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American Aristocracy, Leave It To The Brits
Airdate: Thursday - September 29, 1966

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

Where's my kazoo here. . .

Show Description

Shep reads a recount of Queen Victoria's Coronation, and talks about the aristocracies of the 18th century French and 19th century English. Humor vs Satire - "Report exactly what you see - that will be humor" People elected to office are from a world that is totally remote from the kind of life that 99.9% of the population they are governing come from. There is becoming a large gulf between the governing people and the people they govern. Why people elect the 'aristocracy' - does it take smartness to get rich or just shrewdness. Look up the meanings of Wisdom and Shrewd. Shrewd leads to wealth, wisdom does not.

Comments

• (Leave it to the Brits) (Shadow style open - Leigh is Margo Lane. "Whoopee Does Not Pay!") Class Distinctions; The American Aristocracy - Movie Stars Into Politicians; Bobby & Rocky

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
•	Speaking of unconscious humor - this is WOR

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Limelight - Shep
•	Mandarin House
•	Miller Beer
•	Regal Crown Sour Candies
•	Rover 2000

Music (All times approximate)

Not Determined yet

Needs to be ID'd

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	'Corny' - Elga Cornell Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Kazoo

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 29, 1966	American Aristocracy, Leave It To The Brits	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	October 07, 2003
YesterdayUSA	October 01, 2016

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Set Name	Show #	Media
1966 Audio CD Set 2	12a	Audio CD

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