It took a lot of years before that question was actually relevant. (Whether there was a gentleman and a lady as part of a married couple.)

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IKR Ben, She would "turn over in her grave" if she could see how right she was!

Boy howdy!

Change is the only thing that's constant

she outlived the entire main cast of Mary Tyler Moore show AND the golden girls……just sayin

So are you the person who writes all those ridiculously unreadable documents that we all seem to come across? I’ve been wanting to ask you why you even do that!

She outlived everyone, everywhere! But to be fair, Dorothy Kilgallen was murdered.

Bet this comment was written by a guy. If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything. Especially on the passing of any one.

@@annfrost3323 How long have you been so easily offended? Wow. The person's comment was valid, and gracious.

Marilyn Monroe or Jayne Mansfield were no Betty White either.

Betty White was GORGEOUS in her youth. Marilyn or Jayne never had Betty's amazing personality and never would last so long in the industry the way Betty did. Betty White is an icon and had incredible career.

Well put!! @@ridinwith24

You do know she married 3 times, selfishly never had kids for her career? Right. You’re just echoing what the media painted her as

@@K....D.... Liz Taylor married 8 times, what;s your point?

@@K....D.... She helped her widowed husband raise his already in the world children. That was a gift to them all.

@@1964ghfan - Well said!

Betty white was honest about her life and showbiz. She said her step children were wonderful to her. She loved them very much. It takes an awesome human being to choose not to have children as my son has, as well as his wife.

You assume they are in the same place. They might not be.

What an awful coment. @@AllinGold2

Wish someone would colorize this show, so we can see the beautiful dresses

77 is not terribly old... so "still kicking" is not necessary

I remember the year she competed for Miss America. She represented Arizona. As soon as she brought that ventriloquist dummy out, everyone knew she had it locked.

@@gailsirois7175 Actually 77 is terribly old. In fact, it's within the average lifespan of a female which is 78 so still kicking definitely applies here. Also when you throw in the fact that this episode aired 57 years ago and everyone else has passed away now including Betty White, Vonda hanging in there as the sole survivor is the very definition of still kicking. For both men and women the 70s are the twilight years. The 80s are the start of borrowed time. Anything beyond that is considered an achievement.

And her signature is one of the easiest to read as well-something you don’t see often!

@@1977TA Agree. Very true and real.

I do agree with that, but I think Bennett looks SMUG and SMARMY when he gets the answers right. Like he's so proud of himself like he just solved this grand scientific problem or whatever. Pride and self-satisfaction as he thinks he's "all that" for guessing.

+Irene Ryan Bennett usually smiles broadly at the end of a segment, whether he got it right, someone else got it right or the panel was stumped. The exception is when he feels that the challenger and John badly misled the panel. It happens during this episode's only non-celebrity challenger at 16:55. I thought that some of John's decisions as to when to give a yes, no or sometimes were somewhat off and misleading during this segment and Bennett seems to agree. About 10 seconds before the camera pans to him, he can be heard off-mic saying "Sleeping bag?" with a note of incredulity. At ~11:00 when Arlene is questioning the challenger, she asks if the product can be applied in any way. The challenger immediately says no. John overrules him and I think John was wrong there. If a million people familiar with sleeping bags were asked if they are applied to the person using them, I can't imagine any of them saying yes. Then Arlene asks if it has any moving parts. The challenger immediately says yes and John overrules again. Yet a zipper is certainly more of a moving part than a sleeping bag is applied to someone. It was not one of John's better sequences during his long and illustrious tenure on WML. It was almost like when a pitcher has two strikes on the batter and then throws one over the heart of the plate which the batter takes and the umpire calls it a ball. The batter knows he'd better be hacking at anything anywhere near home plate because the umpire is likely to call it a strike as a makeup call.

@@loissimmons6558 Dorothy is the most competitive but Bennett is repeatedly the sorest loser. And he always believes that if he is wrong that he was misled and it was someone else's fault. Here he fell into the most frequent WML panelist error of them all, one that they should have known not to dig such a hole in by 1965. Bennett asked if the product was worn above the waist, answer yes. Was it worn above the neck, yes sometimes. This neither precluded that it was worn between the neck and the waist, below the waist, or in multiple combinations thereof. Once Bennett put the whole panel down that rabbit hole, the questions were about cosmetics and earmuffs. John handled some questions that fell between the cracks in possibly questionable ways but Bennett is responsible for the panel being so far off, not that he here or anywhere else would ever admit it. One of his most unappealing qualities.

Dorothy, my favorite panelist, not because she was the smoothest and most real, like Arlene, but because she was unconsciously the most fun to watch in her sweet ladylike manner with a journalistic edge and tiny bit of something I can't describe. What a loss she was.

John's ability to find a dozen words that were close to "yes" or "no" but not quite synonymous make me wish he'd played Password.

That's sweet enough to bring a tear to the eye.

