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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 146


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Re: Specialty of the House
	 X minus 1 
	 The Green Hornet
	 Re: Stan and Beany
	 Rod Serlings Zero Hour
	 Stan Freberg
	 Stan Freberg Show
	 Freberg Underground
	 [Fwd: Red Skelton Fan]
	 Re: otr Digest V96 #145
	 2,00 Plus, Walter Mitty, The Birds
	 Corwin #2 on BEZ

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 14:11:58 -0700
From: dlock@[removed] (DL )
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: Specialty of the House
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

The BBC series starring Vincent Price was played on the West Coast 
sometime in the mid 1980s.  The best two, as I recall, were the 
mentioned "Specialty of the House" and a Bram Stoker short story, 
titled, I believe, "Black Cat" or "Cat Wife."

I don't think Stanley Ellin's terrific short story, "Speciality" was 
ever adapted for OTR.  It didn't appear in print until late in 1948 (in 
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine). Alfred Hitchcock presented a splendid 
TV version on his series in 1959.

Dick Lochte  

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 17:09:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Steven Wood <[removed]@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: X minus 1 
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Does anyone know where I could find scripts for the X minus 1 serries? 

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 17:09:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Steven Wood <[removed]@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Green Hornet
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Does anyone have a complete listing for the Green Hornet show? I found that
the one I found on the internet was not complete. Is it now? Thanks for the
thought.

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 19:04:49 -0400
From: Michael Carraher <carraher@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: Stan and Beany
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

"Time for Beany" began as a local show in [removed] in 1949 and was also 
syndicated to other cities in the early 50's.  This used puppets and 
Stan Freburg was one of the voices  -- along with Daws Butler (Yogi 
Bear, et al) and Jerry Colona.  Bob Clampett, the creator of the show 
and a director of many of the classic WB Looney Tunes cartoons, brought 
the show back in animated form in 1962 (on Mattie's Funday Funnies on 
ABC).  Stan Freburg did not participate in the cartoon version.  The 
cartoon version is available on video.  The puppet show was done live 
(and seen via kinescope in other cities).  
The character Pinhead was from the show "Foodini the Great" -- another 
early 50's puppet show show line (or on kinescopes).
-- 
_____________________________________________________________________
Michael Carraher                  |There are [removed]
Qualitative Research Consultant   |Damn [removed]
Philadelphia, PA                  |And statistics.
__________________________________|__________________________________

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 20:07:51 -0500 (CDT)
From: barrym <barrym@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Rod Serlings Zero Hour
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Yesterday I found tapes of Rod Serling's Zero Hour in Bookstop.
There were 2 of them.  I think it said they were originally
broadcast in 1973-74.  One stars Richard Crenna, Julie Adams
and Keenan Wynn.  The other has Jessica Walter, Judy Carne,
Joseph Campenella and Richard Dawson.

I gather that they ran Mon-Fri with a complete story each week,
ala I love a Mystery.

I'm 3/4 through the first one and it's really well done.  A very
good story and very clever dialogue too.

I've never heard of this show before.  Does anyone know anything
about it?  Are these shows part of any collections?

Barry

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Date: 21 Apr 96 22:29:45 EDT
From: Steve Lewis <[removed]@[removed]>
To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Stan Freberg
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

There has been much discussion here lately regarding Stan Freberg's wonderful
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA album.  In November 1991 NPR broadcast "The New Stan
Freberg Show", which was a 60-minute one-shot co-production with the BBC.  It
was a throwback to Stan's old 1957 CBS show, with cast members including June
Foray, David Ogden Stiers, Harry Shear, guest Ray Bradbury, music by Billy
[removed]  Among the new material in this show (which included a return visit with
the Abominable Snowman), there were two new segments of "United States of
America" material: "Stephen Foster" and "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Freberg also had an earlier radio show, before his famous STAN FREBERG SHOW of
1957.  The earlier show was a 1954 sitcom called THAT'S RICH, which co-starred
Daws Butler.  I happen to think it's a funny show, but it may not be to
everyone's taste.  There are about a dozen or so episodes available out there.
Freberg fans should definitely check it out.

Freberg and Butler later went on to provide the voices for the early TV puppet
series BEANY AND CECIL.  There's one episode of that in the collection of the
Museum of TV & Radio - much of it appears to be ad-libbed, and quite funny.


Steve Lewis   

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 23:02:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: "'A. Joseph Ross'" <lawyer@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Stan Freberg Show
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

> Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 08:05:30
> From: Sherbie@[removed] (Victoria Yellen)
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Subject: Other Stan Freberg
> Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
> 
> 	One more thing from Radio Spirits. "The Stan Freberg Show" inherited Jack 
> Benny's CBS time slot in 1957, but lasted only 15 weeks.

It didn't "inherit" the time slot, it was a summer replacement.  Jack 
Benny (in reruns by then) returned to that time slot in the fall. 	

