PEOPLE.

>> CATHY: MINNESOTA'S CURRENT ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON WAS A U.S.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT BACK THEN.

TIME CERTAINLY FLIES, DOESN'T IT?

THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO SHARE THE ANSWER TO THE FIRST INDEX FILE QUESTION OF 2026.

I KNOW, I KNOW, WE'RE REALLY LATE ON THIS.

HERE'S A QUICK REMINDER OF THE QUESTION.

WE TRAVELED BACK IN TIME TO THE SPRING OF 1966 WHEN WELL-KNOWN TELEVISION PERSONALITY JOHNNY CARSON ENGAGED IN A "TONIGHT SHOW" "PERFORMANCE" WITH PROPS THAT BOOSTED THE BUSINESS OF A LESSER-KNOWN MINNESOTAN.

OUR QUESTION FOR YOU WAS QUITE SIMPLE.

WHAT MINNESOTA PRODUCT DID JOHNNY CARSON PLAY WITH ON THE "TONIGHT SHOW?"

THE PRODUCERS FEARED THIS ONE MIGHT BE TOO EASY, BUT IT WAS NOT FOR THESE CALLERS.

>> Cathy: WELL, CAROL, WE ARE WARMING UP RIGHT NOW, NOT AS WARM AS ARIZONA, BUT THERE YOU GO.

FOR THIS WEEK'S RIGHT ANSWER, WE TURN TO JOHN IN PLYMOUTH.

>> CATHY: YES, YOU ARE CORRECT!

THERE THEY ARE!

JOHNNY CARSON FAMOUSLY PLAYED TWISTER WITH EVA GABOR OF -- REMEMBER GREEN ACRES, THE TV SHOW, SURE YOU DO.

ON MAY 3, 1966, ON THE "TONIGHT SHOW."

MILTON BRADLEY WAS PLANNING TO PULL TWISTER OFF THE MARKET DUE TO LACKLUSTER SALES.

BUT THE RISQUE GAME "THAT TIES YOU UP IN KNOTS" SKYROCKETED IN POPULARITY AFTER THE SHOW, DELIGHTING MINNESOTA CO-CREATOR REYNOLDS GEYER, WHO ALSO CREATED THE NERF BALL.

REMEMBER THE NERF BALL?

I NEVER REALLY LIKED TWISTER, I NEVER GOT IT, ANYWAY.

WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME LEFT FOR A TUNE.

THANKFULLY.

IT WAS THIS WEEK WAY BACK IN 1981 - 45 YEARS AGO - THAT THE LATE RICHIE HAVENS PERFORMED ON THE "NIGHTTIMES VARIETY PROGRAM."

NIGHTTIMES WAS A GREAT SHOW, BY THE WAY.

TAKE A LISTEN.

WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK.

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