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FUNNY 25 1952: The Funny 25 countdown for 2019, plus After-Christmas, New Year's, and a tribute to Uncle Vic of "Space Invaders" fame. Dec 28, 2019
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HOLIDAYS 1951: Our Christmas celebration winds up this year with more old favorites and new surprises. Special added attraction: hilarious hits for Hanukkah! One f-word (along with a box of candy and a piece of fruit) in the fourth-from-last song, otherwise PG-13. Dec 21, 2019
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HOLIDAY 1950: Holiday show number two for 2019 once again puts the spotlight on Santa Claus, aka St. Nicholas, the saint who with a slight alteration of his name became the King of secular Christmas. More requests, more new songs (one created just a few days ago) and more beloved oldies. One F-word in the third-from-last song. Dec 14, 2019
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HOLIDAYS I 1949: Here's the first holiday show for 2019. Santa gets no respect in some of our songs this week! Dec 7, 2019
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BARNES & BARNES INTERVIEW/WINTER/TOP TEN 1948: Our 2019 holiday celebrations begin as for the first time in over 20 years we welcome Barnes & Barnes for a "Holidaze in Lumania" interview! Plus a first-hour Free-for-All with lots of winter wondersongs, and the Top Ten. Nov 30, 2019
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TURKEYS 1947: Happy Thanksgiving! Once again this year I have tons of tunes about our annual feast day, famous and obscure, sincere and cynical, but mostly a little skeptical. After that, it'll be time once again for musical turkeys - the absolute worst! Nov 23, 2019
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CLASSICAL 1946: Here's another salute to classical music, which is also known as "serious music". Being serious, it's very fertile territory for spoof and satire, as many artists inside and outside the field have discovered. This is a sequel to our May 4, 2019 show, with just one piece duplicated. Nov 16, 2019
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PSYCHIATRY II 1945: In which we wrap up our comedy-music survey of mental disorders, and the sane and sometimes insane things we do to treat them. Nov 9, 2019
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PSYCHIATRY 1944: Mental illness, psychosis and neurosis, is a very serious issue - but it has inspired a whole lot of really funny songs over the years. Some are goofy, some are profound. Many were written by eminently sane people, but others - who knows? This week we also have the Top Ten for October. Nov 2, 2019
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HALLOWEEN 1943: Here's Part Two of the all-new Spooky Tunes and Scary Melodies show for 2019! (The October Top Ten debuts on November 2). Oct 26, 2019
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HALLOWEEN 1942: The nights are cooler and the Jack O'Lanterns are glowing and it's time once again for our Halloween shows! Here is the first of two new shows for this year, including old favorites, new discoveries and a whole lot of your requests. Oct 19, 2019
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POTTY HUMOR 1941: Our topic today is something we're all familiar with - toilets! Commodes! In other words, potty humor! I've never declared that as a special topic before, but judging by all the requests that came in, this should be one of our most popular topics ever. Oct 12, 2019
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OBSOLETE 1940: Today's topic is Funny Songs (and spoken bits) about Forgotten Phenomena. Many of these were very popular on the show when they first came out, and many are still hilarious (I'll say a few words now and then to explain things). Also a pop-up topic - Things On Fire (that aren't supposed to be). Oct 5, 2019
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TOP TEN/COUNTRY 1939: The Top Ten for September 2019, plus a fun little stack of crazy Country! note: Top Ten song #3 has the f-word, repeated to the point of absurdity! Sep 28, 2019
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ANIMALS 1938: More animal songs this week...Demented tunes about animals in the zoo, animals in the wild, and animals in our imagination! Plus Talk Like a Pirate Weekend, A Statistically Significant Love Song, and what you can do with a time machine (but maybe shouldn't). Sep 21, 2019
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FARM 1937: On Dr. Demento's farm, he grows funny songs instead of chickens or rutabagas. He has a bumper crop this time and plays about 90 minutes worth on this show! Plus some hot new stuff in the first half hour. Sep 14, 2019
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FRUIT 1936: Our topic today is fruit, featuring the funniest fruit of all! We also have a generous first hour Free-For-All with Groucho, Carlton the Doorman and Randy Rainbow's latest. Fragrant fumes and durty wurds in the very last track. Sep 7, 2019
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LABOR DAY 1935: Happy Labor Day, everyone! Dr. D worked overtime to bring you a show with songs about work that are fun to listen to, PLUS the Top Ten for August, PLUS a half-hour free-for-all to start the show! Aug 31, 2019
