Goodson-Todman caught him

To Tell the Truth was never my favorite Goodson-Todman panel show. That honor belongs to I've Got a Secret.

But TTTT could sure have its moments. One of the best happened on Joe Garagiola's syndie version from the 1970s. Master impostor Frank Abagnale, antihero inspiration for the Leonardo DiCaprio movie Catch Me If You Can, stopped by to stump the panel. The movie used this appearance to good effect.

The episode featured To Tell the Truth veterans Peggy Cass and Kitty Carlisle. Game show regulars Nipsey Russell (who offered his usual doggerel at the top of the show) and Bill Cullen also pitched in.

I can't resist the obvious spoiler. Appropriately enough for an episode about a con man, the panel got conned completely. Not one of them picked the real Abagnale. But Peggy Cass, through pure dumb luck, did guess the actual occupation of one of the impostors.