This will be an irregularly updated area where you can find out how often certain topics were brought up on the show. We will add to it as new topics occur to us. We'll also take requests.
Even if the biggest stars of the day never appeared on the show, that didn't mean they couldn't be topics for Secrets. From the man who made Jack Benny a toupee to the man who gave John Lennon a "normal" haircut, Secret producers found ways to bring the stars to the show without bringing them on the show.
The Beatles: 553, 561, 658
Jack Benny: 5, 129, 159, 204, 266, 407, 511, 531 (Benny appears in the last one!)
Marlon Brando: 117, 269, 305, 597
Jimmy Durante: 77, 187 (Durante appears!), 271
Grace Kelly: 218
Marilyn Monroe: 57, 67, 102, 149, 153
Elvis Presley: 210, 219, 293, 334
Baseball and boxing were, by far, the most frequently covered topics on Secret, but sports in general were a popular subject. Some, as you'll see below, were more popular than others. We'll break down some specifics here. (Give us time on the two big ones.)
Auto Racing: 436, 583, 608
Baseball:
Basketball: 118, 278, 441, 468, 476, 592, 609, 621, 642, 673, 72-5, 72-11
Billiards: 471, 629, 655
Football: 52, 262, 267, 359, 363, 507, 580, 581, 611, 622, 624, 627, 658, 664
Boxing:
Golf: 95, 121, 152, 253, 326, 411, 433, 521, 529, 534, 552, 559, 593, 657, 72-12
Hockey: 635, 72-4
Olympics: 7, 105, 164, 215, 275, 400, 447, 523, 534, 571, 573, 597, 607, 635
Skateboarding: 607
Skiing: 428, 676
Table Tennis: 96, 430, 72-27
Tennis: 555
Trampoline: 174, 386, 660, 676
Volleyball: 585, 660
Especially in the early years, Secret made a habit of noting special occasions. Executive producer GIl Fates joked that producer Allan Sherman would celebrate "high tide at Staten Island." Regular events that are not based around a holiday, such as the popular "Celebrity Relatives" shows, are noted here as well.
Anniversary Shows: 140, 192, 240, 290, 339, 438, 489, 572
Armed Forces Week: 136, 187, 235, 285, 568
Celebrity Relatives: 196, 226, 274, 307, 414, 465, 569, 632
Christmas: 63, 115, 166, 266, 316, 365, 413, 465, 505, 547, 586, 628, 669
Country Fair/Western: 134, 305, 454
Easter: 130, 180, 328, 381, 426
Halloween: 107, 208, 308, 457
"On Location" Shows: 223, 418, 419, 423, 424, 425, 515, 516, 517
Thanksgiving: 111, 162, 262, 409
Bicycles: 357, 435, 545, 588, 626, 72-6, 76-4
Broadway Actors In Costume: 321, 549, 609, 610, 641
Circus Acts: 81, 132, 160, 183, 203, 205, 232, 286, 320, 395, 435, 437, 456, 481, 482, 559, 72-5, 72-7
Comic Book/Comic Strip Characters: 12, 157, 641, 72-1, 72-6, 72-21
Diapers and Diapering: 11, 19, 87, 123, 150, 218, 247, 265, 273, 323, 422, 72-31
English Channel Crossings: 189, 341, 455, 496, 576, 619, 630
Abraham Lincoln: 122, 160, 173, 273, 512, 634
Miss America (and similar pageants): 6, 25, 147, 203, 223, 447, 461, 490, 492, 627, 652, 72-22, 72-29
Monopoly (Board Game): 158, 560
Musical Instruments (Unusual): 197, 313, 348, 374, 389, 390, 397, 418, 427, 433, 478, 484, 486, 502, 505, 520, 533, 570, 618, 619, 627, 665, 72-14
Niagara Falls: 20, 118, 399, 400, 448, 479
Puppetry: 157, 547, 678, 72-10
Scripps National Spelling Bee: 85, 137, 391, 680
Tarzan: 123, 600
"The Twist": 457, 478
Velcro: 466
Watermelon: 134, 354, 396
The Winston Jingle: 273, 277, 299, 316, 348, 366