John had more fun than anyone here. I've never seen him laugh so much.

@4seeableTV

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. He had a ball.

@alicemcknight6335

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Personally, I think they should have kept Hal Block and never slowed Marx on the program. I don't appreciate his off collar comments.😊

@nancyhowell4505

11 ай бұрын

​​​​@@alicemcknight6335 I can't stand Groucho either. He wasted so much time, is non-stop rude, and nothing is funny about his brand of "humor." 😖👎👎 *showed (?) *off color (?) 🙂

@shuroom57

10 ай бұрын

​​@@nancyhowell4505Oh, you're no fun anymore.

@wagonstation3709

10 ай бұрын

​@@nancyhowell4505 Many people have different ideas of what's funny-- that's why they say it's subjective. His humor is not rude.... or should I stop that sentence and ask: do you think Don Rickles was rude, or was being rude part of his "shtick?

Miss Colbert and Groucho Marx were old friends from their days at the Paramount Pictures studio in Hollywood.

Having Graucho on a live TV show is dangerous.

@Cerph

Күн бұрын

But having Growcho is better.

Wow! I thought I had seen all the episodes. How fab to see Claudette Colbert!

John Daly was a FABULUS host of WML for all those years! My father was a BIG FAN of WML and always watched it back in the years when it was on on Sunday nights at 10:30 PM!

@wagonstation3709

10 ай бұрын

How did such a popular show survive with such a terrible time slot?

@LaptopLarry330

3 ай бұрын

“What’s My Line?” debuted on CBS in 1950. In the early years of network television in the US, the “Prime-Time” schedule started at 6:15 PM or 6:30 PM, with a 15-minute national news broadcast, and often ended at 10:00 PM. The networks at that time either had a hard time finding programming for the 10:00 PM time slot, or simply couldn’t afford to fill that time slot with programming. In those early years, that time slot was filled with local programming by the network affiliates, in the form of either staged dramas, or musical performances by singers and musicians hired by the television station. It was unusual in 1950 for CBS to try to attempt to fill the 10:00 PM time slot with network programming, and particularly on a Sunday night, when people had to go to bed early to get sleep before going back to work in the morning. “What’s My Line?” was successful, because they were able to attract and keep an older, more affluent, more highly-educated, audience, that were either retired, or were members of the professional class who often worked long hours into the night, and were still awake to watch the program at the then-late time of 10:30 PM at night. By the time the show ended in “Prime-Time” in 1967, society, social norms, and American demographics and work demands were changing greatly, and closer to that of the nation we live in today. For many people now, the night is just getting started at 10:30 PM.

It was fun to witness how giggly everyone was within this episode.

These are the shows I live for. If everyone on stage is having a good time, so is the audience

@elisabethanderson8654

Жыл бұрын

Groucho was an ass and ruined the show!

I could have sworn I heard Groucho say Claudette Colbert's name while she was signing in!!

@thomasthompson6378

4 жыл бұрын

He did.

@janepatterson6779

4 жыл бұрын

Hope that was his last time on the show..it's about the guests including stars, NOT HIM!

@Fardawg

3 жыл бұрын

@@janepatterson6779 Bull. He made this episode especially hilarious because of his shenanigans. That's why they got him on the show in the first place.

@aileen694

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fardawg That may be so, but the fact is, Marx was annoying to a great number of viewers! Overkill and ego. Constant attention-demanding, like a bratty kid!

@karenevanoff8586

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fardawg Exactly!

I don't think I've laughed so much watching something that was filmed over 61 years ago... Groucho is sorely missed!!

Groucho is so darn funny, probably the funniest game show I've ever watch.

Wow, Arlene Francis has an amazing look here, hair, smile, eyebrows, voice.

@BuckyBrown-lt4ry

4 жыл бұрын

She was the best. Smart, sexy, classy - all at the same time.

@carolsmart238

3 жыл бұрын

Claudette Colbert was beautiful & Groucho stole the show!