They were married for two years at this point

I don't know how true it is. But I read a National Enquirer story from 2010 the other night online that said that Betty White and Allen Ludden's oldest daughter Martha never got along with each other. All three of Allen Ludden's kids, David, Martha, and Sarah; were by his first wife Margaret. Margaret died of cancer just a few weeks after Password debuted. Martha was against her father marrying Betty White. She had a rebellious youth and she even fought with her father as well. At the time of the National Enquirer article in 2010, Betty and Martha didn't speak to each other for nearly 30 years. Martha tried to reach out to apologize to Betty, but Betty refused. Martha is now an attorney in Washington, D.C.

poetcomic1 - Betty never marry again, she really loved him.

Nan Fagan - wow, she must of hurt Betty to refused to talk to her after so many years. She doesn't strike me as a cold unforgiving person, yet you never know.

That mask was ugly! I hope she never wore it again!

@@janeiwasduncan8463m cng

She was certainly the smartest! One time she guessed the occupation of the guest before the questioning even started!

She was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. I just love her ever so much.

I used to watch this show all the time when I was a kid, and I never saw Arlene wear that blindfold. I laugher at her comment about the world changing so fast after the marriage question.

Miriam Jewett - it doesn't sound like the television today. The new generation are stuck with satanism and all the filth that comes from a conditioned society.

Now they WAP on family tv.

Yes, that’s why I watch this wonderful show, besides the entertainment and educational value.

Miriam Jewett Also, the panel were addressed as 'Mr.' or 'Miss', before the first name.

So happy that I grew up with this type of TV program. The only scary programs were twilight zone and some violence in westerns.

She was killed not suicide!

@@Rony2453 Yeah I know, but she died from pills.

@@Rony2453 What evidence is there that she was killed?

Her husband had motives and opportunity. He was extremely jealous of her success and was a philanderer,an alcoholic, and a mean spirited man. He threw out her teenage son who was not his. Read The Reporter who Knew Too Much.

Perhaps that one mistake had Arlene zero in on them when it was her turn again.

+Haley H The classic wife elbow nudge of the husband. There's also a variation done when the wife needs to get her husband to roll over (to stop snoring, etc.).

He used his own voice twice but she didn't catch him the first time

I know. Allen Ludden was only 63 when he died. In fact, he died the same day that Natalie Portman was born; which was June 9, 1981.

Ken Madden - and she never remarried - she always said why settle for hamburger when she had the best, filet mignon

@@jolenaagapisou3803 are you sure that is the correct quote? "Once you've had the best, who needs the rest?" she told the Daily Mail in 2011. " Former "Golden Girl" Betty White is an animal activist and a vegan, according to ET Online.

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Thats the fundamental difference between Dorothy and Arlene. Dorothy wants to be right. Arlene wants to be entertaining. This is a show for people to watch. Dorothy and Bennet treat it like they need to prove how smart they are. Steve Allen and Fred Allen are the best contestants because they are just supercilious about it.

dpm1982 - you're right they seemed to be in loved and very friendly.

His reactions were by far the most entertaining part of that segment.

Imagne; THIRTY years from her role as Rose Nyland

Ha! That's great-- thanks for pointing it out.

Such class which is unfortunately lacking in today's world

In areas of marriage, it would change in many ways - all for the worse.....

jmccracken1963 - you're absolutely right.

You most definitely lead an Unnatural life style. You continue to use that phrase, What are you trying to hide?

Liberace appeared on What’s My Line many times. In every appearance he made, he seemed very happy. He never seemed frightened about the possibility that his private life might be exposed to the public. Homophobia in that era has been overrated.

I'm a woman and I agree completely!

I agree. I believe humans value what is the hardest to achieve and quickest to lose.

@@K....D.... Well said. And, thank you for your service. My dad had a Purple Heart fromWWII.

Except nothing has changed. Everything "different" was there, just well hidden, if not illegal in some locations. LOL

Yes. Unfortunately, she was right. The Bible was taken out of the public schools in 1962. Ever since then, this Country's society has kept getting more immoral and anti-Christian. Read Romans chapter 1 for a good example.

@@lynettepalecek3141 A secular society cannot be expected to embrace one religion over another in the public sphere. The Bible is to be taught in the home where it can be interpreted correctly.

@@pamtebelman2321 I disagree. The main society was extremely moral and decent when the Bible was taught in the public schools. It isn't that way anymore.

@@lynettepalecek3141 You mean back in the days when people of color were denied equal education, jobs and housing, and black men were hung from trees? Or the days when women couldn't vote or speak their minds or make decisions on their own? I'm so tired of hearing about the 'good old moral days of yesteryear,' from my fellow Christians, I can't even tell you!

@@pamtebelman2321 Well said. As someone born in the 90s, I really appreciate the elegance and civility of this show and am sad our society today doesn't exhibit such dignity and sophistication. However, I am happy that in the 21st century we in the developed world have equal rights based on race, religion, and sexuality for the most part. I don't think those two things need to be mutually exclusive either.

