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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 335705" data-attributes="member: 7">I&#039;ll get the ball rolling: When I think about the early days of television, my mind often drifts towards game shows. They were a major source of income for TV networks at the time, with many of the airways&#039; highest-rated programs being primetime game shows. One of my favorite of the old school game shows is WHAT&#039;S MY LING? (which has its own thread going here), which consists of a group of panelists governed by a moderator trying to decipher different contestants&#039; line of work. Each episode also included the appearance of a famous celebrity guest, in which case the panelists were blindfolded and had to identify the celebrity by name. Of all the panelists, my favorite was Arlene Francis, who was traditionally introduced by the show&#039;s announcer as &quot;the delightful star of stage and television&quot; as she took her seat. Miss Francis, as moderator John Daly typically addressed her, was witty and attractive, and played well off the fellow panelists, moderator, and contestants. I particularly enjoy her on-screen banter with her real-life husband, actor Martin Gabel, who was often a guest panelist. She was also quite insightful and would often question the contestants strategically and frequently either discover one&#039;s line of work or, in the cast of the mystery guests, identity the individual. When WHAT&#039;S MY LINE? was cancelled by CBS in 1967, after almost two decades on the air, Francis was invited to return to her role as panelist on a daily syndicated version of the show that lasted until 1975. Anyone else a fan of the charming Miss Francis? [ATTACH=full]40043[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 335705, member: 7"] I'll get the ball rolling: When I think about the early days of television, my mind often drifts towards game shows. They were a major source of income for TV networks at the time, with many of the airways' highest-rated programs being primetime game shows. One of my favorite of the old school game shows is WHAT'S MY LING? (which has its own thread going here), which consists of a group of panelists governed by a moderator trying to decipher different contestants' line of work. Each episode also included the appearance of a famous celebrity guest, in which case the panelists were blindfolded and had to identify the celebrity by name. Of all the panelists, my favorite was Arlene Francis, who was traditionally introduced by the show's announcer as "the delightful star of stage and television" as she took her seat. Miss Francis, as moderator John Daly typically addressed her, was witty and attractive, and played well off the fellow panelists, moderator, and contestants. I particularly enjoy her on-screen banter with her real-life husband, actor Martin Gabel, who was often a guest panelist. She was also quite insightful and would often question the contestants strategically and frequently either discover one's line of work or, in the cast of the mystery guests, identity the individual. When WHAT'S MY LINE? was cancelled by CBS in 1967, after almost two decades on the air, Francis was invited to return to her role as panelist on a daily syndicated version of the show that lasted until 1975. Anyone else a fan of the charming Miss Francis? [ATTACH type="full" width="474px"]40043[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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