To Tell the Truth
1956-1968 Version (97 episodes)
Nighttime
Black and White
- (12-25-56) Polly Bergen, Mike Wallace, Hildy Parks, Dick Van Dyke - 1. Mitchell Parish, songwriter 2. Hermane Zewecki, licensed barber in a men's barbershop (This is the second ever episode of the series, and the oldest known existing episode!! Video is a little jumpy, with fuzzy audio) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B-]
- (1-8-57) Polly Bergen, Hume Cronyn, Hildy Parks, Dick Van Dyke - 1. Ricki Starr, professional wrestler and ballet dancer 2. Patricia Sattleman, the receptionist for Jackie Gleason's office [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (2-5-57) Polly Bergen, Hy Gardner, Betty Furness, Glenn Ford - 1. Don Miller, attorney who used to play for Knute Rockne in Notre Dame as one of the "Four Horsemen" 2. Mrs. Lawrence A. Kenney, Miss America 1957 3. Don Rondo, airplane pilot and plumber who sold one million records with his rendition of the song "Two Different Worlds" (New York Yankee Jerry Coleman is an imposter in game three!!) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-3-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Steve Martini, barber for famous political figures in Washington D.C. 2. Alan Freed, legendary DJ who coined the term "rock 'n' roll" 3. Mrs. Arthur Whitaker, a casino dealer (Kitty's first episode) [GSN/CC-1/A, also available as an A+ KINw/OC copy ripped from YouTube on CC-2]
- (4-16-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. George Mikan, legendary basketball superstar known as "Mr. Basketball" 2. Chester Conklin, keystone cop in early silent film 3. Sheila Ledbetter, producer of the UK version of "The $64,000 Question" [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (5-14-57) Mary Healy, Jackie Cooper, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Marilyn Bell, Canada's Woman of the Year of 1954 and 1955 for swimming, the youngest person to ever swim the English Channel 2. Jean Margoset, head chef at the United Nations 3. Hazel Abel, widow who runs a construction company and won Mother of the Year (OC version has buzzy audio, but great video) [GSN or KINw/OC/CC-1/A for GSN, B+ for KIN on CC-2]
- (7-16-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Bobby Morrow, member of the US Olympic Track Team 2. Emma Gordon, member of the oldest professional ballroom dance team 3. Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who famously went the wrong way to Los Angeles and somehow went in the opposite direction, landing in Ireland (OC version has buzzy audio, but great video. Cute bit where "Wrong Way" introduces himself to the panel... the wrong way. People in modern times claim that Corrigan's takeoff was a publicity stunt if you ever decide to want to go down a rabbit hole. Kitty even asks if it was intentional) [GSN or KINw/OC/CC-1 for GSN, CC-2 for OC/B+]
- (7-30-57) Ralph Bellamy sub-hosts for Bud!! Polly Bergen, Eamonn Andrews, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Eddie Carr, batboy for the New York Yankees 2. Alex Gregory, polygraph test expert who even gave out the tests in the Sam Sheppard murder case 3. Mary Ellen Moylan, ballerina for the Met Opera (Fuzzy audio) [KINw/OC/CC-2/B]
- (9-17-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Olga Gomez, native Cuban who is a dance instructor in New York City for famous clients 2. Thelma Creeger, housewife who holds the most international fishing records for women 3. Melvin Purvis, famed FBI agent who helped arrest Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and was in charge the night the FBI captured John Dillinger [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (10-1-57) Joan Caufield, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Enrico Caruso, hairstylist for stars like Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly 2. Bertha Reagan, superstar softball pitcher 3. Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr., the man who created the Nielsen rating system that still exists to this day (If you're a big TV buff like me then you need to see this episode) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (11-5-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Jane Hayward, industrial nurse who did work for the King and Queen of England during World War II 2. Jack Bercy, expert on Antarctic exploration who has drove dog sleds 3. Margaret Liang, owner and operator of dry cleaning shop in Chinatown who writes fortunes for a fortune cookie company (Buzzy audio) [KINw/OC/CC-2/B]
- (12-31-57) Betsy Palmer, Don Ameche, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Robert Chevlin, owner and operator of nightclub and smallest local television station in the world 2. Jean Girney, spelunker 3. Anston Samelston, skier and National Ski Jumping Champion [KINw/OC/CC-1/A]
- (1-21-58) Polly Bergen, Don Ameche, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Captain Charles P. Sheridan, captain of a tugboat for the North Atlantic renowned for his rescue work during a Marine disaster 2. Natalie Deblaus, architect 3. Ernestine Russell, Canadian gymnast who has won various championships, including some in the US, later winning gold in the Pan-Am games [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (4-29-58) Polly Bergen, Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Hy Gardner - 1. Marlene Bauer Hagge, legendary women's pro golfer who at the time held the women's record for most money won in a single year 2. Ted Geisel, Dr. Seuss, the world famous children's author!! 3. B.C. Putnam, mail carrier who hikes, having been the first person to walk through the entirety of The Grand Canyon [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (7-21-59) Polly Bergen, Lloyd Bridges, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston - 1. Sir Edmund Hillary, famed first man to ever climb Mount Everest 2. Elizabeth Daniel Squire, newspaper woman who has a syndicated column for palm reading, now-a-days she's known for mystery novels 3. Jean-Rio, French horsebreeder and trainer (Bud accidentally starts reading the affadavit before the contestants are introduced) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (3-30-60) Polly Bergen, Don Ameche, Patricia Cutts, Tom Poston - 1. US Olympic Hockey player and New York Ranger Jack McCarten 2. Lincoln Borglum, man who finished overseeing the sculpture of Mount Rushmore 3. Kirby Westheimer, law student who is an expert on Mexican jumping beans [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (10-24-60) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Don Ameche, Polly Bergen - 1. Bunny Yeager, one of the top ten women photographers in the country and the author of "Photographing the Female Figure" 2. William W. Schmitz, chef and gold medalist in the Cooking Olympics (No third game in this episode because the show is five minutes shorter so they can show a political ad for John F. Kennedy. I'm pretty sure this episode hasn't aired on GSN or BUZZR!! A *loud* crashing noise interrupts Tom's vote during game two and spooks him enough that he moves on!!) [KINw/OC/CC-1/A+]
- (3-20-61) Tom Poston, Kitty Carlisle, Don Ameche, Peggy Cass - 1. Burton Crane, stock market columnist for the New York Times who used to be a top recording artist in Japan, known as the "Bing Crosby of Japan" 2. Gail Sontgerath, gymnastic champion and member of the 1960 Olympic team 3. Frank Kelly, authority on canary birds [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+, also available from BUZZRw/OC in A+ quality on CC-2]
- (7-3-61) Johnny Carson, Dina Merrill, Sam Levenson, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Art Briese, Vice President of one of the largest fireworks companies in the world who is in charge of the largest 4th of July fireworks display in the country 2. Lee Roy Runnolds, child who saved the lives of three girls who were drowning 3. Helen Adams, 1961 Teacher of the Year (The son of baseball star Gil Hodges is an imposter in game two, and a Mother, Father, and Son are all imposters in all three games!! Very funny episode with Sam and Johnny being a double shot of goofy question askers and upping the entertainment value of this episode big time) [BUZZRw/OC/CC-2/A+]
- (8-28-61) Tom Poston, Suzy Parker, Sam Levenson, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Henry Maco, advice columnist for parenting 2. Lorraine Trester, mink rancher 3. Jacob Feldman, was chosen to be in President Kennedy's Peace Corps (Round one's questioning is great!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+, also available from BUZZR with OC in the same quality on CC-2]
- (11-13-61) Tom Poston, Virginia Graham, Johnny Carson, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Hank Ballard, lead singer of The Midnighters and inventor of The Twist!! 2. Desmond "Chloda" O'Kennedy, Irish fashion designer 3. Don Pickard, holder of 15 records for ballooning who also does work in the Navy and with motion pictures (New York Giant and later on recurring con artist and criminal Pete Hall is an imposter in game one) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (3-5-62) Tom Poston, Betty Furness, Johnny Carson, Peggy Cass - 1. Joe Rosenthal, photographer of famous Iwo Jima picture 2. Gene McGregor, gin rummy tournament champion of 1961 3. Jim Beatty, runner in the 1960 Olympics and the first man in the world to run an indoor mile in less than four minutes [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-19-62) Tom Poston, Dorothy Kilgallen, Johnny Carson, Dina Merrill - 1. Teresa Stratus, opera singer 2. J.T. Lyle, hairdresser and full-time policeman 3. Mickey Thompson, speedcar driver and owner of most automobile speed records [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (5-7-62) Tom Poston, Sally Ann Howes, Johnny Carson, Betty Furness - 1. Hank Ketchum, creator of Dennis the Menace 2. William Conway, collector of over 3,000 animals and curator of one of the largest zoos in the world 3. Eileen Moseby, author of "The View from #13 People's Street" and UPI correspondent [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (5-21-62) Johnny Carson, Mimi Benzell, Peter Lind Hayes, Betty White - 1. Robert D. Mullins, 1962 Pulitzer Prize winner for covering a murder kidnapping 2. Betty Jo Hember, winner of a the Women's Bowling Championship 3. Luiz Marse, Fled Cuba and joined the Cuban Army Liberation and helped in the Bay of Pigs invasion (Absolutely fascinating moment where Bud advises the panel to not ask any questions that may endanger subject #3's friends and family still in Cuba) [GSN/CC-2/B+]
- (10-8-62) Tom Poston, Sally Ann Howes, Abe Burrows, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Leo Baronyk, acoustics expert who was responsible for measuring the sound quality in various halls and arenas 2. Peg Bracken, writes cookbooks for people who hate cooking 3. Ralph Hoover, horseshoe and blacksmith college professor [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (11-5-62) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Garry Moore, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Linda Chanfer, chiropractor who works as a night club singer 2. Joseph Brown, Princeton professor who is a former boxer 3. Suzanne Dadolle, former French Navy officer for World War II and later model and fashion columnist [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (2-18-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Art James, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Pavel Monat, worked as a diplomat and Communist spy 2. Ruth Batchelor, songwriter who has written hits for people like Bobby Rydell and Elvis Presley 3. Hubert Hiteman, hog judge (Henry Morgan is an imposter in the first game and it's an absolute Gold Star Moment in the show's history) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (3-4-63) Robert Q. Lewis fills in for a vacationing Bud!! Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Martin Gabel, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Steve Lang, performing as a woman in a play at West Point 2. James Brightwell, former footman for Queen Elizabeth II who did a lot of gopher work for her and her family 3. Marjorie Wells, authority on professional boxing who has written about the sport [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (3-11-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Hugh Downs, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Joie Chitwood, stunt driver for a traveling automobile stunt show, member of the "Danger Angels" 2. James Variose, courier for the US for secret messages to other countries 3. Eva Gene Shules, author of a book entirely on how to cook with shrimp, titled "Shrimply Delicious" [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-25-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Gene Rayburn, Phyllis Newman - 1. Herbert Waldron, champion town crier of Great Britain 2. Shirley Abircair, folk singer who gained fame in the UK 3. Gary McKew, runs a program that keeps track of satellites in space, and has recovered six lost ones (Cicely Tyson appears as an imposter in game two) [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (4-8-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Ed Cruise, US Navy parachuter who also parachutes to entertain audiences 2. David Rosenblatt, President of the Cookie of the Month club 3. Willis Connover, broadcasts radio program with the largest international audience that plays American jazz for foreign countries [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (4-29-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Rosemary Koder, lives on a farm inside a New York City zoo 2. Charlotte Bingham, author who traced her Irish family history back to seven centuries 3. Dave DeBusschere, dual professional athelte (One imposter's father in the first game is the Director's daughter) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (5-6-63) Tom Poston, Phyllis Newman, Kyle Rote, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Shepherd Mead, author of the book "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", as well as other famous books 2. Betty Bruce, organize safaris for budgeting Americans 3. Ralph Paiewonsky, Governor of the Virgin Islands [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (5-13-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Allen Ludden, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Dan Mannix, keeper of hundreds of animals, including unusual species like ocelots, peacocks, ravens, and piranhas 2. Josephina Prado, former Cuban TV producer who is anti-Castro and helped saved citizens from being executed 3. Luther Lassiter, 1962 National Pool Champion as well as Pocket Billiards Champion of the World [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (10-14-63) Orson Bean guest hosts this episode!! Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Gene Rayburn, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Lynn and Gray Poole, children's book authors who are also venus flytrap experts 2. Jim Clark, youngest grand prix champion driver 3. Jose Arnold, former chief steward for the King of Saudi Arabia [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (12-16-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Ossie Davis, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Nick Matsoukas, a man who deals with tons off superstition relating to the number 13, and even runs a club for the number 2. Barbara Holmes Stewart, went on a safari in the state of Florida 3. Joe Longo, sends letters and food packages to overseas soldiers [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1-20-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Gene Rayburn, Betty Furness - 1. Lee Morris, songwriter of over 1,000 songs for people like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, notably writing the song "Blue Velvet" 2. Grace E. Shue, member of the House of Representatives of China, who helped children escape from Japanese invaders 3. John Gould, columnist and author who has written a book about how men need to do more cooking [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (2-17-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Robert Q. Lewis, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Frank Curry, rodeo clown 2. Margot Dashy, worker at an authentic Elizabethan restaurant 3. Ernie Bradford, researcher of the story of Homer's Odyssey [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-23-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Cathy McGowan, star of British TV show Ready Steady Go!, and expert on "mod" fashion, aesthetic, and culture, known as the "Queen Mod" 2. Father Daniel Linehan, "The Earthquake Priest" because he is a priest who loves to study earthquakes 3. John Zemlansky, teaches a course at Rutgers University about garbage disposal [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (5-25-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. J. Allen Hynek, astronomer and UFO expert 2. Joyce Toyota, first ever female graduate for winemaking 3. Fordham Flower, Head of the Royal Shakespeare Theater (Orson pulls a stunning power play in game three!!) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (6-1-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Adrian Von Holthausen, singer at the World's Fair 2. John C. Trevor, paleographer whose work includes help with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls 3. Gordon Campbell, comic strip expert and owner of the largest comic strip collection in the world [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (6-29-64) Tom Poston, Sally Ann Howes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Vincent Thompson, cheddar cheese champion of the world 2. Feather Schwartz, Director of Beatles USA Limited, the official fanclub of The Beatles 3. Russell Peterson, bat expert and author of the book "Silently by Night" (I would hang out with Vincent Thompson) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (7-6-64) Tom Poston, Florence Henderson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Jim Buck, professional dog walker 2. Myra Waldo, famed author of cookbooks 3. Meredith Burrow, geographer who works on geographic names for international areas for the United States [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-28-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Hugh Masekela, legendary jazz musician 2. Jack Kelly, youngest elected mayor in the country 3. Europon Har Posatsuk, Thai International Airlines stewardess who is the official hostess for the King and Queen of Thailand (Round two is a lot of fun!!) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1-18-65) Henry Morgan, Bess Myerson, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - 1. John Turk, Swankeeper to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (he separates her swans from other people's swans) 2. Patricia Salmon, runs a fashion school in Tokyo, Japan 3. Richard Spencer, editor of The Harvard Lampoon (The night of the famous switch, where the I've Got a Secret panel and the To Tell the Truth panel switch places!! Two of the three imposters in game number two are a Mother-Daughter!