Continuing my series posting 10 of my favorite or notable moments from the history of What's My Line?, celebrating its 75th anniversary at the beginning of February.
7. I’m weird in that some of my favorite moments come from some of the simplest things and that certainly counts in this entry. In October 1955, Charlotte Whitton, the then mayor of the capital city of Canada, Ottawa, appeared on the show, with her being mayor being her sought after line. We are first treated to the perils of live television when she doesn't come out immediately. Prompting John Daly to get up from his seat and peak backstage. You can begin to see a brief moment of panic as John begins to plot what to do next if someone doesn't come out in the next few seconds, but thankfully she appears shortly afterward. In the course of obtaining which way she was to be addressed, John Daly wanted to know if she went by “missus or miss?” Whitton immediately shot back with “Oof, miss. I’ve made enough mistakes,” which elicits great laughter from everyone and rightfully so. You could tell how a woman like her got to the position she did with such a quick and witty response. This was a woman who lived. This is a moment that makes me chuckle every time I think about it.
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