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Posted on 06/05/2025 3:33:38 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Barret ‘Dr. Demento‘ Hansen will retire from his program when it reaches its 55th anniversary in October.
On this week’s show, Demento announced that it was his final regular show with a series of retrospective episodes regarding the history of the show to air weekly until a final episode in October that will feature the top 40 songs in the show’s history. Hansen recently turned 84 years old.
Hansen debuted his ‘Dr. Demento’ persona on Freeform Rock 106.7 KPPC Pasadena CA (now KROQ-FM) in October 1970 quickly converting to to focusing on comedy and novelty music. His show would be heard across multiple Los Angeles stations over the subsequent decades including a long run on 94.7 KMET from 1972 until its demise in 1987. A syndicated version of the show debuted in 1974 and continued until the show moved to a subscription internet platform in 2010.
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And he started on the world famous KROQ?! Didn’t know that either!
Ditto
Awww, man. Brings back mommies.
Memories.
I really enjoyed it back in the day. I had no idea Dock-Tor Demonto was still dementing.
Ahhh...my 70’s. WMMR in Philly, although I preferred WIOQ. (Harvey in the Morning) Fox & Leonard WMMR.
I didn’t know it was still on.
I listened to it as a kid.
Yep. Hard to believe it’s been fifty years. Back then I’d never miss a show.
They’re coming to take me away, ha ha!
Brings back memories.
Dr. Demento’s liposuction and soap boutique. We make soap from your own fat!
A staple of my childhood. Dr. Demento and Mad Magazine made me the man I am today.
That schtick got old a long time ago.
Shaving cream ?
Dead skunk in the middle of the road....
And it’s stinking to high heaven! Loudon Wainright?
Hold on there, he spent a large amount of his time at KMET, 94.7, tweedle dee. The movie FM was loosely based on that radio station. I had a group of friends that I met with every Sunday night to listen to his show, but it started to evolve into all of the silly voice, parody songs, instead of real music and I lost interest. In the late 80s early 90s I started listening to him again, but he came wildly political during the 92 election supporting Bill Clinton. I never listen to him again.
Coming to you from under the Smogberry trees in wonderful Westwood.
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