What a great comedian Imogene Coco. Love her!!❤

I love seeing the gentlemen stand for the women. I traveling back in time to these wonderful moments. Thank you for posting.

Imogene Coca was born to be a comedienne. Most people remember her as Aunt Edna in the movie Vacation but she was so much more than that. RIP

I wanted to see Victor Borge in concert. Never got the chance. Watched him on PBS. May all these people RIP.

Every time it's Victor Borge's turn to ask questions, the show comes grinding to a halt.

I so enjoy this show. I have an extensive collection of old black and white shows, movies and series. Many rare out of print. When I do turn on my television, I watch news and the channels that play old movies and wonderful old westerns! I always have felt I was born in the wrong era.

John Daley is so suave - so totally different from Garry Moore. . . and both work just great in their own way. . . :}

Imogene Coca - Your Show Of Shows ...- a comedy legend

Victor Borge and Imogene Coca were a delight... so is the show! Thank you so much for posting these.

Such a lovely show !

Nice to see people still watching in 2019.

Marvelous show, no doubts about that. The Mutual Admiration Society in full bloom. And that's good...

Imogene Coca is a delight. She has the most animated and expressive face I’ve ever seen.

The Golden Girls brought me here. They made a reference to Imogene Coca and I had to look her up. Glad to know I knew her from her guest appearances on Bewitched!

I remember watching this as a child

No wonder i didn't even flinch when those I've got a secret videos came up on my feed from the youtube algorithm

Loved the dark evening gloves.

@12:03 nice to see a fellow Western Washingtonian make an appearance here, from the same area that has lent its name to one of the most tasty crustaceans of the West coast.

I love Imogene Coca

Where is Sid Ceasar and why didn't he appear with Imogene Coca? Who says Imogene was ugly? Imogene was not ugly, her face and her smile was her Glory; the faces she made was to make us laugh. She was so remarkably talented and funny.

There was an Aunt Imogene in my family. Her name was pronounced, "EYE- mo- gene" instead of how Bennett pronounced it, "M-oh-gene." Perhaps because we're from Texas and he was from New York. Aunt Imogene was a firecracker of a woman in her grand days. 😃

I read online that scientists have recently determined that two of the octopus's arms are actually legs (the other six are arms). Octopi have no feet.

John, I think had far more of an opportunity on What's My Line to be more literate and cosmopolitan than reading the news at a tenth grade level to folks who watched ABC.

I must admit when it comes to this panel, I simply fast forward past the parts where Victor Borge is on. I came on here to watch What's My Line, not The Victor Borge Show

From 3:24 to about 3:29, Bill Cullen is messing with the feathery protrusions on Jayne's hat. Nobody, including Jayne, seems to notice. Then, at 3:55 he appears to be picking lint off Jayne's shoulder. Again, no reaction from Jayne.

I don't think some of these celebrities realize just how distinctive their voices are, even when they try to disguise them.

Would have been hilarious if the I’ve got a secret panel was the guest when Garry More was a guest panilest

I need a time machine to go back to 1955. Delorean, anyone? Let’s hit 88 mph!

Imogene Coca had the most expressive face!

Imogene reminds me of my great aunt. They looked like they could have been sisters and both had the same sense of humor.

Imogene Coca was a very popular woman back in the day..

I am 66. I remember well how much everyone loved Imogene Coca. Cannot imagine anyone thinking she was "ugly." Everyone thought she was adorably cute. And as to Sid C. not being there; they had broken up as a team as clearly said in the panelists' questioning.

It would be incredible if we could see these shows in colour.I could just imagine how different everyone would look like. 🎧🎼🎵☮️👊

Shegoondela was my favorite Coca character, but l was only a 6 yr old boy at the time!😮

PANEL OF "I'VE GOT A SECRET" OCTOPUS FISHERMAN

It sounds like at 3:00 that John Daly says "challengers" about the IGAS panel. Oops.