@keithharvey7230

3 жыл бұрын

Arlene was a knockout.

@UKBIGBLUENATION1

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning lady. Very elegant.

@briane173

3 жыл бұрын

Arlene was one of a kind; and I have no doubt she was an absolute hoot at parties. I would take her grace and humor (and mischievousness) above anybody who tries to call themselves a comedienne in the 21st Century.

Happy to see this video because the ever beautiful Claudette Colbert R I P .

A late friend of mine was a steward with British Airways. One particular pilot with whom he flew regularly , always wanted to be informed of any famous passengers in first class. On one flight he rushed into the cockpit to tell the pilot that Claudette Colbert was right there in first class. " Who ? " said the pilot . " Why, Claudette Colbert ! ". " Never heard of her " said the pilot. The actress was quite elderly and was coming to London to perform in a play with Rex Harrison , the pilot was too young to remember her, however.

@BellaFirenze

Жыл бұрын

The play was "Aren't We All?" written by Frederick Lonsdale in 1923. Miss Colbert was 81 and Mr. Harrison was 76. The year was 1985.

@brianrodney712

Жыл бұрын

@@BellaFirenze Many thanks for that information, I appreciate it.

@BellaFirenze

Жыл бұрын

@@brianrodney712 My pleasure.

Groucho is funny,, but he keeps interrupting the other panelists. When Colbert appeared, you can hear him say "It's Claudette Colbert."

Thanks for bringing back the memories for me. I was 11 years old when What's My Line was on TV

That was an awesome episode. I love watching "What's My Line."

Fun fact. The jail warden (guest #1) was convicted of perjury which stemmed from charges that he let prostitutes into the jail and also gave prisoners use of telephones that they were not supposed to have.

@Yowza78

Жыл бұрын

And that's where the expression "call girl" came from?

@satori03

3 ай бұрын

good for him

Love this program, this one was really great.

Dorothy: Would you deal with more sex? The world cracks up.

Dennis James: Pro-tee-in Others: Pro-teen Fascinating. Simply fascinating! 👊😊👊

GROUCHO! GROUCHO! GROUCHO! GROUCHO! He's hysterical!!!! He doesn’t stop!

Did any female in films exude such genuine feminine charm as did Claudette?

@tebelshaw9486

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Teresa Wright or Greer Garson?

@kirstenwatkins8998

8 ай бұрын

Audrey Hepburn

Great lady

Arlene was stunning!

@ItsIdaho

4 жыл бұрын

I was surprised I recognized her. She definitely was.

@TheWriterWalker

4 жыл бұрын

She always is. The epitome of 1950s elegance.

@anntaylor2039

4 жыл бұрын

I have thought her pretty in every Episode I've seen- but I agree-"stunning" is a great adjective for her in this episode !

@shuroom57

10 ай бұрын

That blond hair on this show! I've always loved how her eyes squint cutely when she laughs and smiles! Really warms you up! Reminds me of how Bette Midler's eyes do the same thing.

Originally broadcast LIVE over the CBS Television Network on September 20, 1959.

Good job Groucho! You got to John D, and made me laugh hysterically. 🤣😂

1959 showed Arlene at her prettiest, even though she was already 51 or so. 😊 However, I’m really sorry about that invasive grab hug Groucho gave to Arlene!

Dorothy Kilgallen was by far the best at this game. She took it seriously despite all the joking around.

Sometime in the 50's Groucho and his son took a trip to Europe. Upon returning he had to fill out a US Customs card. Under "occupation" Groucho supposedly wrote "smuggler". I'd bet the customs people got a kick out of that.

@shuroom57

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'd think that's when it would pay to be a well-known celebrity!

Love Claudette's dress. Wish I had it.

@ElizaDolittle

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder what color it was! The sheen and, to a certain extent, the style make me think of a dress that Diane Lane wore in the movie Under the Tuscan Sun (the wedding scene toward the end). Hers was peach colored and it was beautiful!

