many cases, I think he held the contestants' hands to help calm them down if they were feeling nervous. It seems hard to believe that a professional knife thrower would feel nervous in front of the WML studio audience though!

[@dizzyology7514]

SaveThe TPC Well, I don't know. He certainly *acted* nervous. Some of the quips the panel threw out were pretty sharp!

[@robertholman8730]

Yes people were nervous, being on a TV show, they never experienced this before. Knowing 10 million people are watching 😊

[@joecaroselli5858]

WML was a wonderful show. It truly does capture history and social culture for us. Thank you for posting these. I am glad that they finally did away with the "Free Guess" part. While it was kind of amusing, I feel that it just wasted some time that could have been used later to let the guests (and especially the celebrity Mystery Guests) speak at the end. Of course, it was a matter of revising and tweaking the format. Fantastic program!

[@1234pouvez]

This was 1952, a time when manners, and respect prevailed. Vic Damone 24, at the time, addresses Dorothy Kilgallen and John Daly by their last names, because they were older.

[@lucindasommer720]

I was born in 1952. My grandmother called all of her lady-neighbors "Mrs." & then by their last names. She referred to no one by their given names. My sister & I had to refer to all grown ladies as "Miss" followed by their given names or by "Mrs." & their last names. Adult men were simply "Mr. So-&-So." It was a completely different era then. Adults were accorded respect & children were taught manners.

[@dawnfalvey6766]

Lucinda Sommer I know this is late to the thread - but I was born in 1969 and my parents raised me to do the same thing. My husband and I Have raised our children to do the same as well. So needless to say my kids get pretty strange looks from people as manners are not the norm these days ( my kids are 9 and 14) .

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Paul Charvert - I think people ought to call each other by their last names if they don't know each other very well. We accept too much instant and unearned intimacy.

[@1234pouvez]

@@shirleyrombough8173 I couldn't agree more. I've had to tell bank tellers and other people in the business world, who dare to address me by my first name, to address me by my last name. The last time was a few months ago, when I was boarding a plane. At baggage check-in, the ticket agent looked at my ticket, and addressed me by my first name. Unbelievable! I had to correct her. The thing that irks me is, in these situations, there is no reason to mention my name at all. A simple "Thank you " would suffice. We're living in an age of no manners, no respect.

[@1234pouvez]

@z I agree and I think a lot of women are doing that now.

[@soulierinvestments]

Vic Damone is thoroughly charming, especially when he does his duty to plug The Army as a career.

[@stanmaxkolbe]

Yes Sir and I'm a Retired Dogface but I wasn't born until 1956.

[@lllowkee6533]

It was nice John Daly picked up Army reference after someone in audience heckled Vic Damones comment re the Army.

[@angelwalker3260]

My mom dated him.

[@grit5124]

Handsome man…beautiful voice. Thank you that you served!!!

[@robertholman8730]

He was drafted😮

[@oldwestguy]

A GREAT singer, Vic Damone. He fairly recently passed away. Such a relaxed, captivating style.

[@maryamerman9798]

Vic Damone is the greatest singer of all time. I have been “in love” with him for over 70 years. He celebrated his 89th birthday on June 12, 2017. I hope he celebrates many, many more happy and healthy birthdays. I never tire of listening to him. Love ya, Vic.

[@surfpitlounch7468]

The greatest singer of all times was Sinatra, Damone was a poor mediocre crooner

[@preppysocks209]

@@surfpitlounch7468 I agree with you that Sinatra was considerably better. But Sinatra said that Damone had "the best pipes in the business."

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

@@surfpitlounch7468 - Sinatra has a more distinctive voice and was much more famous, but I disagree that he was better. Damone was hardly mediocre. You don't sustain a 50+ year long career on mediocrity. Plus, Frank endorsed him as having the best "pipes".

[@georgevincent1834]

@@surfpitlounch7468 Damone had a better voice than Sinatra, but didn't have Sinatra's larger than life personality and charisma. For pure singing alone, Damone was better.