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (2-1-65) Robert Q. Lewis fills in for Bud Collyer: Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Joseph Krevisky, author of a dictionary for awful spellers 2. Paula Murphy, test driver for an automobile manufacturer, and became the first woman to drive at the Indianapolis Speedway 3. Richard Lurie, author of "Passports and Profits" [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (3-15-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Alan Young, was involved in an experiment where he was forced to stay in bed for a month 2. Muriel Davis Grossfeld, gymnast and diet expert who helps run Club 15, a group that helps encourage young girls to be active 3. Andrew Charles, organizer of a caravan of trailers that did a tour around the world (I want to be Alan Young. A member of the New York Giants is an imposter in game one) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (3-29-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Bob Stone, retrieves lost golf balls on a local golf course 2. Jean Baer, author of "Follow Me!" a guide book for single women who like to travel 3. Jess Gorkin, editor of Sunday newspaper "Parade" (Nothing says "I don't know what I'm going to do with my life" like watching an episode of To Tell the Truth at 4:43 in the morning and recognizing an imposter because of his appearance in another episode. This very situation happened to me while watching this) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (5-31-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Lindsay Davis, newspaper columnist about parenting 2. George Johnson, Duluth, Minnesota mayor who had a mongoose at his local zoo that he was able to save from getting killed 3. Tommy Richardson, creator of the concept of Little League baseball (an imposter in game one is unable to give out his real name... because he's also going to be one of the three people the panel has to choose from in game two!! And then in game two, him and the other imposter BOTH cannot give out their names because they will be amongst the three people the panel has to choose in game three!! Absolutely FANTASTIC) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (6-21-65) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Fritz Weaver, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Angela Cash, designer of "Mod-style" clothing 2. James Blackford, owns and operates hotel for cats 3. Gerald Hawkins, Stonehenge expert [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (7-5-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records 2. Lisa Hobbs, reporter for the San Francisco Examiner who did a story on Red China 3. George Burrows, father of Orson Bean and founder of the ACLU as well as cop on Harvard's campus (The Supremes make an appearance and sing the songs "Baby Love" and "Back in My Arms Again") [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (10-4-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Chester Gould, creator of "Dick Tracy" 2. Mary Lester, tour director and hostess of a California winery 3. Tony Sawyer, captain in Great Britain's Royal Marines while also the leader of their motorcycle stunt team [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (10-11-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Gerry Warschauer, animal trainer for television and movies, most notably for the dog in Petticoat Junction 2. Helen Beardsley, widower with many children who married widower also with many children, and author of "Who Gets the Drumstick?" 3. William Waff, naval officer who picks up refugees from Cuba (Kitty tries to change her vote in game three but it's too late and she gets chastised by Bud for trying!! Bill Mathis of the New York Jets is an imposter in game three) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (11-1-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Kathy Sharon, winner of a contest to meet The Dave Clark Five (who make a cameo) 2. Prince Hira Singh, hunting guide in India for tourists 3. Esther Coopersmith, hosts parties for political figures [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (11-8-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Eddie Chapman, British spy during World War II who conned the Nazi party by becoming a double agent 2. Artus Bruce, rides horses professionally 3. Legendary film producer and director Otto Preminger, in a segment that is a repeat segment from a daytime broadcast that was originally preempted in the middle of its original airing, hence it is being shown in full on this nighttime episode!! Otto and the two imposters have veils over their heads (Mark Goodson and Henry Morgan are imposters in game three!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-13-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. John "Alligator" Edwards, alligator expert (shocking I know) 2. Sam Comfort, flea market operator 3. Thomas Fortson, commander of a naval ship with an international crew [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1-24-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Buffy St. Marie, folk singer 2. Norma Bidwell, food editor who used car motor as a stove for an experiment for an article!! 3. Robert Serpes, captain of an impressive naval craft [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (4-25-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Peggy Fleming, legendary Olympic ice-skater 2. E. G. F. Sauer, zoology professor who studies ostriches 3. Dawn Nathan, Māori native [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (5-2-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Apasra Hongsakula, Miss Universe, and the first woman from Thailand to ever win it 2. Jeanne Abel, Presdential candidate in 1964 under the pseudonym Yetta Bronstein, and she even got 400 votes!! 3. Karen Pryor, curator of Hawaiian sea life park with an emphasis on porpoises [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (5-16-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Felipe Pomar, World's Surfing Champion 2. Bassama Al-Hussein, wife of the Ambassador to the United States from Kuwait 3. Rosemary Smith, former model turned champion rally driver [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (12-12-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Barney Hill, a man who was abducted by a UFO, and the first known case of alien abduction 2. Bonnie Schon, understudy for Sondra Lee in Hello, Dolly! 3. Bette Davis, legendary film actress (This is the show's return in primetime after a three month hiatus. Kaye Ballard and Patricia Bright are imposters in game three!!) [BUZZRw/OC/CC-1/A+]
- (2-27-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Larry Blyden, Kitty Carlisle - 1. James DeKay, expert on left-handedness 2. Ruth Ann Burns, worked as a temporary newspaper journalist in search for her husband in Vietnam for her wedding ceremony 3. Clarence Burke, father of and member of Five Stairsteps [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (3-20-67) Larry Blyden, Peggy Cass, Barry Nelson, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Peter Wolfe, author of novelty help books referred to as "non-books" that are about how to BS your way into any situation so that people think you know what you're talking about 2. Dr. Marie Fish, oceanographer who is an expert on underwater sounds 3. Jacob Evans, promoter of the "Three Day Weekend" project wanting to give people an extra day off on Monday for non-religious holidays instead of having people get off on the random Thursday (I love Kitty but her "aren't we going to get to the point where we're not gonna work at all?????" was a completely bonkers take) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (5-22-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Lyn Tornabene, Spent a year posing as a high school teenager for a book project titled "I Passed as a Teenager" 2. Jesse Roper Moherovick, the only person in history born in a lifeboat 3. James Norbury, hand-knitting expert , television host, and author of "The Encyclopedia of Knitting" (Nighttime finale) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+, also available from a 1996 GSN rerun in the same quality but with tracking issues]
Daytime
- (2-22-63) The second half of an episode featuring Jack Clark filling in for Bud!! Ripped from YouTube. Counts as half of an episode due to its length) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (4-1-64) Nancy Dussalt, Barry Nelson, Ann Sheridan, Sam Levenson - 1. Marlene Thompson, airline stewardess who became a volunteer acting mothing to children suffering in poverty in other countries 2. Bob Miller, the first person to take a tour of the 1964 New York World's Fair (April Fools Day episode with a classic prank played on the panel!! Some of the intro missing) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B-]
- (1964) Peggy Cass, Ray Bolger, Ann Sheridan, Dick Shawn - 1. Mildred Pell, designer of clothes for dogs 2. Al Sharp, former criminal who later turned into a government agent to help uncover contraband (This is a VERY dark Kinescope) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1965) Peggy Cass, Skitch Henderson, Ann Sheridan, Buddy Hackett - 1. Grace Riggs, 1965 International Pancake Race Champion 2. Fred Salazar, conducts expeditions to unexplored parts of jungles [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1965) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Andrew Grima, jewelery designer that uses all sorts of gems (Ripped from YouTube. Only the first ten minutes. Some tracking issues at the top of the screen) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B-]
- (8/66) Tom Poston, Phyllis Newman, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Richard Fuller, Commander of the Coast Guard International Ice Patrol that takes care of icebergs who interrupt ocean traffic 2. Bert Parks, hidden with two imposters and everyone wearing veils over their heads and using distorted voices [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1966) Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Tom Poston - 1. Jordan Kline, shark hunter for sport 2. Mel Torme, hidden in a veil with two imposters!! (Taped 9-23-66) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-1/A]
- (12/66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Joan Fontaine - 1. Michael Gonsalvez, airline stewardess who motorcycled 3,400 miles to her parents house 2. Kitty Carlisle (The second game is definitely one of the more bizarre rounds in the history of this show, as all three contestants are wearing a veil over their head and have distorted voices. Very entertaining round) [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (12-23-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle 1. Les Wass, President of the Procrastinator's Club, a club for those who'd rather put things off 2. Diane Scofield, expert on tropical fish (GSN famously goofed up and aired the original commercials from 1966!! A real treat of an episode!! Christmas episode, with the set decorated for the occasion!! Also, Less Wass and I would get along great) [GSNw/OC/CC-1/B]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Birdsel Keethly, grows and breeds the largest turkeys in the world 2. Marie Smith, author of "White House Brides", a book about marriages taking place at the White House [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Frank Tolbert, newspaper columnist and member of the Chili Appreciation Society International who wrote a book about chili 2. Arlene Dahl, actress (Arlene Dahl is hidden in a veil along with the other two imposters, as well as her voice being distorted. Panel is introduced backwards) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. B. Lyle Hanson, scientist for the United States Army doing experiements with ancient ice in Greenland 2. Roberta Peters, actress (Roberta Peters is hidden in a veil along with the other two imposters, as well as her voice being distorted. Panel is introduced backwards) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Nancy Evans, paints with bamboo brush and ink stick on rice paper, an art known as sumi-e 2. Dan Morris, written a book, titled "The Savor of the Sea", about how to cook fish (Few seconds of the intro cut) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Joan Fontaine - 1. Wendell Castle, wooden furniture designer 2. Marilyn Kramer, grooms racehorse who wants to be a horse trainer [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Ray Culverhouse, tea taster in England 2. Rose Marie, hidden with a veil and voice distortion with two imposters!! (Another instance where the panel is introduced backwards) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Alois Podhajsky, longime director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, a school for horseback riding 2. Martin Hermann, candymaker and the author of "The Art of Making Good Candies at Home" (The panel (and Bud!!) is given chocolate to sample and it leads to Peggy and Kitty trying to swap candies in front of Orson while he's trying to question!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Robert L. Stevens, award-winning test pilot who broke air-speed record 2. Sebastian Cabot, hidden with a veil and voice distortion with two imposters!! (Panel is introduced backwards) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Betty White, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Harry Ralnick, curator of the Museum of Hats 2. Dr. Joyce Brothers, hidden with a veil and voice distortion with two imposters!! (Panel is introduced backwards. Orson and Tom model various hats during the affidavit. One of the imposters in game two absolutely does herself in at the end by mispronouncing Allen Ludden's name) [GSN/CC-2/A]
- (11-23-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Karen Collyer, who is the wife of Bud Collyer's son, Mike Collyer 2. "Miss Drumstick" of 1967, Coy Kilgore (Bud himself picks out the real Karen Collyer in game one!! Betty White and Joanna Barnes are imposters in game two!!) [KINw/OC/CC-1/A, now availabie in color!! See the Color Daytime section]
- (4-1-68) Bert Convy, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Eddie Bracken's daughter, Susan (Ripped from YouTube. Cuts off after the first game. A great trick is played on the panel in the sprit of April Fool's Day!! Counts as half of an episode due to its length) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B]
Color
Nighttime
- (4-24-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle 1. Morris Wills, captured by Chinese Communists and brainwashed 2. Mary Chipperfield, comes from a wild animal training family and supervisor of lion preserve 3. Richard Arthur, land yacht enthusiast (One of the few color nighttime episodes that exist) [OC or GSN/CC-1/B+]
Daytime
- (5/67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Father Humberto Almazán, Catholic priest who gave away all his money earned as a famous Mexican film and TV star 2. Dr. Mary Lovelace, physician who specializes in insect sting allergies (Very early in the run of the studio audience vote, and may in fact be the first ever episode to use the studio audience vote. 12 members of the audience are selected to act as a "jury", with one person representing and speaking for them after they tally the votes) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. William J. Bryan, Jr., hypnotist that helped decide the jurors in the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder trial by hypnotizing them 2. Ingrid Bernhard, got her entire house towed through New York City traffic [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Buel Worthum, released from a Russian jail after 105 days 2. Don Paul, salesman who uses smells to help promote his products [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Steve Musich, dropped 1,000 leaflets to the ground as a way of proposing to his love 2. John Carroll, former probation officer of Lee Harvey Oswald when he was a child [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1967) Mark Goodson guest hosts: Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Betsy Palmer - 1. Evelyn Boran, underwater stunt woman who has done work on James Bond films 2. Solomon Z. Weiss, executive director of a location service that tries to find missing family members [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1967) Mark Goodson guest hosts: Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Betsy Palmer - 1. Harold Banks, expert researcher of The Boston Strangler case who revealed the Strangler's true identity 2. Barbara Johns Waterston, author of "Pull Yourself Together: Or, How to Look Marvelous on Next to Nothing" a book about helping women transform themselves into beautiful adults [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Janice Pennington's husband, Glenn Jacobson 2. Dr. Jerome L. Singer, daydreaming expert [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Bert Convy's wife, Anne 2. Frank X. Gordon, Jr., judge who wants to charge drunk driving teenagers as adults (Taped 10-13-67) [GSN/CC-1/B+, also available as a SMw/slate+OC in A+ quality and ripped from BUZZR's YouTube on CC-2]
- (11-23-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Karen Collyer, who is the wife of Bud Collyer's son, Mike Collyer 2. "Miss Drumstick" of 1967, Coy Kilgore (Bud himself picks out the real Karen Collyer in game one!! Betty White and Joanna Barnes are imposters in game two!!) [BUZZRw/OC/CC-1/A+]
- (1/68) Bert Convy, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 2. Evelyn Bartram (Ripped from YouTube. Counts as half of an episode due to its length) [OC/CC-1/A]
- (3-3-68) Bert Convy guest hosts: Robert Q. Lewis, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Mooney Lynn, husband of Loretta Lynn 2. Ted Holmes, police chief who was kidnapped by two murderers [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1968) Bert Convy, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Eleanor Moore, wife of Dickie Moore 2. Patricia Bromberick, lady Marine who teaches fellow Marines about good grooming and how to function in social situations (Ripped from YouTube. Taped 3-14-68) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-2/A+]
- (3-15-68) Bert Convy, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. John Hightower, husband of budget cookbook author Caroline Hightower 2. Theadora Van Runkle, Academy Award-nominated costume designer, notably for the movie Bonnie and Clyde [BUZZRw/OC/CC-1/A+]
- (5/68) Bert Convy, Phyllis Newman, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle 1. Anthony Loder, son of Hedy Lamarr 2. Anthony Loder's wife, Roxanne (Ripped from YouTube. Hedy Lamarr makes a cameo) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-1/A]
- (5/68) Bert Convy, Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Michael O'Hara, husband of wife who lost her engagement ring two days after he gave it to her 2. Ruth Hefner, co-runner of vacation wagon trips (Taped 5-3-68. Ripped from YouTube. Video a little blurry and pixelated) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-2/B]
- (5/68) Bert Convy, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Country and Western singer John Loudermilk's wife (Ripped from YouTube. Cuts off after first game. Counts as half of an episode due to its length) [SM/CC-2/B+]
- (6-13-68) Bert Convy, Betty White, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Noel Harrison's wife Sarah 2. Vivian Perry, found her long lost sister after a 30 year separation [GSN/CC-1/A, also available from BUZZR in A+ quality with OC]
- (9-9-68) Bert Convy, Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Jack Yankee, husband of Eileen Heckart 2. Mel Miller, lifelong circus clown and the first ever clown college dean (Finale) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-1/A-]
1969-1978 Version (184 episodes)
I have *SO MUCH* of this version that it was making this page real clunky, so click here for my separate page just for this version!!
