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The show takes off like a lead balloon, mostly due to a reused gag from an earlier episode. Fred somehow manages to ad lib his way out of it, and on to other teasing his bandleader, Peter VanStetin. The news of the week covers opinions on college entrance requirements. Marketing jingles, Female college grads, Swallowing goldfish, And the imagined use of barkers to win new enrollments. The Merrymacks have their song snipped.
Portland Hoffa is on hand to hear from one of Fred’s top fans, but he turns out to be re cycled from Jack Benny’s show. Mr Bradley is the featured amateur of the week. Fred learns all about being a worm farmer. How does he find his worms? What kind do fish like the best? Win Murray has her song snipped.
The audience roundtable is made up of: A sheriff at the World’s Fair, tells about the latest at the fair. Mrs Harmon is a hostess at a nightclub. Finally,, a used car salesman, but can Fred talk him into getting into the new car biz?The question: Should a boy pay for his date if she makes more money than him? The Merrymacksx have their song snipped.
The Mighty Allen Art Players spoof the game show, Information Please.. Time to stump the experts. The show where listeners send in questions to win if the panel can’t answer it. The master of ceremonies, and panelists all have names, not quite the same as the real personalities who might typically hold those jobs. The overly easy questions still manage to stump the dimwitted panelists.
