What's My Line Mystery Guest Segment: Art Carney (3-27-1966)

[tpir1972]

Is John Daly still alive?

[jennings861]

No, he's been dead since 1991.

[tpir1972]

What happebed to Dorothy Kilgallen?

[observer9670]

John Daly asked Art to be on WML a total of 4 times. They were personal friends, former co-workers (on CBS radio) and Daly knew that Carney could do strange voices. But he never could fool Bennett Cerf.

[srogoff40]

A total class act!

[jstadler75]

Vtte4, Art's response to "Do you sing?" was, "If I'm asked."

[Vitte4]

This is WML at its zany best!

[Vitte4]

What was Carney's initial response to Allen's question, "Do you sing?" I couldn't quite catch it.

[fjccommish]

It ran for 17 years before airing it is last program?

[MegaObserver1]

This was right after Art ended his run on Broadway in The Odd Couple. That Fall, he would rejoin Jackie Gleason on his variety show, which would be mostly hour long musical Honeymooners sketches. But Art and John got one thing wrong, Audrey Meadows did not join that cast, the "Alice" role was played by Sheila McRae.

[thisiszaphodbeeblebr]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing!

[satori03]

Marvelous!..that line "it's not Juan Peron"...priceless

[henrygrove100]

Never the same without Dorothy Kilgallen



[ShawDAMAN]

The FDR impersonation was spot-on. I want to hear him do more.... ;p

[e148]

Is the water in the Hudson any better now then? I would guess not.

[1borito]

"It's not Alan King." Daly did it again - that was a "yes".

[1borito]

Q: Do you sing?

A:

[mindykershnar]

When asked.

[shakenednostir]

Did anyone else notice the panel's desk did not have a sponsor's name written across the front side so typically seen on other clips?

YouTube has reacquainted me with this show. I vaguely remember seeing this program as a kid. That's when the show used the cartoon-like character whose body, feet, head interchanged. I have come to appreciate WML since discovering on youtube. The show has class, style, humor, & talented guests. John and Panelists hold tremendous respect for their guests.

[ebf1957]

I've noticed the sponsor's name wasn't there. I don't know if that was a decision by the networks of an FCC ruling to do away with that. Today, if watch a sporting event you'll see the sponsor's name on the front, or you'll see ads creeping.

[RayNDeere]

No, it was because by this time in the show, there were several rotating sponsors (unlike the early days when there was one main sponsor), therefore they did away with the sponsor on the desk.

[erzbet07]

What a shame we don't have shows like WHAT'S MY LINE in this day and age! Game shows now are mostly dreck (except for Jeopardy)..all pumped full of glitz, noise and whatnot. What's My Line had class - every week..and the regulars were erudite, funny, classy folks. Thanks for sharing this wonderful look back at the talented - and missed - ART CARNEY. He could say more with his eyes than any other comic with a page of dialogue!

[chicagoam1]

I fully agree. It's a shame we don't have talent of the caliber of Mr. Carney as well.

[StooGP]

What's also particularly interesting is how What's My Line was still as sharp as ever, even after fifteen years on the air...TV hasn't seen such a classy production (never mind it was simply a game show) in quite some time...thanks all for all the informative comments here as well!

[soulierinvestments]

Thanx for posting. I think Carney holds the record for most WML mystery guest appearances, and he was FUNNY in them all, but this 1966 appearance has to be his most funny.

That disguised ( 1:10 )voice and then that impersonation of FDR ( 8:48 ) make this a great episode.

Carney's was a talent worth its weight in platnum. He could get huge laughs with the most subtle effects -- look at his reaction to Daly's legendary long-winded, over-literal clarifications ( 3:18 ) (5:50 ).

[prchristman]

Art Carney, in addition to everything else, was the original Felix Ungar in Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" opposite Walter Matthau as Oscar. This was in 1965. He was one of the most talented actors around. We're fortunate to have much of his work preserved.

[soulierinvestments]

Amen. thank heaven Gleason preserved his shows, so there is a record of both of them.