Turtle on the Runway
Airdate:
Wednesday - November 22, 1972
WOR Show Original Airing
First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
I'm just doing a little experimenting here. . .
Show Description
Thousands of slivering worms cover the runway at Cleveland airport. Spotted when a DC-10 skidded sideways on the runway.
Shep tells about his experience landing in Florida an finding a turtle right in his path.
Other animals found on the runway are the moose and bear.
A pilot landing in the jungles of the Amazon gets shot at by the local natives. Shep decribes the blowguns they use and the poison darts. Gives a detailed description of how they are made. A process which takes almost a year. Mentions the blowgun he received on his trip to Peru.
