WHAT’S MY LINE-Taped October 1, 1968
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Host: Wally Bruner
Announcer: Johnny Olsen
The “Bright and Alert” Celebrity Panel:
- Soupy Sales
- Pia Lindstrom (official website)
- Gawn Grainger
- Arlene Francis
FIRST GUEST: John Garrity (Kenoshia, Brooklyn, NY)
John makes an edible product and is self-employed
Pia: Does it comes from some animal?
No $5
Gawn: In the line of sweeties (as we call candy?)
Yes
Would I lick it rather than chew it?
No $10
Arlene: Would other than human beings enjoy it?
No, or at least never find out $15
Soupy: Is it sold outdoors (like football games or parks)
Yes
Is it larger than an ice cream cone?
Yes
Is it like cotton candy?
No, no like cotton candy…IT IS COTTON CANDY!
1 out of 47 isn’t bad
Soupy
Mr. Garrity goes by the name “Johnny Cotton Candy”, same as Soupy’s Mother. It got started by a friend to pay tuition, he’s now a graduate student at St. John’s in American History. Soupy’s not done, he asks about the sugar base that’s put into the spinner. It’s PURE SUGAR! We get a full demonstration on stage. With a twist of the hand, BING! A Whip of pink magic! The panel walks over to try it out making “Q-Tips for the Jolly Green Giant” Soupy’s words again who gives himself a Santa Beard.
Note: Gawn calls it “Candy Floss”. Also, “Sweetie” doesn’t mean girls. The Brits call them Broads.
SECOND GUEST: Catherine W. Stone (Madisonville, KY)
She’s salaried and deals with a product.
Soupy: Is it a product I might use?
Yes
Would women use it more than men?
No $5
Pia: Likely found in the home?
No $10
Gawn: Am I assuming it has nothing to do with the derby?
Yes, nothing to do with horses
Might find it outside the home?
Yes
Anything to do with open air?
Tricky, considering the last question. Try another question, Gawn.
Anything to do with the elements?
No $15
Arlene: Any moving parts?
Gets an Ooh, then a No $20
Soupy: Something run by electricity?
No $25
Pia: Something I could hold in my hand?
Yes
Is it a useful product?
Yes
Would I have to buy it to use it?
Yes
Would I WANT to buy it?
If for some strange reason, Yes
Would it make me look better using it?
Nothing could $30
Gawn: More to do with children?
No $35
Arlene: Made of wood?
No $40
Soupy: Used in building or excavation?
Yes
It’s not a shovel, is it?
No (That wasn’t Soupy, that was the producer trying a ventriloquist act)
Soupy Passes
Pia: Used in my garden?
No $45, one to go
Gawn: Would it help hold things together?
Just the opposite, Soupy said the correct answer right after the last card flips: SHE SELLS DYNAMITE $50
Employed by the Atlas Powder Company in Knoxville, we see a GIANT stick of commercial dynamite used for coal mines. Wally’s only used to the small type for fence post holes. Catherine says the type on stage could blow up the theatre, though it’s not the biggest bomb the theatre’s seen. HA! HA! HA! Our guest used to be a contractor who drilled those coal mines, and it took a lot of convincing for Atlas to hire her. Wally concludes that this is a business with many ups and downs.
MYSTERY GUEST
Arlene: Are you a name we’d find in the entertainment pages?
Yes (Light Falsetto)
Soupy: Are you on television?
Yes
Pia: Are you an actor?
Sometimes
Gawn: Comedian?
Mm-hmmm
Arlene: Do you sing?
Nhh-nhh
Soupy: Under 40 years old?
No
Pia: Deal with ethnic humor?
Yes
Gawn: Do you play an instrument?
Yes, Soupy thinks he’s got it
Arlene: Are you also a writer?
Yes
Soupy: Is it a violin? Are you Henny Youngman?
NO!
Pia: Jack Benny?
NO!
Gawn: Do you dance?
No
Arlene: Do you have a TV program?
No
Soupy: You don’t use the violin in your act?
That’s correct
Pia passes, Gawn: You write your own material?
Yes
Arlene: Are you humorous in one line or endeavor? (Irish, Jewish, etc.)
Not necessarily
Clue: His autobiography is a smash best-seller
Soupy jumps in with Sam Levenson
YES!
Sam did play violin on TV, which he called “A great failure”. He never lived up to his mother’s dream. His autobiography is titled “Everything but Money”, which was a title Wally wanted for his book. “Everything but Money” meant Sam grew up with lots of love, books and music, but no money. Soupy points out Sam was a teacher before going into show biz. If he were a teacher today with a class of long hairs and wild clothes, would have sneakers on to leave in a hurry. But seriously, every generation has great potential, and the older people have the responsibility to keep them on the straight and narrow. We can all help each other and understand each other, regardless of ethnicity. As for music, Sam calls himself a “Long Hair of the Old School”. “You can become a howling success by just howling” The best he can do is find the roots of it all.
You can’t come to every idea with an open mouth. An open mind requires a little education.
One of Sam’s sayings during his teaching days
For more to know about our mystery guest: imdb
Closing: Wally speaks with Pia, his former ABC news colleague. She was doing evening news in San Francisco, proving she’s more than just Ingrid Bergman’s daughter. They were recently in France visiting their own townhouse which is falling apart. Soupy Sales, meanwhile, has been going around in circles from what Wally’s heard. Actually, Soupy has circles around his eyes, while Arlene is going around the best circles.
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