1980-1981 Version (19 episodes)
- (1980) Pat Collins, Nipsey Russell, Margaret Trudeau, John Wade - 1. Robin Sindorf, former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and current rodeo clown 2. Richard Slater, oceanography professor and submarine expert who has made over 700 dives for exploration 3. One-on-One: Sat in a tub with an item for a record-breaking time. (Premiere) [GSN/CC-1/A-, also available in A+ quality from BUZZR]
- (1980) Nipsey Russell, Tiu Leek, Gordon Jump, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Toni Helfer, exotic animal raiser who uses "affection training" that treats animals with love rather than harsh punishment 2. Rosa Parks, the legendary Civil Rights activist 3. One-on-One: Sneezed every fifteen seconds for 154 consecutive days. (Taped 7-18-80) [GSN/CC-1/A+, also available from BUZZR on CC-2 in A+ quality, as well as a SMw/slate, ripped from YouTube, in the same quality on CC-2]
- (1980) Rex Reed, Stephani Cook, Gene Rayburn, Sally Ann Howes - 1. Barbara Ray, has been constantly turned down for adopting children due to being overweight and fought the agency who denied them and won 2. Fred Kelly, former actor and choreographer who was elected to the Dancer's Hall of Fame in the Smithsonian, and brother of Gene Kelly!! 3. One-on-One: Lottery winner (Taped 7/80) [GSN/CC-2/A-]
- (1980) Soupy Sales, Lynn Redgrave, Jay Johnson, Peggy Cass - 1. Berdina Passinelli, one of the first women to be accepted into the FBI 2. Father David Hennessy, the chaplain of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 3. One-on-One: Poker champion (Taped 8/80) [GSN/CC-2/A-]
- (1980) Bill Cullen, Pat Collins, Dick Clark, Polly Bergen - 1. Patty Brower, lottery ticket winner who later bought racehorse that has won over $200,000+ in races 2. Jack Eisner, Jewish survivor of Nazi concentration camps and author of The Survivor, about the experience 3. One-on-One: Producer of a hit off-Broadway play (Taped 9/80. Real rough audio buzzing. Game 2 is awesome and shows off why it's complete trash that the 1980 version of this show had so many great subjects because they spend so much time worrying about rushing through the game so we could desperately get to the One-on-One game that should've just been a game you play only every now and then like Who's Who on What's My Line? Aggravating that THIS version of the show gets Rosa f'n Parks and a Concentration Camp survivor) [GSN/CC-1/B-]
- (1980) Soupy Sales, Pat Collins, Dick Clark, Peggy Cass - 1. Jane Grace, owner of a garden that showcases the world's most unusual seeds. 2. Detective Robert McKew, detective involved in Operation Seashore, a sting involving illegal sale of hot merchandise. 3. One-on-One: Co-owner of the winner of the 1976 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes [GSN/CC-1/B]
- (1980) Pat Collins, Nipsey Collins, Margaret Trudeau, John Wade - 1. Chuck Jones, legendary producer, animator, and director as well as creator of various famous Warner Brothers cartoons 2. Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics 3. One-on-One: Needlepoint Champion [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1980) John Wade, Susan Lucci, Bill Cullen, Polly Bergen - 1. Barry Bremen, sports super imposter 2. Sue Rough, survivor of Mt. Saint Helens volcanic explosion 3. One-on-One: Got married on a hot air balloon. (features bits of Alan Kalter’s in-between warm-up, and a re-shoot in game two after Robin makes a mistake and forgets to ask about the imposters. One of the imposters in game one's name is Bill Cullen!! One of the imposters in game two is married to the subject of game one!!) [SMw/slate/CC-1/A-]
- (1980) Nipsey Russell, Anita Gillette, Soupy Sales, Fannie Flagg - 1. Thom McKee, champion on "Tic Tac Dough" 2. Lenore Madruga, cancer survivor who created artificial limb 3. One-on-One: One person does an activity underwater. [GSN/CC-1/C+]
- (1980) Nipsey Russell, Anita Gillette, Soupy Sales, Fannie Flagg 1. Neil Shelton, President of a service that finds a mate for you 2. Eve Arnold, photojournalist who traveled to China and wrote the book "In China" to detail her experiences. 3. One-on-One: Daredevil racecar driver (Taped 11/80) [GSN/CC-1/B-]
- (1980) Bill Cullen, Pat Collins, Dick Clark, Polly Bergen - 1. John Mount, member of a Board of Education that once rejected him from their school due to the length of his hair 2. Marie Snyder, researcher of sexism in comics 3. One-on-One: Member of the New York City police force. (A rare disqualification occurs during the One-on-One segment) [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1980) Nipsey Russell, Carole Shelley, Soupy Sales, Pat Collins - 1. Jan Edmonson, champion bull rider 2. Steven Forstein, the only rabbi in all of South Dakota 3. One-on-One: Plays the musical saw. (Missing most of the intro, as well as first affidavit and cuts off near in the middle of the end credits. Ripped from YouTube) [OB/CC-1/B]
- (1981) Joel Siegel, Jean Marsh, Gene Rayburn, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Bambi Lynn Finney, discharged from the Marine corp. for posing nude in Playboy 2. Roger Reynolds, member of The Golden Knights, a US Army parachute team, and survived near death 3. One-on-One: World Champion at a specific parlor game. (The audio is VERY fuzzy) [GSN/CC-1/B]
- (1981) Soupy Sales, Mary Ann Mobley, John Wade, Peggy Cass - 1. John McLaughlin, speechwriter for Nixon who became known as the "White House moralist" and host of political radio show 2. Fritz Von Berg, 50 year old man who plays for college football team 3. One-on-One: Has tasted more brands of beer than anyone else in the world. [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1981) Nipsey Russell, Rita Moreno, Dick Van Patten, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Tony La Russa, manager of the Chicago White Sox 2. Betty Tisdale, former President of a South Vietnamese orphanage 3. One-on-One: World’s off-shore power boat racing champion. [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1981) Soupy Sales, Pat Collins, Henry Morgan, Peggy Cass - 1. Elaine Zayak, National senior women's figure skating champion 2. Larry King, host of the nation's only live coast-to-coast network radio show 3. One-on-One: Dance contest winner. (Audio is low. Peggy accidentally votes for number four in game one. :) ) [GSN/CC-1/B]
- (1981) Nipsey Russell, Carole Shelly, Soupy Sales, Polly Bergen - 1. Peggy Vaughan, co-author of "Beyond Affairs", a book about dealing with a marriage involving extramarital affairs 2. Dr. Herbert Rappaport, set up a mental health program in Africa and discovered unorthodox methods by African shamans 3. One-on-One: National Rifle Champion. [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1981) Nipsey Russell, Polly Bergen, John Wade, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Vicki McCarty, Playboy centerfold with a law degree 2. David Balman, Executive Vice President of Big Brothers and Sisters of America 3. One-on-One: Marionette maker. [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1981) Soupy Sales, Anita Gilette, John Wade, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Ed Hardy, tattoo artist 2. Cynthia Smith, author of a book and magazine that helps wives of doctors 3. One-on-One: leader of the largest nudist colony in the United States (Ripped from YouTube. Includes some of the between game chatter when the cameraman makes a mistake and they have to reshoot!! Also includes an extended cut of the credit sequence that was likely left on the cutting room floor when the episode aired) [SMw/slate/CC-2/A]
1990-1991 Version (38 episodes)
Gordon Elliott
- (9-3-90) David Niven, Jr., Gloria Loring, Lynn Swann, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Yulia Sukhanova, Miss U.S.S.R. of 1989 2. Thomas DeMarco, wagon trail rider 3. One-on-One: One of Donald Trump's former chauffeurs, or Raphael in the first Ninja Turtles film (Premiere episode. Kitty "annoits" Gordon, who really was a perfect fit for this show. Watch for my old GSN username when GSN shows the interactive high scores list!) [OC or GSN/CC-1/A- or A]
- (9-5-90) David Niven, Jr., Gloria Loring, Lynn Swann, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Yvette Paris, former burlesque queen and author of "Queen of Burlesque". 2. G. Van Standifer, founder of a midnight basketball league meant to give young troubled youths something to do 3. One-on-One: Head plumber at Disney Land, or trainer and photographer of lizards [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (9-7-90) David Niven, Jr., Gloria Loring, Lynn Swann, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Pam Kinney, went on a quest to find her biological mother 2. Rick London, runs celebrity scandal tours in Washington D.C. 3. One-on-One: Latin American dance champion, or hired by Madonna to throw a pie in the face of Warren Beatty (Game show announcer Randy West appears as an imposter in the second game. Buzzy and fuzzy audio) [GSN/CC-1/B-]
- (9-10-90) Morton Downey, Jr., Dorothy Lyman, Tom Villard, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Reidun Sullivan, former maid for the Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida until Donald Trump took it over 2. William Roemer, author of "Roemer" and former special agent for the FBI who had a $100,000 hit put out on him 3. One-on-One: World's Pocket Billiards Champion, or creator of the "Pillow Mate". (Tracking issues at certain points that sometimes get distracting) [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1990) Ron Masak, Khrystyne Haje, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows - Games: 1. Kevin O'Keefe, man who proposed to his girlfriend at a movie theater 2. Raymond Daum, close friend of Greta Garbo 3. One-on-One: First person to sing the National Anthem at every ballpark, or person responsible for issuing President Bush's paycheck. [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1990) David Niven, Jr., Gloria Allred, Lynn Swann, Sarah Purcell - Games: 1. Joe Hardy, earned lordship via auction 2. Chris Davis, bird expert 3. One-on-One: President of a university he flunked out of or White House pizza deliverer [OC/CC-1/B+]
Lynn Swann
- (10-30-90) Orson Bean, Mary Ann Mobley, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. M. J. Denton, operates a telephone confession service 2. B.J. Worth, skydiver and stuntman for James Bond films 3. One-on-One: Fired from the NYPD for posing in Playgirl, or the personal butler to Leona Helmsley (Lynn asks Kitty about her leg, which was causing her to stay seated in the opening at that point. Kitty accidentally puts down the wrong card in game one) [OB/CC-1/B+]
- (11-13-90) Monty Hall, Vicki Lawrence, David Niven Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Heather Holyoke, youngest professional female ventriloquist 2. Felix Rodriguez, author of "Shadow Warrior" and CIA agent involved in the Bay of Pigs invasion and helped capture Che Guevara 3. One-on-One: Fired for not making coffee, or won a car in the lottery and then turned it down [GSN/CC-1/A-, also available from BUZZR in A+ quality]
- (11-26-90) Orson Bean, Betty White, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Brian Karem, newsreporter who spent two weeks in prison for refusing to divulge a source 2. Travis Stout, owner of the Service Dog of the Year 3. One-on-One: Wrote the Miss America theme, or built the world's first automated car wash (Game 2 is an absolute delight with three great contestants) [BUZZR/CC-1/A+]
- (11-27-90) Orson Bean, Betty White, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Alma Sipple, had her baby sold on the black market by a con artist social worker and via Unsolved Mysteries was able to reconnect with her 2. Steven Dandrellie, makes bullet-proof clothing for children (jesus christ, is this story from today?) 3. One-on-One: planed landed in his living room or won the World Pumpkin Contest [BUZZR/CC-1/A+]
- (1990) Ron Masak, Khrystyne Haje, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Diane Nelson, jockey of over 500 winning horses 2. Sarah Evitts, owner and operator of a television station in her basement 3. One-on-One: Photographer of the Playmate of the Year, or first male Feminist of the Year award winner (Audio is VERY fuzzy in an annoying way for the first quarter of the episode. It improves thankfully afterwards) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (12-24-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Earl Culpepper, a man who has been an imposter on the other three versions of To Tell the Truth!! 2. Ferrell Unverfirth, Christmas card designer who does the White House Christmas card each year 3. One-on-One: mariachi musician or ate a Christmas tree (From Christmas week, with the set decorated for the occasion!! Game one is AMAZING and you need to see who the imposters are!! Also they include footage of the real Earl Culpepper's appearances on the 70s and 80s versions of the show!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-25-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Jim Brennan creator of the "Ho Ho Hotline", a volunteer phone program of elderly citizens who talk to children as Santa 2. Dean Gilbert, found his entire family after being separated for over 35 years via adoption 3. One-on-One: Creator of "Dennis the Menace", or composed "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (From Christmas week, with the set decorated for the occasion!! Rip Taylor and Christopher Hewett are imposters in game one!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-26-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. David Silverman, legendary director and animator for The Simpsons!! 2. Katherine Heller, Police Officer of the Year after saving the life of a fellow officer 3. One-on-One: Inventor of the pregnancy simulator or judge in the Michael Milken trial (Max Mutchnick, future creator of the sitcom Will and Grace, is an imposter in game one before he was famous!! Also David Silverman shows off a drawing he did of Bart and Maggie Simpson appearing as contestants on To Tell the Truth!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+, also available in the same quality from BUZZR on CC-2]
- (12-27-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Emma Therese, actress and Mensa member who was abandoned by her family and lived as a homeless teenager 2. Rayburn Grasty, corruption whistleblower at two different jobs 3. One-on-One: Founder and President of Man Watchers Incorporated or owns smartest cat in the world [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-28-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Anne-Marie Kuto, costume designer who is an expert on period clothing and has done costumes for Broadway plays 2. Katie Kimball, rock climber who survived a horrific accident while climbing 3. One-on-One: Operates only manual scoreboard in MLB or had a letter delivered from the North Pole (Baseball legend Ernie Banks makes a cameo) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1991) Ron Masak, Peggy Cass, David Niven, Jr., Vicki Lawrence - Games: 1. Sherri Lynn Stoner, the model for Disney’s "The Little Mermaid"!! 2. Marjorie Bard, woman who lived in her car for two years, and author of "Shadow Women" 3. One-on-One: Potato chip collector or mattress tag checker [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1991) Ron Masak, Dana Hill, David Niven, Jr., Vicki Lawrence - Games: 1. Lori West, former madam for various rich men, getting involved in organized crime, before finding religion 2. Scott Riddle, runs an elephant farm 3. One-on-One: Inventor of contact lenses for chickens, or recorder of train noises (100th episode of the series, announced by Lynn Swann!!) [OB/CC-1/A-]
- (1991) Orson Bean, Khrystyne Haje, David Niven, Jr., Polly Bergen - Games: 1. Carol Barkalow, one of the first women to graduate from West Point, and victim of frequent hazing who battles sexism in the army 2. Tara Jean Koosak, author of a book about her adventures in elementary school 3. One-on-One: makes a living as a professional whistler and whistling school owner, or dentist of the animals at the San Diego Zoo (Ripped from YouTube) [OB/B-]
Alex Trebek
- (2-4-91) Orson Bean, Betty White, Richard Moll, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Michael Levine, father who reunited with his son after fifteen years 2. Evelyn Moriarity, stand-in for Marilyn Monroe 3. One-on-One: hired John F. Kennedy, Jr. as his assistant, or made condom earrings (Alex's first episode as host. Sloppy commercial edits, ghosting in the picture for small amounts of time) [OB/CC-1/B+, also available complete from BUZZR on CC-2 in A+ quality]
