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Real Mysteries, Awakening Sleeping Animals
Airdate: Wednesday - January 9, 1974

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

That's a disclaimer, you know that's the way life is. . .

Show Description

Shepherd's theory of the continuing irritating constant mysteries is the disappearance of things! The plumber's helper has disappeared from here. Development of the brain from 'scrambled eggs' Do you remember where all the things you had in life, disappeared to? The fears of animals while they are asleep Waking Elkins up for K.P.

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 22:09		Mysterious thief

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:37	into the junk yard of life, which reminds me this is WOR New York . . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 17:44	American Motors	Matador
• 18:57		Connecticut Dept of Commerce
• 20:00	Sardo Bath Oil

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 02:45	Jerry Lambert
• 02:45	Matt

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 26:35 ]	Army		Army
• [ 29:58 ]	Army		Company K
• [ 33:03 ]	General Topics		Purple Death
• [ 33:14 ]	People		Gasser, Herbert
• [ 34:36 ]	People		Elkins	Corporal

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 9, 1974	Real Mysteries, Awakening Sleeping Animals	Original Airing

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"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