Elephant Blanket Embroiderer on "What's My Line?"

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  • čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
  • The epitome of the sweet little old lady-type.

Komentáře • 105

  • @edrooney9580
    @edrooney9580 Před 5 lety +26

    Binge watching these from over the pond. Such a fantastic world back then...its bitter sweet watching them.

  • @cinnamoncider9167
    @cinnamoncider9167 Před 5 lety +23

    She reminds me of the sweet little old lady on the old tweety bird cartoons! What a precious and adorable sweetheart!

  • @Hootowl54
    @Hootowl54 Před 6 lety +45

    She was a baby boomer; born just after the Civil War.

  • @Angel-nu7fm
    @Angel-nu7fm Před 2 lety +3

    Bennett Cerf rose to meet the lady and Dorothy Kilgallen also rose in deference to her age. The class of a by gone era

  • @KarinPluss
    @KarinPluss Před 13 lety +9

    This must be the sweetest most wonderful guest they ever had on this show! I wish she could have stayed on forever!! Thanks so much for uploading these - they are treasures, to be sure!

  • @upsanddownsthatshowitgoes9395

    Great to see people who were born in the wild Wild West era.

  • @johnmonkus4600
    @johnmonkus4600 Před 4 lety +5

    Notice how Arlene and Dorothy stood up for her.

  • @ameroux
    @ameroux Před 14 lety +2

    I think she's the sweetest thing I ever saw. And sharp as a tack. I want to adopt her to be my grandma.

  • @calalilygirl
    @calalilygirl Před 14 lety +4

    This lady is precious with that handwriting.

    • @buckrogers5331
      @buckrogers5331 Před 6 lety +2

      Is ti because she embroiders why her handwriting is small? Plus the fact that she is old and frail?

  • @13loomisst
    @13loomisst Před 14 lety +10

    Very sweet indeed, but also quite piquant. And, assuming I heard her correctly, I love that she has worn a pink ribbon for 60 years.
    Thank you very much for sharing this.

    • @cjb8010
      @cjb8010 Před 3 lety

      I had to look up “piquant.” Great word. Thank you.

    • @13loomisst
      @13loomisst Před 3 lety +1

      @@cjb8010 Excellent. And thanks to you.

  • @bigred997
    @bigred997 Před 14 lety +11

    let's say that this was around 1952 and if this lady was 86, that means she was born about 1866, give or take a year.
    imagine the changes in her lifetime she experienced. from horses and firelamps, to electricity, movies, television, car and airplanes.
    she would have been about well into her 20's when she got used to electicity and possibly indoor plumbing.

  • @grandexandi
    @grandexandi Před 12 lety +7

    best signature ever

  • @Jak-ud2pe
    @Jak-ud2pe Před 4 lety +4

    Winifred Brodie died in Brooklyn, November 11 1956. So she had four years more!

  • @TheQuisletEsq
    @TheQuisletEsq Před 10 lety +37

    The audience did give it away. Otherwise, I think she would have stumped them.

    • @jeffburnham6611
      @jeffburnham6611 Před 2 lety

      The trick is to answer only with a yes or a no. Adding anything extra only gives the panel more information to form their questions with.

  • @pineo81
    @pineo81 Před 4 lety +3

    Omg she was so sweet

  • @xburningindigo
    @xburningindigo Před 10 lety +10

    oh my goodness, oh my goodness! she's adorable!

  • @LiveActiveCultures
    @LiveActiveCultures Před 3 lety +2

    Mrs. Brodie was born in 1866. We are watching her in 2021

  • @englicanme
    @englicanme Před 12 lety +22

    It's amazing, isn't it! I've been watching a few of these clips for about a week now and it's only just really sunk in that I'm watching some people who were born in the 19th century. I'm a history buff, so I naturally get a kick out of that, and I too often wonder how people like Ms. Brodie (I hope I spelled that right) felt living through so many different periods of time like you said from horses and firelamps to electricity, movies, television, cars and airplanes. It's incredible to me!

