Phyllis (or Fullis) asked if he had a big bald head. The answer should have been yes. Sinatra was bald as a cue ball by then and had been wearing that little wig for quite a few years.
I want the clothing style and manners back but I wouldn't want to live in their age. Sexism, Racism, so rampant. I mean how many beautiful women were known as smart? There were no Angelina Jolie's who traveled to Bosnia to help the poor. True, times are not great today and there are many disgusting aspects to society in clothing etc. but unless you're a white male of 'North American' descent or British, I don't know why you want to live in a war torn, society torn country at the time.
Geeze do ya think Phyllis got the hint to never disgrace WML with pant's again? I felt uncomfortable & awkward watching the exchange with her and Mark Goodson. Arlene is the Queen on WML but I don't understand the jab at Phyllis.
im a 17 year old male, and even i wish i was born during the time with roughly, frank sanatra, the beatles and all the amazing artists, along with the old school styled television broadcasting. i even think the clothing was better, especially more classic than all the stereotypical based judgements we have today
Frankie didn't win any hearts once when he was tour in Australia...he called a reporter a hooker if I recall correctly......the tour flopped from there...he didn't like Aussies a great deal....
People back then may have referred to him as Frank Sinatra, but I will always refer to him as the guy who sings the trailers for the PC "Fallout" series.
@Abzzz89 "And here is not only our superb panel moderator, but according to authorities who are supposed to be reliable, the founder of the Tilton School, and the last survivor of Custer's Last Stand."
The Tilton school was founded in 1845, so this is a dig against John Daly's age.
This man was a STAR when their were real STARS ! He also knew how to have fun and yet meld himself into being a regular guy ... There are very few show business people I wish I had met but Frank is definitely at the top of the list ... Thanks Mr Sinatra for the hours and hours of wonderful entertainment and all the intrinsic values you added to our world behind the scenes !
It was very easy for the panel to guess correctly the Mystery Guest because the mystery guest typically was someone who was in town for a show, a play or special event and it was well publicized in the media well in advance. By today's standards the show would likely fly people in to participate as the mystery guest, so even the best panelists would be completely stumped on probably 75% of the guests. It would not be so easy for them and we wouldn't be so impressed.
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I love Sinatra's voice, he's such a great singer! And thanks so much for uploading this, I enjoy this show soo much! And I agree, Phyllis is ANNOYING AS HELL, lol
@Hadeydeppio Sadly, I don't think the GSN would bring this great show back. They've cut all the classic black and white shows in favor of such swill --trying to appeal to the "hip" younger audience -- like Deal or No Deal, and a revamp of the Liar's Club with puppets!!! Give me a break.
@tallpaul521 ughh such crap. i just wish there was a channel that played all the old shows like reruns of martin and lewis colgate comedy hour, this show, and some of the later stuff like laverne and shirley. that would be the best! i hate the crap on tv now :p
This show went off the air, I think in the late 1950s-early 1960s, but it was resurrected and syndicated in the mid-1960s, along with "I've Got a Secret," and I never missed an episode of either. Such entertaining programs! It's hard for people born after 1980 to imagine that up until cable, we never got more than 3-4 TV channels (usually) and found something terrific on every one of them!
No wonder this show ended so soon after this. I never understood Phyllis Newman. She was famous for what exactly? Being a Yay-Yay Girl? And Daly's comments to Bennett Cerf were mean-spirited. I think the show had lasted a bit too long.
I like a lot " What's My Line " but I think that this already was premeditated .. or don´t you think that sometimes they already knew the one who was going to be the guest? For example a track is that the chief is of panelist and when Arlene asked " are you an actor? " another panelist if we listen say " not? ". I think that already knew that he was Frank Sinatra the guest.
"What time's the bar open oin this show?" Frank's as bored as I am with the witless panel and toothless humour. No wonder the show ended a year or 2 later.
1966 my friend this epiisode in color too. im a film tv historian & i knew Daly,Frances & Cerf , I have my own website on vintage films & tv shows. this show i have 400 episodes on. its the best ever on TV PANAL SHOWS. What a show they had cLASS man. Thanks. TOMKES
First time I beleieve a female panelist ever wore pants on WML. And Mark Goodson was her boss, as Phyliss appeared on all of his New York game shows at one time or another.
