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Episodes can be (legally) downloaded [http://www.otr.net/?p=freb here]. |
Episodes can be (legally) downloaded [http://www.otr.net/?p=freb here]. |
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: so many of these, including the Lawrence Welk sketch ("Stop with-a the bubbles!"); "St. George and the Dragonet" parody of [[Dragnet]]; a film noir parody, which has a femme fatale and no plot, just a private eye getting knocked unconscious every two minutes; "Bang Gunley: US Marshall Fields", parody of radio westerns like [[Gunsmoke]] & [[Tales Of The Texas Rangers]]; "The Lone Analyst", a satirical parody of ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'' and the power of psychoanalysis. |
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: so many of these, including the Lawrence Welk sketch ("Stop with-a the bubbles!"); "St. George and the Dragonet" parody of [[Dragnet]]; a film noir parody, which has a femme fatale and no plot, just a private eye getting knocked unconscious every two minutes; "Bang Gunley: US Marshall Fields", parody of radio westerns like [[Gunsmoke]] & [[Tales Of The Texas Rangers]]; "The Lone Analyst", a satirical parody of ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'' and the power of psychoanalysis. |
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* [[Doom It Yourself]]: the build-it-yourself piano |
* [[Doom It Yourself]]: the build-it-yourself piano |
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* [[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 & the ride of Paul Revere. |
* [[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 & the ride of Paul Revere. |
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* [[Mickey Mousing]]: As a tourist attraction, a "lover's spat" between [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and Mike Todd is portrayed with trumpets in one short segment. |
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* [[No Reprise, Please]]: In the Lawrence Welk sketch, the song "Thank You For All Those Cards and Letters..." |
* [[No Reprise, Please]]: In the Lawrence Welk sketch, the song "Thank You For All Those Cards and Letters..." |
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* [[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). |
* [[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). |