BONUS - Stan, Stan, He's Our Man (Stan Freberg Show)

Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Jack Mooney

Arts, Performing Arts, Tv & Film

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

We're back with Stan Freberg and company for more from The Stan Freberg Show, The unique blend of satire and shenanigans was one of the last original comedies of the radio era, and though it was short-lived we can enjoy the entire run today. We'll hear the western psychiatric adventures of "The Lone Analyst" (originally aired on CBS on August 25, 1957) and a saga of the ordeals of ice cream men (originally aired on CBS on September 1, 1957).

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0:00.0	Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.
0:07.0	The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:18.0	The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.
0:22.0	The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize
0:25.4	Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account
0:30.4	America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.
0:33.0	Yours truly, Johnny Deller. the Hello and welcome to our midweek down these mean streets bonus comedy show.
1:02.0	Today we'll return to one of my favorite radio comedies and one of the last
1:07.2	original comedy programs to air during the Golden Age of Radio. It's the Stan Freiburg show. the 20th century's unique comedic voices.
1:24.0	The series came to CBS in the summer of 1957,
1:29.2	but despite Freiburg's popularity as a recording star, his blend of topical humor and zaney characters
1:36.5	couldn't attract a sponsor, and it ended after just 15 episodes.
1:48.1	Fortunately for us, every single one of those episodes survives today.
1:57.2	Now we've heard the first six episodes of the Stan Freiburg show in previous podcasts and today we'll hear the seventh and eighth shows that originally aired on CBS on August 25th and September 1st, 1957.
2:04.2	Along with Stan Freiburg are regular cast members
2:07.1	Dawes Butler, June Ferre and Peter Leeds.
2:11.4	Butler and Ferre were Titans in the world of voice acting.
2:16.0	Butler's characters included Yogi Bear, Elroy Jetson, and Snacklepuss.
2:21.0	June Fere was Rocky the Squirrel and Natasha on Bullwinkle. She was Granny from the Warner
2:27.9	Brothers cartoons and Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch stole Christmas just to name a few.
2:35.0	Peter Leeds was a busy radio performer.
2:38.0	We've heard him as Ughur, opposite Dick Powell on Rogue's Gallery. and like Butler and Fere, Leeds appeared on Freiburg's capital
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