Not much news in gameshowland today, so I'll copy over another historical post of mine from the GSN Classics board...Speaking of Steve Allen, I just noticed this recent I've Got a Secret upload at YouTube. The final-season 11/7/66 clip was posted in remembrance of a certain Robert O. Fletcher. You'll see Mr. Fletcher in a memorable appearance at the end of the segment, as Steve Allen engages in a bit of very politically incorrect business.
The segment also features an amazing solve by Henry Morgan (looking rather odd in his retro eyewear). Reminds me of Caitlin Burke's one-letter solve on Wheel of Fortune. And there's some of the strangest "music" you'll ever hear. Steve channels Mr. Spock when he pronounces it music, but not "as we know it."
The segment starts with an ironic announcement that the show is broadcast in color. Sorry, the clip is just a B&W kine. And guess who shows up at the top of the show: Walter Cronkite. Remember him? The clip concludes with the beginning of an unintentionally hilarious ad about a mother-in-law's bad breath.
All in all, a very funny bit of I've Got a Secret history.
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