A lot of movement on the panel this
week. Eddie Bracken fills in for Bill in
the first of six consecutive appearances, though the next five were as a
replacement for Melville Cooper, who makes his last appearance on this
episode. Nina Foch makes the first of
three consecutive appearances, replacing Laraine Day.
[Dick Malolly] of East Hampton, MS: “I spent a
weekend at the YWCA”
The Young
Women’s Christian Association has always been a worldwide program, and it was
in Kolkata, India (then called Calcutta) where Mr. Malolly spent a weekend with
his new bride when no other accommodations were available. Today known more for their empowerment
programs for women, inexpensive hostels were an important part of their
original mission, and “staying at The Y” (whether male or female), especially
in large cities, carried a specific connotation of temporary, low-cost housing.
[Mrs. William Say] of Fort Lauderdale, FL: “I went
to school with Jayne Meadows (15 years ago)”
Silly fun which manages to completely
stump Meadows, though she says “I thought you looked familiar,” after someone
else guesses the Secret.
Special Guest Mickey Mantle: “I’m going to be
the youngest father in baseball”
The future Hall-of-Fame legend was
just a young, good-looking outfielder beginning to make a name for himself with
the Yankees. At the time of this
episode, not only was the World Series underway, but Mantle had played in Game
Two earlier that very day, going three for five in a 7-1 win over the Brooklyn
Dodgers. The Yankees would eventually
win the series in seven games. Mantle’s
wife was not very far along in her pregnancy.
Mickey Jr was born on April 12, 1953, six months after this episode.
[Mrs. Samuels] of
Brooklyn: “I lost my teeth in Radio City Music Hall”
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