Jackie does a Reginald Van Gleason bit and Johnny sings "You're Rockin' the Boat" from Guys and Dolls. NBC wanted Martin and Lewis to fill the leadoff spot this season, but they were busy shooting Sailor Beware in Hollywood and weren't available until early November. Gleason's hosting stints on The Comedy Hour and Four Star Revue, led NBC to offer him his own show for the 1952-53 season (at a rate of $300,000 a year). The deal was announced in Variety on October 17, 1951, but it eventually fell through, and as fans know, Gleason signed with CBS instead.