Gary the weatherman: "Welcome to another edition of I've Got a Secret on a beautiful Wednesday night in New York City."
Before we get started, Garry offers an odd half-apology to viewers who wrote in to complain about the previous week's French-themed program (
E230). Without getting into ANY specifics, Garry says, in part, "I want you to know that each of your letters was read by all of us, and we are very much in agreement with you." We don't have many details about that program, and no real ideal why it would have inspired a ton of mail. We hope to figure that out soon.
The panel is introduced, and we see Jayne and Faye in elaborate Easter hats.
Mrs Brennan from Oak Park, Illinois: "My husband made these Easter outfits for the whole family"
Theresa Brennan (whose first name is never mentioned during the show) wears a suit identical to the five girls she escorts on stage. They are her daughters Aline, Cecilia, Rosaleen, Kathleen and Margaret. Once the secret is solved (quickly), Mr Thomas Brennan comes out with the rest of the brood, their sons Tommy, Patrick, Michael, Brian, Sean and Seamus. Interestingly, all five girls are older than their six brothers. Four-year-old Seamus, the little brat, doesn't want to have anything to do with this whole affair and refuses to even smile. He doesn't even look happy in the posed photo op, does he?
[Frank Caminale] from Flushing, Long Island: "I was the last barber to give Yul Brynner a haircut" (1951)
Brynner was already starting to lose his hair when he decided to shave it all off (himself) to play King Mongkut of Siam in the original Broadway run of The King and I (1951-1954). It became his signature role, to which he would return over and over throughout his life. That would include many tours and revivals on stage (he eventually received two Tonys), an Academy-award winning performance in the film version (1956), and even a TV sitcom called Anna and the King (1972) which lasted all of thirteen episodes. He made such an impression with his shaved head that he adopted that look for the rest of his career, even when he wasn't playing the king.
Special guest Joan Bennett: "I went to the same high school as Jayne Meadows"
Garry greets Joan with a hearty "Welcome home!" Joan is a friend of the show who at one point back in 1953 was in the running to become the fourth regular panelist during one of Faye's frequent absences. Both Joan and Jayne attended St Margaret's School in Waterbury, Connecticut, but not as classmates. Joan is a decade or so older. No one is able to guess the secret, but it's all about the postgame fun anyway when, among other things, we get to see poster-sized reproductions of Joan's and Jayne's report cards. Both also attempt to sing a school song that neither of them really remembers.
This episode has been reviewed at the Library of Congress, but is not generally available to the public.