Maxwell was a pretty but forgettable young actress of the 40s and 50s who was better known for stories of her personal life, including a fling with Frank Sinatra and a surprisingly open multi-year affair with Bob Hope. She was also close with actor Rock Hudson and "dated" him for years to help hide his homosexuality from the public.
George Larrick from Washington DC: “This machine costs $4,200…It
is absolutely useless”
Larrick is the Commissioner of the
Food and Drug Administration. The
machine was marketed as a device to straighten out your spine, and thereby cure
other ailments, but was seized by the FDA after they determined it really
served no purpose at all. Garry brings
out other quack medical-cure devices seized by the FDA to protect consumers.
Mr X: “I’m the first man to pole vault over 16 feet”
Marine
Corporal John Uelses broke the mark on February 2 at the Millrose Games in
Madison Square Garden, one of the premiere track and field events in the
country. In a time when track and field
was a big deal even outside Olympic years, his accomplishment made world
headlines and led to a cover story in Sports
Illustrated. Although he would only
hold the world record for a couple of months, he revolutionized the sport as
one of the first vaulters to use a fiberglass pole, which would quickly become
standard. Though the 16 foot mark was
once considered unbreakable, the current record is over 20 feet. The show has film of Uelses’ jump.
Special guest James Garner brings
clips from various sporting events, some of them quite ridiculous, and has the
panel predict the outcomes. Garner gained fame for playing Bret Maverick in the TV series Maverick (1957-1962). The series is in its final season, though Garner left the show in 1960 in a contract dispute with Warner Bros. Oddly, although it is the role that made him famous, Garner only played Bret Maverick in 52 of the original 124 episodes. He is currently starring in the motion picture The
Children’s Hour (1961).
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