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This Date in History: May 5, 1959

The first show in which Bud Collyer introduces the panelists features a hybrid round: Joe Farrell and Tom Conway, composers of the Perry Como song "Tomboy", are the central characters. The panel must find the only impostor among the contestants.

The classic guessing game in which a panel questions three contestants in order to discern the only expert, "To Tell the Truth" remains an enduring Goodson-Todman panel show.
Dedicated to the history of the "To Tell the Truth" game show in all its forms,
"To Tell the Truth" on the Web is a cooperative project designed to offer
research and help former contestants locate their series appearances.

Read the New York Times article profiling TTTT on the Web