What's My Line? - Jean Pierre Aumont (Sep 4, 1955)

[@lisahobbins614]

This aired on television the day before I was born, same year. I remember very happily growing up watching “What’s My Line”. I am so happy to see it returned now. It’s s wonderful, family show. I loved it as a little girl and I love it as an old lady now. Thank you for showing it again.

[@poetcomic1]

You CAN'T be an 'old lady'. I was born in 1952 and I'm not an old man. "Old" is always ten years older than you are now.

[@1013pka]

I simply love watching these shows. So grateful for them being posted here.

[@gretchenking5952]

I agree. I love watching these old shows. I wish they would also publish old "This is Your Life" episodes as well.

[@michaeldanello3966]

Gretchen King: many are available on KZbin.

[@Historian212]

The word for Jean Pierre Aumont is: dreamy.

[@wchumphries]

"What is similar to TNT & gunpowder, besides Marilyn Monroe?" Gotta love Arlene!

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

This program aired just two days before I was born!

[@slaytonp]

What a pity you missed it.

[@m.e.d.7997]

This show is so great to binge on

[@musik102]

Of course, these shows - or at least the celebrity section - are fantastic. Back in 50s, film stars were so remote. Fans might hear the odd conversation with a star at a premier, but generally the public had no idea what the stars were like away from the big screen. These shows give some sort of insight into their personalities, Wonderful.

[@captainjay1034]

Arlenes hair look beautiful pulled back

[@robertjean5782]

Yes she is gorgeous 😊

[@sagarsaxena6318]

Dorothy's reaction to snake hunting was adorable.

[@gilliankew]

Loved it 😂

[@leesher1845]

Jean Pierre was one handsome Frenchman!

[@bbrice78]

Arlene is so pretty in this episode

[@peternagy-im4be]

Pretty vacant

[@stevekru6518]

@@peternagy-im4be If you mean vacant along the lines of vacuous, nothing could be further from correct. She’s intelligent and it would be surprising if she didn’t have the presence to “occupy” any room you’ve ever entered. And she is certainly pretty.

[@Historian212]

I was surprised at how good she looked as a blonde. She’s my favorite of the regulars, very smart, witty, and usually kind. Her smile seems very genuine, too.

[@robertjean5782]

Arlene is gorgeous 😊

[@robertjean5782]

​@@stevekru6518I agree absolutely 😊

[@erichanson426]

Being Labor Day weekend and how smart the panelists are, I'm surprised they had such trouble with the first guest.

[@sagarsaxena6318]

double bluff maybe? Sometimes the answer is so obvious & simple that you feel it can't be that.

[@michellecalling]

Bennett: "Could it be used as a weapon?" I would've said yes. For example, I've seen Wile E. Coyote use it to get to the Road Runner. kzbin.info/www/bejne/al7NY5aXmM2HoJI beep, beep!

[@preppysocks209]

How well did that turn out?

[@oldclassics1923]

I love Jean Pierre Aumont’s accent.

[@stevekru6518]

Interesting anecdote from Wikipedia about the Secretary of Labor “in April 1959, at a labor rally, Mitchell said that if, by that October, unemployment was not below 3 million, he would "Eat the hat you said I was talking through". On November 11, it was revealed unemployment in October was 3,272,000. In a ceremony, he ate a hat shaped cake.”

[@musicalenchantment]

Wonderful episode; as usual everyone looks charming, and in particular, Arlene with that hairstyle! I thought it looked fabulous!

[@commandoxy]

A contestant that sold dynamite was also on the episode that was Dorothy's last episode, ten years later.

[@love-light369]

They seem to have had a lot of people involved with dynamite & mosquitoes!

[@frenchjr25]

I love how comfortable Arlene is in this episode.

[@laurahoward5426]

The highest paid panelist at $1000 a week, back when the median pay was $61 a week, I would be relaxed too

[@petrajuarez6108]

Very handsome man he was I love him in Li Li ❤️💙🤗🤗🤗

[@sferrell1000]

I love the way the men stand for a lady. A lady approached my table the other day, I stood up and she did not know why.

[@loissimmons6558]

+Scott Ferrell Welcome to the world of anachronisms.

[@kathyyoung1774]

Bless you for having the gracious manners of my youth. Few parents or schools teach manners any more.