  • @nandofigueira2005
    @nandofigueira2005 Před 8 lety +11

    she's adorable!

  • @lindawild6568
    @lindawild6568 Před 3 lety +2

    She is adorable and she does look like granny on the Tweety Bird cartoon!

  • @kunstsein
    @kunstsein Před 10 lety +10

    If there were such great televesion shows today, i wouldn't had to throw out my set some eight years ago. The way these people talk...so nice to listen to.

  • @bradredford4846
    @bradredford4846 Před 4 lety +2

    I hope I have her delightful personality when I'm that age.

  • @carlamartinezvega13
    @carlamartinezvega13 Před 3 lety +3

    Do the math, she was 86 in 1951 or so, so she was born in 1865... Probably one of the oldest people ever seen on tv

  • @Paminlp
    @Paminlp Před 11 lety +9

    What an adorable woman!

  • @soulierinvestments
    @soulierinvestments Před 11 lety +7

    "I don't believe in doing things by halves." Got that right.

  • @calalilygirl
    @calalilygirl Před 11 lety +4

    Adorable face. Looks like she was a real cutie when younger too.

  • @MsSarjen
    @MsSarjen Před 13 lety +3

    Those men in the panel were such gents. Mr. Cerf stood up when shaking her hand and Hal escorted her to mr. Daly.

  • @moontheloon5
    @moontheloon5 Před 12 lety +5

    My mom was born in 1938 in Philadelphia and did not have indoor plumbing as a child and neither did my mother-in-law who was born in Windber Pa.

  • @ladychloeipp8704
    @ladychloeipp8704 Před 7 lety +12

    OMG SHE IS THE CUTEST AND SWEETEST LADY I HAVE EVER SEEN

  • @davidpierce3
    @davidpierce3 Před 10 lety +23

    Just imagine ... she was born the year after President Lincoln was shot! And she said she had trained elephants in the circus ... what an interesting life she must have had ... and as others have said, she saw so many changes during her lifetime.

    • @michaeldewayne5811
      @michaeldewayne5811 Před 7 lety +3

      David Pierce I was thinking the exact same thing. So fascinating

    • @djhutcherson6761
      @djhutcherson6761 Před 5 lety +3

      And to think, when she was born there were still people living that were born in the 1760's and maybe even 1750's...mind blowing! 🙂

    • @djhutcherson6761
      @djhutcherson6761 Před 5 lety

      also when she was born, photography was still a relatively new technology, having only been around for 30 years or so...

  • @susiegardener
    @susiegardener Před 12 lety +6

    And she said she used to train elephants when she was younger.

  • @PlayIt4MeAgainSam
    @PlayIt4MeAgainSam Před 11 lety +4

    "I think that you'd look rather ridiculous" -- very sweet.

  • @gillesbueno1153
    @gillesbueno1153 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m French and I do not believe in God…
    But when I’m watching this program, I hope God will keep your country safe for all.
    I simply love this program and this long gone old Lady I suppose moved me a lot today.
    I also know that Dorothy was killed down the road by the same bunch that killed JFK…

  • @Karosing30
    @Karosing30 Před 11 lety +2

    What an adorable old lady. I want her as my grandma!

  • @ladyyuna2000
    @ladyyuna2000 Před 11 lety +4

    Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was 85 in 1952 and she was born (February 7, 1867)

  • @envy16kate
    @envy16kate Před 12 lety +3

    "I think you'd look rather ridiculous" haha good one!

  • @YellowDogTV
    @YellowDogTV Před 14 lety

    What a fun clip! Love this guest! Thank you for including the introductions of the panel! I love seeing what they have to say about one another!

  • @lttlgreg
    @lttlgreg Před 2 lety

    My grandma embroidered. At her funeral I learned that many of her handiwork went to Kazakhstan.