@aileen694

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElizaDolittle Hey! I remember that dress too, it really was lovely. And a great film, too!

There hasn't been as much hysteria on this program since Phyllis Diller!!!

I was born the year this was aired, hard to believe it was 60 years ago, I expect all who appeared on it have passed away by now?

@kelloggs5473

4 жыл бұрын

Arlene Francis lived past the age of 90. Other participants could have, too. “Dead” is a very easy word to use to describe someone you never met.

@kimgrattage2395

4 жыл бұрын

@@kelloggs5473, when you think how old Groucho Marx was 60 years ago, I'd be amazed this funny guy is still with us? Remember watching him and his brother's in their films while growing up.

@thereseember2800

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, they’ve all passed away. 🙏 John Daly (Host): (Age 77) 02/20/1914 - 02/24/1991 Bennet Serf: (Age 73) 05/25/1898 - 08/27/1971 Dorothy Kilgallen: (Age 52) 06/03/1913 - 11/08/1965 Groucho Marx: (Age 86) 10/02/1890 - 08/19/1977 Arlene Francis: (Age 93) 10/20/1907 - 05/31/2001 Claudette Colbert: (Age 92) 09/13/1903 - 07/30/1996

Arlene and Claudette had the same sort of style; and Ido mean 'STYLE'. 10/2019

@miamidolphinsfan

4 жыл бұрын

They were ladies in every sense of the word

@BuckyBrown-lt4ry

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, not like the sluts we have today. Nothing sexier than being a lady. Today's sluts will never understand that concept.

"I hope we can fix it so that YOU will be chummy with our guest." Yea, John Daly.

Groucho Mark was such a pain

When Groucho didn't put on his mask and said Claudette Colbert, the first panelist should have asked, _"Are you Claudette Colbert?"_

"He's a charming fellow between sentences." About Nikita Kruschov.

Love this show!!!❤

Hysterical?Ive never seen them like that

Grouchy could not have cared less about the game. It was all about him being in the spotlight.

@LaptopLarry330

4 жыл бұрын

"What's My Line?" had went for 3 years with an empty seat on the panel at this point in 1959, since the sudden death of panelist Fred Allen. At this point in his TV career, Groucho Marx was approaching a crossroads, because the TV ratings for his NBC game show, "You Bet Your Life", were on a downward spiral. Marx and CBS decided to agree to do this appearance as a "guest panelist" on "What's My Line?", as a form of try-out, to determine if he would be successful as a full-time panelist on the show. I guess that it did not work out for either CBS, and/or Marx. Mr. Marx still made a few more appearances on the show as a "guest panelist", but that was it.

@BuckyBrown-lt4ry

4 жыл бұрын

Which I never liked. You wanna do that, get your own show or stick to the one you have. Not fair to the other people on panel!

@janepatterson6779

4 жыл бұрын

Idiot, Groucho.

@aileen694

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopLarry330 I'm glad (as are many others enjoying WML these days) that Marx was not hired permanently!

@rapunzelz5520

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. You are there to be part of a TEAM, not do an ad lib of your own.

Dennis James, who himself hosted a number of game shows for Goodson-Todman Productions, appeared in this live advertisement for Kellogg’s Variety Pack Cereals. It appears as if the camera faded out a little bit early by the camera operator, at the instructions of the show’s director in the broadcast booth, or at the instructions of the floor director. That was the nature of live network television at that time. A year or two after that, CBS would make the switch to videotaping episodes in advance, to allow the host, panelists, and the show’s staff to take Summer vacations, and to have an emergency episode in the can, should another panelist die unexpectedly once again. They ended up using one (the Colonel Harland Sanders episode) in 1963, to allow the panel more time to mourn the death of President Kennedy.

...remember, the Marx Brothers, and especially Groucho, were masters of chaos and anarchy in all of their stage plays and motion pictures; Groucho was attempting to prick the balloons of this program and its panelists and producers; just for fun, of course; he simply never knew when to stop, and many people found it annoying, which is why he was alone most of his life.

