History Radio / TheStanFrebergShow

** This gets taken to a rather ludicrous extreme when Stan starts singing a rendition of "Old Man River" in front of a censor. However, seeing that "old" is a potentially offensive adjective, the title is immediately changed to "Elderly Man River". How far Stan go to adapt to the censor's standards?

** Edna St. Louis Missouri from ''Face the Funnies'', referencing [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay Edna St. Vincent Millay]].

Creator/StanFreberg's short-lived (15 episodes) SketchComedy radio series from 1957, featuring the voices of Creator/DawsButler, Creator/JuneForay and Peter Leeds. Greatly influenced ''Creator/TheFiresignTheatre'' in their audio recordings.

* PunnyName: Jet Crash, Bang Gunleigh, among others.

of a brand new radio series...

* MorePopularSpinoff: "Wun'erful, Wun'erful", an adaptation of the Lawrence Welk sketch first done here, became a hit for Freberg when he released it as a single.

* "Bang Gunleigh, U.S. Marshal Field": A parody of radio westerns like Series/{{Gunsmoke}} & Tales Of The Texas Rangers.
* "The Lone Analyst": A satirical parody of ''TheLoneRanger'' and the power of psychoanalysis.

StanFreberg's short-lived (15 episodes) SketchComedy radio series from 1957, featuring the voices of Creator/DawsButler, Creator/JuneForay and Peter Leeds. Greatly influenced ''Creator/TheFiresignTheatre'' in their audio recordings.

Sketches written for the show by Freberg and producer Peter Barnum included:

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Would be Stan speaking with Miss Jupiter if she didn't?

* ClipShow: The fifteenth--and final--episode of ''The Stan Freberg Show'' is essentially comprised of skits and characters from the previous fourteen.

** Dr. Hubert Horne on building a do-it-yourself hi-fi speaker system.

** In several "Great Moments in History" segments, some historical figure like Barbara Frichie or Paul Revere would say "First give me the money, ''then'' I'll _____ (get on the horse, stand on the burning deck, etc.)"

* TranslationYes: Mousier Touler (and his Tuned Sheep) has a couple of "French" phrases, just a few syllables long, that are translated in English as long run-on sentences.

* AccidentalDiscovery: Puffed Grass is the result of lawn clippings falling into and getting shot out of a puffed oat gun.

* BadBadActing: The "real-life" spokesperson for the Puffed Grass ParodyCommercial, a monotone, robotic-sounding test pilot named Jet Crash:

** Dr. Hubert Horn's building a do-it-yourself hi-fi speaker system.

And he, who, them, those that plants them are soon [{RhymesOnADime forgotting]]...

---> '''Stan:''' You and me... ''[[RunningGag [buzzer]]]''\\
You and I sweat ''[[OverlyLongGag [buzzer]]]'' perspire and strain...\\

* DoomItYourself: The build-it-yourself piano.
* NoReprisePlease: In the Lawrence Welk sketch, the song "Thank You For All Those Cards and Letters..."

* ParodyCommercial: "Puffed Grass" ("Bang Gunleigh, U.S. Marshal Field"); "Food" ("Gray Flannel Hat Full of Teenage Werewolves"); "Stan Freberg" (the second-to-last episode).

** This gets taken to a rather ludicrous extreme when Stan starts singing a rendition of "Old Man River" in front of a censor. However, seeing that "old" is a potentially offensive adjective, the title is changed to "Elderly Man River". How far Stan go to adapt to the censor's standards?

And he, who, those that plants them are soon forgotting...

You and I sweat ''[[OverlyLongGag [buzzer]]]'' perspire and strain...

* SoapWithinAShow: The "John & Marsha" routine; also SayMyName and an inversion of PokemonSpeak.

StanFreberg's short-lived (15 episodes) SketchComedy radio series from 1957, featuring the voices of Creator/DawsButler, JuneForay and Peter Leeds. Greatly influenced Creator/TheFiresignTheatre in their audio recordings.