- (2-5-91) Orson Bean, Betty White, Richard Moll, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Ruth Guyton, mother of ten children, all of whom are doctors or going into medical school. Her husband Arthur was the inventor of the electronic wheelchair 2. Ben Rich, legendary engineer who created the world's fastest jet aircraft, the SR-71 3. One-on-One: Writes jokes for Bob Hope or was a new Parent and new Grandparent on the same day [BUZZR/CC-2/A+]
- (3-12-91) Ron Masak, Dana Hill, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Priscilla Wheelan Riggs, wife of Bobby Riggs 2. Bill Irwin, first blind man to ever hike the Appalachian Trail 3. One-on-One: President of Scarecrows, Incorporated or makes rubber band music [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (3-18-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, Rex Reed, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Phil Tune, belly button musician 2. Cheryl White, woman and later on secret police agent that "married" and stopped an abusive Iranian man who led a marriage ring for money, sex, and to help bring friends into the country 3. One-on-One: Collector of corn cob pipes or builder of solar powered car (Cuts off during credits) [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (3-20-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, Rex Reed, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Jonelle Trenetzki, millionaire lottery ticket winner who married a fellow lottery ticket winner millionaire 2. Mary Bonnen, first female master diver in the history of the US Navy 3. One-on-One: Dental artist or Avon Salesperson of the Year [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-22-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, Rex Reed, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Elisa Ferry, co-owner of a female bodyguard service 2. Marvin Allen, psychotherapist and organizer of a group dedicated to creating better male role models 3. One-on-One: Maker of giant soap bubbles or President of the Alex Trebek Fan Club [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (4-15-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Sheila Mills, wife of a husband/wife duo that play Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein at Universal Studios Theme Park 2. Jill Tarder, lead scientist of NASA project searching for intelligent life on other planets 3. One-on-One: Chinese take-out menu collector, or creator of vibrating seat belt [OC/CC-1/B, also available in A+ quality from BUZZR on CC-2]
- (4-16-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Marlene Gordon, leads tourist tours for insomniacs in Los Angeles 2. Richard Steele, former boxer who became a boxing referee 3. One-on-One: Marionette performer or fish-sitter [OC/CC-1/B]
- (4-17-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Jill Jordan, Hollywood tattoo artist 2. Angie Runnalds, 90 year old woman who works at a McDonald's lovingly called "McGranny" by customers 3. One-on-One: Makes music in wife's ear or frog hypnotist [OC/CC-1/B]
- (4-19-91) Orson Bean, Dana Hill, Michael Sabatino, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Paul Hartunian author of "How to Be Outrageously Successful with the Opposite Sex" 2. Lisa Posey, Miss Rodeo America 1991 3. One-on-One: Inventor of the waterbed or eraser artist [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (4-21-91) Orson Bean, Dana Hill, Ron Masak, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Linda Alverson, oldest member of the longest consecutive stage run for a show 2. Carl Oppenheimer, microbiologist that's an expert on getting rid of waste in the Earth 3. One-on-One: Alex Trebek's babysitter or host of a talk show [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (4-25-91) David Niven, Jr., Dr. Ruth, John Callahan, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Eileen Countess of Romanunez, former secret agent 2. Eric Naer, publisher of anonymous dirty laundry newspaper column 3. One-on-One: Playgirl Magazine photographer, or sued her boyfriend [OC or GSN/CC-1/B+ or A]
- (1991) Ron Masak, Cathy McAuley, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Linda Simeon, writer whose life was saved by the self-defense class she was taking for the article she was writing 2. Albert Mehrabian, expert on names who wrote the book "The Name Game" 3. One-on-One: Hugh Hefner's gardener at the Playboy Mansion or inventor of a board game about dating [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1991) Ron Masak, Dana Hill, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - 1. Drew Brown, black attack pilot and author of "You Gotta Believe!" 2. Louise Woodard, migraine headache sufferer who makes artistic pieces about suffering from migraines 3. One-on-One: Bird orthodontist or donator of bullet-proof Bibles for soldiers in the Persian Gulf (The building manager for Mark Goodson Productions is an imposter in game one) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1991) Orson Bean, Dana Hill. David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Harold Wilkins, game show addict who won an auction to meet game show personalities, and is even going on a dinner date with Kitty Carlisle later that night!! 2. Eddie Benales, former street gang member who decided to clean up his act, later writing "From Gangs to Grace" 3. One-on-One: phrenologist with an emphasis on the "bumps" on your head or runs a traffic school for celebrities (Mark Goodson makes a cameo) [BUZZR/CC-2/A+]
- (5-31-91) Ron Masak, Mother Love, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Don McCloud, plays a gorilla in various commercials and movies. 2. Bev Bos, teacher who uses unorthodox way of teaching students and author of "Together, We're Better". 3. One-on-One: The director of To Tell the Truth, or the writer of "Theme from New York, New York" (Final episode. Mark Goodson makes a cameo, as does Paul Alter) [OC or GSN/CC-1/A]
Mark Goodson
- (2-18-91) Orson Bean, Gloria Loring, David Niven, Jr., Cindy Adams - Games: 1. Jerry Kowalski, helped foil Iraqui plan to create an atomic bomb 2. Blind actress Cheryl McMannis who helped end the stigma with using blind people in acting roles 3. One-on-One: Maker of yarmulkes for cats or acrobat (Mark is subbing for Alex Trebek, who left in the middle of the tapings due to his wife going into labor) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (2-19-91) Orson Bean, Gloria Loring, David Niven, Jr., Cindy Adams - Games: 1. Laura Pederson, author of "Play Money", a book about how she started earning money on Wall Street at 18 2. David Christian, America's youngest officer of the Vietnam War who had to deal with difficulties adjusting to life once he returned to the US, and author of "Victor Six" 3. One-on-One: Macaroni gluer or electric magician who screws a lightbulb into his mouth (Goodson's second and final appearance sub-hosting for Alex Trebek. Goodson announces that Alex's wife gave birth to a baby girl) [GSN/CC-1/A]
2000-2002 Version (10 episodes)
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Bobby Slayton, Krista Allen - 1. Cathy Taylor, first woman to ever be elected captain of a SWAT team 2. Bob Herd, animal mating specialist (First taped episode of the series) [GSN/CC-1/A+, also available in the same quality from BUZZR on CC-2]
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Robert Hays, Cindy Margolis - 1. Kane Hodder, actor and stuntman who has been Jason Voorhees since the 7th Friday the 13th 2. Christie Maisie, Animal Care Specialist at Sea World who once rescued a whale [OB/CC-1/B+]
- (11-13-00) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Dave Coulier, Melody Thomas Scott - Games: 1. Allison Bligh, The Dynamite Lady and stuntwoman 2. Charmian Carr, the oldest Von Trapp daughter in The Sound of Music film (This even includes bars, tone, satellite feed information, and even the original commercials!! Includes promotional ads for that week's episodes of the show, with slates for each promo!!) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-1/A+]
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Richard Kind, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Dr. I. King Jordan, the first ever deaf President of a deaf college 2. Patty Sailers, runs a nudist vacation spot [OB/CC-1/B]
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Alan Rachins, Traci Bingham - 1. Katrina Barilova, former fashion model turned spy 2. Ashrita Furman, holds the most world records (Tracking line at the top of the screen) [OC/CC-1/B]
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Greg Proops, Brooke Burns - 1. Lisa Perosi, CPA who works with the Academy Awards 2. Patty Segovia, founder of the All Girl Skate Jam [BUZZR/CC-1/A+]
- (2001) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Kermit the Frog, Traci Bingham - 1. Michael Westmore, legendary makeup artist for Hollywood 2. Kevin Inchicaya, child who is obsessed with garbage and trash collecting (Dave Coulier is an imposter (in disguise) in game one!!) [OB/CC-1/A-]
- (2001) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Dave Coulier, Angie Everhart - 1. Brian Forster, Chris of The Partridge Family 2. Carol Higgins Clark, mystery novelist and daughter of mystery novelist Mary Higgins Clark (Paula has to disqualify herself in Game 1 and blames Charles Van Doren for why!! Mary Higgins Clark makes a cameo at the end to pick out the real Carol) [OB/CC-1/B+]
- (2001) Meshach Taylor, Mother Love, Brad Sherwood, Brooke Burns - 1. Ceta Luna, makes specially designed hula hoops for exercise and workshops for people of all ages 2. Ken Fishberg, author of the online encyclopedia of toilet paper (Ripped from YouTube. Taped 5-5-01. An imposter in game two is the show's editor!!) [SMw/slate/CC-2/A+]
- (2001) Meshach Taylor, Jackee Harry, Ant, Brad Sherwood 1. Lou Paget, expert on sex that has written many books, and host of seminars on the subject 2. Dr. Larry Montz, ghost hunter and parapsychologist [BUZZR/CC-2/A+]
Nighttime
Black and White
- (12-25-56) Polly Bergen, Mike Wallace, Hildy Parks, Dick Van Dyke - 1. Mitchell Parish, songwriter 2. Hermane Zewecki, licensed barber in a men's barbershop (This is the second ever episode of the series, and the oldest known existing episode!! Video is a little jumpy, with fuzzy audio) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B-]
- (1-8-57) Polly Bergen, Hume Cronyn, Hildy Parks, Dick Van Dyke - 1. Ricki Starr, professional wrestler and ballet dancer 2. Patricia Sattleman, the receptionist for Jackie Gleason's office [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (2-5-57) Polly Bergen, Hy Gardner, Betty Furness, Glenn Ford - 1. Don Miller, attorney who used to play for Knute Rockne in Notre Dame as one of the "Four Horsemen" 2. Mrs. Lawrence A. Kenney, Miss America 1957 3. Don Rondo, airplane pilot and plumber who sold one million records with his rendition of the song "Two Different Worlds" (New York Yankee Jerry Coleman is an imposter in game three!!) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-3-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Steve Martini, barber for famous political figures in Washington D.C. 2. Alan Freed, legendary DJ who coined the term "rock 'n' roll" 3. Mrs. Arthur Whitaker, a casino dealer (Kitty's first episode) [GSN/CC-1/A, also available as an A+ KINw/OC copy ripped from YouTube on CC-2]
- (4-16-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. George Mikan, legendary basketball superstar known as "Mr. Basketball" 2. Chester Conklin, keystone cop in early silent film 3. Sheila Ledbetter, producer of the UK version of "The $64,000 Question" [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (5-14-57) Mary Healy, Jackie Cooper, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Marilyn Bell, Canada's Woman of the Year of 1954 and 1955 for swimming, the youngest person to ever swim the English Channel 2. Jean Margoset, head chef at the United Nations 3. Hazel Abel, widow who runs a construction company and won Mother of the Year (OC version has buzzy audio, but great video) [GSN or KINw/OC/CC-1/A for GSN, B+ for KIN on CC-2]
- (7-16-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Bobby Morrow, member of the US Olympic Track Team 2. Emma Gordon, member of the oldest professional ballroom dance team 3. Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who famously went the wrong way to Los Angeles and somehow went in the opposite direction, landing in Ireland (OC version has buzzy audio, but great video. Cute bit where "Wrong Way" introduces himself to the panel... the wrong way. People in modern times claim that Corrigan's takeoff was a publicity stunt if you ever decide to want to go down a rabbit hole. Kitty even asks if it was intentional) [GSN or KINw/OC/CC-1 for GSN, CC-2 for OC/B+]
- (7-30-57) Ralph Bellamy sub-hosts for Bud!! Polly Bergen, Eamonn Andrews, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Eddie Carr, batboy for the New York Yankees 2. Alex Gregory, polygraph test expert who even gave out the tests in the Sam Sheppard murder case 3. Mary Ellen Moylan, ballerina for the Met Opera (Fuzzy audio) [KINw/OC/CC-2/B]
- (9-17-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Olga Gomez, native Cuban who is a dance instructor in New York City for famous clients 2. Thelma Creeger, housewife who holds the most international fishing records for women 3. Melvin Purvis, famed FBI agent who helped arrest Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and was in charge the night the FBI captured John Dillinger [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (10-1-57) Joan Caufield, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Enrico Caruso, hairstylist for stars like Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly 2. Bertha Reagan, superstar softball pitcher 3. Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr., the man who created the Nielsen rating system that still exists to this day (If you're a big TV buff like me then you need to see this episode) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (11-5-57) Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Jane Hayward, industrial nurse who did work for the King and Queen of England during World War II 2. Jack Bercy, expert on Antarctic exploration who has drove dog sleds 3. Margaret Liang, owner and operator of dry cleaning shop in Chinatown who writes fortunes for a fortune cookie company (Buzzy audio) [KINw/OC/CC-2/B]
- (12-31-57) Betsy Palmer, Don Ameche, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Robert Chevlin, owner and operator of nightclub and smallest local television station in the world 2. Jean Girney, spelunker 3. Anston Samelston, skier and National Ski Jumping Champion [KINw/OC/CC-1/A]
- (1-21-58) Polly Bergen, Don Ameche, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner - 1. Captain Charles P. Sheridan, captain of a tugboat for the North Atlantic renowned for his rescue work during a Marine disaster 2. Natalie Deblaus, architect 3. Ernestine Russell, Canadian gymnast who has won various championships, including some in the US, later winning gold in the Pan-Am games [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (4-29-58) Polly Bergen, Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Hy Gardner - 1. Marlene Bauer Hagge, legendary women's pro golfer who at the time held the women's record for most money won in a single year 2. Ted Geisel, Dr. Seuss, the world famous children's author!! 3. B.C. Putnam, mail carrier who hikes, having been the first person to walk through the entirety of The Grand Canyon [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (7-21-59) Polly Bergen, Lloyd Bridges, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston - 1. Sir Edmund Hillary, famed first man to ever climb Mount Everest 2. Elizabeth Daniel Squire, newspaper woman who has a syndicated column for palm reading, now-a-days she's known for mystery novels 3. Jean-Rio, French horsebreeder and trainer (Bud accidentally starts reading the affadavit before the contestants are introduced) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (3-30-60) Polly Bergen, Don Ameche, Patricia Cutts, Tom Poston - 1. US Olympic Hockey player and New York Ranger Jack McCarten 2. Lincoln Borglum, man who finished overseeing the sculpture of Mount Rushmore 3. Kirby Westheimer, law student who is an expert on Mexican jumping beans [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (10-24-60) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Don Ameche, Polly Bergen - 1. Bunny Yeager, one of the top ten women photographers in the country and the author of "Photographing the Female Figure" 2. William W. Schmitz, chef and gold medalist in the Cooking Olympics (No third game in this episode because the show is five minutes shorter so they can show a political ad for John F. Kennedy. I'm pretty sure this episode hasn't aired on GSN or BUZZR!! A *loud* crashing noise interrupts Tom's vote during game two and spooks him enough that he moves on!!) [KINw/OC/CC-1/A+]
