Pat Carroll, Henry Morgan, June Lockhart, Richard Dawson
Charles Gramlich, the City Manager of McAlester, Oklahoma feeds corn to pigeons for reasons other than nutrition: “It’s birth control pills”
Like a lot of cities, McAlester has a pigeon problem. They typically held an annual “pigeon shoot” in
downtown, but merchants became concerned about scaring off customers. Instead, Gramlich and city leaders attempted
a more humane solution: chemically treated corn, put out for the birds during
their fall mating period. The effort
would prove to be ineffective. Next fall, McAlester would be back to shooting
the birds.
Frank Zane from Santa Monica: “I’m Mr. Universe”
Zane is introduced as a middle school math teacher with an international title in an unrelated field. Zane would become one of the most famous practitioners of the sport, winning three consecutive Mr Olympia titles (1977-1979) and losing a fourth one in 1980 to Arnold Schwarzenegger in a controversial decision. He is one of only three bodybuilders who has ever defeated Schwarzenegger in competition. He would go on to write a dozen books about fitness and bodybuilding. He would retire from competition in 1983 but remain active in the field. Zane’s wife Christine, who holds the title Miss Universe Bikini, appears wearing (naturally) a bikini.
Special guest Bill Macy is cooking with a block of ice between the range and his frying pan.
What Macy calls a “cool heat range” would eventually be known to the public as an induction range. Induction ranges use electromagnetic energy to heat a metal surface such as a skillet without generating much heat on the range itself. Westinghouse developed this early model. Induction ranges are still popular today. Macy is just beginning his best-known role, as the long-suffering husband of Bea Arthur’s title character in Maude (1972-78). His later career would consist mostly of smaller roles in film and guest spots on various television series. He is not related to the actor William H Macy.
William Fenning from Los Angeles has a Yellow Pages ad that features several large buildings: “We’re wreckers. We tore down those buildings.”
Fenning’s business is the Cleveland Wrecking Company. He explains that the company doesn’t just destroy buildings but salvages raw materials and historical artifacts for resale. The company is based in Los Angeles but has offices across the country. Just not in Cleveland. The original owners named the business for their hometown, having no idea it would eventually become a national concern.
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