  • @amexred
    @amexred Před 13 lety +5

    The audience gives away important clues on more than a couple occasions from all the videos I've seen. Bummer cuz i thought they had no chance at this guest.

  • @salbertron
    @salbertron Před 9 lety +57

    "Television's gayest game!" ROFL

    • @DocFunkenstein
      @DocFunkenstein Před 5 lety +7

      Yeah! It's so funny that certain words were usurped by assholes and turned into a slur! HILARIOUS! ROFL!

  • @Celisar1
    @Celisar1 Před 5 lety +3

    Whaaaat, only Dorothy stands up to greet this lovely old lady?!?
    Have they all forgotten their manners??

    • @zarabada6125
      @zarabada6125 Před 5 lety

      "Only"? Were we watching the same video?

    • @Celisar1
      @Celisar1 Před 5 lety +2

      Zarabada
      Hal Block keeps sitting (!).
      Arlene Francis keeps sitting.
      Bennet Cerf only stands up to inspect the pink ribbon, which is by the way impolite: you never touch a stranger anywhere.
      Only Dorothy Kilgallen stands up as a sign of respect.

    • @zarabada6125
      @zarabada6125 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Celisar1 "only stands up to inspect her ribbon..."
      Not really. If you watch enough of these you will see him regularly make a witty remark when he stands for the guest; it is possibly partially as a way to break the ice. Some people would be intimidated having to greet 4 celebrities.
      As to the politeness of touching her ribbon without asking, that wasn't the point I corrected you on.

    • @Celisar1
      @Celisar1 Před 5 lety +2

      Zarabada
      I am terribly sorry for writing an additional thought about something that you in your great wisdom haven’t mentioned yet.
      How could I....?!
      I am so glad that you are there to correct me when I foolishly believe what I see with my own eyes!

    • @zarabada6125
      @zarabada6125 Před 5 lety

      @@Celisar1 No problem, always happy to help and share my own thoughts. 😁
      On the subject of politeness, in my own country it is considered rude to speak ill of the dead.

  • @Tiredandlonging
    @Tiredandlonging Před 13 lety +1

    "i think you'd look ridiculous" what a lovely lady

  • @shopsmithy
    @shopsmithy Před 4 lety +2

    The Google says it aired in 1952

  • @Sspiral1
    @Sspiral1 Před 5 lety +1

    Wow. DK is my Girl! Sooo brilliant!

  • @asikbanget5041
    @asikbanget5041 Před 4 lety +2

    Why Arlene's hair dark? Is that its original color (instead of blonde)?

  • @madamabbster7328
    @madamabbster7328 Před 11 lety +3

    SHE'S THE CUTEST! AH MAH GAH

  • @nandofigueira2005
    @nandofigueira2005 Před 11 lety +1

    THE BEST EPISODE 8-)

  • @aldiboronti
    @aldiboronti Před 12 lety +2

    I like Hal Block. Bennett Cerf was insufferably snobbish about him when he reminisced about the show years later, thought he lowered the tone of the show, wasn't "one of them". As I said, an insufferable old snob.

  • @wmlfan9
    @wmlfan9 Před 14 lety +2

    "television's gayest game" (0:01) The word "gay" has certainly changed meaning since the fifties, hasn't it?

  • @janetflier6192
    @janetflier6192 Před 5 lety +2

    What was, "Stopette"?

    • @cjb8010
      @cjb8010 Před 5 lety +2

      Janet Flier deodorant.

  • @ladyyuna2000
    @ladyyuna2000 Před 11 lety

    she's so adorable she coming home with me :)

  • @TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods
    @TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods Před 11 lety +3

    It certainly is America's gayest game. That's why I love it.

  • @TheLordHighXcutioner
    @TheLordHighXcutioner Před 2 lety

    Never realize miss Francis had dark hair before.

  • @5star555555555
    @5star555555555 Před 12 lety

    This aired March 30, 1952. The mystery guest was Arthur Godfrey.