Classic Groucho. The panel had no problem with him blowing the thing up, because he was Groucho... it's why he was there, they knew what they were getting. LOL P.S. - Miss Grable was a cutie pie.

@janepatterson6779

4 жыл бұрын

Bennette didn't think so

@MisterMasterShafter1

4 жыл бұрын

Did "Bennette" tell you this?

Grouch told them who it was

SUCH ANARCHY ON THIS PANEL...and leave it to Groucho to destroy everyone! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

So many prudes didn't appreciate Groucho. It might be fun to give the panelists and John the MMPI, The Minnesota Multi-phasic Personality Inventory, to see if there was any correlation between the degree of various personality traits and degree of appreciation for Groucho Marx.

@aileen694

2 жыл бұрын

@@shirleyrombough8173 Shirley, hello! Well, I am no prude, God knows (He/She *Really* knows!). And I think Marx was probably great in his own comedy format but here, though some of it Was funny, he basically was distracting and annoying to many of us. We watch WML specifically for its own type of presentation.

@shuroom57

10 ай бұрын

​@@aileen694He's like Eggs Benedict here; you wouldn't have them often, but every once in a while, what the hell?

The irrepressible Groucho!!!

The origin of the chaos theory ~ Julius 'Groucho' Marx.

SUNBEAM . . What a great American company. Quality products that lasted decades.

Groucho adjusting his collar button: I feel like I'm being hung. John's missed opportunity: Well, you've come to the right place(yuck yuck!).

Thought that first guy was related to nikita Khrushchev

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

He well could have been. And I guess he had the right occupation.

Dorothy Kilgallen with her ever present white gloves!

Groucho was the bomb !!!! He was just being himself !!!! Groucho was put on the panel to boost ratings !!!!

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

Of course the producers knew what they were doing. And the fact that John thought it so hilarious gave everyone permission just to enjoy it.

The first contestant looks identical to the other Nikita. Nikita Khrushchev scared me to death when I was a kid when I saw him appear on TV!

Best episode ever.

Note the Trans-Atlantic Accents on most of the Folks ( Except for Groucho ).

"PRO-tee-in." Wow, never heard protein pronounced that way.

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

Me neither. Because of the two vowels next to each other he divided the word into three syllables: pro-tee-in.

Groucho: outrageous, irreverent and funny as hell! The panel, Daly and the audience loved every disruptive minute of it.

@TheWriterWalker

4 жыл бұрын

I mildly disagree. Groucho upstaged Bennett. Also, John Daly likes to be in control, and Groucho made that difficult. (Several times, while politely laughing, Daly looked off-camera, perhaps to note the time, which Groucho gobbled up, and at one point, John fluttered his eyes with what seemed to be annoyance.)

@notvalidcharacters

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, what an asshole. And then smearing Claudette Colbert with cigar smoke after ruining her whole appearance.

@shuroom57

10 ай бұрын

​@@TheWriterWalkerNaah, they all knew what you get when you have Groucho on your show! The game plan goes right out the window! It's like having Keith Moon on a talk show. These guys are legends!

@TheWriterWalker

10 ай бұрын

@@shuroom57 Lol. I hear you.

For those criticizing Groucho: the show's producers and regular panelists knew exactly how Groucho would act on the show and that's why they hired him. It doesn't hurt for the occasional show to go off the rails in a predictable way and John, Arlene and Dorothy had a really good laugh.

@rharvey2124

3 жыл бұрын

Just like Red Skelton flubbing up. That's the only reason some folks tuned to watch.

@lttlgreg

2 жыл бұрын

He’s still annoying. Love Marx bros films, but can’t stand him here, talk talk talk.

@shuroom57

10 ай бұрын

​@@lttlgregOh, you're no fun anymore.

Groucho was one of the funniest people alive. I loved his movies and I loved him here!

It must have been absolutely horrifying to be on any kind of a show with Groucho -- he was pure, unrestrained chaos and funnier than you were ever going to be.

