The final What's My Line? 1967 - John Daly as Mystery Guest

On the final episode of the original "What's My Line?" (September 3, 1967), moderator John Daly was the mystery guest. The panelists are Martin Gabel, Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, and Bennett Cerf.

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[DoodyMan]

I couldn't think of a better way to end the show, way to go John.

[c3cubed]

This show is class personified: One of the more elegant shows of the period, with simple & clean production values. All one needs is a group of highly intelligent folk in evening attire that speak with a beautifully modulated and articulate voice, a charming premise and an audience that does not require "dumbing down". Golden age television such as this could often be the perfect martini nightcap. Today we have vacuous shrill, shrieking, and sham - PBS is all we have left to remind us.

[joesphx19]

@oct2258

You are so right. I feel blessed to have lived in those times but I am also afraid of my children's futures. It is obvious to anyone that the attack on our culture was well coordinated and conceived to do maximum damage. I believe that the basic core of America had to be corrupted in order to defeat it as no outside enemy could.

[obnoxiousoboe]

Wasn't the last show in color? Or was this recorded from a monochrome set?

[Woody615]

The show could be brought back, HOWEVER, the mystery guest would probably have to be eliminated because there is nobody of high enough qualilty to match any of the mystery guests on this show. I see the promos for Leno and Letterman and I ask myself, "Who are these people?"

[weatherboi]

The best mystery guest of all time!

[wdd3141]

I was a little kid when John Daly hosted the show. I didn't understand why Bennett Cerf would routinely insult Mr. Daly; I thought Mr. Cerf was an awful wiseguy or a bully. I didn't understand social dynamics; the two men were actually great friends, and would pick on one another as a kind of endearment. The same dynamic goes on in "roasts." It's mock aggression, and it's really friendly play.

[oct2258]

Totally agree with you, avuncular300! While these clips are great fun, they're also a bit sad. Crass has replaced class and wit has been replaced with mean-spiritedness.

[avuncular300]

Viewing these clips has given me so much pleasure and returned me to days of quality and style combined with good manners. So sad that they seem to be far distant now.

[storrs19]

I love it. What a shame the color videotape was wiped though. I'd love to see the final season in color as it was broadcast. Still, this has to be the funniest mystery guest ever, IMHO.

[JakeMabe1]

How in the bloody hell can you dislike this clip?

[begs54]

John Daly has so much class..... Some of todays t.v. host's and newsbroadcasters could learn a few things from these little snippets......