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Series Cast Summary
John Daly | ... |
Self - Moderator
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(873 episodes, 1950-1967)
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Arlene Francis | ... |
Self - Panelist
(831 episodes, 1950-1967)
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Bennett Cerf | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(758 episodes, 1950-1967)
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Dorothy Kilgallen | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(736 episodes, 1950-1965)
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Johnny Olson | ... |
Self - Announcer
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(271 episodes, 1961-1967)
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Steve Allen | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(125 episodes, 1951-1967)
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Hal Block | ... |
Self - Panelist
(124 episodes, 1950-1953)
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Martin Gabel | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(114 episodes, 1956-1967)
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Hal Simms | ... |
Self - Announcer
(97 episodes, 1952-1967)
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Lee Vines | ... |
Self - Announcer
(90 episodes, 1950-1955)
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Tony Randall | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(66 episodes, 1956-1967)
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Fred Allen | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(64 episodes, 1953-1956)
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Robert Q. Lewis | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(43 episodes, 1951-1967)
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Louis Untermeyer | ... |
Self - Panelist
(37 episodes, 1950-1951)
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Phyllis Newman | ... |
Self - Panelist
(34 episodes, 1963-1967)
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Joey Bishop | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(26 episodes, 1960-1966)
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Buddy Hackett | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(20 episodes, 1957-1966)
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Steve Lawrence | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(16 episodes, 1958-1966)
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Ralph Paul | ... |
Self - Announcer
(16 episodes, 1961)
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Jayne Meadows | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(15 episodes, 1954-1967)
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Eamonn Andrews | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(13 episodes, 1956-1963)
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Allen Ludden | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(13 episodes, 1962-1967)
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Alan King | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(13 episodes, 1960-1965)
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Ernie Kovacs | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(12 episodes, 1956-1957)
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Victor Borge | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(12 episodes, 1952-1965)
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Aileen Mehle | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(11 episodes, 1966-1967)
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Carol Channing | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(11 episodes, 1962-1966)
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Tom Poston | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(10 episodes, 1958-1966)
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Art Linkletter | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(10 episodes, 1956-1965)
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Faye Emerson | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(10 episodes, 1950-1962)
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Peter Lind Hayes | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(10 episodes, 1953-1961)
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Susan Oakland | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(9 episodes, 1966-1967)
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Mark Goodson | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(9 episodes, 1956-1967)
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Johnny Carson | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(9 episodes, 1956-1963)
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Abe Burrows | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(9 episodes, 1950-1965)
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Peter Ustinov | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(9 episodes, 1957-1966)
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Woody Allen | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(9 episodes, 1963-1967)
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Betty Furness | ... |
Self - Panelist
(8 episodes, 1950-1962)
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Henry Morgan | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(8 episodes, 1956-1967)
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David Niven | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(8 episodes, 1952-1960)
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Garry Moore | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(8 episodes, 1950-1961)
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Betty White | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(8 episodes, 1955-1966)
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Jack Lemmon | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(8 episodes, 1957-1965)
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Peter Cook | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(7 episodes, 1962-1963)
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Shelley Berman | ... |
Self - Panelist
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(7 episodes, 1959-1963)
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Jerry Mahoney | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(7 episodes, 1952-1956)
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Paul Winchell | ... |
Jerry Mahoney
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(7 episodes, 1952-1956)
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Richard Boone | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(7 episodes, 1959-1963)
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Jack E. Leonard | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(7 episodes, 1956-1967)
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Anthony Perkins | ... |
Self - Guest Panelist
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(7 episodes, 1957-1964)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1967) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Buzzr (2015) (United States) (tv)
- The Fremantle Corporation
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Allstate Insurance (original sponsor)
- American Airlines (travel arrangements made through)
- CBS Studio #50 (origination)
- CBS Studio #52 (origination)
- CBS Studio #59 (origination)
- CBS Studio #72 (origination)
- Grand Central Studios, New York (origination)
- Helene Curtis (original sponsor)
- Kellogg's (original sponsor)
- Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company (original sponsor)
- Remington Rand (original sponsor)
- Standard Brands (original sponsor)
- Stopette Deodorant (original sponsor)
- Sunbeam Appliances (sponsor)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Contestants with unusual occupations were interviewed by the panelists. Only questions that could be answered with a "yes" or "no" were allowed. At the conclusion of the questioning, the panelists attempted to guess the contestants occupation. There was also a "mystery guest", usually a famous person; the panelists had to wear masks when questioning this person and the guest usually disguised his/her voice.
Written by J.E. McKillop |
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Taglines | Want a job that's difficult? You'll get ideas from John Daly's guests as the panel tries to guess their lives. (season 16) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Dorothy Kilgallen was the mystery guest on the February 5, 1961 telecast. She had been hospitalized and missed the previous two broadcasts. Newspaper reports of the time revealed nothing about her condition, nor was it discussed on-air. In 1976 her personal chauffeur, Roosevelt Zanders, revealed that he had driven Kilgallen from New York to Washington during a blizzard so she could report on the JFK inaugural festivities for her newspaper. Immediately after the new president was sworn in (January 20, 1961), Zanders drove Kilgallen directly to a New York hospital. Asked by a biographer (in 1976) if his client's condition was alcohol-related, Zanders replied, "I don't say 'drunk.' One of the things that brought it about was having one or two drinks and not eating. Her system ran down that way." On February 5, 1961, with Bennett Cerf on vacation, Arlene Francis went on live TV assuming Kilgallen was still in the hospital only to discover that she was the mystery guest. During an earlier absence from the show in 1958, Kilgallen had reportedly suffered (according to a newspaper wire service) from "exhaustion and anemia." When she missed several shows in 1965, John Daly said on-air that she had injured herself tripping on a rug. She returned to the show with her arm in a sling and then appeared on every telecast for six months, including a live appearance on the night of her death. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Television Land (1971). See more » |
Soundtracks | Melody In Moccasins See more » |
Crazy Credits | The uncredited announcer introduced the first panelist, sometimes the left-most, sometimes the right-most. Beginning with the first panelist, each panelist then introduced the person to his/her left or right, depending upon the first panelist's position. The fourth panelist then introduced moderator John Daly. See more » |
Quotes |
Steve Allen:
Is it bigger than a bread box? See more » |