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myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229) 5 years ago

If you do the show and the comics who participated, this may
bring a tear to your eyes. These great questions and answers are from the days when "Hollywood Squares" game show responses were spontaneous and clever, not scripted and (often) dull, as they later became. Peter Marshall was
the host asking the questions, of course.

Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, atleast how high should you be?
A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.

Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years.
A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.

Q. According to Cosmo, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married?
A. Rose Marie: No; wait until morning.

Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.

Q. In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say "I Love You"?
A. Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty.

Q. What are "Do It," "I Can Help," and "I Can't Get Enough"?
A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment.

Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
A. Paul: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.

Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during the first year?
A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries.

Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score?
A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.

Q. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics, what is the other?
A. Paul Lynde: Tape measures.

Q. Can boys join the Campfire Girls?
A. Marty Allen: Only after lights out.

Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do?
A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark?

Q. According to Ann Landers, is their anything wrong
with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people?
A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army.

Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put
horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do?
A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.

Q. When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex?
A. Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car, the rest is up to him.

Q. Under the right circumstances, could a 100 year old man father a child?
A. With a nurse and maybe a mortician standing by.

 

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1. myLot reputation of 90/100. kris182_2000 (2718)   5 years ago

Boy those are crazy. I don't remember any of them, but then again I was just a kid when the original show was on.


myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229)  5 years ago

I rarely stopped laughing during those days. Paul Lynne, Charlie Weaver, George Gobel and Phyllis Diller were my all time favorites. It was almost impossible to stop laughing even after the show was over. I spent a lot of time outside the States and didn't get to see it for quite a while and when I heard Paul Lynne had died I figured they would never be able to find a suitable replacement for the center square. I couldn't have been more wrong...they chose Whoopie Goldberg and the few times I saw it I enjoyed it immensely. Thanks for stopping by. +


myLot reputation of 90/100. kris182_2000 (2718)  5 years ago

OMG, Whoopi was the best! She's the one person I remember the most from the show. She's always been the funny one, no matter what the circumstances.


myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229)  5 years ago

I couldn't agree with you more. She is one of the most versatil stars on the screen, stage or the Boob Tube. Thanks for dropping by. +

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. suscan (1699)   5 years ago

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myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229)  5 years ago

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3. myLot reputation of 94/100. claudia413 (2540)   5 years ago

Oh yes, I do remember the original show, and I really loved it. I would chuckle or giggle for hours after watching the show. Some of those answers were pretty "risque" for the times also. LOL. Whoopi Goldberg did a great job of replacing Paul Lynde after he died. I've always loved her and never hesitate to go see any movie she appears in. Her "Sister Act" movies were some of my favoirites.


myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229)  5 years ago

Yes they were risque but you had to use your imagination to get the double meanings. I have seen both the Sister Act movies....the first one was titled here in Portugal as "From the Cabaret to the Convent"....can't remember how they translated the second but don't believe it was II. I can't remember a movie or TV show that I didn't like....and of course there was the Oscars. Always nice to see you claudia. +

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4. myLot reputation of 89/100. cremechese (4490)   5 years ago

Oh yeh, I *loved* that show! Paul Lynde was my favorite. It was just his manner and his intonation. He could make anything sound funny in the first place with that snide delivery. I miss that show, and most of those oldtimers are gone now, makes me sad to think about.


myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229)  5 years ago

Yes, it is a shame. It's also a shame that some of the new stand-up comics didn't pay more attention to the old timers whose delivery was impeccable for making us laugh. And there was never a "naughty word", as my grandmother used to say. It was surprising to hear some of the special guests....like Zaza Gabor.....some of her answers were exquisite, to say the least. Nice to see you 2 creme. +

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5. myLot reputation of 90/100. jtr115 (689)   4 years ago

I wasn't born when the original Hollywood Squares first came on. I wound up catching the last 3 or 4 years of that run, though. Since I was a kid, I was more interested in the game than the double entendres (which I didn't understand back then, anyway.)

I wish GSN would show this program again. I love watching the clips which are posted on YouTube. Here are a few of my favorite answers:

PETER: When a man falls overboard on a ship, it is customary to yell "Man overboard." What should you yell if a woman falls overboard?
PAUL LYNDE: "Full speed ahead!"

PETER: How many balls can you expect to find on a billiard table?
CHARLEY WEAVER: How many guys are playing?

PETER: How tall is your average gorilla?
WALLY COX: I don't have an average gorilla.

PETER: Is it all right for a senior citizen to get his teeth straightened?
CHARLEY WEAVER: "Well, now, that would be my second choice, Peter."

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6. myLot reputation of 98/100. celticeagle (15664)   4 years ago

It is sad to watch the old game shows. Half or more of the actors and preformers are gone now. The great comics of that day. Paul Lynde, George Goble, Charley Weaver, Marty Allen, Betty White, and so many others.

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