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Topic: Peggy Whitson on To Tell The Truth (ABC)
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thisismills
Member Posts: 341
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-29-2020 07:43 PM
   
On Thursday (8/27/2020) this week, saw an episode of "To Tell The Truth" which featured astronaut Peggy Whitson in the first segment. She was accompanied by two imposters (both non-astronauts) all claiming to be the American who holds the record for time in space. Only one of the four panelists got it right that it was Peggy. Since I don't watch this show regularly, I wasn't sure if this was a new episode or a re-run from a past season. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 44543
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-29-2020 10:04 PM
The episode (season 5, episode 4) originally aired on June 11, 2020, but it seems to have gone by with little attention by the space community. The show appears to avoid promoting who their mystery guests are in advance. 
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thisismills
Member Posts: 341
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-29-2020 10:51 PM
Thanks for that info Robert, no wonder I missed it the first go around.While flipping through the channels, I saw Peggy talking, and genuinely thought "wow, this is cool, an astronaut on a prime-time national broadcast TV show, what's this all about." However, I quickly realized the whole premise of the show was that no-one knew who she was, and it felt like a let down. Also, it was disappointing that a few panelists couldn't envision that the record holder would be a woman and voted for another contestant based on that line of thinking. The panel really acted surprised at the end, which also seems to be part of the show's intended draw. I understand that most details of the space program aren't at the forefront for many outside of the space community... it put things back into perspective. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 44543
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-29-2020 11:32 PM
The one person to correctly choose Whitson, Patti LaBelle, has worked with NASA before, lending her voice in tribute to the STS-107 fallen crew and in celebration of Goddard Space Flight Center's 50th anniversary. Though I cannot find any direct evidence of such (as in a photo), I wonder if LaBelle had met Whitson before — though her reaction on the show would suggest not. | |
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