Mrs Harold Knapp from Ontario, Canada: “I made this dress out
of 204 nylon stockings”
It's a lovely dress. And her name is Wilma.
David Tuch from Los Angeles, California: “I played 54 holes of
golf…18 holes in New York, 18 holes in Chicago, 18 holes in California…All on
the same day”
In an era
when cross-country flight was still something of a novelty, Tuch and a friend teed off in
New York at five in the morning and finished up their round in Los Angeles around
7:00pm Pacific time. They spent months working out the details and both celebrated their 50th birthdays with the feat.
Special guest Alan King used a UNIVAC
computer to find a birthday gift for Garry, based on a questionnaire Garry
filled out a few days earlier. The panel
had filled out the questionnaire as well, each trying to answer the way Garry
would have, and they present Garry with their gifts. The show’s fascination with the “electronic
brain” continues. Later, the singers and
dancers from Garry’s variety show present him with a final gift, which turns
out to be Durward Kirby dressed as a doll.
This episode was recorded on December 23, and Bill accidentally wishes
Garry a Merry Christmas. Garry will turn
49 on January 31st.