[@princeharming8963]

When I was about 5 years old, I remember going to the grocery store with my mother one day. I walked in.. and looked around.. but she was nowhere to be seen. When I looked behind me, through the glass door.. there she was, standing patiently holding her purse in front of her. I stuck my head out of doors and asked, "Mommm?? Let's go.. What are you doing?" She very calmly said "I'm waiting for a gentleman to open the door for me." THIS... was the beginning of consciousness training for me, rest her lovely soul.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

@@princeharming8963 Jeepers! I hope she didn't have long to wait! 😂

[@princeharming8963]

@@MrJoeybabe25 - As far as I know.. she's still there. Seen a LOT of changes in that neighborhood over the years, I'm sure. 😜

[@jennjenn61]

I read somewhere that JD usually met with the contestants before the show to make sure he got the pronunciation of their names correctly

[@donnawoodford6641]

I only heard JD mispronounce a name one time, and Dorothy said it correctly when it was her turn for questions.

[@Sourcoolness]

In the first show after Dorothy's death, he called a female contestant Norman.

[@andreaplummer3841]

He has made other comments that only make sense if he had met with the contestants beforehand. For instance, he reveals other details of their lives that are interesting but not germain to the topic at hand; "She does sing, but not professionally," that sort of thing.

[@jacquelinebell6201]

Makes sense. And I'm sure he said he has talked to contestants before hand. Some time ago.

[@loissimmons6558]

Based on some of the comments before the first challenger, it sounds like at least some of the panelists (Arlene in particular), weren't thrilled with needing to put on blindfolds. It also sounded like Arlene was having trouble getting hers tied. At least before the regular mystery guest slot, they were putting them on during a commercial break and production assistants could help them more easily.

[@Historian212]

The women didn’t like it because it would mess up their carefully coiffed - and sprayed - hair, and smear their makeup.

[@jess4metoo]

I wish the snake hunter could have finished, especially since she came all the way from Mexico.

[@leesher1845]

I agree; it was terribly rude and inconsiderate. I really didn’t like that they rushed so many of the last contestants. They needed to time things differently or not have the last contestant after the mystery guest.

[@Julia-fo4tk]

As usual, the first contestant received far more time.

[@robertjean5782]

​@@leesher1845She didn't mind, she got airfare and hotel 😊 $50 was a weeks pay or mortgage payment

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

Mr. Daly heard me. I said out loud "No way John Daly can say her last name (Kouzoutzakis)". He proved me wrong.

[@kennethbutler1343]

John would always go over pronunciation of names before the show with the contestant, along with a short interview to determine the ramifications of the 'line', but this time he somehow forgot the pronunciation or just didn't practice saying her name enough before the show.

[@nadiazahroon6573]

Four before my brother was born, September 8, 1955. Now he is in heaven.

[@CDU916]

Too cute, the way Arlene tries to prolong Jean-Pierre's time by not guessing his name immediately, though she most certainly knows it. Too bad Bennet broke up the party by saying his last name.

[@poetcomic1]

I think Arlene was ga-ga for Jean-Pierre! She looks like a cute bobbysoxer with her pony tail - it really accents her heart-shaped face!

[@loissimmons6558]

I notice that Arlene put forward her hand in a posture for it to be kissed while Dorothy put it forward to be shook.

[@slaytonp]

@@loissimmons6558 That's the basic difference between them, of course.

[@Historian212]

Who could blame her, he was gorgeous and charming.

[@Beson-SE]

Was there ever any more Cabinet members on WML as MG? Since it was Labor Day the panel ought to have guessed the line of the Secretary of Labor...

[@debhayes2822]

Arlene had a lovely hairdo!

[@robertjean5782]

Fabulous 😊

[@stephenvincent4989]

Arlene’s hair had a life of its own.

[@Wizardofgosz]

Dynamite and TNT are not the same thing. Also, that secretary of Labor spoke so eloquently. It's a pity politicians of today can't do that anymore.

[@michaeldanello3966]

Richard Wielgosz:. As I responded above, Daly clarified that THAT and dynamite we're not the same thing.

[@kevincramer9235]

He was also a Secretary of Labor who was a firm supporter of union rights and worker benefits. It's a pity politicians can't do that anymore.

[@no_handle_required]

As a Greek, I'm laughing my head off at the careful way they all dance around the pronunciation of the name, especially Bennett's.

[@519djw6]

How did they do? I mean, how close did they get to the proper pronunciation?

