What's My Line? - Eddie Anderson (Nov 23, 1952)

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MYSTERY GUEST: Eddie Anderson
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, Hal Block
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@19tc85 10 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!!! Aw, poor Eddie was dying up there trying to hide is voice.

@mrbrooks7846 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr.Anderson for all the years of laughter. He, Jack, and Dennis could always have me 🤣!!

@dotsywotsy18 2 жыл бұрын

They were magic together

@mermaidwe2743 5 жыл бұрын

His voice would have been an instant give away.

@slaytonp 2 жыл бұрын

Even as high as he was pitching it, I thought it the inflections made it recognizable.

@janepatterson6779 5 жыл бұрын

I read recently he was the first black millionaire actor in Hollywood..happy for him, or any hard working person, to have achieved that comfort in their later years.

@richardbullis6263 4 жыл бұрын

No. I think Stepin Fecthit was the first millionaire not Rochester.

@5thcorps 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardbullis6263 That's correct

@marylinvitals4950 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardbullis6263 8

@dr.a.995 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you have seen the Topper films, sloth the prejudices of the times are uncomfortable, at times.

@aarondigby9859 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardbullis6263 STEPN FETCHIT is too damn funny. I can't believe how freaking funny he is, playing that ridiculous stereotype. Lincoln was a comedy legend and genius.

@kenyongray2615 2 жыл бұрын

John Daly makes a difficult job look easy. He has to consistently interpret questions and answers from both the contestants and the panel.

@TheIgnatzz 2 жыл бұрын

Dorothy Kilgallen was so smart. I think she heard the loud laugh when she asked if Rochester was a brunette, and figured out the rest.

@glennhoddle10 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree.

@manthony777 Жыл бұрын

I think she was given the answers before the show

@bloodgrss 11 ай бұрын

No...

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

@mananthony777. Totally ridiculous 😮

@razorback9926 3 жыл бұрын

When he left, he got the biggest ovation of any mystery guest ever.

@dr.a.995 2 жыл бұрын

Nice audience reaction to this wonderful character actor.

@jeric7740 2 жыл бұрын

Eddie Anderson was very funny and I always loved it when he was doing a skit with Jack Benny.

@dominicpiscopo7915 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch this program I’m always amazed at how intelligent the panelists are n very charming I just love ❤️ this program

@thatsthegoal 6 жыл бұрын

17:28 Hahaha hilarious... Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, one of the absolute greatest. His voice always brings a smile to my face the instant it appears, whenever I listen to Jack's radio program.

@kennethbutler1343 5 жыл бұрын

Me too; I was disappointed he didn't say anything after Dorothy guessed him! They were short on time though - as usual with all the mucking about before the game actually starts. I'm glad they discontinued both the walk and free guess in later years.

@dr.a.995 2 жыл бұрын

Recommend Topper Returns film. KZfaq it.

@laurahoward5426 Жыл бұрын

He was in GONE WITH THE WIND, NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK, just in 1939, and You can't take it with you, in '38...huge celebrity

@kitcat9447 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love Rochester. He was hilarious here and everywhere else!

@photo161 8 жыл бұрын

Such a sweet man and a brilliant comic actor.

@richardbullis6263 4 жыл бұрын

Where in Jefferson park did Rochester live? I grew up near him. I heard he was a nice neighbor. Tell me more.

@DD-rp2qr 4 жыл бұрын

@Paula Johnson it’s possible that you may not see this reply but it’s really not just for you. If you’re from the U.S. we need to have more serious discussions about race in this country. Mr. Anderson’s wife succumbed to cancer at age 43. I brought up race because the stereotype of his era was to be childlike, irresponsible, or problem free. The comments in the post say “unfriendly and rarely seen”. To be fair a hard working well travelled black entertainer making over $100k during his time (~1937 to 1972) could be rarely seen by neighbors and that would be okay. As for “friendly”, sadly the list is far too long of friendly black entertainers and athletes who went broke so perhaps he chose to socialize wisely. As for trick or treating, low hanging fruit there - not every African Americans (especially older ones) favorite “holiday” for good reasons. More should be known about him though because he broke a lot of barriers in radio and television.

@emmabradford137 3 жыл бұрын

@@DD-rp2qr Yes he was a trailblazer and so was his "boss"

@theronedawson3236 3 жыл бұрын

@@DD-rp2qr Well said. There should be more information about him.

@aarondigby9859 2 жыл бұрын

@@theronedawson3236 Art and theater classes and schools should be more responsible for getting these legends out to the young; what I notice is how precise their timing and delivery to make the jokes hilarious, pure comic legends and pioneers.

@virghammer1 Жыл бұрын

They never ONCE called him Eddie Anderson? -. Yeesh. - Well: all honor, praise and RESPECT to you, ultra- ( OK: to an otherworldly degree, I’d say) -gracious Eddie Anderson. Thanks for the exquisite laughs ! ❤ ♥️ 💕😍 🙏🏼 👊🏽 ✌🏽. Xo, MidlanticTheatre, Newark, NJ

@chrischeshire6528 8 жыл бұрын

I was listening to Jack Benny (otr) last night when Phil Harris told him that Frank Remley was going on What's My Line, Jack said, "good they will never guess his occupation because he's a bum...and he can use the Stopette!" oooohhh Rochester!! love it.