If based on the lighting of the set (especially the side where John Daly and his desk were), it would appear that this "WML?" edition would have been originated from the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street, rather than Studio 50 (later The Ed Sullivan Theatre) which would be "WML?'s" final home within its 17.5-year network run.
All you, who call Sinatra egotistical, sicken me. Sinatra was a genius. A god. Calling him arrogant makes me question your own intelligence. He took on a new personality for the show, not because he had a massive ego, but because he wanted to make it harder for the panel and more entertaining for the guests.
Sinatra? A God? Really? Now look, I'm as much a Sinatra fan as ANYONE, but a God? That's ridiculous. I've never heard of a god attempting suicide over a stupid woman like Sinatra did over Ava Gardner in the 1950s. TWICE. Wow. Some people really do live in their own little world filled with sad delusions.
@sinatrasingerableful, first of all, did jesus christ not want to die on the cross? thats suicide, isnt it? furthermore, where is this proof that he DID try to kill himself
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sinatra didn't make me laugh once in this. nor did any of the panelists.
I bet cerf out of respect for the late dorothy killgallen would not partake in this game because of sinatra. That is just my opinion. Most of the shows are very funny, though. this I thought was a bomb.
@khtx I know, and it's beautiful. I would very much want it for myself. But there are some people who would wear their favorite jewlery alot. Myself I got a jade-neckless that I've been wearing almost daily for the last 6 years.
I truthfully think that bennett thought of himself of the man of the show...he didn't like not knowing things....especially things like special arrangements between the producer and sinatra.
Bennett routinely stood up in honor of the female guests, which was the custom of the day. It was no sign of disrespect that he did not stand in honor of a male guest. That was just the common practice.
I have seen just about every episode and the only times I can think of when the females stood was for Elenore Roosevelt and Bishop Sheen. I could be wrong but I cant recall any others.
Bennett did not stand up . . . which strikes me as kind of rude. Wonder if Phyllis actually told Bennett to get him braced in advance.
Frank of course was [one of??} the greatest singers ever, WML features him at the height of his powers -- but wow. I can still feel his ego after all these years.
Obviously if the show had been filmed in CA, they all would have been over-dressed; but it wasn't CA...it was NY. It was unacceptable. She worked for him and had assumably watched the show a time or two and knew it was unacceptable. Perhaps she thought that if she did it, he wouldn't take her to task on-air, much like a child hopes that if h/she misbehaves in front of company, h/she won't be punished.
Pants/slacks on women and hemlines were still very controversial in 1966. My issue with the pant suit is that it seems rather ill-fitting and not flattering at all. But agree with others that chide Mr. Goodson for his on-air upbraiding of his employee. I though Phyllis was fun but maybe trying a little too hard for a regular chair. Even though I knew it was hugely improbable given their mutual acrimony, I was hoping that this would have been in the Dorothy era ... still fun, though.
@staytunedfor THE REASON..IT didn't happen when Dorothy Killgalin was because she was a reporter..and SHE spoke ILL of Frank..and HE hated her..and called her a CHINLESS Wonder.. At that point..Dorothy..i think had died...and Mark Convinced Frank to appear....
Thank you for posting. Good to see Frank Sinatra on WML? I Miss this show on GSN!! Hopefully they bring it back but until then thank you for the vids!!
Very odd altogether. I don't believe Bennett Cerf for a minute. I think he recognized Frank's voice (not too hard and Cerf had a great ear for voices) and did not want to play. Clearly there were bad vibes all around that stage. Notice that Bennett gave Frank his left hand to shake!
No, it has been obvious in the past, that Bennett recognized the voice early on and then would ask questions to let the questions go on a litte longer. Plus, the panelists always would look in advance to see which Hollywood celebrities would be in New York.
And this could never have happened before the death of Dorothy Kilgallen, since Frank Sinatra feuded with her due to some poor words she used in her newspaper column. He famously referred to her as "the chinless wonder".
I suppose he felt more comfortable appearing on the show after the death of Dorothy Kilgallen, or "the chinless wonder" as he rather ungallantly referred to her. It seems she wasn't always a fan of his, and ol' blue eyes, it would seem, was rather thin skinned about that sort of thing. We miss you Dorothy-and most people know you didn't leave this world of your own volition. God Bless.
