# To Tell The Truth - September 18, 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731 "2017-09-19T16:08:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731/1 "2017-09-19T16:08:55Z")
Did anyone else watch this last night? They had Cloris Leachman and Mel Brooks as two of the panelists and it was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731/2 "2017-09-19T17:12:37Z")
I almost avoided opening this for fear of spoilers. I recorded the show and didn’t know who the panelists were. I just might leave work and head home ASAP. Can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731/3 "2017-09-19T18:47:08Z")
DVR’d it. We’ll watch it this evening, I expect. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731/4 "2017-09-20T02:39:31Z")
I’ve never seen this show, even the older versions. I would prefer to see Mel Brooks and Cloris Leachman on a full panel show, like QI or something. Is that the host’s actual mother? Is she in every episode? I have no idea what is going on with that. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731/5 "2017-09-20T02:46:00Z")
Mel(naturally) is funny, but I find myself mystified by the rest of the show. Host-guy exaggerates his laughs so much, it feels incredibly forced. Anyway, I love panel shows, but find this one kind of odd. I will admit, it has a neat premise. I prefer Would I Lie To You?, which also (obviously) features lying. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731/6 "2017-09-20T02:48:46Z")
I don’t get the thing with the mother either. I think she’s annoying and useless. She used to keep the score but now she doesn’t do anything. And, unfortunately, she is in every episode. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731/7 "2017-09-20T02:51:32Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I don’t get the thing with the mother either. I think she’s annoying and useless. She used to keep the score but now she doesn’t do anything. And, unfortunately, she is in every episode. I think they believe she is cute because she makes jokes and says things in a kind of blunt way. It’s a cute concept in small doses. If they brought out three ladies and said only one is the host’s mother, it’d be a neat moment to try and guess. Sitting there making comments? She’s distracting and unnecessary.