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Animal Coo Coo Night
Airdate: Monday - September 11, 1972

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Listen, we're gonna do a special little thing here tonight. . .

Show Description

20 inch wide frogs Ben the Rat Giant African Snails A 4 foot Boa gets loose on plane Marlins with Ulcers Mac the Black Widow get eaten by a cricket Phil Rizzuto being chased by a pig An outfield covered in frogs

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News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
• 05:08		20 inch wide frogs
• 12:01		Giant Snails
• 14:15		4 Foot Boa
• 28:06		Marlin with Ulcers
• 29:45		Black Widow Spider named Mac

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
•	It's kind of a never never land, which reminds me this is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 15:26	Lufthansa Airlines
• 16:26	General Tire
• 17:22	National Airlines	National Black Theatre - The Revival

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:45; 8:54; 13:59; 24:00; 29:10; 30:54; 34:48; 35:54	The Bear Missed the Train

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

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Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 03:12 ]	Short Stories and Columns by Shep		S.P.L.A.T.
• [ 40:33 ]	Radio		Bum Poems, Game Called on Account of Frogs

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	September 11, 1972 Recno: 1372	Animal Coo Coo Night	Original Airing

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