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DOC ON KUSC CLASSICAL: Hallelujah, Masochism Tango, Elderly Man River, Ying Tong Song, Word Crimes, Silly Walks, Fake Adult, Pico & Sepulveda, Laughing Record (ONE HOUR ONLY) Dec 31, 2014
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FUNNY 25 1452: The Funny 25 for 2014...the hottest, coolest, most requested songs of the year...with special added attractions. Dec 27, 2014
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HOLIDAY 1451: Our final holiday show for 2014 features Santa's helpers, including a few you might have forgotten! Also Santa Jaws, Christmas Dragnet (most folks call 'em green onions but they're really...), Seymour Swine's Blue Christmas, and a few more for Chanukah. Dec 20, 2014
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HOLIDAY 1450: Here's holiday show #2 for 2014. More of the best and worst funny Christmas and Chanukah songs ever. "Green Christmas," "A Good Old Down Home Country Chanukah," "Little Dealer Boy," "The Day That Santa Claus Retired," etc. Dec 13, 2014
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HOLIDAY 1449: Here's our first holiday show for 2014, featuring Dr. D's picks for the worst Christmas songs of all time, and some real good ones too, like "Christmas Balls," "Open Me First," and Robin Williams' "Visit From St. Nicholas." Dec 6, 2014
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TOP TEN 1448: The Top Ten for November (final Top 10 of 2014 already!) plus an extended First Hour Free-for-All. Nov 29, 2014
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THANKSGIVING 1447: Happy Thanksgiving! We have a three-part celebration this week - songs about the holiday, songs about food in general, and some musical "turkeys" like Florence Foster Jenkins. We will also hear the late Mike Nichols and Glen Larson. The first two segments have some adult (?) humor here and there. Nov 22, 2014
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SCIENCE FICTION 1446: Here's the long-awaited Science Fiction 2014.2, plus a salute to the new Batman DVD box and lots of requests. Nov 15, 2014
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GUNS & HUNTING 1445: Thirty-two (32) songs about guns and hunting this week...from "If Jesus Had a Gun" to "Cows With Guns." Pro and con, and some that just find the subject funny. Nov 8, 2014
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TOP TEN 1444: The Top Ten for October 2014, plus robot rhapsodies and the blood of Shia Lebeouf. Rated PG-13 (mostly for "Titties and Beer"). Nov 1, 2014
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HALLOWEEN II 1443: Here's Hallowen 2014 - The Sequel! This show leads off with 20 all-time Demented Halloween classics in a row. Lots of requests and rarities after that! Rated PG-13. Oct 25, 2014
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HALLOWEEN I 1442: Here's the first of our two Halloween shows for 2014. Fabulous frightful forgotten blasts from the past...mesmerizing melodies from the catacombs! Lots of things I haven't played before, or hardly ever! Rated PG-13. Oct 18, 2014
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SEX 1441: Sex! Sex! This week's show has 26 songs with some form of the word "sex" in the title. Rated PG-13. Oct 11, 2014
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BABIES 1440: Our topic is Babies Part 2, with all different babies from our baby show in March. Also: the Dr D debut of SuLu's son, rapping Young Jeffrey. A couple of naughty words here and there, and more in the bonus tracks. Oct 4, 2014
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TOP TEN 1439: The Top Ten for September 2014, plus songs in praise of the posterior, and a couple novelty items from 'way back that I've never played before. Sep 27, 2014
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ALTERNATE VERSION PART 2 1438: By popular demand, it's another all-new episode of Alternate Versions of Demented Hits! Sep 20, 2014
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FAST FOOD 1437: We celebrate (and de-celebrate) the Fast Food Nation...burgers, fries, tacos, hot dogs, pizza and more. Also a Joan Rivers tribute, and our usual first-hour free-for-all. Sep 13, 2014
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DOCTORS 1436: Dr. Demento salutes **medical** doctors this week (and nurses, and hospitals, and medicine in general). Also a mini-flashback to 1974 with Harry the Hipster. Sep 6, 2014
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WORK/TOP TEN 1435: For Labor Day, some funny songs about work! There are actually a whole lot of those, and here are some favorites. Also the Top Ten for August...see how Weird Al does this time! Rated PG-13 (an f-word in the third song, and a bit of innuendo here and there). Aug 30, 2014