  • @kledhs2890
    @kledhs2890 Před 5 lety +2

    This must have been in the early days of 'What's my line', does anybody know the year?

  • @bigred997
    @bigred997 Před 14 lety

    @calalilygirl as with many of us, every few days i check youtube to see if anyone is kind enough to upload some more episodes.
    i even like the newer ones from the 70's with soupy sales on the panel.

  • @dancepiglover
    @dancepiglover Před 12 lety

    @bigred997 It's humbling to think about. We, today, do not have the opportunity to see changes to that drastic degree.

  • @calalilygirl
    @calalilygirl Před 14 lety +1

    Old age 86 for the 1950's.

  • @LisaDawnn
    @LisaDawnn Před 12 lety +1

    LOL...what interesting occupations do we have left? This country is so governed and scrutinized now that you can't even sell lemon-aide anymore. I shiver to think what it's going to be like in another 50 years.

  • @janedougherty3187
    @janedougherty3187 Před 3 lety

    Does anyone know what year this was? Thank you friends

  • @SDG.12
    @SDG.12 Před 12 lety

    no there is, the changes do not directly our daily lives. the 'change' has moved past the mundane, and dwell in the higher sciences

  • @pitco
    @pitco Před 6 lety +1

    Follow Henry’s line of sight at 6:37

  • @calalilygirl
    @calalilygirl Před 14 lety

    @bigred997 Loved your insights. Isn't this show great?

  • @XCShorty21
    @XCShorty21 Před 12 lety

    the internet and social media would count as a pretty drastic change, no?

  • @LearnAboutFlow
    @LearnAboutFlow Před 5 lety +3

    That's before people realized how circuses torture elephants

  • @marcleblanc3602
    @marcleblanc3602 Před 2 lety

    To bad she gave clues, should of been hard, the "elephant" was too bad, and those laughs.

  • @graperonto
    @graperonto Před 13 lety

    @wmlfan9 I thought the very same thing.... you say that now, and uh... well, it doesn't mean the same thing AT ALL!!!!

  • @spottySTC
    @spottySTC Před 7 lety +1

    While it's all fun and stuff... The way this old woman wrote his name, it's called micrographia. And with combination with her age and how carefully she moves i can assume it's a direct symptoms of parkinson disease.

    • @Celisar1
      @Celisar1 Před 5 lety +2

      spottySTC
      Could be but there is no other symptom present, so no.
      Very smooth and quick movement of arms and hands, head.
      No rigor, no tremor, no propulsion while walking.
      And very impressive speed for her age when she walks back to John Daly.

  • @mundotaku_org
    @mundotaku_org Před 5 lety +2

    I wouldn't call a tv show "The Gayest Game" unless it is a drag queen competition.

    • @stpaley
      @stpaley Před 5 lety +2

      that did caught my ear too and it put a smile on my face

    • @michaeladkins6
      @michaeladkins6 Před 5 lety +1

      @@stpaley me too

  • @Baskerville22
    @Baskerville22 Před 5 lety +2

    Arlene's hair is much darker here. Doesn't suit her.

    • @Mezaph
      @Mezaph Před 4 lety +3

      ... That's her natural color.

  • @SgtAwesome6
    @SgtAwesome6 Před 11 lety +3

    *sigh* back then, 'Gay' meant happy, and still, with it's meaning today, I don't see a reason to laugh about it.

  • @Jellogel
    @Jellogel Před 12 lety

    Television's gayest game

  • @IFStravinsky
    @IFStravinsky Před 4 lety

    Television's gayest game?

    • @elspethcoogan1499
      @elspethcoogan1499 Před 4 lety

      IFStravinsky Yes! Whilst showing a commercial - “Poof! there goes perspiration”

  • @ladychloeipp8704
    @ladychloeipp8704 Před 7 lety +3

    OMG SHE IS THE CUTEST AND SWEETEST LADY I HAVE EVER SEEN