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The Dr. Demento Show #82-52 - December 26, 1982

Special Topic: coming to the end of that thoroughly inadequate year called 1982 [retrospective of the year]

It's Good To Be The King (Part 1) - Mel Brooks
Obese Man - The Ladmo Trio

Teddy Bears' Picnic - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Elmer And The Bear - Phil Harris
Alley Cat - Nicky, The Talking Cat [w/ voiceover by Dr. D]
I Hate Cats - Harry Waller

Pass The Dutchie (short version) - Musical Youth
Armia Tonight - Wilmoth Houdini
Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells
Byz Talk - National Lampoon
Mexican Radio - Wall Of Voodoo
Mexican Radio (brief in-studio performance) - Dr. Demento

Video Games - The Toons
Brain Death - Not The Nine O'Clock News
A Dying Business - The Mitchell Trio
Truckin' - Pop-o-pies
Stayin' Alive - Jonathan & Darlene Edwards

Happy New Year - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Prosperity Is Just Around Which Corner? - Carson Robison Trio

The Daily Dozen #8: The Revolve (excerpt, slows to a halt at end) - Walter Camp
Chicken Fat (Disc Jockey Version) - Robert Preston
Floor Progressions #3 (excerpt) - Bonnie Prudden
Stop And Start (excerpt, sped up to 45 rpm instead of 33 1/3 rpm at end) - Richard Simmons
Dr. Goose's Maternity Rhymes (excerpt) - Dr. Steven Ecker
Snaxercise (excerpt) - Miss Piggy
Jane Fonda Speaks Out - National Lampoon

The Beer Drinking Song - Mac Davis
Political Science - Randy Newman
#5 Silicon Valley Guy - Don Data & The Rez-Tones

#4 Pencil Neck Geek - Fred Blassie
#3 The Scotsman - Bryan Bowers
#2 Existential Blues - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus

#1 Dead Puppies - Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band
(Main Title) The Addams Family (excerpt) - Vic Mizzy, His Orch. & Chorus
next week: the Funny 25
in two weeks: National Lampoon will be my special guests