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The Dr. Demento Show (live on KMET) - July 12, 1981 (6p-10p)

Special Topic: an interview with Leon Redbone
Irving The Indian Boy - Lenny & The Lenapes
You Went The Wrong Way Old King Louie - Allan Sherman

Strange Things Are Happening - Red Buttons
Green Garden Hose Part #2 - Brother George Underbrush
On Top Of A Pizza - Dick Biondi
CONTEST: That was based on "On Top Of Spaghetti" by Tom Glazer & The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus, but what was the name of the much older folk song (which was a pop hit in 1951) on which they were both based? Winner gets a 6-pack of Dr. Pepper and a KMET Dr. Demento T-shirt. (Answer: On Top Of Old Smoky)
Baseball '81 - Roy Rattlesnake
Ballad Of The Baseball Strike - Mark Stone

Cocktails For Two - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Duncan (Version One) - Slim Dusty
Paralyzed - Legendary Stardust Cowboy
The Fox - Smilin' Shel

Ayatollah - Steve Dahl
Russian Bandstand (1981 update) - Spencer & Spencer
I'm No Communist - Grandpa Jones
Capitalism - Oingo Boingo
Talking John Birch - Bob Dylan

Political Science - Randy Newman
Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman - The Tubes

Leon Redbone interview (taped at Westwood One)

Bicycle Seat - Max Splodge

Hand Me Down My Jogging Shoes - Tom Paxton
Lonesome Cowboy Burt - Frank Zappa
Buy My Record - Robert Williams

Sabre Dance - Chick Rooster & The Barnyarders
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Eggs - Martin Mull
It's Hard To Be An Egg - John Dowie

General Hospi-tale - The Afternoon Delights
Fly Buttons - That Was The Week That Was cast
Throw It Out The Window - Willio & Phillio

Super-Duper Man - Dickie Goodman
Short People - Randy Newman
Tall People - Wee Willie Small
Bloat On Featuring The Bloaters - Cheech & Chong
Keep Your Pecker Up - Eugene & The Syncopators

Musical Mike's Jazz Corner: Laughin' Louie - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
#10 Jimmy Durante Nose - Vince Sanchez

#9 Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce

#8 Another One Rides The Bus - "Weird Al" Yankovic
EXTRA: I've Lost My Little Willie - Lonnie Donegan

#7 Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) - Allan Sherman
#6 Dead Puppies - Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band
#5 Laugh And Be Happy - Sheriff John
#4 Space Invaders - Uncle Vic
EXTRA: It's Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature (w/ intro) - Dan Murphy
#3 Fish Heads - Barnes & Barnes
#2 Yoda - "Weird Al" Yankovic
EXTRA: Pico And Sepulveda (The Street Song) - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
#1 Big Balls - AC/DC
Cheerio, Cheerry Lips, Cheerio (closing theme edit) - Scrappy Lambert

NOTE: The following song opens Public Access Part 2 (Harrison's Mike) and is NOT part of The Dr. Demento Show.
Mike Harrison - Mike Meyer, Jeff Weinstein, Vince Sanchez, Sulu