According to Wikipedia, D.B.’s Delight was a “locally-produced St. Louis, Missouri children’s television quiz show produced by CBS affiliate KMOX-TV (later KMOV), Channel 4. The show ran 30 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays and aired in St. Louis from 1977 to 1988…Each show pitted 4 students from one 6th Grade class in the St. Louis area. The four highest scores were invited to compete in D.B.’s Grand delight.”
When my school’s class participated, Guy Philips from Y98-FM (at the time) was the host.
I was not smart enough to make the cut as a contestant for my grade school, but received air time during the intermission between rounds 2 and 3 when I was selected to tell a pre-screened joke.
My arsenal of clean jokes even at that age was limited and I went with a timeless classic.
What was Smokey the Bear’s middle name?
The honorable D.B. Doorbell (aka the Divine Ding Dong in this segment) successfully guessed the answer.
I received this incredible pennant for my participation.
The answer, of course was: the