Last Summary Update: None New Year's Eve at Grandma's Airdate: Friday - December 31, 1971 WOR Show Original Airing (NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.) First Spoken Line After Theme Ends Yes, it's cruel cold on the waterfront. . . . Show Description Shep reads "New Year's Eve" by Robert Service He talks about the New Year's Eve shows he did in the past. Town Hall, Limelight, 1 Sheraton Square. New Year's Eve at Grandma's with all the cousins. They watched the Times Square celebration and couldn't understand the 1 hour time difference. Granma brings out a tray of pickled herring - "For good luck!" Outside they hear shooting and suddenly the street is crawling with police cars with their search lights pointing towards a third floor apartment across the street. On TV they see the report that the police are in a shootout with "Big Lefty McGoon" on the north side of Chicago. "Big Lefty" gets caught and the kids all celebrate midnight. Commercials (All times approximate) Time Sponsor Notes 14:45 Ornithopter (Flying Bird) 15:17 General Tire Music (All times approximate) Time Music Title Notes 04:32 Boodle Am Shake