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Manhattan Square Dance

The episode opens with "Manhattan Square Dance," followed by Perry Botkin performing "Lover" on the ukulele. Red Skelton appears via tape as his character Clem Kaddidlehopper, with David Rose speaking only during the comedy segment.

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David Daniel Rose was a British-American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His best known compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, and Highway Patrol, some under the pseudonym Ray Llewellyn.

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“Manhattan Square Dance.” David Rose Show. Radio broadcast, September 3, 1950.

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