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Last Summary Update: 02-09-2025

Carl's Essex, Worms
Airdate: Monday - February 18, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

You know, its up to my blooming knicjkers. . .

Show Description

Patriotism License plates Shep talks about Uncle Carl's Essex. Growing worms

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - 02-09-2025 ]   
  Carl's Essex, Worms
strike - short show
Probable origin for kid worm growing stories.      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
•		License plates - "You Bum"

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 09:24	Speaking of necrophilia, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 09:40	The New York Metropolitan Daily
• 10:46	American Heritage Magazine
• 13:11	Paperbook Gallery

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 03:25	Stars and Stripes
• 17:46	Yu Gao	Sinister Oriental music

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 00:45	Bob Considine

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	People		Carl, Uncle
•	General Topics		Worms

Record: 3428 / ID: 19630218W3428

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

	Date	Title
	February 18, 1963 Recno: 3428	Carl's Essex, Worms	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19630218W3428	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	02-09-2025	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

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Replays

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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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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

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

2 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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Gary Hines

Running Time: 33:42

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1963-02-18_W3428_097_orig_Carls_Essex_Mushrooms-Worms_early.mp3
Source filename: 63-02-18_orig Carls Essex Mushrooms, Worms early.mp3
Source description: 2-18-63 gh Carl's Essex, Worms
Station: WOR

Images

Gary Hines

Running Time: 35:18

Inventory Name: 1963 02 18_W3428_097_mod Carls Essex Mushrooms, Worms early.mp3
Source filename: 63-02-18_mod Carls Essex Mushrooms, Worms early.mp3
Station: WOR

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