WML? 1967 Woman that sells burglar alarms

[harrietcow]

I don't mean to be unkind to people for whom English isn't their mother tongue, but why on Earth would the show book someone like Miss Kashi, who could barely speak the language? It just slows down the rhythm of the show and annoys everyone.

[1122DLAN]

This was around the time everyone was informed of the show cancelling at the end of the season.

[delightfulstar]

@weightfeather1 Her eye makeup (eyeliner) was also very heavy here, which may have accentuated whatever was going on.  AF mentioned in her book about having had lots of allergies and sensitivities and the like. One other thing worth noting...these episodes from the last season always appear a bit "muddy," as they were originally broadcast in color, but preserved in B&W, so they're not as crisp as the earlier ones.

[henrygrove100]

Bennett doesn't look well here.

[MattTheSaiyan]

Aww, they were so close to getting it right.

[henrygrove100]

Bennet and John really like each other.

[observer9670]

@henrygrove100 Bennett, John and Arlene were neighbors, they each had weekend homes near each other in Mt. Kisco, NY (Westchester County). Arlene's son and Bennett's sons grew up with each other and became best friends.

[Bnjolly]

After watching many WML clips I must ask...did men in the 50s and 60s customarily whistle at everything that had (or could be presumed to have had) a vagina?

[karlakor]

@Bnjolly No, of course not. Men whistled only at the women they thought were good looking, and in those days most women considered it to be a compliment.

[soulierinvestments]

@Bnjolly apparently

[ecraines]

very tall woman

[soulierinvestments]

Now that the mystery guest who appared on this 1967 episode is posted -- Abbe Lane -- the entire episode is available on YouTube. An interesting opportunity to see both Abbe Lane and Aliza Kashi.

[bigred997]

The offhanded remark John made- if someone else had made it, he would have givend them a dressing down,

How times changed over the years of the broadcast.

[jimmysudar]

Aww, give John a break. After all, it did seem as if this lady was about to launch into an early version of an infomercial, and John suavely cut her off and facilitated her exit.

[rosaf19]

Yep, the product may not have had a plug, but she was determined to get her plug in.

[weatdamal]

Thank you!!

[soulierinvestments]

The color television cameras at the Ed Sullivan Theater had sufficient depth and sensitivity that director Franklin Heller could do more two-shots with name plates in focus as in 3:22. G-T made a huge mistake not preserving color videotapes of these broadcasts. Tonight's dresses and gowns on the ladies look especially luscious: too bad we can't see them in color.

This game could still be funny even when the panel bounced about lost in space. Case in point.

[soulierinvestments]

The first time I viewed this episode years ago, I realized I did not know enough about 1960s International girl singers. I don't think the production staff knew enough about international singers as well. The first requirement for a guest panelist should be the panelist speaks enough English to know how to make jokes intentionally.

3:43 I find "I'd pass him too," a particularly vulgar thing for John to say about Bennett after he made a cannibalism pun. Go home John!

[tjbnyc76]

@soulierinvestments What in the world are you referring to? When John says, "I'd pass him, too," it's a joking response to Miss Kashi's unintentionally fractured attempt at saying to Bennett, "I pass to you," which comes out, "I pass you", instead.