Victor Borge and his piano antics were priceless and hilarious.

I am not sure if they still allow octopi hunting in Puget Sound which Sequim Washington is on. However I have heard that the world's largest octopi are located in Puget Sound

Octopodes are now generally considered to have two legs and six arms. 😁

Super talented

They all criticize Hal Block but you can't bear Victor Borge here who is not focused and asks questions which were asked before. The WMS panel was a bit silly.

I usually enjoy Victor Borge a lot in these, but he overdoes it in this episode.

Imogene and Sid in the “At the Movies” bit is one of the funniest skits ever conceived. Its success depends entirely on the two comedians, however. I think Carl Reiner was also in it as the boyfriend.

6:51 FINALLY THAT WAS DONE

Goodness Victor. 🤣

Windows does have a "Charater Map" in windows tools to use for the E in Victor's last name so it becomes the sound of EH. so Looks like this é.

A snake with more than four feet!

They were obviously testing out possible replacements for fred allen. Its equally obvious that victor borge isn't going to be it. Not unless they wanted to expand the show to 60 minutes!

People complain about victor borge?, the question I have to ask is if people looking back in 30 or 40 years will find some of the comedians we find hilarious, the same way way we do.

they had some Scots octopus fishermen a different time

John Daly's DRACULA hair. Faye Emerson looked like a more attractive version of Phyllis Diller.

"You can come out now."

jAYNE MEADOWS BLEW IT!!

I hit the wrong button---She was a part of a pair, she carried the pair, and it was a shame when the pair was split by the network.

I just saw an episode with 2 guys that were octopus fishermen!

I always try to guess what the "Line" of the new contestants are .......in this episode with Mr. Frick, because he was from Washington State, I guessed "Salmon Fisherman", close but no "tentacle"! 🦂🤣🤪😁🙄🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️.....🥂

Victor Borge may not be the most superior panelist for this show, but he sure does make me laugh out loud ! "I've got callouses on my eyelids".

Too bad Jayne Meadows gave it away.

its a game show damit its the past just enjoy it

Watching Victor Borge was torture.

Why did Daly and Coca touch their noses at 22:42?

More than anyone else, Victor Borge had no business being on the WML panel.