By this day in age you can sense that our social fabric became a bit tattered. I loved the Whats My Line shows of the 1950s. Although the show was a bit simplistic, I felt that it was more organized, structured, and enthusiastic. The questions required more thought and the double entendre's were hilarious. This show from 1966 felt a bit awkward.
Yikes. :/ That opening with Phyllis was awkwaaaard. What's the deal though? A previous poster said this was in 1966, all the various social movements were in full swing, including the feminist movement. I guess it just didn't belong on this particular show, rather old fashioned as it was. Wouldve been perfectly fine for Ready Steady Go! She definitely sticks out in contrast to the other panelists.
But I digress! Love Frank, even though he didnt properly disguise himself there. XD
Thanks very much for posting. Frank seems entirely comfortable, and the whole thing is entertaining -- with the rather glaring exception of Phyllis Newman, who really isn't quite top-shelf.
I never stated he was, you missed the point completely. Frank said he wasn't an actor because he was a singer first. The point is that there were quite a few singers who became actors, some winning Academy Awards. Frank would not consider Bing Crosby an actor under this assessment. Of course both were Academy Award winning actors.
Thank you so so so so so much for uploading this episode - I have been hoping for months that somebody would upload the videos featuring Frank Sinatra on WML :-)
In Winter 1963. G_T groomed Broadway actress Phyllis Newman to replace Dorothy Kilgallen permanently if DK had not returned to WML after her major hospitalization. Newman and DK appeared together once in Spring 1963 during Arlene Francis' hospitalization, but she did not return until after DK's death.
G-T wanted her to replace Dorothy permanently , but it never worked out. She appeared frequently but not as a weekly panelist. Here she wears one of the rare lady pant suits on Sunday WML.
Dorothy Kilgallen managed to develop a good reporter / star relationship with Sinatra in the 1940s, but her writings in the 1950s became unflattering if essentially truthful. Unamused Sinatra became hostile. Sinatra's daughter and some of his proteges appeared on WML in the late 50s and early 60s -- but Sinatra's one appearance comes about a year after Kilgallen's death.
In the 1950s maybe two or three panelists from foreign WML shows appeared as contestants and then sat on the panel for a couple of games, making for a total of five panelists, but those incidents remain as rare as proverbial hen's teeth. This 1966 incident is even rarer -- the first mystery guest takes over the second chair. This happened only one time to my knowledge in the 1960s, and thank you thank you to EDH1712, here is the record.
The Man !
BH21206 4 days ago
Phyllis (or Fullis) asked if he had a big bald head. The answer should have been yes. Sinatra was bald as a cue ball by then and had been wearing that little wig for quite a few years.
lestoil 5 days ago
@lestoil Indeed, ol' Frankie didn't seem to like that question - if looks could kill!
hirchik 4 days ago
I want the clothing style and manners back but I wouldn't want to live in their age. Sexism, Racism, so rampant. I mean how many beautiful women were known as smart? There were no Angelina Jolie's who traveled to Bosnia to help the poor. True, times are not great today and there are many disgusting aspects to society in clothing etc. but unless you're a white male of 'North American' descent or British, I don't know why you want to live in a war torn, society torn country at the time.
LKat900 6 days ago
Phyllis reminds me of Marlo Thomas
LKat900 6 days ago
i DO NOT CARE WHAT ANY1 SAYS I LOVE CURSIVE.....WHERE HAS THAT ART GONE???Gorgeous, talent class
4615larkc 6 days ago
Why does Goodson call her Fullus? He said it twice. Anyway, she looks cute in a pantsuit and That Girl hairdo.
defundthewar 1 week ago
What year was this filmed??
johnnycheck99 2 weeks ago
@johnnycheck99
I think earlier in this clip they brought up 1968 for something of events coming up
TheCrooner777 1 week ago
Sinatra was about 50 years old here and I think was singing in his best voice at this point.
Onlymusical 3 weeks ago
Obviously Goodson knew Sinatra was the guest or he wouldn't've been on the panel.
Onlymusical 3 weeks ago
Frank looked great here.
MOGGS1942 1 month ago
Frank's first time on the show Show and Everyone on the panel knows he is comming... The Chairman of the Board is in the house!
mitchcapone 1 month ago
Amazing, I REMEMBER this... I was 4!... JESUS I'm OLD.
dangraphic 1 month ago
He should have started humming something right in the middle of a tough spot XD would have been pricless :)
orhugs 2 months ago
Arlene Francis got better looking with age!
