I've Got A Secret (partially lost syndicated revival of Goodson-Todman panel show; 1972-1973)
I've Got A Secret was an American panel show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman that aired on CBS from June 19, 1952 to April 3, 1967. The show's format is similar to another Goodson-Todman panel show "What's My Line?". A guest (sometimes a celebrity) and they tell the host a secret (which is a secret) and a panel of four celebrities asked the guest what the secret is and they can only reply yes or no, the game ends when the celebrity gets the secret or time runs out. The show was hosted by actor Gary Moore (who would later host To Tell The Truth) until 1964 when he left and was replaced with comedian and former Tonight Show host Steve Allen until the show's 1967 end. The show would get revival several times since then with the most recent one in 2006, however it's 1972 revival (which was hosted by Allen) is the show's most memorable revival.
The revival ran for only 39 episodes from September 11, 1972 to September 9, 1973 in Syndication and despite being the second shortest-lived version of the show, it's been the most reran version besides the original with Game Show Network airing episodes every holiday season since they discontinued rerunning the show regularly in 2009. Because of these constant reruns, episodes have become very easy to find online. However, despite the show existing in it's entirety, a small number of the version's episodes have not resurfaced.
Episodes
Numbered
# | Panel | Guest | Status | Notes |
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1 | Henry Morgan, Meredith MacRae, Richard Dawson, Pat Carroll | Paul Lynde | Found | Aired September 11, 1972; Recorded on June 23, 1972 |
2 | Henry Morgan, Meredith MacRae, Richard Dawson, Pat Carroll | Joan Rivers | Found | Recorded on June 23, 1972 |
3 | Jayne Meadows, Bill Bixby, Brenda Benet, Jack Cassidy | Alan Alda | Found | Recorded on July 6, 1972 |
4 | Jayne Meadows, Bill Bixby, Brenda Benet, Jack Cassidy | Monty Hall | Found | Recorded on July 6, 1972 |
5 | Anita Gillette, Gene Rayburn, Stephanie Edwards, Richard Dawson | Jo Anne Worley | Found | |
6 | Anita Gillette, Gene Rayburn, Jo Anne Worley, Richard Dawson | Buddy Hackett | Found | |
7 | Pat Carroll, Alan Alda, Betty White, Richard Dawson | Milton Berle | Found | |
8 | Pat Carroll, Alan Alda, Betty White, Richard Dawson | Rich Little | Found | |
9 | Pat Carroll, Arte Johnson, Nanette Fabray, Richard Dawson | Dom DeLuise or Red Buttons | Lost | |
10 | Pat Carroll, Arte Johnson, Nanette Fabray, Richard Dawson | Dom DeLuise or Red Buttons | Lost | |
11 | Pat Carroll, Arte Johnson, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Greg Morris | Found | |
12 | Pat Carroll, Arte Johnson, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Bob Barker | Found | Recorded on September 14, 1972 |
13 | Pat Carroll, Gene Rayburn, Nanette Fabray, Richard Dawson | Kaye Ballard | Found | Recorded on September 21, 1972 |
14 | Pat Carroll, Gene Rayburn, Nanette Fabray, Richard Dawson | Charles Nelson Reilly | Found | |
15 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Nanette Fabray, Richard Dawson | Alan Sues | Lost | |
16 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Nanette Fabray, Richard Dawson | Rod Serling | Found | |
17 | Pat Carroll, Bert Convy, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | George Burns or Georg Kirby | Lost | |
18 | Pat Carroll, Bert Convy, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | George Burns or Georg Kirby | Lost | |
19 | Betty White, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Marty Allen | Found | Recorded on November 2, 1972 |
20 | Betty White, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Martin Milner | Found | Recorded on November 2, 1972 |
21 | Anita Gillette, Bert Convy, Jayne Meadows, Richard Dawson | Cliff Robertson | Found | Recorded in November 1972 |
22 | Anita Gillette, Bert Convy, Jayne Meadows, Richard Dawson | Jack Carter | Found | Recorded on November 16, 1972 |
23 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Cass Elliott | Found | Recorded on November 30, 1972 |
24 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Paul Winchell | Found | Recorded on November 30, 1972 |
25 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Allen Ludden | Found | |
26 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Vincent Price | Found | Recorded on December 14, 1972 |
27 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, June Lockhart, Richard Dawson | Jack Klugman | Found | Recorded on December 28, 1972 |
28 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, June Lockhart, Richard Dawson | Bill Macy | Found | |
29 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara | Partially Found | Last documented airing was December 2014[1] |
30 | Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | John Davidson | Found | Aired September 9, 1973 |
Unnumbered
Panel | Guest | Status | Notes |
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Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Ruth Buzzi | Lost | |
Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Joel Grey | Found | |
Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Jan Murray | Lost | |
Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Jo Ann Pflug | Lost | |
Jayne Meadows, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Robert Reed | Found | |
Jayne Meadows, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Don Knotts | Found | |
Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Michael Landon | Found | |
Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Frank Gorshin | Lost | Recorded in February 1973 |
Pat Carroll, Gene Rayburn, Anita Gillette, Richard Dawson | Chad Everett | Found | Recorded on March 15, 1973 |
Availability
Given the show's constant presence in cable reruns, a large majority of the show's limit run can be found online. However, some episodes of the show's run have not reappeared despite all the show's masters being intact during a time were erasing older shows for new shows being a common practice at the time. In recent years, episodes that went undocumented began to emerge through very rare reruns. It possible that the other lost episodes aired on Game Show Network in the past and went under the radar but this remains to be seen.