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The Dr. Demento Show #17 - October 27, 1974

Special Topic: Halloween

The Dirty Old Man - Jim Backus
Go Go Pogo - Walt Kelly
Laughing At The Funnies - Ruby Newman & His Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra w/ The Funnyboners
Close To You - The Clams

How Many Burps In A Bottle Of Beer - Frankie Yankovic
Clink, Clink, Another Drink - Spike Jones & His City Slickers f/ Mel Blanc
The Pig Got Up And Slowly Walked Away - Frank Crumit

Mysterious Mose (excerpt) - Frank Auburn & His Orchestra (vocal by Harry Thomas)
Midnight Stroll - The Revels

Mr. Ghost Goes To Town - The 5 Jones Boys
Grim Grinning Ghosts (fade-in) - The Haunted Mansion f/ Thurl Ravenscroft
Halloween Spooks - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
A Spooktacular Finale - Spike Jones & The Band That Plays For Fun

Say That You Were Teasing Me - Baby Rose Marie w/ Fletcher Henderson's Connie's Inn Orchestra
My Handy Man - Ethel Waters
Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor

Kinky Kids Parade/I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me) - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra f/ John Sperzel
Whatever Happened To Music (missing coda) - Mister Murray

It's In The Book - Johnny Standley
Eleanor Rigby - Doodles Weaver
Frigid - Jim Backus

#10 My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake
#9 Masculine Women, Feminine Men - Frank Harris
EXTRA: Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl - The Barbarians

#8 Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg

#7 Be Prepared (original studio version) - Tom Lehrer
#6 It's A Gas - Alfred E. Neuman
#5 The Crusher - The Novas
#4 Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (single version) - Frank Zappa

#3 Martian March (single version) - The Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band
#2 Juanita Banana - The Peels
EXTRA: Strip Polka - Johnny Mercer

#1 Bounce Your Boobies - Rusty Warren