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To Tell The Truth

To Tell The Truth

6.8·1969·9 seasons · 125 episodes·Series
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Synopsis

Five-day-a-week syndicated revival of one of Goodson-Todman's most durable and longest-lived formats: A celebrity panel determines which of three contestants is the actual person associated with a given story.

E1Pilot / Premierwith: Bill Cullen; Kitty Carlisle; Gene Rayburn; Peggy Cass.E2Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle Day 2Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty CarlisleE3Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle Day 3Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty CarlisleE4Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle Day 4Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty CarlisleE5Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle Day 5Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty CarlisleE6Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers Day 1Ex-professional car thief; and the author of the single girl's handbook.E7Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers Day 2Wife of prize-fighter Joe Frazier; Mike McGrady, co-author of the sex-proof novel, "Naked Came the Stranger."E8Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers Day 3Tap dancer Chuck Green; and a dentist who commutes by airplane.E9Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers Day 4A lady space engineer and a bachelor who has adopted a young boy are featured.E10Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers - day 5The author of a diet book; and the first woman to sail the Pacific alone.E11Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon Day 1The head of a group of Appalachian Mountain artisans; and a professor who teaches witchcraft.E12Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon Day 2Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail SheldonE13Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon Day 3Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail SheldonE14Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 4The winner of a nudist beauty contest; and an operator of a telephone talk service.E15Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 5Robert Marx, who attempted to follow the Viking route across the Atlantic; and the wife of Senator William Proxmire.E16Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - week 4, day 1Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill CullenE17Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 2Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill CullenE18Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 3Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill CullenE19Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 4Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill CullenE20Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 5Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill CullenE21Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - week 5, day 1A cowboy performer who specializes in rope tricks; and a former Roman Catholic priest.E22Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 2Former U.S. senator who now sells wigs; and a young girl who trains killer whales.E23Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 3The wife of comedian Henry Youngman; and the navigator of Thor Heyerdahl's ship.E24Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 4A professional shoplifter; and Miss America's official chaperon.E25Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 5Lebaron Moseley, who analyses personalities from drawings; and Marcia Kessler, who got a gift of a pony from the Internal Revenue Service.E26Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Brenda Vaccaro - week 6, day 1A lady alligator wrestler; and the youngest boy to swim the English Channel.E27Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Brenda Vaccaro - day 2Head of the deep-sea treasure-hunting firm; and the only female member of the Motion Picture Code and Rating Administration.E28Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Nancy Dussault - day 3Mother of "Curlty McDimple" star Bayn Johnson; and the author of the new book about the French people.E29Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Nancy Dussault - day 4Arlo Guthrie's mother; and a Navy weather coordinator who works in hurricane research.E30Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Nancy Dussault - day 5Marjorie Craig, exercise expert; and Heather Owens, who was quarantined with the astronauts.E31Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - week 7, day 1The builder of Hollywood's "kooky cars"; and ghost-writer Frances Spatz Leighton.E32Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - day 2Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy CassE33Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - day 3Elizabeth Post, authority on good manners; and Peter Miller, who founded a school that gives lessons on how to get along with people.E34Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - day 4The wife of singer Jerry Vale; and the author of "The Affair."E35Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - day 5A teacher at the world's only clown college; and a member of the first co-ed class at Princeton who is also Miss Bikini USA.E36Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - week 8, day 1The wife of Alejandro Rey; and the author of "The Peter Principal," which analyzes the problem of inefficiency.E37Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - day 2Kathy Lynn Baumann, first runner-up to Miss America; and Dewey Jackson, winner of the First National Hollering Contest.E38Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - day 3The wife of band leader Doc Severinsen; and the creator of short-haired wigs for long-haired men.E39Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - day 4Bill Monroe, the "King of Blue Grass Music"; and Joe Hughes, who runs a boutique for beautiful people.E40Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - day 5The operator of a charm school for black women; and a dancing chef.E41Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 9, day 1Marc Bohen, men's fashion designer for Christian Dior; and a man who refused to move his home from the vicinity of a nuclear blast.E42Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2A palm reader; and a man who drinks a bottle of liquor a day.E43Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3The wife of comedian Milt Kamen; and a professional lady card dealer.E44Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4The Good Humor