# Does anybody remember these comedy recordings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001 "2008-03-11T19:18:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/1 "2008-03-11T19:18:18Z")
They were around during the mid-late 1970s. I remember a friend having several 45s and a few tapes with the same shtick. A reporter is ostensibly interviewing someone, and asking questions to a certain person. But the ‘answers’ given were really snippets of pop songs, with ‘wacky’ comedic results. Example: Reporter: We’re talking with a world-famous explorer live via satalitte. Where are you located at this precise moment? ‘Answer’: “I’m on top of the world, looking down on creation…” Reporter: I see. And how did you get there? ‘Answer’: “Ooooooon the midnight trainnnnnn…” Reporter: Interesting. And where may I ask do you intend to go from there? ‘Answer’: “Gonna flyyyy now! Up, up, to the sky nowwwww…” Reporter: And how do you propose on getting up to sky? ‘Answer’: “In my beautiful, my beautiful ballooooooooooonnnnnn…” You get the drift. Most of them were pretty stupid and juvenile. But occasionally some of them were kind of brilliant. I just wondered if anyone else remembered these, or what they were called for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/2 "2008-03-11T19:21:00Z")
I remember them, but offhand can’t recall any details about them. Dr. Demento used to play them occasionally. I’m sure there was one about aliens landing, and I think there was one with Batman. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/3 "2008-03-11T19:23:06Z")
The one that popped into my head first was “Mr. Jaws,” an interview with the shark from Jaws. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/4 "2008-03-11T19:23:44Z")
They were called “break-in” records, and [Dickie Goodman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickie_Goodman) was the king of them. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/5 "2008-03-11T19:25:12Z")
_ **shakes fist at Biffy** _ ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/6 "2008-03-11T19:28:36Z")
Found it! [Dickie Goodman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickie_Goodman): > [@](#): > > Dickie Goodman (April 19, 1934 - November 6, 1989) is considered one of the earliest proponents of sampling in music, through a series of “break-in” records he created from 1956 to 1986. His first song, “The Flying Saucer,” was co-written with partner Bill Buchanan, and featured a description of a news-covered invasion of earth from a Martian space ship. While Goodman asked questions of pedestrians, scientists, and even the Martian himself, their responses were “snipped” from lyrics of popular songs of the day, including tracks from Fats Domino, Elvis Presley and Little Richard. a bit late… ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/7 "2008-03-11T19:33:12Z")
AT my High School for homecoming we made of these. We called it the senior tape. A groupd of seniors would get together and make one and it included a joke for every member of the senior class. Small private school. The one we made was banned because we used ‘Fartman’ from a National Lampoon record as part of a reply. Actually the entire tape was about me. In the tape, I have received a note from a girl asking for the last slow dance, and ‘investigators’ were trying to find who had done this obvious hoax. It was pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/8 "2008-03-11T19:42:25Z")
I heard a couple of these recently on a 70’s station and couldn’t get over how unfunny they were. I don’t recall them the first go around but they don’t even strike me as even the least bit creative. I did some as kid before I knew what I was copying from that I think we as good as the real ones. Maybe a ribald one would have been good, but then it probably wouldn’t have made AM radio. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/9 "2008-03-11T19:55:00Z")
The only one I really remember is “Mr Jaws,” because of fond memories of playing it over and over again on a jukebox at some pizza place with my brother when we were kids. I bought it from eMusic a while back mostly for nostalgia and I still think it’s kind of amusing. I emailed it to my brother with some chatter about how much fun we used to have playing it. He emailed back that he has no recollection of it. So much for that treasured childhood memory. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/10 "2008-03-11T19:56:02Z")
I remember one about the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Can’t remember ANY of the songs they used, though. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/11 "2008-03-11T20:00:29Z")
I remember them and also have thought it would be nice to hear a couple of the better ones again. They are never so funny that you laugh though. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/12 "2008-03-11T20:03:28Z")
[QUOTE=Sauron] The one that popped into my head first was “Mr. Jaws,” an interview with the shark from Jaws. [/QUOTE] This is the one I remember. I don’t recall the question asked, but it had an answer that was a snippet from “Love Will Keep Us Together,” singing “I will! I will! I will!..” more times than Toni Tenielle actually sang it. I also have vague recollections of one that was done shortly after Nixon’s resignation, as an interview of him. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/13 "2008-03-11T20:16:35Z")
The first one I remember (and the funniest one I remember) was Convention '72. It seems, however, that that one wasn’t by Dickie Goodman, but 2 morning DJs known as [The Delegates](http://user.pa.net/~ejjeff/conven72.html). I’ll be digging through the old 45 collection tonight… ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/14 "2008-03-11T20:57:05Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Mapp] This is the one I remember. I don’t recall the question asked, but it had an answer that was a snippet from “Love Will Keep Us Together,” singing “I will! I will! I will!..” more times than Toni Tenielle actually sang it. [/QUOTE] Interviewer: Captain, will you be able to catch this giant shark? Quint: I will! I will! I will! Interviewer: Thank you Captain… Quint: I will! I will! I will! Interviewer: Captain…? Captain! And then the follow-up question: When you catch one of these sharks, what do you feel like? Quint: Like a rhinestone cowboy! ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/15 "2008-03-11T21:17:14Z")
I remember one from 1982 about “ET”. Dickie Goodman: ET wants to phone home. But ET, how can you call outer space? ET:    867-5309      867-5309       867-5309 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/16 "2008-03-11T21:56:24Z")
During the final months of Nixon’s presidency (when it came out that Rosemary Woods had erased several minutes of Oval Office tape), there was one about Nixon’s troubles. Every time his character was asked to respond to a question, we’d hear Helen Reddy singing the Ruby Red Dress song (“Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone”). The flip side of one that had the reporter saying “Mr. President, the–”, followed by three minutes of silence. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/17 "2008-03-11T21:57:44Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] Interviewer: Captain, will you be able to catch this giant shark? Quint: I will! I will! I will! Interviewer: Thank you Captain… Quint: I will! I will! I will! Interviewer: Captain…? Captain! And then the follow-up question: When you catch one of these sharks, what do you feel like? Quint: Like a rhinestone cowboy! [/QUOTE] Interviewer: Can you tell us what one should do if attacked by a man-eating shark? Quint: Do the hustle! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/18 "2008-03-11T22:21:51Z")
I had suggested to some friends that we do an updated version of this in Flash this year. Everyone thought it was a great idea, but no one was willing to put time into it. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/19 "2008-03-11T23:00:58Z")
[QUOTE=kaylasdad99] The flip side of one that had the reporter saying “Mr. President, the–”, followed by three minutes of silence. [/QUOTE] I guess you had to buy the extended 12-inch mix to get the other 14-and-a-half minutes. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001/20 "2008-03-11T23:40:27Z")
Yoinks, I forgot all about these things! First one I remember ever hearing was **Batman and His Grandmother** all the way back in 1966. Can’t find the lyrics (script?) anywhere. I do remember that it was extraordinarily dumb, though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-remember-these-comedy-recordings/441001.md?page=2)