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Yes, I think that was Gary Moore's show. The panelists were intelligent, and quite fond of words - especially one guy on What's My Line. He usually sat on the end. Forgot his name, but I think he founded Random House Publishing.
I wonder if the panelists drank before the show, and/or during breaks. Bet they did.
Loved Paul Lynde on Squares. Loved when he quipped, "Hey Culligan Man!!" Watch on Youtube.
I think you are thinking of Bennett Cerf. John Daley was the most famous moderator on What's My Line. There were others but I don't recall them. Gary Moore's shows were "I've Got a Secret" and "To Tell The Truth."
And Arlene Francis was also a "What's My Line" regular.
Boy I am old! I can remember these things but not what I ate for breakfast yesterday!
I think you are thinking of Bennett Cerf. John Daley was the most famous moderator on What's My Line. There were others but I don't recall them. Gary Moore's shows were "I've Got a Secret" and "To Tell The Truth."
And Arlene Francis was also a "What's My Line" regular.
Boy I am old! I can remember these things but not what I ate for breakfast yesterday!
Yes! Bennett Cerf. Thanks. He LOVED hearing himself talk. Bet he talked himself to sleep every night.
I loved Paul Lynde too. He was soo funny. "Uncle _"? on Bewtiched? I can't believe I have forgotten. God, I can remember Uncle Tanoose(sp) from back in the 50's on Make Room for Daddy and I can't remember the 60's? Kitty Kilgallhan! Not Kitty Carlisle. Who's Kitty Carlisle? Anyone famous? She was one of the reporters, right? I can almost see the guy sitting at the end of the panel.
John Cameron Swayze (Timex) was a panelist or host of something too? Oh, must be a relative of Patrick's?? Dad maybe?
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Originally Posted by Minervah
I think you are thinking of Bennett Cerf. John Daley was the most famous moderator on What's My Line. There were others but I don't recall them. Gary Moore's shows were "I've Got a Secret" and "To Tell The Truth."
And Arlene Francis was also a "What's My Line" regular.
Boy I am old! I can remember these things but not what I ate for breakfast yesterday!
Bennett Cerf and Arlene Francis! Yep, those were them! I'm so glad that someone can recall these "little" details, Min. Thanks.
What a wonderful way to wake up....having a good belly laugh! Marlo Thomas is in town for a book signing of her new book, "Growing Up Laughing". While she was talking about it and her childhood, she said that her Uncle Tanoose (yes, he was real) was the funny man of the family and that's how Danny got his sense of humor. Uncle Tanoose was banned from family funerals!!!! OMG that cracked me up so much, especially Marlo said it with such a deadpan face!!!! ROFLMAO
Thanks for the new thread. Kitty Carlisle was the name of the woman on one of the panels from one of those old shows. I thought maybe the one with Garry Moore. I seem to remember the announcer saying the names together. Don't know where either of them came from. If they were actors or what. Was pretty young at the time and now am too old for the memory to work that well. I also, loved Paul Lynde. I think he died pretty young, didn't he? And what about when Alan Ludden hosted Password? and used to have his wife (Betty White) on as a guest. She's really made a huge comeback.
Thanks for the new thread. Kitty Carlisle was the name of the woman on one of the panels from one of those old shows. I thought maybe the one with Garry Moore. I seem to remember the announcer saying the names together. Don't know where either of them came from. If they were actors or what. Was pretty young at the time and now am too old for the memory to work that well. I also, loved Paul Lynde. I think he died pretty young, didn't he? And what about when Alan Ludden hosted Password? and used to have his wife (Betty White) on as a guest. She's really made a huge comeback.
I certainly do remember Alan Ludden and Password and that woman he was married to. Used to play the home verison all the time. He died very young.
Here's another one I used to watch. Match Game. But, for the life of me I can't remember what the premise of the game was at all. Anybody remember that can help me?
Here's another one I used to watch. Match Game. But, for the life of me I can't remember what the premise of the game was at all. Anybody remember that can help me?
The contestants had to give an answer to a fill in the blank sentence and try to figure out the most popular answer the celebrities might have given in order to match. Some questions were really simple but others were pretty difficult...I thought anyway.
Growing up in L.A. I knew a bunch of people who were game show contestants. One filled her house with furniture from "Let's Make a Deal".
My favorite was a college friend who was on the old Match Game with Gene Rayburn. She kept picking the actor George Kennedy as her match and they kept winning. She finally won $12,000. which, in the early 70's, was HUGE money.
Afterwards she got to talk with George who told her he hadn't wanted her to pick him at all. He told her that he was so nervous that he would blow it for her that he couldn't think straight. At the time George Kennedy was a pretty big star. (Oscar winner.) And a lot of people in his position wouldn't have done a game show much less talk with the contestant afterwards.
I see "Cool Hand Luke" nowadays and think, "He's a nice man!"
Growing up in L.A. I knew a bunch of people who were game show contestants. One filled her house with furniture from "Let's Make a Deal".
My favorite was a college friend who was on the old Match Game with Gene Rayburn. She kept picking the actor George Kennedy as her match and they kept winning. She finally won $12,000. which, in the early 70's, was HUGE money.
Afterwards she got to talk with George who told her he hadn't wanted her to pick him at all. He told her that he was so nervous that he would blow it for her that he couldn't think straight. At the time George Kennedy was a pretty big star. (Oscar winner.) And a lot of people in his position wouldn't have done a game show much less talk with the contestant afterwards.
I see "Cool Hand Luke" nowadays and think, "He's a nice man!"
What a nice story, Dew Drop. I've always liked George Kennedy and you just made my day hearing that!!
I agree with Tami. Kudos to Dew Drop for the good story. It's nice to think of a time when stars actually took time to speak to their fans, instead of having to be locked behind walls with security systems because of all the people stalking them. I really miss those stories about the stars.
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Bet he talked himself to sleep every night.
Kitty Kilgallhan! Not Kitty Carlisle. Who's Kitty Carlisle? Anyone famous? 
She was one of the reporters, right? I can almost see the guy sitting at the end of the panel. 
