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The Return of the Smiling Wimpy Doll
Airdate: Saturday - December 27, 1969

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

All right, that's enough theme, whoa, not so quick. . .

Show Description

This is a reading of "Return of the Smiing Wimpy Doll" which appeared in Playboy Magazine - December 1967 As a Christmas present Shep's mother sends him a box of things she had been storing in the basement. He reminices as he pulls things out of the box such as his Ed Wynn Fire Chief's Helmet, Buck Rogers space helmet and goggles, Flash Gordon Zap gun, tatoos, pedometer, "Brownie" his Teddy Bear, and his Wimpy doll.

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Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	Classical Guitar

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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		December 27, 1969	The Return of the Smiling Wimpy Doll	Original Airing

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