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Summary

The Exploding Streetlight Mystery
Airdate: Friday - December 8, 1972

WOR Show
Original Airing

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Last Update: 12-09-2019

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Oh this is a sad day here at WOR. . .
Show Description
Woman in England goes to the dentist and when he pulls one of her teeth, a centipede crawls out of the tooth. Leigh does her Yogi impersonation Kid from Denville NJ takes out a helicopter with a baseball. Shep tells about the time he was ten and shoots down the street light with his BB gun.
[ Courtesy: Pete Delaney - 12-09-2019 ] Centipede in tooth Malfunctioning dentist chair 1969 Giants sing Jingle Bells :Sheik of Araby (1 Man Band) : Christmas is coming When foreign recipes shouldn't be allowed in the USA 38 foot tapeworm Baseball downs helicopter How Shep's BB gunshot destroyed a streetlight and caused a commotion on Cleveland Street. Flick's rock throwing destroys a fire alarm box

Notes:
NOTE: As the show starts Jean mentions the death of long time WOR personality Al McCann and gave a humorous 4 minute eulogy. This is cut from this version.

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He will be at Wanemakers in Philadelphia 12 noon on Saturday (12/9)
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