The Name's the Same Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Barry Fitzgerald

Wed, Aug 6, 1952

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Bill Cullen 1st Round - Paris France 2nd Round - Barry Fitzgerald 3rd Round - Celebrity Guest Barry Fitzgerald wants to be Clark Gable 4th Round - A. Papa.

Episode 2

Victor McLaglen, boy named Bill Cullen

Wed, Aug 13, 1952

Sponser: Bendix Panel: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Bill Cullen 1st Round - Bill Cullen 2nd Round - Martha Washington 3rd Round - Celebrity Victor McLaglen wants to be Mickey Rooney 4th Round - A. Groom.

Episode 3

Burgess Meredith

Wed, Aug 20, 1952

Episode 4

Sir Cedric Hardwicke

Wed, Aug 27, 195230 mins

Sponsor: Bendix Panelists: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Bill Cullen First Round - Errol Flynn [guessed by Abe Burrows] Second Round - Bunny Rabbit [guessed by panelist Abe Burrows] Celebrity Round - Sir Cedric Hardwicke [would like to be Buck Rogers] Winner: Bill Cullen Last Round - A. Wedding [guessed by panelist Abe Burrows]

Episode 5

Johnny Mercer

Wed, Sep 3, 1952

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Bill Cullen 1st Round - A. Mule 2nd Round - Johnny Mercer 3rd Round - Celebrity Johnny Mercer wants to be Marilyn Monroe 4th Round - Curly Lips.

Episode 6

Eddie Bracken

Wed, Sep 10, 1952

Morey Amsterdam, Joan Alexander, Bill Cullen First Round - Lolly Pops Second Round - Eddie Bracken Celebrity Round - Eddie Bracken would like to be Gene Autry Last Round - A. Stocking.

Episode 7

Melvyn Douglas

Wed, Sep 17, 1952

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - Bobby Pins 2nd Round - Celebrity Melvyn Douglas wants to be Abe Burrows 3rd Round - A. Hula 4th Round - Edgar Allan Poe.

Episode 8

Corrine Calvert

Wed, Sep 24, 1952

Sponsor: Bendix Panelists: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Rip Van Winkle [guessed by panelist Abe Burrows] Celebrity Round - Corine Calvert [would like to be Rocky Marciano] No Winner Last Round - A. Pig [No Winner]

Episode 9

Yogi Berra

Wed, Oct 1, 1952

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - Gin Rickey 2nd Round - Yogi Berra 3rd Round - Celebrity Yogi Berra wants to be Albert Einstein 4th Round - A. Mattress.

Episode 10

Lauritz Melchior

Wed, Oct 8, 1952

Panelists: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson Sponser: Bendix Home Appliances First Round - Faye Emerson Second Round - A. Fly [Alton] Celebrity Round - Lawrence Melchior [as Santa Claus] Last Round - I. Kiss [Irene]

Episode 11

Jean Sablon

Wed, Oct 22, 1952

Sponser:Bendix Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Will Tickle Second Round - Anthony Eden Celebrity Guest: Jean Sablon wants to be Spike Jonez Last Round - A. Goldfish.

Episode 12

David Niven

Wed, Oct 29, 1952

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - Arturo Toscanini 2nd Round - Teddy Bear 3rd Round - Celebrity David Niven wants to be Captain Kidd 4th Round - A. Caress.

Episode 13

Maxie Rosenbloom

Wed, Nov 5, 1952

Sponser:Bendix Abe Burrows, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Dwight D. Eisenhower Second Round - Maxie Rosenbloom Celebrity Guest: Maxie Rosenbloom wants to be Duke Of Windsor .

Episode 14

Hoagy Carmichael

Wed, Nov 19, 1952

Sponser: Bendix Morey Amsterdam, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - Marilyn Monroe 2nd Round - Daniel Boone 3rd Round - Celebrity Hoagie Carmichael wants to be Rudolph Valentino 4th Round - A. Bridegroom 5th Round - Lowell Thomas.

Episode 15

Dick Haymes

Wed, Nov 26, 195230 mins

Episode 16

Nelson Eddy

Tue, Dec 2, 1952

Hal Block, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Merry Christmas Second Round - Nelson Eddy Celebrity Round - Nelson Eddy [would like to be Robert Q. Lewis] Last Round - A. Bath.

