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New Minority - Dogs, American Influences
Airdate: Friday - August 26, 1966

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

You know I hate to tell you the truth. . . .

Show Description

Everybody in the world is stupid - only in different ways. The elevation of dog to the status of a new privileged class Shep talks about his favorite movie star and his raise to fame. How he changed his name after years in the movies. His career has spanned black and white and color movies. He coins a new phrase - "The Pluto Pup Syndrome" after his favorite star - Pluto. How Pluto would remain ignorant to his surrounding, be awakened by a burglar and go back to sleep in his dog house.

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Miller Beer

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	Stars and Stripes Forever

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

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Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		August 26, 1966	New Minority - Dogs, American Influences	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	August 26, 2003

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1966 Audio CD Set 1		Audio CD

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975