On this episode of Our American Stories, in the 1960s, Milton Bradley’s game Twister was on the verge of being pulled from stores. Sales were low, and critics didn’t know what to make of it. Everything changed when Johnny Carson brought the game onto The Tonight Show. One televised demonstration was all it took to transform Twister into a cultural phenomenon. Author and Our American Stories regular Christopher Klein shares how the late-night host saved this iconic game.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the 1960s, Milton Bradley&rsquo;s game&nbsp;Twister&nbsp;was on the verge of being pulled from stores. Sales were low, and critics didn&rsquo;t know what to make of it. Everything changed when Johnny Carson brought the game onto&nbsp;The Tonight Show. One televised demonstration was all it took to transform&nbsp;Twister&nbsp;into a cultural phenomenon. Author and&nbsp;Our American Stories&nbsp;regular Christopher Klein shares how the late-night host saved this iconic game.
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Johnny Carson and the Night That Saved Twister

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