+Scott Lomagistro -- I was fascinated by the beautiful name when he wrote it. When I was a kid in the '50s in Ohio, the skirt blowing machine would entertain people for hours. Good clean fun.

Your grandfather was cool...you're so lucky to have this big of history to watch.

I wish I had a video of my long lost father. At the age of 7 my father was lost in a fatal auto accident. Your grandfather shown here is the exact twin of his. My god I'll show my mother tonight. I'm now 57 years old a wish nothing but happiness.

+jceepf my grandfather fought the Germans and Italians in Africa, and Europe.

+KDramaIsLife Yeahbaby Inwood is south shore. Just north of Long Beach.

Can you blame him? :)

I remember the Fun House at Rye Playland, and how hilarious it was...my Dad never laughed so much. ...a simpler time. ;o)

I applied for his job when he retired,the interviewer to me I would have to go to Lands End I said "Is that where the interviews are being held ?" he said " No that's the end of the Queue".

I think it’s also the fact that he answered in a variety of ways (“That’s right”, “Correct”, “They do” &c.) with that intonation you mention. I don’t think it’s so much that he really enjoyed his job in particular, which likely became rather mundane in itself, but that he enjoyed life in general and really fed off the audience’s, host’s and panel’s responses.

There are people who just love their jobs that no amount of $$ can replace. I had an old neighbor back in HS who passed away in his sleep and all he did for 40 years was turn on the roller coaster at the nearby carnival. Told us many times he won't want to do anything else, and will do it until he dies. Indeed, he did.

She seems a lot younger, now.

I adored Arlene she was such fun. Dorothy's life was cut short by her dogged pursuit of justice. RIP those two ladies

Political Correctness erased education standards down to the level of IDIOCRACY now.

The late great Steve Allen called it the "Dumbing Down of America."

I absolutely agree. They are refined, articulate, and charming. It's horrifying how far standards have dropped.

@@kathyflorcruz552 Isn't that the truth! Culture and Class have gone out the window!

Yes. People who speak formally with eloquence nowadays are seen as eccentric.

You ever know a Jew that wasn't clever?

You bet!

Bennett Cerf is dumb because he speaks words that have to be translated,;he speaks these words so terrible.

they say that she was murdered by the cia because she was getting too close to unravelling the jfk assassination

She was a really elegant and nice lady.

If you look into why she did it's quite shocking. She had gotten an exclusive interview with Jack Ruby in prison, and told everyone that she had gotten an amazing story and was going to break open the truth about the Kennedy assassination to the whole world. She ended up dead, and all of her notes taken and never found again.

​@@TryTheBLTHave you read "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much "....by Mark Shaw....Its about EXACTLY what you just refered to in detail......JRS

@@johnsewell6593 Yes, I have. I've been a dedicated student of the assassination since I was a teenager, almost obsessed by it.

The clarification by Dorothy about what part of New York City was she referring to is the long continuing problem that even NYC dwellers have in describing what is the City of New York. Since 1898, the City of NY has consisted of the 5 Boroughs or Counties comprising the unified City of NY-New York County ( Borough of Manhattan), Kings County( Borough of Brooklyn), Queens County and Borough, Bronx County and Borough, and Richmond County ( Borough of Staten Island).

She was great. Did you know she quite publicly doubted the conclusions of Warren Report on President JFK’s assassination and was shortly found dead by what was reported as an accidental overdose combination of alcohol and barbiturates.

Dorothy is the best panelist period. She’s sharp as a tac

@@justincraig398 they kiled her in 1965 cuz she was going to do expose on JFK and UFOs

She deserved better than what happened to her. Her murder wasn't even investigated and all her work was confiscated by the government.

Me and my wife still live that way even tv, This laptop is hidden

Today's "celebs" are pigs compared to the greats of yesteryears!

@@benlujan288 Well said

Imagine this would be boring to people of today because of all the technology. I was there and a great time we had.

You couldn’t find this quality of a panel now in 2022..

