[78-L] "House Party" ^

[David Lennick]

Was Art driving the station wagon that picked her up after she'd finished 
cleaning your house?

dl

soundthink at aol.com wrote:
> "House Party" always brings up a sore point with me. I watched the show when I was a kid and always got a kick out of it. It wasn't my favorite show, but it was enjoyable. 
> One day, a phone call came in and the woman who was cleaning our house answered it. She said one thing to the person on the other end: "Art Linkletter's House Party." When she hung up, I asked her who was on the phone. She said it was someone taking a survey on what the favorite show was in our household. Now, I loved "The Wild, Wild West," "Get Smart," "The Addams Family," "Mission Impossible," and a bunch of other shows and NEVER would have named "House Party" as my favorite. So I was ticked that the Ginell household had voted for this harmless little afternoon show. A waste of a vote. My parents laughed at my anger, but I've never forgotten it. Art Linkletter. Phooey.
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> Cary Ginell
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