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SCHOOL 1934: With most kids back in school, once again we celebrate all things scholastic -grade school, high school and college! Also a few songs about snack food, and a tribute to the late Kip Addotta ("Wet Dream.") Aug 24, 2019
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CATS 1933: There are not as many cat songs as there are dog songs, but some cat songs are extra special, and very demented! Lots of those on this week's show, along with a tribute to the late Dick Price, and a 50th anniversary salute to Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, with former Mansion employee Whimsical Will. Aug 17, 2019
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DOGS 1932: The dog days are here, and the Doctor has 90 minutes of Demented dog songs and sketches for you. Plus the Ravings of John McCullough, and Whimsical Will's fateful trip down that Old Town Road! Aug 10, 2019
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FISH 1931: Still a whole lot of funny fish songs in the Lake of Dementia, so this week we're back to catch some more! Plus lots of your requests in the first hour. Aug 3, 2019
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TOP TEN 1930: "Raining Tacos" has been "weaponized" in Florida! This week's show is dripping with taco tunes, and money, and moose turds...and of course, the Top Ten for July. Rated PG-13 for Randy Rainbow's latest tribute to our great leader, and a few other durty wurds. Jul 27, 2019
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GAMES 1929: Our topic is Games - all kinds of games, but mostly the less athletic kind - video games, role-playing games and the like - plus the 50th anniversary of the moon landing (July 20) and the 30th anniversary of something a little more Demented. Jul 20, 2019
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SOUND EFFECTS PART TWO 1928: Here's Part 2 of our sound effects extravaganza, a tribute to Mad Magazine, and more! Jul 13, 2019
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ALL-TIME FUNNY 25 1927: And here's the All-Time Funny 25! The most requested songs and stories in the 49-year history of the Dr. Demento Show, counted down from #25 to Number One. (A few extras are heard at the start of the show). Jul 6, 2019
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TOP TEN 1926: Top Ten time for June! For the rest of the show, the theme is America. A very broad theme for a very broad country. A couple tracks were even recorded in England, but they're about America. Jun 29, 2019
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RANDOM 1925: Normally each show has a topic these days, but this one does not, which makes it abnormal (even more than most of my shows!) Most of the songs were picked at random. Some tried and true favorites along with many we haven't heard in years. Jun 22, 2019
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FATHER'S DAY 1924: Happy Father's Day! Here's an hour of funny fatherly favorites, plus a tribute to my late colleague Dr. John, some of your requests and a few provocative animal songs. Jun 15, 2019
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FISH 1923: This week's topic is fish...and fishing! Got a bucketful of funny songs about scaly-swimmy-finny creatures, from their point of view and ours, and a hearty free-for-all in Hour One. First of two parts (the second round arrives on August 3). Jun 8, 2019
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SOUND EFFECTS 1922: For over a century, recording artists, and comedy song artists especially, have occasionally (or frequently) used sound effects to illustrate a point or simply for fun. Many listeners have suggested examples, and we'll hear some rare and great ones on this week's show. We'll also bid farewell to Leon Redbone and Tony Glover. Jun 1, 2019
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TOP TEN 1921: The Top Ten for May 2019. The Official Dr D Facebook group was very busy this week, and this show has a whole lot of your requests, plus Andy Merrill and Dr D singing "Shaving Cream" at East Coast Comicon! May 25, 2019
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FAVORITES 1920: Not long ago there was a fine discussion on the Dr D Facebook group in which listeners named their favorite Demented Disc of all time. I figured that was worth turning into a show, and here it is! May 18, 2019
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MOTHER'S DAY 1919: It's another Mothers Day show. Mothers and others with an open mind and a sense of humor are welcome to listen! Free-for-all in the first hour, with some kinky bits in the second segment (note the song titles). May 11, 2019
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CLASSICAL 1918: Rural hip-hop is big these days. I played a song about that a dozen years ago! That one is on the show again this week, along with the Canadian song The Simpsons wanted to use but couldn't get permission. Plus an hour of classical music spoofs - PDQ Bach, Spike Jones, Florence Foster Jenkins and more. May 4, 2019
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TOP TEN 1917: The Top Ten for April 2019, plus three (3) new songs inspired by Avengers:Endgame, several listeners' choices for a future All Time Funny 25, and lots more surprises new and old. Apr 27, 2019
