585     December 14, 1964 (Taped June 22)
Bill, Betsy, Henry, Bess

Steve nods to the fact that this show is being saved for future use by welcoming us “on this hot, cool, rainy or snowy night in New York.”  This is, in fact, the first show that Steve hosted by himself, originally recorded one week after the episode in which Garry passed the torch.  It shows, especially in the last segment, when Steve struggles with the setup.  The panel is still sitting in their standard positions from the Garry Moore era.                   

The first game features a batch of seven people with unusual names:  Electrician “D.C. Current” and his son “A.C. Current,” ad agency executive “Richard Burton” and his secretary “Elizabeth Taylor,” a married couple “We’re the Angels of Paradise (Kansas)” and a man named Thomas Thomas, who tells us, “I’m from Walla Walla.”  Mr. Thomas also appeared on the show, with the same secret, in 1957 ( E264 ).   

Special guest Steve Lawrence brings along quotes in newspapers made by members of the panel, who have to guess which one of their fellow panelists said them.  Lawrence first gained widespread attention appearing as a singer on Steve Allen’s original Tonight show in 1954, usually performing with Eydie Gorme whom he married in 1957.  They would continue to perform, separately and as a pair, for decades.  Here, Lawrence is appearing in the Broadway musical What Makes Sammy Run?, which opened on February 27 and would play until June 12, 1965.     
Jim Cruikshank, Chris Shevlane, John Cummings and Alan Gordon from Scotland: “We challenge the panel to a game of volley ball…We’ll play the game without using our hands”                  
The lads are members of the Hearts of Midlothian, a professional football (soccer) club based in Edinburgh, Scotland.  The Hearts have been playing football since 1874.  Not these four, of course.