Hollywood Squares

Beam Me UP

From the original Hollywood Squares TV show, these questions and answers are from the days when game show responses were spontaneous and clever, not scripted and dull as they are now. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions.

Do female frogs croak?
Paul Lynde--
If you hold their little heads under water long enough.

If you're going to make a parachute jump, you should be at least how high?
Charley Weaver--
Three days of steady drinking should do it.

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

You've been having trouble going to sleep.
Are you probably a man or a woman?
Don Knotts--
That's what's been keeping me awake.

According to Cosmo, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think he's really attractive, is it okay to come out directly and ask him if he's married? Rose Marie--
No, I would wait until morning.

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

In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say "I love you?"
Vincent Price--
No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty.

What are "Do it," "I can help," and "Can't get enough?"
George Gobel--
I don't know, but it's coming from the apartment next door.

As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while you are talking?
Rose Marie--
You ask me one more growing older question, Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget!

Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
Paul Lynde--
Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.

Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries.
Are you going to get any during your first year?
Charley Weaver--
Of course not, Peter. I'm too busy growing strawberries!

In bowling, what is a perfect score?
Rose Marie--
Ralph, the pin boy.

It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics. What is the other?
Paul Lynde--
Tape measures.

During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet?
Rose Marie--
Unfortunately, Peter, I'm ALWAYS safe in the bedroom.

Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls?
Marty Allen--
Only after the lights are out.

When you pat a dog on its head, he will usually wag his tail. What will a goose do?
Paul Lynde--
Make him bark.

If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?
Paul Lynde--
Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark.

According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people?
Charley Weaver--
No, it got me out of the army!

While visiting China, your tour guide starts shouting, "Poo! Poo! Poo!" What does that mean?
George Gobel--
Cattle crossing.

It is the most abused and neglecgted part of your body.
What is it?
Paul Lynde--
Mine may be abused, but it certainly isn't neglected!

Charley, what do you call a pig that weighs more than 180 pounds?
Charley Weaver--
A divorcee.

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

Who stay pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant?
Paul Lynde--
Who told you about my elephant?

When a couple has a baby, who is responsible for its sex?
Charley Weaver--
I'll lend him the car. The rest is up to him.


James Stewart did it over 20 years ago, when he was 41 years old. Now he says it was "one of the best things I ever did." What was it? Marty Allen-- Rhonda Fleming.

Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they? Charley Weaver-- His feet.