I think the panel sometimes comes in after a fine dinner with drinks and wine and their a little bloated. The bridal gown bit was hilarious. It was group hypnotism.

...and women stifled their breathing with girdles and ruined their feet with high heels.

@@pamtebelman2321 but Big Boy Mike865ms doesn't care about that in his reminiscing, does he? Nah. He never had to wear any.

He raised his voice and barked his answers

That is back when Penmanship was taught in school; so people were expected to have decent Penmanship.

My mother, born in 1914, won a penmanship award in school. She passed the flair and skill on to me; I'm also an artist and writer, and not only does the ability come in handy, but as time goes by, people frequently comment on my handwriting with a degree of amazement and admiration; it's a fading art.

And that's a shame.

I first learned cursive writing when I was in second grade; which was back in 1964-65. Nowadays, I don't they teach cursive writing in the schools any more. They still should teach it. Not all documents can be signed online.

Cynthia Lyman - you're absolutely right, when you say that people see it as faiding art, because it happens to me. I felt in love with penmanship when I was in second grade. I remember the teacher who took the time to passed down onto me the love of writing. She taught me how to hold a pen correctly, thanks to her and my dedication for learning paid off, now people asks me if I'm an artist, my mom is proud and brags about how beautiful my handwriting is to others. It's sad that like some rare artistry is becoming a depleted talent. I don't know if you know the history of penmanship it's very interesting. Take care!

The official cause of death was ruled an accident, however, not a suicide.

There have also been conspiracy theories saying that Dorothy was murdered.

I wish we knew the truth about Dorothy's death. RIP

I thought that too, especially since there was some thought that she killed herself. So sad, no matter what the cause of death.

It's interesting that some say that Dorothy was so smart (on the show), but drinking and taking barbiturates together is not so smart. It is said that she died in bed.

Gary, yes! Mr. Bannister and his sense of humour, and that "basso" voice were hysterical! And Holy Moly! Arlene's mask was just, just.....😱. I think this was the funniest WML I've seen!

Paul Martin - how? She didn't committed suicide- she died of an accidental overdose of alcohol and barbiturates. I don't see how is that unnerving if there is no relation..

@@mayaa5048 She was murdered.

@@mayaa5048 Glad YOU think that's how she died!

Please don't spread unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.

@@glennhoppe8715 nn&j*,m

She was murdered. It’s naive to think she wasn’t murdered after reading evidence and listening to the findings.

Yes. She knew the Warren Report was a lie…for starters!

This word is use since the night of time . Ancient Greeks from 500 before Christ , complain that young peoples were so much different from their fathers the end of the times was to be soon: they didn't have good manners, they didn't believe in traditions, in religion etc...It is a classic: new generations are always despise by some older peoples.

And vice versa ... although there are many times when there is a stronger affinity between grandparents and grandchildren than between parents and children. Those who were young adults in the 1910's and Roaring Twenties often understood the young adults and teens in the 1960's better than those who were young adults in the days of the Great Depression and WWII.

Is it possible that your "lifestyle" is unnatural? I say very possible!!

@gcjerryusc Truth cannot be silenced! No matter how hard those who want to silence it try!

@gcjerryusc Homophobia and bigotry is alive and well in 2020. Funny how such ignorance is most widely demonstrated by religious folk. They'll never get to heaven with that ugly hatred in their hearts!

She still is!!

She had amazing dimples.

.....yeahhh what's her secret can't believe Woman in Her 90's Look that '''Good'''..Her & My Girl''...''Lena-Horne-"'...!!

@@ddivincenzo1 She is adorable, as always!

Casper Kittae. yep. !!

Still dead either way.

Yes, but Bennett set it up for her by asking if the contestant was ever “Miss Something.” 😎

Aristophanes! Ridiculous! Funny... I hardly remember the original show but I do remember the ODD COUPLE episode featuring it.

Chris Barat Classic! ***** I am most definitely a "Password" fan, and I think I've seen every incarnation of the show except "Million Dollar Password," which I don't think I'd even known about. I used to watch the original "Password" regularly as a child and watched "Password Plus" fairly often too. I was even a contestant on it once! (I only lasted 1 game -- or was it "match?" I forget what terminology they used.)

Yes! Particularly its original incarnation. I wish there were more episodes available online!

Elsie M. SaveThe TPC All the versions of "Password" are good, but the one I first really got into (keep in mind I was born in the late 1980's, and first got GSN in 1997) was the "Super" version. Bert Convy may not have been the greatest host ever, but he was lots of fun to be for the contestants and celebrities. Sadly, he died young in his late 50's.

Mz NC jsoul train

+Save The TPC Very sadly so......

my draw dropped.

Yep, as I am watching this and that is the first thing I thought...he is thinking of the zipper!!

And John overruled Mr. Bannister. Maybe John wanted to win one for the zipper!

Joe Postove. wonderful Joe..

@@loissimmons6558 Good one, Lois! (better than many of Bennett's and on par with Steve Allen).