@glennmarshall4693 5 жыл бұрын

you'd recognize Rochester's voice in a second

@golden-63 4 жыл бұрын

*Poor Eddie Anderson. There's no disguising that distinctive voice!*

@cleopatrabonz 6 жыл бұрын

Eddie Anderson adopted the name Rochester....he was known to be called Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. As far as I'm concerned, the name Rochester was quite distinguished.

@nowvoyagerNE 9 жыл бұрын

what a shame that they did not spend time talking with Eddie Anderson / Rochester :(

@blodgettshouseofinsanity 6 жыл бұрын

nowvoyagerNE I thought the same thing.

@carolv8450 6 жыл бұрын

He seemed to want to leave quickly.

@edwardcochran5060 4 жыл бұрын

May he had to catch a plane!😆

@keithhyttinen8275 3 жыл бұрын

1952. Rushed off the stage before the southern states started making angry phone calls.

@sgsmozart 3 жыл бұрын

@@keithhyttinen8275 WML is one of the few shows that had black guests in the 60's and certainly the 50's...

@asteverino8569 Жыл бұрын

Love you Rochester and love this show.!

@lw8546 3 жыл бұрын

This is great! We all love Rochester!

@spikehofmann 4 жыл бұрын

rochester is a gem. he's got 'funny bones'

@demef758 3 жыл бұрын

What a great show WML was. Simple as hell, but always classy. Everything was prim and proper. Oh how those days are missed! Anderson was a magnificent prize, sassy and always had the upper hand on Mr. Benny. Rich as hell, too!

@bobhayett2376 Жыл бұрын

Rochester was a BRILLIANT comedian!!!!

@patrickryan1515 Жыл бұрын

Rochester always brought a sparkle to the screen. His ability to react to situations with such comic results never failed.

@jsmiles2488 3 жыл бұрын

I wish Rochester wasn't rushed off stage so fast! He had great facial expressions when giving his answers!

@emmabradford137 3 жыл бұрын

Bennet took off his glasses when he shook Mr. Anderson's hand

@gofanman8455 2 жыл бұрын

He was not "rushed out". That was the program routine. Check other celebrity episodes. Good job trying to make it sound racist..didnt work

@TheCinematicPackrat1 Жыл бұрын

@@emmabradford137 I could be wrong, but I think he merely hadn't been able to put them back on yet after take the blindfold off.

@mehboobkm2018 Жыл бұрын

@@TheCinematicPackrat1 you were right because Anderson was rushed off coz they had to accommodate one more contestant.

@akrenwinkle Жыл бұрын

@@gofanman8455 You're right. Or, as it's usually written on the internet, "your right." WML was live and packed in as much show as it could.

@VahanNisanian 10 жыл бұрын

If you listen carefully during the Pretzel Twister segment, you can hear New York sirens. Apparently, the Mansfield Theater was not 100% soundproof.

@loissimmons6558 7 жыл бұрын

Those were the loudest and longest lasting I've heard so far.

@Banks-gd1in 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't hear it

@davidsanderson5918 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I heard it. Wondered whether it was the wind till I saw your comment.

@stanmaxkolbe 4 жыл бұрын

Heck now I have watch it again.

@theexperiment8498 2 жыл бұрын

These days no one would guess a line of work like “pretzel twister.” I enjoy seeing how times have changed (but not always).

@keithhyttinen8275 4 жыл бұрын

Rochester was great. So was Jack Benny for always letting him "one-up" him.

@davestianson518 3 жыл бұрын

Jack would gladly let his crew one up him, if it got a laugh. Humor was more important than ego

@debbigray1752 3 жыл бұрын

Check out Rochester's bio...he was a good man...a life well lived.

@aarondigby9859 2 жыл бұрын

@@davestianson518 Jack would get every single laugh out of a joke, he'd squeeze that sucker, be patient and wait on that one peculiar laugh from the audience while basically allowing himself to be the butt of his own joke. My parent's hipped me to him when I was a little kid. Comedic timing, not rushing the joke like these So called comedians of today.

@akrenwinkle Жыл бұрын

@@aarondigby9859 There's a wonderful documentary about Rose Marie available on the internet called "Wait For the Laugh." It's her life story, and like Mr. Benny, boy, was she right!

@kevind1931 3 жыл бұрын

Just been reading The Reporter Who Knew too Much and they were right. Dorothy did guess Mystery Guests correctly more than anyhone else.

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

She was a sluth very intelligent woman 😊

@lindaboyce8805 9 жыл бұрын

Dorothy is a sharp gal

@SuperWinterborn 9 жыл бұрын

linda boyce Yup! Very sharp, indeed! :)

@ChelseaForeverFan 6 жыл бұрын

Very Very Sharp.

@davidsanderson5918 4 жыл бұрын

Too sharp. I often suspect she knew the answers anyway. Her questions arrive at the answer very specifically very early!