Because contestants and panels aren’t nearly as well spoken and well read and imaginative now

@@grahamparks1645 And hosts. Nobody today would come close to John Charles Daly.

Ahhh. You have not watched “Yes Minister”/“Yes Prime Minister” and the creative ways Sir Humphrey could speak English. If you want a laugh look up some clips on KZfaq.

@@brontewcat Yeah, but John Daly was doing it on the fly, not with a pre-written script like Sir Humphrey!

jimbobeire. That’s true. Maybe John Daly was the inspiration.

I just watched an episode of To Tell The Truth and Tom Poston gave a long, drawn out sentence. Then said something like John Daly isn’t the only one who can do it.

Had he not found infinitely more beneficial to society employment in the entertainment field, he could have been quite a lawyer!

+Judy Sanders agreed--it would be impossible to find their caliber now a days.

@@windstorm1000 *nowadays

I don't know if it was true for What's My Line, but in a media studies class a few years ago, I remember we watched a documentary that said (among other things) the problem with old, single sponsor game shows was that many of them were actually fake/scripted. Contestants were told the answers ahead of time and it was decided who would "win" and who would "lose." Again, I'm NOT saying definitely that it was the case for this particular game show, but if it was true for other shows, it's possible it could be true for this one as well. If you do a Google search for: "single sponsor" "game show" scandal (with quotes), you'll probably find what I'm talking about.

@@alvallac2171 even if it was scripted it's still a better script than what we've got in modern times

alvallac21 As a kid in the 70s, I read the what’s my line book (wish I had it now, it’s super expensive used on amazon) by the producer. Once in a blue moon, in the early days, they would give Steve Allen on the panel a ‘lead’, a hint that if he went in a certain direction he would get laughs. It was not in any way to help him or anyone else solve it, quite the contrary. I think of the one where they had a young lady on who worked on zippers, and Steve’s question, “Well would every young woman who works in an office know how to work one of these?” sent the audience into howls of laughter. I don’t know if that’s one where they gave him a direction to head in for laughs, but they never gave any panelist the answer. And he said in the book after the quiz show scandal of the late 50s broke, they even stopped doing that. So the three regulars (Dorothy, Arlene and Bennett) really were that clever. Bennett was very good at nailing voices of mystery guests, and with sports guests. Dorothy could follow trails like the investigative reporter she was. And Arlene was super intuitive. They really were a deadly combination and it’s why they were so rarely stumped. It’s too bad they never really found a great fourth panelist after Steve Allan left for his own show and Fred Allen passed away. Tony Randal was probably my favorite of the subs, and Arlene’s husband guesting was always fun.

This is in part because they were allowed to learn English grammar correctly.

That was verbal poetry in action.

I found a few of John's responses with special guest Eleanore Roosevelt particularly elegant and amusing.

inkyguy It's very similar to Trump and Hillary. Despite their great success in their field, some men seem threatened by accomplished women for some reason. I think it will sadly be a good while yet before we have a female president.

It’s because of her ties to the newspaper... she was always on the up and up

@@williejohnson3866 media lie... Dorothy kilgallen lie was part of the death of Kennedy by Oz... A medias lie..

I don't know, Bennett Cerf figured it out fairly often (even if one question too late). Dorothy's questions may have frequently got them (or her) on the right track, but also frequently tended to get way too complex and make it harder to figure out.She overthought things way too much. Also, even Arlene figured out Dorothy's dad in one episode just before Dorothy did.

@@brch2 in a media's created society of lies.. With media's technology... The end of the Kennedy Oz enigma begins with Dorothy death and the monkey virus.. The media's mandella effect is A Oz enigma to Os enigma... The original Kennedy story was an Oz enigma.. Due to Mandela lies.. Kennedy Os enigma.. Mandela effect stands for media's altering Perceptions of the past... The Kennedy Oz homage to three dead Disney associates and Dorothy and monkey virus... Media's rule earth in lies and Illusions.. Humans first lie they learn is media's santa clause.. Using parents to lie to THIER offspring..