Comments left on prior version of this video: Jeff Vaughn 1 year ago Maybe it's just me, but I've never found Victor Borge the least bit funny and think he's horrible on this show. Zac M. 9 months ago I agree. Perhaps he was a novelty at the time. Johan Bengtsson 8 months ago It's not just you. He tried to much and overdid the jokes. Todd Brandt 8 months ago It's not just you, but I find him funny and charming. I shall continue to defend Victor and the similarly-divisive Robert Q. Lewis. ;) Johan Bengtsson 8 months ago +Todd Brandt I like Robert Q. Lewis. :) What's My Line? 8 months ago +Johan Bengtsson +Todd Brandt And I shall continue to accept the defense of Victor Borge. And only Victor Borge. :) PhilBagels 6 months ago Borge is hilarious when he's doing his own thing - one of the all-time greats. But here, he's completely out of his element. It's like he has no concept of how to play this game. He tries for laughs and ends up just wasting time. If you wanted to win this game, you definitely wouldn't pick Victor for your team. In contrast to Steve Allen, who could be funny and play the game well at the same time. What's My Line? 6 months ago +PhilBagels They weren't trying to achieve the same ends, though. And that's not to discredit your right to dislike Victor on WML if that's how you feel about him-- I understand your point here. I just find him irresistibly funny, and I wouldn't want to even try to explain why. I just do. :) Dick Wilson 3 months ago (edited) Imogene Coca - what a life. Glorious. darijoe 1 year ago Thank goodness Ben Frick put a dot on the i of his name. It looked crass beforehand! Dick Wilson 3 months ago (edited) I'm a big Victor Borge fan. But I will admit he does slow down the game. Also, I don't know why Dotty and Bennett beat up on John about the "legs" of the octopus issue. I think John was absolutely right in his reasoning. Even after Imogene came out Bennet had to throw in one more zinger towards John (and even carried over to the next week) Jimmy Flanagan 6 months ago I find people who enjoys Fred Allen's humor also like Victor Borges. What's My Line? 6 months ago I certainly love them both! oldfart4751 4 months ago I Love this show, being British I don't know some of the celebrity guests, so thank you wikipedia for broadening my knowledge. zardon4 1 year ago Interesting how the panelists again stopped walking over to their desks the week after Fred Allen died. When did they start doing that again ? What's My Line? 1 year ago Yes, you brought this up once before when I'd posted some shows out of order by mistake. I don't think we can count that first show after Fred died-- the intro on that one was an anomaly. But I don't have any notes in my log about this change in the opening format, and I haven't been generally rewatching the shows as I post them (I still have too many later in the run that I haven't watched even once yet). But if you figure this out as the episodes go along, definitely let us know! zardon4 1 year ago +What's My Line? Yes, I did bring it up before but this time it isn't about the order, Apparently they decided after the last Fred Allen show and for the next several episodes to have the panelists aren't at their desk at the start of the show. Not a big deal, but I thought it was kind of unusual. The next time we see them walking out one at a time over to the panel desk it will be ** permanent **. ;) SaveThe TPC 1 year ago +zardon4 I had noticed that they went back to sitting at the desk for the introductions again too. I was also happy to hear Arlene harking back to Fred's insistence on saying "at" or "to" "my left" instead of "on my left," which they had started doing after Fred had received a letter correcting that phrase, though Fred was the only one who consistently said "at my left" ever after. I don't think Dorothy or Bennett ever stopped saying "on my left," though. Another question. Does anyone know why they switched the seating order of the ladies? Dorothy had always been on the far end -- the first to be introduced, but they switched her place with Arlene's several shows back -- I'd have to look again to see exactly which one, but I think it was either Fred's last show or the one before that. Read more Johan Bengtsson 8 months ago (edited) Henry Morgon makes the signs of horns over John's head. 6:49 From www.tv.com : "Here is an excerpt from Henry Morgan's autobiography, published in 1994, titled "Here's Morgan!" and subtitled "The Original Bad Boy of Broadcasting." He does not mention the date that this conversation took place: On "Secret" I played, ha, ha, the heavy. I was the Dorothy Kilgallen, but with laughs. One night I wore a striped seersucker suit to a party where Miss Kilgallen said, en passant, "Where'd you get the mattress ticking, Henry?" "Gee, Dorothy," I said, "you know a lot more about mattresses than I do." She never spoke to me again, and that was a very nice thing to happen to a young man." Zac M. 9 months ago To make a stupid point on the questioning of the octopus fisherman- "Does it slither on the ground?" They gave a "yes" for that? joed596 5 months ago thanks very much The Amish Umpire 7 months ago I always liked Henry Morgan, but considering what I do for a living people like to dislike me as a bad boy. Pygiana 11 months ago Borge is hilarious - just brilliant! fishhead06 4 months ago Weird place for an ad at the beginning - maybe to avoid showing Bill Cullen walking? What's My Line? 4 months ago +fishhead06 Very likely so, yes. Erica Paolillo 1 year ago I love it 7:07! Well, I'm completely lost...Am I facing you? Mike A Drover 1 year ago This is a special posting to this “channel”. Old films and early television must be saved and rebroadcasted to newer generations.’ As always, thanks’ for taking the time to support these films! And I support this site. ~M~ Robert collins 1 year ago Borge, Cox, and Block wasted too much time hunting laughs and in the case of block being inappropriate with the lady guests. Arlene in particular visibly disliked Blocks antics and Dorothy was embarrassed often. Michael De Sapio 1 year ago (edited) Borge is such a pain in the neck! What's My Line? 1 year ago Yeah, I can completely understand why folks might have this reaction to him (kinda like our comments about Wally Cox). I'm a softee for Borge, though. I just love him.

