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Last Summary Update: 09-10-2026

Butter vs. margarine; Noises in Basement
Airdate: Saturday - September 10, 1966

Limelight 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

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Show Description

Butter vs. margarine; Noises in Basement -The Abstract Fear, Sousaphone Audition; Co K Transmitter Repairs "Emily" the transmitter

[ Courtesy: Max Schmid - - ]   
  Shep Limelight Sept 10, 1966 (Rudy)
(just after switch to AM only, so-so sound)
end of Hootenany first

Shep intro by news guy
First Football game on TV today
NY Times clipping, 3rd page of Daily News - the orgy page.  
Marching Band Formation - Hypo, Ben Casey

How Shep became a sousaphone player - Schwartz had one first.

2nd grade oral hygiene pageant

Mr Melton ran the band room, played the flute.

ID and news break starts 29:50
Walter Kiernan "One Man's Opinion" promo on WOR 7:30pm
Cmml World Journal Tribune to launch Sept 12
Ed Petite with news - Viet Nam election, combat
Civil Rights bill predicted not to pass.
Inflation, Gemini 11, Am Nazi Party marches in Chicago,
Sports scores, Cassius Clay beats German Karl Mildenberger,  
weather, ends with ID to 36:13, back to show.

Booing to come back in, back to band story.
Realizing that your father is an ignoramus.
Invited in to Esther Jane Albery's house, they use BUTTER!
The smell of "girl house", it's another way of life!

Nothing scarier than a basement! It's a giant hole under you.
In the house by himself. He hears something in the basement.
Randy and Mom come home. More noises below.
Shep has to investigate-with a shotgun!
1:05:00 Speaking of coalbins, what radio station is this?

Signal Corps story, but first...
Mike, former pro ball player, is in the Limelight.
 
Co K Radar story - St Elmo's Fire on radar mast.
Radar is named Emily! It has dynamite all over in case of capture.
Gasser & Lt Cherry tune up the generator. Edwards & Zinsmeister also named.  

ends with ID @ 1:30:54
Jack O'Brien, the voice of Broadway, on WOR 2:15pm
Time signal 12 Midnight @ 1:32:04, Breslin in World Journal Tribune starting Monday

Start of Sandy Lesberg Nighttime - repeat show. then Theme starts again. intros NJ educators.      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
	None

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
	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
	Army		Army
14:50	People		Schwartz, Paul
16:40	People		Shields, Miss
16:59	People		Bundy, Miss
17:08	People		Woczniewski, Casmir
17:28	People		Ackers, Eileen

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 10, 1966	Butter vs. margarine; Noises in Basement	Original Airing

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Dustbin of History	September 10, 2026

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Set Name	Show #	Media
LL-56	LL-56	Cassette

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