[@Hank13665]

If I could sing (LOL), I would want to have the pipes of Vic Damone.

[@spikehofmann]

A friend of mine born in the mid-1940s grew up thinking that this vocalist's name was "Victor Moan" - which is a brilliant name for a crooner anyway.

[@roymckenzie6241]

,,, TYVM for posting this video ,,,I really enjoy watching these ,,,

[@juliebyzewski1868]

Such fun and I always learn a thing or two. BRING back the quiz show. Julie Byzewski

[@galileocan]

I think it's quite sweet that John Daly didn't mind holding hands with the male contestant on national television @ 9:11

[@lauracollins4195]

Galileocan g - Helping the contestant stay on his mark? JD does seem like a good sweet man who genuinely likes the contestants.

[@sdacj]

John was a physically demonstrative guy - he put his arms around guests' shoulders, patted their arms, etc. a lot. I've always loved that, in the era this show aired, he never hesitated due to the person's gender, race, nationality, or whatever. In this time, TV shows got nasty mail from some who didn't like whites touching blacks and so on, and John never once based his touches on anything about the guest.

[@williamlynnroden]

@@sdacj . I agree with you completely and I think it is one (of many) of his fine qualities.

[@clearfield2009]

@@sdacj I am horrified by how much Daly put his hands in the faces of the guests- I would have just left.

[@aileen694]

@@clearfield2009 Yes, that particular part of Daly's communication always seemed inappropriate!

[@misspad7282]

I always liked Vic Damone and always remember what a lovely voice he had. I was only a little girl at the time and just thought he was so handsome and you know what? I was right! lol

[@jessenikole]

I finally saw the infamous John Daly "ear tug" at 00:10:58- the method created by producers to get Hal to ring it in and simmer down.

[@danielfronc4304]

Regarding Block, it's pure and simple (and quite true) that he wasn't one of "them", ie. the other panelists. Totally different people, and not his fault.

[@sandwichman100]

he was the only one who didn't get a heads up on contestants jobs this episode

[@peternagy-im4be]

Block was the only one who needed the show.

[@janetmarletto6667]

He comes off as gruff to me.

[@jerrylee8261]

I noticed that when introduced by Arlene he stuck his finger in his ear. Gross! It seems he would know better than to do stuff like that. I imagine he was somewhat wealthy at this time but his mannerisms come across as someone ill bred.

[@merryx-mart9943]

@@peternagy-im4be I thought so too but according to reports he was very busy writing for so many other comedians : Bob Hope, Dean Martin & Lewis, Abbott & Costello to name a few

[@soulierinvestments]

Bennett is way sharp all through the fourth game. He does something that looks like a spontaneous gambit at the beginning and then nails the solution.

[@stanmaxkolbe]

HOOAH! Thank you so much for posting these shows. I'm one Happy Cavalry Trooper,

[@2014moorea]

Vic is very handsome!

[@michaelg.golden7327]

Vic Damone is my wife and my favorite singer. He had a nice mostly blessed life and I always listen to his songs. He hosted a summer tv show once and is on You Tube with Judy Garland from her show. He wrote a book I bought called Singing is the Easy Part that is really interesting.

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Mr. Daly made all the guests feel at home by holding there hand I think. They won't be as nervous. I notice he even held the elbow or hand of some of the male guests. The manners of the day were warm and friendly than today it seems.

[@dinahbrown902]

Now days a female would sue him for sexual harassment 😢 2022

[@Eddy438]

My late sister went to high school at †he same time as Vito Farinola. (Vic Damone). No she never met him. I later went to the same school at the same time as Sandy Koufax and never met him either. They are both still living!

[@perpieta]

First of all, thank you WML for posting these. These are the greatest time capsules--what a fantastic look into the American social culture of the 1950s! I also am learning a lot from and enjoying everyone's commentary here--thank you. Question: I noticed in the next week's preview here that the male face shown in the photo at 24:26 is the same male face shown in the preview at the end of the Nov. 23rd show, also he's shown in some earlier shows such as Oct. 12 1952. Does anyone know why that is?

