What's My Line?
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What's My Line? was a game show which ran from 1950 to 1975, originally on CBS and later in syndication. Contestants would ask "yes" or "no" questions of a contestant in order to guess their occupation. After the second contestant in each program, a "mystery guest" would be featured in which the panel was blindfolded and the object was to identify the guest. Bennett Cerf, father of Christopher Cerf, was a regular panelist.
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Appearances
Caroll Spinney played the game in a 1972 episode dressed as Big Bird, then talked with the panel out of costume at the end.
Jim Henson appeared with Kermit on an episode that aired November 16, 1974. Panelists included Arlene Francis, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Jack Cassidy and Soupy Sales. The following mystery guest was Dick Cavett.
References
The series was also spoofed on Sesame Street with a number of different game show sketches, including "What's My Part?", "What's My Letter?", and "What's My Job?"
Connections
The Muppets and What's My Line? operated in similar early-70s show-biz circles, so it's not surprising that they shared many of the same guest stars.
What's My Line? panelists and guests included the following people who also have connections to the Muppets:
Panelists
- Steve Allen (1953-1967)
- Harry Belafonte (1958-1966)
- Milton Berle (1956-1965)
- Victor Borge (1952-1965)
- Johnny Carson (1956-1963)
- Dick Cavett (1966-1967)
- Carol Channing (1962-1966)
- Dick Clark (1958)
- Dave Garroway
- Merv Griffin (1962-1963)
- Buddy Hackett (1957-1966)
- Jack Paar
- Anthony Perkins
- Vincent Price (1956-1959)
- Tony Randall (1956-1967)
- Lynn Redgrave (1974-1975)
- Gene Shalit (1971-1975)
- Frank Sinatra
- Marlo Thomas
- Peter Ustinov (1957-1966)
- Jonathan Winters (1958-1964)
Mystery Guests
- Julie Andrews
- Charles Aznavour
- Pearl Bailey (1955-1966)
- Kaye Ballard
- Anne Bancroft (1962-1964)
- Candice Bergen
- Edgar Bergen (1954-1965)
- Teresa Brewer
- Mel Brooks
- Carol Burnett (1961-1966)
- George Burns (1954-1964)
- Sid Caesar
- Michael Caine
- Art Carney (1954-1966)
- Imogene Coca (1956-1958)
- James Coco
- Joan Collins (1959-1965)
- Phyllis Diller (1963-1964)
- Henry Fonda (1961-1966)
- Arthur Godfrey (1963-1966)
- Geoffrey Holder
- Bob Hope (1954-1963)
- Lena Horne (1953-1958)
- Danny Kaye (1960-1966)
- Gene Kelly (1957-1964)
- Liberace (1956-1964)
- Ethel Merman (1963-1965)
- Roy Rogers (1954-1958)
- Dinah Shore (1959-1966)
- Nancy Sinatra (1965-1966)