@academyofshem 4 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Fairbank Illegal aliens? Oh, you mean the Pilgrims...

@LoudCitizen 4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Fairbank She truly was brilliant, and the show was honest. The panelists had a special sense and brainy instinct that picked up on subtleties that clued them in to the identities of guests, Dorothy most of all.

@kirkmorgan-austin1187 5 жыл бұрын

It makes me angry whenever I think of the SOB 😠 who stole Arlene's necklace !!

@golden-63 4 жыл бұрын

I know. Pisses me off!

@saran3214 2 жыл бұрын

I know. It's like he stole OUR necklace.

@aarondigby9859 2 жыл бұрын

@@saran3214 how you know it's a he, could be a she or possibly a gender bender ..IJS, as a forensic pathologist let's do an accurate and thorough investigation.

@saran3214 2 жыл бұрын

@@aarondigby9859 At the time the mugger identified as a he, but fenced the necklace, used the money to trans. She got too old to snatch and run so she switched to swimming and now wins the female senior swim events, stealing the prize money.

@larnakeane8940 Жыл бұрын

Adore this Show. Lifts my spirit.

@jerrysky4598 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it wild that back then no one considered mustard on a pretzel? The 'All in the Family' episode where Archie chastised Mike for doing it comes to mind.

@ilanarhian 10 ай бұрын

They still don’t use mustard on them in Germany

@tommyreid2317 2 жыл бұрын

Really liked Eddie Anderson

@tejaswoman Жыл бұрын

One of these days, I should make a list of those great lines like "a panhandler in a pie factory" - they are my favorite part of Hal's appearances

@davidsanderson5918 4 жыл бұрын

This is a shout out to watchers from the UK....isn't it a shame there aren't more episodes from the popular UK version? Enjoyable though this programme most certainly is, sadly the US celebrities from television are unknown to this fifty-four year old, I'm sorry to say. I'd have loved to see the UK television celebrities of the time.

@kelvyquayo 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah. He knew his voice would be give-away. Hilarious!

@tomhavens6006 2 жыл бұрын

How ironic Dalys comment about Johnnie Ray for reasons I won’t elaborate on . Enjoyed the show.

@ironduke2000 Жыл бұрын

In an idle moment I looked up the final guest and found an obituary. He was a fighter pilot during WWII and later pals with Tom Landry, the legendary coach of the Dallas Cowboys, and others in the Cowboys organization. He's 31 here. Typically people on this show appear, to my eyes anyway, older than do people of the same age now, but this person looks, again to my eyes, a bit younger.

@pgh45rpms Жыл бұрын

This was when guests made their exit by walking behind John Daly. Rochester walked over to the panelists and shook hands, then bowed to the audience before exiting. A classy gentleman.

@ilanarhian 10 ай бұрын

All the celebrity guests shook hands with the panel. It was the non celebrities who exited behind John Daly

@theronedawson3236 6 жыл бұрын

Eddie was attractive during his heyday.

@Sheila02181 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed but a suit makes nearly any man attractive.

@Concetta20 8 жыл бұрын

The ladies get to have a whistle at the last guest.

@DarylReeceJames 3 жыл бұрын

Cannot blame them really ;)

@WhatsMyLine 9 жыл бұрын

@4:45: Dorothy demonstrates that the breadboxes hadn't arrived yet.

@lindaboyce8805 9 жыл бұрын

if you want to see a good movie with eddie Anderson - " cabin in the sky"

@deadfreightwest5956 5 жыл бұрын

Two thumbs up for this! Fabulous cast in that film.

@13ECHO20 5 жыл бұрын

Y E S !

@aarondigby9859 2 жыл бұрын

CABIN IN THE SKY,a good movie!!!

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

He had a major role in a topper movie 😊

@WhatsMyLine 9 жыл бұрын

Today's KZfaq Rerun for 5/28/15: Watch along and join the discussion! If you're a fan of Jack Benny, this episode is real treat-- Rochester! If you're a fan of mustard on pretzels, however, prepare to get very ticked off at John for his answer to one of the questions in this show. . . ;) Eddie Anderson must have had one of the least disguisable voices of any mystery guest on the program, right up there with Louis Armstrong and George Burns. (Incidentally, we're now in the midst of a LONG string of episodes that were posted over a year and a half ago when I first started the WML channel, and don't have a lot of comments added. I really look forward to more discussion this time around!) ----------------------------- Join our Facebook group for WML-- great discussions, photos, etc, and great people! facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/ To stay up to date with postings, please consider supporting the WML channel by subscribing. The WML channel already contains the complete CBS series, with new videos still being added on the weekends. kzfaq.info/love/hPE75Fvvl1HmdAsO7Nzb8w

@savethetpc6406 9 жыл бұрын

What's My Line? Yes, I did yell at John when he gave a "no" to mustard on pretzels! Having lived in Philadelphia for several years during college and grad school, I am a great fan of mustard on soft pretzels -- yum! And I think some people might dip hard pretzels in mustard, too. And yes, as a fan of Jack Benny and his programs, It was indeed a treat to see Eddie "Rochester" Anderson -- and amazing that he was able to fool the panel for so long!

