It's time for the year end countdown that really matters: The Dr. Demento Show Funny 25!
As with the last couple of years, I've used this to update my own tabulation of the TOP 100 (or so) DEMENTED HITS (from Funny 25’s) - 1974 to 2003.
#25 Hardware Store - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#24 The Night Santa Went Crazy (excerpt) - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#23 Pencil Neck Geek - Fred Blassie
#22 D&D - Stephen Lynch
#21 Let's Blow Up The Tow Truck - Krypton
#20 Poisoning Pigeons In The Park - Tom Lehrer
#19 Star Trekkin' - The Firm
#18 Ti Kwan Leep/Boot to the Head - The Frantics
#17 They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! (edit) - Napoleon XIV
#16 Booty Man - Tim Wilson
#15 We Couldn't Start The Tractor - Mylo Hatzenbuhler
#14 Cows With Guns - Dana Lyons
#13 Grope Me Gently, Airport Security Guard - Larry Weaver
#12 Dead Puppies - Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band
#11 Kick Ass USA (with brief intro) - Milo Tremley
#10 Fish Heads - Barnes & Barnes
#9 A Complicated Song - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#8 The Scotsman - Bryan Bowers
#7 Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
#6 Ozzman - Sudden Death f/ the great Luke Ski
#5 Happy Noodle Vs. Sad Noodle (Goodbye, My 4-Track version) - Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club
#4 Demi Moore - Raymond & Scum
#3 Teeth Clenched - Tony Goldmark
#2 Couch Potato - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#1 Stealing Like A Hobbit - the great Luke Ski
playlist courtesy of The Dr. Demento Show
The Dr. Demento Show #03-52 - December 28, 2003
Special Topic: The Funny 25!
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Article comments
1 - David
When I was a kid, there were quite a few members of my crowd who got into punk after hearing "God Save the Queen" on Dr. D., so I think that should get honorary mention.
I still have my Dr. D. postcard, signed "Thanks for the poem," referring to the one I wrote, ending, as I recall, "That's why I watch [sic] Dr. Demento," which he read on the air, supposedly wearing the "Stinky Cheese Noseclip " I sent. I got beat up a lot.
I also saw him live at the Rialto Theater in Pasadena, where he showed a movie comprised of a bunch of Gene Autry serials strung together so there was a cliffhanger every 15 minutes. It had something to do with him using his cowboy and singing skills to save a futuristic underground civilization.