I love What’s My Line and no ads is like driving home without any red lights!

The moment the girls said "yep" in unison, there was absolutely no doubt who they were... Their sound is so recognizable, even though they were trying to disguise their voices. Love the Andrews Sisters 💚

Wouldn't it be nice if you were a kid to be greeted by Arlene's smile every day when you came home from school?

I love the Andrews Sisters.

What a wonderful episode this was! It had all the trademarks of the show; Bennett's adorable puns, Arlene's classy irreverence, Dorothy's inquisitive charm and intellect, and John's grace as a moderator and benevolence (the last guest had obviously been chosen by him). I love them all.

I love the way people treated one another back then.

Dorothy Kilgallen rocks

Dorothy is so good at this, so sharp. I've watched about 5 years worth of these now, and I thought at first there was cheating going on for them to be so good at guessing, but now I think they are just that good, particularly Dorothy. If I were alive when these were on TV, I would have totally been in love with her.

I love the times Dorothy got embarrassed. Arlene really stirred it up. I just love those ladies.

Dorothy is adorable when she laughs :)

What an amazing trio the Andrews Sisters are. They certainly boosted the morale of the soldiers during the war. By the way. Thank you to all military folks for your service (past, present, or future). The world is a bit safer because of you. Condolences to the military families for the loss of your loved ones. RIP :-(

I love the Andrews Sisters and I love their songs! They were the voice of an era, back in the day when records were all 78 rpm and if you dropped them on a hard floor they shattered. I think their music helped people improve their mood during the World War II years when things weren't so great for so many. Very nice to see them on WML.

I watched the panel for years. They and John Charles Daly had a lot of class and they were very dignified and charming.

During the war, it was a wonderful break in the movie if the Andrew Sisters sang. So many great musical movies then.

That cutie Roy Mckercher just passed away in January this year. There's a wonderful video with him here on KZfaq sharing a few memories entitled "The Luckiest Kid".

Dorothy sure does key off of the audience, it is so interesting to see how she gauges the reaction to her question both from the audience and the contestant..... Love her....

It was almost impossible to fool the panel. They were so sharp and intelligent. Anytime there was more than one celebrity, they should have just let one answer. As soon as they realized it was a group, they would guess right. Glad I was a kid back then and can enjoy this wonderful show all over again.

Dorothy Kilgallen is just brilliant. Cuts right to the chase when the rest of the panel are floundering.

It was lovely seeing the Andrews sisters. I had only ever seen the occasional clip of them singing. .

The Andrew Sisters always lit up the room!

Man, I just love Arlene and Dorothy.

I think Dorothy hears the audience many times. She is very devious at listening to the audience for clues.

It's nice to see the Andrews sister together in 1959. There were some tense moments and bickering after their parents died. Patti tried going solo, with Maxine and LaVerne still in the act.They reunited in 1056. LqVerne died in 1967 and Maxine became a college instrutor. There was a renewed interest in the Andrews Sisters, thanks to Bette Middler's 1973 recording of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Maxine died in 1995, followed by Patti in 2013.

When I was a boy, I was born in '54, I thought Arlene was an older lady, but as I watch now she looks young and beautiful.

When the contestants pass by the panel, the gentlemen stand up. Such class this show had.

The Andrew Sisters were a wonderful harmonious and delightful trio of singers. Their records and live appearances cheered up the public during the tumultuous years of war. All very talented artists, particularly Patsy, who was a high energy performer and dancer.

Dorothy Kilgallen was SO smart. It’s terrible what happened to her.

Love, love, LOVE the Andrews Sisters!

This is wonderful. Loved this show. Everyone was so classy....The Andrew Sisters too!

9:22 Dorohty: Mr. Mckurchur, I have a very happy memory of a weekend in San Francisco... Arlene: Pardon me, Dorothy Dorothy: With my husband Arlene Arlene: I thought you meant with Mr. Mckurchur Dorothy: If I had been, I would have disqualified myself I love these two :)

I have "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" in my playlist for over 55 exercise class...Thank you ANDREWS SISTERS!

OMG The Legends Themselves.

In the 1980's, there was a popular act that played in clubs and restaurants across Australia named The Andrews Sisters Sisters. As a teenager, and not well acquainted with the original Andrews Sisters music, I stumbled across their show one night, whilst travelling through the city. I took a keen interest in their music thereafter, and just thought the act's name itself was very clever.

I remember watching these with my mother. It brings back a lot of nice memories.