official ice cream taster; and an aquanaut.E45Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5Singer Nina Simone's husband; and a needlepoint expert.E46Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - week 10, day 1A lady magician; and the author of a book of advice for grandfathers.E47Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - day 2World's lady cycling champion, and a dentist who developed toothpaste for the astronauts.E48Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - day 3Agnes Varda, one of France's "new wave" movie directors; and scientist-author Isaac Asimov.E49Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - day 4Bernie Casey, pro-football player turned artist; and Mary McSherry, who passed herself off as a maid for two weeks.E50Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - day 5Ron Galella, off-guard photographer of famous people; and a former copywriter who became a Catholic nun.E51Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - week 11, day 1Editor of "Penthouse" magazine, Bob Guccione; and a woman who heads a firm that persuades French chefs to come work in America for restaurants or families, Sylvie DuBois.E52Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - day 2The winner of the jitterbug contest at the 1969 Harvest Moon Ball in New York; and Mary Jane Tierney, the owner of "Sam," a cat who won the "All American Glamour Kitty Contest" in Miami Beach.E53Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - day 3Twin brothers who were separated soon after birth, and didn't see each other for 20 years.E54Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - day 4New Jersey's only licensed female detective; and a man who has measured 10,000 big toes in his private grant research.E55Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - day 5Alice Brock, owner of "Alice's Restaurant," of movie and cookbook fame; and a man who is the author of "It Doesn't Matter Where You Sit" about the rising toll of plane crashes.E56Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - week 12, day 1Ron Chereskin, a "love" artist who paints posters, paper napkins, ash trays, etc, and the theme of love is presented on them; and the author of a book about famous left-handed people.E57Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - day 2A witch who practices only "good" magic; and a German ex U-boat captain now an American citizen.E58Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - day 3Victor Joris, 1969 Coty Fashion Critics Award winner; and a man who sailed across Lake Michigan in a bathtub powered by an outboard motor.E59Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - day 4The male winner of a beauty contest; and a coal miner trapped underground for three days in a coal mine that collapsed.E60Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - day 5Irv Tiebel, who records mood-inducing sound effects or sounds of nature, such as the surf, the flapping of bird wings, etc.; and a woman who raises only black sheep and creates fashionable garments from wool.E61Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 13, day 1Renee Martin, handwriting analyst; and the nation's youngest school board memberE62Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2The producer of a Las Vegas nightclub revue; and an expert on insomnia.E63Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Durward Kirby - day 3A chimpanzee trainer; and the wife of Fran TarkentonE64Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Durward Kirby - day 4An 11 year-old race driver; and the ninth Earl of Hardwicke, who is opening a chain of British pubs in America.E65Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Durward Kirby - day 5Leena Brusiin, Miss Finland; and Broadway producer-gourmet Roland Mattson.E66Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 14, day 1Jessica Crane, a woman who has written a book for women giving different techniques on how to smooth away aging lines in their faces by using their hands; and the author of "The Collected Works of Buck Rogers in the 20th Century."E67Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2Ralph Heifer, trainer of wild animals for movies and TV, who is organizing a labor union for animals; and the daughter of Maureen O'Hara, Bronwyn Fitzsimmons, who is a licensed bill collector.E68Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3A representative of a firm that manufactures beach wear made of special fabric that allows the sun's rays to penetrate the garment and give women an all-over tan; and a couple that can reach their home and leave it only by air.E69Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4A pretty young girl who works for the Baltimore Orioles dusting off the bases and the shoes of the infielders; and a female doctor who is a physician aboard the famed hospital ship S.S. HOPE.E70Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5A female sky diver who has made more than 900 jumps; and a man who has compiled a questionnaire to determine hobby preferences of individuals.E71Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 15, day 1An expert on smuggling; and a psychologist who teaches husbands and wives how to fight properly.E72Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2An authority on movie monsters; and the wife of a P.O.W. held in North Vietnam.E73Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3Olga, famous lingerie fashion designer; and Helen Bentley, recently appointed Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission.E74Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4The author of a book on adjusting from single to married life; and one of the world's leading astronomers.E75Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5A Playboy Club bunny; and a white woman who passed for black.E76Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 16, day 1Featured today are Trudy Donicik, "Miss Navel" of the University of Miami; and rock songwriter Benjamin.E77Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2Manu Tupou, a Fiji Islander who plays Sitting Bull in the Broadway Show "Indians"; and the author of "The Expense Account Diet."E78Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3The Sergeant-At-Mace for the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, England; and a wine expert.E79Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4Joan Weston, a member of a roller derby team that toured 55 cities in 62 days; and Rev. Carl Burke, who "translated" the Bible into street talk and works with youngsters in jail and detention homesE80Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5Alice McGrath, who teaches women self-defense; and the innovator of the "singles