And they just had Garry Moore on the panel last week too. Actually Bill Cullen was a game show host too so he makes at least three panels hosts that have now appeared on the panel of WML with the other being Robert Q Lewis of course. Now I'm wondering if John Daly made any appearances on panels of other shows

Classic Victor Borge! 🦂🤣🥂

Hios next Tarazan was shot in Brazil, not Spain.

Thank goodness I can skip past Victor Borge's turn to speak. It makes it much more enjoyable.

Although she denies it here, Imogene Coca did appear in a 1941 film "They Meet Again" as well as 3 shorts in the 1930s.

Surprised, Henry Morgan made fun of John!

Borge doesn't know how to put the breaks on. A little humor go's a long way which Borge doesn't practice.

Did you notice that men parted their hair on the side during this era?

John Daly has a death grip on Imogene's hand 22:45. Hopefully they were friends.

good thing there were more people than victor borge and the octopus fisherman, they'd have never finished the show.

Yes Jeff, it is just you.

Holy shit, I’m just here to see her bangs!

The announcer stated at the start of the program, "let's meet our award-winning panel". I wonder what award this panel ever won. I am curious to know.

Why do the challengers sometimes just sit silently and stare at the panel after a question is put to them? I understand that they often had a hard time hearing the questions put by the panel, but like the Octopus man here he just stares blankly at them even after John reiterates the question.Are they trying to run out the clock to win more money?

I've Got A Secret: I'm not a fan of I've Got A Secret!!! What's My Line is infinitely better!!!

I think Bill Cullen hosted The Joker's Wild in the 1980s.

why did the lady In the ugly hat give them away ???

Is this the first show without the Walk of Shame?

I can't decide if I like Victor Borges or not. He had a few funny moments, but mostly He was annoying! (I'm wondering what John and the Panel thought of him

The panel wants to have it both ways: first Arlene insists that John should count all animal limbs as "legs" (and not split hairs), but at the end, when they fail to guess, they suddenly insist on the opposite: an octopus has "arms" not "legs". You either count all animal limbs as legs, or you don't.

23:23 shows an aircraft that didn't exist in 1956. Just curious as to when this was broadcast (presumably in monochrome along with the advertisements). I can't think of a twin engined jet aircraft like that until the F-17 which first took flight in 1974. Would anyone be able to illuminate when this was rebroadcast and recorded?

Well, I think Borge is hilarious. (I don't just mean in general, which he was too; I mean HERE.) He has me LOL'ing -- really.

The show is even more funny and entertainng when Borge is on the show. Hilarious.

I think Victor Borge is wonderful but just as you wouldn't sprinkle chocolate flakes on top of a Sunday roast he is totally the wrong act for the show. It surely requires wit rather than slapstick. I see Peter Ustinov appears on the panel for a later episode. That's the type of intelligence combined with humour and performance savvy you need. You don't book Stan Laurel or Stanley Unwin for this sort of thing!

Victor Borge just goes over what's been said and doesn't even ask a question. He gives me a headache.

What did Imogene Coca do? The name sounds familiar.

Victor Borge - humor as welcoming as athlete's foot

have they finally done away with the stupid walk of shame

This was before Imogene's car accident

Instead of Borge, they should've rotated Tony Randall, Steve Allen and Robert Q. Lewis

Victor Borge returns to remind everyone he is a worse panelist than Wally Cox.

Imogene told a fib! She was in 3 films before 1956.

Please don't come back Victor!

Victor Borge gets on my nerves here, but his act usually got on my nerves too...

Borge was a comedic genius.

I'm not a Victor Borge fan, but to be fair, you don't hire a comedian and then complain when he tries to be funny. The show must have expected him to 'stall' and tell jokes, just like Wally Cox, Groucho and others.

It is strange that Imogen Coca denied that she had been in movies when she most definitely had been before her appearance on WML.