@lorisullivan327

Жыл бұрын

Well said…. Absolutely well said

Graucho doesn't know when to quit

@770WT

3 жыл бұрын

He slowed down the show .

@aileen694

2 жыл бұрын

@@770WTYou said it! Enormous ego. SO annoying!

I think that Steve Allen was a much better panelist than Groucho, because he was one of the few comedians who knew how to be funny without being disruptive.

@jeremycunninghamtheoldsoul8686

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I mean, Groucho is funny but all the same, his total lack of regard for the game is irritating. On the other hand, Steve Allen is one of my favorite comedians and actually asks thoughtful questions in addition to being hilarious

this episode is already available on you tube and is repeated.

King’s of Battle Creek

Groucho would never get away with all that lady hugging these das

@eric_oleander

4 жыл бұрын

yeah it made me uncomfortable when I saw that

@TowkayCC

4 жыл бұрын

@@eric_oleander I wonder if women were just as uncomfortable then I will never know

@eric_oleander

4 жыл бұрын

@@TowkayCC if I am to believe my gradmother they were, but they were brought up to be too "polite" to say anything about it

This was during an era when television personalities had class, news programs provided real news, schools taught, people read, and hatred of other Americans was not so blatantly sanctioned and encouraged. Yes, some groups were discriminated against. Yes, there was bigotry. But mostly, regarding the flaws, there was simple ambivalence. Now look at what we've become.

@4seeableTV

2 жыл бұрын

"...Yes, some groups were discriminated against..." But from your rose colored glasses fondness for the past, that wasn't really a big deal to you. You seemed to PREFER it that way. But THAT was hate in it's most pure form. So your ramble was just complete nonsense.

@timward3116

2 жыл бұрын

@@4seeableTV Your comment seems to be fraught with assumptions. But yes, you were right regarding the fact that, as a kid, that wasn't a big deal to me - at least up until junior high school. As an adult, though, I look back and can see where it was worse than now and where it was better than now. Is that such a sin? Is it wrong to admit that generally people were much more civil to one another back then, while also admitting that hate existed and was, in many parts of the country, institutionalized in law? In Chicago, for example, where there was much poverty and institutional corruption, there weren't 40-50 people being shot on some weekends. And "journalists" on television ("right" and "left") didn't blatantly lie (lie sometimes, yes - but blatantly, no) in every program. Back then, literacy was higher. And back then, too, the minimum wage was, relative to cost of living, MUCH higher. So it is possible to admit the problems of the past AND the present without denying, either. As for my "ramble" being "complete nonsense," I disagree.

@virg0_lem0nade

Жыл бұрын

@@timward3116 ---- dude this was literally the period of time when the Klan was running rampant and marital r##e was legal. Definitely not "simple ambivalence".

@virg0_lem0nade

Жыл бұрын

You must keep in mind that while this was a fun program that presented a positive face, the actual Holocaust had just happened. The real world was not like these gameshows.

@timward3116

Жыл бұрын

@@virg0_lem0nade Point well-taken. I do keep those things in mind and never said that the game shows represented the real world beyond the fact that they were, themselves, a small part of the real world. Although the Holocaust AND WWII did precede this program by only a few years, the US did have the Korean War followed by the Vietnam War, and there was always at least an undercurrent of racism - though none of the racism seemed to be outwardly promoted on national TV news broadcasts. Post WWII, though, there was an era of prosperity, much less of a separation of economic classes, more economic justice, and somewhat more personal freedom in the US. There also appeared to be an attempt at journalistic integrity... something that we have definitely lost as the corporate masters of the news media have consolidated their power and ensured that their messages are consistent with the goals of the industries that pay their salaries through advertising revenue.

The Kellog's variety pack no longer is sold, is it?

@LaptopLarry330

4 жыл бұрын

Kellogg's was still selling them in the 1980s. Our Boy Scouts troop bought them for the Scouts to eat on camping trips.