- (3-20-61) Tom Poston, Kitty Carlisle, Don Ameche, Peggy Cass - 1. Burton Crane, stock market columnist for the New York Times who used to be a top recording artist in Japan, known as the "Bing Crosby of Japan" 2. Gail Sontgerath, gymnastic champion and member of the 1960 Olympic team 3. Frank Kelly, authority on canary birds [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+, also available from BUZZRw/OC in A+ quality on CC-2]
- (7-3-61) Johnny Carson, Dina Merrill, Sam Levenson, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Art Briese, Vice President of one of the largest fireworks companies in the world who is in charge of the largest 4th of July fireworks display in the country 2. Lee Roy Runnolds, child who saved the lives of three girls who were drowning 3. Helen Adams, 1961 Teacher of the Year (The son of baseball star Gil Hodges is an imposter in game two, and a Mother, Father, and Son are all imposters in all three games!! Very funny episode with Sam and Johnny being a double shot of goofy question askers and upping the entertainment value of this episode big time) [BUZZRw/OC/CC-2/A+]
- (8-28-61) Tom Poston, Suzy Parker, Sam Levenson, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Henry Maco, advice columnist for parenting 2. Lorraine Trester, mink rancher 3. Jacob Feldman, was chosen to be in President Kennedy's Peace Corps (Round one's questioning is great!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+, also available from BUZZR with OC in the same quality on CC-2]
- (11-13-61) Tom Poston, Virginia Graham, Johnny Carson, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Hank Ballard, lead singer of The Midnighters and inventor of The Twist!! 2. Desmond "Chloda" O'Kennedy, Irish fashion designer 3. Don Pickard, holder of 15 records for ballooning who also does work in the Navy and with motion pictures (New York Giant and later on recurring con artist and criminal Pete Hall is an imposter in game one) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (3-5-62) Tom Poston, Betty Furness, Johnny Carson, Peggy Cass - 1. Joe Rosenthal, photographer of famous Iwo Jima picture 2. Gene McGregor, gin rummy tournament champion of 1961 3. Jim Beatty, runner in the 1960 Olympics and the first man in the world to run an indoor mile in less than four minutes [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-19-62) Tom Poston, Dorothy Kilgallen, Johnny Carson, Dina Merrill - 1. Teresa Stratus, opera singer 2. J.T. Lyle, hairdresser and full-time policeman 3. Mickey Thompson, speedcar driver and owner of most automobile speed records [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (5-7-62) Tom Poston, Sally Ann Howes, Johnny Carson, Betty Furness - 1. Hank Ketchum, creator of Dennis the Menace 2. William Conway, collector of over 3,000 animals and curator of one of the largest zoos in the world 3. Eileen Moseby, author of "The View from #13 People's Street" and UPI correspondent [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (5-21-62) Johnny Carson, Mimi Benzell, Peter Lind Hayes, Betty White - 1. Robert D. Mullins, 1962 Pulitzer Prize winner for covering a murder kidnapping 2. Betty Jo Hember, winner of a the Women's Bowling Championship 3. Luiz Marse, Fled Cuba and joined the Cuban Army Liberation and helped in the Bay of Pigs invasion (Absolutely fascinating moment where Bud advises the panel to not ask any questions that may endanger subject #3's friends and family still in Cuba) [GSN/CC-2/B+]
- (10-8-62) Tom Poston, Sally Ann Howes, Abe Burrows, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Leo Baronyk, acoustics expert who was responsible for measuring the sound quality in various halls and arenas 2. Peg Bracken, writes cookbooks for people who hate cooking 3. Ralph Hoover, horseshoe and blacksmith college professor [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (11-5-62) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Garry Moore, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Linda Chanfer, chiropractor who works as a night club singer 2. Joseph Brown, Princeton professor who is a former boxer 3. Suzanne Dadolle, former French Navy officer for World War II and later model and fashion columnist [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (2-18-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Art James, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Pavel Monat, worked as a diplomat and Communist spy 2. Ruth Batchelor, songwriter who has written hits for people like Bobby Rydell and Elvis Presley 3. Hubert Hiteman, hog judge (Henry Morgan is an imposter in the first game and it's an absolute Gold Star Moment in the show's history) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (3-4-63) Robert Q. Lewis fills in for a vacationing Bud!! Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Martin Gabel, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Steve Lang, performing as a woman in a play at West Point 2. James Brightwell, former footman for Queen Elizabeth II who did a lot of gopher work for her and her family 3. Marjorie Wells, authority on professional boxing who has written about the sport [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (3-11-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Hugh Downs, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Joie Chitwood, stunt driver for a traveling automobile stunt show, member of the "Danger Angels" 2. James Variose, courier for the US for secret messages to other countries 3. Eva Gene Shules, author of a book entirely on how to cook with shrimp, titled "Shrimply Delicious" [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-25-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Gene Rayburn, Phyllis Newman - 1. Herbert Waldron, champion town crier of Great Britain 2. Shirley Abircair, folk singer who gained fame in the UK 3. Gary McKew, runs a program that keeps track of satellites in space, and has recovered six lost ones (Cicely Tyson appears as an imposter in game two) [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (4-8-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Ed Cruise, US Navy parachuter who also parachutes to entertain audiences 2. David Rosenblatt, President of the Cookie of the Month club 3. Willis Connover, broadcasts radio program with the largest international audience that plays American jazz for foreign countries [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (4-29-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Rosemary Koder, lives on a farm inside a New York City zoo 2. Charlotte Bingham, author who traced her Irish family history back to seven centuries 3. Dave DeBusschere, dual professional athelte (One imposter's father in the first game is the Director's daughter) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (5-6-63) Tom Poston, Phyllis Newman, Kyle Rote, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Shepherd Mead, author of the book "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", as well as other famous books 2. Betty Bruce, organize safaris for budgeting Americans 3. Ralph Paiewonsky, Governor of the Virgin Islands [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (5-13-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Allen Ludden, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Dan Mannix, keeper of hundreds of animals, including unusual species like ocelots, peacocks, ravens, and piranhas 2. Josephina Prado, former Cuban TV producer who is anti-Castro and helped saved citizens from being executed 3. Luther Lassiter, 1962 National Pool Champion as well as Pocket Billiards Champion of the World [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (10-14-63) Orson Bean guest hosts this episode!! Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Gene Rayburn, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Lynn and Gray Poole, children's book authors who are also venus flytrap experts 2. Jim Clark, youngest grand prix champion driver 3. Jose Arnold, former chief steward for the King of Saudi Arabia [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (12-16-63) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Ossie Davis, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Nick Matsoukas, a man who deals with tons off superstition relating to the number 13, and even runs a club for the number 2. Barbara Holmes Stewart, went on a safari in the state of Florida 3. Joe Longo, sends letters and food packages to overseas soldiers [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1-20-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Gene Rayburn, Betty Furness - 1. Lee Morris, songwriter of over 1,000 songs for people like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, notably writing the song "Blue Velvet" 2. Grace E. Shue, member of the House of Representatives of China, who helped children escape from Japanese invaders 3. John Gould, columnist and author who has written a book about how men need to do more cooking [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (2-17-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Robert Q. Lewis, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Frank Curry, rodeo clown 2. Margot Dashy, worker at an authentic Elizabethan restaurant 3. Ernie Bradford, researcher of the story of Homer's Odyssey [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-23-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Cathy McGowan, star of British TV show Ready Steady Go!, and expert on "mod" fashion, aesthetic, and culture, known as the "Queen Mod" 2. Father Daniel Linehan, "The Earthquake Priest" because he is a priest who loves to study earthquakes 3. John Zemlansky, teaches a course at Rutgers University about garbage disposal [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (5-25-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. J. Allen Hynek, astronomer and UFO expert 2. Joyce Toyota, first ever female graduate for winemaking 3. Fordham Flower, Head of the Royal Shakespeare Theater (Orson pulls a stunning power play in game three!!) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (6-1-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Adrian Von Holthausen, singer at the World's Fair 2. John C. Trevor, paleographer whose work includes help with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls 3. Gordon Campbell, comic strip expert and owner of the largest comic strip collection in the world [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (6-29-64) Tom Poston, Sally Ann Howes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Vincent Thompson, cheddar cheese champion of the world 2. Feather Schwartz, Director of Beatles USA Limited, the official fanclub of The Beatles 3. Russell Peterson, bat expert and author of the book "Silently by Night" (I would hang out with Vincent Thompson) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (7-6-64) Tom Poston, Florence Henderson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Jim Buck, professional dog walker 2. Myra Waldo, famed author of cookbooks 3. Meredith Burrow, geographer who works on geographic names for international areas for the United States [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-28-64) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Hugh Masekela, legendary jazz musician 2. Jack Kelly, youngest elected mayor in the country 3. Europon Har Posatsuk, Thai International Airlines stewardess who is the official hostess for the King and Queen of Thailand (Round two is a lot of fun!!) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1-18-65) Henry Morgan, Bess Myerson, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - 1. John Turk, Swankeeper to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (he separates her swans from other people's swans) 2. Patricia Salmon, runs a fashion school in Tokyo, Japan 3. Richard Spencer, editor of The Harvard Lampoon (The night of the famous switch, where the I've Got a Secret panel and the To Tell the Truth panel switch places!! Two of the three imposters in game number two are a Mother-Daughter!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (2-1-65) Robert Q. Lewis fills in for Bud Collyer: Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Joseph Krevisky, author of a dictionary for awful spellers 2. Paula Murphy, test driver for an automobile manufacturer, and became the first woman to drive at the Indianapolis Speedway 3. Richard Lurie, author of "Passports and Profits" [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (3-15-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Alan Young, was involved in an experiment where he was forced to stay in bed for a month 2. Muriel Davis Grossfeld, gymnast and diet expert who helps run Club 15, a group that helps encourage young girls to be active 3. Andrew Charles, organizer of a caravan of trailers that did a tour around the world (I want to be Alan Young. A member of the New York Giants is an imposter in game one) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (3-29-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Bob Stone, retrieves lost golf balls on a local golf course 2. Jean Baer, author of "Follow Me!" a guide book for single women who like to travel 3. Jess Gorkin, editor of Sunday newspaper "Parade" (Nothing says "I don't know what I'm going to do with my life" like watching an episode of To Tell the Truth at 4:43 in the morning and recognizing an imposter because of his appearance in another episode. This very situation happened to me while watching this) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (5-31-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Lindsay Davis, newspaper columnist about parenting 2. George Johnson, Duluth, Minnesota mayor who had a mongoose at his local zoo that he was able to save from getting killed 3. Tommy Richardson, creator of the concept of Little League baseball (an imposter in game one is unable to give out his real name... because he's also going to be one of the three people the panel has to choose from in game two!! And then in game two, him and the other imposter BOTH cannot give out their names because they will be amongst the three people the panel has to choose in game three!! Absolutely FANTASTIC) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (6-21-65) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Fritz Weaver, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Angela Cash, designer of "Mod-style" clothing 2. James Blackford, owns and operates hotel for cats 3. Gerald Hawkins, Stonehenge expert [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (7-5-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records 2. Lisa Hobbs, reporter for the San Francisco Examiner who did a story on Red China 3. George Burrows, father of Orson Bean and founder of the ACLU as well as cop on Harvard's campus (The Supremes make an appearance and sing the songs "Baby Love" and "Back in My Arms Again") [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (10-4-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Chester Gould, creator of "Dick Tracy" 2. Mary Lester, tour director and hostess of a California winery 3. Tony Sawyer, captain in Great Britain's Royal Marines while also the leader of their motorcycle stunt team [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (10-11-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Gerry Warschauer, animal trainer for television and movies, most notably for the dog in Petticoat Junction 2. Helen Beardsley, widower with many children who married widower also with many children, and author of "Who Gets the Drumstick?" 