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FUNNY 25 1852: And here they are...the Funny 25 for 2018. Close race for #1 this year. Plus a few after-Christmas songs for you! Dec 29, 2018
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CHRISTMAS 1851: Dr. D's last blast for Christmas 2018 is another stellar all-new program of vintage Demented holiday delights, many by request (and a couple of provocative new ones too) plus a special Christmas edition of the Audio Torture Chamber. Dec 22, 2018
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HOLIDAYS 1850: It's Act Two of our holiday trilogy for 2018! Once again the Doctor hauls out the stepladder and retrieves a bunch of the best and a handful of the worst novelty Christmas songs of all time from that high shelf where they rest undisturbed for most of the year. (Parents of young children should take note of a couple of song titles toward the end of the show). Dec 15, 2018
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CHRISTMAS/HANUKKAH 1849: On our all-new show this week we have the grand finale of our Chanukah/Hanukkah celebration...and Act 1 of our three-act Christmas festival. Oldies but goodies + newies but screwies to help you Trim a Tree with Dr. D. Laughter all the way! Dec 8, 2018
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WINTER/TOP TEN 1848: Winter has arrived a little early in some places this year, and we celebrate with Yingle Bells and yellow snow. Hanukkah is also earlier than usual, and I have songs for that, and a few for Christmas as well...and to top it all off, the final Top Ten of 2018! Dec 1, 2018
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RECORDS 1847: The subject is records - the medium and how it evolved, from wax cylinders to the Vinyl Revival. Lots of rare and fun examples. I'll also play some listeners' all-time favorites and bid farewell to Roy Clark. Nov 24, 2018
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THANKSGIVING TURKEYS 1846: Our Thanksgiving celebration for 2018 includes Demented salutes to the holiday gathering, and also a hearty (?) serving of musical "turkeys" (a la the Golden Turkey Awards for movies). Note: the second hour is not recommended as dinner music! Nov 17, 2018
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UGLY 1845: This week's show is UGLY. Lots of songs about ugly people. Some of them are mean and nasty! But funny, too. Trigger warning: A few could be described as sexist. Special added attraction: Bohemian Rhapsody spoofs. Nov 10, 2018
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TOP TEN 1844: With Halloween in the rearview mirror, we forge ahead into new dimensions of Dementia! Laughing! Confusion! Plastic! Plus the Top Ten for October. Warning - occasional drug songs and cuss words. Nov 3, 2018
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HALLOWEEN 1843: Here's Part 2 of our all-new Halloween spectacular for 2018! Oct 27, 2018
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HALLOWEEN I 1842: Here's the first of our two all-new Halloween shows for 2018. Lots of old favorites plus some goodies I've never played before. Rated PG-13 (mostly for Stephen Lynch). Oct 20, 2018
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SENIOR CITIZENS 1841: Here are some more hilarious, and sometimes moving, songs and comedy bits involving senior citizens. Some make fun of them, some rise to their defense, and many do both. Note: a few passing expletives in the Wild Man Fischer tracks, and one (half-buried) in the Fugs song. Oct 13, 2018
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RELIGION PART 2 1840: Time to get sanctified and Dementified with Religion: The Sequel. Dr. Demento says: "I barely scraped the surface of this amazingly complex and exciting subject last July; we'll dig deeper this time! I have enormous respect for religion, but be aware that some of these songs may be considered highly irreverent!" Oct 6, 2018
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TOP TEN 1839: The Top Ten for September, with a surprise #1. On the way from here to there we encounter hobos, salamanders, groceries, telephones, plastic and puberty! Not to mention rubber ducks. Sep 29, 2018
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BRITISH 1838: We fly to England on Demented wings for a 100-minute history of British comedy song from Gilbert & Sullivan to the Toy Dolls! Sep 22, 2018
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SENIOR CITIZENS 1837: We salute Senior Citizens this week! All kinds of songs with all kinds of attitudes. Rated PG-13 (mostly for "Granny and the Kid"). Sep 15, 2018
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SCHOOL 1836: School is in! Some of us are still in school and making memories for the future. As for the rest of us, we still have our memories, and a whole lot of funny songs about schools of all kinds, from nursery school to college. Hear a bunch of the best and a few of the worst on this week's new Dr. Demento Show, along with the **second** song I ever played by Weird Al, plus a colorful new song where Al himself figures in the story, and Andy Griffith's immortal football fantasy. Sep 8, 2018
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LABOR DAY 1835: Happy Labor Day! Work may not always be fun, but it's inspired a lot of funny songs - about brain surgeons and garbagemen, road managers and office managers, cops and criminals. I'll also bring back the very first tape I ever played by Weird Al. Sep 1, 2018