[@anselm4360]

I just love that level of politeness and thoughtfulness. Mr. Daly being at pains to clarify that the collective inability to pronounce Ms. Kouzoustzakis' name was in no way to be taken as a sleight is delightful, too, I think.

[@bluecamus5162]

I liked the way Arlene insisted on trying a proper pronunciation, rather than giving up and resorting to her first name Rose.

[@garyfrancis6193]

It’s not that hard to pronounce. I would have preferred if she had written it in Greek like Κουζουτζακις. In transliteration to English TZ =J . J does not exist in the Greek alphabet. B and D do not exist in the Greek alphabet as well.

[@ChasingTheGhost]

Arlene's hair

[@gbrumburgh]

Jean Pierre was the widower of Dominican born movie siren Maria Montez, who died tragically at age 39 in 1951. She suffered an apparent heart attack while in a hot bath and drowned. She was also survived by their 5-year-old daughter Tina Aumont who also became an actress. Aumont later married actress Marisa Pavan in 1956, who was the twin sister of the equally tragic Pier Angeli. They had two children.

[@yawlltube]

"Now I have to think what is similar to TNT and gunpowder besides Marilyn Monroe." Next show but one, Joe DiMaggio shows up.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

Nice prank to pull on the panel with the first guest being the Secretary of Labor on Labor Day. Pleasant surprise to see the audience not give it away on the second guest when Arlene got close

[@hairyscotman]

what a handsome guy....Jean Pierre....

[@ToddSF]

hairyscotman -- And he was tall, too, so he could play opposite almost any actress without having to stand in a box or having the actress stand in a hole. Also, ready to smile and with a good sense of humor, happy to play the game.

[@loissimmons6558]

+ToddSF 94109 I met someone recently who had been a ranked heavyweight boxer who later became a referee. He occasionally auditions for cameo roles as a referee. He told me that quite often he doesn't get the part because he is so much taller than the actors who were cast as the protagonists in the ring.

[@sdkelmaruecan2907]

I think most leading men in Hollywood didn't need the box, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Gary Cooper... those who were clearly on the short side didn't have many romantic roles in the first place, Bogart being the exception and it was only with Bergman.

[@sdkelmaruecan2907]

Maybe he's above 6'1, which would explain it.

[@briane173]

I never much cared for 50s women's hairstyles; but the way Arlene Francis looked in this episode might be the exception. She looked like a cute young bobby-soxer.

[@Historian212]

That’s because this was 1955, not the 60s. Styles in the two decades were not the same. Bobby soxers were in the 40s and 50s, not the 60s. (I was born in 1955, we weren’t called bobby soxers in the 60s.)

[@1928gerry]

I'm surprised at how obsequious they are when they have a politician as a guest.

[@peternagy-im4be]

I see. Have a nice day.

[@scottpardee6303]

I just googled Martha Mitchell, who became famous in her own right, or infamous, for her supposed role in the Watergate scandal.

[@madeleine9907]

Oh what a cute man Jean-Pierre Aumont

[@mehboobkm2018]

Loved Arlene's hairdo on this!

[@TheNomadicview]

Park your carcass!! Oh, Fred.

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Interesting how Jean Pierre Aumont tried the cowboy accent and Arlene caught it. My last name is mispronounced a lot but many people don't know it's pronounced like John not Jean the English pronunciation. I just say, no worries and pronounce it for them. Many people have hard to pronounce names too. I ask if I'm pronouncing it right and they can let me know if I'm saying it right. Lol!

[@beadyeyedbrat]

Jean-Pierre Aumont lived to be 90.

[@jackkomisar458]

After Bennett determined that the first contestant was in the cabinet, the panel guessed Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Army. The first two positions are indeed in the cabinet. However, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Army used to be in the cabinet, but as a result of amendments to the National Security Act of 1947, these positions, as well as the Secretary of the Air Force, were taken out of the cabinet and made subordinate to the Secretary of Defense in 1949. It is an understandable mistake, because the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy were probably in the news a lot more often during the war, when they were members of the cabinet, than they were after 1949, when they weren't in the cabinet.

[@garyfrancis6193]

I have never heard of this celebrity guest.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

big, big star

[@peternagy-im4be]

​@@Marcel_AudubonHuge. Massive.

[@Historian212]

Very famous French actor.