@Concetta20 8 жыл бұрын

I love Eddie Anderson! I laughed to see that he was the mystery guest. Indeed his voice is distinct and hard to disguise. What is the high pitched sound in the beginning of the program I wonder?

@juliansinger 8 жыл бұрын

+What's My Line? Not that it matters, but I think John's distinction was you wouldn't put mustard /and/ chili-type sauce on a pretzel. If they'd stuck to mustard...

@bandbvending1 8 жыл бұрын

Back in the 1950's they did not put anything on the pretzel. Laugh at this.... They put mustard on Hamburgers and Malt Vinegar on fries. Cotton candy was place on a long cone stick; made of paper.

@juliansinger 8 жыл бұрын

+Brian Allen I still use malt vinegar on my fries! (Though not all the time.)

@grapetomatogirl2141 5 жыл бұрын

I was so hoping Russell Broden’s line of work was a paper salesman when he stated he was from Scranton, Pennsylvania 🤞

@ihatey0utube 3 жыл бұрын

same!!! haha!!

@raymondschmidt2003 6 жыл бұрын

I REALLY LIKE ROCHESTER AND ALL OF THE MOVIES HE WAS IN , AND WITH JACK BENNY AND WITH CHARLIE CHAN..

@dinojay8410 5 жыл бұрын

I dont think Eddie Anderson was in any of the Charlie Chan movies ... you're probably confusing him with the Birmingham Brown character played by Mantan Moreland.

@joeguzman3558 Жыл бұрын

12:57 that's how decent people used to be back then

@forrestcalkins93 8 жыл бұрын

man I felt bad for poor Rockcester he nearly lost his voice

@belindaalbright8798 2 жыл бұрын

The first guest was a pretzel twister. With factories being automated we tend to forget that manufacturing of all types was largely done by hand. Pretzel twisters still exist but will likely in time become a lost art. I notice many jobs or products represented on these old shows no longer exist. Thank you for the lovely look back at early television and simpler times, when intelligence and respect still existed. Watching these shows so many years ago, we never noticed the class, respect, proper speech, pride in appearance because they were simply part of our daily life. Looking back with appreciation at what mattered most; we have deteriorated rather shamefully as a society.

@ilanarhian 10 ай бұрын

I live in Germany and the baked pretzels are done by hand by the baker here. I think my husband knows how to do it, though not sure because he worked in a bakery a long time ago in north west Germany and pretzels were mostly a thing in Bavaria then.

@lottalady73 6 жыл бұрын

As much as I knock Hal for being too crass, boorish and all-round creepy for the show, he really was a clever quipster. 3:31 “I think he’s a pan handler in a pie factory.” Not too shabby.

@OrigamiMarie 5 жыл бұрын

That really was a pretty solid quip. I saw somebody point out that he normally wrote jokes rather than told them, and I think that would be consistent: he has lots of ideas, and only about 5% of them are really good jokes. He just doesn't know which 5% on a moment's notice, so he throws them all out there (which is the right way about it for somebody who brainstorms jokes). That just makes him kind of a broken record player when he's live, and we're not fond of the particular record groove that he tends to catch in.

@MarthaCarnahan 4 жыл бұрын

He's like the proverbial kid brother who is annoying but occasionally endearing.

@altonpitts5303 4 жыл бұрын

Lotta Lady Miss Double LL, I like to make an observation. At 17:17, I thought that Mr. Daly flipped the card unfairly due to a casual remark by Mr. Bloch. That really was not meant to be a question.

@davidsanderson5918 4 жыл бұрын

Bob Hope who he wrote for was occasionally funny too.

@stanmaxkolbe 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidsanderson5918 I like the Hal. My Mother was a WWII Gen said, "Bob Hope is not funny." I listen to him on Sirius/Xm Old Radio Classes CH 148. My Mother was right; he's not funny

@loissimmons6558 7 жыл бұрын

This episode certainly gave a lot of new twists to WML, as well as to the great pretzel w/mustard debate. I've already added my 2¢ to the discussion on that topic, so I won't repeat myself.

@bweatherman3345 4 жыл бұрын

Things really changed. We eat pretzels in these days with mustard.

@appledoreman 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised John Daly didn't announce Rochester's real name, Eddie Anderson. On the other hand, he signed in as Rochester, so maybe he wanted to be known only by the name of the character through which he became famous - still, quite unusual.

@TacomaPaul 2 жыл бұрын

I used to do Rochester on KZOK-FM in Seattle. The DJ Maynard once asked me, "Why are you Rochester ?" I said, "Cuz I'm from Syracuse !"

@nanaberry4120 6 жыл бұрын

These ladies and their hats!!!!

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

Hats were a necessity back then! 😊

@amymanns8023 3 жыл бұрын

We didn't even get to hear Eddie's real voice. I wish they would've talked to him for at least a few seconds. geez

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

Not a talk show😮

@PepsiMama2 6 жыл бұрын

I thought Dorothy was so cute when she said "is it a pretzel"....

