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ALCOHOL 2331: This week we have a blast from the past -- and I do mean a blast! The subject is alcohol. A serious subject, but it has inspired innumerable funny songs. You'll hear a bunch of the best and a few of the worst ones when you stream this week's show at www.drdemento.com. Aug 5, 2023
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AMERICA 2326: Happy Birthday U. S. A.! The whole show this week is dedicated to America -- it's not perfect but these songs are often hysterical, along with being historical. Stream it now (or anytime) at www.drdemento.com. Jul 1, 2023
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ARTIE BARNES & NAPOLEON XIV TRIBUTE 2310: Our new show pays tribute to two of the greatest artists in the Land of Dementia, both of whom passed away since the last show - Jerry Samuels, better known as Napoleon XIV, and Robert Haimer, better known as Artie Barnes of Barnes & Barnes. The show also has lots of really funny songs! Stream it now at drdemento.com. I will cover the previously announced topic (Musical Instruments) in April. Mar 11, 2023
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BASEBALL 2314: Baseball season is underway! Baseball has inspired more funny songs and comedy bits than any other sport, and I've got an hour's worth of the most Deemenred ones this week -- plus a celebration of Tom Lehrer's 95th birthday, and some songs about frogs and your teeth. Stream this new show now at www.drdemento.com ! Apr 8, 2023
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BLACK DEMENTIA 2329: Today we feature some of the great Black artists who have done Demented songs and comedy bits -- from Lead Belly and Butterbeans & Susie to Slim Gaillard, The Coasters and Eddie Murphy. We'll also hear Jane Birkin (RIP), Albert Brooks, Pink Floyd and more. You can stream this show anytime starting Saturday, July 22 at www.drdemento.com. Jul 22, 2023
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CANADA 2320: We begin with an hour of American dementia and follow it up with an hour of dementia from north of the border! Stream now or anytime at drdemento.com May 20, 2023
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CARTOONS 2308: This flashback episode is overflowing with an hour or so of cartoon toons from all eras! Feb 25, 2023
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CATS 2333: Last week we celebrated the dog days of summer...Cats deserve a celebration too! We'll hear 28 songs about cats this week, most of them complimentary. This show also features the Logan Awards nominees for parody songs. Stream this show now or anytime at www.drdemento.com Aug 19, 2023
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DOGS 2332: This week's show features a tribute to Paul Reubens (aka Pee Wee Herman), plus the five Logan Award nominees for best comedy song, and a whole bunch of funny songs about dogs! Stream it now or anytime at www.drdemento.com. Aug 12, 2023
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EMBARASSMENT 2337: This show features (in segments 3 through 6) songs that may embarrass some people, for various reasons -- though many regular listeners count them among their very favorites! You can stream this show anytime at www.drdemento.com. Sep 16, 2023
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FATHER'S DAY 2324: Happy Father's Day! Here are 25 funny songs about fatherhood, plus some more goodies for everyone. You can stream that show now or anytime from www.drdemento.com. Enjoy! Jun 17, 2023
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FOOD 2340: This week's show is a blast from the past, and a dementedly delicious one too! The subject is food, and the menu includes everything from sushi to goulash, vegetables to head cheese, hors d'oeuvres to cookies, pie and cake. You can stream the show anytime from drdemento.com. Oct 7, 2023
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FUNNY 25 2352: And here they are - the Funny 25 most requested Deemented songs of 2023, as tabulated from the monthly Top Tens - plus a few extra songs at the beginning and end of the show. You can stream them all now or anytime at www.drdemento.com. Dec 30, 2023
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GAMES 2321: The Doc is feeling a bit under the weather this week, so our archivist has assembled a flashback episode on this topic from 1987 & 2001. The Doc will be back next week with the new top ten for May! May 27, 2023
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HAIR 2316: This week's show features 33 fun songs about hair. We have less of it than most mammals, but we prize and enhance the way it decorates us. Even when we choose to remove it, hair makes a statement! Stream this show now or anytime at www.drdemento.com. Apr 22, 2023
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HALLOWEEN 2342: BOO! Here's the first of our two all-new Halloween shows for 2023. Two hours-plus of spooky tunes and scary melodies, old and new, famous and obscure, funny and frightening! Stream the show now at drdemento.com. Oct 21, 2023
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HALLOWEEN 2343: Here's Halloween show #2 for 2023, with lots more spooky tunes and scary melodies old and recent -- Dinner with Drac, Werecow, Fear the Walking Dead, Zombie Jamboree -- you get the picture! Stream this show now or anytime at drdemento.com. Oct 28, 2023
