To Tell the Truth - Undercover Cop, 1973

For several years now at dinnertime, M.P. and I have enjoyed watching episodes of To Tell the Truth from the early 1960s.  I remember it well from my childhood, and I think it is the most entertaining of all the old game shows - perhaps because, unlike with other game shows, neither the panelists nor the audience knows who the real featured character is, so it's fun to try guessing who it is.

This particular episode is perhaps the most entertaining of all, for reasons you will discover if you watch it.  Big laughs.

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What's My Line, 2/7/60

For the 500th episode of the long-running game show in 1960, Julie Andrews is the Mystery Guest - but I think you fellas will be even more captivated by the studly first challenger, as I was.




FYI - Coach Brown was a champion swimmer who set many state and national records in his day. As recently as 2013, the 79-year-old was still swimming competitively in events for his age group.

What's My Line, 11/16/52

Walter Winchell is the Mystery Guest.

What's My Line, 11/9/52

Desi Arnaz is the Mystery Guest.

What's My Line? 11/2/52

Barry Fitzgerald is the Mystery Guest.




For the young'uns who don't know, Fitzgerald was a beloved character actor who appeared in many films and won the Oscar for best supporting actor in 1944's Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby and Risë Stevens:

What's My Line, 10/26/52

Sixty-three years ago this week, humorist Herb Shriner was the Mystery Guest.  By the way, don't miss the final contestant - she's a hoot.

What's My Line, 10/19/52

Eddie Fisher is the Mystery Guest.




Here's Fisher singing the Broadway song that Dorothy Kilgallen asked about:

What's My Line, 10/12/52

Ethel Barrymore is the Mystery Guest.

What's My Line, 9/28/52

Chuck Dressen is the Mystery Guest.

What's My Line, 9/7/52

Eddie Bracken is the Mystery Guest.

What's My Line, 8/31/52

Danish-born actor Jean Hersholt, beloved star of the long-running radio series Dr. Christian and related films, is the Mystery Guest.

What's My Line? 8/24/52

Andy Devine is the mystery guest.

What's My Line, 7/27/52

Victor Borge is the Mystery Guest.

What's My Line, 8/17/52

Perle Mesta, the "hostess with the mostest," is the Mystery Guest.

What's My Line? 10/15/50

Gloria Swanson is the mystery guest.

What's My Line, 8/3/52

Featuring Francis the Talking Mule as the Mystery Guest:

You Bet Your LIfe, 5/12/55

Skip to the 16:00 mark for the hilarious segment with a rather peculiar gentleman from Kansas - talk about Crazy Eyes!  Even Groucho seems creeped out.

What's My Line, 10/18/53

Eleanor Roosevelt is the mystery guest in this episode with glamorous panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, and Bennet Cerf, hosted by the urbane John Daly.

Center Square, Puh-leeze!

No matter the weather where you live, this compilation of quips by the outrageous Paul Lynde is sure to bring a smile to your face:

You Bet Your Life, 2/18/54

Sixty years ago, the inimitable Groucho Marx held court every week on his game show, You Bet Your Life, where the comedian's ad libs were more entertaining than the actual game play.  In this episode, the old lady who appears at about the 19:00 mark is a real hoot - the only guest who ever made Groucho put away his trademark cigar!

The duck.