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Summary

Food-Shaped Stands; Elephants Graveyard; Flagship
Airdate: Thursday - August 19, 1965

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Have to do a terrible thing tonight. . .
Show Description
The Flagship on Route 22 in Union, NJ is empty and for sale or rent. Shep wonders what kind of a pad it would make. He imagines inviding Mr. Leder there. Gasoline Alley and the Corky doll that Aunt Glenn gave him when he was 6 Indelible pencils, golf ball centers, swallowing gum, quicksand and other kid myths. Shep describes various food stands he's encountered. One shaped like a DC-3, one shaped like a giant hot dog serving foot long Colombian hot dogs. The elephant graveyard myth - Shep finds a book in the basement about them that the old man has stashed.
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
Speaking of Old Grandad - this is WOR AM and FM in New York
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
Happiness Chinese Restaurant
Miller Beer
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
Shiek of Araby (1)
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
Matt
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Not Determined
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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
August 19, 1965
Recno: 413
Food-Shaped Stands; Elephants Graveyard; Flagship Original Airing
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Show Replay Date
Mass Backwards
August 17, 2004

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Found in the following set(s)
Set Name Show # Media
1965 Set 4
149b
Cassette

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