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HATE SONGS 2307: Last week we had love songs -- this week we flip the coin for some hate songs - or, less seriously, dislike songs, which are often just as funny! Stream the new show now at drdemento.com. Feb 18, 2023
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HOLIDAYS 2349: The first of our three special shows for the 2023 holidays includes a dozen Hanukkah comedy songs (a genre that didn't exist at all when the Dr Demento Show began) plus a couple of Krampus songs. The rest of the show is all Christmas fun! Stream it now at www.drdemento.com. Dec 9, 2023
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HOLIDAYS II 2350: Here's our second holiday show for 2023, starring Santa Claus who is the subject of most of the songs. At the end of the show is a tribute to the excellent song parodist John Mammoser ("9 Coronas", "My Girlfriend Is Inflatable" and many more) who died of cancer on December 7th. Stream this show now (or anytime) at www.drdemento.com. Dec 16, 2023
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HOLIDAYS III 2351: Here's the Doctor's third all-new holiday show for 2023, just in time for Christmas Eve Eve! You can stream this show now or anytime at www.drdemento.com. Dec 23, 2023
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HUNTING 2344: Hunting animals is not quite as popular a pastime as it once was, but there are a lot of funny songs about hunting, and this week's blast from the past has a bagful of the best of them. You can stream that show anytime at drdemento.com. Nov 4, 2023
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JAZZ 2305: Today I have another blast from the past - a show featuring Demented songs in a jazzy vein! Stream it now at drdemento.com! Feb 4, 2023
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LABOR DAY 2335: With the Doc on vacation, we are presenting a combination of 7 different Labor Day episodes of the past. Sep 2, 2023
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LISTEN TO THE LYRICS 2302: Song lyrics have always been important, especially with a comedy show! On this show we feature three specific types of lyrics: comedy rap, ballads (story songs), and "patter songs". You can stream it now (sorry for the delay) or anytime, at www.drdemento.com. Jan 14, 2023
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LOVE SONGS 2306: Valentine's Day is next Tuesday, and here is my annual batch of Deemented love songs -- Silly Love Songs if you prefer Paul's designation! Stream them now or anytime from drdemento.com. Feb 11, 2023
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MARIJUANA 2338: Our topic today is marijuana. Now that it's legal in many places, and socially acceptable in most other parts of the USA, I'm bringing back some of the fine songs it inspired when it was still highly illegal! Stream the show now at drdemento.com. (Sorry it's late- I was under the weather for a couple of days, but am feeling excellent today!) Sep 24, 2023
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MONKEYS/MONKEES 2334: We flashback to 2003 for a program about apes and monkeys, then even further back to an interview the Doc did with the rock group the Monkees in 1987! Aug 26, 2023
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MOTHERS 2319: No two mothers are the same, and that also goes for the motherly songs on this week's show! Recommended for open-minded mothers and their offspring. We'll also have a set of songs by Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, totally different from the ones played in 2022. Stream the show now at www.drdemento.com ! May 13, 2023
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MOVIES 2301: Today we go to the movies! The entire show is devoted to songs and sketches from or about motion pictures -- selected from a variety of past Dr Demento shows. You can stream it now or anytime at www.drdemento.com ! Jan 7, 2023
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NUDITY 2323: Hello there -- Dr Demento here -- It's getting warmer outside and we don't need as many clothes as we did a few weeks ago -- and some of us are able to get by witn no clothes at all! I'll explore the demented side of nudity on the show starting June 10th, 2023. You can stream that show and thousands of earlier Dr Demento shows at www.drdemento.com. Jun 10, 2023
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OTHER DOMESTICATED ANIMALS 2336: Since I recently finished shows about dogs and cats, I thought I'd spin some Demented tunes about other domesticated animals -- cows and sheep, canaries and parakeets, lions and elephants (in zoos and circuses). This week's show also has the Top Ten (a week late, but it's great!) Stream it now or anytime at drdemento.com. Sep 9, 2023
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PIZZA 2341: It's pizza day in the Land of Dementia! The whole second hour is devoted to songs about pizza, going back to mid-century when it first became an American food craze! In the first hour we celebrate the arrival of fall, the top comedy songs of 2022 according to The FuMP, and other crazy Demented topics. Oct 14, 2023
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PUNK 2303: By popular demand, we celebrate Punk in our second hour. The music and the language is a bit more raucous than usual! In the first hour we feature hamsters, snow, and the songs and poetry of the late Les Barker. Stream the show now or anytime from www.drdemento.com. Jan 21, 2023
