41    July 22, 1953
Bill, Jayne, Henry, Faye

Alice and Barbara Rogers: “We have our triplet sister under the desk” 
Silly fun with ten-year-old siblings.  The third young girl is named Carol (A-B-C).  In lieu of cigarettes, Garry gives each girl a piggy bank with a silver dollar inside.   

Esther Katz of Dorchester, MS: “I had a baby at a bridge game” 
Mrs. Katz’s now four-year-old appears at the end of the segment, and Garry gives her a doll.   

Special Guest David Niven: “I’m sitting on a cake of ice” 

Niven plugs his new movie The Moon Is Blue (1953), even briefly acknowledging the controversy surrounding it.  The film was condemned by various decency monitors for using words like “virgin,” “mistress,” “seduce,” and “pregnant" in the script.  Aside from the dialogue it was a tame film, ridiculously so by today's standards.  Moore halfheartedly tries to sell the gag of connecting Niven’s seat of ice and “the moon is blue,” but the joke does not appear to land.   

[Lee Adlerstein] of Brooklyn, NY:  “I bought my marriage license today.”                 
Barely wacky matrimony.   

The show ends with a new segment in which the panel reveals personal secrets about themselves.  They are asked about their earliest public performances, and all mention small parts from childhood plays.

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