Lee05211 3 months ago 2
Geeze do ya think Phyllis got the hint to never disgrace WML with pant's again? I felt uncomfortable & awkward watching the exchange with her and Mark Goodson. Arlene is the Queen on WML but I don't understand the jab at Phyllis.
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Probably was the first time a female panel member ever wore pants on the Sunday night version.
observer9670 4 months ago
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observer9670 4 months ago
i think we need to bring this show back, it'd be incredible! nothing is like this on tv anymore
AustinWayneDuncan 4 months ago 4
im a 17 year old male, and even i wish i was born during the time with roughly, frank sanatra, the beatles and all the amazing artists, along with the old school styled television broadcasting. i even think the clothing was better, especially more classic than all the stereotypical based judgements we have today
myfreakinchannel 4 months ago 2
@myfreakinchannel You are extremely intutive! It was a wondrful era when people were very classy.
poltallach 4 months ago
@poltallach They were classy had poise and new how to dress too. :)
dangraphic 1 month ago
Frankie didn't win any hearts once when he was tour in Australia...he called a reporter a hooker if I recall correctly......the tour flopped from there...he didn't like Aussies a great deal....
pyrofella 5 months ago
@pyrofella It's just that he had no time for Australia's gutter press.
rainlori 1 month ago
Frank Sinatra; what an attracruve man, they just don´r make them like this anymore!
24juni 5 months ago
we all know him as ole blue eyes
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O melhor de todos os tempos (Mariana P.)
FPondelot 5 months ago
O melhor de todos os tempos (Mariana P.)
FPondelot 5 months ago
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SuperMiro73 5 months ago
People back then may have referred to him as Frank Sinatra, but I will always refer to him as the guy who sings the trailers for the PC "Fallout" series.
RelVleDy 5 months ago
Dish network fail
animaniacsrule 5 months ago
I never realized how much Bennett Cerf sounded like Elmer Fudd.
Blurgle3 6 months ago
can anyone tell me what Bennett Cerf said between 2:05 till 2:18 ??
thx !!
Abzzz89 6 months ago
@Abzzz89 "And here is not only our superb panel moderator, but according to authorities who are supposed to be reliable, the founder of the Tilton School, and the last survivor of Custer's Last Stand."
The Tilton school was founded in 1845, so this is a dig against John Daly's age.
Blurgle3 6 months ago
@Blurgle3 Thx mate !! I really appreciated :)
Abzzz89 2 months ago
@Abzzz89 kill the wabbitt!!!
ahab345 3 weeks ago
Cash for gold existed in the 60s? lol jk.
AdamBomb669 7 months ago
Well Done Frank.
PhillipCreeper 7 months ago
thank you for uploading an entire episode
captchagod64 7 months ago
this was the fall of 1966...Frank and Mia had only been married a few months
MROBERTS46 7 months ago
never saw this when originally aired....Frank on "What's My Line?" verrry cool
MROBERTS46 7 months ago
He looks good for being 52.
Jefferson1942 7 months ago
YESTHHHHHH - Oh Mr Sinatra God Bless your soul.
tvu86 8 months ago
This must be late 1967.
rasputin63 8 months ago
If I were Frank, I would have totally nailed Phyllis after the show (the cute ditzy girl on the panel, not Bennett's wife)
okonh0wp 9 months ago
@okonh0wp He'd've had to fight Adolph Green to do so.
librarybob1958 7 months ago
i take it this was the end of the run? don't they normally have dorothy killgallen, and i don't think goodson ever appeared on the show before
okonh0wp 9 months ago
@okonh0wp Dorothy Kilgaren was deceased when this episode aired.
sknyrd77 8 months ago
i take it this was the end of the run?
okonh0wp 9 months ago
i love frank sinatra!!
BubblyYanna 9 months ago
he is too an actor, haha, i love guys and dolls. and frank sinatra <3
blutah 9 months ago
This man was a STAR when their were real STARS ! He also knew how to have fun and yet meld himself into being a regular guy ... There are very few show business people I wish I had met but Frank is definitely at the top of the list ... Thanks Mr Sinatra for the hours and hours of wonderful entertainment and all the intrinsic values you added to our world behind the scenes !
ahstc1973 11 months ago 15
@ahstc1973 thanks for the memories!!
julisvideo 11 hours ago
It was very easy for the panel to guess correctly the Mystery Guest because the mystery guest typically was someone who was in town for a show, a play or special event and it was well publicized in the media well in advance. By today's standards the show would likely fly people in to participate as the mystery guest, so even the best panelists would be completely stumped on probably 75% of the guests. It would not be so easy for them and we wouldn't be so impressed.
guyfroml 11 months ago
I think Phyllis seems like a lot of fun!
