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The Dr. Demento Show (live on KMET) - December 31, 1972 (6p-10p)

Special Topic: Nifty 50 for 1972
Note: This was only broadcast in Los Angeles (KMET), as this was before the show was syndicated (which didn't happen until July, 1974). At this point, the show was four hours instead of two hours, thus a top 50 instead of a top 25. The show started in October, 1970, but this was the first year for which a countdown was done.

#50 The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
#49 St. James Infirmary (December, 1930 version) - Cab Calloway
#48 I'm No Communist - Grandpa Jones
#47 Minnie's Yoo Hoo! - anonymous (from Mickey Mouse - This Is My Life [December 22, 1968]) (single version) [started at 33 1/3 rpm instead of 45 rpm]

#46 The Eggplant That Ate Chicago - Dr. West's Medicine Show & Junk Band
#45 The Old Payola Roll Blues (Like The Beginning) - Stan Freberg f/ Jesse White, Music By Billy May With The Toads
EXTRA: She's Tanfastic! (excerpt) - Bobby Darin
#45 The Old Payola Roll Blues (Like The End) - Stan Freberg f/ Jesse White w/ Billy May's Orchestra & Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires

#44 The Freckle Song - Hank Penny
#43 The Crusher - The Novas
#42 Baby Let Me Bang Your Box - The Toppers
#41 Laugh And Be Happy - Sheriff John

#40 Walter Wart, The Freaky Frog/It's Warts On The Flip Side That Counts - The Thorndike Pickledish Pacifist Choir
#39 Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris
EXTRA: Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
#38 Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) - Slim Gaillard Trio

#37 Alphabet Song - The Three Stooges
#36 Big Ten-Inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson
#35 Take A Whiff On Me - Leadbelly
#34 Black Denim Trousers - The Cheers

#33 Kickin' The Gong Around - Cab Calloway
#32 The Mummy - Bob McFadden & Dor
#31 Davy's Dinghy - Ruth Wallis
EXTRA: Golden Gridiron Boy - Randy Newman
#30 Cocaine Blues - Freddy Countryman

#29 When Veronica Plays The Harmonica - Kay Kyser's Kampus Kowboys
#28 Go Go Pogo - Walt Kelly
#27 Dr. Hackenbush - Groucho Marx
EXTRA: Stop That Thing - Sleepy John Estes

#26 My Boomerang Won't Come Back (original unedited version) - Charlie Drake
#25 Big Bear Lake - Mel Blanc
#24 Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Mama) - Fats Waller & His Rhythm
EXTRA: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker

#23 William Tell Overture - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
#22 The Thing - Phil Harris
#21 If You're A Viper - Rosetta Howard & The Harlem Hamfats
#20 The Elements (live) - Tom Lehrer
EXTRA: The First Man Into Space - Ray Ellis & His Orchestra
#19 Reefer Man - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra

#18 Der Fuehrer's Face - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
EXTRA: Oooh, Mr. Mitchell - Clara Smith
#17 Betty Boop - Phil Spitalny & His Orchestra

#16 Hooray For Captain Spaulding - Groucho Marx
#15 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) - Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
EXTRA: A Bitter New Year's Eve (Git Up Off'n The Floor, Hannah) - Red Ingle
#14 The Blob - The Five Blobs

#13 The Masochism Tango (live w/ brief intro) - Tom Lehrer
#12 Delicious! - Jim Backus & Friend
EXTRA: The Teen Commandments - Paul Anka-Geo. Hamilton IV-Johnny Nash
#11 Monster Mash - Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

EXTRA: Happy New Year - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
#10 Who's On First - Abbott & Costello
EXTRA: Wreck On The Highway - Roy Acuff
#9 Christmas Balls - Ben Light & His Surf Club Boys

#8 Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
EXTRA: Cannibal Pot - Tommy Steele & The Steele Men
#7 They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
#6 The Broadway New York Song - Anonymous baritone

EXTRA: Mary C. Brown And The Hollywood Sign - Dory Previn
#5 Lydia The Tattooed Lady - Groucho Marx
#4 Ain't We Crazy - Harry McClintock (also known as "Haywire Mac" or "Radio Mac")
#3 Transfusion - Nervous Norvus

EXTRA: The Good Old Days - Eddie Lawrence (The Old Philosopher)
#2 Everybody Wants My Fanny - Benny Bell

#1 Pico And Sepulveda - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
#0 Wet Dream - Max Romeo