Art Linkletter And The Kids
Art Linkletter And The Kids
Opening credits. A Programs for Television Inc. Presentation. Title card, two female and two male Caucasian children superimposed around texted title with picture of host Art Linkletter in middle.
Art Linkletter And The Kids
Program host Art Linkletter introduces himself, states that in all his time on television and radio, his favorites interviews are with people over 80 and children under 10 because they have no fear of the truth and will openly speak their minds. He gives an anecdote about a 5 year old girl who gave him an honest and funny answer to the question, "How did mommy and daddy meet?" Studio audience of adult Caucasian men and women laughing. Linkletter says you never know what child will say, teases the next segment where he "meets the kids."
Art Linkletter And The Kids
Program host Art Linkletter enters "Art Linkletter's Playroom," where three children sit at desks. Linkletter disputes the notion that children should be seen, not heard. Linkletter sits down next to Roger, an Asian-American male child, and introduces himself. He tries to guess Roger's last name, doing a play on words by guessing his last name is "White," when in fact, it's "Wong." Linkletter thinks he remembers Roger, asks if he was the one who wanted to be a doctor. Roger says yes, doesn't know what kind of doctor yet. Linkletter asks what kind of dreams he has; Roger says he doesn't dream much, but he's dreamed of fairies that fly; Linkletter asks if the fairies fly up to heaven; Roger says they don't. Linkletter wonders what Roger's heaven is like; Roger thinks heaven is full of golden diamonds; Linkletter thinks that sounds great, but doesn't want to be there yet, asks if Roger does; he thinks about it for a second, says he does. Linkletter stumps Roger by saying that if he becomes a doctor he's going keep people from going to heaven. Linkletter says goodbye to Roger, noting he'll come to him if he gets a stomach ache.
Art Linkletter And The Kids
Program host Art Linkletter says hello to Louise, a Caucasian child, compliments her hair, asks if someone helped curl her hair; Louise says no. Linkletter asks if she has her own teeth; Louise says she still has them all. Linkletter asks how old she is; Louise says she's 5 years old, but wants to be 11. Linkletter asks why 11, Louise says then she can be like her sister Judy and go to school. Linkletter asks if she has any other siblings and Louise says she has two big sisters and one little sister, who is two weeks old. Linkletter asks what she looks like; Louise says she has brown curly hair, but gold on the side; Linkletter asks why she thinks her hair is turning gold there, and Louise thinks it's God, because who else would make it turn gold? Linkletter asks Louise the prettiest thing she ever saw in her life; she says a deer she saw in Yosemite. Linkletter asks what else she saw there; she saw a big brown cinnamon bear that was tearing up a tent, but first it was looking for food in the frying pan before it got up on its hind legs and tore the tent apart. Linkletter confirms it wasn't her tent which it why it seems so funny to her. Linkletter says he'll have to meet Louise and her family in Yosemite next summer and they can see the bears together.
Art Linkletter And The Kids
Program host Art Linkletter greets Glen, a Caucasian male child, and complements him on his tan. Glen says he lives in North Hollywood, California. Linkletter notes his blond, light complexion, asks who he thinks he looks like in his family; Glen says he looks like his dad. Linkletter asks Glen what he wants to be when he grows up; Glen says his father said he should be a tobacco auctioneer because he talks so fast and so much. Linkletter heard that Glen wanted to ask him a question. Glen asks Linkletter if he knows what the longest word in the English language is; Linkletter says he doesn't, does Glen? Glen says it's "antidisestablishmentarianism." Linkletter is impressed, asks him who told him to ask that question. Glen says his dad. Linkletter, laughing, says the father "loaded him up for the show, aimed at me, and pulled the trigger." Linkletter says goodbye to Glen before moving on to the next child.
Art Linkletter And The Kids
Program host Art Linkletter greets Fraun, a Caucasian female. Linkletter calls her a cowgirl and asks what's the name of her horse; Fraun calls her horse "Craiggy." Linkletter asks what she likes to do best; Fraun says she likes playing in the mud, making mud pies; Linkletter asks what flavor mud pies she makes, Fraun replies "cherry mud pies." Linkletter asks Fraun about a pet of hers that got sick; Fraun says her Collie dog, Blackie, was poisoned by "a kid with a bicycle." Linkletter asks how this all happened and Fraun does her best to explain it. Linkletter asks what Fraun wants to be when she grows up; Fraun wants to be a nurse that helps the Marine Corps. Linkletter asks if she knows how her mother and father met; Fraun doesn't know. Linkletter asks if she'd marry him; she nods yes. Linkletter remarks that she's very sweet and bids her goodbye. Linkletter tells the audience that soon he will pick a girl and let her try something new: how to mix a cake.
Art Linkletter And The Kids
Program host Art Linkletter introduces segment in which five year old Caucasian female child, Fraun, makes her first cake. Linkletter says Fraun has seen her mother in the kitchen and asks Fraun what is the first thing that goes into a bowl when making a cake; Fraun takes the flour and pours it all into the bowl. Linkletter asks what goes in next; Fraun pours some milk into the bowl. She goes for the eggs next, but Linkletter suggests mixing it first. Fraun decides to break two eggs into the bowl. Fraun mixes the contents. Linkletter suggests breaking another egg into the bowl; Fraun does so. Linkletter suggests adding vanilla; Fraun takes the bottle of vanilla extract and pours generously into the bowl. Linkletter deadpans into the camera and says, "It's gonna be vanilla." Fraun mixes the contents while Linkletter suggests next time to skip a few steps and get cake mix. Linkletter jokes he won't endanger the lives of anyone in the audience by putting that mixture in the oven, but he will invite Fraun and the other children to the Toy Wagon and pick out a toy to take home. Linkletter thanks the audience for tuning in to the show, says goodbye.
Art Linkletter And The Kids
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