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RANDOM 2313: Not an April Fool's joke, this week is a variation on the D-pod shuffle...a compilation of random segments from past episodes, 1979-1989. Stream it now or anytime at drdemento.com Apr 1, 2023
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RANDOM 2327: Our historian has assembled this from 10 prior episodes, ranging from 1983 to 1992 in demented (reverse) order, and including a segment on vacations in honor of the Doc's vacation this week! Jul 8, 2023
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SPIKE JONES 2318: This week we have an extra-special blast from the past...a two-hour tribute to the man whose music has inspired Dr. Demento ever since he was 4 years old, and his dad brought home a 78 of "Cocktails for Two" -- Spike Jones! Stream this show now or anytime from www.drdemento.com . May 6, 2023
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SPOKEN COMEDY 2345: The final hour of this week's show has not a single note of music! It's all spoken comedy, from Uncle Josh to George Carlin, from Shelley Berman to Monty Python, and lots more. The show begins with three tracks from the new CD by "& Barnes" (Bill Mumy), "Shit Happens," and continues with Weird Al, Worm Quartet, the Dead Alewives and lots more. Stream it now at www.drdemento.com. Nov 11, 2023
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SPRING 2311: Spring is here...well, it officially starts on Monday, March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, no matter what the weather outside is like! I have some classic Demented Springtime songs for you, along with lots more funny stuff. Stream springtime anytime at www.drdemento.com! Mar 18, 2023
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STORY SONGS 2328: This show features an hour of story songs ("ballads" in the traditional meaning of the word). Some old favorites and some you may not have heard! Stream the show now at www.drdemento.com. Jul 15, 2023
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THANKSGIVING 2346: Happy Thanksgiving! Here's our Turkey Day playlist for 2023, with some new things in the first set and an Audio Torture Chamber at the end. You can listen to the show now (or anytime) at www.drdemento.com. Nov 18, 2023
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TOP TEN 2304: Today's show features the first Top Ten of 2023, plus some great Demented Discs about rabbits (2023 is a Year of the Rabbit), other animals, and human hair. Stream it now at drdemento.com! Jan 28, 2023
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TOP TEN 2309: The Top Ten for February, plus Demented songs about television, balloons, and Good Advice. Stream the show now or anytime at www.drdemento.com! Mar 4, 2023
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TOP TEN 2312: Here we are, a quarter of the way through 2023 already! My show for the weekend of March 25 has been uploaded, featuring the Top Ten, a set of science fact songs, and a variety of rare and Deemented goodies old and new. Stream it now at www.drdemento.com and share the laughter! Mar 25, 2023
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TOP TEN 2317: This week's show features tracks from the new Needlejuice compilations by Tom Lehrer and Napoleon XIV, tributes to Harry Belafonte and Barry Humphries, and the Top Ten for April. Stream the show now or anytime at www.drdemento.com ! Apr 29, 2023
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TOP TEN 2322: Here's the Top Ten for May, plus "99 Words for Boobs," "The Insult Song," "Bicycle Seat" and a new song by the Other Favorites for the revival of the 70-year-old 3-D feature "Robot Monster in 3-D." Jun 3, 2023
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TOP TEN 2325: This week Dr. Demento welcomes Summertime 2023 with a salute to the season - summertime clothes, summertime food, and we count down the Top Ten hottest and coolest Deemented songs for June! Stream the show now or whenever you like at www.drdemento.com. Jun 24, 2023
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TOP TEN 2330: Here's the Top Ten for July, plus a bunch of songs about wine, and a bunch about marijuana as well! You can stream this show now or anytime at www.drdemento.com Jul 29, 2023
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TOP TEN 2339: Here's the Top Ten for September, plus a set from the new Worm Quartet album, some runners up from the Top Ten, and a whole lot more Demented delights! You can stream the show now (or anytime you like) at www.drdemento.com. Sep 30, 2023
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TOP TEN 2347: Here's the last Top Ten of 2023 (in just five weeks we'll count down the Funny 25 for the whole year!) plus a couple of Christmas songs (we'll have lots more in December, and Hanukkah too) plus songs about alcohol, fruit, and some Deemented dance tunes! Stream the show now (or anytime) at www.drdemento.com. Nov 25, 2023
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WEATHER 2315: This week's special topic is the weather. We can't do much about it, but we can listen to funny songs about it! This week we also have songs about geeks, drugs and sleeping, (Note: the song by Nikka's Box has highly explicit language).Stream the new show now at www.drdemento.com. Apr 15, 2023
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WINTER 2348: As the Doc takes a vacation this week (no confirmation if a ski lodge is involved) we present a flashback to winters of years past, edited together from episodes ranging 1983-2001. Dec 2, 2023
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