Contestant Alfred Maschino's job was displayed as as "plays rear end of horse (in vaudeville)". At the end of the episode, moderator John Daly introduced Ludwig Maschino, to reveal who played the front of the horse in the vaudeville act.
The telecast was live from New York and was sponsored by Remington electric shavers, with promotional consideration for American Airlines for guest transportation.
Fred Allen returned from a two-week vacation in Ireland. Like Arlene two weeks before, he displayed and plugged the new ''What's My Line?'' board game.
Bandleader brothers Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey appeared together in the "mystery challenger" segment. Tommy signed his first name; then Jimmy signed his full name.