Sun, Jan 11, 1953
The panel tries to guess the lines of a man who manufactures Drunkometers to test peoples intoxication levels, a women who manages a monkey farm, a female chiropodist as well as the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Joe E. Brown, who is now best known for playing Jack Lemons rich male pursuer in "Some Like it Hot".
Sun, Jan 25, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Hal Block begin the show by trying to guess the lines of a US Congressman from Miami, FL., William C. Lantaft. Then, attempt to identify a man who sales policeman's nightsticks. As well as, trying to guess the identity of mystery challenger Margaret Truman, the daughter of the 33rd, and recent ex-president of the United States, Harry S. Truman.
Sun, Feb 15, 1953
Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Hal Block tries to guess the professional identity of the District Attorney of Niagara Falls, an older woman from New Jersey who runs a reducing farm, an older man who's a bear trainer as well as the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Paul Douglas.
Sun, Feb 22, 1953
Panelist Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, Hal Block tries to guess the professional identity of a young rainmaker, an older gentlemen from Manhattan, NY. who makes bullet proof vest, a woman who makes heating pads as well as the identity of celebrity mystery challenger The 5 DeMarco Sisters.
Sun, Mar 1, 1953
The last appearance of regular panelist Hal Bloc who was fired from the show later that week. Hal Bloc's last appearance on 'What's My Line?' was with longtime fellow panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen and Arlene Francis who begin the show by guessing the identity of a man who's a professional turtle trapper, a man who makes saddles, a man who's a Yo-Yo demonstrator, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Jane Froman.
Sun, May 31, 1953
Panelists Laraine Day, Steve Allen, Barbara Kelly and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a female television director for a CBS affiliate in Cleveland, a alligator wrestler from Florida, a man who teaches knitting as well as the identity of celebrity mystery challenger NY Giants manager Leo Durocher. Who just so happened to be the husband of the weeks panelist Laraine Day.
Sun, Jun 21, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a young Brooklyn, NY woman who's a lifeguard, a young Canadian man who breeds worms, a young man who's a bridal consultant as well as the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Olsen and Johnson.
Sun, Jun 28, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf try to guess the professional identity of a young Pennsylvania man who's a congressional pageboy, a young Brooklyn woman who makes dog blankets, a sizable man from Massachusetts who teaches rollerskating, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Peter Lawford.
Sun, Jul 5, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf try to guess the professional identity of a woman from Albany, NY who raises hair on bald heads, a man who's a monkey keeper at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, a man from Brooklyn NY who sales sauerkraut, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Judy Holliday.
Sun, Jul 19, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf try to guess the professional identity of a sweet appearing older woman from Wisconsin who is a dynamiter, another elderly woman who's a fraternity house mother at the University of Florida, and a Ohio man who sales birdbaths, as well as guess the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Ronald Reagan.
Sun, Aug 2, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a young woman from Nantucket, Massachusetts who's a US weatherman (or woman), also, the panelist attempt to identify a man from Cleveland, Ohio who builds prison cells, as well as, attempt to identity the celebrity mystery challenger Charles Coburn who appeared on a lot of TV programs in NY, in August of that particular year, for the obvious purpose of helping to promote the soon to be released, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opening later the same month, for which Charles played a significant co-starring role in.
Sun, Aug 9, 1953
The four panelists try to guess the identity of a senior man from NY city who makes money belts, a female masseuse from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also, they attempt to identity the celebrity mystery challenger Deborah Kerr, who was co-starred in four movies that year including, "Julius Caesar" with Marlon Brando, and "From Here to Eternity". With the last citizen mystery contestant being a elderly female fish hook inspector from Albany, NY.
Sun, Aug 16, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a milking machine salesman, a young pretty woman from Houston, TX who's a professional wrestler, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Fred Allen.
Sun, Aug 23, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a woman who buys elephants for circuses, a man from Detroit who owns a diamond mine, a man from Virginia who's a minister as well as the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Billy "The Little Napoleon of Showmanship" Rose, who has more movie soundtrack credits than John Williams and Ennio Morricone combined.
Sun, Aug 30, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a female private eye from Los Angeles, California. Also, the four panelists try to guess the lines of a female bartender from New York, a man from upstate NY who test drives army trucks, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger the long time movie actress, and recent TV star, Ann Sothern, who had just begun starring in her popular TV series, "Private Secretary" from 1953-57'.
Sun, Sep 13, 1953
Ava Gardner takes her turn as the weeks Mystery Celebrity Guest while Steve Allen sits in as a guest panelist. The show was broadcast live just less than a month before the official release of John Ford's, "Mogambo" starring Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Clark Gable. Also, a Canadian man that worked as a African Guide and hunter, who was also employed as a movie consultant for 'Mogambo' was one of the early contestants.
Sun, Sep 20, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from Boise, Idaho who makes wooden Indians, a young woman from Buffalo, NY who repairs zippers, a woman who's the justice of the peace in Ohio, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Wally Cox.
Sun, Oct 4, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of the second base umpire of the 53' World Series - Ed Hurley. It didn't turn out very well for the show because, Dorothy Kilgallen identified who the MR X was before the game even began. However, the four had a lot of difficulty figuring out the identity of a woman who smokes fish, followed by a difficult time identifying the celebrity mystery challenger Gene Autry. Finally, the four try to guess the identity of a female trapeze artists from California.
Sun, Oct 18, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from North Carolina who makes chewing tobacco, a New Jersey man who sales bathtub, as well as, guess the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Eleanor Roosevelt. Finally, the four take their shot at identifying the occupation of a woman who writes television commercials.
Sun, Oct 25, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a woman from Baltimore, MD who is a barber for men, a man looking like Al Capone from Newark, NJ who manages a burlesque theater, a man who makes Halloween masks, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger, Film actress Greer Garson.
Sun, Nov 8, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a woman from NY who makes false teeth, a man who manages a girls baseball team, a man who's a TV gag writer for Jackie Gleason, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Lauren Bacall.
Sun, Nov 29, 1953
Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from the Ozark's who owns and operates his own cave in Missouri, a Georgia woman who sells garbage cans, a as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger George Raft.