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ZOO PART 2 1434: What is Africa's most dangerous and deadly large animal (excluding man)? It's not a lion or a gorilla. Find out on this week's show! Also tigers, apes, monkeys, frogs, toads, Yogi, Rocky, and that other Rocky. Aug 23, 2014
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DOGS & CATS 1433: Songs about dogs, cats, and dogs and cats together (with very little duplication of our dog and cat shows from last August) plus a Robin Williams tribute. Aug 16, 2014
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BIRDS 1432: Our subject is birds, those tweety, squawky descends of the dinosaurs! Singing all around us as they do, they've inspired plenty of songs, and we'll hear some of the funniest and one or two of the worst. We'll also commemorate the 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation. Aug 9, 2014
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DYNAMIC DUOS 1431: Today we celebrate Dynamic Duos...Abbott & Costello, Barnes & Barnes, Homer & Jethro, Bob & Ray, Flight of the Conchords, and of course Batman and Robin, plus lots more! Rated PG-13. (Adult listeners, stay tuned after the closing for some hot & heavy bonus tracks!) Aug 2, 2014
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TOP TEN 1430: Weird Al's "Mandatory Fun" is Number 1 in Billboard this week...first comedy album to top the chart since "My Son the Nut" in 1963! Will Al top the Top Ten...and what about #2, #3, #4 and #10? Find out on this week's show. Also Frank Gallop, C. W. McCall, Eddie Murphy, Elaine Stritch. Jul 26, 2014
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WEIRD AL INTERVIEW & RECORDS 1429: Here's our Mandatory Fun interview with "Weird Al" Yankovic...plus (in honor of the vinyl revival) a whole lot of historical/hysterical stuff about Records! Rated PG-13 (one song with figurative cattle droppings). Jul 19, 2014
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I AM PART 2 1428: "I am...!" (insert what you are). We all say that at one time or another. The creators of funny songs have sung that in some very colorful and entertaining ways. We heard a bunch of those in March, and we'll hear almost 30 more in this show. Jul 12, 2014
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ALL-AMERICAN 1427: We celebrate the Fourth of July (The Sequel) with our annual All-American show. Weird Al (as Sir Isaac Newton), Albert Brooks (rewriting the National Anthem), After Ever After (The Sequel), The Lone Ranger revisited, The Wild One, and the amazing Ray Jessel. Jul 5, 2014
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TOP TEN 1426: The Top Ten for June, plus lots of requests and other surprises. Parental guidance: The Top Ten has some explicit language, and one of the Logan Awards winners has some irreverent references to established religions. Jun 28, 2014
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RANDOM 1425: By popular demand, we have another random choice show! Dr. D has set his lil' ol' record snatcher loose in his archives once again, and we have some Demented treasures that haven't been heard in years, here or anywhere else. Rated PG for a lil' ol' bit of innuendo here and there. Jun 21, 2014
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BODY PARTS 1424: Our topic this week is body parts, from head to feet. They took over the whole show, almost! Parental guidance: some of the songs about parts toward the middle of the body are a bit explicit, with some sexual implications, and a couple of f-words in the next-to-last song. Jun 14, 2014
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OLD PART 2 1423: We celebrate things that are old this week, with songs not played on our January 11 show (with one semi-exception). We also celebrate laundry, the didgeridoo, and Maya Angelou. Jun 7, 2014
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TOP TEN 1422: The Top Ten for May, plus beer, barbecue, a trip to Japan, and Godzilla spoofs past and present! May 31, 2014
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DR. DEMENTO'S ZOO 1421: We go to the zoo this week. Songs about animals that act like people (and vice versa), animals that eat people, plus freaky fogs and naked apes. Also a few Demented military melodies for Memorial Day. May 24, 2014
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FARM 1420: A Demented field trip to the farm today...songs about cows, horses, sheep, pigs, chickens, and about the farmer too...plus "The Streak" (#1 40 years ago this week)! May 17, 2014
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MOTHER'S DAY/PIZZA 1419: A Demented double feature...we celebrate Mother's Day (with and without sweetness and light), and we celebrate pizza. Some terrific new songs too. Rated PG-13. May 10, 2014
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ALTERNATE VERSIONS 1418: By request we have some Alternate Versions of Demented Hits this week - crazy covers, original versions, and other new ways of hearing old Demented classics! Plus lots of surprises in the first hour. May 3, 2014
