Exactly right and Don Pardo was an announcer for Saturday Night Live 🌙

They were awful.

Charles Nelson Riley was gay.

@@Kurt77777 your gay as a three dollar bill son

You're absolutely right, have you seen the episode of what's my line with him as the mystery contestant? Extremely funny and smart

@@jamesraines1930 1. It's "you're", not "your". 2. That's not the saying, you got it wrong (Hint: rhymes with deer, begins with "qu"). 3. I am not your son. Even if you have children, you're still probably gay.

@@Kurt77777 Kurt was my 1st gay lover

And he had a fabulous sense of humor, too.

@@connfyoozed Who doesn't love Johnny Olson? I sure do!

@@georgemaster689 anyone who doesn't love Johnny Olson, I can't be friends with them

@@tiffanymorgan6562 You hit the nail right on the head!! Johnny Olson was a terrific fill-in.If you watch Tattletales from a week in 1974,he was a substitute announcer.Full-time from 1982-84.I guess at the time,Mark Goodson and Bill Todman wanted him to concentrate on The Price Is Right, since it was still finding its footing.

Also the Carol Burnett Show would tape on Fridays in the studio

those two ( Brett & Gene ) are clueless of modern music - it is very irritating -

...Consider the source, they were born in 1917 (Gene), and 1924 (Brett) respectively. Gene looked every day of 58, and Brett was 51 looking 61 due to heavy smoking (those glasses didn't help her cause either). Richard Dawson had heard of them, but was somewhat younger (1932), British, & decidedly hipper (also a heavy smoker and looking 10 years older). While Smokey Robinson & The Miracles indeed crossed over between genres; (R&B-Black to Pop-White) , it's safe to say that Gene and Brett were more of the Ella Fitzgerald/Shirley Bassey/Johnny Mathis school of crossover appeal.

Uncle Mike NJ Brett was downright DUMB!

@@user-mj8nf2vp7q Richard Dawson just seemed very worldly and a lot more intelligent than Brett and a number of other panelist. Also Smokey Robinson was very popular from the 60’s and 70’s.

Yeah, he showed up on camera from time to time. More so on The Price is Right.

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Interesting dialogue from one of the funniest movies ever, but unfortunately this episode predates it by five years.

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 LMFAO

@@shawnsmothers4876 Yep, Leslie 75 was still known for dramatic roles, often playing villains. He hadn't yet become a breakout comedian and top-tier star.

Leslie played an attorney in Columbo around this time. A caring man of integrity.

That was actually the late John Charles Daly hosting "What's My Line?" in that clip.

He appeared during the syndicated WML as well, but wasn't as successful in stumping.

Yes, I just watched that one for the second time, he was such a hoot

Yes. 0 talent.

+robert szvetics At least he did some comedy before. He was splendid in the MASH episode "The Ringbanger" two years prior to this episode.

Beth Di Bartolomeo “I know this is my tent because that is my milk”

I would've gone with Jackie Robinson for the audience poll.

@@lepone2317 Me too.

@op people take offense to the stupidest things nowadays. I'd be proud to not know any so called "musicians" today

Not only was he announcer on What's My Line but he was also a Mystery Guest on at least one occasion. And he was funny as hell...and beat the panel!

DarkLight753 you learn something new everyday! never thought i'd see johnny as a pannelist! Had he lived around the late 80's early 90's, he would have been a great imaging voiceover next to the great Charlie Van Dyke, only reason i say that was because he's done announcing for a show for WBT-AM 1110 in the Charlotte, NC market.

Olsen was filling in for Gary Burghoff ("M*A*S*H"), who was filling in for Charles Nelson Reilly at the time.

Anthony Hobson all I can remembered is he did mash for comedy and he’s been on all the old westerns at least once

+runner4life1984 Isn't that Crabobpple

+runner4life1984 (Marcia Wallace)

+James Bonnen (Dead Water) or infected ship

runner4life1984 Also RIP to Patti Deutsch 1944-2017.

+Carl Franks, 1943-2017

Error on Radar's part!!!

Probably about the only opportunity a question ever gave a panelist to "innocently" refer to giving someone the finger. This was right up there with her observations on marriage some episodes back, with a husband who was almost done while the wife was just getting started. She doesn't hit often, but when she does she sends it right out of the park and into the next county.

He must have been FRYING in that thing under the stage lights.

He outlived three. Gene Wood is gone too.

Motown and R & B wasn't quite as much of a "crossover" to older audiences as it is now, but I agree that it is odd that so many of them never had heard of him. Personally, I would have said Jackie, Mrs., and Sugar Ray before Smokey. This was actually a tough one for the contestant, to be honest.

but in 1975, people would have known of him then

I heard of Smokey, but I had forgotten about him before the answers were revealed. Swiss Family would have been my choice. I had to look up Jackie. I was never really into sports so I don't feel as bad not knowing him. I recognized the name though.

Honestly, given the time period and that it was just a few years after "Lost in Space" was on the air, my first thought was Will Robinson. Jackie Robinson is definitely the best answer though.

The John Levinson you're thinking of was a golfer. Not the same guy.

Jerry Butler You know you're right? I looked up his obituary again and this time I noticed his age. The John Levinson that died was 59. I didn't see that the first time. This John Levinson is obviously not 59. But here's the kicker. If you saw the episode before this one when they introduced John Levinson he mentioned he was a professional golfer. And John Levinson's obit mentioned he is survived by a son John. So I'm wondering now if they could be father and son. 🤔🤔

+connfyoozed He did great comedy in the MASH episode "The Ringbanger" two years prior to this episode.

He joked once that he'd always wanted to do comedy, but found himself typecast in dramatic roles.

I stand corrected, you are absolutely right. I guess that Leslie was MOSTLY a dramatic actor at this point. ;)

She was famous long before Simpsons on the Bob Newhart Show.

I don't remember the game so I don't know if they had to modify Johnny Olsen's duties on the show for this episode. I guess they couldn't wait for whoever that was to arrive since the REAL audience would get restless waiting.

Johnny-O's doubling up as announcer and panelist for this episode.

Gene Rayburn lived on the East Coast and commuted to LA over a weekend to tape shows.

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Mine was gunpowder

Brett seemed like an old fuddy-duddy that wouldn't have known about Smokey Robinson and the Miracles or any other things along those lines.

+Peter Harris This was during the time when Gary Burghoff of "M*A*S*H*" filled in for Charles.