Jean Shepherd Show Listing Listing of all shows in the flicklives.com database as of: Sunday, June 7, 2020 Note that some partially or un‐dated shows may be duplicates of fully dated shows Also there may be duplication due to shows being re‐run at a later date Have Date Title WOR Show Description: WETA Synd Re Notes: 1952 1952 Jean Shepherd KYW Phila. KYW Show Description: Original Airing Notes: January 23, 1953 1953 Jean Shepherd KYW Phila. KYW Show Description: Original Airing Notes: January 24, 1953 1953 Jean Shepherd KYW Phila. KYW Show Description: This was the last broadcast on KYW in Philadelphia. He returned to Cincinnati to work briefly at WLW on the radio and doing a TV show called Bumpers Original Airing Notes: Mentions that he started broadcasting on KYW April 4, 1951 and he is heading for WLW in Cincinnati. March 6, 1953 1953 Jean Shepherd KYW Phila. KYW Show Description: Original Airing Notes: June 11, 1955 Discussion on Jazz WOR Show Description: The dialog from this show was documented in the November 1955 issue of Playboy. Shep did his show with guests from the Jazz scene ‐ Dizzy Gillespie, JJ Johnson, and Coleman Hawkins. Original Airing Notes: September 9, 1956 No Time for Heros WOR Show Description: Shep talks to the listener Original Airing Notes: June 2, 1957 I Want a Scroll WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: June 16, 1957 Early Shep; Granite Knee WOR Show Description: "Excelsior" Keep your eye on the subject. Let's all honor knees. I'm here and you're there. 3rd Grade and knee dadeling Shep is disappointed Protective Coloration The Status Symbol of Ice Original Airing Notes: This is the first hour from an episode of the 9:05pm to 1:00am shows Shep did. Since it was recorded with a 'live mike' in front of a radio, you can hear background noises from the household, and even an old propeller airplane flying overhead, adding to the nostalgia. Compliments of flicklives.com Sunday, June 7, 2020 copyright 2013 ‐ flicklives.com Page 1 of 412 Have Date Title June 1957 Being On The Tonight Show WOR Show Description: Shep talks a call from listener. Next Thursday ‐ 15 minutes on Tonight Show Jean Shepherd ‐ "He died sustaining" Original Airing Notes: 1957 Hurling Invectives WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Armenian Wedding WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Audition For Nedicks WOR Show Description: . and he said, what is it ‐ ‐ ‐ Shepherd? What's the matter? Aren't you an artist? And naturally I bridled at that. Not only an artist but a gentleman and an old Nedicks customer from way back ‐ they kept me alive through one of the darkest years of my whole career ‐ and he said "Well come on, let's hear it." And so all these assembled vice presidents are standing around, he says "come on, I want you to sing it. Now sing it out Shepherd." And so the guy hit the "A" on the piano there and I went "Nedicks, Schmidics, double beaticks, popkins all agree. .the pinch ‐ (chuckle)" And ‐ and ‐ and all these guys were sitting and looking at me and they take this seriously ‐ they're all sitting there with their iron hats on and one guy nudges the other guy and says "Are we spending dough for this?" And the other guy says "No they're doing it free." And I says ‐ "NO, OH NO ‐ I getting dough for this." I'm not going to let, you know (? Not distinguisable) begin to sneak in on me. He says, "You mean you're paying this guy for this ‐ he can't even sing." And so they hit another "A" and I tried it again "Nedicks, Schmidics, double beaticks, pipkins all ‐ aw gee (chuckle) what you have to do to sell hot dogs these days!" Original Airing Notes: 1957 Cancelled Streetcar Transfers WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Dr Fumanchu WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Giant Bicycle WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 I Want Everything WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Intro by Al Collins WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Jugband Music WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Monkey in a Room WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: Compliments of flicklives.com Sunday, June 7, 2020 copyright 2013 ‐ flicklives.com Page 2 of 412 Have Date Title 1957 Mystery Sound WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Night Person Lifesaver WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Powers of Darkness WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Sealed in Plastic WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 A Book Shep Read WOR Show Description: Shep talks about two books he read by author Jean Dutourd ‐ "A Dog's Head" and "Five