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Summary

The Perfect Christmas Gift - Salami
Airdate: Friday - December 6, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 12-27-2009

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends
Hey, you know, I can't believe it, it's Friday. . .
Show Description
[ Courtesy: David Goldin - 12-27-2009 ] Shep's greatest Christmas gifts. Sergeant Kowalski gets a gingerbread man. Shepherd plays the Jew's harp, along with a commercial for an Irish bar called, "The John Barleycorn." Goldworm's secret.
[ Courtesy: Ken Applegate - 12-27-2009 ] Christmas gifts and shopping madness. Mail call in the Army - getting packages from back home for Christmas. After a long block of commercials, Shep comments about time, the theory of relativity, and quantum leaps. Then more commercials. The story of Goldworm and the Kosher Salami. How a five foot salami becomes an enterprising business in the Army.
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:30 Imagine a guy in the army calling the office, this is WOR New York
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 14:44 Barnes and Noble
• 15:45; 26:37 Broadway Play "London Assurance" (2 times)
• 16:26 Shopwell
• 17:34 TV Guide Michael Landon on Cover (12-7-74 issue)
• 18:32 Schrafts Candy's
• 20:03 New York Times
• 21:18 Compoz
• 27:08 John Barleycorn Pub
• 41:36 Gramercy Park Clothes
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 25:09 Dust Off That Old Pianna
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
Time Engineer, Staff or Guest
'Corny' - Elga Cornell Brown
Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
Jews Harp
Kazoo
Rating / Review
None Yet
Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used
Time Category Date Title Comments
• [ 03:29 ] Army Army
• [ 03:42 ] Army Company K
• [ 08:22 ] People Kowalski, Sgt.
• [ 34:13 ] People Goldworm
Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
December 6, 1974
Recno: 1799
The Perfect Christmas Gift - Salami Original Airing
March 17, 1975
Recno: 6685
The Perfect Christmas Gift - Salami WBJC Synd Replay
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Set Name Show # Media
Series 100 Group B
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