@LaptopLarry330

4 жыл бұрын

I just did a Bing Search. Yes, Kellogg's still make 10-box Variety packs, but you may have to look around for them. They are sold out of them at the Wal-Mart web site. Target has 8-box "Fun Packs" available for sale at their web site. Kroger's still sell 10-box "Variety Packs" at their web site.

@bobbyboko6317

4 жыл бұрын

Bought a variety pack in the UK recently

@RebeccaHindle

Жыл бұрын

We sell one in my convenience store in UK

Groucho didn’t wear a tuxedo. I wonder if he is the first panelist to do that?

@LaptopLarry330

4 жыл бұрын

Panelist Fred Allen (I think) wore a suit and bow tie.

@RonGerstein

7 ай бұрын

All the women panelists never wore tuxedos.

Marx ruins it. Thinks it's his show.

@janepatterson6779

4 жыл бұрын

NEVER could stand him .always thought he was funny.

A prison is not a non-profit making organisation.

@juliagrahm5553

3 жыл бұрын

It was, more or less, back then.

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

No, but it's supposed to be.

Groucho's behavior was inappropriate and offensive. He was a great entertainer, but as a panelist he really sabotaged this episode.

@edmundpower1250

6 ай бұрын

He needed attention badly

@fathercharlesofficial0823

25 күн бұрын

Groucho was hysterical 😂 Get a life…

Being in the UK I don't know hardly any of these except for the famous guests what happened to Dorothy

@RonGerstein

7 ай бұрын

She was murdered !!!!!!!!!!

To all the fuss pots on here who said Groucho was out of line, I am only sorry that you did not enjoy his brilliance. He was great here. And everyone clearly had a good time.

@garydeblasio8810

3 жыл бұрын

He was an arrogant show off-who couldn't stand not being the center of attention.

@khobzeyinbud1561

Жыл бұрын

@@garydeblasio8810 Sounds like jealousy to me... Have you ever made anyone laugh? On purpose, I mean.

@peternagy-im4be

10 ай бұрын

​@@garydeblasio8810another jealous loser hater

Groucho Mark needs to keep his mouth shut.

Groucho Marx was a total "Ad-Lib GENIUS." Perhaps the funniest man that ever lived.

All I can say is poor Mr. Daly. Groucho was worked up here. I bet all the judges were glad when this was over...

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

No. See my remarks above.

Nikita Chruechev

Groucho is so Obnoxious...I think the expression "attention whxore" was invented for him. Love Claudette who always manages to remain Cool and Unruffled...

We can do without the ads.

What was the producers thinking having Groucho as a panelist? He is a train wreck just waiting to happen…

Groucho ruined it

@prairieflower427

4 жыл бұрын

I guess Hollywood was perverted even back then.

@jeremycunninghamtheoldsoul8686

2 ай бұрын

@@prairieflower427Sadly, yes

Love Groucho

No shows today entertain and inform with class as the game shows of the past. Everything today is either mean spirited or trashy.

@tebelshaw9486

2 жыл бұрын

I guess it's easier to be crude than clever. 🙄

Was he ever invited again?

Now the world can see why this being absolutely loathes Groucho Marks ! !

This was not a normal episode; I thought Groucho was too much a bully.

Too bad there are many commercials, it ruins the show

Harpo would have been a more polite panelist

Groucho Marx couldn't possibly be part of a team like this. It drove him crazy. He was used to his own show and everything revolving around him. He constantly interrupts and dominates the conversation with drivel that only had the purpose of extending his air time. He destroyed the mystery guest segment because he couldnt stand for attention to be directed towards someone other than himself. Groucho Marx was the Godfather of Narcissism

@vincentlynch3652

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you completely. Ruined the segment.

@elliottschertzer876

4 жыл бұрын

Galileocan g you must be fun at parties too

@MisterMasterShafter1

4 жыл бұрын

LOL Exactly, Elliott. There was a reason they invited Groucho on repeatedly, but I'm guessing not to appeal to the fun at parties crowd.

