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.
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06/20/2025 6:18:07 PM PDT by
DoodleBob
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The Dr. Gets credit for “Weird AL”
2 posted on
06/20/2025 6:22:13 PM PDT by
Big Red Badger
(ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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He kept “Junk Food Junkie” alive.
He also was a platform for “Big Daddy”, who performsa ‘80s songs ‘50s style.
3 posted on
06/20/2025 6:24:41 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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I didn’t know he was still around.
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Haven’t heard him since the days of 94.7 KMET (“The Might Met”) in So. Cal in the ‘70s. Always entertaining.
5 posted on
06/20/2025 6:28:39 PM PDT by
Mr. Mojo
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Don’t forget “99 Dead Baboons”.
6 posted on
06/20/2025 6:30:56 PM PDT by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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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.
8 posted on
06/20/2025 6:33:29 PM PDT by
blackdog
((Z28.310) Today's Democrat Party is nothing but very bad performance art. )
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9 posted on
06/20/2025 6:34:12 PM PDT by
albie
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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.
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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)?????
14 posted on
06/20/2025 6:41:12 PM PDT by
DAC21
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16 posted on
06/20/2025 6:41:34 PM PDT by
Ronaldus Magnus III
(Do, or do not, there is no try - AND - Every Time You Fall Down, Get The Frak Up! )
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Go to the corner of 7th and Caterpillar, and step on it!
22 posted on
06/20/2025 6:56:21 PM PDT by
null and void
(Democrats: fake news, fake presidents, fake beliefs, fake policies, fake protesters & fake voters!)
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Had no idea he was still on the air, love Dr demento
24 posted on
06/20/2025 6:59:06 PM PDT by
markman46
(engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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What the heck? I thought he was dead and gone LONG ago.
27 posted on
06/20/2025 7:05:00 PM PDT by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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Dead Puppies aren’t much fun
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Late night AM radio back in the 70’s was like a glimpse of the world.
After the sun went down I could pick up WLS Chicago.
..Ya, I grew up in the sticks.
34 posted on
06/20/2025 7:45:07 PM PDT by
READINABLUESTATE
(‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
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“Monster Mash” and “They’re Coming to Take Me Away” were big hits when I was a kid.
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Maybe Hank Johnson was auditioning his parody version of “Hey Joe” for the Dr. Demento show?
36 posted on
06/20/2025 7:59:40 PM PDT by
shotgun
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This thread makes me nostalgic. And a bit melancholy.
I listened to Dr. Demento. I remember all the songs being mentioned.
I don’t think Wild Man Fisher and his My Name is Larry has been mentioned yet.
37 posted on
06/20/2025 8:05:59 PM PDT by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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