Kirk Gibson from Providence, Rhode Island: “I own the oldest
automobile in the U.S….It was built in 1867”
The
Dudgeon Steam Wagon, nicknamed “The Red Devil” is one of the earliest
self-propelled road vehicles built in the United States. Richard Dudgeon
designed and built a steam-powered wagon because he hoped to end the
mistreatment of horses. In the early 1940s, Gibson and a partner
purchased the car from the Dudgeon family for $500. It resided in a Massachusetts auto museum for
years, including at the time of this appearance. Gibson would donate it to the Smithsonian in
1981, where it was displayed for many years but is today in storage.
Delmar Gibbons from Salem, Oregon:
“Two weeks ago I had the measles…I had the mumps at the same time…Along with
measles and mumps, I had chicken pox…On top of it all – I had a cold…I feel
fine now!”
Before
practical vaccines, the “big three” childhood diseases were responsible for a
lot of suffering in kids, and a lot of worry for parents, though they seldom
struck one child all at the same time like this. Mumps and measles vaccines in
the 1960s, and a varicella vaccine for chickenpox in the 1990s, greatly reduced
the number and the severity of those diseases.
Delmar is given flowers, candy and a book for his mother, who had to
stay home with the mumps.
Special
Guest Nancy Walker thinks the studio needs a “spring cleaning,” and enlists the
panel to help in a variety of household chores.
The tiny actress (4’11”) with the oversized personality is primarily known
as a stage performer at this point, with many credits from the 1950s and into
the 1960s. She would later be known to television fans as Ida Morgenstern, the mother of Valerie Harper’s Rhoda (1974-1978) as well as for a
popular series of commercials for Bounty paper towels.
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