Texaslawhorn 11 months ago
Bennett disqualifies himself sooo often!! :( Does he know that many people in every business?
abbamoney 11 months ago
Phyllis is dressed like a schlub (in the sense we are accustomed to using it on this esteemed program).
SmappleMcWingers 1 year ago
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MannyTheCamper 1 year ago
"You sing, and you've got hair, and you're not on television... Why???" LOL
MessyJatador 1 year ago
"What time does the bar open on this show?"
DNAngel2009 1 year ago 3
was he in bat man ? Oo
TeodorHrisov 1 year ago
Why did Bennett disqualify himself?
natkg2010 1 year ago
@natkg2010 He explains himself at the end of the video.
merdehappens 1 year ago
@natkg2010 he explained at 8:06, his wife accidently let it slip that Sinatra was going to be the mystery guest
EclecticMuzik88 1 year ago
all the applause he got, yet his career was in a bit of an eclipse then.
ciroalb3 1 year ago
I love the way Frank wrote his name :).
CrooningFebbre 1 year ago 6
lol, I love the Reagan joke. Nobody took him seriously back then.
102936 1 year ago
under that toupee he had a bald head
PatrickLHawkins 1 year ago
I love Sinatra's voice, he's such a great singer! And thanks so much for uploading this, I enjoy this show soo much! And I agree, Phyllis is ANNOYING AS HELL, lol
dani9714 1 year ago 5
very very cute man.. :)
Aidooosh 1 year ago
I don't understand why they didn't guess it sooner. He's not even hiding his own voice!
Vogeltje1618 1 year ago
@Vogeltje1618 YES HE IS.
THEGLASSOFMILK2 1 year ago
The Chairman of the Board himself
AutobotLover 1 year ago
I would like to find Phyllis fun and amusing, but the truth is she just annoys me.
senoramariposa 1 year ago 20
Phyllis is adorable!
Hoofer26 1 year ago
I much prefer Arlene's dress to Phyllis' pantsuit, even if she is "dressed for a waltz". Arlene just wore clothes beautifully.
junglered 1 year ago 3
THE best show evevrrrr who wants to petition that we bring this show back?
Hadeydeppio 1 year ago 5
@Hadeydeppio Sadly, I don't think the GSN would bring this great show back. They've cut all the classic black and white shows in favor of such swill --trying to appeal to the "hip" younger audience -- like Deal or No Deal, and a revamp of the Liar's Club with puppets!!! Give me a break.
tallpaul521 1 year ago
@tallpaul521 ughh such crap. i just wish there was a channel that played all the old shows like reruns of martin and lewis colgate comedy hour, this show, and some of the later stuff like laverne and shirley. that would be the best! i hate the crap on tv now :p
Hadeydeppio 1 year ago
@Hadeydeppio Add The Dean Martin Roasts to that line-up and I'm sold!
RatPackFan88 1 year ago
@RatPackFan88 haha okay let's do it !
Hadeydeppio 1 year ago
Arlene is just marvelous. She is the quintessential New York sophisticate. And Frank, what a personality. He fit right with all of them.
pjlaner 1 year ago
Would have been interesting to have been one of the young men he made love to.
jglammi 1 year ago
Frank and Bennett were friends
Robert4770 1 year ago
the energy is low here in this episode
henrygrove100 1 year ago
I love Frank Sinatra.
GEVMM 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS SHOW!
xxcharmed1xx 1 year ago
arlene can see through the blinder always
fedefest 1 year ago
This show went off the air, I think in the late 1950s-early 1960s, but it was resurrected and syndicated in the mid-1960s, along with "I've Got a Secret," and I never missed an episode of either. Such entertaining programs! It's hard for people born after 1980 to imagine that up until cable, we never got more than 3-4 TV channels (usually) and found something terrific on every one of them!
wlhardy 1 year ago
THE man!!!!