@elliottschertzer876

4 жыл бұрын

MisterMasterShafter1 must be part of the Margret Dumont crowd , she didn’t understand Groucho either lol

@MisterMasterShafter1

4 жыл бұрын

LOL Yeah, really. I fail to see how anyone can watch this and not see that the entire cast is thoroughly enjoying Groucho's antics. Even Dorothy Kilgallen was cracking up.

Wow gaucho on was like a mistake

Groucho was more annoying than funny.

@BuckyBrown-lt4ry

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!! His "funny" behavior was not fair to the other people on the panel. It was not HIS show!!

@ahero4094

4 жыл бұрын

Not every show had to the same.

@curtcollett2893

4 жыл бұрын

I understand your point but I'd sure rather watch this than the first few shows in 1950. They were like watching trees grow.

@scotnick59

4 жыл бұрын

As usual

Groucho was too disruptive. He was funny and great back then, yes, but I think he forgot that this wasn't HIS show.

That was rather racy... all those sexual innuendos and even a slight homosexual reference! whoops! Groucho Marx completely stole the show here.

@anntaylor2039

4 жыл бұрын

@@generalcomments1239very Racy for 1959.

@rharvey2124

3 жыл бұрын

Groucho made a homosexual reference? I missed that.

Groucho was a great comic in the hilarious Marx films of the 30’s & 40’s but his personality wasn’t suited to this type of format where panelists are expected to ask pertinent questions and listen to the answers, rather than look for opportunities to make a series of quick fire gags. I found his style of humour tedious and irksome. The problem here is that Groucho is not comfortable with following the normal agenda of a guest panelist because he would feel vulnerable and out of his comfort zone, hence the interminable gags. His mission was to attract the maximum attention which would cut the ground away from the other panelists. Sadly his presence marred the show, so I wasn’t surprised he wasn’t invited on the show again.

@LaptopLarry330

4 жыл бұрын

Groucho Marx appeared a few more times on the show as a "guest panelist", but this was his best performance on the show (or on network television, for that matter).

@jerrywayneray

4 жыл бұрын

AMEN! It hurt me watching him...

@carolv8450

3 жыл бұрын

Geoff M / yes, John Daly didnt look too Pleased with HIM at one Point.

John is laughing at Groucho ... Arlene usually so perfectly elegant is having problems with the shoulders of her frock ...

Groucho was interruptive and added nothing to the game.

@peternagy-im4be

10 ай бұрын

Wrong. He was hilarious.

Groucho was a quick wit, one of the funniest men of his era; but his schtick made him supremely obnoxious -- and a bad fit for a show like _What's My Line?_ Compare his annoying presence to that of Steve Allen, I guy I've admired all my life for being a talented comedian, songwriter, producer, and a very intelligent and stellar human being -- who brought both class and and an identifiable affability to humor appropriate for the atmosphere of this show. I think in this episode Daly was particularly annoyed by Marx and his attempts to steal the limelight from everybody including the contestants.

Groucho Marx was a hoot, LOL!!!

Humor is one thing but Marx’s attention need is way too much

Not a fan of fast talking, wise cracking Groucho, whose one line quips in films became his trademark. This sort of panel show was not his forte. Here, he tries too hard to be funny but doesn’t really succeed.

@diedonner299

4 жыл бұрын

Geoff M I agree. His comedy was more annoying than funny to me.

@rickrick5041

4 жыл бұрын

D Donner Funny it was annoying and not funny but annoying can be funny too so do you think it was funny because it was annoying or just annoying period?

@geoffm9944

4 жыл бұрын

Groucho was a brilliant one line comic in the marvellous Marx films, but this panel show required more subtle humour and wit. Groucho, by trying to hog the limelight, just comes across as a fish out of water!

@rickrick5041

4 жыл бұрын

Geoff M Racist

@sweiland75

4 жыл бұрын

Let's see you be funnier.