--> "Believe you me, I couldn't break through the sound barrier every morning if I didn't start off my day with a stomach.... ''(long pause)'' ....full of Puffed Grass."

* DatedHistory: History is [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]] humorously in the "Great Moments in History" sketches with "the real stories" behind those moments, including Washington crossing the Delaware & the ride of Paul Revere.

* RunningGag: In several "Great Moments in History" segments, some historical figure like Barbara Frichie or Paul Revere would say "First give me the money, ''then'' I'll _____ (get on the horse, stand on the burning deck, etc.)"

** "No, senorita, Swiss- this way we don't offend nobody."

* SoapWithinAShow: The John/Marsha routine; also SayMyName.

* HistoryMarchesOn: History is [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]] humorously in the "Great Moments in History" sketches with "the real stories" behind those moments, including Washington crossing the Delaware & the ride of Paul Revere.

* "Incident at Los Voraces": A tale of a town destroyed by escalating competition between two casinos.

--> "Believe you me, I couldn't break through the sound barrier every morning if I didn't start off my day with a stomach.... ''(long pause)'' ....full of Puffed Grass"

** Also the non-sensical soundscapes that began a number of episodes.

* SayMyName: A SoapWithinAShow parody

* SoapWithinAShow: John/Marsha routine; also SayMyName.

* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: The abominable snowman interviews
* BizarreAlienBiology: Miss Jupiter has "shapely wheels"
* DoomItYourself: The build-it-yourself piano

StanFreberg's short-lived (15 episodes) SketchComedy radio series from 1957, featuring the voices of Creator/DawsButler, JuneForay and Peter Leeds. Greatly influenced the Radio/FiresignTheatre in their audio recordings.

* AffectionateParody: So many of these, including the Lawrence Welk sketch ("Turn off-a the bubble machine...!"); "St. George and the Dragonet" parody of {{Dragnet}}; a film noir parody, which has a femme fatale and no plot, just a private eye getting knocked unconscious every two minutes; "Bang Gunley: US Marshal Field", parody of radio westerns like Series/{{Gunsmoke}} & Tales Of The Texas Rangers; "The Lone Analyst", a satirical parody of ''TheLoneRanger'' and the power of psychoanalysis.

* AffectionateParody: So many of these, including the Lawrence Welk sketch ("Turn off-a the bubble machine...!"); "St. George and the Dragonet" parody of {{Dragnet}}; a film noir parody, which has a femme fatale and no plot, just a private eye getting knocked unconscious every two minutes; "Bang Gunley: US Marshal Field", parody of radio westerns like {{Gunsmoke}} & Tales Of The Texas Rangers; "The Lone Analyst", a satirical parody of ''TheLoneRanger'' and the power of psychoanalysis.

* AffectionateParody: so many of these, including the Lawrence Welk sketch ("Stop with-a the bubbles!"); "St. George and the Dragonet" parody of {{Dragnet}}; a film noir parody, which has a femme fatale and no plot, just a private eye getting knocked unconscious every two minutes; "Bang Gunley: US Marshall Fields", parody of radio westerns like {{Gunsmoke}} & TalesOfTheTexasRangers; "The Lone Analyst", a satirical parody of ''TheLoneRanger'' and the power of psychoanalysis.

* BadBadActing: the "real-life" spokesperson for the Puffed Grass ParodyCommercial, a monotone, robotic-sounding test pilot named Jet Crash:

* DoomItYourself: the build-it-yourself piano

** "He's Swiss- that way we don't offend anyone."

StanFreberg's short-lived (15 episodes) SketchComedy radio series from 1957, featuring the voices of Creator/DawsButler, JuneForay and Peter Leeds. Greatly influenced the FiresignTheatre in their audio recordings.

StanFreberg's short-lived (15 episodes) SketchComedy radio series from 1957, featuring the voices of DawsButler, JuneForay and Peter Leeds. Greatly influenced the FiresignTheatre in their audio recordings.