I've always had a soft spot for the color syndie version of What's My Line that ran from 1968 to 1975. They loosened the format a bit and de-stuffed the proceedings without bastardizing the show. Wally Bruner and Larry Blyden hosted more than competently. From a recent exchange on the GSN Classics board...
Other poster: I know for a fact that Wally himself was the mystery guest on at least one episode of the Wally Bruner version of What's My Line. If he was not the last, then I apologize. I could have sworn he was. I know I have seen an episode of What's My Line where Wally was the mystery guest while he was still hosting.
You can watch Wally Bruner as the mystery guest on the Blyden version of What's My Line here. Arlene Francis is on the panel and eventually guesses Wally as time runs out.
And you can watch Wally as the mystery guest on his own version here. Arlene is again on the panel, just as she was for John Daly's appearance as his own mystery guest. At one point Arlene actually wonders if Daly has returned as the guest, but nobody guesses Wally.
Funny how the color clips seem so much more recent than the B&W What's My Line clips, even though they're almost as old as the final seasons of the black-and-white show. A little color makes a big difference.
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