Episode 17

Zasu Pitts

Tue, Dec 9, 1952

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Cliff Norton, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - A. Hip 2nd Round - Aly Kahn 3rd Round - Celebrity Zasu Pitts wants to be Mamie Eisenhower 4th Round - I. Blush.

Episode 18

Cesar Romero

Tue, Dec 16, 1952

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Panel: Cliff Norton, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - I. Hula 2nd Round - Jerry Mahoney 3rd Round - Celebrity Caesar Romero wants to be Santa Claus 4th Round - A. Bloomer.

Episode 19

Joe E. Brown

Tue, Dec 23, 1952

Sponsor: Swanson Panelists: Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Jerry Lester [guessed by Joan Alexander] Second Round - Venus De Milo [guessed by Joan Alexander] Celebrity Round - Joe E. Brown [would like to be Joe Di Maggio] No Winner Last Round - A. Punch {Agnes} [No Winner]

Episode 20

Jeanette MacDonald

Tue, Dec 30, 1952

Sponsor: Johnson's Wax Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson First Round - Ingrid Bergman Second Round - A. Dame Celebrity Guest: Jeanette MacDonald wants to be Bing Crosby Fourth Round - P.T. Barnum Last Round - Alexander Hamilton.

Episode 21

Arthur Treacher

Tue, Jan 6, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Walter Winchell Second Round - A. Torso Third Round - Celebrity Guest Arthur Treacher wants to be Hopalong Cassidy Fourth Round - Julius Caesar.

Episode 22

Monty Woolley

Tue, Jan 13, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Bill Cullen, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Harry Truman Second Round - Monty Woolley Celebrity Guest: Monty Woolley wants to be Johnny Ray Last Round - May Love.

Episode 23

Piper Laurie

Tue, Jan 20, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Bill Cullen, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - A. Kick Second Round - Mamie Eisenhower Third Round - Celebrity Guest Piper Laurie wants to be Francis (the talking) Mule Fourth Round - June Groom.

Episode 24

June Havoc

Tue, Jan 27, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax 1st Round - Herbert Hoover 2nd Round - I. Caress 3rd Round - June Havoc wants to be Cleopatra 4th Round - Jack Benny.

Episode 25

Chester Morris

Tue, Feb 3, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - A. Back Second Round - Hans Christian Anderson Third Round - Celebrity Guest Chester Morris wants to be Buffalo Bill Cody Fourth Round - Jackie Gleason.

Episode 26

Robert Montgomery

Tue, Feb 10, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Robert Montgomery Celebrity Guest: Robert Montgomery wants to be Ollie [of Kukla, Fran and Ollie] Third Round - Guglielmo Marconi Last Round - Will Kiss.

Episode 27

Dennis O'Keefe

Tue, Feb 17, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Richard Nixon Second Round - A. Green Lemon Third Round - Celebrity Guest Dennis O'Keefe wants to be Popeye Fourth Round - Will Kick.

Episode 28

Morton Downey

Tue, Feb 24, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Panel: Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - Scarlett O'Hara 2nd Round - A. Clinch 3rd Round - Morton Downey wants to be Bob Hope 4th Round - Ernest Hemingway.

Episode 29

Leslie Caron

Tue, Mar 3, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Enrico Carusa Second Round - A. Baby Third Round - Celebrity Guest Leslie Caron wants to be Louella Parsons.

Episode 30

Frances Langford

Tue, Mar 10, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Panel: Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - Will Faint 2nd Round - Henry Ford 3rd Round - Frances Langford wants to be Lucille Ball 4th Round - Hazel Nut.

Episode 31

Edward Everett Horton

Tue, Mar 17, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Perry Como Second Round - A. Maid (Young Girl) Celebrity Guest: Edward Everett Horton wants to be Mr. America Last Round - Benjamin Franklin.

Episode 32

Gypsy Rose Lee

Tue, Mar 31, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - Rocky Marciano 2nd Round - Mrs. Meredith Willson 3rd Round - Celebrity Gypsy Rose Lee wants to be "Myself" 4th Round - Thomas A. Edison.

Episode 33

Denise Darcel

Tue, Apr 7, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Guest Host: Conrad Nagel Jerry Lester, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Woodrow Wilson Second Round - Capt. Kidd Celebrity Guest: Denise Darcel wants to be Danny Kaye Last Round - A. Male.

