and i mentioned at the beginning of the program we have some very
very exciting news if you're like me if you love if you crave you can't get enough of good fresh
summertime sweetcorn ladies and gentlemen say
hello to ed sullivan building engineer mr george clark george welcome to the show
it's your walkie talkie right there george you're about to embark on something terribly
terribly thrilling and exciting aren't you yes can you can you turn off the walkie-talkie there
and atta boy there you go george now uh you've seen you've seen george on the show before roll
the videotape of george making appearances on this program arius throwing a tv out the window of the
ed sullivan theater building just doing a little cleanup work for us and then next there there's
george and regis that's george in the middle as george uh one night after the show he just
came up to the office and we danced badass thank you very much so george uh what do you like best
about summertime the hot weather you like the hot weather what else um said the water rides water
slides are good anything else corn fresh corn on the cob you know i'm from indiana and when i was
a kid we'd have it in the backyard and we'd just boil it up and eat ourselves sick we'd be just
like old horses we'd eat till we passed out on this corn and since then for some reason i've been
unable to recreate that experience so george we're sending you out to the midwest on a quest for corn
are you as thrilled about this as i am
so george i don't know how long you're gonna be gone i know you're leaving tomorrow do you
know where you're going illinois illinois and that's where you'll test taste your first sample
of good old-fashioned american sweet corn god
bless you george clark we'll look forward to hearing from you thank you very much
between you and me i don't think he wants to go i don't blame him i think i'm the only one who
cares about this i'm excited about that's all right when you see how delighted i am
then you'll be delighted okay not like tonight but later when you see how delighted i am then you'll
be delighted before we bring out amy grant ladies and gentlemen it's something i'm very excited
about it's george clark's quest for corn let's go turn it on here we have it george clark west
there you go all right george how are you what do you want it's me dave george how you doing fine
where are you now george i'm in omaha nebraska and it looks like you have some bad weather blowing in
there huh there have been some lightning strikes all right well by all means stay outside as long
as you possibly can george and hang on to something metal if you'll do that now georgia
we ran out of time friday we didn't get a chance to see your report you were outside of chicago
illinois tell us what you did in chicago or illinois there we went on some water slides fire
slides let's take a look at george clark enjoying the water slides in illinois here we go uh
did you buy the corn in illinois i didn't hear you say did you try the corn in illinois yes i
did all right you know what's the nation's leading corn producing state how was the corn in illinois
i rate it four ears four ears what is the scale george what are we dealing with here
i couldn't hear you never mind it doesn't make any difference suddenly we're doing hee-haw and
uh george what have you done today in nebraska sir uh i've been going around the area and talking to
people oh meeting the folks in nebraska let's take a look at that here's george clark in nebraska
what a quest for corn today corn yes sir do you have any corn no i don't do you have
any corn no i don't have any out here do you have a swing oh yeah i got a couple of them
do you have any form no we don't have any corn but we have a trampoline
do you have any corn on the cob no i don't so where do you get your sweet corn from
so you're making friends there huh george yes sir that's good to see all right the moment
of truth is at hand today you're going to sample for us some nebraska sweet corn here we go anton
four ears
there's george clark's quest for corn i'll be the first to tell you this ain't working
ladies and gentlemen as you know if you've been watching this program regularly for the
last couple of weeks we're in the middle of a quest for high quality big time sweet corn
and it's that time again tonight here we go george clark's quest for corn turn it on boys
george it looks like you're having the time of your life what do you want
george how long have you been on the road seems like a week and a half yeah that's
about right you know george the day you left the air conditioning quit here in the building
we can't get it fixed you got to come home soon can i come home please
now uh george we haven't seen you in a while i think the last time we talked to you was
uh was monday and i forget exactly i guess you were in illinois on uh monday but since then uh
you've actually gone to nebraska did you enjoy your time in nebraska yes we went uh to a water
how was the corn in nebraska it was i rated it four years four or so so far illinois and nebraska
are tied is that correct yes all right are you all right george yes i am can we get you some off
okay you're dying to come home aren't you
well george you can't you know why you're on a quest for corn damn it no no what was that
that was a kill oh that wasn't a cue just sit down go on with your piano recital for heaven's sakes
uh so george now you're in my home state of indiana my hometown of indianapolis how
are they treating you there in indianapolis it's great they've treated me great and we
went to visit where you used to work yeah the old atlas supermarket at 54th
and college still there still doing great business and i want to tell you something
indiana now that's where i had my boyhood corn and i'm telling you something right now
there is no finer sweet corn than what you get in indianapolis indiana okay
and i want to tell you the sparks are flying tonight aren't they
ah so george you you mentioned you went over to the atlas supermarket we got some videotape
of that all right here we go let's take a look at george with the that's where i used to work
right there is it true dave used to work here dave sure did i was a guy at harding
i'd like for you to bag some groceries now okay see if you can do as good as david
i got a question for you with this corn here have you ever used it to hit somebody with a
throw it at them get their attention i'm not a violent person unless i have to be okay and
if i have to be through army training and everything else then i have to go to kill
what kind of corn do you like sweet corn or well i like the white corn when i can get it can i go to
your house and eat some corn sure all right george now it's time for you to test and taste some corn
you ready bring on the corn mom all right here we go oh look it's my mom
hi mom how are you doing hi dave yeah
let me get this straight george is actually staying at your house no he's just here for
this afternoon has he been a good guest oh yes look at him mom just look at that guy
check the silverware when he leaves all right george the time is at hand get ready here we go
you better put some butter on it i give it five years there you go
oh my god let's see that shot again that's uh that's a norman rockwell painting isn't it
you kids have fun george we'll see you around labor day all right buddy bite me dave all right
we'll be right back with bruce hornsby ladies and gentlemen you're in luck it's time for i believe
our final installment of george clark's quest for corn turn it on boys here we go
george welcome back to the program how you doing what do you want without george don't be that way
a couple of weeks ago george we sent you all across the midwest looking for the
best sweet corn in the country where are you tonight i'm at rupert g's on west 53rd street
george i believe this is uh your final installment and you're returning to
your normal responsibilities as ed sullivan theater building engineer
thank goodness you're back we've had a lot of ac problems george
i've heard all right now we've prepared a little videotape summary of your exploits
and travels around the country let's take a look at that now here's george on his quest for corn
god bless you george did you have any fun at all you enjoy yourself
as you travel around the heartland yes i had a good time all right you're going
to sample some corn there at rupert's and tell us how it is here we go kenny
what do you think george five ears oh my god
and george i understand because this is your final visit on your quest
for corn you have something special for the studio audience tonight what is that george
yes dave tonight everyone in our studio audience gets a tasty ear of corn oh my god
oh
did everyone receive an ear of corn
oh my god the great corn riot of 95.
it's uh it's like bat day isn't it you