478     March 26, 1962
Bill, Betsy, Merv Griffin, Bess

Henry Morgan hosts

Merv Griffin is the visiting host of Play Your Hunch and would make another panel appearance three weeks later ( E481 ).  The panelists are introduced individually, ending with a newly trim Betsy.  Betsy gave birth to her daughter Melissa (“Missy”) Merandino on Monday, March 19.   

[Joyce Stewart] from Indianapolis: “I’m recovering from a broken knee” 
[Arlene DeSanto] from Rosedale, New Jersey: “I’m recovering from a dislocated sacroiliac” 
[Jack Kelly] from Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “I’m recovering from a broken finger” 
[Gerry Quigley] from Hemstead, Long Island: “I’m recovering from a broken nose” 
Together: “We were dancing The Twist” 
The Twist continues to be a nationwide craze, as it was the previous fall when Arthur Murray taught the panel how to do it ( E457 ).  As the fad continued, more and more stories came out about the physical hazards.  In January, the American Medical Association issued a caution against people over the age of 40 even doing the dance, due to the risk of dislocated joints, slipped discs and muscle sprains.

Mr. X: “My father is backstage” Master Y: “My father is backstage too” Mr. Z: “Both of them are my sons” 
Wacky childbirth.  Robert Hume and David Hume are about fifty years apart in age (David is very young) and are half-brothers.  Edward Hume, their father, remarried after the death of his first wife, and raised a second family.   

Special guest Ann Sothern stands behind a large box: “It’s a new musical instrument…it can sound like a full orchestra” 
The Chamberlin Music Master is a keyboard that realistically imitates a variety of instruments by playing prerecorded snippets of tape.  It was essentially an analog version of today’s digital samplers.  The Chamberlain and its later rival the Mellotron would be used by musical artists for decades, though neither was produced in large quantities.  Only a few hundred Chamberlain units were ever made.  Here, Sothern demonstrates the instrument backed by Norman Paris and his orchestra.  Later, Paris shows some of the more complicated effects that can be done.