139     June 8, 1955
Bill, Jayne, Henry, Faye

William DuBose from Fremont, Ohio: “I’m going to throw steak knives…at my mother-in-law!” 
William “Tex” DuBose is an amateur knife thrower, but apparently good enough for mom to take part in his routine.  His “target” is usually his wife Wanda.  He also claims to be a fire eater and a whip snapper.   A clip from this segment is shown on the Fourth Anniversary program [ E192 ].

Ira Barricini from New York City: “I gave away half a million lollipops” 
When the Salk polio vaccine became widely available to children in the mid-fifties, lollipops were the popular enticement to get the kiddies to get their shots.  The treats were usually donated by candy manufacturers, and in the greater New York area, none were more generous than the Barricini company.  Barricini Candies started out as a chocolate company in 1928 and eventually expanded to include dozens of popular locations throughout the Northeast and beyond.  In 1971, the company would be acquired by rival Loft’s Candies, the first in a series of ownership and management changes that would result in all Barricini and Loft’s stores being closed by 1988.   

Special Guest Spike Jones conducts the panel in a performance of “Cocktails for Two”                 
“Cocktails for Two” (1934) was a popular Big Band standard most often associated with Duke Ellington.  The comedic version released in 1944 by Spike Jones and His City Slickers included wacky sound effects amidst the earnest lyrics.  It became the City Slickers’ biggest hit.  Today, to the degree the song is remembered at all, it is usually the Spike Jones novelty version that is recalled.  Here, the panel supplies the sound effects.