More What's My Line?
The Mystery Guest on this segment of What's My Line? is Allan Sherman. Long before Randy Rainbow (though without the production value), Allan Sherman didn't just have a successful career in the 1960s with his song parodies, but at the early part of that he was a true phenomenon. When I was a kid, I went with my mother and saw him perform in concert at this height. In fact, he even references that concert in his autobiography, A Gift of Laughter. He's goofy and having fun here, interacting with the panel more than most guests.
But his appearance is special for another reason most people aren't aware of. After the very long success of What's My Line?, another somewhat similar quiz show came along and had a solid, successful run, I've Got a Secret? And why that's notable is that it was co-created by a young man starting out in the entertainment business on the production end -- Allan Sherman.
You can jump to his segment at around the 16-minute mark.
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