578     October 12, 1964 (Taped October 5)
Bill, Betsy, Henry, Bess

Laurie Feldman from San Francisco: “I know all the roles in 7 Gilbert and Sullivan operettas”                 
Six-year-old Laurie is able to identify lyrics that the panelists fire at her, both by the name of the show and by what character sings them.  She’s also able to identify tunes selected randomly from the seven musical scores.  She even sings a little from one of the shows.  Feldman would grow up to be a director of operas and operettas, including some of her childhood Gilbert and Sullivan favorites.

Arthur Ries from London, England has been unsuccessful at something for 17 years: “I’ve been trying to pass my driving test”
Ries has failed his driving test ten times in that span.  He plans to take the test again at the end of the month.  He would fail that test as well.  He would appear on the show a second time in 1965 after another failure.  He would make headlines again in 1967 when he failed the test for a 19th time, despite hiring an Italian hypnotist to give him confidence.  By that time, he had logged 750,000 miles driving abroad on an international license, and had spent more than 3,000 pounds (some $8,400) on lessons.   

Paul Solen, Joel Craig, Hamp Dickens, Joe Helms and Joe McWherter, five young men from the ensemble of Hello, Dolly!: “Carol Channing gives us our haircuts”                 
Special guest Carol Channing joins the five at the desk for the game.  She explains that modern barbers are not well-versed in the turn-of-the-century styles needed for her show.  After the game, the men are sent out to get ready for that night’s performance, and Carol pretends to gives Steve a trim in a barber chair onstage.  Hello, Dolly! Is a massive hit for Channing, who opened with the show on January 16 and would stay with it until August 7, 1965.  The show itself would remain on Broadway until 1970, and would be revived four times in the years that followed, twice with Channing again in the title role.