- Johnny describes possible sequels. Bob Hope; Carol Burnett (Once Upon a Mattress (1972), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)); Joe Flynn recalls running for the legislature in both Ohio and California; Dr. William A. Nolen (book "A Surgeon's World").
- For the comedy segment, Johnny describes spin-offs from well-known movies; the bit receives a mild response, and he ends it early. Bob Hope first teases Johnny for taking over the studio Hope had preferred to use for his specials; he notes that the studio originally had less seating, but seats were added so that he could perform closer to the audience. Hope also comments on Truman Capote's recent appearance on the show, in which he disparaged the intelligence of actors. He then talks about the Christmas special he is filming in another studio, to be aired three nights later. Johnny shows a magnified section of Albrecht Dürer's 1511 painting "Adoration of the Trinity", in which many observers have noticed a figure who looks very much like Hope. Hope also tells some jokes about the size of the Democrats' loss to Nixon in the recent election, and compliments Sargent Shriver for his performance after becoming the Democrats' vice presidential candidate late in the race. Finally he mentions his upcoming USO tour to Vietnam, Thailand, and Diego Garcia, expressing the hope that the following year they would have peace, and saying that the credit goes to the people in uniform. Carol Burnett and Johnny reminisce about working together on "The Garry Moore Show". She then speaks about doing a new version of "Once Upon a Mattress" for TV and how elements left out of her 1964 black-and-white version were now allowed for broadcast. She also describes attending Hollywood High School, and mentions her new film "Pete 'n' Tillie", with Walter Matthau. She says her family has only been producing girls since 1902, and suggests to Johnny that attractive men produce daughters; Johnny notes that he has three sons, while Ed mentions that he has both daughters and sons. Burnett then talks about the grandmother who raised her, married at least 3 times (maybe 6), who was dating up to the end of her life. Joe Flynn gives a rambling account of attending the opening of Walt Disney World in Florida, and meeting Hope at 3 AM while taking a tour near the pool, and how he drew a crowd even then. He then tells of running for the state legislature in Ohio early in his career, simply because he needed a job; he won the primary, but lost the general election by 600 votes out of 80,000. He notes that he later ran for the California Assembly, losing by a huge margin, and mentions his appointment by Governor Pat Brown to the State Art Commission in California, a job that carried virtually no responsibilities; he recalls that one of Governor Reagan's first acts in office was to remove him. He says that when he goes to parties, he rates them by how many business cards he can collect. Dr. William Nolen, author of two books about medical practice, talks about his experience as a surgeon and broader medical topics. He says that he was only a B student in college, and laments the fact that this would likely disqualify him now for medical school admission; noting his own large hands, he dismisses the traditional belief that slender hands make better surgeons, and says it is better to make a large incision to get a better look at problems. He explains that being the only surgeon in his county in Minnesota has both rewards and drawbacks, and comments on claims that many surgeries are performed unnecessarily. He also discusses the high cost of malpractice insurance, noting a recent case in which cotton was left in a patient; he recalls that in his first surgery, he left a clamp in a man's abdomen which was not discovered until he treated the man for a different complaint seven years later.—lenab9011
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