Doctor Demento Hit Parade

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Novelty Records: The Doctor Is IN!

Dr. Demento (aka Barrett Hansen) has a nationally syndicated radio show each week that features novelty and comedy songs from all eras. While his on-air persona is decidedly wacky, off-air he's a serious collector of novelty and comedy records, tapes and CDs. If it's funny and it's been recorded, it's probably in Dr. Demento's vast collection.

I've included videos with the actual performers where possible. Others feature video created by the people who submitted them to YouTube, and a few are audio with just a title or a record player. They're in no particular order.

Note: Videos on YouTube sometimes disappear suddenly. If you click on a video and get a message saying it's been removed, embedding has been disabled, etc. I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a comment in the guestbook. I'll remove it from the lens and try to find something to replace it.

Wet Dream - Kip Adotta

There's something fishy about this video, but frankly, I don't give a clam.
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St. George and the Dragonet - Stan Freberg

A film by and starring Liz Weber

Only the needle should be changed to protect the record.
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Dead Puppies - Ogden Edsl

Ogden Edsl, live! Puppies, dead.
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Star Trekkin' - The Firm

No Bones about it. He's dead, Jim.
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Poisoning Pigeons in the Park - Tom Lehrer

Cy an' I'd love to visit the park.
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Cocktails for Two - Spike Jones and his City Slickers

Here's looking at you, Squid.
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Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett

All the boys and ghouls will dig this grave-y number.
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Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley

Purple people in black and white from 1958.
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Sara Cynthia Silvia Stout

Would Not Take the Garbage Out - Shel Silverstein

Here's hoping you didn't just eat.
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The Witch Doctor - David Seville

This was before Alvin and the Chipmunks.
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Gitarzan - Ray Stevens

Let's hear it for Jane and the monkey!
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They're Coming to Take Me Away! - Napoleon XIV

Chirping birds, basket weavers and all.
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The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun - Julie Brown

From Julie Brown TV.
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Transfusion - Nervous Norvus

Pass the claret to me, Barrett!
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Elmer Fudd And Bugs Bunny Wappin'

Be vewwy, vewwy quiet, we're hunting wabbits!
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Dr. Demento on Amazon

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Novelty Song Links

Novelty Songs Lenses by MobyD
A bit of history about novelty songs, Dr. Demento, Weird Al, and links to video showcases for Dr. D, Spike Jones, Tom Lehrer, Allan Sherman, Victor Borge and another lensmaster's showcase for Weird Al Yankovic.

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  • GrandMemories Jul 16, 2011 @ 8:55 am | delete
    I love your lenses! Great stuff and awesome memories!
  • BSieracki Jun 8, 2011 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    get demented everyone
  • LisaAuch Feb 14, 2011 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    lol...thanks for the memories and a chuckle
  • poddys Mar 13, 2009 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    Great lens, 5*****. Favorited, Lensrolled to my Humor lenses, and welcomed into the "Laugh Away" group.
  • CleanerLife Oct 23, 2008 @ 8:58 pm | delete
    I miss listening to Dr D! I forget why I wasn't able to listen to him when I was a kid, but I was able to set up cassette tapes to record as much of his show as possible then play them back at my leisure.

    I did manage to get some of the collections when they were released, but I've never seen any of these videos other than the Weird Al clip.
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