- Rod Roddy: This is Rod Roddy speaking. "Whew!" is a production of the Bud Austin Company. Stay tuned for "The Price is Right" following the news on most of these CBS stations.
- [opening sequence: A cartoon of a woman sneaking past the ten villains in the infamous "Gauntlet of Villains"]
- [the woman passes Alphonse the Gangster and Bruno the Headsman. Bruno almost hits the woman's foot with his ax]
- Rod Roddy: Close Calls!
- [the woman passes Mr. Van Louse the Landlord, Nero the Fiddler and Count Nibbleneck the Vampire. Nibbleneck growls and almost grabs the woman]
- Rod Roddy: Na-a-a-a-rrow Escapes!
- [the woman passes Frank and his little friend Stein and Kid Rotten the Gunslinger, then ducks as she passes Jeremy Swash the Pirate, who almost slays her with his sword]
- Rod Roddy: Split-second Decisions!
- [Standing up straight again, the woman passes Dr. Deranged the Mad Proffessor and Lucretia the Witch. The black cat on Lucretia's right shoulder points the woman toward a golden pot full of coins]
- Rod Roddy: And $25,000 in cash!
- [the woman collaspses at the pot of coins and a word balloon flies out of her mouth]
- Rod Roddy: A combination guaranteed to make you say...
- [the word "Whew!" appears in the balloon]
- Rod Roddy: WHEW!
- [the cartoon dissolves into a shot of the set. A similar balloon with the word "Whew!" on it, raises up and out of sight]
- Rod Roddy: And now, here's the star of our show... Tom Kennedy!
- [Tom Kennedy walks up on stage]