[@robertjean5782]

This was over 70 years ago 😊

[@rja3226]

Sept 4, 1955 was my birthday! I'll be 67 in a week!

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

SECRETARY OF LABOR, JAMES MITCHELL SELLS DYNAMITE SNAKE HUNTER

[@scottpardee6303]

And Snake hunter

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Jean Pierre Aumont was so cute.

[@philippapay4352]

Monsieur Aumont actually has the hyphenated given name common in France, particularly among males. He is Jean-Pierre, thus it is actually of a piece and most often is pronounced as a single name, as Giancarlo would be in Italian though also written in a continuum. Occasionally, well-known Frenchmen accommodated American customs and chose a simpler form of their names, which would not have been used in the abbreviated form anywhere else on earth. Odd that John was not aware of this naming custom common in French.

[@JanetM-ro6xc]

The two part name was a way to be creative without straying a way from French. True for both genders. More recently names could be drawn from Irish..such as Patrick. Of course pronounced in French style.

[@robertjean5782]

​@@JanetM-ro6xcI agree with you 😊

[@libertyann439]

I wish the secretay was in our labor department today.

[@stevenwaldman1908]

Fred Allen, comedic genius

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Heavenly Twins opened Nov 4 1955 and closed Dec 3 of that same year

[@nadiazahroon6573]

My brother would be born 4 day later

[@dcasper8514]

Nadia Zahroon. Imagine that ...

[@nadiazahroon6573]

D Casper Unfortunately now he is gone. So you remark is cruel and mean.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

So would thousands of other people.

[@loissimmons6558]

It was Labor Day weekend, so the Dodgers played a doubleheader on the holiday, not on Sunday. On September 4, the last place Pirates made their final appearance of the season at Ebbets Field. Had the Pirates managed to sweep the Dodgers, they would have managed to split the 22 games between the clubs in 1955. Instead, it was the Dodgers who took the brooms to the Bucs. After being blanked the first two games of the series, the Pirates bats awoke on Sunday. But it was the Dodgers who jumped out to a lead in the second off Ronnie Kline when Duke Snider walked in the first inning with two outs, stole second and scampered home on a single by Roy Campanella. Snider’s double in the third was the key blow in the third when they padded their lead with two more runs. The Pirates finally got off their schneid after 21 straight scoreless innings when third baseman Gene Freese led off with a home run off Johnny Podres. Right fielder Roman Mejias followed with a double, and he came around to score on a wild pitch and a ground out. After the Dodgers upped their lead in the fourth on a single by Jim Gilliam and a double by Pee Wee Reese, the Pirates took a lead for the first time in the series in the sixth. Don Bessent walked left fielder Frank Thomas. Thomas then stole second and scored on a single by first baseman Dale Long. On Snider’s error, Long advanced to third. Second baseman Johnny O’Brien doubled home Long to tie the score. Clem Labine relieved Bessent and he was immediately greeted with singles by shortstop Dick Groat and pitcher Max Surkont, the latter driving in the go ahead run and moving Groat to third. Johnny O’Brien’s twin brother Eddie, stationed in center field for this game, attempted to bunt home Groat. But on a play you will rarely see, Labine not only charged off the mound to field the bunt, but he continued toward the plate to tag out Groat. Labine then struck out Freese to end the threat. The Dodgers retook the lead in the eighth when George Shuba batted for Labine and singled. When Gilliam followed with a homer it turned Surkont from a winning pitcher with a game winning RBI to a losing pitcher. Roger Craig came in to nail down the win in the ninth. Going into Labor Day, the Dodgers led the Braves by 14 games with 20 to play. Their magic number was 6. They still had no idea who would be their opponent in the World Series as the Indians led the AL by a half game over the Yankees with the White Sox 1½ games back and the Red Sox 4½ back. The Tigers in fifth place had fallen out of contention, but still were closer to first place (13 games back) than the Braves were in second place in the NL.

