TV Tuesday: What's My Line? - Season 6; Episode 41 (1955)
What's My Line - 1955
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2022 on The Silver Screen Project. For this edition of TV Tuesday, we pay tribute to Miss Betty White, a television funny-lady who passed away just a couple of weeks short of her 100th birthday this past December 31. So, this 1955 episode of "What's My Line?" is a tribute to her. Let's meet our panelists. Shall we?
They are newspaper columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, humorist Fred Allen, television star Betty White, and publisher Bennett Cerf. There is a really sweet interaction between Betty and Bennett when she introduces him.
And, of course, we are ably guided through the program by our host, Mr. John Charles Daly.
Our first contestant runs an alligator farm in Arizona. The panel has quite a bit of trouble guessing his line.
When Fred Allen asks if the product is a dry crocodile, John Daly asks exactly what he means. Fred explains: "Well, a crocodile
that has no river. In Arizona they have
no rivers. I thought it might have
gotten out of its way and...well, many things settle in Arizona." The audience erupts with laughter. The contestant wins the full $50 by default. Nobody can guess that he runs an alligator farm.
Our next contestant models maternity clothes. Before taking her seat she goes to meet the panel. Because she comes from California, Fred Allen asks her about the smog problem out there. She smiles and moves on to the next panelist. "Won't answer, huh?" says Fred with a smile.
Fred keeps the audience in stitches. His first question has to do with fathers. Because she's a maternity clothes model, the audience bursts into a frenzied laughter. Poor Fred has no idea why people are laughing before he has even gotten the question out of his mouth.
The panel doesn't guess her line either. And she wins the $50 by default as well.
Then it's time for the mystery guest. The panel is blindfolded and they have to guess the guest's identity. It's funny man Arnold Stang. He keeps the panel laughing.
The panel can't guess who it is. Everybody has a great time. Mr. Stang used a German accent the entire time and fooled the panel completely.
The final contestant is a Mr. William Gunn, who makes guns. The audience is very amused by this.
Time runs out on our panel before they can guess what he does, so he also wins the money by default. It's not a good night for our panelists. They were unable to guess a single line. They do get quite a laugh when John tells them all that Mr. Gunn makes guns.
Cast rundown:
John Daly.......................................Himself
Arnold Stang..................................Himself
And that's it for What's My Line?. This has to be one of Betty White's first game show appearances. And she is completely sweet and delightful. At the time she appeared on this episode, Betty was starring in her own television show, "Life With Elizabeth".
This very funny episode is available for you to watch in its entirety right here.
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