That is so cool. It's always interesting to hear from relatives of guests.

My favorite panels too and of course Steve Allen. ^_^

yes, she was rather that

I liked her on the "Depends" commercials

More like a Fred because that had already been established.

It was stolen from her in a mugging in 1968.

@@caroler01 1988

Teddy Todorova Thanks for the correction. Mistyped. I wonder if she replaced it.

@@caroler01 I noticed she always wore that heart? Was it special to her? Also I saw one once with something in the center

2021 the center diamond is there.

Fleas at the top of the list for entertainment. The flea circus is a centuries old spoof on the audience since trained fleas don't actually exist..

iamintheburg -- A lot of celebrity mystery guests will kiss or be kissed by a panelist (or both), typically when it's a panel member they know well or feel close to. June Allyson and her husband Dick Powell were good friends with Bennett and Phyllis Cerf, hence the affectionate kiss Bennett gave June.

I don’t get it. Apparently she had a torrid affair with Dean Martin (or Jerry Lewis, I forget which) and other Hollywood men. She comes off more like little sister material. What was her secret, I wonder. 😆

iamintheburg - I have never liked endearments much, as I have found most to be either insincere or lazy or an attempt at unearned familiarity. I think Daly is a good moderator during the game, but outside of the actual game playing, I find him repulsive. One of the things about him that is most irritating to me is that I was taught quite strictly that one addresses or calls a person as they are introduced to them. If you are not comfortable with the title or name in the introduction, it is always acceptable to ask how they prefer to be addressed or do they use thus and so as an alias for perhaps a more formal name. Daly consistently calls people by names other than how they have presented themselves. If it is a James, he will call him Jim. It is so obsessive that he will call a Tommy, Tom. He changes the names compulsively. So the honey, not being something that is appropriate in a formal situation and was probably not her nickname, was galling here. It was even worse that he could not let it be that the military contestant was properly addressed as Private. He had to ask if she was married, which is utterly impertinent. But, he then said well let's call you Private Miss before acceding to just using Private as her title. And you certainly never ask someone in a formal or public situation if you can use some cutesy moniker or title for them around folks who may take it up and begin using it quite to the dismay of the individual who has already presented themselves the way they prefer.

@@carolyoung6732 Dick Powell had affairs too. What is good for the goose....

@@carolyoung6732 . Maybe that's the reason Lewis and Martin broke up?!

Bennett was having one of his "DERP" moments.

I assumed he meant it as opposed to doing something outside of the armed forces. they had a priest once that ran a radio show. it wasn't a religious show. it wasn't connected to the church. so you had to guess his occupation even though he was dressed as, and introduced as, a priest.

1961

John Yang Olsen first appeared on WML on that memorable February 1961 episode on which Anthony Perkins and Debbie Reynolds sat on the panel and Dorothy Kilgallen appeared as mystery guest -- available somewhere on You Tube.

He had a funny turn as a mystery guest.

Hahahahaha!!!!😄

Actually he said, "Come, come now Dorothy" I believe.

Ugh, Martins comment was a tad dirty old man, in my opinion.

@@carolyoung6732 As a dirty old man I find your comment ageist and sexist.

@@robbob1234 as a young woman I find your comment disgusting

@@leaho3789 I'm disgusted by your disgust!

He knew she was in town

There was no 24/7 breaking news in those days, and because of that (and other factors) people were far less aware of what was going on in the world. I doubt most people would have heard about the quake at this stage - and if they had, its significance would not have registered.

In a short show like this where they were often rushed to squeeze in all the contestants, they wouldn’t use time to comment on world news. Never did in any show.

no loose nurses in the Army... MASH hadnt come out yet so they didnt know about Hot Lips Hoolihan

Simms got a better job offer elsewhere in the broadcasting business.

It's not clear exactly what he means. It's possible that he is thinking of what happened in October 1943.

The US was neutral too before it was attacked. The War was happening for two years before the US got involved. I also doubt the Danes were absolutely thrilled with being a protectorate.

Isn’t that like reasoning the Chiefs should’ve disqualified themselves from the 2021 Super Bowl because with Brady as QB they knew the Bucs would be passing? If not the best simile, the point is panelists are supposed to use their knowledge, as well as their deductive logic, to identify guests. Complaining that Bennet is too knowledgeable is like complaining Brady passes too well. Their knowledge and abilities is why they are playing and we are watching

He always knows who's in town AND when as do others on the panel..its why they always get them...figure them out that is...

They never have to disqualify because its how they do all the C elebrity contestants

He's a cheater..there were always lots of folks in town

@@gailsirois7175 My thoughts exactly. I have long suspected that. If you noticed, the director never shows the panel when the MG is signing in. That would be the perfect time for him to sneak a peek, perhaps in the guise of adjusting his mask or something.

He does not know me.

Me too, first from 'The Stratton Story', then 'Strategic Air Command', I was smitten, completely unknown to her. There was just something about her.

He has met many celebrities and he studies who is in town at the time of each show.

The President ordered her not to display it.

What were these two dates?

Isn't that part of what makes her so endearing?

She may have gotten a signal from John or the show's floor director to try and extend the segment because it was ending faster than predicted.

Dorothy does that as well.

Dorothy does it too, as does cheater boy cerf

Especially after the cancer caused laryngectomy

@Dave Givens I had to re-watch the video to see how far they got. I still think, to make the game last longer and more fun, that someone who knows who it is quickly should either disqualify or pass and let the others play. They have done it before. But, it almost seemed like a competition sometimes as I knew there were some issues between Dorothy and Bennett/Arlene from Bennett's taped interview post WML.

Cerf is all knowing.

His huge ego wouldn't let him. He wanted the attention for guessing correctly.

@@ChrisHansonCanada Yes, they were all competitive but some were friendlier about it than others.

Anne Roy Her hairdresser says she did wear a hair piece.

This was waaay before botox

It looks like more lipstick than usual, extending beyond the normal size of her lips. I think that is also Arlene's usual use of lipstick.

Anne Roy - I don't think they used botox in those days but the possibility of a hairpiece is a whole different story. Maybe.

I can't remember where I saw it, but it was in a comments of another WML show, that Dorothy would wear a extra hair piece and draw the line of her lips larger.

She was soft spoken She was a west point cadet and 1st beauty queen of the army. Show respect