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The Dr. Demento Show (live on KLSX) - August 7, 1988

Special Topic: the demented 50s

The Blob - The Five Blobs
(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste - Tuff Darts
Ricky - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Another Boring Love Song - Rick Right

Demented News With Whimsical Will
I Saw Elvis - Joe Becker
I Saw Elvis - Crow Carroll
They're Coming To Get Me Again - Napoleon XIV

Heartbreak Hotel - Stan Freberg
The Bird On My Head - David Seville
The Ballad Of Ole Svensen - Yogi Yorgesson
Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) - Edd Byrnes & Connie Stevens

Daffy Duck's Rhapsody - Mel Blanc
Ain't Got No Home - Clarence "Frog Man" Henry
Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots - The Cheers
Buchanan And Goodman On Trial - Buchanan & Goodman
The Thing - Phil Harris

Charlie Brown - The Coasters
Rubber Biscuit - The Chips
My Home Town - Tom Lehrer
Make Yourself Comfortable - Andy Griffith

Straw Hat Song - Desi Arnaz
Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor - Big Bopper
It's In The Book - Johnny Standley

Supermarket/His Majesty The Policeman - Lord Buckley
#5 Pencil Neck Geek - Fred Blassie
#4 Spock Rap - Neural Paralyzers
#3 Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
#2 Star Trekkin' - The Firm
#1 Hey Roger - Whimsical Will
next week: By popular demand Dr. D will rerun his interview with John Cleese