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Last Summary Update: 12-08-2025

Watchers Vs. Doers - Life as Production
Airdate: Monday - August 5, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

(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

What happened? Huh, what happened?

Show Description

"What Happened" - Ask that for no reason and see people's reactions Insurance policies that disclude acts of nuclear or atomic damage. Will anyone be around to collect and who will be around to pay? Imagination, fantasy dreams and show biz have taken over reality Are tapes available of the shows - "No!" Shep answers a fan's question. 'Do you know what tape costs? 4,000 people have tried to get him fired - 3,927 have succeeded. He mentions that there are 2 LPs out. He didn't like the names of the albums and complained to the union. Shep says he belongs to local 1010 CIO Steelworker's of America. He complained to them about the names of his records and they wrote back - "Pay your dues" Sarah Jeanette Johns - back in prison Cassius Clay is a good example of "nuttiness in boxing." "Louts and beer drinkers will applaud

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - - ]   
  Are you a watcher or a doer? Shep has unkind words for those who use marijuana. Hypnotism: it appears that Shep is trying to hypnotize the WOR audience!.      
  

[ Courtesy: David Goldin - - ]   
  Shep mentions that he has two LP records available, tapes are not. A new beard. Cassius Clay is a good example of "nuttiness in boxing." "Louts and beer drinkers will applaud      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
• 18:59		Sarah Jeanette Johns

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 11:48	Speaking of loused up - this is WOR AM & FM in New York. . . This is Harold Monolith here. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 01:52	Leigh Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Where Shep Makes Reference To This Subject:

	Time	Date	Category	Title
	•	January 11, 1977	Television	New Jersey News: Special Report

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		August 5, 1963	Watchers Vs. Doers - Life as Production	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	August 05, 2003

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1961/63 Set	71a	Cassette

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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