A panel which includes two game show legends, Bill Cullen & Gene Rayburn, cross-examines the founder & publisher of MAD Magazine. Dick DeBartolo, who was collecting paychecks from both Gaines and Goodson-Todman at this point, pops up throughout the credits.
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To Tell the Truth – William M Gaines
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The guy on the far left is Mr Gaines
I wonder why Gaines didn’t mention any of the EC horror comics in his letter. Hmmm. I guess the memory was a little too painful.
@vpdisco I want to pull that rug off his head.
Doesn’t it figure? The man who gave millions gut splitting laughter and its anticedent, happiness, does get a vote. Ah, such is life…
@vpdisco An extra from the Mort Drucker drawn parody in the beginning of the issue
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@amadoff My dear friend is William Gaines nephew. His mother was Williams sister
Dick before his fantastic Mustache.
Number 3 looks and acts a little like Christopher Walken.
I’m 13 and I love this show.
I grew up reading Mad. It greatly influenced me.
It figures that Bill Gains wouldn’t get a vote.Now that’s integrity! Thanks for the laughs and rest in peace.
@roddiero You must see the episode where Rosa Parks is featured. The results is surprising.
Neat show! Too bad that wouldn’t work these days.
@Geostrum2 Not True! You can see a 24 year old Dick DeBartolo at 9:33
He worked for both Goodson-Todman game shows and MAD Magazine.
I guess it says something about me but I just can’t fathom NOT knowing who Gaines was…
God, this set was hideous.
At 5:36 he said his father changed it. Didn’t William change it entertainment?
#3 said Doug Berg, he meant Dave Berg, who did The Lighter Side Of… He’s dead.
Me worry?
Both William Gaines and Larry Flint were similar kinds of publishers. They used comical satire that featured racy subject matter. They refused to follow the status quo. They were both extremely stubborn publishers. They went to extra-ordinary lengths to keep people reading their publications.
Btw. Is that Larry King @ 4:00? Wtf.
Thanks a bunch for sharing this. GSN no longer owns the rights to it and didn’t show TTTT even when they did. These shows are likely to never be seen again. You are lucky to have them on tape.
They’re all dead!
Three people claim to be the same person. One IS that person and must give truthful answers. The other two are imposters and they can lie all they want. Panel has to grill all three of them with questions and vote on who the real person is.
im not sure how this game works
William M Gaines ~~ Him and his staff were truly genuises!! ever since he passed the magazine hasnt been the same, Rest in Peace my friend and thanjs for all the great laighs you published!!! (and yes I still have most of my collection)