only" bar.E81Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 17, day 1A lady phrenologist, who reads bumps on heads; and the Secretary of State of Washington State, who moonlights at a service station.E82Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2A housewife who returned to college; and an alcoholic turned minister.E83Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3Prof. Al Wright, head of Purdue's band department; and a man who broke his leg celebrating a job promotion and consequently received workmen's compensation.E84Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4An eight year-old aviator; and an anti-establishment city alderman.E85Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5Don Porter, who's played Snoopy and Nana, the dog in "Peter Pan"; and a Vietnamese War bride.E86Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 18, day 1Robert Reisner, author of a book on graffiti writing and button slogans; and Rep. John Tunney of California, son of heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney, investigated the Santa Barbara oil leak by diving down 200 feet with an aqua lung.E87Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2Arch Oboler, writer of the famous radio and TV series "Lights Out"; and a teacher who has written a book for teenage girls advising them how to handle boys.E88Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3Joe Jay Jalbert, skier and cameraman fro the movie "Downhill Racer"; and a man who spent 17 years in prison raising canaries.E89Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4Wick Fowlwe, the world's "champion chili chef"; and former Jackie Gleason performer Helen Curtis who decided to lose weight three years ago and has now shed 170 pounds.E90Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5Bob Kane, who created the Batman cartoon strip; and a woman who is foster mother of 20 boys, all under 16.E91Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 19, day 1Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy CassE92Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy CassE93Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy CassE94Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy CassE95Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy CassE96Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 20, day 1Barbara Shawcroft, who sculpts with yarn; and Jay Carlisle, who owns a Tahiti hotel, are featured.E97Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2A swimsuit designer; and the founder of a fish and chips chain.E98Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3A mimic who studies with the great mime Marcel Marceau; and the inventor of inland surfing.E99Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4Gemologist Jerry Call; and the author of a book on birth control pill hazards, Barbara Seaman.E100Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5The founder of the Pussycat League of "feminine women"; and Mario Badescu, who creates cosmetics from natural food products.E101Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 21, day 1Member of Princeton University's musical company troupe; and New York's most elegant butcher.E102Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2"Soul Suit" swimwear by Cole.E103Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3Tobacconist Walter E. Harris Jr.; and Judy Blackwell, the complete staff of "Horses" magazine.E104Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4Charlotte Curtis, the women's editor of the New York Times; a man who walked 3,800 miles across the top of the world.E105Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5The winner of the of 19 beauty contests; and Jay Richard Kennedy, who wrote a book about Mao Tse Tung.E106Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 22, day 1The inventor of an electric car; and the former Miss USA who is now a tax attorney working for the U.S. Government.E107Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill CullenE108Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill CullenE109Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill CullenE110Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill CullenE111Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - week 23, day 1An artist who paints hex sign designs; and Agnes Nixon, creator of TV soap operas.E112Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - day 2The author of the book "The Youth Doctors"; and a heroic schoolboy who prevented a runaway bus from hurtling off a road into a lake.E113Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - day 3The man who serves as a model for the movies' King Kong'; and a girl who runs a charm school for men.E114Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - day 4The personal photographer of Monaco's Princess Grace; and the official doorkeeper of the House of Representatives.E115Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - day 5Ice Capades trampoline star Victoria Zoble; and Playboy Bunny of the Year.E116Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 23 day 1Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy CassE117Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2Young Rickey Snyder who drifted from Met Stadium to the Mississippi River in a balloon during a Vikings game at halftime.E118Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 3Teacher of a new art of self-defense; and foreign correspondent Elaine Sheppard.E119Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 4Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail SheldonE120Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 5A college student who conducts surveys on campuses to help close the generation gap; a man who heads a group dedicated to fight news in the cities.E141Durward Kirby, Bill Cullen, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle1st contestant is Hy Lippstein the Bagel King; 2nd contestant is Jean Brady who is a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas.E142Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle - Day 2Bill Fabrey, Founder of the National Organization to Help Fat Americans; Gussie Moran. Tennis player and tennis dress designer.E143Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle - Day 3Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty CarlisleE144Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle - Day 41st contestant is Daniel O'Connell Kirwin, manager of McSorley's Alehouse which now admits women; 2nd contestant is Ricky Lowe the Young National Hula Hoop Champion.E145Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle - Day 5Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle
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