[@loissimmons6558]

The week began with the Cardinals completing a rare Sunday-Monday series. The game featured Dodgers power and speed, but was also marred by an ugly beanball war. The Cards took an early lead in the first off Podres when second baseman Red Schoendienst came around to score after a double. The Dodgers answered back on a two-out, two-run homer by Campanella off Tom Poholsky. The ugly part of the game started in the third inning when Poholsky threw at Campanella, the Dodgers chunky catcher managing to avoid the pitch before grounding out to end the inning. Podres retaliated by hitting the Cardinals leadoff batter in the fourth, star right fielder Stan Musial, in the hand with a pitch. Poholsky then threw a pitch behind Jackie Robinson, a dangerous spot because a batter’s instinct is to back away from home plate and into the pitch. The only account of the game that includes this information says that home plate umpire Jocko Conlan warned both teams at this point and threw Don Newcombe out of the game. Since Newcombe was neither a pitcher involved in the game or a manager, the explanation for why he was thrown out seems sparse. A retaliatory gesture or coming onto the field to go after Poholsky would seem to be more plausible reasons. The warning worked and there were no further incidents after that. All that was left was the Dodgers to pull away in the late innings. Their sixth inning rally began with a one out triple by Snider off the base of the tricky right field wall. After Campanella was walked intentionally, Carl Furillo spoiled that strategy with a run-scoring single with Campanella reaching third. Robinson bunted but Campanella was thrown out at home. It looked like catcher Bill Sarni had picked off Robinson, but an errant throw moved runners to second and third. Poholsky then lost the plate, walking Gil Hodges and Sandy Amoros to force in the second run of the inning. At this point, Paul La Palme relieved and was credited with 1/3 inning of work without retiring a batter. It occurred on the back end of the Dodgers pulling off a rare play: a triple steal, with Robinson as the lead runner credited with the steal of home. But Hodges, attempting to take advantage of a Cardinal fielding lapse, was caught in a rundown and tagged out for the third out of the inning. Podres was batting when the inning ended on that play. Whether he got dizzy watching the play unfold or ran out of gas, he failed to retire a batter in the seventh and let the Cardinals get back in the game. Sarni led off with a single, first baseman Wally Moon bunted for a base hit and third baseman Ken Boyer clubbed a three-run homer. Labine came in and protected the one run lead. Having batted for La Palme in the seventh, the Cards needed a new pitcher and chose Al Gettel. For the second straight game, the Dodgers lit him up. After he struck out Labine, he walked Gilliam and Reese. Snider’s homer extended the lead to 8-4. A single by Campanella and a home run by Furillo made it 10-4. That sent Gettel to the showers and would be the final scoring for the day. The Braves arrived in Brooklyn on Tuesday for one of their last chances to derail the Dodgers pennant train. They ended up falling further behind. Newcombe broke a three decision losing streak to post his 19th victory as the Dodgers outlasted the Lew Burdette and the Braves, 8-6. The Braves drew first blood in the second on a two-run homer by left fielder Bobby Thomson. The Dodgers countered with back to back homers by Snider and Campanella in the third and the Braves gave Burdette a quick hook after Campy’s blast. It was The Duke’s 40th home run of the season, the third of five straight years in which he accomplished the feat. The Dodgers took the lead for good in the fourth when Ernie Johnson walked the bases loaded, Snider knocked in two runs with a single and runners advanced to second and third on Thomson’s error. After Campanella was walked intentionally, Furillo singled in two more runs. The Braves kept coming back but could never catch up. In the sixth, a double by third baseman Eddie Mathews and a homer by shortstop Johnny Logan made the score 6-4. But the Dodgers answered back with two in their half of the inning on a single by Reese and Campanella’s second homer of the game, this time victimizing Dave Jolly. The Braves had one more rally in the ninth. Bessent was beginning his third inning of relief but he couldn’t get the final out. With one out, Logan singled and first baseman George Crowe homered. With two outs, catcher Del Rice singled. Andy Pafko was sent up to bat for the pitcher representing the potential tying run, and Labine was called into the breach once again. Labine struck out Pafko to seal the 8-6 victory. The Dodgers took a 13-13 record for the month into the final day of August. At the end of the day, August would be the only losing month for the Dodgers in 1955. That game was also the only blemish on the Dodgers record from August 27 to September 8. The Braves had the greater power display this day as they outslugged the Dodgers 13-8 on 16 hits, including four home runs: two by Crowe, one by Mathews and one by Rice. The Dodgers trotted six pitchers out to the mound and only Labine in the last two innings held the Braves scoreless. Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead in the second off Carl Erskine on a homer by Crowe and a run that scored on an error by Amoros. A two-run homer by Mathews in the third doubled their lead. They increased their lead to 8-1 in the fifth. Russ Meyer surrendered a leadoff double to center fielder Billy Bruton. After second baseman Danny O’Connell fouled out, Mathews was walked intentionally, but a wild pitch moved runners to second and third. A two-run single by right fielder Hank Aaron knocked Meyer out of the game. Bessent didn’t fare any better as Crowe connected for his second homer of the game. The Dodgers battled back with a four spot of their own in the bottom of the inning. But this time the script was flipped from the day before and it was the Dodgers who kept coming back but falling short. A run-scoring double by Snider and a 2-RBI double by Don Hoak were the key hits for Brooklyn in the fifth. With the Braves lead cut to 8-5, the Braves pulled their starter, Bob Buhl. Their choice of reliever was quite interesting: the pitcher they pulled in the third inning of the previous day’s game, Burdette. He retired pinch hitter Rube Walker on a foul pop up to end the inning and eventually gave up three runs. But this time he was left in for the rest of the game and was credited with the win. The Dodgers brought in Sandy Koufax, fresh off his two-hit shutout of Cincinnati the previous Saturday. It wasn’t his day. He didn’t walk any batters, but he didn’t fool many, either. With one out, he gave up a singles to Burdette and Bruton, a double by O’Connell and a single by Mathews. Then in the seventh, he gave up a leadoff single to Crowe. Ed Roebuck came in and gave up a homer to Rice to make it 13-5. The Dodgers scored two in the seventh on a home run by Amoros and added a run in the eighth on a single by Snider. When Furillo singled with two outs in that inning, it brought up Hodges as the tying run at the plate. Gil hit a line drive to center but Bruton was there to haul it in for the third out. And in the ninth, the Dodgers went down 1-2-3. On Thursday, September 1, the Dodgers won the rubber game of the series to increase their lead over the Braves to 13 games with 23 games left to play. They had a pair of 3-run innings off Ray Crone to top the Braves 6-3. The Braves got on the board in the top of the first on a triple by O’Connell and a sac fly by Mathews off Craig. The Dodgers answered back in the third on a single by Gilliam, a double by Snider to tie the score and a single by Campanella to take the lead. Errors by Aaron and Logan led to the third run of the inning. (Logan would make two more errors on the same play in the eighth but the Dodgers couldn’t take advantage.) In the fourth, a double by Aaron, a walk to Logan and a single by Crowe helped get that unearned run back. But the Dodgers answered in the fifth with some small ball. Gilliam bunted for a base hit and Reese bunted him to second. After Snider was walked intentionally, singles by Campanella and Furillo made it 5-2. Johnson relieved Crone and walked two batters to force home another run. With one out in the seventh, O’Connell singled and Matthews doubled to put runners on second and third. Labine relieved Craig and a run came in on a ground out. But he continued his hot pitching, holding the Braves the rest of the way and sending them out of town with a loss.