@StevieStitches 3 жыл бұрын

He was famous as Jack Benny's butler and chauffeur Rochester on The Jack Benny Program

@waynemarvin5661 Жыл бұрын

You had to Google it, didn't you, kid?

@StevieStitches Жыл бұрын

@@waynemarvin5661 You know what? No. I was raised by my grandmother and watched The Jack Benny Program on the Antenna TV cable channel and here on KZfaq now. Purely for my own enjoyment now, along with The Munsters and Addams. More from my generation should give the oldies a chance.

@Concetta20 8 жыл бұрын

Each time I hear Scranton, PA I think of "the Office". It's usual for pretzels to have mustard as a topping ... I'm surprised he said no, but maybe I'm only thinking of soft pretzels.

@salmanilla2039 5 жыл бұрын

Back then I was 8 years old. In a different time and place, I could have fallen in love with Arlene! A lady of style and grace!

@kelvyquayo 3 жыл бұрын

"Are you brunette?" LOL. Great reaction!

@bethdibartolomeo2042 8 жыл бұрын

From the comment on pretzels being sweet, "No", this is obviously before chocolate-covered pretzels came into vogue or they'd say "sometimes".

@Arthur_McGowan 8 жыл бұрын

Hal asked about mustard and chili. Of course, if he had asked only about mustard...

@WhatsMyLine 8 жыл бұрын

He was thinking of hot dogs.

@loissimmons6558 7 жыл бұрын

It depends upon what kind of pretzels he twisted. If it is the thin, crispy kind that you buy in the snack section of the supermarket or find in a dish at a local tavern, the answer would be no to mustard. But if he twisted the large, doughy kind, those are famous for people to put mustard (usually yellow) on them in the Philadelphia area, usually sold from a pushcart on the streets.

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

@@loissimmons6558 No thin crispy then, no supermarket

@MrJoeybabe25 3 жыл бұрын

Hal just had a good one and it was missed by the other ("more sophisticated") panelists. Arlene guess that the last contestant may be in oil...and Hal Block says that may be pretty boring! That's worthy of Fred Allen.

@mauricegilliam7102 3 жыл бұрын

Love Rochester.

@SuperWinterborn 10 жыл бұрын

I think Eddie Anderson was a wonderful "Brunette"...! ;)

@13ECHO20 5 жыл бұрын

😂

@dallasheltzell 5 жыл бұрын

OMG, I laughed so hard my sides hurt when they asked that!

@clearfield2009 2 жыл бұрын

Eddie Anderson was born in 1905....

@stanmaxkolbe 4 жыл бұрын

When the Jack Benny Show was in the South and if a Holtel didn't take black people; he go to another Holtel. Those fools lost a lot of money-GOOD!

@neilschmid4991 2 жыл бұрын

Eddie Anderson was a fantastic actor but it's sad that the black community look down on him because of the roles he played but he used the "times" to his advantage. I also believe Jack Benny treat him as an equal.

@lottalady73 6 жыл бұрын

9:16 When Hal wonders whether Mrs. Alexander is mother to “Grover Cleveland” he’s referring to Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander who pitched in the National League from 1911-1930. This begs the question, “Why would people be thinking about Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1952?” The answer is that the movie “The Winning Team” which chronicled Alexander’s sometimes triumphant and sometimes tragic life, had been released five months before this episode aired and, since it starred Ronald Reagan and Doris Day, Hal could reasonably expect that people were familiar with the name It really is a terrible film. Baseball guru Bill James called it "an awful movie, a Reader's Digest movie, reducing the events of Alexander's life to a cliché." Nonetheless it’s one of my favorite baseball flicks. Interesting anecdote: when Reagan was first introduced to the White House in 1981 he was shown President Grover Cleveland’s desk and said, “Oh. I played him once on film.” He had to be corrected. No studio would ever have thought to cast Reagan as a president - he simply wasn’t the type.

@rebl1128 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you explained this. I thought he was making fun of her age!

@algoritmosalfredohipicasig7116 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you're joking because Ronnie sure was.

@nadiazahroon6573 6 жыл бұрын

I loved the way she turned around

@MrJoeybabe25 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder if by November 1952, Eddie Anderson was known well upon seeing him? Jack Benny was still rather infrequently on television, only 4 times in the 1950-51 season and once every 6 weeks in the 1951-52 season. So I wonder if would have been instantly recognizable. There seemed to be a bit of hesitation among the audience until he signed his name.

@vickirobison4604 5 жыл бұрын

On yes, I'm sure most of the public knew who he was. Even a bigger revealer than movies and television were the radio guides that were available to the public. Later they became radio and television guides. In addition to including a complete schedule of radio programs, they also included feature articles, anecdotes, behind-the-scenes information, etc. Eddie Anderson was the subject of a number of these write-ups over the years.

@sandrageorge3488 3 жыл бұрын

Because they all heard him on the radio show.

@user-hu4gr1bo5g Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Eddie had been in feature films (before 1937, I believe) when he joined Jack. Also vaudeville...