[@altonpitts5303]

Correction : both Bennett Cerf and Hal Bloch blurted out Vic Damone's name.

[@Caban1970]

Vic Damone passeed away last month.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Oh, these videos aren't that popular, believe me. :) There have been SO many clips posted over the years, I don't know how folks ever find this fledgling channel with the actual complete shows. I'm with you on those noting those quirks of Dorothy's when they used to do the walk down the panel. I think she wanted to see any signs of manual labor on hands, and some indication of the contestant's social status by looking at the clothing label. Sorta elitist, if you ask me. ;)

[@MidnightWarrior1976]

Panel was amazing

[@patrickryan1515]

1960's Ad: Vic Damone for Coppertone. The man with the golden voice who wed James Dean's love interest. Love many of his songs, especially "On The Street Where You Live (from "My Fair Lady"). R.I.P., Mr. Damone.

[@ladya1953]

Apropos of nothing, each $5.00 question right would be worth $46.51 today.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Today, game shows routinely give away 10s of thousands per episode, or more. Kind of a joke what they gave away back then. Imagine the profit the networks made on a show like this.

[@LoudCitizen]

Each $5.00 question in 1915 would be worth $1.90.

[@miketheyunggod2534]

OMG! That is the best question ever on WML. 😝. 21:28

[@burrator8291]

I love pickled herring and can confirm it is eaten both sweet and savoury even today!

[@ladya1953]

I wonder why Arlene is always looking over to her left when the show starts. She seems so somber and her eyes seem locked on something. Contrast that with, for instance, Dorothy's gaze wandering around, and her smile. Hmmm Now I'll have to watch the gentlemen as well.

[@Taylor_Guy]

From what I've noticed, I think she must be watching the camera that's going to be used when they introduce the person on their left. I think she wants to be ready when it's her turn to introduce Hal. Looking at the audience or the panel members were really the only other choices as the show is starting. At the very beginning of the series, she had once or twice signaled that the cameras were rolling. That was when they were just getting started in TV, so everyone was new to it. If you watch later episodes, when they walk in during the introductions, she doesn't often stare into one spot, and she actually looks a lot more jolly. I think being backstage until it's actually her turn to introduce someone eliminates the in between waiting part.

[@francismausley7239]

Vic Damone... a likeable and interesting man. May he rest in peace. He was raised Catholic but in the 50s he was introduced to the Bahá'í Faith by a drummer. Damone said his rendition of voice"On the Street Where You Live" incorporates gestures meant to summon a sustaining vitality from `Abdu'l-Bahá.

[@acyutanandadas1326]

I've heard that his upward rise was stifled by prejudice for his marriage to the beautiful and talented Diane Carroll. (I know there's an H in Diane, sorry)

[@preppysocks209]

@@acyutanandadas1326 He didn't marry her until the late 1980s, long after the peak of his career.

[@michaelbyrnee9584]

1:05 - Mr. Cerf refers to "ice boxes", something that, as boy of 6, I still remember to this day.

[@paullad3178]

I like Hal.

[@stanmaxkolbe]

Me too.

[@LoudCitizen]

I’ve never liked him. An awful hamminess and dreadful lack of charm.

[@princeharming8963]

I always felt sorry for Hal. It was as if all the world were a tuxedo.. and Hal was a pair of brown shoes. (Did you notice that poor creeper, kissing Arlene when Vic kissed Dorothy?)

[@kitcat9447]

Me too :)

[@bbncc8170]

I don’t hate him, but he makes me a uncomfortable sometime.. like at 18:50

[@franklesser5655]

How cool to say that your profession is a Herring Pickler!

[@rickcharles5064]

WOW! First one to comment! Thanks for loading these full versions. Have always wondered why do some leave behind John and some shaking hands with the judges and what is Dorothy's "thing" with the hands and suit labels?

