556     February 24, 1964 (LIVE)
Bill, Betsy, Henry, Bess

Lowell Crow, Oris Crow, Mrs. Opal Fisher, William Crow, Mrs. Daisy Briggs, Mrs. Grace Shaw, Mrs. Gertrude Baldwin, Mrs. Annie Bachelor and Mrs. Mamie Fisher: “Our parents are backstage…They’re celebrating their 74th wedding anniversary tonight”                 
The nine contestants are all brothers and sisters in the same family, and range in age from 54 to 73.  Their parents, Everett and Perlina, are each 95 years old.  Everett performs “Oh, Dem Golden Slippers” (1879) on a violin he made himself.  Perlina is revealed to be a card player, who particularly enjoys penny ante poker. 

Harvey Jones from Detroit: “I’m Cassius Clay’s sparring partner” and Jesse Bowdry from St Louis: “I’m Sonny Liston’s sparring partner” 
The highly anticipated title bout between the two heavyweight boxers would take place the next night.  Clay, a huge underdog, would win the fight in the seventh round when Liston declined to continue.  The bout, and the May 1965 rematch which Clay (by that time known as Muhammad Ali) won by a first round knockout, remain two of the most famous and most controversial fights in the sport’s history.  Here, Garry reads a long poem written by Clay about the upcoming fight, as well as a brief statement from Liston.     

Special guest Morey Amsterdam had the panel memorize a list of fifty jokes earlier in the week, and tests them on their recall of the jokes when prompted by a subject.  As always when Amsterdam comes to visit, this is a play on his well-publicized ability to come up with a joke on any topic on the spot.