Wow...Nice~

personally i'd rather speak for myself as i'd get through the gate quicker!

Steven Chappell (1) ur assuming there is a "Heaven" & (2) if it exists ur assuming it wont be the other gate manned by Lucifer's 2nd in command......

orgonko the wildly untamed I'd still like John Daly to explain my answers.

+orgonko the wildly untamed 1. Yes Heaven is a real place. So is Hell. 2. I too hope John Daly went to Heaven as well as the rest of the panel.

*gentleman (singular, not plural)

Who suffered?

The man who shot animals for fun?

No not that guy. I don’t know anything about him

@@user-gq1sh4kf4w Are you talking about Donny Trump Jr.?

He was the toughest man I've ever known.

I'm sure he was tough, but here he seems like such a sweetheart.

B

Can't he be both? Does a man really have to appear tough to be tough? (Not to seem insulting; sorry if I do appear that way. Just that I really hate macho stereotypes.)

@@scottlomagistro69 l bet you are so proud of your Grandfather.you can tell he is a lovely man.handsome too. Thanks for sharing scott.

I bet they would have been delighted to know that, probably with a hint of doubt but delighted nonetheless. I myself just happened to come across this old show this year during lockdown. :) I love it!

They would respond "Isn't that whats so? Folks sitting at home and in these stands behind watching this performance of wit and comedy, purely for pleasure and close interactive enjoyment".

thats what i kept thinking. It must have cost 25 cents to get your skirt blown

@@gaguy1967 If you live in Chicago, you can have your skirt blown most days of the year, no charge! ;)

I'd have done it for free

@@freeguy77 ah, the wind city. Well as it were, I hardly believe women wear skirts, they need to feel akin to a man and never want to feel attractive to fit into current societies ideals. I find more poor people with dresses than rich...as though this is some lost symbol of merit. And not a comfort in the winter, and an extra breeze in the summer since skirts were flowing and let air circulate throughout giving the wearer a pleasure of staying cool and formal.

@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Such nonsense. Men and women are equal and really no one wears trousers for any other reasons than it being very practical and comfortable.

Hello beautiful how are you doing today??

Dee Moon Dear god, that was 2-3 generations ago and this man is long dead. Would you like to thank someone for having fought in the Civil War, too?

Yes, we certainly should be thankful to all who fought.

Go Navy It seems you didn’t get my point- at all.

@@Celisar1 You have no point worth getting.

Zekais In order to claim that I didn’t have a point you should be able to explain then what I said in my comment: go ahead. Waiting... 😄

They would have trouble finding a panel of intelligent celebrities.

You're witnessing actors who were required to train in the trans-Atlantic accent. Nobody in real life spoke with this accent at home. It was completely fabricated for radio and television. That accounts for the enunciation as well. As for the "manner," well, I think you'll find that there were plenty of examples of bad manners in that day, but they were pretty strict about how people could and couldn't behave on television. It's easy to look at the past through rose-colored glasses, but let's not forget that, while this was being filmed, black people were still fighting for the right to drink out of the same water fountains and attend the same schools as white people.

And it sure seems that he had a lot of fun doing it!

For sure - Top bloke.

And he was Italian !

@@victormarrotti2575 So's a Spinone.

People in this country were so much more decent a century ago.

I've seen better, he was alright.

You may have ASMR

Goddd...I just said the exact same thing to my dog. Where did they get that chalk...I need it..I'm trying to pay attention but I'm just thinking about the chalk

normal for Television

What a nice norm! With manners and speech to go with it. ... not anymore, over 60 years hence. For some reason, when humanity hits a peak, it declines, instead of maintaining a beneficial high standard.