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

He was in one of the topper movies. 1940s😊

@WakandaBabe 2 жыл бұрын

I loved watching this show as a kid.

@mrpuniverse2 10 жыл бұрын

Has anyone done stats on how many Arlene and Dorothy guess correctly on this show as they always seem to get so many correct And I am trying to find out the info you wanted on broadcast in Australia of this show

@WhatsMyLine 10 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Anything you can find would be helpful-- I've read what there is to read at Wikipedia. As for stats on who "wins" the rounds, I've thought about this a lot and I don't think there's any good way of doing it. Without getting into a long-winded explanation, it's not always clear who should be properly given credit for solving a round. The person who asked the last question? The one who got the essential nature of the line? A panelist who shouted out an answer when it wasn't his/her turn? It's a lot more complicated than it would seem to be, or I think someone in the dedicated fan community would surely have undertaken this task already. It is an intriguing notion, though.

@swertyr6 6 жыл бұрын

mrpuniverse2 6*

@catelynstark5689 4 жыл бұрын

My money's on Arlene as being the sharpest

@algoritmosalfredohipicasig7116 5 жыл бұрын

"Have you appeared in silent films?" "Gulp" (meaning yes, this one).

@glennmarshall4693 5 жыл бұрын

such a formal show

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

Everyone dressed this way back then!😊

@Traderjoe 7 ай бұрын

Have I been putting mustard on my pretzels all my life and not supposed to?

@MrYfrank14 6 жыл бұрын

i have heard jack benny's radio show, not the originals, and recognized rochester's voice even from the uh huhs.

@aarondigby9859 2 жыл бұрын

When you heard Rochester say uh-ohh Mr. Benny, you knew Jack was going to get it. LMFAO

@mrb8993 4 жыл бұрын

[LAST CONTESTANT] *fire* is an element Mr Daly :)

@waynemarvin5661 Жыл бұрын

No, it's not.

@gregorytaylor3053 2 жыл бұрын

evening dress polite conversation how charming

@SuperWinterborn 9 жыл бұрын

PRETZELS: As for the first contestant and the question whether one put mustard on a pretzel or not. I've noticed several comments on this page regarding this topic. Since none are in a thread easy to follow up, I dare put my comment on this separately. I don't know pretzels. I've never seen or tasted one. I understood that it was made of wheat flour, salt and water and that the taste was mainly salty. My conclusion is, that Block should have gotten a "yes" or "it's possible one could do, yes." to his question "would one put mustard or chili sauce on it?" (even if he was thinking of hot dogs). If you have a salty edible product which ingredients else are of a neutral character, you can add whatever you want to it, only depended on personal taste.

@savethetpc6406 9 жыл бұрын

SuperWinterborn No pretzels in Norway -- *_really_*???

@savethetpc6406 9 жыл бұрын

What's My Line? SuperWinterborn Check it out -- above ^ ! Bold *_and_* italics at the same time -- WooHoo!!!!!

@SuperWinterborn 9 жыл бұрын

SaveThe TPC We have something similar, like salty sticks. Made of the same ingredients, but too small to put either mustard or chili sauce on. ;) As for both bold and italics; did you use both underscores and asterisks, if so, in which order? I'll try underscore first, then asterisk; *_really_*? Then asterisk first, so underscore; *_really_*?