[@boognish999]

I understand that Hal Block is a bit of a sleaze but there's somewhat of a double standard with all the bashing of him in these comments. Could you imagine if Hal was to ask a female guest if he could feel her muscles? Yet the girls can touch the male guests and "ooh and aah".

[@WhatsMyLine]

And it's also true that Bennett made remarks about attractive female contestants that wouldn't be considered appropriate today. But I think the main distinction with Hal Block is that he's directly leering at and hitting on the women who appeared. Even if it's all meant purely in jest, it taking things a bit further.

[@gregh7400]

You really can't compare a TV show from the 1950's with today. The culture was different. Behavior was different. Hal Block seems somewhat of a boor, but no one seemed offended then.

[@nancypine9952]

When Cerf met his wife, Phyllis, it was at a party. He thought she was cute, and went over and kissed her. She slapped him. They were married too not long after. Yes, it was a different time, but Block kept pushing the boundaries faster than people were ready to accept. Ten years later much of what he said would have been accepted, and he simply would have been warned to stop grabbing female guests, and to not make every single comment quite so suggestive. And eventually they did away with the walk, and substituted the guest shaking hands with the panel afterward. It wasn't just the grabbing men's muscles, it was also the request to see where the clothes were purchased. I think viewers became uncomfortable with that aspect. What if someone didn't have clothing appropriate for the occasion, and bought something in New York after they arrived? I've even wondered if the show provided clothing in some instances.

[@OrigamiMarie]

@@gregh7400 I think he was even a little borderline then though, given how often John Daly makes commentary about him. Mr Daly repeatedly suggested to the female guests that they might want to steer wide of Hal, almost always pointed out specifically to Hal when a guest was a Mrs (with the implication that this one was off limits), and at least once responded to Hal's expression of potential interest with a quip along the lines that Hal would be interested in any female, so that was not a defining feature at all. I think if Hal had either been less frequent or less intense about it, he would have raised fewer hackles both then and now.

[@BSNFabricating]

@@nancypine9952 A friend of mine met his wife at a New Year's party, and the story goes that he tried to give her a kiss and she dumped a punch bowl on his head. In September 2019, they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

[@michellepost5232]

Video and audio are in good shape considering it was made that long ago. When the episode was made, my dad was in the Korean war, and my parents hadn't even met. LOL.

[@rockydify]

Why are there two arms signing in for the first guest?

[@jerrylee8261]

At the beginning during that Stopette commercial, I had CC on and it translated poof deodorant body powder as poop deodorant body powder.😄

[@jadezee6316]

On the Street Where You Live".Vic Damone was a GREAT singer

[@pigguy]

The vibe seemed off in the the beginning of this episode. Anyone else agree? It picked up with the knife thrower, but the intro and the first guest felt a bit odd

[@wallaceb9120]

Superstars actually drafted...class act

[@smadaf]

The cash prizes on What's My Line? may seem small to us, in the 2020s. But consider this: a $20 cash prize in 1952 equals a $210 prize in 2022; if you're on for four minutes to get the $210, that's $52.50 a minute, which works out to $3,150 an hour. Even if, as a local New Yorker, you spend four hours trying to get on the show, being interviewed, commuting, waiting backstage, appearing, &c., that's still $52.50 an hour. If you come on at the end, are there for only two minutes, and get the full $50 because time runs out, that's $526 (in 2022) for two minutes, or $15,780 an hour, or $263 an hour if you spend four hours on the whole thing. What I would like to know about the contestants who came from afar and flew on American Airlines "flagships" is who paid their airfare.

[@smadaf]

In the British version, the prize was £5 for each "no" answer. For much of the twentieth century, it cost five United States dollars to buy one pound Sterling, so the British prizes were much greater: the $3,150 hourly rate mentioned above, for example, becomes $15,750; and the $15,780 becomes $78,900.

[@Vino-bv5ic]

"Rigged" for entertainment. Luv WML.