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EASTER/EARTH DAY 1916: Easter is this weekend...and the very next day is Earth Day. We'll celebrate both, along with the first novelty song to hit #1 on the pop charts in ages (and a parody of that song as well)...plus a whole lot of garbage! Some cuss words in the second song. Apr 20, 2019
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ALCOHOL II 1915: Here's the promised sequel to our March 9 festival of funny drinking songs. Plenty of hilarity, even if you don't imbibe! Tattoos and tomatoes too (and a few naughty words). Apr 13, 2019
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MEDICINE 1914: Here's the sequel to our Medicine Show from March 2, with lots more mad medical melodies, musical miracle cures and hospital horror stories! Plus our usual assortment of requests and more mischief in Hour One. Apr 6, 2019
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TOP TEN 1913: Here's the Top Ten for March, and a sheaf of other stuff - yoga, Yogi, underwear, baseball, Star Trek, and (for just a minute or two) Dr D's birthday. As Weird Al says, dare to be stupid! Mar 30, 2019
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HAIR 1912: What do Donald Trump and The Beatles have in common? When they first became famous, the first thing many people talked about was their hair. Hear songs about them and lots more hairy guys and gals, plus a Dick Dale tribute and lots more on this all-new Dr. Demento Show. Mar 23, 2019
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SCIENCE 1911: Today we have a banquet of Dementia! In addition to our special topic which is Science, we'll celebrate the spring equinox and St. Patrick's day...and for appetizers, "Opinion Rhapsody" and more amazing new stuff along with rare oldies by request. The very last song has a bunch of f-words. Mar 16, 2019
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ALCOHOL 1910: An all-new show with a familiar topic - alcohol. It's inspired songwriters for millenia, bringing forth thousands of sad songs and funny songs (you can guess which kind I'll be playing!) You'll be riotously entertained, even if you never touch the stuff. Mar 9, 2019
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DOCTORS 1909: Today Dr. Demento salutes doctors of medicine (and nurses too) along with some of the more amusing things that come up while they work to repair our bodies. Lots of requests, oddities and rarities in the first hour. Mar 2, 2019
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TOP TEN 1908: Here's the Top Ten for February 2019, plus the Logan Awards nominees for outstanding song parody of 2018, a tribute to Ken Nordine (of Word Jazz fame), and a song for Peter Tork. Note: lots of F-words in one song, in a non-sexual context. Feb 23, 2019
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BABIES 1907: Today's subject is babies. They're a pleasure (and a treasure) and they are a pain, and today we have funny songs about both! Also the Logan Awards nominees for Outstanding Original Comedy Song of 2018. Feb 16, 2019
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LOVE SONGS 1906: With Valentine's Day coming up on Thursday, here's my annual Love Song special, with over an hour of Demented love songs, plus a salute to the new "Madam Opus" CD of funny songs by funny women, and a new country song about atonal music (!). Rated PG-13. Feb 9, 2019
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RODENTS 1905: Today's topic is rodents, nice ones and nasty ones, the celluloid kind and the furry kind too...from cute (and delicious?) little hamsters to naked mole rats and 146-pound capybaras. We open with a few songs for the polar vortex (#2 has some explicit words that were heard all across the northern USA last Wednesday!) Feb 2, 2019
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LISTENER FAVORITES/TOP TEN 1904: Lots of listener input on this show. Fifteen members of the Dr. D Official Facebook Group pick their single all-time favorite Demented song, leading up to the January Top Ten. There's an all-request set too! Rated PG-13 (except for the very last song) Jan 26, 2019
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OLD WEST PART II 1903: Part Two of Dr. D's tribute to the Old West takes a Demented look at how cowboy culture has endured and changed in the 20th and 21st centuries. Some adult themes and occasional expletives. Jan 19, 2019
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OLD WEST 1902: This week we salute the Old West, the land of cattle drives and gunfighters that continues to be celebrated in songs (including some very funny ones) and stories, a century after the fences went up and the saloons shut down. First of two parts. Jan 12, 2019
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BRITAIN 1901: Our first show of 2019 highlights funny music from Britain. Songs that make a lot of sense, songs that make little or none at all, and many hilarious levels in between. No duplication with the "England" show of last September. Also some very nice new stuff that came in while we were celebrating the holidays. Jan 5, 2019
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