@SuperWinterborn 9 жыл бұрын

SaveThe TPC Aha! Both ways worked! :D

@savethetpc6406 9 жыл бұрын

SuperWinterborn How cool is *_that_*?! I did it with underscore asterisk WORD asterisk underscore, but extra cool to know that it works both ways! I'm trying it the other way this time. As for pretzels, I guess I thought they were universal, having started in Europe (Bavaria?) and being so ever-presently popular in the U.S. There are so many different shapes and sizes and styles of pretzels now, but the classic is a twisted shape with 3 sections. See this link for an image: images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pQJ1GpVkAgAlVqJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzOWUyNmluBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAM4MmUyOTlkNDBmOGY1OWNkY2M5YTBmZGNjYjA0YjFmNQRncG9zAzE5BGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dpretzels%26fr%3Dush-mailn_02%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D19&w=1072&h=1000&imgurl=blog.timesunion.com%2Fnorder%2Ffiles%2F2010%2F10%2FPretzel1.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.timesunion.com%2Fnorder%2Fon-beer-pretzels-and-archival-research%2F57%2F&size=78.7KB&name=On+beer%2C+%3Cb%3Epretzels%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+and+archival+research&p=pretzels&oid=82e299d40f8f59cdcc9a0fdccb04b1f5&fr2=piv-web&fr=ush-mailn_02&tt=On+beer%2C+%3Cb%3Epretzels%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+and+archival+research&b=0&ni=21&no=19&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12c97lnd4&sigb=136bsic08&sigi=11lv2nkpj&sigt=11ff3ntgi&sign=11ff3ntgi&.crumb=lOgxIpuY0Qm&fr=ush-mailn_02&fr2=piv-web. I think the contestant on this episode twisted hard pretzels like those in the image linked above, which are smaller and less likely to be served with mustard than the soft kind, but still could be. New York soft pretzels look more like this: images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pQJ1GpVkAgAo1qJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzcDE2OHZnBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANmM2ZlZjEzNjhjYTIxMzNhZTczNTYwMjU4NmQ1N2ViMwRncG9zAzMzBGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dpretzels%26fr%3Dush-mailn_02%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D33&w=400&h=350&imgurl=www.theboobirds.com%2Fimages%2Fsoft-pretzel.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theboobirds.com%2Fpretzels.htm&size=38.8KB&name=%3Cb%3EPretzels%3C%2Fb%3E&p=pretzels&oid=f3fef1368ca2133ae735602586d57eb3&fr2=piv-web&fr=ush-mailn_02&tt=%3Cb%3EPretzels%3C%2Fb%3E&b=0&ni=21&no=33&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=117pdhqi2&sigb=136il7462&sigi=11bhl23uh&sigt=10fdebm1c&sign=10fdebm1c&.crumb=lOgxIpuY0Qm&fr=ush-mailn_02&fr2=piv-web Mustard on pretzels is much more popular in Philadelphia, but it has become accepted in NY too nowadays. The Philadelphia-style soft pretzels look more like this (with mustard) : images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pH01GpV20IASRCJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzOWZoc2Y0BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMzMTIwMjFmZGRkZWEyMjIwNzcyYzc5YWNhMDZjM2Y2NgRncG9zAzExBGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dphiladelphia%2Bsoft%2Bpretzels%26n%3D60%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dush-mailn_02%26fr2%3Dsa-gp-images.search.yahoo.com%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D11&w=471&h=354&imgurl=eatyourworld.com%2Fimages%2Fstaff_food_entries%2Fsoft-pretzel.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Featyourworld.com%2Fdestinations%2Funited_states%2Fpennsylvania%2Fphiladelphia%2Fwhat_to_eat%2Fsoft_pretzel&size=79.5KB&name=%3Cb%3EPhiladelphia%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3Esoft%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3Epretzel%3C%2Fb%3E+with+mustard+from+a+street+cart.&p=philadelphia+soft+pretzels&oid=312021fdddea2220772c79aca06c3f66&fr2=sa-gp-images.search.yahoo.com&fr=ush-mailn_02&tt=%3Cb%3EPhiladelphia%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3Esoft%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3Epretzel%3C%2Fb%3E+with+mustard+from+a+street+cart.&b=0&ni=160&no=11&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=135moib94&sigb=14se2g0ip&sigi=11rpbothc&sigt=12fja33ok&sign=12fja33ok&.crumb=lOgxIpuY0Qm&fr=ush-mailn_02&fr2=sa-gp-images.search.yahoo.com or this (the way they are baked and before they are pulled apart into individual, separated pretzels): images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pH01GpV20IAUhCJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzbnJoYTVvBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMyZTQ0M2JjMTVlZDE5YzY5MTc3MjEyOTVhNGI3Y2I3MgRncG9zAzIwBGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dphiladelphia%2Bsoft%2Bpretzels%26n%3D60%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dush-mailn_02%26fr2%3Dsa-gp-images.search.yahoo.com%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D20&w=1300&h=559&imgurl=phillypretzelfactory.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F06%2Fpretzels_header-lores-1300x559.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fphillypretzelfactory.com%2Fabout%2F&size=168.9KB&name=Home+of+the+Real+%3Cb%3ESoft%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EPretzel%3C%2Fb%3E&p=philadelphia+soft+pretzels&oid=2e443bc15ed19c6917721295a4b7cb72&fr2=sa-gp-images.search.yahoo.com&fr=ush-mailn_02&tt=Home+of+the+Real+%3Cb%3ESoft%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EPretzel%3C%2Fb%3E&b=0&ni=160&no=20&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=1168m65jm&sigb=14san1okm&sigi=12m58tldm&sigt=11bduhje4&sign=11bduhje4&.crumb=lOgxIpuY0Qm&fr=ush-mailn_02&fr2=sa-gp-images.search.yahoo.com .

@LarsRyeJeppesen 7 жыл бұрын

Scranton PA... lmao.. need to watch The Office again...

@cuttersboi08 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to have seen Dorothy Kilgallen's expression at the sound of Johnny Ray's name. Or had the affair not been alleged yet?

@sandrageorge3488 3 жыл бұрын

I think it had. He was on with her and I was uncomfortable. Her youngest son Kerry looks just like him.

@dorothykilgallenwasmurdere1653 2 жыл бұрын

Kerry was born in 54. Idk if the affair was on in 52 or not.

@MickTheQuickk 7 жыл бұрын

The audience reaction to "are you a brunette" pretty much told the panel that the mystery guest was a black man. Considering how many blacks were on tv at the time, it could only have been Rochester (who was never referred to by his real name of Eddie Anderson).

@ellamcfadden617 Жыл бұрын

Wow! They needed water for the guests! I felt so sorry for Rochester.

@Concetta20 8 жыл бұрын

Mrs. Alexander reminds me of Minnie Pearl with that hat.