[@savethetpc6406]

In reply to the older comment by What's My Line? that doesn't have a Reply option. I'm copying and pasting it here so that my reply will make sense: " *What's My Line? 1 year ago in reply to rick Charles* Oh, these videos aren't that popular, believe me. :) There have been SO many clips posted over the years, I don't know how folks ever find this fledgling channel with the actual complete shows. I'm with you on those noting those quirks of Dorothy's when they used to do the walk down the panel. I think she wanted to see any signs of manual labor on hands, and some indication of the contestant's social status by looking at the clothing label. Sorta elitist, if you ask me. ;)" How times have changed, Gary! These episodes may not have been that popular when you first started posting them, but look at this one now -- up to 7,367 views, and I know that many of your other WML videos have even more views than that! Dorothy actually explains her reason for checking suit labels at 19:39 in this video.

[@Heidi51616]

The audience always gives it away.

[@MrYfrank14]

2:22 why are there two right hands writing?

[@418-Error]

MrYfrank14 looked like Half "helping" him, and getting the name wrong.

[@kenmusillo8667]

Listen to the studio version of when I dream by Vic Damone

[@domenicozagari2443]

You know they are normal people when they ask if the product is useful.

[@klutinoty]

John Daly on The Today Show? "I did not know that."

[@sandrageorge3488]

Arlene filled in on Today also.

[@waynehowell6160]

If we didn't already know that gambits weren't given to Bennet Cerf, I'd have sworn that the question about the wife liking to see her husband in a dog house was one.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Bennett never did gambits. . . the gambits were always given the comic member of the panel, which at this point was Hal Block.

[@waynehowell6160]

I agree, but that question was so perfectly timed! Couldn't have been better had it been scripted.

[@WhatsMyLine]

corner moose Sometimes ad lib remarks are so perfect it seems like they have to have been preplanned. :)

[@soulierinvestments]

corner moose Cerf was a bright man. I cannot believe that he did not figure out what was going on with Hal's gambits. There is plenty of evidence in the kinescopes to suggest Bennett did his own spontaneous gambits. Fates reported in his book that the production staff suggested gambits only with the bright comedians whose egos were inclined toward laughs rather than solutions.

[@loissimmons6558]

Being something of a punster, I take some satisfaction when I come up with one that would be fitting as an ad lib that the panel missed. Considering the occupation of the first guest, the ethnicity of the second guest and the fact that the term means a clue that is misleading or distracting, I'm surprised that no one (for example Hal with the free guess) ever came up with a reference to "red herring". In general, Hal's free guesses were meant to be humorous rather than a serious guess. (Other panelists would do that too, but far less frequently.) But it also had the effect of reducing the chance of a correct free guess, making game play more likely and providing a chance for the challenger to win the full prize.

[@bluecamus5162]

If John Daly is going to give the panel major hints, he should flip some cards over for the contestants when the panel wins.

[@Julia-fo4tk]

Precisely. He gave the game away again by his remarks during the questioning of the knife thrower.

[@TheCinematicPackrat1]

I feel so bad for the first contestant. He seems so deathly nervous.

[@ToddSF]

I was waiting for Hal Block to ask the knife thrower if he could do it to him (Hal).

[@ScottAbrams-ur3lk]

Arlene guessed perfectly on nimber 2.....

[@MrJoeybabe25]

John reminds us to listen to What's My Line on CBS Radio on Wednesday Night. Was the radio show on CBS and NBC?

[@vasocreta]

Did they give that first contestant a sedative or what?

[@hot88s18]

Arlene obviously has no idea where the Mason Dixon line is, and they all act as though the south is another planet.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

IT STILL IS.

[@hot88s23]

@@enriquesanchez2001 Yet no one retires to the north.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

@@hot88s23 Nice tangential non-sequitur

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Even movie stars and entertainers still had to serve in the military. My uncle met Elvis Presley when he served in the military. They were drafted back then. But I'm thinking that they would have enlisted anyway.

