Does anyone have an episode guide to What’s My Line’s 1970-71 season? One that lists *all *the guests, and not just the celebrities?
A favorite teacher of mine was on the show back then, representing his secondary profession as a square dance caller. I’ve never seen it rerun on GSN. I’d like to find out the original air date of that episode, and who the panelists and the “mystery guest” were. (And I’d *really *like to see the episode again.)
Have you tried YouTube?
Repeatedly. But without knowing the original air date, I’m just poking around randomly, hoping to find the right one. That’s why I’d like to find an episode guide.
I know it’s not exactly what you want in terms of it doesn’t mention the civilian contestants, but this is one of the more solid episode guides, if not THE most solid, I’ve seen for the color/syndicated What’s My Line?. I wish there was a way for you to find out who the Mystery Guest was on your teacher’s episode, because that would be a tremendous help. The absolute best of luck to you in finding your teacher’s appearance.
I came across that list a while ago, but lost the link. Thanks!
And you just gave me an idea. If I can find another student (maybe on Facebook) who remembers who the celebrity guest was on that show, then I can use that table to pinpoint the date. It’s a long shot, but worth a try.
Never mind.
Also, I should note that there was no single, nationwide airdate for most syndicated programs back then. Instead, TV stations used the “bicycling” method: the syndicator would create a certain number of copies of each episode to be distributed and the programs would be mailed from station to station, with larger markets usually getting the newest episodes first. Satellite delivery of syndicated programs became prevalent in the early to mid-1980s.
To locate the “What’s My Line?” episode, we’d need to know the tape date and preferably the mystery guest. Five episodes were taped per day (it was a “strip” or Monday-Friday program). If it’s never been rerun on GSN, it may be possible to purchase a copy from Fremantle (the current owners of the Goodson-Todman library)–some former “Price is Right” contestants from the 1970s have posted studio master copies of their episodes on YouTube.