Episode 34

Charles Coburn

Tue, Apr 14, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Meredith Wilson First Round - Wendell Willkie Second Round - Charles Coburn Third Round - Celebrity Guest Charles Coburn wants to be Romeo Fourth Round - I. Flirt.

Episode 35

Diana Lynn

Tue, Apr 21, 1953

Episode 36

Eva Gabor

Tue, Apr 28, 1953

Episode 37

Xavier Cugat

Tue, May 5, 1953

Episode 38

Marilyn Maxwell

Tue, May 12, 1953

Episode 39

Brian Donlevy

Tue, May 19, 1953

Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle appeared on this episode of the classic game show in the "I'd like to be..." segment. The panel had to find out through yes or no questioning that Mickey would have liked to have been Prince Phillip of England, if he wasn't himself. Two strong clues give away the date of the original airing of this episode. Host Robert Q. Lewis mentioned to Mantle that he had watched the Yankee game the day before the show's taping and remarked that it was a very long game. The Yankees in fact played an extra inning game in New York on Sunday, May 17, 1953 that lasted 3:33. This episode must have been taped in a theatre on Monday, May 18 for broadcast on Tuesday night May 19. The Yankees did not play the day of the taping, which is the only way Mantle could have appeared as a guest on the show. The second clue exposed that Prince Phillip was married to Princess Elizabeth whom panelist Joan Alexander remarked "is going to be a star in a ceremony shortly." Elizabeth II's coronation ceremony was held on June 2, 1953, just two weeks after Alexander made the comment on the show.

Episode 40

Mickey Mantle

Tue, May 26, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - Dorothy Lamour 2nd Round - A. Stork 3rd Round - Mickey Mantle wants to be Prince Philip 4th Round - Tommy Manville 5th Round - Henry Clay.

Episode 41

Eve Arden

Tue, Jun 9, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Dane Clark 1st Round - Jane Russell 2nd Round - A. Husband 3rd Round - Eve Arden wants to be The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe 4th Round - Virginia Beach 5th Round - Jenny Lind.

Episode 42

Harry James

Tue, Jun 16, 1953

Episode 43

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Tue, Jun 23, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Dane Clark 1st Round - Shirley Booth 2nd Round - A. Wrinkle 3rd Round - Zsa Zsa Gabor wants to be Lady Godiva.

Episode 44

Gracie Fields

Tue, Jun 30, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Bill Stern 1st Round - Bill Stern 2nd Round - Robin Hood 3rd Round - Gracie Fields wants to be Salome 4th Round - A. Brain 5th Round - Rudyard Kipling.

Episode 45

Peter Lawford

Tue, Jul 7, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Gene Rayburn 1st Round - Huey P. Long 2nd Round - Ruby Lips 3rd Round - Peter Lawford wants to be Peter Rabbit.

Episode 46

Steve Allen

Tue, Jul 14, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Meredith Willson 1st Round - John Dillinger 2nd Round - Steve Allen [Jr.] 3rd Round - Celebrity Steve Allen wants to be Gene Autry 4th Round - A. Muscle.

Episode 47

Ronald Reagan

Tue, Jul 21, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Bill Stern 1st Rnd - A. Fish 2nd Rnd - Ronald Reagan 3rd Rnd - Celebrity Ronald Reagan wants to be Edmund Hillary [climbed mt. Everest] 4th Rnd - Abraham Lincoln 5th Rnd - Al Smith.

Episode 48

Mel Torme

Tue, Jul 28, 1953

Sponser: Johnson's Wax Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Bill Stern 1st Round - Robinson Crusoe [Possibly 1st African American on show] 2nd Round - A. Hen 3rd Round - Mel Torme wants to be Billy the Kid 4th Round - Ed Sullivan.

Episode 49

Gloria DeHaven

Tue, Aug 4, 1953

Sponser: Swanson Panel: Carl Reiner, Joan Alexander, Bill Stern 1st Round - Marilyn Monroe 2nd Round - Michael Angelo 3rd Round - Gloria DeHaven wants to be Eve 4th Round - A. Harem.

Episode 50

Burt Lancaster

Tue, Aug 11, 1953

Episode 51

Charlie Ruggles

Tue, Aug 18, 1953

Episode 52

Franchot Tone

Tue, Aug 25, 1953