Johnny Carson and guest Eva Gabor play the “Twister” game.

On the May 3, 1966, episode of the Tonight Show, Johnny Carson took a few
minutes to demonstrate the little-known new party game. His guest that night
was actress Eva Gabor. After a few right foot reds and left hand blues, Carson
and Gabor were playfully entangled and the studio audience was in hysterics.

It has been said that if it hadn’t been for Johnny Carson, “Twister” may have
never gotten off the ground. The game went on to sell more than 3 million
copies over the next year.

Willie Hugh Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas and raised by
his grandparents.

Nelson, one of the most recognized artists in country music, has
acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been
involved in activism for the legalization of marijuana.

After graduating from high school, in 1950, 
Willie Nelson joined the Air Force but was
later discharged due to back problems.

Original run on ABC: April 29, 1961 – January 3, 1998.

Jim McKay (James Kenneth McManus)
(September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008)

McKay was the original host of the sports anthology series
that primarily aired on Saturday afternoons with a succession
of co-hosts beginning in 1987.

In 2007, Wide World of Sports was named by Time Magazine
on its list of the 100 best television programs of all-time.

Mike Wallace, after years working in radio and television, began
hosting The Mike Wallace Interview on ABC. He interviewed many 
senators, authors, actresses, politicians and a Klansman. The show
ended in September 1958. Wallace was direct and occasionally he 
was confrontational.

Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012)