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'''Dr. Demento''' (AKA Barret Eugene Hansen) is a disc jockey who achieved fame and/or infamy with his [[The Dr. Demento Show|long-running syndicated radio program]] which features strange and bizarre novelty tunes of every type and description. Along with reviving popular interest in performers such as [[Spike Jones]] and [[Tom Lehrer]], he introduced [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] to the world, which is pretty much a lifetime achievement in itself.
 
The show continues to air weekly via the Internet.
 
He is [[Noodle Incident|reportedly]] one of [[The Simpsons (animation)|BartSimpsonBart Simpson's]] [[Arch Enemy|arch-enemies.]]
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=== Tropes associated with the good Doctor: ===
 
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* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Anti -Christmas Song]]
* [[Bowdlerise]]: Tends to bleep out naughty words on his broadcasts.
* [[The Cameo]]: Often turns up in [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s music- videos.
* [[Christmas in July]]
* [[Misattributed Song]]
* [[Morally -Ambiguous Doctorate]]: Some of the songs he plays can probably cause brain damage.
* [[No -Hit Wonder]]
 
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[[Category:Dr. Demento]]
[[Category:TropeThe Seventies]]
[[Category:Radio]]
[[Category:Names to Know in Comedy]]