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The Lettuce Bowl Half-time Show
Airdate: Monday - January 14, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
The Pig Calling Lady
Show Description
[ Courtesy: Pete Delaney - None ] Shep's hilarious spoof of college bowl games with music by the Grambling College Tigers Marching Band from their 1971 Mercury LP Tiger Town SONG 1 A salute to the Broadcasters SONG 2 A salute to all players who were cut from their team SONG 3 Shep's Improv song SONG 4 A salute to group therapy SONG 5 The Eroticeers perform a salute to sex AMC The 8 wheeled Huffmman Koos Sunday NY Times Magazine Sunday Newsday 4 guys who will never let you down Drinks fo 25c How the coin toss predicts the team's Showbiz Referees Injuries Shep complains about the 1973/1974 New York Rangers
Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
American Motors
Huffman Koos
New York Times
Newsday - L.I. Newspaper
Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 04:02 Fanfare
• 04:50 Fight
• 06:33 Qui-Vive
• 08:41 Thunder West
• 10:39 Vaquero
• 12:48 650 East
• 14:35 Ball of Confusion
• 37:34 Also Sprach Zarathustra
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
Joe
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
None
Rating
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Record: 1676 / ID: 19740114W1676
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
January 14, 1974
Recno: 1676
The Lettuce Bowl Half-time Show Original Airing
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General Info
Database Record Status
Database ID #: 19740114W1676Sponsors up to date: Yes
Record Created: Sources up to date: Yes
Last Update: None
Station ID up to date: No
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  Engineers up to date: No
Music up to date: Yes Instruments up to date: No
Description up to date: Yes    
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Dating Notes
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Source: Pete Delaney

P.Delaney has this dated 1/14/1974 in email dated 2/22/2002. He has "Recreating An Old Time Radio Show, Classic WOR Clip" for 1-11-72

Source: Lowell Thelin

Lowell lists this as 1-11-71 as does FHC who got the show from Lowell

 
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Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)
3 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)
Recordee 1 Shortened Theme: 55 seconds
2 Audibly Dated: By recordee or other
3 Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines
4 Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
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