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A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                                      617/367-0468
15 Court Square                                   lawyer@[removed]
Boston, MA 02108-2573                    [removed]~lawyer/
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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 22:52:11 -0500 (CDT)
From: Bruce Toews <bruce@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Freberg Underground
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

For anyone wanting it, a complete transcript of "Freberg Underground" can 
be found on the Dr. Demento FAQ Page. I can't remember its URL offhand, 
but it's one of the links off of my home page 
([removed]~bruce).

Bruce

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Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 00:26:19 -0400
From: Robert Ioan <ruioan@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: [Fwd: Red Skelton Fan]
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

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Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 00:23:37 -0400
From: Robert Ioan <ruioan@[removed]>
X-Mailer: Mozilla [removed] (Win95; I)
MIME-Version: [removed]
To: donnie@[removed]
Subject: Red Skelton Fan
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Donnie,

Hello from Charlotte, NC. I too am a big fan of Red's, and grew up watching the television series. Yes, his 
paintings sell for quite a large sum of money. His original oil's are in excess of $50,000. What you probably 
saw was the limited series lithographs of his originals. I am the proud owner of one that is signed and 
thumbprinted by Red himself and now is sold out. Ten years ago I paid $[removed] its worth $[removed] Red 
goes to clown heaven, perhaps double that! Kind of like buying Microsoft stock when it was $[removed] a share!

I had the pleasure of seeing Red in concert about twelve years ago in Greensboro, NC and hung outside his 
dressing room after the performance. My wife did not know where I had dissapeared to. Believe it or not, he 
came to the door and asked if someone could get him some more water. I volunteered and got his autograph. There 
was absolutely no security at this event. It was as easy as getting backstage at a high school performance. 
Now, I have been told by the people at Addi Galleries (the foremost place to buy his lithographs), that he is 
in poor health. In fact they have an annual gala birthday event for Red that's open to lithograph owners, which 
Red never misses, until this past year. I have seen recent photos of him in a wheelchair. Age is finally 
catching up to the old clown. 

Age is on my side. I am a 36 year old copilot for USAir on the Boeing 737. I don't think there are many avid 
fans of Red under age 40. I am currently searching for an audio cassette of Red's "Pledge of Allegiance". I 
want to play it aloud at my son's cub scout pack meet for all to [removed] is timeless. If you know of a copy 
floating around, please let me know. 

"Good night, and may God bless"

Robert Ioan
ruioan@[removed]

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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 23:44:09 -0700
From: joseph@[removed] (joseph)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: otr Digest V96 #145
Message-Id: <v01530500ada0cad47e56@[[removed]]>

Regarding BBC Radio

>I was glued to my tape player listening to this one!!!  Great Stuff!!  If
>this is the caliber of the BBC are there other good shows to pursue on tape
>by the BBC?

I am a collector of modern BBC Radio shows. I can tell you that it is
thriving in Britain on Radio 4. Right now I believe it in it's golden age
and it is terrific. One of the Beeb is doing is adapting all of the
Sherlock Holmes short stories to radio. Along with Basil Rathbone of OTR
and Jeremy Brett of Greneda TV they carry on the tradition of Mr Holmes
very well.

Joseph

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Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 02:01:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: airwavesOTR <[removed]@[removed]>
cc: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: 2,00 Plus, Walter Mitty, The Birds
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

> 
> Hi all, I ran across a couple of shows in my collection called 2,000
> Plus. I was wondering if anyone had any information on it. 

	I recommend to you and everyone the new book by Jim Widner and Meade
Frierson on radio SF shows.  I'm sure you'll hear from Jim about this, or 
visit his web page for info.

> Also a few years ago I saw radio versions of The Secret Life of Walter 
> Mitty and The Birds. I haven't seen them anywhere since. Has anyone got 
> them or know where to find them?
> 
The Birds was done on Escape on 7/1/54.  There is a version of "Mitty" on 
THIS IS MY BEST (1945 I think) with (Robert Benchley, I think).  Why I 
had it in my hands not 3 months ago.  I wonder if I'll remember anything 
when I'm as old as these shows!

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Date: Mon, 22 Apr 96 09:00:10 EST
From: packerm@[removed] (MICHAEL PACKER)
To: otr@[removed], KENPILETIC@[removed]
Subject: Corwin #2 on BEZ
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

          Ken said that the BEZ broadcast was "Runyon Jones" a repeat
          of the first show in the "13 by Corwin" [removed] Actually
          "Runyon" WAS #[removed] "The Undecided Molecule" was #[removed] NPR
          feeds have been unimpaired so far ...

          Here's the complete listings and feed information FYI:

          3/31/96:  The Undecided Molecule
          4/7/96:   The Odyseey of Runyon Jones
          4/14/96:  Untitled
          4/21/96:  Descent of the Gods
          4/28/96:  They Fly Through the Air
          5/5/96:   The Long Name None Could Spell
          5/12/96:  My Client Curley
          5/19/96:  Mary & The Fairy
          5/26/96:  Could Be
          6/2/96:   New York; A Tapestry
          6/9/96:   Cromer
          6/16/96:  El Capitan and the Corporal
          6/23/96:  Radio Primer

          Hope this [removed] Feel free to contact me if you have any
          [removed]

          Michael Packer
          packerm@[removed]

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