The show's place in its audience's affection was ultimately measured by a widely reported event of Friday, February 17, 1961 when, in the final scene of that day's live episode, Sara ran out of the house after the Karrs' two-year-old, Laurie (played by Victoria Larkin, daughter of John Larkin and his wife, Audrey Blum, had wandered into the street, followed by the sound of screeching tires and an impact. Unseen over the weekend, Sara Karr turned out to have saved Laurie at the cost of her own life, as she lingered in a coma during Monday and Tuesday episodes, finally dying on Wednesday, February 22 and engendering an avalanche of calls to CBS along with thousands of letters (over 2,500 in the first day alone).
The show's place in its audience's affection was ultimately measured by a widely reported event of Friday, February 17, 1961 when, in the final scene of that day's live episode, Sara ran out of the house after the Karrs' two-year-old, Laurie (played by Victoria Larkin, daughter of John Larkin and his wife, Audrey Blum, had wandered into the street, followed by the sound of screeching tires and an impact.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
show
show
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
audience
audience
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
affection
affection
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
ultimately
ultimately
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
measure
measured
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Pos
widely
widely
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
report
reported
VERB
VBN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
event
event
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Friday
Friday
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
February
February
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
17
17
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1961
1961
NUM
CD
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
final
final
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
scene
scene
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
live
live
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
episode
episode
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sara
Sara
PROPN
NNP
acl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
run
ran
VERB
VBD
case
out
out
ADP
IN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Karrs
Karrs
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
'
PART
POS
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Laurie
Laurie
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
play
played
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Victoria
Victoria
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Larkin
Larkin
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Larkin
Larkin
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Audrey
Audrey
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Blum
Blum
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
wander
wandered
VERB
VBN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
street
street
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
follow
followed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
sound
sound
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Number=Sing
screeching
screeching
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
tire
tires
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
impact
impact
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Unseen over the weekend, Sara Karr turned out to have saved Laurie at the cost of her own life, as she lingered in a coma during Monday and Tuesday episodes, finally dying on Wednesday, February 22 and engendering an avalanche of calls to CBS along with thousands of letters (over 2,500 in the first day alone).
advcl
Degree=Pos
Unseen
Unseen
ADJ
JJ
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
weekend
weekend
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sara
Sara
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Karr
Karr
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
turn
turned
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
save
saved
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
Laurie
Laurie
PROPN
NNP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
cost
cost
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
linger
lingered
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
coma
coma
NOUN
NN
case
during
during
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Monday
Monday
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Tuesday
Tuesday
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
episode
episodes
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
finally
finally
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
die
dying
VERB
VBG
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Wednesday
Wednesday
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
February
February
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
22
22
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
engender
engendering
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
avalanche
avalanche
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
call
calls
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
CBS
CBS
PROPN
NNP
case
along
along
ADP
IN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
thousand
thousands
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
letter
letters
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
over
over
ADV
RB
appos
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2500
2,500
NUM
CD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
advmod
alone
alone
ADV
RB
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.