[@loissimmons6558]

The Pirates then came to town for a weekend series and they faced a pair of young left-handers: one highly heralded at the start of the season and the other highly feted at the end of his career. The Bucs would be shut out in both games. In 1954, Karl Spooner pitched in his first two major league games, both starts and both complete game shutouts. In 1955 he toed the rubber 29 times, 14 of which were starts. Once again, he had two complete games, but only one shutout. His only other complete game came in his previous start against the Cardinals on the previous Sunday. The Pirates were his opponents for two of his three career shutouts. Both times, Spooner held them to four hits. In 1954, he won 1-0 on a solo homer by Hodges. In this game, he won 2-0 on a 2-run home run by Snider. The biggest difference was that in 1954 he struck out 12. In this game, he struck out only 3. His fast ball was almost gone. It would be completely and forever gone the following season. His major league career was over. Dick Hall was the hard luck loser. He had appeared in over 100 games as an outfielder in 1954 and didn’t make his major league debut as a pitcher until July 24, 1955 when he was recalled from the minors. He would appear in two games in July as the starting center fielder for the Pirates during an interesting stretch from July 28-August 1 where he was a starting pitcher, the starting center fielder for two games and then the starting pitcher again. But after that, he played in the outfield only one more time after pinch hitting. After that his position was on the mound except for a start at first base in 1956. He would become one of the best relief pitchers in the majors during the 60’s and early 70’s, mostly for Baltimore, a key member of two World Champions and four pennant winners for the Orioles. For the second straight Sabbath afternoon, Koufax was named the Dodgers’ starting pitcher. And once again, he hurled a shutout, although he only struck out 6 compared to the 14 he whiffed the previous week (the high in the majors in 1955). He also lowered his walk total to only two. The Dodgers gave him a lead in the first in both games, this time only a single run. Gilliam led off with a bunt single and stole second. After Reese was struck out by Bob Friend, Snider singled in a run. Because of Friend’s stinginess, Koufax had to nurse a 1-0 lead through six innings. They nicked Friend for another run in the seventh on a single by Snider, a sac bunt by Campanella and a single by Furillo. Finally in the eighth, they gave Sandy a decent cushion when they scored a pair of runs off relief pitcher Elroy Face. Singles by Hodges and Zimmer got things started. Jack Shepard’s passed ball scored Hodges from third, and Zimmer motored all the way from first to third. After Koufax struck out, another bunt single by Gilliam plated Zimmer. Koufax issued his second walk of the game in his half of the ninth, but the Pirates didn’t get a ball out of the infield as Sandy completed the shutout.