John Daly wanted it that way and so that's the way it was. It's not an indictment on modern times that the host of a show from the 50s had a particular idea of how he wanted the show to me and got his way. There may be more vulgarity on television these days, but that's just one aspect of society. Personally, I think it's better to live at a time when women aren't so subservient to their husbands, when mental ill-health is something people aren't afraid to acknowledge, etc.

Yes. And she was so smart, she figured out who killed Kennedy.

We could use reporters/columnist like her today.

And in the end, it turned out the show was rigged. Funny how the panel on this guest was so far afield of what he did they looked hopeless, until Kilgallen pulled the amusement park out of her ass and Cerf goes right for the wind machine when they were still miles away? This show and I've Got A Secret got in hot water when it was discovered the panels were given "hints" ahead of time.

Tom Barrister ... Kilgallen was murdered a year or two after this video. She was also a respected columnist,...and she was working/investigating on the JFK murder.

RIGGED? FOR 50 BUCKS?

Paul Carpool - You mean the evidence that was never found? And, it turns out, probably didn't exist?

MICHO1 - Rigged.

It's been an anti-intellectual society ever since. Back then it was space race and no social promotions in school. You earned it and the best and brightest were highly desired, not diversity for the sake of diversity.

With the exception of Dorothy, these people wouldn't get past the first round of Jeopardy. You're confusing intelligence with social niceties. As evidenced by David's assumption that diversity has no benefit in itself, when everything from food to housing is a product of it.

@@davidb2206 Poor you being terrified of smart minorities.

Exactly!!!! It’s like reading letters, etc. from the 1700’s...even children spoke eloquently, almost as adults. Penmanship was amazing..

@@tiawilliams5690 I voted up David, and after your comment I voted for you also. You both have valid points, and David was so into smarts ( that's necessary !) that he kinda got carried away. And I might remind you that different to be different is not correct either. Different to contribute something different is what you had in mind perhaps.

Sounds so wrong in every way lmao

@My007music yes I want a time machine to visit really bad

Yes. I appreciate how sharp, elegant, and educated the people on this show were.

Ah yes, those days when it wasn’t considered sexual assault to humiliate women by exposing their underwear in public.

You have that right!

I’ll give it to you for American quiz shows. But try watching some British game/quiz shows. Like “Eggheads”, or “Mastermind”, or “Countdown” (the real one, not “8 out of 10 Cats”). Or, above all, “University Challenge”.

Yes much more intelligent than your run of the mill Trump supporter.

@@jflow5601 u sound butthurt

America had dumbed down alot since then

They were pretty sharp, weren't they.

November 22, 1963.

Oh really? So sexual harassment masked as entertainment is 'intelligent'? I think not. We know better now than we did then. Less ignorance in some respects. Unfortunately there are plenty of people who happily wallow in ignorance, and others who can't afford the time to educate themselves, but we still are better off all around, regardless. (We only need get rid of those who happily spew ignorance, like our leaders for the moment, for instance.)

It requires a certain level of intelligence to take a joke. If they can live through and laugh at the concept of some skirts being lifted then it's fine. Offense is only taken and never given. We could really do with some politically incorrect and light-hearted comedy like in the old days.

Sexual Harassment? Give me a break.

Yes, and the self-presentation left no embarrassment. Way to go!

Of course. It's a serial.

@@mandolinic Cereal...

Different sponsors over time, but this episode clearly shows Kellogg’s in front of the panel.

‘Kellogg’s of Battle Creek’

The sponsors used to run the content and the network was more like KZfaq where they network didn't procure and choose the content, but just deliver it. This changed when the FCC chairman told the networks that *they* need to run the network. This is according to an Andy Griffith interview. After that statement, the networks became leaders of setting content, rather than servants to the sponsors. The networks didn't know they had the power to lead, since the airwaves we're seen as their property. They they began to capitalize their business like the motion picture industry and try new shows from writers and producers. With that, the industry changed and content improved and evolved (and the sponsors loved it). The network would go forward and look mostly at viewership rather than ask sponsors to fund a show and make decision regarding content (remember announcers would say long ago "brought to you by...").