Question of the night: h/t to leftykook. If you could be king/queen for a day...

There are not many clips of the old-time television show “Queen for a day” but I managed to snag up one.

The show, which ran on radio first and then on television from 1956 to 1964 

The show opened with host Jack Bailey asking the audience—mostly women—"Would YOU like to be Queen for a day?" After this, the contestants were introduced and interviewed, one at a time, with commercials and fashion commentary interspersed in between.

Each contestant had to talk publicly about the recent financial and emotional hard times she had been through and each contestant then stated what she would most want if she was “Queen for a Day” The auidence, by their applause would then decide which woman’s story was the most sad and would clap the loudest for that person.

The prizes, many of which were donated by sponsoring companies, began with the necessary help the woman had requested but built from there. They might include a variety of extras, such as a vacation trip, a night on the town with her husband, silver-plated flatware, an array of kitchen appliances, or a selection of fashion clothing. The losing contestants were each given smaller prizes

So the question for tonight, if you were queen, or king, for a day, what would you most wish for?