1949man 1 year ago
Arlene=BEAUTIFUL
calalilygirl 1 year ago 20
@calalilygirl So true! Wasn't she the classiest and most beautiful person?
poltallach 4 months ago
No wonder this show ended so soon after this. I never understood Phyllis Newman. She was famous for what exactly? Being a Yay-Yay Girl? And Daly's comments to Bennett Cerf were mean-spirited. I think the show had lasted a bit too long.
xander7ful 1 year ago
Ahh, Mr. Sinatra
You can't look at him and NOT smile.
haydster89 1 year ago 7
Does this show still go on GSN?
piratekitten21 1 year ago
I like a lot " What's My Line " but I think that this already was premeditated .. or don´t you think that sometimes they already knew the one who was going to be the guest? For example a track is that the chief is of panelist and when Arlene asked " are you an actor? " another panelist if we listen say " not? ". I think that already knew that he was Frank Sinatra the guest.
MANUELFARINELLI 1 year ago
5:49 Otto Preminger reference?
alizee2010 1 year ago
"What time's the bar open oin this show?" Frank's as bored as I am with the witless panel and toothless humour. No wonder the show ended a year or 2 later.
Drblooter99 1 year ago
1966 my friend this epiisode in color too. im a film tv historian & i knew Daly,Frances & Cerf , I have my own website on vintage films & tv shows. this show i have 400 episodes on. its the best ever on TV PANAL SHOWS. What a show they had cLASS man. Thanks. TOMKES
tomkes100 2 years ago
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tomkes100 2 years ago
thx for this video!
when was this?
girl43 2 years ago
Thanks very much for posting these. It's a pity Phyllis Newman is present.
13loomisst 2 years ago
First time I beleieve a female panelist ever wore pants on WML. And Mark Goodson was her boss, as Phyliss appeared on all of his New York game shows at one time or another.
proken58 2 years ago
If based on the lighting of the set (especially the side where John Daly and his desk were), it would appear that this "WML?" edition would have been originated from the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street, rather than Studio 50 (later The Ed Sullivan Theatre) which would be "WML?'s" final home within its 17.5-year network run.
wmbrown6 2 years ago
its a joke phylis can see out the blindfold..rofl
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MrJetco 2 years ago
Phyllis is an idiot
GhostSnake 2 years ago 164
Sure looks like one.
detroiterness 2 years ago
yeah she sounds so stupid
nurula007 2 years ago 3
@GhostSnake She's lovely...
whenaman 1 year ago
@GhostSnake "Ditzy" was very "in", in the mid-to-late 60's.
rasputin63 8 months ago
@GhostSnake "Ditzy" was very "in", in the mid-to-late 60's. She is sort of channeling Mary Tyler Moore and Marlo Thomas...
rasputin63 8 months ago
All you, who call Sinatra egotistical, sicken me. Sinatra was a genius. A god. Calling him arrogant makes me question your own intelligence. He took on a new personality for the show, not because he had a massive ego, but because he wanted to make it harder for the panel and more entertaining for the guests.
66WhySoSerious66 2 years ago 4
Sinatra? A God? Really? Now look, I'm as much a Sinatra fan as ANYONE, but a God? That's ridiculous. I've never heard of a god attempting suicide over a stupid woman like Sinatra did over Ava Gardner in the 1950s. TWICE. Wow. Some people really do live in their own little world filled with sad delusions.
sinatrasingerableful 2 years ago
@sinatrasingerableful, first of all, did jesus christ not want to die on the cross? thats suicide, isnt it? furthermore, where is this proof that he DID try to kill himself
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sinatra didn't make me laugh once in this. nor did any of the panelists.
I bet cerf out of respect for the late dorothy killgallen would not partake in this game because of sinatra. That is just my opinion. Most of the shows are very funny, though. this I thought was a bomb.
WintersWar 2 years ago
not a sinatra fan eh?
iloveclassics50 2 years ago
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soulierinvestments 2 years ago
I just realized that Arlene is almost in every episode wearing that little heart around her neck.
khtx 2 years ago
@khtx I know, and it's beautiful. I would very much want it for myself. But there are some people who would wear their favorite jewlery alot. Myself I got a jade-neckless that I've been wearing almost daily for the last 6 years.
