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Show Summary
Summary

In A Christmas Mood; Pre Christmas Show
Airdate: Friday - December 22, 1972

WOR Show

Show Description
"Deck The Halls with Boston, Charlie" Short history of Christmas cards Ebenezer "Stooge" quiz Slob Art - Bank displays huge tin Christmas tree with the corporate emblem replacing the Star of Bethlehem Merry Christmas wishes to a "call in" listener representing the entire audience Give your friends "you" - ad for full dimensional sculptured facsimile of you "to take your place at long meetings or dull parties" Christmas greetings from Conway Tweedy (Shep's guinea pig) Wife opens 6' 2" talking sculptured facsimile of husband received as Christmas gift - "It's Alive" Prediction of ego centered Christmas gift giving by 1980 Phone calls from guinea pig owners and listening to their guinea pigs squeal
Notes
Shepherd talks with Leigh several times during the show and is in a happy mood throughout. Leigh imitates guinea pig.
Commercials (All times approximate)
Sponsor Time Notes
General Tire
Mama Leone's
Shell Oil Company
Shep Promo - Books The Ferrari in the Bedroom
Shoetown
Music (All times approximate)
None Listed
Engineer and Staff in Booth
Ed
Summary/Rating Credit
By: Lowell Thelin
Date: -
Rating: 3
Instruments Played
Unknown
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
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