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TOP TEN 1834: The sweetly bloody tale of Louie Colletti, Freddy and Betty, and the B side as well -- plus tacos and cocktails, two kinds of Looney Tunes, three So Long songs, and oh yes, the Top Ten for August. Aug 25, 2018
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DOGS & CATS 1833: It's the dog days of August, and the cat days too! We celebrate both on this week's new show. Lots of funny people songs too, including "She Got a Nose Job" and other nasal melodies, "It's Hot As Balls Outside" and introducing "Harry Poppins." Aug 18, 2018
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RANDOM 1832: This is basically one of the "random choice" shows the Doctor likes to do once a year or thereabouts. He did tinker with this one a little bit, with a set featuring songs from the first year the show was on the air, and one on the evolution of the 1960 hit single "Mule Skinner Blues." Aug 11, 2018
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LIVE IN STUDIO 1831: This show features another hour of live performances recorded during tapings of the Dr. Demento Show from the 1970s to the 2000's with Weird Al, Henry Phillips, T-Bone Stankus and more (it's a sequel to the April 14, 2018 episode) plus sets about strangeness, August, and Azusa. Rated PG-13 for occasional expletives. Aug 4, 2018
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TOP TEN 1830: Here's the Top Ten for July, plus a pop-up special topic - Golf, and sundry delights and surprises. Jul 28, 2018
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SPOKEN 1829: Here's Part 2 of our Spoken Word Spectacular, with more all-time classics and forgotten favorites! Note: several expletives used in non-sexual contexts, mostly in the Eddie Murphy track. Jul 21, 2018
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ADVERTISING PART 2 1828: Here comes Part Two of our most requested special topic this year - Advertising! Funny commercials, real and satiric, and songs inspired by commercials. Lots of outrages in the first hour, too! Jul 14, 2018
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RELIGION 1827: Our topic this week is Religion. Funny songs about a serious subject! Plus Barnes & Barnes' new song about our Great Leader. This show is rated PG-13; includes the uncensored "Religion and Politics" in the final set. Jul 7, 2018
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AMERICA 1826: Our Fourth of July show this year is light on the explosions but strong on Mad Music and Crazy Comedy with America as the subject. A wide variety of viewpoints as you might expect...and the Top Ten too. Note: the George Carlin, Stephen Lynch, Baldbox and Phil Johnson items are uncensored. Jun 30, 2018
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HOMETOWNS 1825: Today we celebrate hometowns - towns and cities in the USA and elsewhere, as saluted (and/or lampooned) by Tom Lehrer, Emo Phillips, Rose and the Arrangement, Carmen Miranda and many more (including Weird Al's first-ever commercial recording, before "My Bologna.") Some funny food songs in the first hour, and some sexy computers ("Binary Love" is rated PG-13). Jun 23, 2018
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NONSENSE 1824: Another fine mess of arrant (or errant) nonsense, plus a Dr. Demento salute to Father's Day and real good stuff about robots, outer space and such. (Rated PG-13.) Jun 16, 2018
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COMMERCIALS 1823: We got more requests for this week's show than I've seen for any show in year...so here they are, more than an hour of Fake Commercials and other satirical songs and sketches inspired by TV and radio ads. Plus two-wheel transportation, and more freaky fishy songs. Jun 9, 2018
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DEMENTIA FROM THE EIGHTS 1822: We celebrate some "8" years - 1948, 1958 (big year for novelty hits), 1968 (50 years ago!), 1978 (another banner year for Demented music), 1998 and 2008. Jun 2, 2018
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TOP TEN 1821: The Top Ten for May, plus summertime songs (including fishin' favorites, and a nice long First Hour Free-for-all. May 26, 2018
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HORROR/DYLAN 1820: Another double feature this week - TV Horror Hosts, from Vampira to Elvira, plus Dylan imitations like "Polka Dot Undies" and "Green Eggs and Ham." Special added attractions: Logan Awards nominees for Outstanding Parody Song, and a hearty free-for-all in Hour One. May 19, 2018
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MOVIES & MOTHERS 1819: Double feature today -- Demented Film Favorites + a Demented salute to Mother's Day. Special added attractions - the Logan Awards nominees for Original Comedy Song, and Eric Idle's newly updated FCC Song. (This has explicit language, as does the final Logan nominee). May 12, 2018
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I WANT 1818: Here's Part 2 of our exploration of the world of human desire -- in other words, two dozen "I Want"/"I Wanna"/"I Wish"-type songs. Other topics include smells (good and bad) and the Ford Motor Co. (in honor of all the cars they won't make any more). May 5, 2018
