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January 20, 2009

Edd "Kookie" Byrnes and Connie Stevens: Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)[Dick Clark]

The detective drama 77 Sunset Strip featured a hip young parking lot attendant named Gerald Lloyd Kookson III (Edd Byrnes) more popularly called "Kookie" who was constantly combing his hair. His narcissistic habit inspired the song "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" The song peaked at # 4 on the charts May 11, 1959. The song was originally performed during the opening episode of the 1959-60 season when Kookied helped Stuart Bailey (Efren Zimbalist, Jr.) catch a jewel thief.

Here's Edd and Connie performing their hit song with an introduction and post performance interview by Dick Clark!