Frame grab from a 1970's episode of the TV game show "To Tell the Truth" featuring three women stating that they are the world's only female Organ Grinder.

Monkeying Around with the Truth

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It’s important for a documentary to reveal the the truth about its subject. Sometimes, that truth involves subterfuge – such as when the Organ Grinder was featured on a nationwide TV game show!

Will the real “World’s Only” female Organ Grinder please stand up?

Frame from a 1970’s episode of “To Tell the Truth” featuring the Organ Grinder’s “Monkey Lady”- can you guess which person is the genuine article?
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