Dr. Demento to Retire After 55 Years

Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | June 20, 2025 | Martin Kielty

[DoodleBob]

Listening to the Dr Demento show on Sunday nights on WYSP in Philadelphia was a great introduction to being underground. Or subversive.

Dr. Demento is a national treasure. He introduced me to The Congress of Wonders, Fred Blassie’s Pencil Neck Geek, They’re Coming to Take Me Away, and countless other tunes. Dr Demento didn’t make me popular but he made better than everyone who peaked in High School. God bless him.

[Big Red Badger]

The Dr. Gets credit for “Weird AL”

[Dr. Sivana]

He kept “Junk Food Junkie” alive.

He also was a platform for “Big Daddy”, who performsa ‘80s songs ‘50s style.

[crusty old prospector]

I didn’t know he was still around.

[Mr. Mojo]

Haven’t heard him since the days of 94.7 KMET (“The Might Met”) in So. Cal in the ‘70s. Always entertaining.

[tumblindice]

Don’t forget “99 Dead Baboons”.

[DoodleBob]

And The Streak.

[blackdog]

Agreed, but I was a Harvey, in the morning fan on WIOQ. FOXX & Leonard, on WMMR as well. Harvey took on too much with Nickelodean projects for television, trying to do both. He's a cabinet maker today and remodels kitchens.

My Talk Radio favorite was Irv Homer.

[albie]

I List on Jeopardy!

[lee martell]

I thought he had been retired since the first Reagan Administration. Back when there was a rich variety of Spoken Radio shows available on terrestrial stations.
Back when Radio Shack and Blockbusters were riding high in the business world.

[albie]

I Lost on Jeopardy

[marcusmaximus]

[tumblindice]

Jeopardy Losers, Alphabetical Order

Who is Albie? ding ding ding ding

[DAC21]

Damn, we’re are we going to hear classics song like “Bounce your Boobies” and “The Ballad of Irving” (142nd fastest gun in the west)?????

[DoodleBob]

Uncle Evil was the BEST talk show host EVER.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Blassie’s Pencil Neck Geek!!!

Today, every time I here or read the name Schiff, the Pencil Neck Geek tune plays in my head

Here it is:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XkB_CFi9row

[marcusmaximus]

[DoodleBob]

Big Short Fat Irving! I forgot about that one!

https://youtu.be/CD8EtvWW8nw

[Leaning Right]

> I Lost on Jeopardy <

Me too. I feel your pain.

The Final Jeopardy question: Who was the Wicked Witch of the West?
The correct answer: Margaret Hamilton.
I wrote: Hillary Clinton.

To this day I think I was robbed.

[DoodleBob]

A grit eating scum sucking pencil neck geek!

Something tells me the DU people found Dr Demento to be childish and immature, and still do. They also eat quiche.