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The Dr. Demento Show (live on KLSX) - August 20, 1989

Special Topic: dogs

Don't Burn That Flag - Rex Andrew
Buttkickers From Outer Space - The Utensils
Plastic Jesus - The Goldcoast Singers
The Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty

Demented News With Whimsical Will
Let's Make The Water Turn Black - The Mothers Of Invention
Those Two Dreadful Children - Cruella Da Ville

You're Still Not Safe In A Japanese Car - Jumpin' John Goldsmith
Accordion Repair Course - Riders In The Sky
Hot Rocks Polka - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Polkaholism - Riders In The Sky

I Have A Stupid, Idiotic, Pointless Crush On You - Elin Carlson
Swedish Western - Steve Lisenby
Light My Fire - Rick Moranis
I Wanna Hot Dog For My Roll - Butterbeans & Susie

How Much Is That Hound Dog In The Window? - Homer & Jethro
Man's Best Friend - Ernie Kovacs
Don't Pet The Dog - Pinkard & Bowden
Pit Bull Blues - Laser Material & The Shoe Men

Twilight Bone - Flamoligeon
Break Dawg - Michael Winslow
Ralph And Herbie - Cheech & Chong
Doggy Do - Steve Wahl & The Hydrants
Alley Cat - Barking & Houndstooth Choral Society

Moisture - The Residents
#5 My Dead Dog Rover - Hank, Stu, Dave & Hank
#4 Libyan On A Jet Plane - Pinkard & Bowden
#3 Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#2 The Scotsman - Bryan Bowers
#1 Existential Blues - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus
next week: two special features: a half hour of music and comedy about cats, and an interview with author (and 1960's rocker) Ian Whitcomb