[@jerrylee8261]

Elvis should have gotten a by so as to keep entertaining teens. The army changed him. Someone like him only comes along maybe once in a coupla hundred years. Look at the effect he and Marilyn had on the culture back then.

[@altonpitts5303]

Hal Bloch blurted out Vic Damone's name during Arlene's turn, helping her win.

[@stanochocki8984]

Think Vic Damone and think...."Godfather, Part II"..Lol.....put his picture side-by-side to the actor (singer) in the Vegas Hotel scene and Baadda Bing!!

[@sandrageorge3488]

Could be, google it.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

HERRING PICKLER PROFESSIONAL KNIFE THROWER MAKES DOG HOUSES

[@williammasi7128]

Vic giving the army a plug, but someone in the audience was not a fan.

[@dinahbrown902]

Smart audience member

[@williammasi7128]

@@dinahbrown902 I'm a veteran, I don't agree.

[@dinahbrown902]

@@williammasi7128 That’s fine William, have a wonderful day 😊

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Mr. D. Matrienko is from the Bronx, nice Bronx accent, Lol!

[@MrJoeybabe25]

John is holding hands with the second contestant. I don't think the mens got as much lovin' from John as the wymins.

[@SusanSlack-j8f]

Vic Damone was more handsome thsn i realized

[@WhatsMyLine]

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[@SuperWinterborn]

What's My Line? Conference. Around 6:45 Hal Block: "Dorothy has a *wheenie*".

[@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220]

SuperWinterborn I always thought it was spelled "weenie", as in weenie roast.

[@SuperWinterborn]

Zachary Dunlap-Tunnage Yes Zachary, and I think many will prefer it spelled like that. But I have chosen this way to spell it, because "weenie" is a name of something real, and the word Dorothy uses is constructed, exactly like my way of spelling it, namely as "wheenie". :)

[@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220]

SuperWinterborn I see...

[@savethetpc6406]

SuperWinterborn I'm so glad you caught that! I noticed it too and was going to mention it, but you beat me to it. :-) So far 2 (possibly 3) references to "weenies/wheenies" -- and not one of them directly from Dorothy!

[@juliansinger]

Orren South was born in 1899, and died in 1975 in Florida, which he (probably) moved to because his son Robert fell in love with it. Certainly, Robert fell in love with it, per his own obituary in 2009, anyway.

[@cathykinn4516]

The modern day over 30 'gamer' with their collections of toys would not exist if National Service was still accepted. That would knock the overgrown kid out of the 'gamers'. There are so many male KZbinrs who play at adventure or assault courses. And the difference between those KZbinrs & those who did National Service is that the former refer to themselves as "the Men" whereas the KZbinrs describe themselves as "boys".

[@poetcomic1]

Sad Herring Pickler from the Bronx, wonder where he is now.

[@MDMiller60]

I think the panel gets advanced info.

[@MrWindermere123]

I assume that the Stopette powder puffed out of a squeezable bottle was a fore-runner of the aerosol spray before that was invented or made affordable. The sponsor's product says just as much about 1952 as the people on the show. Speaking of that, the first two male challengers wear double-breasted jackets without using a button, so the sides flap around like shower curtains. I guess that those men were not used to formal clothes. The 4th challenger looks much more smart - perhaps because he has retired from a business career and makes doghouses as a hobby business. We'll never know.

[@mikelovetere4719]

Vic Damone was married to Dihane Carrol

[@preppysocks209]

At this time Damone was single Diahann Carroll (proper spelling) was fourth and not final wife.

[@soulierinvestments]

Ick. Hal Block kissed Arlene Francis from the looks of it against her will. The cad. If I were G-T and saw that, I would have started negotiating for Steve Allen immediately.

[@dizzyology7514]

soulierinvestments Perhaps they did. The infamous trip to the bar was only a couple of months away at this point.

[@stevekru6518]

Block really assaulted her. Inappropriate then as now. He didn’t so much surprise her as forced her, restraining her movement and pulling her in. Words scarcely convey how brutally he manhandled her.