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TOP TEN 1417: Sex, food, hockey, and Bunkerville, plus the Top Ten for April 2014. Apr 26, 2014
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SPRING 1416: A Demented salute to Springtime, and the good green days it brings us, especially Easter and Earth Day. Apr 19, 2014
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SHORT SONGS 1415: Short songs rule this week - 60 songs in 60 minutes! Also featured: tax time, tributes to Mickey Rooney and Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, and a new Monty Python song! Apr 12, 2014
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RAIN & ALIENS 1414: Double feature this week...demented discs about rain and other weather, plus aliens and UFO's! (After all, people who claim to have sighted UFO's are often told they just saw a weather balloon). Also the real story about Noah, and a tribute to Eddie Lawrence. Apr 5, 2014
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TOP TEN 1413: The Top Ten for March, plus reefers, chocolate and other addictions, dead skunks and other stinkers, and a quick demented tour of Japan. Mar 29, 2014
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BABIES 1412: This week we have an hour of songs about babies...not all of whom are infants! Also a tribute to David Brenner, and lots of swell surprises. Mar 22, 2014
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RANDOM 1411: Happy St. Patrick's Day! We open the show with a half dozen (+1) hearty helpings of Hibernian hilarity...then we throw open the doors of the Archives for 95 minutes of random choices! Lots of all-time demented favorites plus rarities not heard for many a year. "Girlfriend" has a couple rude words...otherwise it's safe and happy listening. Mar 15, 2014
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I AM 1410: Identity is the topic. Not an identity crisis, but 26 different funny songs that say "I am" in 26 different ways! We also remember Tim Wilson and Harold Ramis. Note: nothing truly obscene, but the f-word can be heard in "Jaws," "My Apologies" and "Jetpack." Mar 8, 2014
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SCIENCE FICTION 1409: This week Dr Demento presents The History of Science Fiction in Song...from "Stardrek" and "Banned from Argo" to "Tauntauns to Glory" in 80 minutes...plus "We Won't Give 'Em Sex," "Winestoned Plowboy," "There's a Baby On the Plane", more. Mar 1, 2014
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TOP TEN 1408: The Top Ten for February, plus "Legend of the U.S.S. Titanic," Benny Bell trading verses with Dr. D on a 1982 live "Shaving Cream," an anti-Valentine classic and other surprises. Note: three of the Top Ten songs, plus Bo Burnham's "Repeat Stuff," contain the f-word and/or other common indiscretions. Feb 22, 2014
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COMEDIANS SING PART 2 1407: Here's "Comedians Who Sing - Part 2" - comedians who sing frequently or occasionally but not primarily. Songs by Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Phyllis Diller, Steven Wright, Jimmy Fallon, Groucho Marx, Reggie Watts, the late Sid Caesar, more. And in our first hour "That Brat Bieber," Devo Spice's Dr. Who tribute, the late Shirley Temple and lots more. Feb 15, 2014
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VALENTINE'S DAY 1406: Weird and wonderful love songs for Valentine's Day, plus a Demented salute to the Olympics. Feb 8, 2014
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH 1405: A special show for Black History Month - funny stuff by African-Americans from 1900 to now. Also a tribute to Pete Seeger. Feb 1, 2014
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TOP TEN 1404: The Top Ten for January...plus kiddie record classics, more new snow songs, and some very juicy bonus tracks for grownups only! Jan 25, 2014
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MY 1403: I've played a lot of your requests on my show over the years. This week it's time for **my** songs. Songs with the word "my" in the title. In a whole lot of different contexts. Have fun with it! Rated PG-13. Jan 18, 2014
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OLD 1402: Songs with "old" in the title are featured this week, including the complete original "2000 Year Old Man." Also songs in honor of the Polar Vortex, and a few about non-polar Hawaii. Rated PG-13 (the Fugs quietly mutter one f-word). Jan 11, 2014
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NEW 1401: Happy New Year! our first show of 2014 salutes the new year with songs with the word "New" in the title, including several about New York City. Rated PG-13 ("Free Water" has one f-word). Jan 4, 2014
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