MsSarjen 1 year ago
Bravo! The Chairman gets a chair on the panel!!!!!
eheaven3 2 years ago
I truthfully think that bennett thought of himself of the man of the show...he didn't like not knowing things....especially things like special arrangements between the producer and sinatra.
MrPapaGeorgio1901 2 years ago
Bennett routinely stood up in honor of the female guests, which was the custom of the day. It was no sign of disrespect that he did not stand in honor of a male guest. That was just the common practice.
Cris43130 2 years ago
WRONG! Watch the other segments - the men on the panel stand up for "everybody"
63utuber 2 years ago
I'll "stand" corrected on that, I just watched three random segments featuring male mystery guests and the men on the panel stood to greet every one.
Cris43130 2 years ago
I have seen just about every episode and the only times I can think of when the females stood was for Elenore Roosevelt and Bishop Sheen. I could be wrong but I cant recall any others.
genecorrado 2 years ago
@63utuber That's because it's a "tradition" for men to stand when greeting a person, be they male or female.
On the otherhand, that was funny when Frank asked ..."What time does the bar open on this show!" heh
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sinatra was a creep
uncletibs 2 years ago
I think he was a bit arrogant too. I like his singing, just that.
chinchonchinchon 2 years ago
Bennett did not stand up . . . which strikes me as kind of rude. Wonder if Phyllis actually told Bennett to get him braced in advance.
Frank of course was [one of??} the greatest singers ever, WML features him at the height of his powers -- but wow. I can still feel his ego after all these years.
soulierinvestments 2 years ago
actually, I think his career was in a bit of a dip in '66, though Strangers in the night came out about that time. You can sort of identify his voice
ciroalb3 2 years ago
i love the way frank says nope ;]
asdfkzxcv21 2 years ago 3
Obviously if the show had been filmed in CA, they all would have been over-dressed; but it wasn't CA...it was NY. It was unacceptable. She worked for him and had assumably watched the show a time or two and knew it was unacceptable. Perhaps she thought that if she did it, he wouldn't take her to task on-air, much like a child hopes that if h/she misbehaves in front of company, h/she won't be punished.
myhighlanddream 2 years ago
Pants/slacks on women and hemlines were still very controversial in 1966. My issue with the pant suit is that it seems rather ill-fitting and not flattering at all. But agree with others that chide Mr. Goodson for his on-air upbraiding of his employee. I though Phyllis was fun but maybe trying a little too hard for a regular chair. Even though I knew it was hugely improbable given their mutual acrimony, I was hoping that this would have been in the Dorothy era ... still fun, though.
staytunedfor 2 years ago
@staytunedfor THE REASON..IT didn't happen when Dorothy Killgalin was because she was a reporter..and SHE spoke ILL of Frank..and HE hated her..and called her a CHINLESS Wonder.. At that point..Dorothy..i think had died...and Mark Convinced Frank to appear....
UFOSPACE1999 1 year ago
very handsome man, and great singer
cheyenne86 2 years ago 34
Thank you for posting. Good to see Frank Sinatra on WML? I Miss this show on GSN!! Hopefully they bring it back but until then thank you for the vids!!
funnygal200 2 years ago
I like when Frank joins the dais and says to Phyllis Newman "how are you sweetheart?"
hshift 2 years ago
Very odd altogether. I don't believe Bennett Cerf for a minute. I think he recognized Frank's voice (not too hard and Cerf had a great ear for voices) and did not want to play. Clearly there were bad vibes all around that stage. Notice that Bennett gave Frank his left hand to shake!
ipmoic 2 years ago
No, it has been obvious in the past, that Bennett recognized the voice early on and then would ask questions to let the questions go on a litte longer. Plus, the panelists always would look in advance to see which Hollywood celebrities would be in New York.
And this could never have happened before the death of Dorothy Kilgallen, since Frank Sinatra feuded with her due to some poor words she used in her newspaper column. He famously referred to her as "the chinless wonder".
shoredude2 2 years ago
Dorothy wrote several columns accusing Sinatra of being a butt-boy for the mafia.
torchkit 2 years ago
I suppose he felt more comfortable appearing on the show after the death of Dorothy Kilgallen, or "the chinless wonder" as he rather ungallantly referred to her. It seems she wasn't always a fan of his, and ol' blue eyes, it would seem, was rather thin skinned about that sort of thing. We miss you Dorothy-and most people know you didn't leave this world of your own volition. God Bless.
