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Last Summary Update: 01-20-2023

Practical Jokes
Airdate: Thursday - July 14, 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

Let's see, some guy just sent me another Johnson and Smith Catalog. . .

Show Description

Shep reads some interesting items for sale in the Johnson Smith Catalog. A friend he goes out to eat with, pours coffee into his coat pocket to everyone's amazement. When they get back to the office, he pours it out of his coat into a cup. (He had a plastic bag in the pocket. He continues with discussions of various practical jokes he's experienced.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 15:50	Speaking of bad jokes, this is WOR AM and FM New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:54	Miller Beer
• 16:52	Rover 2000
• 18:07	Mandarin House
• 20:00	Shep Promo - Records	Playboy - Miss Breyfogle

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:31	Unknown - A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 02:07	Skip

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 02:00 ]	Books		1929 Johnson Smith & Co Catalogue
• [ 06:34 ]	People		Theresa, Aunt
• [ 20:00 ]	Short Stories and Columns by Shep		Miss Bryfogal And The Case of The Warbling Cuckold

Photos:

1929
1970 re-release with Shep's Intro

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		July 14, 1966	Practical Jokes	Original Airing

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