3. William Waff, naval officer who picks up refugees from Cuba (Kitty tries to change her vote in game three but it's too late and she gets chastised by Bud for trying!! Bill Mathis of the New York Jets is an imposter in game three) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (11-1-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Kathy Sharon, winner of a contest to meet The Dave Clark Five (who make a cameo) 2. Prince Hira Singh, hunting guide in India for tourists 3. Esther Coopersmith, hosts parties for political figures [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (11-8-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Eddie Chapman, British spy during World War II who conned the Nazi party by becoming a double agent 2. Artus Bruce, rides horses professionally 3. Legendary film producer and director Otto Preminger, in a segment that is a repeat segment from a daytime broadcast that was originally preempted in the middle of its original airing, hence it is being shown in full on this nighttime episode!! Otto and the two imposters have veils over their heads (Mark Goodson and Henry Morgan are imposters in game three!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-13-65) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. John "Alligator" Edwards, alligator expert (shocking I know) 2. Sam Comfort, flea market operator 3. Thomas Fortson, commander of a naval ship with an international crew [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1-24-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Buffy St. Marie, folk singer 2. Norma Bidwell, food editor who used car motor as a stove for an experiment for an article!! 3. Robert Serpes, captain of an impressive naval craft [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (4-25-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Peggy Fleming, legendary Olympic ice-skater 2. E. G. F. Sauer, zoology professor who studies ostriches 3. Dawn Nathan, Māori native [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (5-2-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Apasra Hongsakula, Miss Universe, and the first woman from Thailand to ever win it 2. Jeanne Abel, Presdential candidate in 1964 under the pseudonym Yetta Bronstein, and she even got 400 votes!! 3. Karen Pryor, curator of Hawaiian sea life park with an emphasis on porpoises [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (5-16-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Felipe Pomar, World's Surfing Champion 2. Bassama Al-Hussein, wife of the Ambassador to the United States from Kuwait 3. Rosemary Smith, former model turned champion rally driver [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (12-12-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Barney Hill, a man who was abducted by a UFO, and the first known case of alien abduction 2. Bonnie Schon, understudy for Sondra Lee in Hello, Dolly! 3. Bette Davis, legendary film actress (This is the show's return in primetime after a three month hiatus. Kaye Ballard and Patricia Bright are imposters in game three!!) [BUZZRw/OC/CC-1/A+]
- (2-27-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Larry Blyden, Kitty Carlisle - 1. James DeKay, expert on left-handedness 2. Ruth Ann Burns, worked as a temporary newspaper journalist in search for her husband in Vietnam for her wedding ceremony 3. Clarence Burke, father of and member of Five Stairsteps [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (3-20-67) Larry Blyden, Peggy Cass, Barry Nelson, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Peter Wolfe, author of novelty help books referred to as "non-books" that are about how to BS your way into any situation so that people think you know what you're talking about 2. Dr. Marie Fish, oceanographer who is an expert on underwater sounds 3. Jacob Evans, promoter of the "Three Day Weekend" project wanting to give people an extra day off on Monday for non-religious holidays instead of having people get off on the random Thursday (I love Kitty but her "aren't we going to get to the point where we're not gonna work at all?????" was a completely bonkers take) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (5-22-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Lyn Tornabene, Spent a year posing as a high school teenager for a book project titled "I Passed as a Teenager" 2. Jesse Roper Moherovick, the only person in history born in a lifeboat 3. James Norbury, hand-knitting expert , television host, and author of "The Encyclopedia of Knitting" (Nighttime finale) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+, also available from a 1996 GSN rerun in the same quality but with tracking issues]
Daytime
- (2-22-63) The second half of an episode featuring Jack Clark filling in for Bud!! Ripped from YouTube. Counts as half of an episode due to its length) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (4-1-64) Nancy Dussalt, Barry Nelson, Ann Sheridan, Sam Levenson - 1. Marlene Thompson, airline stewardess who became a volunteer acting mothing to children suffering in poverty in other countries 2. Bob Miller, the first person to take a tour of the 1964 New York World's Fair (April Fools Day episode with a classic prank played on the panel!! Some of the intro missing) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B-]
- (1964) Peggy Cass, Ray Bolger, Ann Sheridan, Dick Shawn - 1. Mildred Pell, designer of clothes for dogs 2. Al Sharp, former criminal who later turned into a government agent to help uncover contraband (This is a VERY dark Kinescope) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1965) Peggy Cass, Skitch Henderson, Ann Sheridan, Buddy Hackett - 1. Grace Riggs, 1965 International Pancake Race Champion 2. Fred Salazar, conducts expeditions to unexplored parts of jungles [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1965) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Andrew Grima, jewelery designer that uses all sorts of gems (Ripped from YouTube. Only the first ten minutes. Some tracking issues at the top of the screen) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B-]
- (8/66) Tom Poston, Phyllis Newman, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Richard Fuller, Commander of the Coast Guard International Ice Patrol that takes care of icebergs who interrupt ocean traffic 2. Bert Parks, hidden with two imposters and everyone wearing veils over their heads and using distorted voices [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1966) Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Tom Poston - 1. Jordan Kline, shark hunter for sport 2. Mel Torme, hidden in a veil with two imposters!! (Taped 9-23-66) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-1/A]
- (12/66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Joan Fontaine - 1. Michael Gonsalvez, airline stewardess who motorcycled 3,400 miles to her parents house 2. Kitty Carlisle (The second game is definitely one of the more bizarre rounds in the history of this show, as all three contestants are wearing a veil over their head and have distorted voices. Very entertaining round) [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (12-23-66) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle 1. Les Wass, President of the Procrastinator's Club, a club for those who'd rather put things off 2. Diane Scofield, expert on tropical fish (GSN famously goofed up and aired the original commercials from 1966!! A real treat of an episode!! Christmas episode, with the set decorated for the occasion!! Also, Less Wass and I would get along great) [GSNw/OC/CC-1/B]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Birdsel Keethly, grows and breeds the largest turkeys in the world 2. Marie Smith, author of "White House Brides", a book about marriages taking place at the White House [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Frank Tolbert, newspaper columnist and member of the Chili Appreciation Society International who wrote a book about chili 2. Arlene Dahl, actress (Arlene Dahl is hidden in a veil along with the other two imposters, as well as her voice being distorted. Panel is introduced backwards) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. B. Lyle Hanson, scientist for the United States Army doing experiements with ancient ice in Greenland 2. Roberta Peters, actress (Roberta Peters is hidden in a veil along with the other two imposters, as well as her voice being distorted. Panel is introduced backwards) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Nancy Evans, paints with bamboo brush and ink stick on rice paper, an art known as sumi-e 2. Dan Morris, written a book, titled "The Savor of the Sea", about how to cook fish (Few seconds of the intro cut) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Joan Fontaine - 1. Wendell Castle, wooden furniture designer 2. Marilyn Kramer, grooms racehorse who wants to be a horse trainer [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Ray Culverhouse, tea taster in England 2. Rose Marie, hidden with a veil and voice distortion with two imposters!! (Another instance where the panel is introduced backwards) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Alois Podhajsky, longime director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, a school for horseback riding 2. Martin Hermann, candymaker and the author of "The Art of Making Good Candies at Home" (The panel (and Bud!!) is given chocolate to sample and it leads to Peggy and Kitty trying to swap candies in front of Orson while he's trying to question!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Robert L. Stevens, award-winning test pilot who broke air-speed record 2. Sebastian Cabot, hidden with a veil and voice distortion with two imposters!! (Panel is introduced backwards) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1966) Tom Poston, Betty White, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Harry Ralnick, curator of the Museum of Hats 2. Dr. Joyce Brothers, hidden with a veil and voice distortion with two imposters!! (Panel is introduced backwards. Orson and Tom model various hats during the affidavit. One of the imposters in game two absolutely does herself in at the end by mispronouncing Allen Ludden's name) [GSN/CC-2/A]
- (11-23-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Karen Collyer, who is the wife of Bud Collyer's son, Mike Collyer 2. "Miss Drumstick" of 1967, Coy Kilgore (Bud himself picks out the real Karen Collyer in game one!! Betty White and Joanna Barnes are imposters in game two!!) [KINw/OC/CC-1/A, now availabie in color!! See the Color Daytime section]
- (4-1-68) Bert Convy, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Eddie Bracken's daughter, Susan (Ripped from YouTube. Cuts off after the first game. A great trick is played on the panel in the sprit of April Fool's Day!! Counts as half of an episode due to its length) [KINw/OC/CC-1/B]
Color
Nighttime
- (4-24-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle 1. Morris Wills, captured by Chinese Communists and brainwashed 2. Mary Chipperfield, comes from a wild animal training family and supervisor of lion preserve 3. Richard Arthur, land yacht enthusiast (One of the few color nighttime episodes that exist) [OC or GSN/CC-1/B+]
Daytime
- (5/67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Father Humberto Almazán, Catholic priest who gave away all his money earned as a famous Mexican film and TV star 2. Dr. Mary Lovelace, physician who specializes in insect sting allergies (Very early in the run of the studio audience vote, and may in fact be the first ever episode to use the studio audience vote. 12 members of the audience are selected to act as a "jury", with one person representing and speaking for them after they tally the votes) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. William J. Bryan, Jr., hypnotist that helped decide the jurors in the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder trial by hypnotizing them 2. Ingrid Bernhard, got her entire house towed through New York City traffic [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Buel Worthum, released from a Russian jail after 105 days 2. Don Paul, salesman who uses smells to help promote his products [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Steve Musich, dropped 1,000 leaflets to the ground as a way of proposing to his love 2. John Carroll, former probation officer of Lee Harvey Oswald when he was a child [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1967) Mark Goodson guest hosts: Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Betsy Palmer - 1. Evelyn Boran, underwater stunt woman who has done work on James Bond films 2. Solomon Z. Weiss, executive director of a location service that tries to find missing family members [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1967) Mark Goodson guest hosts: Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Betsy Palmer - 1. Harold Banks, expert researcher of The Boston Strangler case who revealed the Strangler's true identity 2. Barbara Johns Waterston, author of "Pull Yourself Together: Or, How to Look Marvelous on Next to Nothing" a book about helping women transform themselves into beautiful adults [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Janice Pennington's husband, Glenn Jacobson 2. Dr. Jerome L. Singer, daydreaming expert [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1967) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Bert Convy's wife, Anne 2. Frank X. Gordon, Jr., judge who wants to charge drunk driving teenagers as adults (Taped 10-13-67) [GSN/CC-1/B+, also available as a SMw/slate+OC in A+ quality and ripped from BUZZR's YouTube on CC-2]
- (11-23-67) Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Karen Collyer, who is the wife of Bud Collyer's son, Mike Collyer 2. "Miss Drumstick" of 1967, Coy Kilgore (Bud himself picks out the real Karen Collyer in game one!! Betty White and Joanna Barnes are imposters in game two!!) [BUZZRw/OC/CC-1/A+]
- (1/68) Bert Convy, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 2. Evelyn Bartram (Ripped from YouTube. Counts as half of an episode due to its length) [OC/CC-1/A]
- (3-3-68) Bert Convy guest hosts: Robert Q. Lewis, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Mooney Lynn, husband of Loretta Lynn 2. Ted Holmes, police chief who was kidnapped by two murderers [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1968) Bert Convy, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Eleanor Moore, wife of Dickie Moore 2. Patricia Bromberick, lady Marine who teaches fellow Marines about good grooming and how to function in social situations (Ripped from YouTube. Taped 3-14-68) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-2/A+]
- (3-15-68) Bert Convy, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. John Hightower, husband of budget cookbook author Caroline Hightower 2. Theadora Van Runkle, Academy Award-nominated costume designer, notably for the movie Bonnie and Clyde [BUZZRw/OC/CC-1/A+]
- (5/68) Bert Convy, Phyllis Newman, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle 1. Anthony Loder, son of Hedy Lamarr 2. Anthony Loder's wife, Roxanne (Ripped from YouTube. Hedy Lamarr makes a cameo) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-1/A]
- (5/68) Bert Convy, Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Michael O'Hara, husband of wife who lost her engagement ring two days after he gave it to her 2. Ruth Hefner, co-runner of vacation wagon trips (Taped 5-3-68. Ripped from YouTube. Video a little blurry and pixelated) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-2/B]
- (5/68) Bert Convy, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Country and Western singer John Loudermilk's wife (Ripped from YouTube. Cuts off after first game. Counts as half of an episode due to its length) [SM/CC-2/B+]
- (6-13-68) Bert Convy, Betty White, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Noel Harrison's wife Sarah 2. Vivian Perry, found her long lost sister after a 30 year separation [GSN/CC-1/A, also available from BUZZR in A+ quality with OC]
- (9-9-68) Bert Convy, Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Jack Yankee, husband of Eileen Heckart 2. Mel Miller, lifelong circus clown and the first ever clown college dean (Finale) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-1/A-]
1969-1978 Version (184 episodes)
I have *SO MUCH* of this version that it was making this page real clunky, so click here for my separate page just for this version!!