[@robertholman8730]

They were drafted, if they didn't sign up!!😮

[@soulierinvestments]

The only fish I can think of that is more funny than pickled herring is ludafisk.

[@dizzyology7514]

soulierinvestments I think it's spelled "lutefisk" and as SuperWinterborn can attest, its humor is not always appreciated, even in Norway! :-)

[@ToddSF]

It's "lutefisk" in Norwegian or Danish, and "lutfisk" with one less syllable in Swedish -- never ludafisk. Lutfisk is disgusting in my view -- reconstituted dried codfish. You take dry codfish which is as stiff as a board, soak it in a weak solution of lye and hope it doesn't turn soapy in the process, and then you have to soak it in several changes of plain water to get the lye out of it. Then you bake it and hope it doesn't evaporate (or maybe you do hope it does). The result is this gelatinous, transparent stuff that is absolutely horrible. Pickled herring, on the other hand, is actually delicious. Just plain cut-up herring marinated in a sweet-and-sour pickling solution. Very popular in Scandinavia -- in Sweden it's called "sill".

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

ToddSF 94109 "Sild" in Danish

[@ToddSF]

Lars Rye Jeppesen -- and "sill" in Swedish

[@wildboar7473]

Early conference, just 15, and they were somewhere, guy looked pissed, found unfair? Mr Block is very mellow, way better than Allen out of lines....

[@brosans1868]

Must be in HEAVEN! Hal Block has to be elsewhere! lol

[@torridd]

Is the panel really that good? Are they given answers? Where did she get knife throwing from what he said?!

[@juliansinger]

If you take as a given that there were a profusion of Russian-inspired knife throwers on Vaudeville/in that era, and he wasn't doing acrobatics or dancing, but was doing something in front of an audience, it actually is a reasonable guess.

[@clearfield2009]

This walk of shame was eventually stopped. It is like some slave trader routine. Show your teeth. Show your muscle. Sold.

[@jackseward7779]

Before 1957 or ao, I find it very annoying that the panel (especially Miss Kilgallen) were allowed to examine hands, feel arm muscles, look at clothing labels, and God knows what else. I am expecting her to start frisking guests and demanding their wallets next.

[@kenyongray2615]

John Daly makes his job easy. It was not. He had to make interpretations and explanations on almost every question.

[@ekspert52]

How did she get knife throwing. Fixed.

[@georgemartin1436]

Missed some of the pickler's answers. Hard of herring...

[@gmawneydawgness]

Hal Block shouting "Vic Damone!" When it wasn't his turn. Seriously I think he shouldn't have lasted as long as he did on this show. Not just because of this, but this is another strike against him. Inappropriate yet again

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Mr. D. Matvienko speaks Bronx with a Russian accent, Lol!

[@peternagy-im4be]

He might possibly be Ukrainian

[@Lelski]

@@peternagy-im4be your mom is Ukrainian

[@gaelengesser9484]

Block really is a sleaze. This time he tried his tricks with Arlene. I'm surprised she didn't belt him. Too much a lady I guess.

[@sandwichman100]

this show is so rigged pulls herring out of no where with so many fish to chose from pulls knife thrower from nowhere! sad they had to cheat

[@sandwichman100]

out of all the things the guy could do Dorothy goes with pets/dog? cheat!

[@peternagy-im4be]

I think they all knew in the early shows.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Of all the things Miss Francis could guess about given the premiss that the man performs an act in a theatre she guesses 'knife thrower' straight off. What about dance, mime, stand-up comedy or juggling, magic, ventriloquism, escapology, impressions, fire-eating, sword-swallowing, etc. etc.? None of those, She straight away says 'knife thrower?' H'mmmmmm. Maybe when they show the inside of their jackets during the 'walk' there's a sign pinned there with the answer on it! LOL

[@jackkomisar458]

Miss Francis explained her reasoning at 12:58. Sometimes what seems like a wild guess is actually based on logic.

[@catherinecarella2928]

The audience laughs at things that today's audiences would not find funny.