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The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for November 20, 2005
Transcript:
Girl: My grandma and grandpa live here. They gave me this teddy bear. The Professor: Aha! Interesting how the teddy bear got its name. Back in 1902, our President was Teddy Roosevelt. He was quite an outdoorsman and hunter...he was on a hunting trip and spared the life of a bear cub. A cartoonist named Clifford Berryman made a drawing of the event...a toy company then created a "Teddy Bear" doll. There's one other theory about it's origin....in 1903... Woman: The Professor has such a calming influence on children....