It is mentioned that Roy McKercher was a student at San Francisco Polytechnic High School, which was in existence from 1884 until 1973. It may be of interest to Gary (+What's My Line?), who has done yeoman work posting all these episodes and moderating the comments, that George Fenneman is among the famous alumni of that school. Other notable alums include Nobel Prize winning physicist Luis Walter Alvarez, actress Janet Gaynor, jazz saxophonist and composer Paul Desmond (who wrote "Take Five"), George Seifert who coached the 49ers to two Super Bowl victories (although a dismal record in two seasons as head coach of my alma mater, Cornell), Offensive Tackle for the 49ers and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Bob St. Clair, and former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. Ironically, Poly was located across the street from the former home of the 49ers, Kezar Stadium, not Seals Stadium where the Giants played in 1958 and 1959.

Excellent show !

A rare lapse of tact on John's part at 15:55 when he begins reminiscing about his early career in radio and one of the Andrews Sisters asks "Are you sure it wasn't before our time?" You can see him briefly flustered as he tries to get around the implication that the ladies are old enough to have had a career before his began.

No, Congratulations Dorothy Kilgallen. What an Intellect! She got two on this show alone that no one else would ever have come close to!.

My goodness - the day before I was born!

Legendary sisters omg!

Once again, Bennett figured out there was more than one person as the mystery guest -- he was really good at that!

This is such a treat!!

22:18 Robert Q. has got some serious sweat going on there , I bet those studio lights are brutal plus its mid july in NYC. I love all these WML 50-67!!!! Robert Q. has such a nostalgic voice to me.

This is the day I was born... love WML; I'm going through each episode chronologically!

I love when the girls go YEP. Dead give away haha !

Handwriting so beautiful...

On July 19, 1959, only a single game between the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh is listed in the official records. The second game being called on account of rain must have occurred before it became an official game. Otherwise, it would have been listed as either a tie game or a suspended game that would have been completed the next time the GIants visited Pittsburgh in August. The Giants completed a full 154 game schedule so no games were lost to weather ultimately. The Giants lost the only game completed that day in Pittsburgh, 3-2. A home run by Bill Virdon in the 8th inning off of Stu Miller was the winning blow. While Miller would become known as one of the best relief pitchers in baseball for the Giants and then the Orioles, he was a spot starter in the early part of his career as what was known as a "junk ball" pitcher (someone whose repertoire did not include a fast ball). Both Miller and Vern Law went the distance that day, as was typical in 1959. In today's game, Miller would have been lifted for a pinch hitter in the 7th and Law most likely would have been pulled for the closer in the 9th. In fact, Law was allowed to pitch out of a jam (runners on second and third with only one out). A base running blunder by Jackie Brandt helped Law get out of trouble. Roy McKercher would have had a long night of travel ahead of him after this episode. After heading the wrong direction from Pittsburgh to NYC to appear on WML, he would need to go all the way to SF for an afternoon game with the Dodgers on 7/20. The GIants would lose that game to the Dodgers, also by a 3-2 score, as well as the next afternoon's game, 1-0, Charlie Neal's 9th inning homer was the game winner as Don Drysdale outdueled Johnny Antonelli in the first game. Gil Hodges contributed a two-run first inning homer to the Dodgers' cause. The Dodgers struck again in the 9th inning the next day on a leadoff single by Neal and a two out double by Hodges, sending Sam Jones to defeat and giving the victory to Roger Craig. The Dodgers sweep of that two game series brought them within a half game of the league leading Giants. The Dodgers would eventually win the NL pennant in 1959 while the Giants fell to third place, 2 games behind. The Giants were still in first place on the morning of 9/19 when the Dodgers came to town once again. This time they took a doubleheader from the Giants to forge a tie with SF (once again Craig and Drysdale were the winning pitchers). The next day they won again to supplant the Giants at the top of the heap. The Giants lost 7 of their last 8 games in their fall from the top perch. Absent that end of season slump, part of the World Series would have been played in tiny Seals Stadium instead of the cavernous Coliseum in L.A. It was the final season for the former minor league park that was the temporary home for the GIants.

WOW, that bartender was gorgeous!

Robert Q Lewis was on CBS Radio weekdays mornings from 9:05 to 10am.

And they said it in tune

I had the pleasure of seeing Maxine Andrews preform in Seattle not long before she passed. It was a thrill because as a little girl, I was very aware of her and her sister’s popularity.

Roy J. McKercher only passed away last year in 2018.

The panel was on fire!!!!

My favorite was the bugle boy from company c. 📯

Patty's speaking voice sounds just like Nancy Walker's.

At 7:09 Arlene mentions being thirsty in the hot weather. It had reached 86F at 4:40 pm that afternoon, according to the next day's NY Times.

Bennett Cerf had a good pair of ears, he often spotted whether there was more than one mystery guest...

So that's the Andrew Sisters.

I wonder if they practiced saying "Yep!" in close-harmony?

