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Last Summary Update: 08-31-2025

Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie
Airdate: Thursday - September 20, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

It's up to my blooming knickers. . . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

A uniique breed of man - the "Activator" Gimme Gimme Gimme! Air conditioning unit at WOR building hangs on the parapice surrounded by police Mauseleum in Long Island adverdises its crypts are air conditioned in summer and heated in winter.

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - 08-31-2025 ]   
  Gimmie, Up to my blooming knickers, shady disorder, Kid Loans, Radio Sta. Call Letters, WOR Air Conditioner amuck, show mag ad mess-up      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:18	Speaking of show business, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 11:07	Show Magazine
• 11:48	TV Guide
• 12:32	Esquire Magazine
• 19:00	Electronic Workshop

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 09:53; 16:49	Gesang Der Junglinge
• 20:32	Shiek of Araby (1)
• 29:20	I Love My Baby - My Baby Loves Me
• 37:42	Sleepy Time Gal
• 41:20	Baby Face

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 06:29	Ed Scaterday
• 30:58	Leigh Brown
• 31:49	Russ

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

None Yet

Record: 3323 / ID: 19620920W3323

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

	Date	Title
	September 20, 1962 Recno: 3323	Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19620920W3323	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	01-19-2008	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	08-31-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

None Known

Notes

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Replays

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
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1 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
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

Gary Hines

Running Time: 44:16

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1962 09 20_W3323_097_mod Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie.mp3
Source filename: 62-09-20_mod Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie.mp3
Source description: 9-20-62 Gimmie, Up to my blooming knickers, shady disorder, Kid Loans, Radio Sta. Call Letters, WOR Air Conditioner amuck, show mag ad mess-up
Station: WOR

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Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975