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What's My Line? (1950)
TV Series (1950 - 1967)
A panel of four celebrities tried to guess the occupation of the guest by asking a series of yes or no questions. The guest got $5 for each "no" answer. Panelists were blindfolded for the weekly mystery guest who was a celebrity. Some famous folks who dropped by: Warren Beartty, James Cagney, Bette Davis, Ty Cobb,Walt Disney, Ronald Reagan, Alfred Hitchock and Elizabeth Taylor.
Series Info
Type:
Reality/Game Show
Premiered:
Feb. 02, 1950
Status:
N/A
Runtime:
N/A
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Series Fun Facts
- This telecast introduced a new rule for the Mystery Guest segment: that each panel member could only ask one question during a turn, instead of multiple questions until a ''No'' answer was…
[show]This telecast introduced a new rule for the Mystery Guest segment: that each panel member could only ask one question during a turn, instead of multiple questions until a ''No'' answer was given.
[hide] - The first show in which Steve Allen asked the 'breadbox' question that will come to be associated with both him and the series.
- Guest panelist Mary Healy sat in for Dorothy Kilgallen, who was vacationing in Paris. Regular panelist Arlene Francis had just returned from her own Parisian vacation the day before.
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