Four unidentified men: “We are landlords of Jayne, Bill, Henry & Faye”
Unidentified contestant: “I have a million dollars worth of diamonds
in my pocket.”
Special guest Charles Coburn : “I am going to give each
panelist a towel.”
Why? Honestly, we have no idea. Maybe it tied into a role Coburn played in his career.
Harvey Chapman from Los Angeles (and his creation, Garco): “I
invented the mechanical robot”
Chapman built the mechanical man out of discarded airplane parts for the Garrett Corporation (hence "gar-co"), an aerospace company based in LA. Standing five and a half feet tall and weighing 250 pounds, he looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie. Garco can do a variety of mechanical tricks, but only with the guidance of a human operator. He's basically a very elaborate electromechanical puppet. While his corporate overlords waxed poetic about all the ways Garco could improve society, in the end he was mostly a publicity machine. He made personal appearances at industry conventions and charity events, as well as on various TV shows. Those would include a notable visit with Walt Disney on a 1957 episode of The Wonderful World of Color. Prone to mechanical breakdowns, Garco had a relatively short lifespan. While a 1961 newspaper article says the robot is "not dead yet," that article is really the last meaningful reference to Garco in the present tense, and today his whereabouts and/or final resting place are unknown.
This episode has not been reviewed. Information comes from alternate sources, including Gil Fates' handwritten notes. Quoted secrets are based on those notes and are believed to be accurate.
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