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Hippopotamus and Bones
Rerun Date: Friday - November 29, 1974

WOR Show
WOR Rerun

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Well, by George, one of the great things I like about the post holiday times. . .

Show Description

A Snowy Owl lands in the vacant lot in back f his house.

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - None ]   
  A hippo on the back porch. 

The turkey: a very nervous bird. 

The story of Dick Humbert's turkey bone Boy Scout project.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:01	by the way, that reminds me, this is WOR, New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 13:08	Barnes and Noble
• 14:08	Datsun	610
• 15:10	TV Guide	Theresa Graves - cover
• 16:10	John Barleycorn Pub
• 17:10	Gramercy Park Clothes
• 18:10	General Tire
• 27:01	Compoz
• 28:03	Dodge	Colt
• 28:05	Smithsonian Magazine

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

None Yet

Record: 1793 / ID: 19741129W1793

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

Date	Title
November 24, 1972 Recno: 785	Trivia, Animals, Dick Humbert	Original Airing
November 29, 1974 Recno: 1793	Hippopotamus and Bones	WOR Rerun

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The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group B	105Ab	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19741129W1793	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Ken Piletic

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Dating Notes

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Research Notes

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Max / Schmidco

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Replays

Mass Backwards

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Other

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
Series 100 Group B	105Ab	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0	Ken Piletic

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

8 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

Information

David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. November 29, 1974. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. A hippo on the back porch. The turkey: a very nervous bird. The story of Dick Humbert's turkey bone Boy Scout project. Jean Shepherd. 45:05. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Source ref number: 72389
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 11-29-74 RR-04 Hippo on the porch, Turkey Skeleton
Station: WOR

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Schmidco

Running Time: 43:47

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Inventory Name: 1974 11 29_W1793_022-600_Series_100B-105Ab Hippopotamus and Bones.mp3
Source set: Series 100 Group B
Source ref number: 105Ab
Station: WOR

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Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 44:53

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1974 11 29_W1793_601 Turkey Bones.mp3
Source filename: 1974_11_30_Turkey_Bones.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 24
Station: WOR

Comments: Misdated

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 44:53

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1974 11 29_W1793_995 Turkey Bones.mp3
Source filename: 1974_11_30_Turkey_Bones.mp3
Station: WOR

Comments: Misdated

FHC / JSP

Available on Internet

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 1974 11 29 edit Hippos + Bones 1974 11 30 Turkey Bones
Source ref number: 17
Station: WOR

Comments: FHC had 2 shows listed - both are same 11/29 and 11/30

Ken Piletic

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Station: WOR

Max Schmid

Running Time: 46:05

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1974 11 29_W1793 Hippopotomus & Bones.wav
Source filename: 74-11-29 Hippopotomus & Bones.wav
Station: WOR

"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