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Summary

Nuttyness Survey
Airdate: Tuesday - September 17, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 11-24-2008

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
All right, I'm all strapped in here and I'm ready to go. (Theme missing - may not be true 1st line)
Show Description
[ Courtesy: Ken Applegate - 11-24-2008 ] Opens with a strapped in rendition of "I'm forever blowing bubbles" Angry biting essential Shepherd Nuttiness survey as an answer to the New York World Fair time capsule, a collection of absurd news around the world . Civic improvement in Germany through burning down eyesores . New York Times predictions of fashions for men, advert for men's shirts, worn by women . UPI reports in Germany an escaped wolf who is not dangerous unless hungry . Life magazine reports Russians are being taken by pool sharks . Swedish take on American by opening a western saloon that features a brawl every night . Japan directive ordering city hall employees to stop playing games and put on their clothes . England, UPI, Scamp a pet rabbit taken to psychiatrist because he imitates ducks
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
Speaking of eye sores . . . This is WOR . . . AM & FM in . . . Friendly old station in New York
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
The Okeh Laughing Record
Stars and Stripes Forever
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
Ted
Walt
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Not Determined
Rating / Review
None Yet
Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Category Date Title Comments Time
General Topics N.Y. World's Fair
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
September 17, 1963
Recno: 3528
Nuttyness Survey Original Airing
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