@MrWindermere123 5 жыл бұрын

People often comment that the 'walk of shame' is a waste of time in a time-limited show but also the photo at the end is not likely to be remembered a week later. It was probably meant to be a cliff-hanging puzzle which forced us all to tune in for the next episode, but who would care that much except the person in the photo? Another small thing: John Daly needs a tailor because his jacket rides up behind his head so as to make him resemble a turtle. Bennett Cerf was probably richer, so his tailor did a more skilful job. Hal Bloch has no visible neck, so for him it's not an issue.

@theiceman6941 7 ай бұрын

Oh that was great! How in the world did she know it was him though? No clues really....

@jtal3292 10 жыл бұрын

Daly was amazingly quick witted. When being asked about a fire hydrant... Dorothy: "Does it have anything to do with the elements?" Daly: Hesitates for 5 seconds. "You mean with rain, wind, snow, sunshine?" Dorothy: "Yes." Daly: "That would make it 4 down and 6 to go." Whenever people talk about a modern version of this show, I don't think it would be possible for two reasons: 1. To my knowledge, you would really struggle to find another host this quick. Panelists have time to setup their answers, the host does not. 2. Celebrity publicists would never let their big name clients go on in fear of the panel not guessing who it was. The game would have to be rigged, and the public would spot that and wouldn't buy in for long.

@SuperWinterborn 9 жыл бұрын

***** Well observed. Daly was an excellent moderator! I think your theory about why a modern version of this show won't work today, seems quite plausible too. :)

@JLionelWaller 6 жыл бұрын

I know this is late, but.... They did do a modern version of it I n 70's. Arlene Francis was on it. It was bad for anyone who grew up on the original. Arlene was the only sharp tack on the panel, the rest were nice, but sharp as a chunk of cheese. The moderator was NOT a John Charles Daly, he went out of his was to help the panelists, unlike John :) For number 2, are you kidding?? Free publicity?? Remember, back in the 50's publicists were a lot more concerned about the behavior of their clients than today.

@OrigamiMarie 5 жыл бұрын

I'll add another reason why the celebrity part wouldn't work well today: celebrity was a much narrower and more uniform field back then. Now there are so many niches of celebrity that it would be hard to have four people who could collectively know a fair amount about most celebrities, and it would be hard to come up with celebrities that a high fraction of the population would know. I guess you could go more niche and target the show at a narrower demographic, but somehow that seems a lot less appealing. And yes, John Daly is phenomenally quick, and spectacular at tracking his hidden information versus what the panel might be thinking. I feel like anybody these days who appears to even come close, is actually getting a significant technology assist (some kind of teleprompter or other extra data feed).

@dallasheltzell 5 жыл бұрын

@@JLionelWaller I remember that reboot. I saw one episode, and it was painful.

@neilmidkiff 5 жыл бұрын

Of course if you think of the classical elements of earth, air, water, and fire, the answer would be yes.

@por1821 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like Eamon Andrews , the Irish presenter of the UK version of WML, doing the announcing.

@alfredmartinez6166 3 жыл бұрын

I'm calling a foul on the Pretzel Twister. When the question was asked would you ever put mustard or chile sauce on it. The answer given was "no". Lots of people put mustard on pretzels. The big soft pretzels sold in stadiums come with mustard.

@hopelewis5650 Жыл бұрын

Not in this time.

@sueme1954 5 жыл бұрын

Too rah loo rah leh. Johnnie Ray.

@lynnlobliner3933 2 жыл бұрын

Interestingly, I see that if the guest is a humorist, then the people laugh at all the replies, rather than just funny ones. Francis, the talking mule, Eddie and Victor Borge, didn't say anything funny in their replies but the audiences laughed. I'm surprised the panel didn't pick this up.

@mehboobkm2018 Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly,

@markiangooley Жыл бұрын

There’s some commenter on these videos who has repeatedly claimed that WML? never had black guests because John C. P. C. Daly was born in South Africa and was supposedly a staunch racist. I suspect that WML? had slightly more black guests than typical for such a program in its day. I recall a few including a bullfighter and Marian Anderson and Sammy Davis Jr. just in the Fifties.

@robertholman8730 6 ай бұрын

Groucho marx had many also! 😊

@WhatsMyLine 10 жыл бұрын

That's one of the very, very few times we might be able to say that John Charles Daly was being unfairly misleading, except that no one objects in the episode, right (I haven't rewatched it recently)? Maybe no one put mustard on pretzels in the 50s. Seems like something Ed Norton would do, though.

@loissimmons6558 7 жыл бұрын

I think Ed Norton would eat his pretzels like he did just about everything in life: with great relish (and a lot of hand flourishes). Art Carney was one of the great sidekicks of all time, as well as a great actor (whether comedy or not - his Twilight Zone episode was brilliantly heartwarming). There came a time when Jackie Gleason was willing to do Honeymooner skits with a new Alice and a new Trixie, but I doubt he would have ever considered doing them without Carney. And like Carney, Eddie Anderson was top rate as a sidekick. He played off of Jack Benny's character marvelously.