432     May 10, 1961
Johnny Carson, Betsy, Henry, Bess

Wayne Koons from Lyons, Kansas and George Cox from Eustis, Florida: “We’re the helicopter pilots who picked up Astronaut Shepard”
On May 5, Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7 became the first American in space. The flight was originally scheduled for April of 1960, but various delays in launching the mission allowed Russia’s Yuri Gagarin to beat him to space by a few weeks.   His entire flight only lasted about fifteen minutes, blastoff to splashdown, but the successful launch and recovery became a source of American pride.  Koons and Cox are Marine lieutenants.   


Special Guest Donald O’Connor tests the panel’s memory, seeing if they can recall the questions they asked during the game.   
A recording of the game is replayed, and the panel (as well as Garry and O’Connor) try to lip-synch to their original dialogue. O’Connor is promoting The Wonders of Aladdin (1961), in which he plays the title character.   

In the final segment, Henry is presented with his 1925 Model T automobile, his successful trade for the horse from the past two shows. 

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