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TOP TEN 1817: The Top Ten for April 2018, plus a half hour of funny fat songs, four famous mashups, and a brand new song (first in many years) by Ogden Edsl. Apr 28, 2018
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EARTH DAY 1816: We celebrate Earth Day with a maximum of musical laughter and a minimum of guiltmongering! Also songs about Facebook, going back to 2009, and a couple by Second City's new comedy music star Robbie Ellis. Apr 21, 2018
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LIVE IN STUDIO 1815: By request here's some music you won't find elsewhere, for the most part: performances recorded live on the Dr. Demento Show, from the 1970s to the 2000s. Lots of new songs and requests in the first hour. Apr 14, 2018
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SPOKEN COMEDY 1814: This week the emphasis is on "crazy comedy" as I bring you 90+ minutes of spoken comedy -- standup, sketches, and some that are hard to classify, but no singing! (Except in the first half hour, where among other things we'll salute Tom Lehrer's 90th birthday!) note: "Religion and Politics" (both versions) and the two Richard Pryor tracks have some highly explicit language. Apr 7, 2018
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TOP TEN/EASTER/APRIL FOOLS 1813: This week's show is packed with pleasure! I've got the Top Ten, plus bunny, egg and chocolate songs for Easter, and we'll also celebrate April Fools. We'll see who gets fooled by those. Mar 31, 2018
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MARIJUANA 1812: Today's topic is marijuana. Many stations were very nervous about that subject! A lot of these songs were heard nowhere else and became cherished favorites on the Dr. Demento Show. They don't make songs like these anymore...remember those crazy daze on this week's show. Mar 24, 2018
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GREEN 1811: Our St. Patrick's Day show is extra green this year because it actually debuts on St. Patrick's Day, March 17! Also featured: bumper stickers, the Galaxy Song, the Kids of Widney High and more WLUP memories. Mar 17, 2018
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PLACES WE LIVE 1810: Today's topic is hotels, motels, condominiums and other places we live in! In the first hour I'll catch up on some requests, play a song by an artist saluted in a recent Trump tweet, and say farewell to WLUP (The Loop), our Chicago home for 20+ years. Mar 10, 2018
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POSSESSIONS 1809: Our topic today is things we possess...cars, appliances, guitars, organs (and other body parts), cats, dogs, other people, anything we say "I have" or "I got" about, or use the possessive "my." Even Dr D was surprised at how many funny songs there are about such things. Mar 3, 2018
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I WANT 1808: No matter how much we have, there are always things that we want...food, clothing, a new duck, to be something we're not, to be loved...and those wants have inspired a lot of songs! We'll hear some this week, along with the Top Ten for February. Feb 24, 2018
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LOVE 1807: Valentine's Day may be over, but love goes on...This week, by popular demand, songs **about** love...including some anti-love songs, one of which got three times as many requests last week as any of the "I Love You" songs! Some first-hour free-for-all too. Rated PG-13, some language in the last set. Feb 17, 2018
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LOVE 1806: There are lots of ways to say I Love You! Hear the funniest, most Demented ways on this week's new show, just in time for Valentine's Day. Feb 10, 2018
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BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS 1805: Boyfriends and girlfriends in the spotlight this time! Also some crazy car tunes, a Shelley Berman classic, and a few words about the National Comedy Center set to open this summer. Feb 3, 2018
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TROPICAL 1804: Today I have some tropical tunes for everyone who needs a break from winter - and two (count 'em) two Top Ten countdowns! (The regular one and an irregular one). Jan 27, 2018
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RANDOM 1803: At many radio stations today, the music is selected by a carefully pre-programmed computer. About once a year Dr. D lets his computer do that. Of course his computer is not like other radio station computers, and he does double-check the selections to make sure they're suitably demented. Yes, it's another Random Choice show! Enjoy. Jan 20, 2018
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COVERED IN PUNK 1802: Today we take the covers off "Dr. Demento Covered In Punk," with 13 tracks from the new Dr. Demento album released January 12! I'll also play some classic comedy songs **about** punk, like "Punk Polka" and "Punk Puppies," and some favorite double-entendre songs like "I Wanna Hot Dog For My Roll" and "My Girl's Pussy." (Rated PG-13 for those, plus a few f-words in one other song). Jan 13, 2018
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ROBOTS/ATOMIC POWER 1801: We welcome 2018 with two special topics: Robots and Atomic Power (peaceful and otherwise). Listen and find out who the "friend" on "Delicious" by Jim Backus really was. Jan 6, 2018
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