She was a genius. A writer, a producer, sometime a director, a great actress. She was a noted work addict and a great controller. Everything on every show and in every film of hers had to be right. After the Goldbergs show did a series on a grandmother going to college, the same college as one of her grandchildren (based on the film "Mother Was a Freshman"). She worked a lot on stage as well as film. She won many honors.
Yoo hoo, Mrs. Bloom. It's me, Molly, Molly Goldberg. Uncle David, Jake and Rosalie, too! And Faye Emerson, who was one of the very first people to appear on television. Like the Ed Sullivan Show, how fortunate we are that all of these great performers were captured on film to still enjoy!
How I miss the days of Molly Goldberg and What's My Line. We had no idea how much better off we really were. Ladies were ladies and men were gentleman.
She was a delight! They kept calling her "Molly" and "Molly Goldberg," but her name was Gertrude Berg. Funny how people, even then, tend to get actors mixed up with their characters.
Hilarious and wonderful! "Molly Goldberg" using an English accent--priceless. Anyone who has a chance would do well to watch some of the old episodes of the '50s sitcom,The Goldbergs, currently available on youtube. As both star and writer of every episode,Gertrude Berg was simply superb. In fact,she won an Emmy for playing Molly Goldberg,which she richly deserved.
I wish I could open my Bronx apartment window and call out "YooHoo Molly Goldberg!" to the kind of Bronx neighbor who just doesn't exist anymore, and whose TV family lived not too far from me on Tremont Avenue. If you will indulge me for old times sake, "YooHoo, Molly Goldberg!"
This had to have been way back in the 50s, with the ads for Stopette and Poof. Poof may have been the powder deoderent and Stop was the spray. As many years as The Goldbergs was on the radio Im surprised the panel did not guess her voice very quickly.
she was an incredibly talented and accomplished woman. She wrote most the scripts for her radio show--I read somewhere that the number was something like 5000.
I'd never heard of her till today in Frank McCourt's hilarious book, 'Tis: A Memoir. So I thought I'd google her name and here we are. It a pity we didn't get her over on this side of the Atlantic, though we got Sergeant Bilko at that time. She seems a nice lady. She was pretty convincing with the posh English accent.
Yoo hoo, Mrs. Goldberg! That's how every episode began. Then Molly would poke her head out the window and reply. Back then, who needed phones? You yelled out the window. The neighborhood back then was neighborly.
I never saw the show, but, I AM aware of it. I stream my TV - NO cable (MUCH cheaper), and I came across a TERRIFC (F-R-E-E) channel, named Pluto.TV. (Yes, this sounds like a 'plug' for it, but, I'm NOT a 'shill), and unlike any other streaming channel I'm aware of, the 'channel' has appx. 100+ channels within it (ALL free), so, œe can watch sports, or movies, etc (they make their money by having commercial breaks - just like everyone else). I'm telling you this because one channel (Shout TV) - show sells cool movies, and music, and TV, have been showing episodes of The Goldbergs (I just saw tonight), and NOW, I really want to see the documentary about Molly (Yoo-Hoo, Mrs Goldberg), but, I want to see this, as well. If you're curious, check them out, (www.pluto.tv/watch). Thanks for posting this, +joanfontainefan!!
i believe that's the first time i've seen the girls stand up too. of course faye emerson precipitated the move, wonder if it would have happened with arlene there.
Standard etiquette would have been for women to stand up for an older woman, but remain seated for a contemporary or younger woman--or for any man except a very old one. So the women panelists stay seated except for Ethel Barrymore, clearly a senior citizen, and for Gertrude Berg, who they just heard John say was a grandmother!
![What's My Line? - Gertrude Berg; Dick Van Dyke [panel] (May 8, 1960)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/A_35mJDZnLI/mqdefault.jpg)
![What's My Line? - Gertrude Berg; Dick Van Dyke [panel] (May 8, 1960)](/img/tr.png)
I'm addicted I've rewatched them on the Jewish channel until I know so many lines and have bought her DVDs I miss her
She was a genius. A writer, a producer, sometime a director, a great actress. She was a noted work addict and a great controller. Everything on every show and in every film of hers had to be right. After the Goldbergs show did a series on a grandmother going to college, the same college as one of her grandchildren (based on the film "Mother Was a Freshman"). She worked a lot on stage as well as film. She won many honors.
Gertrude Berg was such a talented woman in so many ways. I'm glad she got her chance to shine on "What's My Line?" as well!
Yoo hoo, Mrs. Bloom.