[@dcasper8514]

Lois Simmons. sounds as though you were there..

[@kristabrewer9363]

Ok, now WHY did John say no Fred's question, "if I used this, would it change my appearance?" Of COURSE if you used dynamite, it would change your appearance!

[@slaytonp]

that would depend upon where you put it.

[@xaviermcnutt5039]

Should've been a qualified yes.

[@robertjean5782]

Depends if you light it😅

[@jamespfp]

4:30 -- RE: Fred Allen makes another Tonight-Only-Dulles joke; See also: Drinking Games, Secrets of Comedy.

[@rowdeo8968]

Yes they marry a Smith. I am a Kerasiotis married to a Nelson LOL

[@loissimmons6558]

There's a wrestling joke in there somewhere, but I'll let it escape.

[@bluecamus5162]

The Sect, of Labor referred to Red Cross flood relief; the East Coast had just been slammed with two hurricanes back to back that came ashore at No. Carolina on Aug. 12th and Aug.17th, AND, they didn't know it yet, but a third hurricane would come ashore again in No. Carolina about Sept. 20.

[@ToddSF]

As with many French names, Jean-Pierre Aumont had a hyphen between the two halves of his first name, but WML simply ignored that fact. Names like Jean-Louis, Jean-Pierre, Anne-Marie, Jean-Baptiste, etc., when hyphenated normally require use of both halves when addressing the person. Of course, some people with such names can choose a shorter version -- Jacques-Yves Cousteau ended up going by "Jacques Cousteau", for example, and I think it might have been easier for him when dealing with non-Francophones.

[@michaeldanello3966]

ToddSF 94109: I would point out that while signing in he did not use a hyphen. He did sort if confirm your point when responding to Daly about his preference for how he was addressed.

[@TheCometHunter]

We don't care!

[@dcasper8514]

ToddSF 94109. who really cares ??

[@neilmidkiff]

@@dcasper8514 I can't imagine that anyone as incurious as you pretend to be would bother reading these comments. Some of us actually enjoy learning from each other, or being amused by each others' wordplay. I don't see the point of leaving a comment such as yours, unless tearing down other people makes you feel good, and if that is the case I feel sorry for you.

[@huangec]

@@neilmidkiff for some people it's their only outlet, sadly.

[@ToddSF]

TNT (trinitrotoluene) and dynamite (nitroglycerin stabilized into solid form with diatomaceous earth) are both explosives, but by no means the same thing. Miss Rose was wrong by saying there's TNT and gunpowder in dynamite. There isn't.

[@bleepiestofbloops]

ToddSF 94109 She said it had a quality similar to TNT and gunpowder. That quality would be its explosiveness. It was the panel that thought they were the same thing.

[@michaeldanello3966]

ToddSF 94109:. If you stayed tuned in to the "goodnights" Daly clarified that.

[@TheCometHunter]

ToddSF 94109: did you train regularly to be a pompous ass, or does the trait come naturally to you?

[@kennethbutler1343]

Atomic weapons use TNT to either compress or smash the plutonium (depending on design), but not dynamite. John wouldn't have known that so he luckily got that right when he said "no" to that question.

[@igkoigko9950]

@@kennethbutler1343 Atomic, now called nuclear, bombs are triggered by conventional explosives Boratol and Cyclonite, a combination of RDX and TNT. Microsecond control of the conventional explosion for gun or compression triggers is essential to maximizing yield.

