One of Victor Borge's famous routines was the "Phonetic Punctuation," in which he read a passage from a book and added exaggerated sound effects to stand for all of the punctuation marks, such as periods, commas, and exclamation marks. The 1961 Miss New Mexico, Myrtice Conn, reprised Borges comedic monologue, with his permission, at the Miss America 1962 pageant on September 9, 1961, making it to the 'Top 10' finalists.
The last show on which the opening words prior to the curtain entrance were "And now, let's meet our award-winning panel of 'What's My Line'".