The panel is puzzled (e.g. Bennett's questioning at 20:00) about a non-profit that's not charitable nor associated with health, education, or religion. But John is right about the category for social clubs. If I remember correctly the section of the IRS code is 501(c)(7); I did the paperwork to file for that status for my grad school dorm's social club about 40 years ago, so that we could get a bank account and write our own checks rather than having to deal with the university's student affairs office every time we wanted to spend our own dues money. Unlike 501(c)(3) non-profits (the usual categories, as Bennett mentioned them), contributions to a social club are not tax-deductible. The regulations on the clubs are to assure that the money is spent for the benefit of all the members; there are no "owners" or "stockholders" who receive dividends or the like, as in a profit-making corporation.

The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B

Guess it's ime for "Rum & Coca Cola"

Cool hairstyle, Roy!

14:53 - Yep, Bennett knew from that joint answering of "Yep!" who it was!

It irritates me when a panelist speaks out when it is someone else's turn. The bat boy could have gotten several more "no" answers before Bennett's turn came around, but Bennett gave the game away while Arlene was still questing the guest.

Once again: The fact that no guest panelist is listed in the bold top line. This can only mean that it is the anonymous Robert Q. Lewis. Why is his the only name that is never listed?

A man named Bart walked into a pub. Suddenly, a shot rang out, and he fell down, dead. Who killed him? The Bartender...

First time i see chapters in an episode

Roy McKercher (who eventually went into law enforcement in San Mateo County), decades later, on the experience of batboy-ing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9OpoJxyra3XZZc.html (Whups, Dick WIlson already linked to it. Oh, well.)

+Whats My Line Did Bennett hurt himself before the show? His right side forehead looks like it has either a shiner or a generalized "owie". Do you see what I mean and know anything about it?

the sponsor at the beginning is unintentionally funny

Wow Arlene 😂❤ Wow Fran Fine's great grandmother! 😂❤ #iykyk

Taking this opportunity to point out something I've observed many times over the last few years while watching WML and that's John Daly's pronunciation of the word "year". It comes out more like "yure" and he says it when he tells the panel that the 2nd contestant was Bat Boy Of The Year. I can't think of any explanation as to why such an erudite man would pronounce it that way! 🙃

*_Bartender_* *_Bat Boy For San Francisco Giants_* *_Dance Director_*

I swear that they must have used the cheapest in-studio audio equipment they could find. I have re-watched about 200 shows so far. I can always understand everyone. But I think 25% of the episodes feature the panel and the guests not hearing each other!

Interesting eye roll by the guest at 19:24. Who was it directed towards?

I wish the Panel and emcee could come back today and tell the dems and those, specifically, running CA today what they think of what they've done to CA and, Specifically, San Francisco!! They'd be totally appalled and disgusted and wouldn't mince words about it!!

1st contestant beared a striking resemblance to actress Katherine Woodville(compliment & during this time period most vg looking brunettes were passed over for blondes)

Wow. I am also watching the syndicated shows after 1967, with different a range of different panelists. It’s OK, but other than Arlene, they were not as smart as on this great show-especially Dorothy and Bennett.

The bat boy reminded me a little of Dick Miller.

Miss Naples is hot looking !!!

It's easy for me to know which of the three is Patty but harder for me to tell Maxene and LaVerne apart. Which one is Maxene? The one standing or the one sitting next to Patty?

does Bennett have some kind of a bruise over his left eye in this episode

Why does John feel the need to announce at 3:03 that he's never bitten a challenger on the show yet?

How does Dorothy ALWAYS hit on the first round???

I think Arlene was havin hot flashes!

Big mouth Bennett Smurf strikes again.....

Why on 🌎 would John Daly go to Moscow?

During the game with the bat boy, Bennett did it again. He can't keep his BIG MOUTH shut when it's not his turn. While Arlene is questioning him Bennet just blurts it out. I never understood why the producers of this show always let him get away with that and not put a muzzle on him.

San Francisco was regarded a “wonderful city”? Wow. Guess it’s possible.

Lewis was seemingly Uncharacteristically (Mostly) Civil, Polite; if not Professional and Gracious tonight.. That's (Unfortunately) unusual.. ...but nonetheless very refreshing.

Man , Arlene Francis was smoking hot !

Cerf: annivewsewy??

I wonder if the first contestant is actually from Nipples.

The contestants are here to win money. Every time Bennett opens his big mouth out of turn he cheats them. His arrogance is more important to him than the contestants. What a jerk.

Arlene Francis pulls out very specific information from broad clues. It make me wonder if any of this is rigged.

San Francisco was once a great city,now a slum.

Какие страшные бабы, одна страшнее другой

They were old and washed up by 1959

You gotta admit those Andrews sisters looked like men in drag.