1980-1981 Version (19 episodes)
- (1980) Pat Collins, Nipsey Russell, Margaret Trudeau, John Wade - 1. Robin Sindorf, former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and current rodeo clown 2. Richard Slater, oceanography professor and submarine expert who has made over 700 dives for exploration 3. One-on-One: Sat in a tub with an item for a record-breaking time. (Premiere) [GSN/CC-1/A-, also available in A+ quality from BUZZR]
- (1980) Nipsey Russell, Tiu Leek, Gordon Jump, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Toni Helfer, exotic animal raiser who uses "affection training" that treats animals with love rather than harsh punishment 2. Rosa Parks, the legendary Civil Rights activist 3. One-on-One: Sneezed every fifteen seconds for 154 consecutive days. (Taped 7-18-80) [GSN/CC-1/A+, also available from BUZZR on CC-2 in A+ quality, as well as a SMw/slate, ripped from YouTube, in the same quality on CC-2]
- (1980) Rex Reed, Stephani Cook, Gene Rayburn, Sally Ann Howes - 1. Barbara Ray, has been constantly turned down for adopting children due to being overweight and fought the agency who denied them and won 2. Fred Kelly, former actor and choreographer who was elected to the Dancer's Hall of Fame in the Smithsonian, and brother of Gene Kelly!! 3. One-on-One: Lottery winner (Taped 7/80) [GSN/CC-2/A-]
- (1980) Soupy Sales, Lynn Redgrave, Jay Johnson, Peggy Cass - 1. Berdina Passinelli, one of the first women to be accepted into the FBI 2. Father David Hennessy, the chaplain of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 3. One-on-One: Poker champion (Taped 8/80) [GSN/CC-2/A-]
- (1980) Bill Cullen, Pat Collins, Dick Clark, Polly Bergen - 1. Patty Brower, lottery ticket winner who later bought racehorse that has won over $200,000+ in races 2. Jack Eisner, Jewish survivor of Nazi concentration camps and author of The Survivor, about the experience 3. One-on-One: Producer of a hit off-Broadway play (Taped 9/80. Real rough audio buzzing. Game 2 is awesome and shows off why it's complete trash that the 1980 version of this show had so many great subjects because they spend so much time worrying about rushing through the game so we could desperately get to the One-on-One game that should've just been a game you play only every now and then like Who's Who on What's My Line? Aggravating that THIS version of the show gets Rosa f'n Parks and a Concentration Camp survivor) [GSN/CC-1/B-]
- (1980) Soupy Sales, Pat Collins, Dick Clark, Peggy Cass - 1. Jane Grace, owner of a garden that showcases the world's most unusual seeds. 2. Detective Robert McKew, detective involved in Operation Seashore, a sting involving illegal sale of hot merchandise. 3. One-on-One: Co-owner of the winner of the 1976 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes [GSN/CC-1/B]
- (1980) Pat Collins, Nipsey Collins, Margaret Trudeau, John Wade - 1. Chuck Jones, legendary producer, animator, and director as well as creator of various famous Warner Brothers cartoons 2. Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics 3. One-on-One: Needlepoint Champion [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1980) John Wade, Susan Lucci, Bill Cullen, Polly Bergen - 1. Barry Bremen, sports super imposter 2. Sue Rough, survivor of Mt. Saint Helens volcanic explosion 3. One-on-One: Got married on a hot air balloon. (features bits of Alan Kalter’s in-between warm-up, and a re-shoot in game two after Robin makes a mistake and forgets to ask about the imposters. One of the imposters in game one's name is Bill Cullen!! One of the imposters in game two is married to the subject of game one!!) [SMw/slate/CC-1/A-]
- (1980) Nipsey Russell, Anita Gillette, Soupy Sales, Fannie Flagg - 1. Thom McKee, champion on "Tic Tac Dough" 2. Lenore Madruga, cancer survivor who created artificial limb 3. One-on-One: One person does an activity underwater. [GSN/CC-1/C+]
- (1980) Nipsey Russell, Anita Gillette, Soupy Sales, Fannie Flagg 1. Neil Shelton, President of a service that finds a mate for you 2. Eve Arnold, photojournalist who traveled to China and wrote the book "In China" to detail her experiences. 3. One-on-One: Daredevil racecar driver (Taped 11/80) [GSN/CC-1/B-]
- (1980) Bill Cullen, Pat Collins, Dick Clark, Polly Bergen - 1. John Mount, member of a Board of Education that once rejected him from their school due to the length of his hair 2. Marie Snyder, researcher of sexism in comics 3. One-on-One: Member of the New York City police force. (A rare disqualification occurs during the One-on-One segment) [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1980) Nipsey Russell, Carole Shelley, Soupy Sales, Pat Collins - 1. Jan Edmonson, champion bull rider 2. Steven Forstein, the only rabbi in all of South Dakota 3. One-on-One: Plays the musical saw. (Missing most of the intro, as well as first affidavit and cuts off near in the middle of the end credits. Ripped from YouTube) [OB/CC-1/B]
- (1981) Joel Siegel, Jean Marsh, Gene Rayburn, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Bambi Lynn Finney, discharged from the Marine corp. for posing nude in Playboy 2. Roger Reynolds, member of The Golden Knights, a US Army parachute team, and survived near death 3. One-on-One: World Champion at a specific parlor game. (The audio is VERY fuzzy) [GSN/CC-1/B]
- (1981) Soupy Sales, Mary Ann Mobley, John Wade, Peggy Cass - 1. John McLaughlin, speechwriter for Nixon who became known as the "White House moralist" and host of political radio show 2. Fritz Von Berg, 50 year old man who plays for college football team 3. One-on-One: Has tasted more brands of beer than anyone else in the world. [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1981) Nipsey Russell, Rita Moreno, Dick Van Patten, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Tony La Russa, manager of the Chicago White Sox 2. Betty Tisdale, former President of a South Vietnamese orphanage 3. One-on-One: World’s off-shore power boat racing champion. [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1981) Soupy Sales, Pat Collins, Henry Morgan, Peggy Cass - 1. Elaine Zayak, National senior women's figure skating champion 2. Larry King, host of the nation's only live coast-to-coast network radio show 3. One-on-One: Dance contest winner. (Audio is low. Peggy accidentally votes for number four in game one. :) ) [GSN/CC-1/B]
- (1981) Nipsey Russell, Carole Shelly, Soupy Sales, Polly Bergen - 1. Peggy Vaughan, co-author of "Beyond Affairs", a book about dealing with a marriage involving extramarital affairs 2. Dr. Herbert Rappaport, set up a mental health program in Africa and discovered unorthodox methods by African shamans 3. One-on-One: National Rifle Champion. [GSN/CC-1/A-]
- (1981) Nipsey Russell, Polly Bergen, John Wade, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Vicki McCarty, Playboy centerfold with a law degree 2. David Balman, Executive Vice President of Big Brothers and Sisters of America 3. One-on-One: Marionette maker. [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1981) Soupy Sales, Anita Gilette, John Wade, Kitty Carlisle - 1. Ed Hardy, tattoo artist 2. Cynthia Smith, author of a book and magazine that helps wives of doctors 3. One-on-One: leader of the largest nudist colony in the United States (Ripped from YouTube. Includes some of the between game chatter when the cameraman makes a mistake and they have to reshoot!! Also includes an extended cut of the credit sequence that was likely left on the cutting room floor when the episode aired) [SMw/slate/CC-2/A]
1990-1991 Version (38 episodes)
Gordon Elliott
- (9-3-90) David Niven, Jr., Gloria Loring, Lynn Swann, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Yulia Sukhanova, Miss U.S.S.R. of 1989 2. Thomas DeMarco, wagon trail rider 3. One-on-One: One of Donald Trump's former chauffeurs, or Raphael in the first Ninja Turtles film (Premiere episode. Kitty "annoits" Gordon, who really was a perfect fit for this show. Watch for my old GSN username when GSN shows the interactive high scores list!) [OC or GSN/CC-1/A- or A]
- (9-5-90) David Niven, Jr., Gloria Loring, Lynn Swann, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Yvette Paris, former burlesque queen and author of "Queen of Burlesque". 2. G. Van Standifer, founder of a midnight basketball league meant to give young troubled youths something to do 3. One-on-One: Head plumber at Disney Land, or trainer and photographer of lizards [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (9-7-90) David Niven, Jr., Gloria Loring, Lynn Swann, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Pam Kinney, went on a quest to find her biological mother 2. Rick London, runs celebrity scandal tours in Washington D.C. 3. One-on-One: Latin American dance champion, or hired by Madonna to throw a pie in the face of Warren Beatty (Game show announcer Randy West appears as an imposter in the second game. Buzzy and fuzzy audio) [GSN/CC-1/B-]
- (9-10-90) Morton Downey, Jr., Dorothy Lyman, Tom Villard, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Reidun Sullivan, former maid for the Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida until Donald Trump took it over 2. William Roemer, author of "Roemer" and former special agent for the FBI who had a $100,000 hit put out on him 3. One-on-One: World's Pocket Billiards Champion, or creator of the "Pillow Mate". (Tracking issues at certain points that sometimes get distracting) [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1990) Ron Masak, Khrystyne Haje, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows - Games: 1. Kevin O'Keefe, man who proposed to his girlfriend at a movie theater 2. Raymond Daum, close friend of Greta Garbo 3. One-on-One: First person to sing the National Anthem at every ballpark, or person responsible for issuing President Bush's paycheck. [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1990) David Niven, Jr., Gloria Allred, Lynn Swann, Sarah Purcell - Games: 1. Joe Hardy, earned lordship via auction 2. Chris Davis, bird expert 3. One-on-One: President of a university he flunked out of or White House pizza deliverer [OC/CC-1/B+]
Lynn Swann
- (10-30-90) Orson Bean, Mary Ann Mobley, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. M. J. Denton, operates a telephone confession service 2. B.J. Worth, skydiver and stuntman for James Bond films 3. One-on-One: Fired from the NYPD for posing in Playgirl, or the personal butler to Leona Helmsley (Lynn asks Kitty about her leg, which was causing her to stay seated in the opening at that point. Kitty accidentally puts down the wrong card in game one) [OB/CC-1/B+]
- (11-13-90) Monty Hall, Vicki Lawrence, David Niven Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Heather Holyoke, youngest professional female ventriloquist 2. Felix Rodriguez, author of "Shadow Warrior" and CIA agent involved in the Bay of Pigs invasion and helped capture Che Guevara 3. One-on-One: Fired for not making coffee, or won a car in the lottery and then turned it down [GSN/CC-1/A-, also available from BUZZR in A+ quality]
- (11-26-90) Orson Bean, Betty White, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Brian Karem, newsreporter who spent two weeks in prison for refusing to divulge a source 2. Travis Stout, owner of the Service Dog of the Year 3. One-on-One: Wrote the Miss America theme, or built the world's first automated car wash (Game 2 is an absolute delight with three great contestants) [BUZZR/CC-1/A+]
- (11-27-90) Orson Bean, Betty White, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Alma Sipple, had her baby sold on the black market by a con artist social worker and via Unsolved Mysteries was able to reconnect with her 2. Steven Dandrellie, makes bullet-proof clothing for children (jesus christ, is this story from today?) 3. One-on-One: planed landed in his living room or won the World Pumpkin Contest [BUZZR/CC-1/A+]
- (1990) Ron Masak, Khrystyne Haje, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Diane Nelson, jockey of over 500 winning horses 2. Sarah Evitts, owner and operator of a television station in her basement 3. One-on-One: Photographer of the Playmate of the Year, or first male Feminist of the Year award winner (Audio is VERY fuzzy in an annoying way for the first quarter of the episode. It improves thankfully afterwards) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (12-24-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Earl Culpepper, a man who has been an imposter on the other three versions of To Tell the Truth!! 2. Ferrell Unverfirth, Christmas card designer who does the White House Christmas card each year 3. One-on-One: mariachi musician or ate a Christmas tree (From Christmas week, with the set decorated for the occasion!! Game one is AMAZING and you need to see who the imposters are!! Also they include footage of the real Earl Culpepper's appearances on the 70s and 80s versions of the show!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-25-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Jim Brennan creator of the "Ho Ho Hotline", a volunteer phone program of elderly citizens who talk to children as Santa 2. Dean Gilbert, found his entire family after being separated for over 35 years via adoption 3. One-on-One: Creator of "Dennis the Menace", or composed "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (From Christmas week, with the set decorated for the occasion!! Rip Taylor and Christopher Hewett are imposters in game one!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-26-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. David Silverman, legendary director and animator for The Simpsons!! 2. Katherine Heller, Police Officer of the Year after saving the life of a fellow officer 3. One-on-One: Inventor of the pregnancy simulator or judge in the Michael Milken trial (Max Mutchnick, future creator of the sitcom Will and Grace, is an imposter in game one before he was famous!! Also David Silverman shows off a drawing he did of Bart and Maggie Simpson appearing as contestants on To Tell the Truth!!) [GSN/CC-1/A+, also available in the same quality from BUZZR on CC-2]