[@miketheyunggod2534]

Seriously? The Secretary of Labor was that well known that they would need masks? I can't name ANY Secretary of Labor.

[@cookiesncrime333]

apparently dynamite isnt even the same as TNT, so either way the panelists wouldve got it incorrect

[@igkoigko9950]

Popular culture to the contrary TNT is less powerful but more stable than dynamite. But unless the panelists were mining engineers on a chemistry show, either explosive should be considered correct.

[@michealbohmer2871]

Dynamite and TNT are actually two different things. Dynamite is some absorbent material dowsed in nitroglycerin and stuffed in a tube whereas TNT is a compound, trinitrotoluene.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

That contestant had to travel all the way from Mexico to New York city to appear for two minutes. Oh well, at least she got to see New York and it was a free trip. I hope she enjoyed herself.

[@robertjean5782]

She was given airfare,hotel,$50 was a weeks pay or mortgage payment 😊

[@scottpardee6303]

And Snake hunter

[@MissCharlotte75]

Seeing Jean Pierre kiss the hands of Arlene and Dorothy reminds me of when I was in high school. A son of a friend of my stepfather's came over to Aus from France. I went to shake his hand and he went to kiss it. Sadly, I missed out on the kiss of the hand. Over thirty years later I still cringe that I missed out on that kiss...

[@Julia-fo4tk]

Jean-Pierre did not kiss Dorothy's hand.

[@robertjean5782]

​@@Julia-fo4tkYour correct😊

[@Julia-fo4tk]

@@robertjean5782 you're correct.

[@MartinWillett]

I am familiar with receding hairlines but Mr Mitchell seems to have an advancing hairline.

[@MrYfrank14]

how can the panel tip toe around dynamite, but not say it?

[@dcasper8514]

MrYfrank14. well, they did...

[@daisyflowerrose2005]

TNT and dynamite are entirely different explosives lol

[@daisyflowerrose2005]

ok at least john corrects that

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

daisyflowerrose2005 yep one's a solid the other a liquid but what most ppl may guess incorrectly is dynamite was much less stable so it's no longer used

[@thesweeples3266]

Congratulations you can google. I am also so glad it makes you laugh out loud. 🙄

[@boognish999]

A Google search reveals a much more interesting life for the last guest (Vani Maris). It won't let me post the link in here.

[@thunderball6908]

I am curious if any one of the panel ever removed their masks after the celebrity guest and had no idea who the hell it was.

[@johnsmith6555]

150:50 "we'll give you a nice big fat no" - it's like JD anticipated "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002) or something. Talk about the astral plane and stuff....

[@peternagy-im4be]

James Mitchell let America down.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Labor Day weekend 1955

[@feraudyh]

TNT and dynamite are not the same substance.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Sure they are

[@rapunzelz5520]

Everyone knows their sec of labor? Really now.

[@lindaroper2654]

Bennet and Arlene didn't even clap for the sectary of state .

[@trock6577]

Love this show except for Fred Allen who I don’t find humorous at all. Enjoyed it as a youngster and it holds up today. So many celebrities back then unlike today.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Fred was a hoot. A riot. A very funny guy.

[@robertjean5782]

Millions of people thought he was hilarious 😂

[@ltrain4479]

Dorothy hogging the camera with the last contestant and only 2 minutes left. Just ask the question, stop dancing around it.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Calm your skin down rooster

[@VTMCompany]

18:13 Who?

[@michaeldanello3966]

Jimmy Barr: Jean Pierre Aumont, French actor, also star of US films and stage. He was a World War 2 war hero, highly decorated for his bravery fighting for the Free French.

[@boognish999]

Just because you don't know somebody that was famous 70 years ago doesn't make them not famous for that time.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Dorothy was rather the conservative, no? She didn't stand for the Secretary of Labor! 😉

[@princeharming8963]

Typically, a lady does not stand to greet a gentleman. Although I have seen Dorothy stand to greet Bishop Fulton Sheen.

[@Historian212]

@@princeharming8963True, although Arlene half-arose, and I saw them both stand for an English lord in one episode.

[@davidarcudi230]

Great fake accent

[@MarkHarrison733]

He was an Israeli, not French.

[@Historian212]

You are completely wrong. Aumont was a Frenchman.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@Historian212 He was not French at all. Both of his parents were Israelis.