The Stan Freberg Show: Difference between revisions

[[Stan Freberg]]'s short-lived (15 episodes) [[Sketch Comedy]] radio series from 1957, featuring the voices of [[Daws Butler (Creator)|Daws Butler]], [[June Foray]] and Peter Leeds. Greatly influenced the [[Firesign TheatreThe (Radio)|Firesign Theatre]] in their audio recordings.

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: so many of these, including the "Lawrence Welk" sketch ("Stop with-a the bubbles!"); the "St. George and the Dragonet" parody of ''[[Dragnet]]''; a film[[Film noirNoir]] parody, which has a femme[[Femme fataleFatale]] and no plot, just a private eye getting knocked unconscious every two minutes; "Bang Gunley: US Marshall Fields", parody of radio westerns like ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' &and ''[[Tales Ofof Thethe Texas Rangers]]''; "The Lone AnalystPsychiatrist", a satirical parody of ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'' and the power of psychoanalysis.

{{quote| "Believe you me, I couldn't break through the sound barrier every morning if I didn't start off my day with a stomach.... ''(long pause)'' ....full of Puffed Grass"}}

* [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti]]: The abominable snowman interviews

* [[Doom It Yourself]]: theThe build-it-yourself piano

* [[History Marches On]]: History is [[Deconstruction|deconstructed]] humorously in the "Great Moments in History" sketches with "the real stories" behind those moments, including Washington crossing the Delaware &and the ride of Paul Revere.

* [[No Reprise, Please]]: In the Lawrence Welk sketch, the song "Thank You For All Those Cards and Letters..."

* [[Parody Commercial]]: "Puffed Grass" ("Bang Gunleigh, U.S. Marshal Field"); "Food" ("Gray Flannel Hat Full of Teenage Werewolves"); "Stan Freberg" (the second-to-last episode).

* [[Running Gag]]: In several "Great Moments in History" segments, some historical figure like Barbara FrichieFritchie or Paul Revere would say "First give me the money, ''then'' I'll _____ (get on the horse, stand on the burning deck, etc.)"

** Also the non-sensicalnonsensical soundscapes that began a number of episodes.

* [[Say My Name]]: A [[Soap Within a Show]] parody:

{{quote| "John..."<br />

* [[Translation: "Yes"]]: Mousier Touler (and his Tuned Sheep) has a couple of "French" phrases, just a few syllables long, that are translated in English as long run-on sentences.