To Tell The Truth
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.
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Seasons & Episodes
1. Pilot / Premier
with: Bill Cullen; Kitty Carlisle; Gene Rayburn; Peggy Cass.
2. Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle Day 2
Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle
3. Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle Day 3
Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle
4. Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle Day 4
Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle
5. Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle Day 5
Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle
6. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers Day 1
Ex-professional car thief; and the author of the single girl's handbook.
7. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers Day 2
Wife of prize-fighter Joe Frazier; Mike McGrady, co-author of the sex-proof novel, "Naked Came the Stranger."
8. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers Day 3
Tap dancer Chuck Green; and a dentist who commutes by airplane.
9. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers Day 4
A lady space engineer and a bachelor who has adopted a young boy are featured.
10. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Dr. Joyce Brothers - day 5
The author of a diet book; and the first woman to sail the Pacific alone.
11. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon Day 1
The head of a group of Appalachian Mountain artisans; and a professor who teaches witchcraft.
12. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon Day 2
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon
13. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon Day 3
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon
14. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 4
The winner of a nudist beauty contest; and an operator of a telephone talk service.
15. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 5
Robert Marx, who attempted to follow the Viking route across the Atlantic; and the wife of Senator William Proxmire.
16. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - week 4, day 1
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen
17. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 2
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen
18. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 3
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen
19. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 4
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen
20. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 5
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen
21. Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - week 5, day 1
A cowboy performer who specializes in rope tricks; and a former Roman Catholic priest.
22. Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 2
Former U.S. senator who now sells wigs; and a young girl who trains killer whales.
23. Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 3
The wife of comedian Henry Youngman; and the navigator of Thor Heyerdahl's ship.
24. Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 4
A professional shoplifter; and Miss America's official chaperon.
25. Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen - day 5
Lebaron Moseley, who analyses personalities from drawings; and Marcia Kessler, who got a gift of a pony from the Internal Revenue Service.
26. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Brenda Vaccaro - week 6, day 1
A lady alligator wrestler; and the youngest boy to swim the English Channel.
27. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Brenda Vaccaro - day 2
Head of the deep-sea treasure-hunting firm; and the only female member of the Motion Picture Code and Rating Administration.
28. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Nancy Dussault - day 3
Mother of "Curlty McDimple" star Bayn Johnson; and the author of the new book about the French people.
29. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Nancy Dussault - day 4
Arlo Guthrie's mother; and a Navy weather coordinator who works in hurricane research.
30. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Nancy Dussault - day 5
Marjorie Craig, exercise expert; and Heather Owens, who was quarantined with the astronauts.
31. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - week 7, day 1
The builder of Hollywood's "kooky cars"; and ghost-writer Frances Spatz Leighton.
32. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - day 2
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass
33. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - day 3
Elizabeth Post, authority on good manners; and Peter Miller, who founded a school that gives lessons on how to get along with people.
34. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - day 4
The wife of singer Jerry Vale; and the author of "The Affair."
35. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass - day 5
A 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.
36. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - week 8, day 1
The wife of Alejandro Rey; and the author of "The Peter Principal," which analyzes the problem of inefficiency.
37. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - day 2
Kathy Lynn Baumann, first runner-up to Miss America; and Dewey Jackson, winner of the First National Hollering Contest.
38. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - day 3
The wife of band leader Doc Severinsen; and the creator of short-haired wigs for long-haired men.
39. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - day 4
Bill Monroe, the "King of Blue Grass Music"; and Joe Hughes, who runs a boutique for beautiful people.
40. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Joan Rivers - day 5
The operator of a charm school for black women; and a dancing chef.
41. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 9, day 1
Marc Bohen, men's fashion designer for Christian Dior; and a man who refused to move his home from the vicinity of a nuclear blast.
42. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2
A palm reader; and a man who drinks a bottle of liquor a day.
43. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3
The wife of comedian Milt Kamen; and a professional lady card dealer.
44. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4
The Good Humor official ice cream taster; and an aquanaut.
45. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5
Singer Nina Simone's husband; and a needlepoint expert.
46. Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - week 10, day 1
A lady magician; and the author of a book of advice for grandfathers.
47. Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - day 2
World's lady cycling champion, and a dentist who developed toothpaste for the astronauts.
48. Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - day 3
Agnes Varda, one of France's "new wave" movie directors; and scientist-author Isaac Asimov.
49. Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - day 4
Bernie Casey, pro-football player turned artist; and Mary McSherry, who passed herself off as a maid for two weeks.
50. Orson Bean, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine, Joan Rivers - day 5
Ron Galella, off-guard photographer of famous people; and a former copywriter who became a Catholic nun.
51. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - week 11, day 1
Editor 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.
52. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - day 2
The 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.
53. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - day 3
Twin brothers who were separated soon after birth, and didn't see each other for 20 years.
54. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - day 4
New Jersey's only licensed female detective; and a man who has measured 10,000 big toes in his private grant research.
55. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer - day 5
Alice 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.
56. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - week 12, day 1
Ron 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.
57. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - day 2
A witch who practices only "good" magic; and a German ex U-boat captain now an American citizen.
58. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - day 3
Victor Joris, 1969 Coty Fashion Critics Award winner; and a man who sailed across Lake Michigan in a bathtub powered by an outboard motor.
59. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - day 4
The male winner of a beauty contest; and a coal miner trapped underground for three days in a coal mine that collapsed.
60. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll - day 5
Irv 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.
61. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 13, day 1
Renee Martin, handwriting analyst; and the nation's youngest school board member
62. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2
The producer of a Las Vegas nightclub revue; and an expert on insomnia.
63. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Durward Kirby - day 3
A chimpanzee trainer; and the wife of Fran Tarkenton
64. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Durward Kirby - day 4
An 11 year-old race driver; and the ninth Earl of Hardwicke, who is opening a chain of British pubs in America.
65. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Durward Kirby - day 5
Leena Brusiin, Miss Finland; and Broadway producer-gourmet Roland Mattson.
66. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 14, day 1
Jessica 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."
67. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2
Ralph 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.
68. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3
A 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.
69. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4
A 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.
70. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5
A female sky diver who has made more than 900 jumps; and a man who has compiled a questionnaire to determine hobby preferences of individuals.
71. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 15, day 1
An expert on smuggling; and a psychologist who teaches husbands and wives how to fight properly.
72. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2
An authority on movie monsters; and the wife of a P.O.W. held in North Vietnam.
73. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3
Olga, famous lingerie fashion designer; and Helen Bentley, recently appointed Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission.
74. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4
The author of a book on adjusting from single to married life; and one of the world's leading astronomers.
75. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5
A Playboy Club bunny; and a white woman who passed for black.
76. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 16, day 1
Featured today are Trudy Donicik, "Miss Navel" of the University of Miami; and rock songwriter Benjamin.
77. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2
Manu Tupou, a Fiji Islander who plays Sitting Bull in the Broadway Show "Indians"; and the author of "The Expense Account Diet."
78. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3
The Sergeant-At-Mace for the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, England; and a wine expert.
79. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4
Joan 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 homes
80. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5
Alice McGrath, who teaches women self-defense; and the innovator of the "singles only" bar.
81. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 17, day 1
A lady phrenologist, who reads bumps on heads; and the Secretary of State of Washington State, who moonlights at a service station.
82. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2
A housewife who returned to college; and an alcoholic turned minister.
83. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3
Prof. 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.
84. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4
An eight year-old aviator; and an anti-establishment city alderman.
85. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5
Don Porter, who's played Snoopy and Nana, the dog in "Peter Pan"; and a Vietnamese War bride.
86. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 18, day 1
Robert 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.
87. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2
Arch 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.
88. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3
Joe Jay Jalbert, skier and cameraman fro the movie "Downhill Racer"; and a man who spent 17 years in prison raising canaries.
89. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4
Wick 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.
90. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5
Bob Kane, who created the Batman cartoon strip; and a woman who is foster mother of 20 boys, all under 16.
91. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 19, day 1
Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass
92. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2
Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass
93. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3
Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass
94. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4
Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass
95. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5
Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass
96. Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 20, day 1
Barbara Shawcroft, who sculpts with yarn; and Jay Carlisle, who owns a Tahiti hotel, are featured.
97. Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2
A swimsuit designer; and the founder of a fish and chips chain.
98. Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3
A mimic who studies with the great mime Marcel Marceau; and the inventor of inland surfing.
99. Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4
Gemologist Jerry Call; and the author of a book on birth control pill hazards, Barbara Seaman.
100. Mark Goodson, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5
The founder of the Pussycat League of "feminine women"; and Mario Badescu, who creates cosmetics from natural food products.
101. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 21, day 1
Member of Princeton University's musical company troupe; and New York's most elegant butcher.
102. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2
"Soul Suit" swimwear by Cole.
103. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 3
Tobacconist Walter E. Harris Jr.; and Judy Blackwell, the complete staff of "Horses" magazine.
104. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 4
Charlotte Curtis, the women's editor of the New York Times; a man who walked 3,800 miles across the top of the world.
105. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 5
The winner of the of 19 beauty contests; and Jay Richard Kennedy, who wrote a book about Mao Tse Tung.
106. Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - week 22, day 1
The inventor of an electric car; and the former Miss USA who is now a tax attorney working for the U.S. Government.
107. Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 2
Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen
108. Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 3
Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen
109. Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 4
Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen
110. Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen - day 5
Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen
111. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - week 23, day 1
An artist who paints hex sign designs; and Agnes Nixon, creator of TV soap operas.
112. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - day 2
The author of the book "The Youth Doctors"; and a heroic schoolboy who prevented a runaway bus from hurtling off a road into a lake.
113. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - day 3
The man who serves as a model for the movies' King Kong'; and a girl who runs a charm school for men.
114. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - day 4
The personal photographer of Monaco's Princess Grace; and the official doorkeeper of the House of Representatives.
115. Orson Bean, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle - day 5
Ice Capades trampoline star Victoria Zoble; and Playboy Bunny of the Year.
116. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - week 23 day 1
Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass
117. Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass - day 2
Young Rickey Snyder who drifted from Met Stadium to the Mississippi River in a balloon during a Vikings game at halftime.
118. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 3
Teacher of a new art of self-defense; and foreign correspondent Elaine Sheppard.
119. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 4
Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon
120. Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Bill Cullen, Gail Sheldon - day 5
A 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.
141. Durward Kirby, Bill Cullen, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle
1st contestant is Hy Lippstein the Bagel King; 2nd contestant is Jean Brady who is a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas.
142. Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle - Day 2
Bill Fabrey, Founder of the National Organization to Help Fat Americans; Gussie Moran. Tennis player and tennis dress designer.
143. Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle - Day 3
Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle
144. Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle - Day 4
1st 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.
145. Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle - Day 5
Durward Kirby, Peggy Cass, Mark Goodson, Kitty Carlisle
