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Uncle Carl's Christmas Surprise
Airdate: Wednesday - December 22, 1965

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I'm standing there just minding my own business. . .

Show Description

The story of the "Flying A Train" Sign on the 'A' train - "Keep New York Plastered" The Holiday Whoopie World! The balloon drink detective Battery operated beer glass - lights up as you knock down the suds! Wine making kit Shep's 'old man' - the life of the party. If there had been television then, he would have been Soupy Sales. He would do a snake dance with a lamp shade on his head. The story of going to see Uncle Carl and Aunt Min at Christmas. Uncle Carl sobered up and bought Aunt Min an artificial, imitation, synthetic fireplace, with artificial synthetic grates, and artificial flame. On top of the mantle was a picture of Uncle Carl.

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Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Electronic Workshop
•	Miller Beer
•	Movie Promotion	"The Spy Who Came In From The Cold"
•	Movie Promotion	"The Tenth Victim"
•	Rover 2000

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	Classical Guitar
•	Gettysburg March

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Not Determined Yet

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp

Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	People		Carl, Uncle

Record: 477 / ID: 19651222W0477

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

	Date	Title
	December 22, 1965 Recno: 477	Uncle Carl's Christmas Surprise	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	December 24, 2002

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1965 Set 7	174b	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19651222W0477	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Rudy Wirsching

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Replays

Mass Backwards

Replay Date

December 24, 2002

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1965 Set 7	174b	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
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7 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

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David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. December 22, 1965. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. "The Legend Of The Flying 'A' Train." WOR is spelled with an "H" and an "E." A surprise gift from Uncle Carl. Jean Shepherd. 45:05. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Source ref number: 79237
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 12-22-65 174 Carl's Christmas Surprise, Glowing Fireplace
Station: WOR

Schmidco

Running Time: 43:24

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1965 12 22_W0477_066-600_1965_Set_7-174b Uncle Carls Christmas Surprise.mp3
Source set: 1965 Set 7
Source ref number: 174b
Station: WOR

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Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 42:39

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 22_W0477_601 Carls Gift.mp3
Source filename: 1965_12_22_Carls_Gift.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 09
Station: WOR

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 42:39

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 22_W0477_995 Carls Gift.mp3
Source filename: 1965_12_22_Carls_Gift.mp3
Station: WOR

FHC / JSP

Running Time: 42:39

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 22_W0477_030 Carls Gift WOR Jean Shepherd.mp3
Source filename: 1965 12 22 Carls Gift WOR Jean Shepherd.mp3
Source ref number: 13
Station: WOR

Mass Backwards

Running Time: 45:49

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 22_W0477_500_M2002-12-24 Uncle Carls Teeth.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Mass Backwards recording

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975