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Title: The Name's the Same
Post by: Neumms on November 18, 2004, 10:21:55 PM

I've read here that panelists on "What's My Line?" were given areas of questioning to produce laughs. Was this widespread on "The Name's the Same"? The questioning of A. Blonde might suggest it was.

Title: The Name's the Same
Post by: Matt Ottinger on November 19, 2004, 02:20:08 PM

[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Nov 18 2004, 11:21 PM\']I've read here that panelists on "What's My Line?" were given areas of questioning to produce laughs. Was this widespread on "The Name's the Same"? The questioning of A. Blonde might suggest it was.[/quote]
Yes, G-T thought nothing of giving the panelists on their shows hints for a line of questioning to pursue that would lead to laughs.  Watching the shows with a half-century of hindsight, it's fairly easy to see the times when panelists were given that nudge.

Title: The Name's the Same
Post by: MyCapableAssistant on November 19, 2004, 03:00:23 PM

[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Nov 18 2004, 08:21 PM\']The questioning of A. Blonde might suggest it was.

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Yep, A. Blonde.

I thought that was the DUMBEST rule they had to
abbreviate ANY contestant's first name that started
with an "A," and whose last name was a noun. For that
reason alone, I stopped watching the show.

Title: The Name's the Same
Post by: Kevin Prather on November 19, 2004, 07:04:10 PM

I'm still waiting for Gwendolyn Spott or Patricia Ness. ;)