The uncrowned King of all gameshows Mr. BIll Cullen, and the uncrowned Queen of early game shows Arlene Francis(Betty White took her throne in 1973 when Match Game came back)and he even predicted he'd work for Mark Goodson again, and he did, again, and again, and again and................
Watching the TTTT reruns, the camera had a kind of “close-up” where Bill took as few steps as possible. In fact, sometimes I don’t even see him in the closing where everybody gathered.
During his last appearance on television (in 1987 I think), which was as a celebrity player on "The $25,000 Pyramid", in between the two games, Dick Clark ran down a list of the shows Bill hosted over the years, after which Dick quipped "Bill, can't you hold a job?". In response, Bill said with a smile "Not one of those shows lasted beyond thirteen weeks". He did host a lot of game shows, didn't he?
Arlene F was on that first one. Noticing her gait etc....very good Edit, that man with those roller skates was an innovator. That's the precursor to the hoverboards we see now and those dangerous one wheeled things that I can't remember the name of that people get in the street with and go super fast now and end up in the hospital on....
I recall Bill and Ann appearing on Tattle Tales, and Bill appearing on at least two different weeks of Super Password. I don't recall any other shows where Bill and Bert appeared together, but it's quite possible Bill was the fourth chair at some point on the 1970's TTTT.
14:17 first time seeing Bill Cullen in Colour. I'm used to see the black & white Price is right episodes. Also that sounds like Johnny Olson narrating.
It's strange that they start talking about a guest with motorized roller skates from many years earlier, to Bill Cullen, pretty soon after the man was on with motorized roller skates and no one on the show thought that was weirdly coincidental
It's hard to believe this was taped in March 1969 and Cullen (and this crew) did not yet know he'd be on To Tell the Truth for GT which presumably started taping in the summer. (Which might have been after some markets aired this episode because of bicycling.) Maybe they just weren't allowed to talk about it yet.
@@M1N1Girl007 In the pre-satellite era, syndication happened by mail. Station 1 would air a show and send the tape to Station 2, which sent it to Station 3 and so on. Like the spokes on a bicycle wheel --geddit?
Bill was a late addition to the TTTT panel, it wasn't announced until spring, and was done possibly as an inducement to get more stations to carry the show. (That's my opinion, btw.)
Producers of every show Bill was in, had avoided his walk when they could. Having that limp from polio was nothing to be ashamed of, at all. Signs of the times then, I guess (or is it Eye Guess?).
is waiting, to see whether Mr. Cullen walks out or, already, is seated. When he hosted a game show, he, pretty much, always, was seated, already or, took minimal steps, on camera. His childhood bout of polio left him with a pronounced limp.
On To Tell the Truth in the 1970s, Gary Moore would introduce each of the four panelists, and then each panelist would walk on stage to greet Gary. Bill Cullen would walk on stage and greet Gary.
Back in the Daly years, I’ve Got a Secret (as opposed to “Line”) was the vehicle to demostrate things like the skates. Seemingly CBS wanted to stress the mystery guest; and even then if there was extra time, an extra contestant would come on stage. Nothing wrong with that.
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Bill had a warm and natural manner that made you feel like you were friends. A rare quality.
Absolutely!
I was fortunate enough to have met Bill Cullen after a taping of Pyramid in NYC. He was one of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet.
@@pbatommyare you still alive ?
The uncrowned King of all gameshows Mr. BIll Cullen, and the uncrowned Queen of early game shows Arlene Francis(Betty White took her throne in 1973 when Match Game came back)and he even predicted he'd work for Mark Goodson again, and he did, again, and again, and again and................
Thanks again Chad for posting a Bruner WML.
Bill had also been a mystery guest on the CBS version of WML. His falsetto was hilarious!
Truly rare to see Bill Cullen walking!
Bill Cullen had a very good relationship with Mark Goodson, as he appeared on many of the game shows Goodson produced.
Never wild about Bill Cullen as a game show host, but you have to give him his due because he was there from the start.
That's probably the most I had ever seen him walk on camera.
He had polio.
Watching the TTTT reruns, the camera had a kind of “close-up” where Bill took as few steps as possible. In fact, sometimes I don’t even see him in the closing where everybody gathered.
Bill Cullen was awesome as mystery guest on What's My Line!!
Amazing seeing a young Bert Convy.
Burt Convy.
Nope, it was spelled Bert. Convy and Burt Reynolds had Burt and Bert Productions (or was it Bert & Burt?) in the 80s.
Bert Convy was in movies in the early 1960s, so he looked even younger in these movies.
Thanks for this man. I forgot to DVR it for that Tuesday night (12/27).
I think that’s as much walking as I’ve seen Bill do.
