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The Best Of Dr. Demento #XM 04-02 (XM-34) (XM channel 30)

January 12, 2004 - 6pm EST; January 14, 2004 - 12n EST; January 15/16, 2004 - 12m EST

originally broadcast as The Dr. Demento Show #03-01 - January 5, 2003

Special Topic: dieting; nonsense

Fat Man's Prayer - Victor Buono
Diet Song - Shel Silverstein
My Genitalia - The Dan Orr Project
My Girlfriend Is Inflatable - John Mammoser

Livin' La Vida Broka - The Dan Orr Project
Disney Song - Power Salad
Political Science - Randy Newman
Demented News With Whimsical Will

Wasn't That A Party - The Rovers
Religion And Politics Ya-Ta-Ta! Ya-Ta-Ta! (lightly censored) - Scott Beach
Disco Toilet - Hersh & Chipkin
What's So Wrong With A TV In The John? - Sean Morey

Zulu Drake - Charlie Drake
This Is Ponderous - 2nu
Rubber Biscuit - The Chips
The Ketchup Song (Asereje) (Sunshine Mix Edit Spanglish) - Las Ketchup

Heebie Jeebies (excerpt) - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
Flat Foot Floogee from "Opera in Vout" - Slim Gaillard
Ja-Da (Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing Jing Jing) (excerpt) - Leo Watson
Tutti-Frutti (excerpt) - Little Richard
Crazy Words - Crazy Tune (excerpt) - Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band
Inka Dinka Doo (later Decca version) (excerpt) - Jimmy Durante w/ Six Hits & A Miss
Ugga Ugga Boo Ugga Boo Boo Ugga (excerpt) - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Witch Doctor (early fade) - Homer Henderson
Like A Dribbling Fram - Race Marbles

Mairzy Doats - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
On The Amazon - Don McLean
The Ying Tong Song - The Goons
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (stereo edit) - The Beatles
Ain't We Crazy - Haywire Mac

#5 Kids Love McDonald's - Travis & Jonathan
#4 Ned Beatty - Steve Goodie

#3 Fat - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#2 D&D - Stephen Lynch

#1 Star Trekkin' - The Firm
next week: classics & obscurities