- (12-27-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Emma Therese, actress and Mensa member who was abandoned by her family and lived as a homeless teenager 2. Rayburn Grasty, corruption whistleblower at two different jobs 3. One-on-One: Founder and President of Man Watchers Incorporated or owns smartest cat in the world [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (12-28-90) Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Chris Lemmon, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Anne-Marie Kuto, costume designer who is an expert on period clothing and has done costumes for Broadway plays 2. Katie Kimball, rock climber who survived a horrific accident while climbing 3. One-on-One: Operates only manual scoreboard in MLB or had a letter delivered from the North Pole (Baseball legend Ernie Banks makes a cameo) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (1991) Ron Masak, Peggy Cass, David Niven, Jr., Vicki Lawrence - Games: 1. Sherri Lynn Stoner, the model for Disney’s "The Little Mermaid"!! 2. Marjorie Bard, woman who lived in her car for two years, and author of "Shadow Women" 3. One-on-One: Potato chip collector or mattress tag checker [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1991) Ron Masak, Dana Hill, David Niven, Jr., Vicki Lawrence - Games: 1. Lori West, former madam for various rich men, getting involved in organized crime, before finding religion 2. Scott Riddle, runs an elephant farm 3. One-on-One: Inventor of contact lenses for chickens, or recorder of train noises (100th episode of the series, announced by Lynn Swann!!) [OB/CC-1/A-]
- (1991) Orson Bean, Khrystyne Haje, David Niven, Jr., Polly Bergen - Games: 1. Carol Barkalow, one of the first women to graduate from West Point, and victim of frequent hazing who battles sexism in the army 2. Tara Jean Koosak, author of a book about her adventures in elementary school 3. One-on-One: makes a living as a professional whistler and whistling school owner, or dentist of the animals at the San Diego Zoo (Ripped from YouTube) [OB/B-]
Alex Trebek
- (2-4-91) Orson Bean, Betty White, Richard Moll, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Michael Levine, father who reunited with his son after fifteen years 2. Evelyn Moriarity, stand-in for Marilyn Monroe 3. One-on-One: hired John F. Kennedy, Jr. as his assistant, or made condom earrings (Alex's first episode as host. Sloppy commercial edits, ghosting in the picture for small amounts of time) [OB/CC-1/B+, also available complete from BUZZR on CC-2 in A+ quality]
- (2-5-91) Orson Bean, Betty White, Richard Moll, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Ruth Guyton, mother of ten children, all of whom are doctors or going into medical school. Her husband Arthur was the inventor of the electronic wheelchair 2. Ben Rich, legendary engineer who created the world's fastest jet aircraft, the SR-71 3. One-on-One: Writes jokes for Bob Hope or was a new Parent and new Grandparent on the same day [BUZZR/CC-2/A+]
- (3-12-91) Ron Masak, Dana Hill, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Priscilla Wheelan Riggs, wife of Bobby Riggs 2. Bill Irwin, first blind man to ever hike the Appalachian Trail 3. One-on-One: President of Scarecrows, Incorporated or makes rubber band music [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (3-18-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, Rex Reed, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Phil Tune, belly button musician 2. Cheryl White, woman and later on secret police agent that "married" and stopped an abusive Iranian man who led a marriage ring for money, sex, and to help bring friends into the country 3. One-on-One: Collector of corn cob pipes or builder of solar powered car (Cuts off during credits) [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (3-20-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, Rex Reed, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Jonelle Trenetzki, millionaire lottery ticket winner who married a fellow lottery ticket winner millionaire 2. Mary Bonnen, first female master diver in the history of the US Navy 3. One-on-One: Dental artist or Avon Salesperson of the Year [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (3-22-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, Rex Reed, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Elisa Ferry, co-owner of a female bodyguard service 2. Marvin Allen, psychotherapist and organizer of a group dedicated to creating better male role models 3. One-on-One: Maker of giant soap bubbles or President of the Alex Trebek Fan Club [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (4-15-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Sheila Mills, wife of a husband/wife duo that play Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein at Universal Studios Theme Park 2. Jill Tarder, lead scientist of NASA project searching for intelligent life on other planets 3. One-on-One: Chinese take-out menu collector, or creator of vibrating seat belt [OC/CC-1/B, also available in A+ quality from BUZZR on CC-2]
- (4-16-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Marlene Gordon, leads tourist tours for insomniacs in Los Angeles 2. Richard Steele, former boxer who became a boxing referee 3. One-on-One: Marionette performer or fish-sitter [OC/CC-1/B]
- (4-17-91) Orson Bean, Vicki Lawrence, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Jill Jordan, Hollywood tattoo artist 2. Angie Runnalds, 90 year old woman who works at a McDonald's lovingly called "McGranny" by customers 3. One-on-One: Makes music in wife's ear or frog hypnotist [OC/CC-1/B]
- (4-19-91) Orson Bean, Dana Hill, Michael Sabatino, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Paul Hartunian author of "How to Be Outrageously Successful with the Opposite Sex" 2. Lisa Posey, Miss Rodeo America 1991 3. One-on-One: Inventor of the waterbed or eraser artist [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (4-21-91) Orson Bean, Dana Hill, Ron Masak, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Linda Alverson, oldest member of the longest consecutive stage run for a show 2. Carl Oppenheimer, microbiologist that's an expert on getting rid of waste in the Earth 3. One-on-One: Alex Trebek's babysitter or host of a talk show [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (4-25-91) David Niven, Jr., Dr. Ruth, John Callahan, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Eileen Countess of Romanunez, former secret agent 2. Eric Naer, publisher of anonymous dirty laundry newspaper column 3. One-on-One: Playgirl Magazine photographer, or sued her boyfriend [OC or GSN/CC-1/B+ or A]
- (1991) Ron Masak, Cathy McAuley, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Linda Simeon, writer whose life was saved by the self-defense class she was taking for the article she was writing 2. Albert Mehrabian, expert on names who wrote the book "The Name Game" 3. One-on-One: Hugh Hefner's gardener at the Playboy Mansion or inventor of a board game about dating [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1991) Ron Masak, Dana Hill, David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - 1. Drew Brown, black attack pilot and author of "You Gotta Believe!" 2. Louise Woodard, migraine headache sufferer who makes artistic pieces about suffering from migraines 3. One-on-One: Bird orthodontist or donator of bullet-proof Bibles for soldiers in the Persian Gulf (The building manager for Mark Goodson Productions is an imposter in game one) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1991) Orson Bean, Dana Hill. David Niven, Jr., Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Harold Wilkins, game show addict who won an auction to meet game show personalities, and is even going on a dinner date with Kitty Carlisle later that night!! 2. Eddie Benales, former street gang member who decided to clean up his act, later writing "From Gangs to Grace" 3. One-on-One: phrenologist with an emphasis on the "bumps" on your head or runs a traffic school for celebrities (Mark Goodson makes a cameo) [BUZZR/CC-2/A+]
- (5-31-91) Ron Masak, Mother Love, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Don McCloud, plays a gorilla in various commercials and movies. 2. Bev Bos, teacher who uses unorthodox way of teaching students and author of "Together, We're Better". 3. One-on-One: The director of To Tell the Truth, or the writer of "Theme from New York, New York" (Final episode. Mark Goodson makes a cameo, as does Paul Alter) [OC or GSN/CC-1/A]
Mark Goodson
- (2-18-91) Orson Bean, Gloria Loring, David Niven, Jr., Cindy Adams - Games: 1. Jerry Kowalski, helped foil Iraqui plan to create an atomic bomb 2. Blind actress Cheryl McMannis who helped end the stigma with using blind people in acting roles 3. One-on-One: Maker of yarmulkes for cats or acrobat (Mark is subbing for Alex Trebek, who left in the middle of the tapings due to his wife going into labor) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (2-19-91) Orson Bean, Gloria Loring, David Niven, Jr., Cindy Adams - Games: 1. Laura Pederson, author of "Play Money", a book about how she started earning money on Wall Street at 18 2. David Christian, America's youngest officer of the Vietnam War who had to deal with difficulties adjusting to life once he returned to the US, and author of "Victor Six" 3. One-on-One: Macaroni gluer or electric magician who screws a lightbulb into his mouth (Goodson's second and final appearance sub-hosting for Alex Trebek. Goodson announces that Alex's wife gave birth to a baby girl) [GSN/CC-1/A]
2000-2002 Version (10 episodes)
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Bobby Slayton, Krista Allen - 1. Cathy Taylor, first woman to ever be elected captain of a SWAT team 2. Bob Herd, animal mating specialist (First taped episode of the series) [GSN/CC-1/A+, also available in the same quality from BUZZR on CC-2]
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Robert Hays, Cindy Margolis - 1. Kane Hodder, actor and stuntman who has been Jason Voorhees since the 7th Friday the 13th 2. Christie Maisie, Animal Care Specialist at Sea World who once rescued a whale [OB/CC-1/B+]
- (11-13-00) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Dave Coulier, Melody Thomas Scott - Games: 1. Allison Bligh, The Dynamite Lady and stuntwoman 2. Charmian Carr, the oldest Von Trapp daughter in The Sound of Music film (This even includes bars, tone, satellite feed information, and even the original commercials!! Includes promotional ads for that week's episodes of the show, with slates for each promo!!) [SMw/slate+OC/CC-1/A+]
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Richard Kind, Kitty Carlisle - Games: 1. Dr. I. King Jordan, the first ever deaf President of a deaf college 2. Patty Sailers, runs a nudist vacation spot [OB/CC-1/B]
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Alan Rachins, Traci Bingham - 1. Katrina Barilova, former fashion model turned spy 2. Ashrita Furman, holds the most world records (Tracking line at the top of the screen) [OC/CC-1/B]
- (2000) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Greg Proops, Brooke Burns - 1. Lisa Perosi, CPA who works with the Academy Awards 2. Patty Segovia, founder of the All Girl Skate Jam [BUZZR/CC-1/A+]
- (2001) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Kermit the Frog, Traci Bingham - 1. Michael Westmore, legendary makeup artist for Hollywood 2. Kevin Inchicaya, child who is obsessed with garbage and trash collecting (Dave Coulier is an imposter (in disguise) in game one!!) [OB/CC-1/A-]
- (2001) Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Dave Coulier, Angie Everhart - 1. Brian Forster, Chris of The Partridge Family 2. Carol Higgins Clark, mystery novelist and daughter of mystery novelist Mary Higgins Clark (Paula has to disqualify herself in Game 1 and blames Charles Van Doren for why!! Mary Higgins Clark makes a cameo at the end to pick out the real Carol) [OB/CC-1/B+]
- (2001) Meshach Taylor, Mother Love, Brad Sherwood, Brooke Burns - 1. Ceta Luna, makes specially designed hula hoops for exercise and workshops for people of all ages 2. Ken Fishberg, author of the online encyclopedia of toilet paper (Ripped from YouTube. Taped 5-5-01. An imposter in game two is the show's editor!!) [SMw/slate/CC-2/A+]
- (2001) Meshach Taylor, Jackee Harry, Ant, Brad Sherwood 1. Lou Paget, expert on sex that has written many books, and host of seminars on the subject 2. Dr. Larry Montz, ghost hunter and parapsychologist [BUZZR/CC-2/A+]