During his last appearance on television (in 1987 I think), which was as a celebrity player on "The $25,000 Pyramid", in between the two games, Dick Clark ran down a list of the shows Bill hosted over the years, after which Dick quipped "Bill, can't you hold a job?". In response, Bill said with a smile "Not one of those shows lasted beyond thirteen weeks". He did host a lot of game shows, didn't he?
Bill Cullen was the first choice to host Millionaire.
Rare time when they showed Bill walking
They should have put him in Contestant 2's invention
Polio before he was two years old. An amazing example of someone overcoming a disability to become a beloved television star.
@@MrMatteNWk Sick comment. The man was disabled.
@@davemitchell116 If you want, I can do the Mel Brooks story instead
@@MrMatteNWk I know the MB story. Mel called his biggest embarrassment.
Arlene F was on that first one. Noticing her gait etc....very good
Edit, that man with those roller skates was an innovator. That's the precursor to the hoverboards we see now and those dangerous one wheeled things that I can't remember the name of that people get in the street with and go super fast now and end up in the hospital on....
I recall Bill and Ann appearing on Tattle Tales, and Bill appearing on at least two different weeks of Super Password. I don't recall any other shows where Bill and Bert appeared together, but it's quite possible Bill was the fourth chair at some point on the 1970's TTTT.
Wish there were more Eye Guess episodes around
After Eye Guess concluded, Bill would be back with G-T as a regular panelist on To Tell The Truth in the fall of '69.
Great episode with "The Dean Of Game Shows"
14:17 first time seeing Bill Cullen in Colour. I'm used to see the black & white Price is right episodes. Also that sounds like Johnny Olson narrating.
It's strange that they start talking about a guest with motorized roller skates from many years earlier, to Bill Cullen, pretty soon after the man was on with motorized roller skates and no one on the show thought that was weirdly coincidental
I miss all the older shows. So we'll put together and not vulgar
Thankfully they are on you tube so we can happily enjoy them everyday for the rest of our lives 😊
That first guest, the horse groom, was a real beauty. She kind of looked like a teenage Jody Foster.
Now now keep it in your pants!
I think she definitely looks more like Taylor Swift with a very large side part.
I was thinking that too! Even her voice and accent.
Wow those roller skates! Lol.
It's hard to believe this was taped in March 1969 and Cullen (and this crew) did not yet know he'd be on To Tell the Truth for GT which presumably started taping in the summer. (Which might have been after some markets aired this episode because of bicycling.) Maybe they just weren't allowed to talk about it yet.
Bicycling?? What are you talking ??
@@M1N1Girl007exactly! Especially considering this episode had the motorized roller skates
@@M1N1Girl007 In the pre-satellite era, syndication happened by mail. Station 1 would air a show and send the tape to Station 2, which sent it to Station 3 and so on. Like the spokes on a bicycle wheel --geddit?
Bill was a late addition to the TTTT panel, it wasn't announced until spring, and was done possibly as an inducement to get more stations to carry the show. (That's my opinion, btw.)
Oh no! Are you saying the station managers didn't actually ride a bike to deliver the tape to the next station? You've just ruined my childhood!! 😂
Producers of every show Bill was in, had avoided his walk when they could. Having that limp from polio was nothing to be ashamed of, at all. Signs of the times then, I guess (or is it Eye Guess?).
is waiting, to see whether Mr. Cullen walks out or, already, is seated. When he hosted a game show, he, pretty much, always, was seated, already or, took minimal steps, on camera. His childhood bout of polio left him with a pronounced limp.
On To Tell the Truth in the 1970s, Gary Moore would introduce each of the four panelists, and then each panelist would walk on stage to greet Gary. Bill Cullen would walk on stage and greet Gary.
And that's why I never heard of motorized roller skates, what a ridiculous idea 😆
Loved Arlene
Not often you see Bill walking on camera....
Polio can do that to his legs.
@@RonGerstein-tf5tp Yeah, I know. Usually, they worked around that. They didn't here.
Mr Daly would not allow any demostrations such as the motor skates on WML .
John Daly was a legend and his great interactions with the panel were really missed
John's successors(Wally Bruner and Larry Blyden) didn't have John's charisma.
Back in the Daly years, I’ve Got a Secret (as opposed to “Line”) was the vehicle to demostrate things like the skates. Seemingly CBS wanted to stress the mystery guest; and even then if there was extra time, an extra contestant would come on stage. Nothing wrong with that.
It definitely matches her appearance
You know she gets paid well and loves it
Sherri wants to get it over with, so fast😂. She sounds like John F. Kennedy!
You mean that Soupy AND Arlene didn't guess correctly.
18:30 He had polio, hence the limp.
Is this sped up a bit?
Whomever was responsible for sound on this show should have been fired.
I disagree. He looked much better with a crew cut.
Wallys pants are to short
I will tell him.
Loved Arlene