A.M." Synopsis: Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Voltaire, orges and Kafka. With biting wit, Dutourd presents the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents's horror, with the head of a spaniel. Edmund must endure his school‐mate's teasing as well as an urge to carry a newspaper in his mouth. This is the story of his life, trials, and joys as he searches for a normal life of worth and love. Original Airing Notes: 1957 Rescue at Sea WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Sinking in a Rowboat WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Sorehead Listener WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Starlings WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Story About BUY BUY BUY WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Sucker List WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: 1957 Ending Theme WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: Compliments of flicklives.com Sunday, June 7, 2020 copyright 2013 ‐ flicklives.com Page 3 of 412 Have Date Title 1957 Florida Travelog WOR Show Description: Original Airing Notes: November 1, 1958 Shep's Neolithic Period WOR Show Description: Shep begins talking about milestones, when having just gotten out of the Army he was deep in the heart of his Neolithic period. It's a beautiful Saturday morning as he came to work whistling through Times Square on his Vespa. Shep saw a play last night ‐ "The Man in the Dog Suit" by Hume Cronyn Looking back at the ruins of your life. Someone should blow a trumpet in your ear whenever you reach a momentous point in your life. Walking through Goldblatt's dept store looking at the 'remainder' books. He bought 3 of them. "Animal Farm" by George Orwell; "Mistress Masham's Repose" by T.H. White, and an un‐named 3rd book. Later claims to have changed his course in college because of these books he bought. Bruce the engineer comes into the studio and Shep tells him to do what he has to do and Bruce says "I don't know what I am supposed to do." ‐‐ break for Grand Union commercial and WOR ID ‐‐ Shep asks 'What am I supposed to do?' Monsters and the abominable snowman. After commercials, Shep reads the local traffic reports ‐ sponsored by Chrysler The Golden Hamster Hoax ‐ Mr. Bruner answers an ad for fun and profit by selling golden hamsters during the depression. He never made a cent. Other ads ‐ How to make your own Tesla Coil and Fleischmann's Yeast for the complexion. "Speaking of rubble strewn roads..." ‐ Volvo commercial ‐ Shep says he spent all day Thursday at Yonkers Raceway driving the new Volvo. Engineer Phil brings Shep coffee. According to NY Times the 1959 new car designs from Detroit are making matters difficult for the car washes ‐ may cost $500 per car wash to modify equipment. 'Does anybody know where I can get a new nose flute? Martha Deane stepped on mine!' Shep going to Village Gate concert on the 9th ‐ see ad below I'm doing it because I like it. 'My Heart's in the Highlands' at 'Theatre Club' ‐ E 30th st over "Cedars" Lebanese Restaurant Phil leaves followed by commercials and Shep reading the traffic reports again. We're in the middle of a big election campaign. Each side points the finger at the other side and how bad it will be if they get in. (Nothing seems to have changed in 50 years!) Shep talks politics in general ‐ wouldn't it be great if the candidates ran on philosophy? "Speaking of falling apart, we have a new sponsor..." First a Volvo commercial and then the new sponsor ‐ Electronic Workshop (see ad below) Shep raves about them ‐ how they are owned by a Harvard trained physicist ‐ Clifton Howard. Shep says he owns a MacIntosh 60watt amplifier, a MacIntosh C‐8 pre‐amp and mixer, and a Garrard 300 turntable. More commercials and general banter Next is the Ed Petit Show Original Airing Notes: Compliments of flicklives.com Sunday, June 7, 2020 copyright 2013 ‐ flicklives.com Page 4 of 412 Have Date Title November 2, 1958 Dr Sholem Stein ‐ an interview WOR Show Description: "Dr Sholem Stein, CCNY Professor" is Shep's guest Original Airing Notes: November 8, 1958 Making History Because it Makes Sense ‐ Reaching the Apex of Life WOR Show Description: Where are the elves? People sitting in front of the TV or movie screen and believing this utter drivel and going away feeling warm inside ‐ that it really was this way. Driving through Times Square on his Vespa, noting the changes that take place over time when driving the same root. The changing marquees. There are so many things to do in this town. Shep has been to Paris, London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Dublin and there is no more exciting city as this city.