It's me, Molly, Molly Goldberg.
Uncle David, Jake and Rosalie, too!
And Faye Emerson, who was one of the very first people to appear on television.
Like the Ed Sullivan Show, how fortunate we are that all of these great performers
were captured on film to still enjoy!
How I miss the days of Molly Goldberg and What's My Line. We had no idea how much better off we really were. Ladies were ladies and men were gentleman.
She was a delight! They kept calling her "Molly" and "Molly Goldberg," but her name was Gertrude Berg. Funny how people, even then, tend to get actors mixed up with their characters.
I think she sometimes might have gotten mixed up. She once said that she was Molly more hours of the day than she was Gertrude Berg.
John Charles Daly was cracking up during this! But she really was a treasure!
Hilarious and wonderful! "Molly Goldberg" using an English accent--priceless. Anyone who has a chance would do well to watch some of the old episodes of the '50s sitcom,The Goldbergs, currently available on youtube. As both star and writer of every episode,Gertrude Berg was simply superb. In fact,she won an Emmy for playing Molly Goldberg,which she richly deserved.
Yoohoo, Mrs. Goldberg!
Loved that show.
I wish I could open my Bronx apartment window and call out "YooHoo Molly Goldberg!" to the kind of Bronx neighbor who just doesn't exist anymore, and whose TV family lived not too far from me on Tremont Avenue. If you will indulge me for old times sake, "YooHoo, Molly Goldberg!"
WHAT A WONDERFUL LADY SHE WAS! A TRUE CLASSIC! I OWN THE COMPLETE GOLDBERG SERIES ON DVD!
This had to have been way back in the 50s, with the ads for Stopette and Poof. Poof may have been the powder deoderent and Stop was the spray. As many years as The Goldbergs was on the radio Im surprised the panel did not guess her voice very quickly.
"The Goldbergs" is available on DVD with 10 episodes from the DuMont Network after they moved from the Bronx to Haverville, in the suburbs.
she was an incredibly talented and accomplished woman. She wrote most the scripts for her radio show--I read somewhere that the number was something like 5000.
Thanks for posting- a treasure!
I'd never heard of her till today in Frank McCourt's hilarious book, 'Tis: A Memoir. So I thought I'd google her name and here we are. It a pity we didn't get her over on this side of the Atlantic, though we got Sergeant Bilko at that time. She seems a nice lady. She was pretty convincing with the posh English accent.
She was an American actress
Gertrude Berg wrote a lot of The Goldbergs. Why hasn't she been inducted into the Television Hall of Fame?
I so wish I'd seen The Goldbergs!
I had never heard of her. Of course we didn't get our first TV til early 1953.
Dorothy almost had it. She said, "Maybe...Brooklyn?" Nobody picked up on it!
At 4:13 she says no still miss Faye continues to ask further
Yoo hoo, Mrs. Goldberg!
That's how every episode began. Then Molly would poke her head out the window and reply. Back then, who needed phones? You yelled out the window. The neighborhood back then was neighborly.
Delightful, brings back many memories.
Are there ever any reruns?
It's time to bring it back.
Delightful!
OY....What a great woman
Love you molly
I never saw the show, but, I AM aware of it.
I stream my TV - NO cable (MUCH cheaper), and I came across a TERRIFC (F-R-E-E) channel, named Pluto.TV. (Yes, this sounds like a 'plug' for it, but, I'm NOT a 'shill), and unlike any other streaming channel I'm aware of, the 'channel' has appx. 100+ channels within it (ALL free), so, œe can watch sports, or movies, etc (they make their money by having commercial breaks - just like everyone else).
I'm telling you this because one channel (Shout TV) - show sells cool movies, and music, and TV, have been showing episodes of The Goldbergs (I just saw tonight), and NOW, I really want to see the documentary about Molly (Yoo-Hoo, Mrs Goldberg), but, I want to see this, as well. If you're curious, check them out, (www.pluto.tv/watch).
Thanks for posting this, +joanfontainefan!!
Sweet unassuming lady with a mind like a steele-trap!
"STEEL-trap"
i believe that's the first time i've seen the girls stand up too. of course faye emerson precipitated the move, wonder if it would have happened with arlene there.
Standard etiquette would have been for women to stand up for an older woman, but remain seated for a contemporary or younger woman--or for any man except a very old one. So the women panelists stay seated except for Ethel Barrymore, clearly a senior citizen, and for Gertrude Berg, who they just heard John say was a grandmother!
Faye Emerson was once FDR's daughter-in-law