This is odd - Dick Sargent and Fannie Flagg were on Tattletales as a married couple back in 1975?!?

They weren't appearing as a married couple, she was just his "lady." Several "couples" appeared on the show but were not romantically involved.

Oh, right - thank you, R1. Seemed strange.

In England this show was called Mr. & Mrs. - which added to my confusion.

It's interesting that a gay man and a lesbian went as a 'couple'. Was it convenience, or were they really friends?

[quote]It's interesting that a gay man and a lesbian went as a 'couple'.

Quite.

Absolutely!

Why didn't Fannie ask me to be her "merkin" for Tattletales?

Was this while Fannie was living with Susan Flannery?

Thank God my show had a bit of class, well actually a lot of class

[quote]It's interesting that a gay man and a lesbian went as a 'couple'.

Interesting? It's peculiar.

I swear once Phyllis Diller and the recently late Rip Taylor were on as a couple too.

They should do a new version along the same lines as this little fiasco, call it "How well do you know your faghag?"

Hilarity ensues.

[quote]I swear once Phyllis Diller and the recently late Rip Taylor were on as a couple too.

What's more amazing is they are the same person.

R10 Actually, I think you are mixing up her second husband Warde Donovan and Rip Taylor. I did too when I was watching it on Buzzr. Donovan and Taylor looked like they could be twins, both were flamboyant and identified as bisexual.

So they would ask friends intimate questions that only a partner would/should know the answers to?

I mean, that was the point of the game, right?

Didn't Paul Lynde appear on the show with some hag as a "couple"

I swear, I remember that

Those two appear every bit as in love as Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper!

It's a slightly less tacky version of "The Newlywed Game," but with celebrities.

Dick thought he was dating "Trannie" Flagg.

Tattle/Fannie BUMP.

They did this all the time with gay guys and lesbians. And of course, they always lost because they just didn't know each other as intimately as the married couples. Still, it was fun.

[quote]They did this all the time with gay guys and lesbians.

I think it's ridiculous. But I love it.

[quote]They did this all the time with gay guys and lesbians.

Here's a 1977 "Tattletales" episode with Charles Nelson Reilly and his "lady," Elizabeth Allen. The other two female contestants are Debra Winger (she was on "Wonder Woman" at the time) and Suzanne Somers.

Charles Nelson Reilly & Elizabeth Allen

Is it back...….???!!!

It's 100% true. In fact, Dick had Barry Gibb write "Fanny Be Tender With My Love" as a tribute to their hot, passionate affair.