petclark1 2 years ago 3
By this day in age you can sense that our social fabric became a bit tattered. I loved the Whats My Line shows of the 1950s. Although the show was a bit simplistic, I felt that it was more organized, structured, and enthusiastic. The questions required more thought and the double entendre's were hilarious. This show from 1966 felt a bit awkward.
brougham89 2 years ago 3
you're right the double entendres were not really there in the 60's. the fifties were tops
calalilygirl 2 years ago
I agree her wearing a pantsuit was out of place for the time, but for Mark Goodson to make such a point of it was very gauche.
senoramariposa 2 years ago 4
I know! And then for John Daly to say "Watch out!" I was like, how uncomfortable are y'all trying to make her? She can't change clothes now!
kcarter619 2 years ago 2
Yikes. :/ That opening with Phyllis was awkwaaaard. What's the deal though? A previous poster said this was in 1966, all the various social movements were in full swing, including the feminist movement. I guess it just didn't belong on this particular show, rather old fashioned as it was. Wouldve been perfectly fine for Ready Steady Go! She definitely sticks out in contrast to the other panelists.
But I digress! Love Frank, even though he didnt properly disguise himself there. XD
RockMeRollMe 2 years ago 2
Thanks very much for posting. Frank seems entirely comfortable, and the whole thing is entertaining -- with the rather glaring exception of Phyllis Newman, who really isn't quite top-shelf.
Poor Bennett. He seemed genuinely upset.
13loomisst 2 years ago
the pant suit was a little tacky for this period and show.....
HowardOfOz3565 3 years ago 2
Not an actor? That was strange. I realize he wasn't classically trained but neither was Bing Crosby or many others.
Gnillob802 3 years ago 2
Bing never even appeared on "WML?" Either as a guest panelist or mystery guest. Never mind on the same show, as Sinatra had.
wmbrown6 2 years ago
I never stated he was, you missed the point completely. Frank said he wasn't an actor because he was a singer first. The point is that there were quite a few singers who became actors, some winning Academy Awards. Frank would not consider Bing Crosby an actor under this assessment. Of course both were Academy Award winning actors.
Gnillob802 2 years ago
True . . . but as I said, Sinatra was the only one of the two to have appeared on "WML?"
wmbrown6 2 years ago
Irrelevant point.
Gnillob802 2 years ago
1. Frankie didn't really hide his voice.
2. Do you think Phyllis got the message never to disgrace the show again wearing a pants suit?
3; I wish they had canceled the rest of the guests and let Frank do 20 minutes of material as he teased us with at the end of this segment.
Thanks so much for uploading!
bigred997 3 years ago
How could they not recognize his voice immediately? Like he said, he used to sing like that - "Goody Goody" :D
Anyway ... The video is wonderful... it was worth the wait :-)
ijustwanttosing 3 years ago
Thank you so so so so so much for uploading this episode - I have been hoping for months that somebody would upload the videos featuring Frank Sinatra on WML :-)
ijustwanttosing 3 years ago 2
splendid, of course, but didn't frank refer to dorothy as 'the chinless wonder'? well, it's show BUSINESS i guess.
jimmysudar 3 years ago
In Winter 1963. G_T groomed Broadway actress Phyllis Newman to replace Dorothy Kilgallen permanently if DK had not returned to WML after her major hospitalization. Newman and DK appeared together once in Spring 1963 during Arlene Francis' hospitalization, but she did not return until after DK's death.
G-T wanted her to replace Dorothy permanently , but it never worked out. She appeared frequently but not as a weekly panelist. Here she wears one of the rare lady pant suits on Sunday WML.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago 2
Dorothy Kilgallen managed to develop a good reporter / star relationship with Sinatra in the 1940s, but her writings in the 1950s became unflattering if essentially truthful. Unamused Sinatra became hostile. Sinatra's daughter and some of his proteges appeared on WML in the late 50s and early 60s -- but Sinatra's one appearance comes about a year after Kilgallen's death.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago 4
In the 1950s maybe two or three panelists from foreign WML shows appeared as contestants and then sat on the panel for a couple of games, making for a total of five panelists, but those incidents remain as rare as proverbial hen's teeth. This 1966 incident is even rarer -- the first mystery guest takes over the second chair. This happened only one time to my knowledge in the 1960s, and thank you thank you to EDH1712, here is the record.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago